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Education Articles
Laura Hartley to retire from Northside Intermediate
By Anna Riley For the Opelika Observer Laura Hartley, a respected community member and longtime educator at Southview Primary and Northside...
Construction of new Beauregard High School to begin later this month
By Morgan Bryce Associate Editor Construction of the new Beauregard High School is slated to begin this summer. The $23 million project, approved by...
Lee County School Board approves pay raise for all county personnel, announces new principal, special education director at May meeting
By Michelle Key Editor The Lee County School Board held their monthly meeting last Tuesday night. The board voted unamiously to approve the...
Four area high school seniors receive fine arts scholarships
By Shawn Kirkpatrick Opelika Observer The Arts Association of East Alabama (AAEA) presented its Fine Arts and Visual Arts Scholarships last Tuesday...
Opelika senior Jamie Lowe recieves prestigious Ron Brown Scholarship
By Shawn Kirkpatrick Opelika Observer In the halls of Opelika High School he’s known as “Mr. President,” but now senior Jamie Lowe is also known as...
Opelika School Board members meet ‘Fiona’ the robot
By Shawn Kirkpatrick Opelika Observer The Opelika High School’s O.G.R.E. (Opelika’s Greatest Robotics Engineers) team introduced their robot, Fiona,...
Opelika City Schools honors Carly Parker and family
By Shawn Kirkpatrick Opelika Observer “We sure do appreciate all you’ve done for us - Dr. (Farrell) Seymore and everybody out there. It means a lot...
Opelika voters approve tax renewal for education
By Shawn Kirkpatrick Opelika Observer Voters in Opelika cast their ballots Tuesday in a special election to renew and continue the annual levy and...