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CRCT testing this week, parents help
Liberty County's third- through eighth-graders this week will take the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests.
BoE keeps class times as is
Liberty County parents, teachers and students now have resolution to an issue that drew heated opinions last month in public forums: the Liberty County Board of Education voted Tuesday to retain current school times.
Exchange student hosts sought
CASE exchange-student programs invite Georgia families to host a high-school age exchange student for the upcoming school year starting in late August.
Schools await new assessments
Last year, Georgia was among several states to receive a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind benchmark.
Schools take on Harlem Shake
Seniors from Bradwell Institute, Liberty County High School and Long County High School came together March 3 at Olvey Field to participate in a class of 2013 Harlem Shake. The event was put together by Ayonna James, Alaitra McGrone and Ja'Kita Crawford. The seniors formed the numeral 13 on the field to show the unification of the three schools.
Math club working online
Joseph Martin Elementary School third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students are participating in an online math program, First in Math, to master basic and advanced skills. Students have progressed at their own paces through interactive math games and have been rewarded for their success.
Fourth-graders focus on Revolution
History recently came to life for fourth-grade students from Waldo Pafford Elementary School.
Students, teachers make Easter baskets
Teachers and students at Lewis Frasier Middle School recently teamed up to make Easter baskets for foster children in the Liberty County area. The Lewis Frasier FBLA chapter and the National Junior Honor Society, along with several LFMS teachers, made baskets for 12 foster children. The children who benefited from this project ranged from 1 year to 15 years old. This community-service project was started by First Presbyterian Christian Academy student Kelsey Higgason, who reached ...
Honor roll: Button Gwinnett Elementary
First grade Ava Cook Stephon Doyle Syrenity Franks Savannah Hagood Daijon Henry Lauren Shegog Makyiah Shepard Thaeden Stickle Keyonna White Second grade Ryan Delosreyes Evelyn Escalante Daya' Sullivan Third grade Emma Ainsworth Aleena Allen William Jacobs Luciano Lawrence Sherlock Miller Fourth grade Kamryn Bowling Brianna Carter Zachary Edwards Tabitha Lemmonds Violet Lustiano Nicole Parrish Krystell Sanchez Troy Walthour Fifth grade Shari Sheppard Tayah Tudor
Sorority awards student-teacher scholarship
Members of Alpha Delta Kappa Omicron Chapter of Hinesville recently presented Shelby Wells with a student-teacher scholarship. Wells will use the money to buy materials and supplies for her classroom.
Honor roll: Lyman Hall Elementary
First grade Rocky Bosch Carly Johnson Thamara Marshall Kimora Metts Casey Miller Israel Nelson Nicholas Perry Nya Telfair Second grade Aliana Acosta Jordan Chapman Julia Cowart Daniel Garcia Nirvana Hill Javonna Hilton Za'Riyah Hodges Jaden Jean Zaria Melvin Thalia Morgan-Lopez Michael Morin Gabrielle Nelson LaTrinitee Nelson Jyra Risher Deja Santiago Iyahna Skinner Nevaeh Stokes Third grade Nevaeh Besanceney Alarah Bolin Jack Christman Savea Anthony Daielo Kayla Fillmore Samantha Freeman Ta'Tianna Foster Elizabeth Gil-Rodriguez Mya ...
Hank White Scholarship offered
Henry "Hank" White Memorial Scholarships now are available. Applications must be postmarked by May 1. The following scholarships are available for: • First Calvary Missionary Baptist Church senior; two $1,000 scholarships; applications are at the church. Note: First Calvary students are not eligible for any other Henry "Hank" White Scholarship. • Bradwell Institute senior; two $1,000 scholarships; applications are in the guidance office. • Liberty County High School senior; two $1,000 scholarship; applications are in ...
Seniors honored at Liberty Life ceremony
Liberty Life magazine honored 10 standout high school students Thursday and celebrated its third anniversary.
