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$2.87 Million Grant to Expand AP Program in Houston County

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 4:12pm

The Advanced Placement classes in Houston County high schools will be expanding for military families.

According to a release, the AP program will be expanding to the five high schools and will also benefit eight middle schools thanks to a $2.87 million grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity.

While any student will be able to benefit from the program, Houston County Schools were selected because of their large military family population, Houston County spokesperson Beth McLaughlin says.

At an event announcing the program last week, Gov. Deal said, "This expansion of NMSI's AP Program in Georgia will help encourage more of our young people to pursue careers in these fields and build the content knowledge and skills of our STEM teaching workforce."

Advanced Placement classes allow students to take college level courses while still in high school and take a test to help earn college credit when applying to college.

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Northside High Eagle Preschool Accepting Applications

Submitted by HCBOE on Monday, May 13th, 5:24 pm
Northside High Eagle Preschool Accepting Applications

 

Northside High School is accepting applications for preschool for the fall semester.  The program serves children ages three and four years. 

The Eagle Preschool program will begin on Sept. 10, 2013, and continue on school days Tuesday through Thursday.  The classes meet 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.  The fall semester will end in December.

The semester fee is $100.  Applications are available at Northside High School’s main office.  Parents will need to provide proof of immunizations.

Northside High is located at 926 Green Street in Warner Robins.  Dr. Greg Peavy serves as principal.  For more information, please contact Northside High’s Early Childhood Education Teacher, Shonda McFadden, at 478-929-7858, ext. 41783.

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Houston County School System to Honor 79 Retirees

Submitted by HCBOE on Monday, May 13th, 4:26 pm
Houston County School System to Honor 79 Retirees

 

The Houston County School System will honor 79 retirees at the annual Retirement Banquet on May 14, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. at the Agricenter's McGill Marketplace in Perry.  Approximately 1,000 employees and retirees’ guests are expected to attend. 

Musical entertainment will be provided by the Feagin Mill Middle School Jazz Band, directed by Lloyd McDonald, and Carmen Foskey, Warner Robins High student and reigning Miss International City’s Outstanding Teen.  Dinner will be served and each retiree will be awarded a plaque for their years of service.  A keepsake program and slideshow will highlight the honorees.

The event is sponsored by Parrish Construction Group, H.E.A. Federal Credit Union and Clear Concepts Consulting Group and Houston County schools.  The honorees are listed below. 

Presenting the HCBOE 2012 - 2013 Retirees

 

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Share Your Graduation Photos!

Submitted by Jake Wade
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 2:28pm

Upload the photos of your big day.

When you upload your photos, make sure to include your school name in the caption, and please make sure your photos are right-side up. We cannot rotate them after you upload them.

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School is Almost Out in Houston County

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 2:18pm
School is Almost Out in Houston County

Two full weeks left of school in Houston County.

But who's counting?

The last day of school is Friday, May 24.
Seniors graduate Saturday, May 25.
(Where does the time go?)

Students and teachers, have you thought about what you want to this summer?

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Small Fire Spurs Thompson Middle School Evacuation

Submitted by Jennifer Moulliet, 13WMAZ Videojournalist
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 1:23pm

A small fire in a bathroom forced the evacuation of Thompson Middle School in Houston County Monday morning.

According to Beth McLaughlin with the Houston County Board of Education, the school was evacuated for about fifteen minutes around 10 a.m.

The fire was quickly under control, and no one was injured or in danger, McLaughlin said. 

Officials are investigating how the fire started.

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Students Win State Science & Engineering Awards

Submitted by HCBOE on Friday, May 10th, 1:40 pm
Students Win State Science & Engineering Awards

 

Houston County students won several awards at the 65th Georgia Science and Engineering Fair held at the University of Ga. March 21-23, 2013.  Forty-four students qualified for state by winning first place in the region competition.  At State, four won first place and 11 won special awards; many more brought home second or third place awards. 

Congratulations to the following first-place state winners:

  • Bonaire Middle:  Mitchell Groover and Daniel Hawthorne (pictured from left in first photo), 1st place in their category for “The Helper,” and “Most Outstanding 7th Grade Project.” 

Their teacher sponsor, Janine Davis, commented, “I am very proud of them! This is one of the most creative projects I’ve ever seen. They designed and created a working windshield wiper for a motorcycle helmet, and then tested it with a group of students to test the visibility. It was awesome!”

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