BY MICHELLE KEY | PUBLISHER PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER More than 450 bands from high school and collegiate levels entered the Metallica...
Auburn band is ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’
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Schools Articles
All students in county schools now eligible for free meals
Breakfast & lunch at no cost, with no application process BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Lee County Board of Education...
Third-grader is ‘Sheriff for the Day’
BY NOAH GRIFFITH | FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY —Beauregard third grader Lane Gooden arrived at the LCSO Thursday morning with a sheriff’s badge hung...
Former AU Tiger works to help future student-athletes
BY EVA BIANCOFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The sound of little boys laughing filled the streets of Macon, Georgia, as Jeff Whitaker Jr. and his friends...
ASMS launches free online ACT prep
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER ALABMA — In November, ACT Inc. reported that the national average ACT composite score dropped to 19.5 out of a maximum...
Students in the news:
Beulah student wins reading contest Alysa Hatchett, a fifth grader at Beulah Elementary School, was surprised by the Alabama Education Association...
Opelika Board of Education approves
new assessment contract
BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA— The Opelika City Schools Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Among...
Auburn University Receives $18.4 Million Federal Grant for GEAR UP Achieve Initiative
CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY NEWS AUBURN —Led by efforts from the College of Education and University Outreach, Auburn University has received...
Lee County School Board Honors Attendance Awareness Poster Contest
BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY —At its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 10, the Lee County Board of Education...
