By Sara Wilson For the Opelika Observer Pre-registration for a new pre-k program in Opelika opened on Feb. 3 and will continue until the end...
Education Articles
Opelika basketball splits games with Auburn last week
By D. Mark Mitchell The Opelika Lady Bulldog Basketball Team (24-6) split games last week, losing 70-52 at G.W. Carver-Montgomery and beating rival...
Opelika City School board hears resident’s concern regarding incident during Opelika Middle School assembly last December
By Natalie Anderson Staff Reporter During last Tuesday’s school board meeting the Opelika City School Board heard from concerned Opelika resident...
Bob Weidenbach to speak on Auburn history at Feb. 12 OLLI ‘Brown Bag Lunch and Learn’ at Boykin Community Center
Special to the Opelika Observer Auburn native Bob Weidenbach will present Old Auburn: A Pictorial History of Auburn at OLLI’s Alabama Bicentennial...
Dr. Farrell Seymore of Opelika High School spoke at ‘Business over Breakfast’ event on Thursday
By Sara Wilson For the Opelika Observer The focus of this year’s “Business over Breakfast: Education Edition” event Thursday at the Saugahatchee...
Individual mandate is gone, the new deal with Form W-4
By Justin Smith The 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act repealed the penalty for not having medical insurance all year (the “individual mandate”), but it...
Opelika City Schools announce ‘Teachers of the Year’ at monthly school board meeting
Photo by Natalie Anderson/Opelika Observer Pictured above are the Opelika City School’s Teachers of the Year. One teacher from every school is...
Opelika Middle School’s Patricia Skelton attends national Holocaust history seminar
Special to the Opelika Observer The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) selected 22 middle and high school teachers and Holocaust center staff...
Project Uplift recognizes longtime volunteers, Auburn University seniors
Special to the Opelika Observer Abigail and Maddy are seniors at Auburn University who became involved with Project Uplift in 2017, becoming mentors...