Education Articles

Auburn President Jay Gogue Announces Plans to Retire

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com  Auburn University President Jay Gogue asked the Board of Trustees to begin a search for a new university president on Friday.  “I think it’s important for you guys to begin to think about a search for a new...

Work-based Learning in Opelika

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Opelika Chamber’s Business Over Breakfast meeting last week encouraged all employers to consider work-based learning programs for local students. Business Over Breakfast: Filling The Hiring Gap hosted three guest...

Weird Science Camp Set to Take Place July 26 to 30

By Maddie JoinerFor the Opelika Observer Marble mazes and elephant toothpaste and tornados, oh my! Cub Scout Day Camp, located at the Elks Lodge at 1944 Opelika Road in Auburn, is back this summer with a new theme — weird science. For one week, July 26 to 30, campers...

Lee Co. ASU Alumni Association to Host Meeting June 17

Contributed byDwight Howard The Lee County Chapter ASU Alumni Association will meet on Zoom at 6 p.m. CST on June 17. The chapter will vote on the revised constitution and bylaws. Members are asked to zoom in or meet by phone. The public is invited to hear the...
Laugh and live

Laugh and live

By Beth Pinyerd For us seniors, it seems like yesterday when we were wide-eyed and happy as we looked at 1964 Mary Poppins’ character Uncle Albert...

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Laugh and live

Through the eyes of a child

By Beth Pinyerd Classroom Observer With this year’s longer cold months, we are seeing this platitude ring true with rains and winds. Schools prepare...

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