Last year, Graysville Elementary School teacher Robin Peace suggested a service project for her school -- collecting supplies to help North Georgia Animal Alliance with their rescue work.
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Ringgold Rotary Club, at its weekly luncheon, recognized Heritage High School's Kori Moore as the HHS and school system STAR student and Ringgold High School's William David Murdoch as the RHS STAR student. To obtain the STAR nomination, high school seniors must have the highest score on a s…
Aubrey Turnipseed, a fifth-grader at Battlefield Elementary School, belted out “Counting Stars” for the school variety show.
The city of Ringgold recently issued a public proclamation recognizing Feb. 24-28 as Public Schools Week.
Beginning Feb. 27 through March 25, parents of 4-year-old children who live in Catoosa County may enter their child’s name in the drawing for the lottery-funded Georgia pre-kindergarten classes.
Naomi Elementary School, on Feb. 7, held its second annual daughter dance, which featured a winter wonderland theme. Parents were able to bring their daughters for a wonderful evening making memories with dancing, refreshments and pictures. Amanda Shirley, Naomi's teacher of the gifted, was …
The Catoosa County Spelling Bee was held Feb. 4 at 6 p.m., at Tiger Creek Elementary School. Twenty-five contestants, representing 11 schools, participated. The three students who won will represent Catoosa County in the Regional Spelling Bee on March 7 at 1 p.m. at the UTC University Center…
See Rock City Inc. on Lookout Mountain, Ga., has awarded its annual Martha Bell Miller Memorial Scholarship to Megan Powell, one of its Starbucks team members.
On Jan. 25, sixteen fifth-graders from Ringgold Elementary traveled to Rome, Ga., to participate in the annual 4-H DPA Competition. Hundreds of other students from the district competed in numerous categories. Students were required to select a topic of interest, create a poster, and conduct…
Beginning Feb. 27 through March 25, parents of 4-year-old children who live in Catoosa County may enter their child’s name in the drawing for the lottery-funded Georgia pre-kindergarten classes.
Naomi Elementary School had a wonderful turn out for its annual grandparent event the week of Jan. 27. Grandparents were able to visit classrooms to pick up their gift of an art piece made by their grandchild, have refreshments, make a craft with their grandchild, visit the book fair and hav…
Students and staff had a busy week at Rock Spring Elementary School. The school had its monthly Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, or PBIS, incentive party where the theme was "Be a HERO!" Students could spend the rocket bucks that they earned to attend this party. Students lear…
Naomi Elementary School's fifth-graders recently had their second video conference call with Prodigy, an online math program.
Anna Parker and Cindy Parsons’ fifth-grade Horizon class at Graysville Elementary School have been working on a homeless project for several weeks. The students have researched and learned all about homelessness, and completed assignments in class. As part of the project they held a drive to…
On Dec. 10, the annual Spelling Bee was held at Graysville Elementary School. Students in fourth and fifth grades compete for the titles. It is always an exciting time for the classroom winners to compete against each other. This year’s winners were Lyla Watson representing fifth grade and L…
The Chickamauga school board, during its Jan.13 meeting, appointed positions and committee members.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College has announced the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2019 fall semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.8 or higher during the semester with a course load of at least 12 credit hours. To b…
The Chickamauga Board of Education has recognized student Maya McCauley, one of the 106 students selected to receive the Horatio Alger Scholarship.
The Chickamauga Board of Education recently recognized Clint Royal, a Gordon Lee High School student who earned his eagle scout badge last fall.
Lamar Brown accepted a check for $4,762.41 on behalf of the Catoosa County Children’s Fund from Heritage High School’s Student Government Association on Friday, Jan. 17. HHS’s SGA raised money throughout the fall from two separate fundraisers: Emperor of the Taj during homecoming week and a …
Catoosa County Sheriff Gary Sisk (left) attended Battlefield Elementary School’s CHAMPS graduation. Also pictured (from left) are Kent McCrary, principal; Lauren Smith, assistant principal; and Officer Tommy Frye. CHAMPS is sponsored by the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office.
During the research stages of Catoosa County Public Schools’ {span style=”text-decoration: underline;”}From HERE to CAREER Academy, Schools Superintendent Denia Reese says a lot of effort was put into learning what industry and business leaders felt was needed.
Four Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Trish Wiggins, coordinator for the college’s GOAL program.
Jan. 14 marked the formal presentation to Catoosa County Public Schools and the From HERE to CAREER Academy of a $3 million check from the Technical College System of Georgia to help get the construction of the academy started.
