The following School Governance Team meetings were recently announced by Gordon County Schools.

Calhoun High School’s AP coordinator, Madison Bunch, announced the names of students who have been named AP scholars as prescribed by CollegeBoard for their performance on Advanced Placement (AP) exams for the 2020 school year.

The Calhoun City Schools Board of Education recently selected Ra-Lin Construction to build the new Calhoun Early Learning Academy that will be located at 380 Barrett Road, the former pre-K and Eastside School site.

Calhoun High School announced Thursday that senior Caleb McFarland has been named a National Merit Scholar semifinalist.

Gordon County Schools announced this week that Nicole Head has been named as the director of School Nutrition to fill the recent vacancy in the position.

Most Georgians believe parents should receive small federal grant funds to help pay for school supplies, child care and other expenses while their children are taking online classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a poll released this week.

The local unit of Georgia Retired Educators Association, Calhoun Gordon County Retired Educators Association, met recently for the first monthly meeting for 2020-2021 year.

Calhoun City Schools named its four school-level teachers of the year recently, the first step toward ultimately picking a Teacher of the Year later in the school year.

Georgia voters still strongly support public charter schools eight years after ratifying a constitutional amendment letting the state create charter schools, according to a new poll.

Georgia public-school students outperformed their peers around the country on the SAT for the third year in a row, the state Department of Education reported.

All Calhoun City and Gordon County Schools students will be able to eat breakfast and lunch at school for free following an announcement that the USDA has extended its Seamless Summer Meal Program for meal service through Dec. 31. Beginning Monday, meals will also be available for pick up fo…

The Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Foundation awarded $10,900 in scholarships to 26 students. Scholarships between $250 and $500 were awarded to students to assist in paying for fall semester at GNTC.

The Calhoun City Schools report regarding cases of COVID-19 among students and school employees released Friday showed only one new case.

Hundreds of University of Georgia students tested positive for COVID-19 during the first full week of classes that began last week, the school announced Wednesday.

Two weeks of online instruction have gone well thus far, but Gordon Central High School Principal Brian Hall said teachers and students are looking forward to getting back inside the classroom Wednesday.

Help is on the way for low-income Georgia families whose young children attend public schools that are holding classes virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the state Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) announced Monday.

The Calhoun City Schools report regarding cases of COVID-19 among students and school employees released Friday showed three new cases.

Calhoun City and Gordon County schools will get small funding boosts to help serve students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two months before his 67th birthday, Jim Gunter received his GED diploma during Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Adult Education graduation celebration at the Catoosa County Campus.

Calhoun City Schools notified teachers this week that they are now considered essential workers and therefore exempt from mandatory quarantine rules following a possible exposure to COVID-19.

The Sonoraville High School Marching Phoenix band is working hard to overcome the challenges presented by the pandemic, said band director Justin Burke.

Calhoun High School Marching Band Director Larry Brown is glad his group of students have been able to get together this year in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Neal Crawford, Gordon Central High School marching band director, said the work his students have put in this summer shows the he has a group comprising the Blue Wave Band.

Applications for the Elks National Foundation “Most Valuable Student” Scholarship for 2020-2021 opened earlier this month and will close Sunday, Nov. 15.

During the relative quiet of the pandemic, while the school lay waiting for students, the garden at W.L. Swain Elementary School was keeping a secret, as a sensory garden had sprouted from the dream of a teacher and the hard work of a community volunteer.

The Calhoun City Schools report regarding cases of COVID-19 among students and school employees released Friday showed nine cases.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Echocardiography student Christina Bullock has been named a 2020 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) finalist while Mandy Jones, General Education English instructor, has been chosen as a 2020 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year final…

Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a first wave of federal funding to help prop up K-12 public schools and universities in Georgia aiming to restart in-person classes and continue online instruction amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

After only five days in the classroom, Gordon Central High School closed for at least two weeks following five positive cases of COVID-19 at the school.

One new positive COVID-19 case was reported Friday at Gordon Central High School, while two other cases — one at Belwood Elementary and one at Red Bud Elementary — were reported within the 10 days prior to the return to in-person classes last Wednesday.

At least 13 students and three employees of Calhoun City Schools had tested positive for COVID-19 within the 10 days prior to the beginning of school last week, according to the school system’s weekly report published Friday, but no new cases were reported during the first three days of class.

The Country Financial Grooms Agency has supported Calhoun City Schools again this year, the school system announced recently.

Halstead, a member of HMTX Industries, has supported Calhoun City Schools this year with their philanthropic efforts, according to an announcement from the school system.

Both local school superintendents announced on Thursday that Calhoun City and Gordon County schools will make weekly reports on their respective websites each Friday concerning any confirmed COVID-19 cases among students, faculty or staff at their schools.

Gordon County Schools recently received a donation of enough water bottles for every student in the school district, as well as disinfecting wipes to equip all classrooms, from Mohawk Industries to begin the school year.

Beginning the 2020 school year, AdventHealth Gordon will provide nursing services for Gordon County Schools. Several nurses employed by AdventHealth Gordon will serve the county schools for each day students are in session.

Students in Calhoun and Gordon County return to in-person class on Wednesday, and both local superintendents are asking families for their help to keep students and teachers safe.

The Calhoun City Council and the Board of Education both approved the school system’s budget on Monday.

Mohawk Industries continues to support its local school districts with philanthropic efforts, recently donating reusable water bottles, school supplies and cleaning wipes to Calhoun City Schools.

Calhoun City Schools is moving forward with construction plans for the Calhoun Early Learning Academy, the school system announced this week.

“Mohawk Presents Calhoun’s Dancing with the Stars Gets Schooled!” will put 18 local high school students onstage for back-to-back shows at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Calhoun Performing Arts Center. Nine dance teams will vie for trophies, bragging rights and college schola…

This summer, Gordon County 4-H’ers took part in three different judging contests: dairy cattle, livestock and poultry. Originally scheduled for the spring, these contests were rescheduled and held virtually this summer.

Dianne Kirby, member of the Calhoun High School Class of 1969 presents a a $500 scholarship check to Mikail Lawrence on Saturday during graduation practice. "As we prepare to recognize the many accomplishments of the Class of 2020, the CHS Class of 1969 wishes to honor a most deserving senio…

State officials are sending $6 million in federal funds to help Georgia schools boost internet connectivity in areas where access to the web is poor.

Calhoun City Schools presented the tentative fiscal year 2021 budget at the first budget hearing held last week. Superintendent Michele Taylor said that this budget season has been difficult for all school districts across the state due to the delay of legislative actions.

“Mohawk Presents Calhoun’s Dancing with the Stars Gets Schooled!” will put 18 local high school students onstage for back-to-back shows at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Calhoun Performing Arts Center. Nine dance teams will vie for trophies, bragging rights and college schola…