Education News

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Service Above Self Award goes to Watkins

Lisa Watkins, Cafeteria Manager at North Habersham Middle School, was recognized by the county Board of Education Monday. She was chosen for the “Service...

SPLOST funded bus joins school fleet

Habersham County Board of Education members Russ Nelson, Pat Taylor, and Rick Williams joined other board members on a tour of the county’s newest...

Top students named for Class of 2015

Pictured, left to right: STAR Student Kyra Shalikashvili; STAR Teacher Krista Ivester; Salutatorian Abby English; Valedictorian Savannah Mabry The outstanding graduates of Habersham Central High School's Class of...

SHMS fields its first archery team

South Habersham Middle School had its first archery team this school year.  Members of this inaugural team pictured from left to right are (front...

NGTC’s first ASN students pinned

NGTC’s first group of ASN Cohorts on their last day of class, May 6, 2015. (Photo/NGTC) On August 12, 2013 a total of thirty men...

NGTC expands Health Science Building in Blairsville

Pictured left to right: Union County Commissioner Lamar Paris, Retired NGTC President Dr. Judy Hulsey, NGTC President Dr. Gail Thaxon, Retired NGTC President Steve...

Old Cornelia school to become new FUTURES site

The school building at 595 Elrod Street in Cornelia will soon belong to one of the state’s Regional Educational Service Agencies (Pioneer RESA) and will...
Principal Tim Goss resigns from Clarkesville Elementary

Clarkesville loses popular principal to Piedmont College

Habersham County school leaders got a little emotional on Friday as they accepted the resignation of Clarkesville Elementary School Principal Tim Goss. “He has...

Georgia pushes dual college enrollment for high school students

Gov. Nathan Deal this week signed a bill sponsored by Habersham State Senator John Wilkinson that allows high school students to simultaneously earn a...

Deal signs Opportunity School District, education reform into law

Atlanta, GA - Gov. Nathan Deal today signed legislation that would implement an Opportunity School District (OSD) to turn around failing schools. This law...

New Georgia diploma law changes lives

Georgia Lawmakers passed House Bill 91 in the most recent legislative session. The new law officially does away with the state’s graduation test requirements...

Habersham Schools begin Milestones testing Tuesday

Don’t call it a test. The Georgia Department of Education prefers that you call it “Georgia Milestones Assessment System.” The new “system” replaces the...