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Education Articles
‘The Silent Killer: Unconscious Bias’
BY EMERY LAYFOR THE OPELIKA OBSERVER On July 13, at 8:30 a.m., EagleCast hosted an hour-long webinar addressing unconscious bias in the workplace....
A Soldiers Experience; June 27 Recognized as PTSD Awareness Day
Contributed byWreaths Across America June 27 is National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Injury Awareness Day. It is a day dedicated to...
OHS Students Recognized for Philanthropic Work
The 2021 Philanthropy 101 presentation was held on Thursday, June 19, in the Opelika Center for Performing Arts at Opelika High School. The...
Helpful Hints for Young Travelers
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. This summer, families are truly ready to get...
Opelika Senior Earns Eagle Scout Honor
Contributed by Chrisand Amy Hess Andrew Hess, a member of Boy Scout Troop 858 and a senior at Opelika High School, earned the honor of Eagle Scout,...
Auburn High Grad Receives Prestigious ROTC Scholarship
Xavier Sanford (right), recent Auburn High School graduate, is one of 13 students in the state of Alabama to receive a national three-year ROTC...
Lee-Scott Grad Selected as Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama
Contributed by Distinguished Young Women of Lee County Mary Helen Miller was joined by friends, family and supporters, along with the Alabama Lee...
Win at Home: 1968 Olympic Games
By Willie Spears Last week was John Carlos’s and Tommie Smith’s birthday. Carlos was born June 5, 1945, and Tommie Smith was born June 6, 1944. In...