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Education briefs | Week of Feb. 17, 2025

Education Briefs ATLANTA — Joshua Bramblett of Auburn was named to the fall 2024 Dean’s List at Georgia State University. To be eligible for this honor, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 3.5 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic...
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Apply now for a spot in Lee County Schools Pre-K

BY STEVEN STIEFEL FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Lee County Schools Superintendent Mike Howard is encouraging parents to apply for a spot to enroll their four-year-olds in upcoming Pre-K programs at county schools because the more the state approves, the less of an...
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Auburn City Schools announces name of new school

BY ACS "Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain" [Oliver Goldsmith] From this first line of Oliver Goldsmith’s 1770 poem, Auburn’s iconic nickname was derived. His poem beautifully describes the fictional Irish village of Auburn in full bloom. Because of the...
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Lee County School Board meeting gets heated

BY STEVEN STIEFEL FOR THE OBSERVER Smiths Station Teachers Confront Superintendent Lee County Superintendent Mike Howard found himself taking heat from angry parents and teachers from South Smiths Station Elementary School during the Feb. 11 regular school board...
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Family Fun Makes a Difference

Family Fun Makes a Difference

Apr 12, 2023

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM BEULAH — Beulah Family Fun Day is just that — fun. And fun for the whole family, too. The event is...

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