Michelana Byrd Contributor Hamilton County Superintendent Lee Wetherington-Zamora, alongside district and school-based staff, held FAST (Florida Assessment of Student Thinking) Incentive Celebrations on Friday, Aug. 18, for students in the district. The…
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200 students at LES will begin LEAD program
LEAD Contributor As of Tuesday, Sept. 5, 200 students in the fourth and fifth grade at Lafayette Elementary School (LES) have begun being instructed by School Resource Officer (SRO) at Lafayette County…
August safety campaign focuses on securing children’s future
Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com As Florida students head back to school, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), its division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)…
SMS shows how esports change the modern school scene
Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnews.org On Wednesday, July 19, and Thursday, July 20, the Suwannee Middle School (SMS) esports team and the Sunshine State Esports League (SSEL), run by Suwannee Middle School (SMS) teacher…
Hamilton County holds back-to-school giveaway
Hannah Kolstad: reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Saturday, July 29, the Hamilton County Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Coalition held a back-to-school giveaway, organized by Emily Lumpkin, Executive Director of the Coalition, at the Hamilton…
Hamilton County to host book bag giveaway drive-through this Saturday
Alexa Duarte: reporter1@riverbendnews.org Hamilton County is hosting a book bag giveaway via drive-through style for their students on Saturday, July 29. The event will be located at the Courthouse Annex, located at…
Wellborn Co-op registration opens soon
Alexa Duarte: Reporter1@riverbendnews.org The Wellborn Homeschool Co-op will open registration on Thursday, July 27. The co-op will meet every Thursday at Wellborn Baptist Church at 8:45 a.m. There are classes for grades…
Melody Christian welcomes new fourth grade teacher
Cheltsie Holbrook: reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Joining the staff of Melody Christian Academy as a fourth grade teacher for the 2023-2024 school year is L. Bernell Bryant. Bryant is a resident of Hamilton County and…
Suwannee school district honors 27 retirees
Danny Federico: reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com As the final bell rang on Wednesday, May 31, school hallways, classrooms and offices across the Suwannee County School District echoed with memories from throughout the year. Many students…
Branford Beta Club shows they are the alpha at Nationals
Christian Peterson: Reporter@riverbendnews.org The Branford High School (BHS) Beta Club spent Sunday, June 18, through Tuesday, June 20, competing at the Beta Club Nationals Competition in Louisville, Ky. The club had a…
“I’m Back” Mendy Sikes returns as the Buccaneers’ volleyball coach
Lee Trawick: Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, March 21, Branford High School varsity volleyball Coach Mendy Sikes decided it was time for her to step down as the Buccaneers’ head coach. However, after many…
Emma Gresham crowned Little Miss LHS
Lee Trawick: Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Saturday, June 10, Lafayette High School’s (LHS) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) hosted the 2023-24 Little Miss LHS pageant. While it was the first year the FBLA…
Suwannee Pineview Chorus performs for seniors
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Friday, May 5, the Suwannee Pineview Elementary chorus took a trip to Advent Christian Village. The crew went out for a field trip and performance to help spread…
Lafayette FBLA wins state, several advance to nationals
Lafayette High School’s (LHS) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) has grown this year, allowing them to have the most recorded members with 45 high school members and seven middle school members….
Future Business Leaders of America in Lafayette need your help!
The Lafayette High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) have proven their worth this year. Together, they have qualified for five different events at the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Ga….
A new charter school may be coming to Hamilton County
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org Tara Lowe-Phillips has been the principal of Micanopy Academy in Micanopy, Fla., since 2015. The charter school began in 2001, growing as the years went by until it became…
Hamilton County Elementary School names March Titans of the Month
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org Every month, Hamilton County Elementary School honors its students who have shown exemplary character in their social lives with other students, as well as their school work. These “Titans…