Lee Middle Honor Roll
6th Grade All As: Destini Benning, Sean Binek, Bridget Blalock, Sadie Buckalew, Noa Colvin, Gabriel Corbitt, Aileen Cox, Kaylie Crammer, Precious Crawford, Christian Dyer, Tyler Felmet, Zane Feltman,...
View ArticleCoweta teachers receive grants from EMC
Palmetto, GA – Seventeen Coweta school teachers were surprised with gift bags, balloons and Bright Ideas checks ranging from $670 to $1,500 when a group of Operation Round Up representatives announced...
View ArticleCoin drive benefits Ferst Foundation
For the seventh year, the Coweta County School System supported a coin drive for Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy, and this year they raised enough money to send over 6500 books into the homes...
View ArticleSpecial ed director visits Coweta Goodwill
Georgia Special Education Services Director Debbie Gay visited Coweta County recently, to get a first-hand look at a partnership between the Coweta County School System and Goodwill Industries aimed at...
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: Merry Nickelson
Merry Nickelson teaches first grade at Willis Road Elementary School. This year is her fourteenth of teaching.Why did you become a teacher?
View ArticleCoweta bus drivers strive for trust and respect
Throughout the course of a school day in Coweta County, many different people will impact Coweta students, but none more so at the beginning and end of the day than the bus drivers.“Providing just a...
View ArticleMercer grads to be grand marshals in parade
Mercer University’s Working Adult’s programs have brought more educational opportunities for working adults in Newnan, including two of the Grand Marshals in today’s Christmas parade, Newnan Police...
View ArticleTeachers in Focus: Elizabeth Terrell and Jodi Brooks
Elizabeth Terrell and Jodi Brooks are teachers at Brooks Elementary School. Terrell teaches Gifted Education for First through Fifth grades, and Brooks teaches Third Grade.1. Why did you become a...
View ArticleNHS teacher sets 'green' example
Newnan High School teacher Lindsey Kee is making a difference at Newnan High School and in the lives of her students. Kee is teaching sustainable environmental principles and how to leave as small a...
View ArticleWelch K-Kids help Angel’s House
The K-Kids Club at Welch Elementary again this year made a contribution to the Angel's House children’s shelter.The members of the club held fundraisers this fall, and presented the representatives of...
View ArticleTCSG board pledges $9.45 million
Atlanta – The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) recently awarded grants totaling $9.45 million to help establish three new college and career academies in Georgia. Grants...
View ArticleEducation Briefs
Grantville Job Seekers Meeting The first Grantville Job Seekers Meeting will be held Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clements-Malcolm building at 329 Griffin Street, Grantville, Ga....
View ArticleTis the season for care at WGTC
Each year, the West Georgia Technical College family to comes together to help their own who are in need of assistance during the holiday season. The West Georgia Technical College Foundation’s...
View ArticleECHS holds poetry recitation competition
In November, East Coweta High School’s World Languages Department hosted its first World Languages Poetry Recitation Competition.“I am extremely proud of the work that our Foreign Language Department...
View ArticleGSBA names Coweta BOE ‘Quality Board’
The Coweta County Board of Education has received a Quality Board designation by the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA).Superintendent Steve Barker announced the designation at the board’s Nov....
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: David Donaldson
(David Donaldson teaches seventh grade life science at Smokey Road Middle School. This year is his 19th of teaching.)Why are you a science teacher?
View ArticleTrinity prepares meals for hungry in Haiti
An overseas mission trip was brought to Coweta County when Trinity Christian School held its second annual Feed the Need service project earlier this month.“It’s a brand new concept for school...
View ArticleRutledge Choir sings at annual Christmas dinner
The Rutledge Choir sang at the Rutledge Center’s annual Christmas dinner.The dinner was held Dec. 11 at the McEntire Pavilion at the Newnan Utilities cabin. The annual event brings together clients,...
View ArticleMoreland Elementary holds ‘A Holiday Showcase’
Moreland Elementary School’s students presented “A Holiday Showcase” on Dec. 9.The evening program was at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts on Lower Fayetteville Road. Each grade level sang...
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: Andrea Chitwood
Andrea Chitwood, “Mrs. C,” is the Music Specialist at Canongate Elementary School. This year is her sixth of teaching.Why did you become a teacher?
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