Education Articles

OMS Teacher Brings Home World Championship

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA —One Opelika Middle School (OMS) teacher has a “claim to fame”.Justin Devereux recently won the World Masters Weightlifting Championship in Poland.He traveled to Poland for almost a week and represented...

VFW, Auxilliary Scholarships Available

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY —Now that school has officially began, local VFW's and Auxiliaries would like to take the opportunity to make all students and parents aware of various scholarships for all age groups.YOUNG AMERICAN CREATIVE PATRIOTIC ART...

SUSCC Hosts Informational Town Hall for U.S. Service Academies

BY ANDY WHITE / FOR THE OBSERVER BY ANDY WHITEFOR THE OBSERVER ALABAMA —U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s staff, along with teams from Sen. Katie Britt and Congressman Mike Rogers, led an informational town hall about the admissions process for U.S. Service Academies on...

Athletes of the Month Contest Starts Aug. 17

WINNERS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHEDWe are excited to announce our inaugural online Athlete of the Month contest. We will be honoring 20 student athletes every month with a gift certificate to Mr. Gatti's Pizza in downtown Opelika. All student athletes are eligible - all...