Fannin County Middle School 8th grade teams have announced Students of the Month for February. Students are chosen by their academic teachers for this distinction. Qualifications for this honor include outstanding citizenship, good attendance, respectfulness toward faculty and peers, and a good academic standing. Students chosen for February are: Teagan Cioffi (Team 8A), daughter of […]
Read More »Students complete Engineering Pathway at FCHS and earn national certificate!
The Engineering Pathway at FCHS consists of three courses: Foundations of Engineering, Engineering Concepts, and Engineering Applications. Students learn about the various types of engineering careers and disciplines, the engineering design process, and how to use various engineering tools such as Solidworks 3D modeling software and 3D printers. Students design and build robots for competitions […]
Read More »Collins Petitions USDA for Improved Poultry Line Speeds
Collins Petitions USDA for Improved Poultry Line Speeds WASHINGTON—Today Congressman Doug Collins (R-Gainesville) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to consider implementing policies that would make U.S. poultry processing facilities more competitive in the global marketplace. Currently, poultry producers in South America, Asia, Canada, and Europe are safely operating at line […]
Read More »FBLA student placed 1st in the Impromptu Speaking competition
Congratulations to Jessica Sisson for placing 1st in the Impromptu Speaking competition at the FBLA Region 8 Leadership Conference. She continued on to represent our region in this event at the 2017 FBLA State Leadership Conference this past March. Miss Sisson has served as FBLA Chapter President this school year and will be graduating this […]
Read More »First Annual GaDOE Student Chef Competition
City, State: On April 26, 2017, the Georgia Department of Education, School Nutrition Program held the first annual Student Chef Competition in Macon at the W.S. Hutchings College and Career Academy. Six teams from all over Georgia competed for the top spots in two recipe categories; Chicken Entrée and Vegetable Salad. The six teams that […]
Read More »BRES Honor and Principal’s List
Principal Shannon Miller announces the Blue Ridge Elementary 4th nine weeks Principal’s List and Honor Roll. Blue Ridge Elementary Principal’s List students must have a 93 or higher average in all classes, Honor Roll students must have an overall average of 90 or higher. Fifth Grade Principal’s List: Emily Fields, Anna Minear, MaKain Watson, Conner Johnson, Haven Stiles, Case […]
Read More »Fannin County Chamber of Commerce eNewsletter
Fannin County Chamber of Commerce eNewsletter May 23, 2017 News for Members Leading the way to economic vitality and quality of life in Blue Ridge, McCaysville, Morganton and all of beautiful Fannin County, Georgia. Together we prosper. Ribbon Cuttings Congratulations! May 18 was the ribbon cutting for ServiceMaster Restoration ServiceMaster Restoration specializes in […]
Read More »President’s Budget Includes Collins’ Immigration Policy
May 23, 2017 President’s Budget Includes Collins’ Immigration Policy “I support the president’s strong response to illegal immigration and am pleased to see my legislation mirrored in his first full budget. American taxpayers deserve to see the fruits of their labor returned to their families rather than passed on to individuals who undermine our legal […]
Read More »Come take a new artistic adventure with BRMAA!
2017 Spring & Summer Art Center Classes Adult Tap and Barre Tone Beginning & Intermediate May 19, June 2, 9, 16, 2017-Friday, 4 Sessions 10:15 am-12:00 pm Instructor: Mary Gucciardo and Venae Ellis Class Fee: $40.00 non-members $36 BRMAA Members Interested? Follow me! This workshop series is for individuals who want to […]
Read More »Five schools recognized as Family-Friendly Partnership School Award winners
May 18, 2017 – Five Georgia schools have been identified as the 2017 winners of the Georgia Family-Friendly Partnership School (FFPS) Award. The winners were selected based on their exceptional customer service for Georgia families. Each selected school has created a welcoming environment with courteous staff members who are eager to help students and their […]
Read More »3rd grade field trip to Glenn Springs Holdings
Third graders at West Fannin recently participated in a STEM project with Glenn Springs Holdings. Students were asked to help with remediation of the Copper Basin area. Students researched plants and trees native to the area. They grew plants from seeds and propagated trees in the greenhouse. On May 9, students traveled to North Potato […]
Read More »Fannin County Chamber of Commerce eNewsletter
Fannin County Chamber of Commerce eNewsletter May 16, 2017 News for Members Leading the way to economic vitality and quality of life in Blue Ridge, McCaysville, Morganton and all of beautiful Fannin County, Georgia. Together we prosper. TONIGHT – 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 101 Riverstone Vista – Blue Ridge $250 Cash Drawing at […]
Read More »Haley Campbell Is Mountain Education’s Valedictorian
Mountain Education Charter High School was originally set up to address high school students who had left the traditional high school system and needed credits to earn their high school diploma. The first site was established in 1993 as a three-county collaborative between Fannin, Union and Towns Counties, with a second site added in Gilmer […]
Read More »Auditions for Dearly Departed at Blue Ridge Community Theater
Dearly Departed by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones Monday, May 22 & Tuesday, May 23 6 pm Directed by Sonia Smith In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together […]
Read More »Black Bear Sightings and How To Respond
SPRING TIME MEANS POSSIBLE BEAR SIGHTING TIME SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (May 15, 2017) -As the weather warms with the arrival of spring, residents in rural, urban and suburban settings could potentially have sightings of multiple types of wildlife. This could include black bears that might be seen in or around your neighborhood, according to the […]
Read More »FCMS Students of the Month April
Fannin County Middle School 8th grade teams have announced Students of the Month for April. Students are chosen by their academic teachers for this distinction. Qualifications for this honor include outstanding citizenship, good attendance, respectfulness toward faculty and peers, and a good academic standing. Students chosen for April are: Allison Nuckolls (Team 8A), daughter of […]
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