West Virginia University’s Potomac State College President Jennifer Orlikoff recently announced 194 students who earned a place on the president’s list for fall 2020.
Grace Koster, a Jefferson City Middle School seventh grader, has been selected by HealthMPowers and Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia as a student leader for the new Girls Empowering Movement program (GEM).
More than 2,100 students were named to Valdosta State University's fall 2020 dean's list.
Mercer University recently announced the President's List and Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester. Inclusion on these lists requires students to meet grade-point-average standards specific to the college or school within the University.
Shelbie Hill, of Braselton, recently earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Kennesaw State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is accepting applications for a Youth Tour competition.
Jefferson Academy and Jefferson Middle School students were named winners of the annual District Spelling Bee. Sixth grade student, Connor Brewer (right) was named the first place winner of the competition and will go on to compete at the Regional Spelling Bee. Fifth grade student, Kairo Rod…
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Camille Whalen has been named the Commerce High School FFA Faculty/Staff Member of the Month for December 2020. Mrs. Whalen is the Family & Consumer Science teacher at CHS. She has donated her time for multiple FFA activities including proctoring the Wildlife Management, junior Floricult…
The Rotary Club of Jefferson recently honored its January students of the month, including:
The Rotary Club of Jefferson recently honored its December students of the month, including:
Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law Vice President and Dean Matt Lyon has announced Adrienne Dunagan, of Commerce, earned dean's list recognition for the fall 2020 semester.
William Stilwell, of Hoschton, has been named to the provost's list at Troy University for the fall semester/term 2 of the 2020-21 academic year.
The Jackson County School Nutrition Program is dedicated to serving all students nutritious, safe and customer acceptable meals in support of academic achievement.
Hayden Akins of Pendergrass, a Trine University student, was named to the president's list for the fall 2020 term.
For the fall 2020 semester, the University of North Georgia awarded more than 1,000 degrees and certificates to graduates. Nearly 600 of those graduates walked across the stage of the Convocation Center Dec. 5-6 in 52 mini-ceremonies created to follow social distancing guidelines and prevent…
Several local students were recently named to the dean's list at Piedmont College for the fall 2020 semester.
Samantha Schoon, a sophomore biology major from Hoschton, was among approximately 600 Bob Jones University students named to the fall 2020 president's list.
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Ethan Mathewson has been nominated to the prestigious Congress of Future Medical Leaders. He will be a delegate for Georgia when the organization meets later this year.
Students who achieved academic excellence in their course work during the fall semester were recently recognized at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
The following students completed courses with exemplary marks and made the president's list for the fall 2020 semester at Georgia College in Milledgeville:
The following students completed courses with exemplary marks and made the dean's list for the fall 2020 semester at Georgia College in Milledgeville:
Jefferson Elementary School shared their Holiday Cheer by showing their kindness to others by collecting canned and dry goods hoping no one in the community goes hungry this holiday season. Shown is kindergarten teacher Jennifer Gooch and her class and students from other grades. The can dri…
Dr. Steve Dorman, president of Georgia College, has awarded degrees to the graduating class of December 2020.
Piedmont College recently announced the nearly 300 students who were named to the dean's list for the fall 2020 semester.
Kathleen Marie Grennan, of Hoschton, was recently named to the University of Mississippi's fall 2020 honor roll lists.
Piedmont College recently announced that nearly 250 students who were named dean's scholars for the fall 2020 semester. Students named as a dean's scholar finished the semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
University of North Georgia (UNG) President Bonita C. Jacobs recognized students who achieved a 4.0 GPA during the fall 2020 semester.
The following area students were named to the fall 2020 dean's list at Berry College. The dean's list honors students who posted an academic average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying a class load of at least 12 hours during the semester.
The Jefferson City Board of Education was recognized by the Georgia School Boards Association as an Exemplary School Board for 2020.
The deans of each of UNG's five colleges — the College of Arts & Letters, the College of Education, the College of Health Sciences & Professions, the Mike Cottrell College of Business, and the College of Science & Mathematics — announced the names of those students who made their…
In ceremonies held Dec. 3-4 by the University of North Georgia, 26 graduating cadets were awarded commissions as second lieutenants. These in-person ceremonies were spaced out and the number of visitors was limited to adhere to social distancing practices due to COVID-19.
More than a dozen students were awarded grants from the Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (CURCA) at UNG. The annual mini-grants will fund 10 different research projects in the areas of psychological science, chemistry, biology, anthropology, physics and English.
Piedmont College celebrated 380 fall graduates during a Commencement ceremony on December 11 in the Johnny Mize Athletic Center.
Fifth graders at Jefferson Academy were named the 2020 winners of the Georgia Council on Economic Education Stock Market Game for Congressional District 9.
Jefferson Academy students named winners of the 2020 Fire Safety Poster Contest are pictured. Shown are: (from back row) Principal Christopher Whitworth, Ms. Jean Connor, Ms. Lori Gunter, Officer Lawrence Deese, Seth Crowder, Mady O’Mara and Taylor Lambrechts. (Not pictured: Kylie Marriott …
The Jefferson School System Foundation dedicated a memorial bench to Mrs. Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Leigh, who worked for Bryan High and Jefferson City Schools for a combined 50 years. The bench is located outside Jefferson High School, where Mrs. Leigh worked as a bookkeeper for many years.
