by The Observer Staff | Nov 4, 2024 | Beth Pinyerd, Column
The Greatest Generation OPINION — The Greatest Generation includes people born between 1901 and 1927. There are lessons and core values that we can learn from them, not only to strengthen our own personal lives but to strengthen our society as a whole. Let’s keep in...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 4, 2024 | Education
BY DEREK LANDFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Auburn Classical Academy (ACA) is a private K-8 classical Christian school in Opelika rooted in three main pillars: Schola (teaching students how to think, not what to think), Familia (partnering with parents), and Veritas...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 4, 2024 | Education
Opelika schools install sensors to detect and deter vaping BY ANITA STIEFELEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — At its regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 22, the Opelika City Schools Board of Education agreed to the installation of HALO Smart Sensors to detect vaping...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 4, 2024 | Community, Education
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — LaTora Todd Jackson was recently inducted into Class VIII of Alabama State University’s 50 Under 50, a prestigious alumni award.Jackson said she was led to Alabama State after attending a college fair while attending Opelika High...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 4, 2024 | Column, Sean Dietrich
Okay OPINION — Today I read an article my friend sent to me. The article was something that went viral on social media. When I finished reading it, I felt so bad that I had to take some Pepto-Bismol and lie down.It was depressing. The writer complained about nearly...