Archive By Section - Education
Green Clover winners honored
Sophie Usher, an 11th-grader at Effingham County High School, and Chance Denney, an eighth-grader at Effingham County Middle, are the first recipients of the county's Green Clover Award.
School board taking time with District 4 appointment
The Effingham County Board of Education might remain a party of four until after the May 20 general primary.
Rezoned parents have a week left to ask for waivers
Families of elementary school students who will be rezoned next school year have one more week to apply for their children to remain at their current school.
SEHS contingent attends GOHS leadership conference
MACON - Students from South Effingham High School came together Feb. 21 and 22 to join the Governor's Office of Highway Safety at the 2014 Youth and Young Adult Leadership Conference at the Macon Centreplex.
Kirkland receives Friend of 4-H Award
Effingham County 4-H agent Abby Smith recently presented Christine Kirkland the Friend of 4-H Award.
State joining national teaching fellowship program
Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Georgia will be the first state in the South to join a growing national initiative that seeks to increase the supply of outstanding teachers in the science, technology, engineering and math fields and to change how they are prepared to teach.
GSU to host free GMAT prep session
The Georgia Southern University Master of Business Administration program will host a free Graduate Management Admission Test prep session on March 11, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street, Savannah, featuring Akil Bello, vice president of educational development at Bell Curves.
SEHS gives Lady Mustangs big sendoff
South Effingham High School had a pep rally Friday to give the Lady Mustangs basketball team a big sendoff for their Class AAAA Final Four game against Redan Saturday in Carrollton.
System starts planning for new RES
The Effingham County Board of Education has taken the first step toward building a new Rincon Elementary School.
Fighting cancer with 'Kisses for Catie'
The South Effingham High School Student Council sponsored the "Kisses for Catie" 5K run/walk on Feb. 22 to raise money for childhood cancer research.
Local students recognized
Locals graduate from Georgia Tech
School board adopts redistricting plan
The Effingham County Board of Education approved a proposal Thursday to revise the attendance boundary lines for Blandford, Ebenezer and Rincon elementary schools.
Fashion statements from SEHS students
With duct tape, coffee filters, paper products and other means, South Effingham High School students staged their eighth annual student fashion show.
STAR power
Two of the county's top students were honored Thursday at the Rotary Club of Effingham County's STAR student and teacher luncheon at the Effingham College and Career Academy.
Wood chosen for Congress of Future Medical Leaders
Sami Wood, a sophomore at Effingham County High School, attended the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 14-16.
Articles by Section - Education
ECHS FFA team takes third place in livestock judging
The Effingham County High School FFA livestock judging team recently competed in the Area IV FFA Livestock Judging Career Development Event.
FFA members attend annual national convention
Students from Effingham County and South Effingham FFA chapters attended the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 28-Nov. 1.
Armstrong named to STEM Jobs Approved College list
Armstrong State University has been designated a 2015 STEM Jobs Approved Colleges by Victory Media and will be featured in the winter 2015 issue of STEM Jobs magazine. Armstrong was one of only 123 schools nationwide to be named as a STEM Jobs Approved College.
Effingham County High NHS chapter enjoys service
The Effingham County High School chapter of the National Honor Society has had the privilege to serve its community by volunteering for Habitat for Humanity over the last couple of months.
School board set to adopt calendars for next two years
The Effingham County Board of Education expects at its December meeting to approve the calendars for the next two school years.
ECCA robotics class gets in gear
Not every student gets to design, build and test robots in class.
State school board proposes changes to Common Core standards
People in Effingham County, and across the state, can give feedback to education leaders on proposed revisions to the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards.
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