Student competes at barrel racing championship
This past summer, Newnan High School student, Rainey Ayers, competed in the 2014 National Barrel Horse Association World Championship at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, Ga.“I started riding...
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: Tiffany Fowler
Tiffany Fowler teaches special education at Welch Elementary School. This year is her fourth of teaching.Why did you become a teacher?
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Stroud earns academic honors at BiolaEvan Stroud of Newnan was one of 1,513 students who were named to the Dean's List at Biola University in La Mirada, California for spring 2014. Biola students are...
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: Sharon Liebe
Sharon Liebe teaches second grade at White Oak Elementary School. This year is her 24th of teaching public school.Why did you become a teacher?
View ArticleBrooks, Welch hold fun run fundraisers
Both Brooks Elementary School and Welch Elementary School recently held fun runs as a way to raise money for their schools and for their parent teacher organizations.Brooks’ fun run is called the Run...
View ArticleArbor Springs utilizes Bring Your Own Technology
Lauren Scheu and Robin Travis are teachers at Arbor Springs Elementary School, and both are utilizing the Bring Your Own Technology policy to enhance learning for their students.BYOT is an initiative...
View ArticleMore than 10,000 local students participate
Ten thousand two hundred and twenty Coweta County students were recently read “Bunny Cakes” as part of the 2014 Read for the Record event.“Bunny Cakes” is a story about rabbits making birthday cakes...
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: Amy Dawson
Amy Dawson teaches kindergarten at Elm Street Elementary School. This year is her 25th year at Elm Street and 27th of teaching.Why did you become a teacher?
View ArticleNewnan Crossing raises money for special events
Newnan Crossing Elementary School had a successful read a thon fundraiser, which raised money for its students through the parent teacher organization.This fundraiser is the eighth read a thon, Newnan...
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: Douglas Duncan
Douglas Duncan teaches fifth grade English/language arts, writing, and social studies at Ruth Hill Elementary School. This year is his 15th of teaching, seven of which have been in Coweta County.Why...
View ArticleWelch third grade government lesson
Halloween for Welch Elementary School third graders was different this year, as they were visited by two of Newnan’s elected officials.Newly re-elected Georgia State Senator Mike Crane and Newnan Mayor...
View ArticleNorthgate Class gives back
Students in Carolyn McDevitt’s ninth grade literature class at Northgate High School decided to give back to the community after reading a memoir of the Holocaust.“My class read the Holocaust memoir...
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: Ashley Neely
Ashley Neely teaches AP psychology, psychology, and civics/American government at East Coweta High School. This year is her eighth of teaching.Why did you become a teacher?
View ArticleArbor Springs Elementary holds Career Day
Arbor Springs Elementary School students were able to experience different careers at the school’s recent career day event.“The purpose is to have the students learn about different careers and...
View ArticleElm Street rallies behind student with cancer
Elm Street Elementary School joined with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta earlier this month for Cape Day to support one of its students who was recently diagnosed with cancer.Kaden Watley is six year...
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: Josh Bishop
Josh Bishop teaches Spanish at Lee Middle School. This year is his fourth of teaching.Why did you become a teacher?
View ArticleSchools participate in AMP’d challenge at Auburn University
Sixty-one students representing all the middle schools in Coweta County recently competed at the Auburn Mathematical Puzzle Challenge (AMP’d) at Auburn University in Alabama.The purpose of the...
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: Cassie Ferrell
Cassie Ferrell teaches physical education at Ruth Hill Elementary School and coaches junior varsity volleyball at Newnan High School. She has been teaching for two years.Why did you become a teacher?
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