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Northside Elementary holds Camp Invention
Some upcoming first through sixth grade Coweta students were able to learn life skills and critical thinking earlier this summer through Camp Invention at Northside Elementary School in Newnan.Camp...
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Changes to immunization requirements for Georgia studentsAccording to Georgia’s Department of Public Health, effective July 1, children born on or after Jan 1, 2002 and new eighth through 12th grade...
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Sethna Honored as Carnegie Great Immigrant
CARROLLTON, GA – The Carnegie Corporation of New York has recognized Dr. Beheruz N. Sethna, president emeritus at the University of West Georgia, for his contributions to the United States in the...
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Teacher in Focus: Ashley Wilkes
Ashley Wilkes teaches fifth grade at Brooks Elementary School. This year is her fifth of teaching, and she has been at Brooks since it opened. Why did you become a teacher?
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Teacher in Focus: Susan Dohanich
Susan Dohanich teaches sixth grade at Madras Middle School. She has been teaching at Madras for 16 years.Why did you become a teacher?
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Mother of four on path with WGTC to earn her GED
Mother of four Brandy Balderas is doing something she never thought she would be able to do, working toward her GED diploma.When Balderas was 17 and a junior in high school, she became pregnant with...
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School lunch prices increasing
Another change Coweta students will face in the 2014-2015 school year is a higher price for school lunches.Elementary school lunches are now $2.50, and middle and high school lunches will be $2.75....
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Changes in Coweta County for 2014-2015 school year
As the 2014-2015 school year begins in Coweta County, both students and teachers will be facing several substantial changes when school starts on Aug. 6.Two of those changes are at East Coweta High...
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New school year for Coweta students starts Aug. 6
School starts for all Coweta County public school students on Aug. 6 for the 2014-2015 school year.Parents can register their student(s) at the system’s Central Registration Office at 167 Werz...
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Coweta Special Olympics volunteers honored
Two Coweta County Special Olympics volunteers were recently named outstanding youth volunteers by the Special Olympics of Georgia.Tara and Anna Iyengar were honored at the Georgia Special Olympics 2014...
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Locals named to Oxford Merit ListThe following area students were named to the Merit List of Oxford College, the two-year liberal arts division of Emory University located in Oxford, Georgia, for the...
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Teacher in Focus: Monica Lovett
Monica Lovett is the second and third grade behavioral support teacher at Northside Elementary School in Newnan. This year is her 16th as a teacher.Why did you become a teacher?
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Area students excel at Skills USA
Students from Coweta County and the local area competed in the SkillsUSA competition in Kansas City from June 23-27.Central Educational Center students Breanne Thompson and Lauren Veal represented...
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Trinity Christian School builds house for family in Mexico
Trinity Volleyball Coach Joe Camp has a passion for missions and recently used his passion to help students at Trinity Christian experience international missions by leading a team to Acuna, Mexico.“I...
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Kelley earns degree at Troy UVivian Kelley of Newnan has graduated from Troy University in Alabama during the summer 2014 semester with a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.
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Teacher in Focus: Dwight McDaniel
Dwight McDaniel has been teaching for 18 years. This year is his third in Coweta County, where he teaches fifth grade at Poplar Road Elementary School. He is their 2014 Teacher of the Year.Why did you...
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Newnan Carnegie holds Minecraft event
The Carnegie Foundation recently sponsored the Minecraft STEM event at the Newnan Carnegie library as a celebration for the kids who participated in the “Mayor’s Summer Reading Program of...
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Canongate partners with Georgia first lady
Canongate Elementary School recently partnered with Georgia first lady, Sandra Deal, and over 100 other organizations to launch Get Georgia Reading–Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.“At Canongate, we...
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Teacher in Focus: Pam Barbaree
Pam Barbaree teaches fourth and fifth grade special education at Northside Elementary School. This year is her 22nd of teaching.Why did you become a teacher?
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Roberts headed to Cornell University for graduate schoolMonet Roberts received a Bachelor of Science degree with high honors in biomedical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology on May 3,...
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