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...

Opelika and Lee County schools to provide free lunch for children this summer

May 30, 2018

By Shawn Kirkpatrick Opelika Observer Beginning June 4, any child can get a free lunch at three Opelika City Schools. Carver Primary and Jeter...

Opelika City School Board discusses identity theft at recent meeting

May 30, 2018

By Shawn Kirkpatrick Opelika Observer The hot topic at the Opelika City Schools Board of Education meeting Tuesday was identity theft. During the...

Southern Union’s commencement full of special moments, memories

May 30, 2018

Special to the Opelika Observer Amid strands of Pomp and Circumstance, the largest number of graduates to ever participate in Southern Union State...

Laura Hartley to retire from Northside Intermediate

May 23, 2018

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

May 15, 2018

By Morgan Bryce Associate Editor Construction of the new Beauregard High School is slated to begin this summer. The $23 million project, approved by...