MMS marks Pi Day
Midway Middle School joined in the international celebration of Pi Day on March 14. Pi is used in mathematics to represent a constant - the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is approximately 3.14159. Pi has been calculated to more than 1 trillion digits beyond its decimal point. As an irrational and transcendental number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern. While only a handful of digits are needed ...
GSU named best business school for vets
STATESBORO - Georgia Southern University's College of Business Administration has been honored by Military Times as being one of the best business schools for veterans in the United States.
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Former Stewart CSM gets Savannah Tech job
SAVANNAH - Jeff Ashmen has been selected as its military-outreach coordinator at Savannah Tech College.
Essay contest for seniors of color
ATLANTA - Fifteen Georgia seniors have a chance to win the third annual Colored Rocks Prize in a competition launched this week by the Colored Rocks Foundation.
Police, firefighters serve meals to students
"I want to be just like you," a boy told Hinesville firefighter Alex Mason at Frank Long Elementary School on Wednesday.
Picnic for parents, Clifford
Lyman Hall Elementary students and their families enjoyed hot dogs and books Oct. 1 at the school's third annual Book Fair Picnic.
Pre-schoolers art will greet governor
Kathryn Nelson's class at the Liberty County Pre-K Center helped with an art project to prepare for Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal's upcoming visit to Liberty County. Deal will address an audience from 10:45 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Oct. 23 at Bradwell Institute's Olvey Field. The event is free and open to the public. For information, call the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce at 368-4445.
Schools digesting national lunch week
Liberty County's 14 public schools are celebrating the benefits of eating healthy lunches through Friday. National School Lunch Week officially began Monday. The Liberty County School System was closed Monday for Columbus Day and closed Tuesday for a teachers' furlough day.
LCCA offers brunch, briefing enhancements
Liberty College and Career Academy CEO Tom Alexander on Friday updated Liberty County School System administrators and board members on LCCA program developments as culinary-arts students served a restaurant-style brunch they had prepared.
Grants create 'Bright' futures for school projects
The Coastal Electric Cooperative Bright Ideas prize team - with balloons, gifts, signs and giant checks in hand - filed into the classrooms of seven surprised Liberty County School System educators Thursday.
Superintendent checks out Long County schools
Georgia School Superintendent Dr. John Barge visited Long County on Wednesday. While in Ludowici, he stopped by the new Long County High School and took a tour of the facility, courtesy of Principal Scotty Hattaway and Long County School System Superintendent Dr. Robert Waters.
State superintendent visists MMS
Georgia School Superintendent Dr. John Barge visited Midway Middle School on Wednesday as part of his two-day, statewide tour the Georgia Department of Education is calling "Georgia's Future, Now." The tour is meant to promote schools across the state.
BoE to continue paying referees
A motion to place half the cost of sports officials back on high-school athletic directors' shoulders failed Tuesday when Liberty County school-board members deadlocked in a 3-3 vote.
School honors custodians
Midway Middle School celebrated Custodial Appreciation Day on Oct. 2. The custodians were honored during a ceremony in which Principal Debra Frazier and Assistant Principal Tom Willoughby praised their efforts in maintaining a clean, safe environment for MMS students. The custodians received candy bouquets to express the school's gratitude for a job well done.
Student Council conducts book drive
The Walker Elementary School student council recently held a book drive to collect elementary age-appropriate books for their media center. Students in fourth and fifth grades brought in more than 200 new or slightly used books, which will be available at the school. Members of the student council show some of the books that were acquired.
Long Middle School has first homecoming
The new Long County Middle School had its first homecoming celebration Sept. 27 at Veterans Field. This year's homecoming queen was eighth-grader Brianna Lord. Her court included sixth-grade princess Chante' Thomas, the seventh-grade princess Sophie Cooper and eighth-grade runner-up princess Julia Scheck.
4-H celebrating its 109th anniversary
These days 4-H is more than youth judging poultry, it teaches children and teens life lessons, such as developing public speaking and decision making skills and giving back through community service.
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