Linda Dutil discusses the dangers of drugs, tobacco, vaping and alcohol at Maysville Elementary School and how they affect one’s body. She also shares many intervention skills with the students. (Such as things to do and how to react if they have a friend who has made poor choices and is in …
Commerce Middle School recently recognized its "Terrific Tigers" for the week of Dec. 7. These students were nominated by their teachers for showing their ROARS, "respectful, organized, accepting of self and others, responsible and safe behaviors." CMS principal Phillip Powell, assistant pri…
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Foothills Education Charter High School will hold its virtual fall semester graduation on Thursday, December 17, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. website homepage and Facebook.
A new scholarship supported in part by the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta will relieve some of the financial burden for seven University of North Georgia (UNG) students.
Foothills Education Charter High School will hold its virtual fall semester graduation on Thursday, Dec. 17. The event will be held from 7-8 p.m.
Teachers and students across the state are invited to celebrate wildlife and their habitats through art by participating in the 31st annual Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest.
Mrs. Dana Ward has been selected as the Faculty/Staff Member of the Month for November 2020 at Commerce High School. Mrs. Ward earned this honor as her home room collected the most items for the “Giving Thanks Food Drive." Her group brought in over 120 items themselves. Mrs. Ward is pictured…
Commerce High School freshman, Dalty Friedman, earned a spot in the Georgia FFA Creed Speaking CDE by placing second in the Area II virtual contest. All public speaking CDEs this year have been conducted via zoom due to the ongoing pandemic. Dalty outlasted over 50 other competitors in in th…
The East Jackson Comprehensive High School and East Jackson Middle School chorus students presented an outdoor Christmas concert.
The Jefferson High School Advanced Drama Class will present "The Monologue Show From Hell" at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Performing Arts Center.
First Baptist Church of Jefferson members went to Jefferson High School to pick up canned goods the high school students gathered for those in need. They donated them to the church food bank for distribution. The effort was spearheaded by Principal Brian Moore and staff.
The Jackson County Comprehensive High School FFA chapter could not hold its annual Thanksgiving dinner and chapter meeting in November due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, FFA members decided to prepare the meal they usually share with each other and donate it to those affected by the pandemic.
Jackson Electric Membership Cooperative (EMC) is accepting applications for the annual Walter Harrison Scholarship, which provides $1,000 for academic expenses to students pursuing post-secondary education at Georgia colleges and technical schools.
Erin Harris, of Jefferson, has been named to the provost's list at Troy University for term 1 of the 2020-21 academic year.
The Jefferson Middle School fishing team was named the first place winner of a local fishing tournament at Lake Chatuge. Eighth grade students, Cole Griggs (left) and Chandler Cain (right), caught four fish that weighed in at 9.45 pounds. The students were named the first place winners of th…
Jefferson Middle School students participated in the annual Rivers Alive shore sweep to help cleanup trash and debris from Curry Creek and the reservoir in Jefferson City.
Abbey Howard, (left) a senior at Jefferson High School, was named the Rotary Student of the Month for November. Howard selected Jerry Rice (right), a social studies teacher at JHS, as her most influential teacher.
Eighth grade students at Jefferson Middle School studied graphic design by creating custom shoes in Ms. Bowden’s art class. The project was named “Sharpie Your Shoes,” and allowed students to use white shoes as a blank canvas. Pictured are custom shoes design by eighth grade student, Chase Haynes.
Jefferson Middle School teacher, Tracy Pratt, was named a winner of the Jackson Electric Membership Corporation Bright Ideas Grant Program for an English Learners Lab at JMS.
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) awarded $10,683 in Bright Ideas grant funds to 10 local middle school teachers in Jackson County.
The following were recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines:
Commerce Middle School recently recognized its "Terrific Tigers" for the week of Nov. 16. These students were nominated by their teachers for showing their ROARS, "respectful, organized, accepting of self and others, responsible and safe behaviors." CMS principal Phillip Powell, assistant pr…
Maysville Elementary School students in Courtney West's Pre-K class, Katie Roper's preschool class and Vicki Allen's kindergarten class were recently recognized for their participation in the school fundraiser. Principal Michele Archibald presented the students with their crowns and they wer…
The Emmanuel College Collegiate Livestock Judging Team competed in the North American Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, November 17. Emily Adler, of Commerce, was among the team members. The team stopped at several farms on the way in preparation for the event. This is the…
A seasonal tournament of champions, the Elite NE 4-H Trivia Tournament is an opportunity for counties to come together in a fun, relaxed environment and match wits over who knows more about a wide variety of topics. Normally held in person at the campus of North Georgia Technical College in …
Eight University of North Georgia (UNG) transfer coaches serve as students who can help their fellow students who have transferred into UNG adjust to a new university.
In August, Ashley Payne's class at Maysville Elementary School set its class mission for the year. "The students decided that kindness would be their mission and they set out to put more kindness into the world with everything they do, because they can 'Do small things with big love,'" schoo…
East Jackson Middle School Honor Roll and A/B Honor Roll students have been announced.
Commerce Middle School recently recognized its "Terrific Tigers" for the week of Nov. 9. These students were nominated by their teachers for showing their ROARS, "respectful, organized, accepting of self and others, responsible and safe behaviors." CMS principal Phillip Powell, assistant pri…
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