ATLANTA - University System of Georgia (USG) students being forced to take classes online this semester because of the coronavirus pandemic got some welcome news Thursday, April 9.
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“As soon as I realized school could be interrupted due to COVID-19, I started making plans for digital learning and meal distribution,” Catoosa County Schools Superintendent Denia Reese said.
Robin Stallings, a Google-certified Catoosa County teacher at Battlefield Elementary School, was chosen as the Educator of the Month. She was chosen due to her digital learning leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stallings aids and assists students, parents, and teachers during this cri…
Students will not return to school this spring, but lessons are not over for the year — yet.
Catoosa County School Superintendent Denia Reese said Tuesday, April 7, that high school principals and seniors will be working on ways to hold graduation ceremonies — if not traditionally, perhaps in another way — amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Catoosa County Public Schools will use the district food distribution site and dates to distribute Pre-K Class Lottery “Request for Enrollment” forms and to collect these forms. Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe High School is the food distribution site.
Registration is now open for Georgia Tech-Savannah’s free online occupational safety and health training (OSHA) courses. Registration ends on May 1 for these unique online courses aimed to help employees and companies save money, reduce accidents, earn job promotions, and lower worker’s comp…
Cami Curtis, a Catoosa County fifth-grader at Battlefield Elementary School, has begun sewing masks to donate to local medical personnel. She spent her entire spring break working on completing these masks and now has moved to selling these masks to family and friends to raise money for a pe…
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ATLANTA — The University System of Georgia is now fully online, with online courses substituting for in-person instruction due to the coronavirus pandemic, system Chancellor Steve Wrigley said Wednesday, April 1.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s spring graduation ceremony has been rescheduled to Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Forum River Center in Rome, Ga.
As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise there has also been an increased demand for medical supplies such as ventilators, hospital masks and gloves. So on Saturday, March 28, Georgia Northwestern Technical College gathered its supply of ventilators used in its Respiratory Care progr…
Georgia school officials took steps Thursday, March 26, to scrap final exams and relax a wide range of other accountability rules for the state’s nearly 2 million public-school students who have been out of class due to the impacts of coronavirus.
Catoosa County schools will remain closed until at least April 27, School Superintendent Denia Reese said Wednesday, March 25. The schools were scheduled to reopen April 6.
Incumbent Dale Wilson and political newcomer Lindsay Bradford qualified as Republicans to run for the Walker County Board of Education Post 4 seat. The election will be Tuesday, May 19. To help voters learn more about themselves, the candidates have answered a series of questions submitted b…
Battlefield Elementary School third-grader Lily Walls and Heritage Middle School sixth-grader Logan Walls complete online assignments at home. The Catoosa County school system has one-to-one computing, sometimes abbreviated as “1:1” technology. It refers to academic institutions, such as sch…
Catoosa County Public Schools Superintendent Denia Reese has announced that school meals will still be available for children during the two-week precautionary school closing beginning March 16.
Rock Spring Elementary School fifth grade participated in its annual 3-on-3 tournament. The winners are girls Trinity Letson, Blakely Pemberton, Kayona Pierce and Gracie Acuff, and boys Reed Watkins, Eli Pearson, Grey Snyder, Traye Stahl and Harrison Gilstrap. Both teams played the Best 3 Pe…
Many area daycare facilities plan to remain open while schools are closed in precaution during the coronavirus outbreak. Parents can contact for prices and hours:
Walker County Public Schools announced on Friday, March 13, that schools will be closed through April 5 as a precautionary measure due to the coronavirus.
Catoosa County Public Schools Superintendent Denia Reese has announced that schools will be closed from March 16 through April 5. “The district is taking this action in an abundance of caution to reduce the opportunity for the spread of COVID-19 among our teachers and students,” says Reese.
Catoosa County Public Schools will be closed from March 16 through March 27. Students will return to school on April 6 after spring break. The district is taking this action in an abundance of caution to reduce the opportunity for the spread of COVID-19 among our teachers and students.
Woodstation Elementary School has been awarded a Ben Carson Reading Room sponsored by the Holland Family Foundation. The project includes a dedicated space with thematically accentuated décor and a required number of new books for students to read. The project is on track to be completed by …
Catoosa County Farm Bureau has awarded $50 and a certificate to Natalia Celis, winner of the 2020 Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) Middle School Essay Contest at the county level. Celis is a student of the Georgia Cyber Academy and is the daughter of Christine and Hiram Celis. The topic of this yea…
The coronavirus -- COVID-19 -- is hitting closer to home and schools are taking it seriously.
Many of the first-graders at Graysville Elementary School transformed themselves into 100-year-old people to celebrate the 100th day of school. Students had gray hair, glasses, canes, elderly clothes and hairstyles. The students always enjoy participating in this annual tradition, and this y…
Rock Spring Elementary students celebrate Read Across America Day. Also known as Dr. Seuss Day, it is a annual event established by the National Education Association and held on the school day closest to March 2, the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, who is known for writing and illustratin…
Gilbert Elementary School celebrates Read Across America. Students and staff enjoyed participating in dress-up themes, special guest readers, Dr. Seuss activities and projects each day during the week of March 2.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School’s Academic Decathlon Team will represent the state of Georgia at the national competition for the tenth time. This year the team will compete in Anchorage, Alaska.
ATLANTA — A popular program allowing dual enrollment in high school and college classes in Georgia would get new restrictions under legislation that gained final passage in the General Assembly Tuesday, March 3.
ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate passed legislation Tuesday, March 2, to reduce the number of standardized tests the state’s public school students must take each year.
Several local students from Catoosa, Walker and Whitfield County schools competed in the first Tennessee Valley/ North Georgia FTW Drone Competition on Saturday, Feb. 29, at Lakeview Middle School in Rossville.
Food City shoppers are probably familiar with the store’s School Bucks Challenge. Each customer with a Food City ValuCard can choose an eligible school to benefit from points he or she earns when a purchase is made.
Students at Rock Spring Elementary School have had another busy week.
This year’s African American History Month Poster Contest sponsored by Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association Inc. (WCAAHAA) had student participants from Chattanooga Valley and La Fayette middle schools.
Naomi Elementary School’s fifth-graders had their final video conference with Prodigy.
ATLANTA — Legislation to reduce the number of standardized tests public school students must take in Georgia advanced in the state Senate on Monday, Feb. 24.
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.
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.
