Education Articles

July Is “National Make A Difference To Children Month”

In July, we teachers and parents begin to see “Back To School Sales!”  We look at July as halfway through the summer. I am not sure how “Back To School” will look this year.  The month of July brings a lot of dates to celebrate, such as July 4th, which...

Auburn to offer free remote reading tutoring for children this summer

Special to theOpelika Observer The Auburn University Reading Center will offer free remote reading tutoring June 5 to July 15 for children who have completed grades K-2 and who are not yet reading fluently. No tuition will be charged for children accepted into the...

Southern Union honors outstanding students

Special to theOpelika Observer Southern Union State Community College began the tradition of honoring the academic achievements of its students three years ago. That tradition continues this year, but with a different twist. “‘Honors Day’ at Southern Union...

Wear a smile during National Photo Month!

We well remember Nat King Cole’s song, “When You’re Smiling, The Whole World Smiles with You!” During the month of May, we usually have graduation ceremonies, piano recitals, dance recitals and other end-of-year ceremonies which bring on smiles and many happy pictures...

Theatre review: Our Town

Written by Cliff McCollum News Editor Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” is one of the facets of American theatre. Almost every person ever to go through...

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The Lee-Scott Report

“Art means getting your hands dirty, thinking outside the box, looking at things from a different perspective, coloring inside and outside the lines...

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