Category: School

By Starr Munro Riverbend News Hamilton County High School recently took part in an art show hosted by the Turner Center for the Arts located in Valdosta, Ga., in honor of Youth…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News Elementary school students in Hamilton, Suwannee and Lafayette Counties participated in the annual school-wide 4-H Tropicana Speech Competitions earlier this month. Schools included Lafayette Elementary School (LES)…

By Rick Patrick Riverbend News Pinetta Elementary School (PES) from Pinetta, Fla., recently received a generous boost to their plan to provide new playground equipment to the students of the school. Walt’s…

By NFC Contributor North Florida College (NFC) District Board of Trustees unanimously approved Ricky Lyons of Lafayette County as chair and William “Billy” Washington of Madison as vice-chair of the board. Lyons was…

By Starr Munro Riverbend News It’s been nine years since Suwannee County hosted a beauty pageant, but Adrienne Taylor, the Executive Director at Suwannee Education Foundation, has decided that 2021 will be…

By Starr Munro Riverbend News Suwannee County School District (SCSD) crowned the Suwannee County District Spelling Bee winner on Thursday, Jan. 28, at the SCSD office, in Live Oak. Bradley Harrison, of Suwannee…

By Starr Munro Riverbend News The 2020-2021 Hamilton County District Spelling Bee was held on Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Hamilton County Elementary Schools media center. Six students competed for the district title…

By Alyssa Ridenour Riverbend News The Suwannee Education Foundation held a banquet in honor of the 2020-2021 Teachers of the Year and School Related Employee of the Year. The event was held on…

By Ramsey Sullivan Riverbend News Channah Galbraith has been teaching for 17 years and is currently a fifth-grade reading and Media Specialist at Lafayette Elementary School, although that wasn’t her plan from the…

By Starr Munro Riverbend News Suwannee and Hamilton County schools have a few more things to brag about this year, thanks to the multiple spelling bee winners being made, some of whom could…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Hamilton County School District (HCSD) joined the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty (BCHP) to deliver 51,720 meals during the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, Dec. 1,…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News Hamilton County High School (HCHS) will be launching their HCHS Mentor Program under the leadership of Tiffany Criswell, who works as HCHS’s Social and Emotional Learning School Support….

By Danny Federico: Riverbend News Hamilton County High School’s (HCHS) staff welcomed incoming Superintendent Lee Wetherington-Zamora with a breakfast reception on Friday morning, Nov. 13, in Jasper. The library was decked out…

By Danny Federico: Riverbend News Branford High School (BHS), located in Branford, Fla., hosted a fall festival on Sunday, Oct. 31. The event included games, a costume contest, train rides and even…

By Starr Munro: Riverbend News The Bulldog community of Suwannee High School (SHS) came together on Thursday, Oct. 22, to honor five new inductees into the School’s Hall of Fame. The Hall…

By TJ Vickers Contributor Suwannee Middle School (SMS) and Suwannee High School (SHS) held their annual Future Farmers of America (FFA) Fall Round Up at the Don Boyette Land Lab on Thursday,…