Five Apalachee High School SkillsUSA members, along with advisor Amanda Pugh, attended the SkillsUSA Georgia Fall Leadership Conference at the FFA/FCCLA Camp in Covington from Oct. 29-30.

Athens Academy held its sixth annual International Education Week Lecture and Foreign Language Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 20. 

Apalachee High School recently handed out its student and faculty awards for October 2019. Pictured, from left to right, are Christina Johnson (Faculty Member of the Month), Mason Griffiths (Student-Athlete of the Month), Robert Zheng (Student of the Month) and Brooke Turner (Teacher of the …

Rachel Lee, Barrow County, is one of four Lanier Technical College students who have been named semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership, according to Kari Register, coordinator for Lanier Tech's GOAL program. It is a statewide program of the Technical College System o…

On Oct. 4, 21 Apalachee High School SkillsUSA Chapter members attended the SkillsUSA Georgia Champions Rally at the Perry Fairgrounds. Students competed in five competitions: Chapter Banner (designed by Liviya Hill, Betsy Mancillas and Vanessa Neslon); Chapter Display (designed by Jaia Ratli…

The Winder-Barrow High School Drama Doggs open the 2019-2020 season with “magic.”

Bethlehem Christian Academy recently celebrated Spirit Week during the days leading up to the school's homecoming game and dance on Friday, Oct. 4. Pictured are first-graders dressing up for Cowboy Day. From left to right: Welker Hunt, Logan Bailey, Hadley Wray, Katie Griffith, Katelyn Sidhi…

Alysa Wright, a member of the Winder-Barrow High School FFA chapter, began her term as the Area 2 Treasurer on Aug. 2 when the Georgia FFA area officers met for the Area Officer Training Conference.

Barrow County resident Georgia Parris was among five members of Athens Academy’s class of 2020 who were recognized recently by the National Merit Scholarship Program, based on their performance on the October 2018 PSAT/NMSQT. Parris and the other four students were named National Merit semif…

Apalachee High School recently announced its faculty and student award winners for September. Pictured, from left to right, are Lauren McCormick (Faculty Member of the Month), Merya Jones (Teacher of the Month), Cole Drinkard (Student-Athlete of the Month) and Madelyn Goodman (Student of the…

Bethlehem Christian Academy has put an interactive spin on the traditional “curriculum night.” Parents and students came together recently for the annual “Experience BCA,” a hands-on walk through the school day together. From participating in a chapel service, to walking through the day’s sc…

Carrie Deal Wilder, center, with Chris McMichael, superintendent of Barrow County schools, presented a certificate for Barrow's 13,000 students who have received HOPE scholarships, and almost 11,000 pre-K students, who received lottery seats. Present were, from left, Tommy Jennings, presiden…

Jasmine Hernandez, a junior at Winder-Barrow High School, spent five weeks this summer discovering the responsibilities and benefits that come with being employed.

Diana Cole, center with flowers, from Statham Elementary School has been announced as the 2019 Georgia Farm Bureau Teacher of the Year. With Cole are, from left, Lauren Goble, Josh McMillan, Vanessa Nabors, Boyd McLocklin, Staci Waters and Salethia James, principal of Statham Elementary. Col…

The Apalachee High School SkillsUSA chapter and recent graduate Isabella Martinez placed first at the SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference the past four years in Chapter Publicity. The competition was comprised of published newspaper articles, social media posts, school bulletin boards, pub…

Apalachee High School recently recognized its students and faculty members of the month for August. Pictured, from left to right, are Tristan Bui (Most Improved Student of the Month), Olivia Swift (Student of the Month), Clara Grace Coker (Teacher of the Month), Robert Concepcion (Faculty Me…

Bethlehem Christian Academy fourth-grade teacher Melanie Cain recently decided to do something about the generation gap and create a moment she and her students would never forget.

A large crowd of city and county officials and contractors celebrate the "dedication" of the synthetic turf field at Apalachee High School on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Cutting the ribbon was not simple since the "tape" was more elaborate than normal. The AHS band played for the beginning of the ce…

Chris McMichael, superintendent of Barrow County schools, speaks at the dedication of the synthetic field at Apalachee High School. At right are Lynn Stevens, chair of the Barrow County Board of Education, and Pat Graham, chair of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners.

Dan Magee, director, Barrow County Leisure Services, talks Wednesday, Sept. 4, at the Apalachee High School synthetic turf field. Magee was one of the promoters of the shared facility between the school and recreation department.

Sunrise Roofing of Auburn donated school supplies for children to Auburn Elementary School on July 30. The company gathered donated headphones, scissors, crayons, erasers, tissues, highlighters and pencil boxes. Owner Kendall Holmes is pictured with the supplies. 

The Apalachee High School FFA received some great news on the first day of school. This fall at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, the chapter will be recognized as a three-star chapter, the highest designation a chapter can receive through the National Chapter Award program. In ad…

Students get off a bus at Winder Elementary School Aug. 1 as school started. The school has a new “lady principal,” Andrea Neher, as one girl said.