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The school's Punt, Pass and Kick Competition happens on September 12...
Dawson County Announces GOAL – A Girl’s Journey of Growth
GOAL, a nationally recognized program designed to “promote self-esteem, self awareness and respect for individual differences in girls and young women, resulting in an enhanced capacity for leadership,” is the result of newly formed partnerships within the Dawson County community...
Sep 5, 2008
Local Mom Inspired by Grandmother’s Encouragement and Love of Education: Creates Online Study Site
Qwizzy’s World was transformed from a ‘good idea’ to a ‘dream-come-true’
for local entrepreneur Julie Wilson, who designed the study site to help her kids study for tests...
Aug 27, 2008
Program Offers Public Overview of Dawson County Government Operations
The very first Dawson County Citizen Academy will allow citizens to participate in a free ten-week course designed to provide an in-depth look at the diverse activities of Dawson County government...
Aug 27, 2008
Brenau Retains Best Education Value Distinction in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
For the fourth consecutive year the magazine U.S. News & World Report ranked 130-year-old Brenau University as the 10th best education value in the Southeast...
Aug 27, 2008
Brenau Expands Music Faculty with Addition of Barbara Steinhaus
Lyric soprano Barbara Steinhaus has joined the faculty at Brenau University in a new position as professor of music and director of the music program with a specialization in vocal performance...
Aug 25, 2008
Fall Educational Opportunities Abound at the Holly
Beginning September 8, the Holly will be offering an array of theater and voice classes for future stars of all ages, including adult education classes...
Aug 21, 2008
Technical Colleges Receive Federal Grant to Boost Workforce in State’s Energy Industry
The funding will produce graduates with skills that will address a national shortage of skilled labor in the energy sector. One goal of the program is to increase awareness of energy and industrial construction employment opportunities, among others...
Aug 21, 2008
Rosanne Short to Head Brenau Evening and Weekend College in Gainesville
Brenau University appointed Rosanne Short of Cornelia as the director of the Gainesville division of its Evening and Weekend College...
Aug 13, 2008
ACT scores on rise as Georgia leaps three spots in national rankings
Georgia's composite ACT score rose to 20.6 in 2008, up from 20.3 in 2007. The national average dropped to 21.1, down .1 from 2007. Georgia’s scores also increased in every subject area tested by the ACT – English, Reading, Mathematics and Science...
Aug 13, 2008
Back-to-School F.A.I.R. (Families Accessing Information and Resources) Set for Late August
The purpose of the fair is to increase community awareness of the many services available to county residents and strengthen the network of area service providers...
Aug 12, 2008
Brenau Dean Starich Named to Prestigious Leader Fellowship
Gale Hansen Starich is one of 76 U.S. educators named to the first class of academic fellows cited for their roles in engaging science and math students with courses and curriculum rooted in real-world problems...
Aug 11, 2008
Brenau University Cited for Technology Use in Teaching Languages
Brenau University is one of only 10 universities in the nation selected this year for participation in the Network for Effective Language Learning, created to help stimulate innovative technology-based approaches to teaching foreign languages in U.S. higher education institutions...
Aug 8, 2008
Statement from Governor Perdue Concerning Release of AYP and Graduation Rates
"As the AYP standards continue to rise, we are also increasing the rigor of the curriculum which will result in our students performing better in the classroom and being more prepared to face the world upon graduation"...
Jul 26, 2008
Governor Perdue, Georgia Lottery Officials Announce Milestone Achievement
The mission of the Georgia Lottery Corporation is to raise revenue for education in Georgia. Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned over $10.1 billion to the state of Georgia for education...
Jul 16, 2008
Former Forsyth County Commissioner James Harrington dies at 82
In early May, Lanier Technical College renamed the main building of its Forsyth campus the “James C. Harrington Jr. Building," in honor of the man who fought to bring the school’s first satellite campus to Forsyth County...
Jul 8, 2008
