Willis Road unveils McTier memorial
Willis Road Elementary School dedicated a memorial to former student Madeline McTier earlier this month.McTier was a student at East Coweta High School who lost her battle with cancer in September. The...
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: Amy Vickery
Amy Vickery teaches Kindergarten at Canongate Elementary School. She has been at Canongate since 2000, and this year is her 18th in teaching.Why did you become a teacher?
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Smith named to Coastal Georgia Dean’s ListTrevor Smith, a 2012 graduate of Newnan High School, was named to the Dean’s List at Coastal Georgia College.
View ArticleHeritage appoints new upper school head
Loline “Lory” Pendergrast, a 15-year veteran of The Heritage School in Newnan, has been appointed by J.P. Watson, Head of School, as the new Upper School Head.Her duties begin on July 1.
View ArticleMoreland Elementary School hosts STEM night
Moreland Elementary School recently held a STEM night for students and their parents.STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math, and focuses more on invention and critical thinking in...
View ArticleWhite Oak Elementary School Honor Roll
3rd Grade All A’s: Hafeez Badru, Reese Byars, Myah Carton, Josh Cooper, Autumn Cox, Ryan Craig, Conrad Dearing, Bernadette deBondt, Kamdyn Deck, Sawyer Durden, Anterica Favors, Ryan Gaillard, Cole...
View ArticleArnall Middle School Honor Roll
8th Grade ALL A Honor Roll: Christine Ahn, Andrew Bales, Lauren Barger, James Campbell, Madison Cantrell, Jorge Cervantes, Yewon Choi, Robyn Clarke, Aubrey Colton, Olivia Davis, Christopher De La Cruz,...
View ArticleGA Connections Academy to hold info sessions
Georgia Connections Academy, a statewide provider of high-quality, highly accountable virtual K-12 schooling, has opened enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year and will be conducting in person...
View ArticlePoplar Road Elementary School Honor Roll
Third Grade All A’s Tyler Baker, Gabe Bergh, Emma Eckhoff, Caleb Edgar, Makayla Harper, Henry Headrick, Emma Huddlestun, Jack Hulse, Azaia Martins, Lillana Maxfield, John McGeehan, Garrett Mickle,...
View ArticleParents can apply for Pre-K spaces March 10-21
Parents who wish to secure a spot for their child in the 2014-15 Coweta County School System Pre-Kindergarten classes can do so at their child’s district school beginning tomorrow, March 10.From...
View ArticleSmokey Road Middle School Honor Roll
6th Grade All A’s Maranda Alford, Sydney Aquino, Emily Bokoko, Mikaylee Bonner, Kenneth Dudley, Malik Echols, Shelby Fowler, Caitlyn Fuller, Michaela Fuller, D' ondre Garcia, Evyerk Garcia Cisneros,...
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Madden named to Dean’s List at Young HarrisOlivia Anne Madden has been named to the Young Harris College Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester. Students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or better...
View ArticleHawks take literary competition by storm
In February, sixteen students from The Heritage School competed at the Region AAA Literary Competition and was named the overall Region AAA Champion. The competition combines music, dramatic...
View ArticleNewnan Crossing students earn iPads
Tonya Copeland is a second grade teacher at Newnan Crossing Elementary who works diligently to get technology into the hands of her students. Newnan Crossing does iPads to check out, but Copeland and...
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: Brittany Pankopp
Brittany Pankopp teaches sixth grade earth science at Arnall Middle School. This year is her fifth year of teaching and her first in Coweta County. She is also the basketball pep squad coach.Why did...
View ArticleChoice Bus brings life decisions to school
The Choice Bus looks a lot like an ordinary school bus.Inside, however, are murals with inspirational slogans, a screen for showing a film — and a recreated jail cell. The bus travels the country,...
View ArticleCoweta students excel in Science Olympiad
Coweta County students continue to excel in many areas, and recently, four schools placed at the regional Science Olympiad competition and will represent Coweta County at the state competition.The...
View ArticleMusic, color shine light on diversity at Arnall
Arnall Middle School held its annual Diversity Day program on Feb. 28 — with performances by the school’s chorus and individual students.Several group presentations were also made. The keynote message...
View ArticleWestern Elementary students explore STEM
Students at Western Elementary School have been busy with weekly STEM lessons. On March 14, Kindergarten students in Mrs. Wade’s and Ms. Paula’s class built Leprechaun traps after reading “Leprechaun...
View ArticleTeacher in Focus: Lisa Skelton
Lisa Skelton teaches advanced chemistry, zoology, and forensics at Northgate High School. She has been teaching for 25 years, all of them in Coweta.Why did you become a teacher?
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