Archive By Section - Education
GSU to host three spring Family Weekends
STATESBORO - Georgia Southern University will host three Family Weekends this spring. The university's Office of Orientation and Parent Programs has events scheduled for Feb. 23 and March 9 in Statesboro and April 20 in Atlanta.
School board renews ECCA's charter
The Effingham County Board of Education is continuing its commitment to having a public, school district-funded charter school in the county.
Anna Freeman wins Infinity Ring grand prize
Blandford Elementary School fifth-grade student Anna Freeman has been named the grand prize winner of Scholastic Book Club's Infinity Ring Rewrite History Contest. Freeman's essay was selected from the nearly 3,000 entries from across the country. As a result, James Dashner, author of "Infinity Ring," will be visiting Blandford Elementary and speaking with the fifth-grade classes.
19 nominated for GHP
Nineteen Effingham County students – 10 from South Effingham High School and nine from Effingham County High – have been nominated for the 2013 Governor's Honors Program.
Three named to dean's list at Middle Georgia
Effingham County students Theresa Dominy, Dylan Patel and Kyle Piche were named to the fall 2012 dean's list at Middle Georgia College, announced Middle Georgia College interim vice president for academic affairs Dr. Mary Lou Frank.
Effingham students earn UGA diplomas
Five Effingham County residents finished their degree requirements during the fall 2012 semester at the University of Georgia.
ECHS student to be witness to history
Millions of people will watch on television Monday as President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are inaugurated for their second term, but one Effingham County High School student will witness it in-person.
ECHS FFA team wins area event
The Effingham County High FFA agricultural mechanics team won the Area IV FFA Agricultural Mechanics Career Development Event, held at Treutlen County High School in Soperton on Jan. 8.
Pre-K application process to begin soon
Parents who want to apply for their children to attend pre-kindergarten in Effingham County may pick up registration packets beginning on Feb. 19. Completed pre-K application packets must be turned in between Feb. 19-March 8, to the elementary school for which the family is zoned.
AASU to hold health careers summer camp
Armstrong Atlantic State University's College of Health Professions announces its inaugural college health careers summer camp scheduled for July 21-27. The camp is for rising high school juniors and seniors who are interested in a career in health care.
Rincon Elementary receives gift
Rincon Elementary School received a new hedge trimmer as a gift from local business 21 South Mini Storage to keep the school campus looking neat.
GSU again named ‘military-friendly school’
Georgia Southern University has been named a military-friendly school for the second year in a row by Military Advanced Education in its 2013 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities. The list appears in the December issue of the magazine.
Local students earn honors
Darton State honors three local students
Humility, not posing, from Heisman winners
Effingham County High School's Cal Baker and Aby Youmans and South Effingham High School's Hannah Anderson have been recognized for their academic and athletic accomplishments, as their schools' 2012 winners of the Wendy's High School Heisman Award.
Writing scores on par with state marks
High school students in Effingham County are passing the Georgia High School Writing Test at a comparable rate to others statewide, but school officials are looking at ways to make the numbers better.
Articles by Section - Education
Rotary Club honors scholarship winners
Members of the Rotary Club of Effingham County honored the winners of the club's scholarships at their meeting Thursday.
Allen named GSBA district director
F. Lamar Allen, the Effingham County Board of Education's District 3 representative and chairman, was recently elected to serve as a district director for the Georgia School Boards Association.
Local students make dean's lists
Four local students named to Mercer dean's list
Johnson eager to get on the sidelines for Georgia Southern
Effingham County High School honor graduate Abi Johnson visited several colleges, but ultimately one offered something none of the others could.
Long graduates from GCSU
MILLEDGEVILLE - Kate Long from Rincon earned a specialist in education degree majoring in special education from Georgia College during the spring commencement ceremonies.
Photos: ECHS class of 2014
A class of 410 graduates received their diplomas Friday at Effingham County High School's 2014 commencement.
Photos: SEHS class of 2014
The 2014 South Effingham High School graduating class was 325-strong Saturday night at The Corral.
4-H’ers on target in archery
The Effingham County Extension office recently introduced its 4-H'ers to their newest program, archery.
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