By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor OCS superintendent Dr. Mark Neighbors updated the public on the latest happenings of Opelika City Schools last...
Annual ‘State of the Schools’ held Friday
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Education Articles
Brian Blackmon resigns to take Auburn job
By D. Mark Mitchell Opelika Observer After a coaching career that has spanned two decades, head coach Brian Blackmon has resigned as the Opelika...
Opelika City Board of Education recognizes teachers of the year
By Donna Williamson Opelika Observer Members of the Opelika City Board of Education recognized the teachers of the year and presented each one with...
Board of Education receives test data update
By Donna Williamson Opelika Observer Jean Miller, assistant superintendent of curriculum, presented the ASPIRE test data at the December meeting of...
SUSCC launches online Workkeys program
Special to the Opelika Observer The Southern Union State Community College Adult Education Department recently launched a 4-week, On-line Workkeys...
Board of Education approves new federal fund policies
By Donna Williamson Opelika Observer The Opelika City Schools’ Board of Education approved five new policies in reference to federal funds at its...
A vested future
OMS student wins YEA with hunting vest By Morgan Bryce Opelika Observer Opelika’s Hunter Weston may seem like a typical eighth grader. He enjoys...
Fifth grade students travel to nation’s capitol
By Morgan Bryce Opelika Observer Fifth-grade students from Opelika City schools recently returned from a week-long field trip to Washington, D.C....
OCS Board of Education honors retirees
By Donna Williamson Opelika Observer The Opelika City Board of Education honored its retirees at a tea last Tuesday afternoon at Jeter Primary...