The 2019 Georgia High School Association Literary State Championships were held March 16 at Buford, Houston County, Veterans and Georgia Military College. Thanks to the host sites, officials, GHSA staff, volunteers, supporters and participants, on successful events. Congratulations to: South Forsyth, Creekview, Buford, Columbus, Calhoun, Bremen, GMC and Lakeview Academy for winning state titles. (full list: click… Read more
Three Floyd County Schools College and Career Academy Students participated in the 2019 Tulsa Welding School’s Annual National Welding Completion in Jacksonville, Fla. Ethan Hoover, Dakota Roper and Terry Williams competed against 317 contestants from across the nation. Ethan Hoover placed third and Dakota Roper placed fourth. Ethan and Dakota each won $900 worth of… Read more
Media release: Rome City Schools board members voted Thursday during a special session to fill vacancies for the 2019-2020 school year. Kristin Teems will fill the position of Director of Assessment & Accountability at Central Office. Teems, has over 26 years of experience and has served as the principal of East Central Elementary since 2015. Before… Read more
Singing a cappella a Steven Porter/Tom Gentry rendition of In the Still of the Night, the quartet of Pepperell High School students Darian Ball (senior) Blake Green(junior), Carter Nelson (sophomore) and Zach Payne (senior) claimed the first-place $1,000 scholarship award at the Kiwanis Club of Rome Music Showcase held at Berry College Ford Auditorium. With… Read more
Kayla Hutcherson, a senior at Armuchee High School, has been named the 2019 PAGE STAR Student Region Winner for PAGE STAR Region 1. The announcement was made Tuesday by David Reynolds, PAGE Professional Learning Director. Hutcherson selected Mr. Seth Bates, band teacher at Armuchee High, as her STAR teacher. The PAGE Student Teacher… Read more
Media release: Georgia Northwestern Technical College received a $2.1 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education called the Strengthening Institutions Program to improve academic quality, institutional management and fiscal responsibility. The five-year grant is intended assist eligible higher education institutions to become more self-sufficient and expand capabilities to better serve lower-income students and boost… Read more
Dr. April Childers, the deputy superintendent of Floyd County Schools since 2015 and a finalist for the top post last spring, has been recommended to serve as the next superintendent of Rabun County Schools in Northeast Georgia. Rabun County is four-school system based in Tiger in the northeast corner of the state. It features… Read more
UPDATE, Thursday afternoon: From Rome Police report (narrative): No arrests were made during the drug sweep at Rome High on Wednesday morning. Here’s a summary of some of the activity, including the discovery of suspect pot in a pill bottle on the ground between two vehicles: ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH 2019 I, OFFICER (JOSH) GLOVER,… Read more
Media release: Rome City School Board has approved the following positions to for the 2019-2020 school year: Stephen McClure, who currently serves as Assistant Principal for North Heights Elementary, will take a position at Rome High School as an Assistant Principal/Behavior Specialist. McClure began his work in Rome City Schools in 2016 as the Assistant… Read more
Harley Chastain, winner of the Georgia Northwestern Technical College EAGLE Award for 2019, was chosen as a regional finalist for the State EAGLE Award by the Technical College System of Georgia. The statewide EAGLE Leadership Institute is currently under way at the Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The winner will be announced at a luncheon on Wednesday, March… Read more
Chad Hannah, director of Rome High School’s Sound of the Seven Hills, was selected as one of the newest members of Phi Beta Mu. This honor is reserved for school band directors who continually go above and beyond in their profession. Those directors inducted into the fraternity pledge to contribute to the advancement of band… Read more
Second of two parts on new education tax projects. Click here to read first report on Rome City Schools. By Natalie Simms nsimmshh@att.net While Floyd County School officials continue planning the construction phases for modernization upgrades at Armuchee High School and a new Pepperell Middle School as part of the new Education Special Local Option… Read more
Another health issue is being confronted by Floyd County Schools, this time…. Media release: Floyd County School District has been made aware of one confirmed case of Impetigo at Alto Park Elementary School. Letters from FCS will be going home to all Alto Park Elementary families with more details today. FCS has taken steps to… Read more