Category: School

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)…

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…