Schools Articles

Auburn Colleges Garner Funding to Address Students’ Mental Health: Nearly $3 million award creates program to train school counselors

Graduate students in Auburn University’s School Counseling master’s program celebrated National School Counseling Week last month by sharing their dreams for the school counseling profession. CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN —  Auburn professors in the...

Lee County School Board Names Teachers of the Year

BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTHKENDYL@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — It was a night of honors as Lee County Schools named its Teachers of the Year and recognized Beauregard’s state champions in bowling. Jason Wright, assistant superintendent of secondary education,...

Mr. and Miss OHS Crowned

Congratulations to Mr. and Miss OHS 2023, Jacob Williams and Alexandria Torbert. Congratulations also to all of the runners-up and class winners: Mr. and Miss OHS 2023 — first runner-up — Michael Van Horn and Maime Nicholson; Mr. and Miss OHS 2023 — second runner-up —...

Southern Union Quiz Bowl Places Third in Nation

CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC ROSEMONT, ILL. —  Southern Union State Community College’s (SUSCC’s) Quiz Bowl Team brought home a third-place finish from the 2023 NAQT Community College Championship Tournament on Feb. 25. SUSCC finished the tournament with an overall 8-3...