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Literary Twist: The Armuchee High Marching Band
As the rain fell Thursday morning, the Armuchee High Marching Band was hard at work on their show for this year, “The Caged Bird Sings.” The band took shelter in the school, spending the morning memorizing the show’s music. Then, the group separated into sections, where they received individual instruction on their parts in the show. “We’ve done a lot of learning,” band director Adam Chasteen said. “We’re hoping to...
Rome and Floyd County Schools See Improvement In Milestones
Literacy, especially in high schoolers, is still an obstacle but both the Rome and Floyd County school systems touted gains in the Georgia Milestones released by Georgia Department of Education on Friday. Overall a statewide decline in reading scores among third graders is part of a larger trend. According to 2022 assessment data presented to the Georgia Council on Literacy last fall, 56% of third-grade students in Georgia were not prepared to move to the next grade. ...
GNTC Basic POST Certification graduation held July 22
Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus in Calhoun on July 22 to honor 12 students graduating from Basic POST Certification Class #BPC1-2024-07. The Basic POST Certification (BPC) program is designed to train and prepare graduates for...
North Georgia school district welcomes new superintendent as school year starts
CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. — Chattooga County is the first north Georgia school district to welcome students back to class on Friday morning. But it’s not just the kids celebrating their first day. Michelle Helie is taking over as the Superintendent of Chattooga County Schools for the 2024-2025 school...
Local high school softball teams are ready to launch 2024 campaigns
The 2024 high school softball season begins this week with all four local teams opening their campaigns. Two local squads — Cartersville and Woodland — will seek to make return trips to the state playoffs while Adairsville and Cass will look to get back into the post-season mix.
Calhoun Anxious For Return to State Playoffs
Calhoun, GA-(WDEF-TV) Every year we find the Calhoun Yellow Jackets in the state playoffs. You can bet the tradition-rich program is motivated for a post-season return. Brian Armstrong gives Calhoun the 30-in-30 spotlight. Calhoun football has an expectation of competing for state titles, but last year the team went 6-4...
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