Category: School

By Terry Vickers, RIVEROAK Technical College Contributor On Tuesday, Aug. 17, the Suwannee High School (SHS) Agriculture Program received a $50,000 donation from Pilgrim’s Pride.  According to Pilgrim’s Pride, “Our company values…

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News  Angie Perry was born March 2, 1974, in Live Oak, Fla. She grew up in Mayo and graduated from Lafayette High School in 1992. From there, Perry…

By Sydney Holder Riverbend News RIVEROAK Technical College held the 2020-2021 Pharmacy Technician Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, July 29, at 6 p.m., at the Community Presbyterian Church, located at 830 Pinewood Dr….

By Leah Hodges Riverbend News On Friday, July 9, at 10 a.m. the new Hamilton County Elementary School (HCES) principal and several staff members met at the White Springs Public Library. Their…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News RIVEROAK Technical College held its 2020-21 Patient Care Technician graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 24, at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary of First Advent Christian Church, located…

By Sydney Holder Riverbend News Suwannee High School (SHS) 10th grade student Jake Wooley tied for third place in a prestigious congressional art competition, the Artistic Discovery Contest for the Second Congressional…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News On Tuesday, May 25, Lighthouse Christian Academy held their end of the year award ceremonies, honoring 80 students for their outstanding academic success over the 2020-21 school…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News Suwannee Pineview Elementary School (SPES), located at 1748 Ohio Ave. S, in Live Oak, recently received a new school logo. On Thursday, May 27, the last day…

By Sydney Holder Riverbend News Esteemed Senator Loranne Ausley visited Hamilton County Elementary School and Hamilton County High School on Friday, May 21. Senator Ausley conducted visits to the schools in District…

By Danny Federico  Riverbend News  Students at Suwannee Riverside Elementary who met their Accelerated Reading (AR) goals for the 2020-21 school year were able to enjoy a water day on Thursday, May…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News Suwannee Pineview Elementary School held their First Annual STEMposium on Thursday, April 29. The event, which took place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., featured a student…

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News Oftentimes, everyone picks a career that falls into their lap, causing them to say, “I wanted to do that, but I started this and I’m still here,”…

By Heather Jackson Contributor Lafayette High School (LHS) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter members participated in the virtual 2021 State of Florida FBLA Leadership Conference in March. According to the…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News Bradley Harrison, a fifth grade student from Riverside Elementary School in Live Oak, competed in the First Coast Spelling Bee via Zoom on Monday, March 29. Harrison took…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News Branford Elementary School (BES), located at 26801 SR-247 and Branford High School (BHS), located at 405 N Reynolds St., came together on Friday, March 12, for their…

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)…