VALDOSTA - Student Spotlight: Kamryx Davis has been a guitar student at the Turner Center for the Arts for nearly a year, taking classes through The Hal & Jill Project: Beginning Guitar Lessons. Release: Student…
Saving a Child, One Bag at a Time
Jameshia Roberson, Valdosta City Schools “No Person was ever honored for what he received. Honor is given by what he gave.” –Calvin Coolidge Today many kids are being taken away from their families during the…
Students participate in Mail for Heroes Campaign
VALDOSTA -- Valdosta City School students took time to remember those who protect our freedom through holiday greetings sent to troops. Students in the ELA classes of Anne Howard, Maura Lewis, and Narci Drossos participated…
‘Tis the Season to Go Green
Waste Management offers tips on sustainability this holiday season TALLAHASSEE – While the holidays beckon festivities and cheer, they also bring an abundance of waste. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans throw…
Valdosta City Schools’ Central Office Celebrates the Holiday…
The Central Office staff of Valdosta City Schools (VCS) raised money throughout the year to purchase grade level appropriate books for students as a holiday treat. This year over 1,095 students in three of the…
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ premiere looks backward…
Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times After many months of buildup and endless amounts of media coverage featuring countless "Star Wars" references, the long-awaited premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" was held Monday night…
Dinosaurs are coming to Wild Adventures in 2016
VALDOSTA – Extinct from Earth for millions of years, 15 species of prehistoric dinosaurs are making their way to Wild Adventures Theme Park in 2016. The park announced today the extensive new dinosaur exhibition “Dinosaur Explore”…
Hanna Receives Love of Learning Award
VALDOSTA — Laura Hanna, a doctoral student at Valdosta State University, has earned a 2015 Love of Learning Award from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective collegiate…
Retired Educators Give Scholarships
VALDOSTA -- In these difficult economic times, many 2015-16 high school seniors are either relying on financing college educations by borrowing money or they are not enrolling in college at all. This may be especially…