On Jan. 14, 100 people gathered at the Catoosa campus of Georgia Northwestern Technical College for a recognition and celebration ceremony.
There was standing-room only at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Catoosa County Campus as Catoosa County Public Schools recognized its “From HERE to CAREER! Academy” students and received a check for $3 million from the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG).
Two Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School seniors have been awarded a $25,000 scholarship through the 2020 Horatio Alger National Scholarship program.
A LaFayette High School student has just earned a sizable contribution to his future college tuition bill.
On Dec. 19, Ringgold Elementary School students with excellent behavior were rewarded with a “Snow Ball.” As a part of the school's PBIS program, students were able to purchase admission into the “ball” for a couple of hours of fun in the snow. The RES gym was transformed into a winter wonde…
The Ringgold Elementary School Singers shared their favorite holiday music with friends and family Dec. 12 at Ringgold High School. The beautiful Robin Christian Theater was filled with students, parents and community members as songs of the holidays were performed by the 68-member choir mad…
Ringgold Elementary School sincerely thanks its long-time partner, Ringgold Kiwanis Club, for the club’s faithful support of the RES family. Each year the club holds the first December meeting in the RES gym, where they enjoy a delicious breakfast while listening to the Ringgold Singers Chri…
On Dec. 13, fourth- and fifth-grade spelling bee winners participated in the school-wide bee at Ringgold Elementary School, led by J103 Radio Personality and former RES parent, Ted Gocke. Two students from each fourth- and fifth-grade homeroom represented their classmates, with three winners…
The Ridgeland Honors Academy has the holiday spirit. In the past month, these 210 students have collected over $6,000 worth of donations that were requested by the Family Crisis Center of Walker, Dade, Catoosa, and Chattooga counties; Walker County Animal Shelter and feeder schools to Ridgel…
While his fellow graduates were walking across the stage in December, Dusty Powell was driving through Oklahoma on his way to the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., where he would begin work the following week.
With a new year — and decade — arriving last week, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), which has several campuses including campuses in Walker and Catoosa counties, is looking back on the past year to the changes, accomplishments and new opportunities of 2019.
Rock Spring Elementary School kicked off Christmas break Friday, Dec. 20, by playing music as their students arrived in the morning and by dressing up as Christmas ornaments, elves, Rudolph, Yukon Cornelius, Bumble and even Eddie from the “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.”
Ringgold High School’s Performing Arts Department has been on a roll lately, and its success has not gone unnoticed.
Thanks to food donations from residents of LaFayette and Northwest Georgia, Ty Willeford’s Edward Jones office collected non-perishable canned goods, which have been donated to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. From Oct. 21 through Dec. 13, residents of LaFayette and Northwest Georgia were enc…
On Dec. 18, students at Graysville Elementary School held their first Tiger Pride ceremony. Every student was recognized for academic growth in math or reading. Top Lexile levels were recognized, as well as Math Masters with highest scaled scores on the STAR test. Students with highest AR po…
Fifth-grade students at Naomi Elementary School have a video conference call to Toronto, Canada, with Alyssa at Prodigy, an online math instructional/game program. The students provided feedback about what works well in the program and what changes they would like to see made. School adminis…
Students in Mr. Camp’s class at Battlefield Elementary School have fun decorating Christmas cookies.
Boynton Elementary School recently held the annual spelling bee. Coordinator Tristine Givens hosted both fourth and fifth grades. The winners will participate in the upcoming county spelling bee.
Naomi Elementary School teachers and administrators say they think the school's Christmas tree this year is the most beautiful tree they have ever had. The students worked together to create handmade ornaments to decorate the tree this year and are proud of their final product.
C.H.A.M.P.S. is an educational program developed by the Georgia Sheriff’s Association for fifth grade students. It is a highly successful program that is taught in the Walker County School District. The CHAMPS acronym is Choosing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting Safety, which instruc…
Andrew Lemons had played around with writing apps, but had never successfully produced one. That all changed when the LaFayette High School 10th-grader was encouraged by his social studies teacher, Matt Logan, and his guidance counselor, Gwen Gregory, to enter the Congressional App Challenge…
Rock Spring Elementary School had a busy week preparing for the holidays and recognizing teachers for being "Difference Makers."
Dressed in hair nets and gloves, four members of Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s student organization Phi Beta Lambda measured out 12-ounce bags of macaroni noodles before sealing and packaging them at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
