Schools Articles

Stone Martin Builders Provides Breakfast for OCS Teachers, Staff

CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Opelika City Schools last week hosted a Welcome Back Breakfast, sponsored by Stone Martin Builders and The Brown Agency. Stone Martin Builders, one of the largest home builders across Alabama, helped provide breakfast to over 600...

Opelika Schools Welcome Back Students

Students attending Carver Elementary and Opelika High School are pictured on their first day back from summer break on Monday, Aug. 8. PHOTO BY ROBERT NOLES / THE OBSERVER

Beauregard Brings Education

Beauregard High School welcomed back students to its campus Monday, Aug. 8.

College Promise Launches Program Connecting Students with Funding

CONTRIBUTEDTO THE OBSERVER WASHINGTON, D.C. — Imagine if college was as universal, free and accessible as a high school education — for anyone, at any age. To make this a reality, College Promise recently released MyPromise (MyPromiseTool.org), the first...

Birx: Auburn improved in coronavirus response

Sep 24, 2020

By Hannah Lester hlester@opelikaobserver.com Deborah Birx, who serves as the white house coronavirus response coordinator, met with Auburn...

Southern Prep Academy holds parade for first responders

Sep 24, 2020

By Will FairlessAssociate Editor Southern Preparatory Academy, a military academy in Camp Hill, Alabama, held a First Responders Parade on Thursday,...

Tiger Mochas receives Innovator Award

Sep 23, 2020

Courtesy of Auburn City Schools Tiger Mochas is one of the first-ever recipients of the AlabamaWorks Innovator Awards. These awards were developed...

Three Celebrations That Benefit Children Today!

Sep 20, 2020

Today is Sept. 16, and we have three events to celebrate today that delight the hearts of children, parents and early childhood teachers! They are...

A little child shall lead them…

Sep 19, 2020

This writing is a tough one for me. Tough to talk about, tough to feel, but one I think all of us should consider. On our farm, I can feel...

Southern Christian gives homeschoolers a chance to play

Sep 17, 2020

By Wil CrewsSportsCrews@opelikaobserver.com Jason Scott is a father who just wants his homeschooled kids to be able to play the sports they love. He...