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1976 National Championship Vikings women’s team to be honored
Berry College’s 1976 national championship women’s basketball team will be honored during Saturday’s (Feb. 11) Lady Vikings basketball game against LaGrange College. All Berry alumni are invited t...
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Unity announces first STAR student
Unity Christian School’s very own Wendy Bristow was recognized by the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce as the school’s first ever STAR Student. Angie Lewis, 2012 Chairman of the Board of the Greate...
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As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug
When US News & World Report debuted its list of "America's Best Colleges" nearly 30 years ago, the magazine hoped its college rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguabl...
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Darlingtonís Darbots II members Oreofe Aderibigbe (from left), Du Zhang, and Steven Walker watch their robot perform tasks Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at the Darlington School during a robotics competition. (Daniel Varnado RN-T.com) Darlington hosts FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition
Robots invaded the Darlington School campus again Saturday for the regional competition of the FIRST Tech Challenge robotics program, bringing in teams from as far away as Mississippi with ...
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House targets charter school system funding; 5-year plans at risk for Floyd County, others were innovative education model is used
Three months after the Floyd County charter school system drew praise at a state summit of government, business and education leaders, funding for the flexible learning model is on the chopping...
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Furlough days to increase for Rome, Floyd County schools
The number of furlough days for teachers is expected to increase during the 2012-2013 school year for both Rome City and Floyd County school systems because of revenue shortfalls. Because of a rec...
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Students show off occupational, leadership skills
Images of blue alien creatures from the movie “Avatar” filled the mind of 15-year-old Kellie Nicholson of Dalton’s Whitfield Career Academy when she went to work on her model’s face with blue eye s...
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School hosts District 7 Honor Orchestra
Darlington School will host the District 7 Honor Orchestra on campus Feb.2-5, culminating in a special performance Sunday, Feb. 5, at 4 p.m. in the Middle School Commons. “This is a very exciting ...
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Shorter University’s Brittny Brown named Northside Hospital Scholar
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Shorter University senior nursing student Brittny Brown has been named a Northside Hospital Scholar. Because she has been chosen for this award, Brown is eligible for as much as $10,000 in scholar...
GCSU to start offering first doctoral degree
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Georgia College & State University plans to begin offering its first doctoral degree program. The school in Milledgeville on Wednesday announced that the doctor of nursin...
2 Darlington students nominated for GADA scholarship award
by Darlington Schools reports
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Anna Grace Rutledge and Chase Tolbert have been selected to represent Darlington School in the 2012 High School Female/Male Scholarship Award Competition, sponsored by the Georgia Athletic Director...
GNTC hopes to open a campus in Catoosa
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College dropped plans to open a Catoosa County, Ga., campus on 37 acres at Cloud Springs and Dietz roads because of traffic worries. Now, the college could wind up w...
GE donates ultrasound to GNTC
by Brittany Hannah, staff writer
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The medical program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College has been given a state-of-the-art tool that has already been integrated into the curriculum to give students a leg up in advanced e...
High schoolers get early taste of college at GNTC
by Brittany Hannah, staff writer
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Leaning over a microscope, 17-year-old Armu­chee High School junior Austin Adams inspected the threads of an illuminated counterfeit bill at an informational booth. He said it was easy to tell the ...
Challenge to schools: Embracing digital textbooks
by KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in schools? Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski...
Darlington presents acts of service to celebrate 100 days of school
by Brittany Hannah, staff writer
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As classes filtered into the auditorium at Darling­ton Lower School , director Steve Bartholo­mew drew back the stage curtain to reveal a stacked assortment of 100 Kleenex boxes, 100 canned good...
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