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School board won’t raise millage rate
The Effingham County Board of Education will not raise its millage rate for the 2014 fiscal year and will use funds from the state's midterm adjustment to adopt a balanced budget.
GSU designs app for historical markers
STATESBORO - Georgia Southern University has launched a new Georgia historical markers smartphone application that will allow historians and visitors to easily locate and explore Georgia's more than 2,500 historical markers. Georgia Southern partnered with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs in the development of the application.
Rebecca Neidlinger wins Quick-Think-A-Thon
Springfield Elementary second-grader Rebecca Neidlinger won this year's Quick-Think-A-Thon tournament on May 2 at Ebenezer Middle School.
Local students earn college honors
Effingham students make dean's list at GCSU
Career day rolls into Sand Hill Elementary
Sand Hill Elementary School students enjoyed a "big" show for their annual career day on May 10. Several large vehicles were on display to showcase careers in transportation.
Finding a purpose and career through Project SEARCH
Many students nowadays don't already have a job lined up on graduation day.
GSU starts effort to preserve POW camp relics
Georgia Southern University archaeologists will begin a major conservation project to identify and conserve 150-year-old metal artifacts found at Camp Lawton, a Confederate prisoner of war camp located at what is now Magnolia Springs State Park in Millen. The project is the next step in preparation for the opening of a planned history center at the park.
Around the world at Blandford Elementary
Blandford Elementary students showcased cultures from around the world Friday in the school's annual international arts festival.
'Careers on wheels' at Blandford Elementary
Students were able to climb on board and sit behind the wheel of heavy-duty military vehicles during Blandford Elementary School's annual career day on May 3.
4-H Cloverleafs take part in Project Achievement
Cloverleaf (fifth- and sixth-graders) 4-H'ers selected a project area that interested them from more than 60 choices for county Project Acheivement. Students prepared a three-to-five-minute presentation using materials he/she learned, created three posters and used visuals to explain the topic for the presentation. Presentations were viewed by two judges and scored based on subject knowledge, visuals and speech delivery.
Effingham schools soar past state marks
The Effingham County School System earned high marks on the state's new index for measuring school performance.
Rincon Elementary celebrates May Day
Rincon Elementary School welcomed the arrival of spring with its 30th annual May Day celebration Friday.
SEMS Beta Club comes through for MDA
The South Effingham Middle School Junior Beta Club recently raised $610 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
School system honors retirees
Effingham County High School teaching paraprofessional Denese Parker is retiring at the end of this school year, but she's treating it as if it were another high school graduation.
Decision day
While they still are, and always will be, Effingham County Rebels, a group of seniors wore their college colors to school on Wednesday.
Articles by Section - Education
County's youth celebrate Martin Luther King's legacy
As part of Effingham County's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observance, children and adults participated in the annual youth program Monday at the recreation department gym in Springfield.
Effingham seniors attend GSU’s Scholars Day
STATESBORO - Eight students from Effingham County were among the more than 150 outstanding high school seniors recently invited to attend Georgia Southern University's Scholars Day.
Board members sworn in
The Effingham County Board of Education's first meeting of 2015 began with Beth Helmly and Robert Grant being sworn in.
Sand Hill students hear back from nation’s first lady
Some fifth-grade students at Sand Hill Elementary School wanted to voice their opinion about changes that have been made to their school lunches.
State recognizes two Title I schools for performance
Two Effingham County schools earned recognition from the Georgia Department of Education as Title I reward schools this year.
High school writing scores jump
Effingham County students scored well on their final time taking the Georgia High School Writing Test.
Awards night for Effingham 4-H
The Effingham 4-H held its annual awards banquet, recognizing its winners in several categories and the graduating seniors.
Brown selected for Leadership Georgia
Jacqueline Michelle Brown, school social worker for the Effingham County School System, has been named to the Leadership Georgia class of 2015.
4-H’ers team up for Christmas cause
Effingham 4-H'ers partnered with the humanitarian organization Samaritan's Purse to participate this year in the Operation Christmas Child shoebox ministry.
Four local students make GCSU dean’s list
Four students from Effingham County completed courses with exemplary marks and made the dean's list for the 2014 fall semester at Georgia College in Milledgeville.
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