Archive By Section - Education
4-H Cloverleafs get their hands on leadership training
Effingham County Cloverleaf 4-H members learned the importance of responsible leadership, goal setting, communication and teamwork during the 2013 leadership officer training.
RES success leads to study in education excellence
Rincon Elementary School is among a select group of Georgia elementary schools studied as part of a new Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education report that identifies best practices that have resulted in significant academic gains.
BES students make pennies pay off for charity
Students at Blandford Elementary School gave their pennies - and a lot more -to help the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Plenty cooking for Cloverleafs
Effingham County 4-H is proud to offer Cloverleaf 4-H members (fifth and sixth grades) an opportunity to sharpen their cooking skills by participating in Kids in the Kitchen.
Schools give softball teams big sendoffs
Effingham County is being represented by not one, but two teams in the state softball tournament Elite Eight in Columbus.
High schoolers pass on anti-drug message to kids
On a day they wore Halloween costumes to school, Blandford Elementary students learned a lesson about true character.
Effingham 4-H competes in Challenge Bowl
"Great minds think alike" was the goal of the Effingham County 4-H Challenge Bowl team as they ventured to the Georgia State Fair in Perry.
SEES hosting Children’s Book Week activities
South Effingham Elementary School is celebrating Children's Book Week with a family reading and fitness challenge, a family reading night and the school's first 5K race and one-mile fun run.
SEMS takes cheer crown
The South Effingham Middle School cheerleaders won a competition held at Statesboro High School on Saturday.
Students, law enforcement hope Red Ribbon sends a message
Being involved in Red Ribbon Week activities as an Ebenezer Elementary School student left a lasting impression on Peter Waltz.
Safe teen driving could mean big reward
A nationwide initiative to promote safe teen driving resonates particularly strongly in Effingham County.
Parents getting their say on school year calendar
Parents of Effingham County students can offer their opinion on which calendar the school system should adopt for the 2014-15 academic year.
Effingham County celebrates National 4-H Week
Effingham County 4-H'ers joined others across the U.S. in celebrating National 4-H Week.
School system honors top work-based students
Two graduates from the class of 2013 have been honored as Effingham County's 2012-13 work-based learning students of the year.
Powell named STC’s dean of industrial technology
SAVANNAH - Savannah Technical College has selected Joseph Powell as its dean of industrial technology. Prior to this position Powell was STC's department head for drafting technology.
Articles by Section - Education
The world comes to GES
Yvette Carr, manager of Burns World Travel in Springfield, recently spoke to the third-grade students at Guyton Elementary School.
4-H’ers show their thanks
Thanksgiving brought not only turkey and dressing this year, but also several opportunities for 4-H'ers to express their thanks within the community.
Local students recognized
Effingham students make Berry dean's list
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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