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Floyd County School Nutrition Program Receives School Meals for Healthy Children Award
The Floyd County Schools nutrition program has been recognized by the Georgia Department of Education for compliance with the School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children. The School Meals Initiative passed by Congress in 1995 and effective this school year, sets new nutrition standards for school meals. Receiving the School Meals Initiative award means that all [...]
Darlington High School Welcomes Royal Thai Scholar
Darlington senior Ya Wiratchotisatian left her home in Thailand this fall to seek a better education in the United States. With a minimal knowledge of English, she faces a great challenge, but says the opportunity outweighs her fears.
“Studying in America gives me priceless experiences,” she said. “I do not get only knowledge, but also new [...]
Robotics Integrated Into Darlington Middle School Science Curriculum
The addition of robotics to Darlington’s fifth- and sixth-grade science curriculum is just one more way the Middle School is illustrating its mantra “hands on, minds on.”
“This year, our goal is to introduce every student in fifth and sixth grade to robotics,” said Angela Pieroni, science teacher. “Each grade will take five weeks of it [...]
The Dream Comes True For McHenry Primary
At the stroke of midnight Tuesday night, McHenry Primary’s dream of a new playground officially became reality in grand Disney-esque fashion. No one involved in this project could have dreamed the fairy tale ending that resulted in McHenry sitting at the #1 position in their category in the “Pepsi Refresh Everything” contest. After all, McHenry [...]
Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Awarded
Thompson Hiles, IV, a 2010 graduate of Armuchee High School, has received the Gate of Opportunity Scholarship from Berry College. The Gate of Opportunity Scholarship is a work-based and need-based scholarship program offered to up to 10 incoming freshmen each fall. This distinctive scholarship [...]
Thomas G. Harris Scholarships Awarded to Armuchee Graduates
Melissa Lolley, Jessica Baker and Judson Baker, 2010 graduates of Armuchee High School, have been chosen as recipients of the fourth annual Thomas G. Harris Scholarship. The scholarship is a four-year award providing room and board for a student who is attending a Georgia [...]
UPDATE: The Little School That Could!
If you heard a loud, collective scream this morning around 9:30, don’t panic. The noise most assuredly would have come from a group of dedicated teachers, parents, and friends of McHenry Primary when their little school broke into the top ten of the Pepsi Refresh Everything contest for the first time. [...]
Georgia Wins “Race to the Top”
Governor Sonny Perdue today announced that Georgia was selected as a winner by the U.S. Department of Education for the second round of “Race to the Top” grants. The state is projected to receive $400 million over four years to implement its plan.
“While this has seemed more like a marathon at [...]
McHenry Primary’s Deadline for Pepsi Grant Quickly Approaching (VIDEO)
Think about this for just a moment….how many votes have you and your family cast for American Idol contestants over the years? Dancing with the Stars? America’s Got Talent? All of these shows are created for our entertainment alone, but many of us get passionately caught up in a voting process that usually amounts to [...]
Upcoming Weekly Events for Floyd County Schools
Saturday, August 21:
Model Middle: (5:00 p.m.) – Spaghetti Dinner & Auction – The Model/Johnson Foundation is sponsoring the dinner and auction for the Model and Johnson schools. The dinner will be held in the Model [...]
Fewer Georgia Schools in “Needs Improvement” Status
Fewer Georgia schools are in Needs Improvement (NI) status, according to the initial Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) report released today. Just over 14% of schools are in NI status this year, compared to 15.4% last year. Thirty-five schools across the state shook the Needs Improvement label by having made AYP for [...]
Floyd County Continues Steady Improvement on ACT
Over the last three years, Floyd County Schools has shown a steady rise in student scores on the ACT and that trend continued for 2010. Floyd County Schools scored an average of 20.5 on the test this year. That score is an increase from 19.8 one year [...]
Shorter University Climbs One Spot in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Great Schools, Great Prices’ List
The 2011 U.S. News & World Report rankings hit newsstands today (Tuesday, Aug. 17) and highlights one of Rome and Floyd County’s own as a “significant value” in higher education.
Shorter University has climbed one spot in the magazine’s listing of “Great Schools, Great Prices,” which recognizes institutions that provide significant value in relation to their [...]
Firsthand Campaign Wins National Gold Medal in CASE Circle of Excellence Competition
Berry College has earned a national award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for “Experience it Firsthand,” a creative marketing campaign developed in collaboration with the Blue Sky Agency of Atlanta. The initiative, launched in fall 2008, captured a gold award in the 2010 CASE Circle of Excellence Contest, topping 11 [...]
Dr. Bruce Conn to Serve in Washington, D.C., as Part of Prestigious Jefferson Science Fellowship
Dr. Bruce Conn, professor of biology and dean of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at Berry College, has been selected to participate in the prestigious Jefferson Science Fellowship, a program designed to engage tenured scientists and engineers from American academic institutions in the formulation and implementation of U.S. [...]
