Education Articles

Grove Community Outreach hosts student coding workshop

BY NICHOLAS YOUNGFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — A new generation of young professionals is being built up thanks to the efforts of the Grove Community Outreach.The Grove Community Outreach, a non-profit organization, based in Elba, Alabama, aims to serve the needs of...

Lee County’s Brad Hunter receives award from Alabama Music Educators

BY JOHN HILLSMAN Lee County's Brad Hunter receives award from Alabama Music Educators

OCS Board announces Opelika 2023-24 Teachers of the Year

BY ANITA STIEFEL | PHOTO BY OCSANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — At the regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 23 of the Opelika City Schools Board of Education, Superintendent Dr. Farrell Seymore announced the 2023-24 Teachers of the Year.Among this year’s honorees...

AU student wins prestigious Churchill Scholarship

Maggie Nelson has earned more prestigious scholarships than anyone on The Plains CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Maggie Nelson, a senior from Birmingham, Alabama, has won the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, a first for Auburn University. This fall, Nelson will...