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Teacher in Focus: Lauren Scheu
Lauren Scheu teaches third grade at Arbor Springs Elementary School. She has been teaching for 17 years.Why did you become a teacher?
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Georgia first lady visits Poplar Road
Georgia first lady Sandra Deal visited Poplar Road Elementary last week as part of her “Read Across Georgia” literary campaign.“Our kids loved meeting Mrs. Deal,” said Poplar Road Principal Leslie...
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Churches, businesses help out as school gets under way
Students are back in class, and local businesses and churches have stepped up to help make the school year a good one.D&H Distributing, which has a facility on Sharpsburg-McCollum Road, donated 80...
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ECHS welcomes Communities in Schools program
Schools become successful by realizing their involvement in a student’s life reaches far beyond academics. To succeed, schools must provide support and involvement in every aspect of a student’s...
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New private school in Coweta County
By Celia Shortt celia@newnan.comOptimus Academy is a new private school for elementary and middle students in Coweta County, and it’s opening this school year was a dream come true for its founder...
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Teacher in Focus: Donny Blacksher
Donny Blacksher teaches health and physical education at Smokey Road Middle School. He was the first football coach at SRMS and coached there for 15 years.Why did you become a teacher?
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Smokey Road Middle School starts JROTC program
By Celia Shortt celia@newnan.com Smokey Road Middle School is starting something new, a JROTC program for its students in order to allow them another opportunity to belong and learn values for life.“In...
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CEC offers health responder classes to its students
Learning how to extricate an injured motorist from a car accident may not seem like traditional high school curriculum, but for team members in Kerri Curlee’s health care classes at Coweta County’s...
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Jones new principal of Winston Dowdell Academy
Kevin Jones has started the new school year as principal of Winston Dowdell Academy, the school system’s high school alternative school.Jones – who has been Assistant Principal at East Coweta High...
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Teacher in Focus: Robin Travis
Robin Travis teaches second grade at Arbor Springs Elementary School. She has been teaching for 14 years.Why did you become a teacher?
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Welch Elementary School holds Aviation Day
Earlier this month, kindergarten students at Welch Elementary School experienced an extension of their career education program during Welch Kindergarten Aviation Day. During this event, students were...
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Education Briefs
Mays honored with membership into the International Dean’s List SocietyStarlet Shante’ Mays has been honored with membership into the International Dean’s List Society for exemplary academic...
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Teacher in Focus: Scott Zachry
Scott Zachry teaches ninth grade social studies at Northgate High School. This year is his first at NGHS, but his 18th teaching in Coweta County.Why did you become a teacher?
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Kids 4 Kompany to hold food drive
Kids 4 Kompany Learning Academy in Newnan is giving back to the community and is holding a food drive for the month of September.“I believe in giving back to the community we live in,” said Denita...
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NHS holding Georgia Apply to College event
By Celia Shortt celia@newnan.comNewnan High School has been selected to participate in the Georgia Apply to College Program and will hold its apply to college even on Monday, Nov. 10.
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WGTC continues to offer free GED practice tests
West Georgia Technical College will continue to offer free GED practice tests through Oct. 3, as part of the GED Testing Service “See for Free” campaign.This campaign offers the opportunity for those...
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Winston Dowdell Academy receives grant
Earlier this week the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Coweta’s alternative high school, Winston Dowdell Academy, a $3,000 grant for the school’s youth literacy programs.“This is such a...
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East Coweta hosts Marching Band Exhibition
The East Coweta High School Marching Indians hosted the Coweta County Marching Band Exhibition earlier this month Garland Shoemake Stadium. This exhibition is the 18th annual of the event and featured...
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Local schools part of Safe Routes program
The Three Rivers Regional Council recently got an update on the Safe Routes to School program.Chelsea Carter, regional representatives with Safe Routes, spoke to council members representing several...
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