As teachers and parents embark on this second week of school, we begin to assess our class of children with the signal SOS! S - Safe. Do the...
SOS as children settle into school
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Education Articles
Opelikian Joel W. Martin becomes Wagner College’s 19th president
By Laura Barlament Special to the Opelika Observer Summer, 1973. Opelika, Alabama, population 25,000. A 15-year-old boy named Joel Martin lies on...
Emblematic Echoes of Appalachia
By Sarah West Returning to the places where one’s soul rests, there I find renewal, enrichment and a multitude of things awaiting pen. Miles from my...
Welcome to the classroom of values
Children, teachers and families are heading back into the classroom this week. The citizens of Opelika and surrounding communities set a beautiful...
Students in Lee County head back to school next week
CORRECTION: Lee County Schools and Opelika City Schools will have full days on their first days back, not half days as originally stated in the...
Lights ‘a shining’ as we age
By Beth Pinyerd As a Baby Boomer, I am always looking for people who can mentor me and encourage me that as we age, we can still help, contribute,...
An ‘Alabama Bucket List’: Spectre and Prattville Bamboo Forest
By Bradley Robertson • Jackson Lake Island, Millbrook - Town of Spectre • Bamboo Forest - Wilderness Park, Prattville Each new adventure brings the...
Lesson plan for the first day of school
By Beth Pinyerd As the Classroom Observer, I would like to extend warm wishes, hope and joy for a good school year for teachers, students and their...
Opelika City Schools are ready for new school year
By Beth Pinyerd For the Opelika Observer The Opelika City School Board met to consider and approve new business for the new school year during their...