Education Section
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WBHS STAR teacher Elaine Wilder When Winder-Barrow High School STAR student Chelsea Jenkins was allowed to choose the school’s STAR teacher, she chose the instructor whose preparation helped her succeed. 
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W-BHS STAR student Chelsea Jenkins Winder-Barrow High School senior Chelsea Jenkins has always set high goals for herself. Since sixth grade, Jenkins has been working toward being named valedictorian or salutatorian (she will graduate as salutatorian this May). One title she never aimed for was the STAR award, but that didn’t keep Jenkins from receiving the honor last December.
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Apalachee STAR Teacher Amy Cronic When Apalachee High School STAR student Cheryl Gaughan was allowed to name the school’s STAR teacher, she chose English and journalism instructor Amy Cronic.
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Apalachee STAR student Cheryl Gaughan Last February, Apalachee High School senior Cheryl Gaughan was named the school’s STAR student by the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce. STAR students must have the highest SAT score and be in the top 10 percent or top 10 students of their school. While Gaughan knows her STAR status may open doors for her in the future, she said its real value is internal. "I guess [someone] could look at ...
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Barrow’s Performance Learning Center offering alternative route to success "You remember when you were in high school and you had that one teacher you could always go to? That’s every teacher on this hall."
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MENTORS Every day Barrow County students meet with mentors who provide them a non-threatening relationship and a listening ear. Many mentors in Barrow County are school staff and administrators and community leaders, but each high school also takes groups of older students to mentor children at the elementary and middle school level.
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From the School Superintendent’s vantage point As Dr. Ron Saunders, Barrow County’s superintendent of a dozen years, prepares to retire, Dr. Wanda Creel is getting ready to take the reins.
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From the School Superintendent’s vantage point The Feb. 23 selection of Dr. Wanda Creel for superintendent signaled the end of Dr. Ron Saunders’ 12-year leadership in Barrow County Schools.
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Contemplating SPLOST IV Barrow County School’s current Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax collection – SPLOST III, which expires in September 2011 – funded additions and renovations at Auburn, Statham and Holsenbeck elementary schools and Winder-Barrow High School and Apalachee High School. |
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Technology is driving learning in classrooms In keeping with its credo of providing students "a world class education," Barrow County Schools has placed an emphasis on using the latest technologies in the classroom. These efforts were recognized in 2008 when Superintendent Dr. Ron Saunders was named National Tech Savvy Superintendent of the Year by eSchool News.
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Lanier Tech offering NLN tests Lanier Technical College will be giving the National League of Nursing (NLN) tests March 30 at the Forsyth Campus and March 31 at the Oakwood Campus for students who have been accepted to Lanier Tech and are interested in admission to the Practical Nursing or Surgical Tech program. |
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W-BHS HOSA earns state honors Winder-Barrow High School HOSA, Health Occupations Students of America, recently attended the State Leadership and Competitive Events Conference in Athens. The competitive events consist of written exams, oral competitions, healthcare skills and team events. Emily Wilkins won first place in the Sports Medicine event. The Creative Problem Solving Team of Sarah Gay, Abigail Rodriguez and Jessie Speight won second place in their event. Ernesto Thomas placed fourth in the Pharmacology Knowledge Test. Sarabeth Porter ...
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It's 'Curtains' for AHS Theatre When the star dies on stage, your average cast would close the show — but not our intrepid cast. |
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Technology and testing As the Barrow County News publishes "On the Horizon" special section focusing on education, innovation and focused learning are in the spotlight.
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School transportation building now in service Barrow County Schools hosted an open house March 4 prior to the rescheduled Board of Education meeting to celebrate the new transportation building. Office workers moved in to the building Jan. 6, but flooring problems kept buses and maintenance crews out of the building until Feb. 26. The building came at a cost of $1.2 million, paid for by the Facilities and Transportation departments budgets. The building offers an 8,000-square-foot ...
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WBHS student hit by car Dante Jones, a sophomore at Winder-Barrow High School, was struck by a car while crossing to board the bus this morning. He sustained a broken leg, as well as cuts and bruises. |
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New superintendent introduced Thursday night’s Barrow County Board of Education meeting marked the last regular monthly meeting under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Ron Saunders and saw the introduction of his successor, Dr. Wanda Creel.
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