Christian Peterson [email protected] The first week of school started on Tuesday, Aug. 16, and Hamilton County High School (HCHS) started off with a bang. RIVEROAK Technical College partners with schools all around…
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Melody Christian Academy introduces new VPK teacher
Grace [email protected] Recently, Melody Christian Academy in Live Oak introduced Nicole Washington, their newest Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) teacher. Washington has been married for 27 years to her husband, Barry, and enjoys spending…
Meet Jennifer Stansel, Riverside’s new Pre-K paraprofessional
Christian [email protected] Jennifer Stansel is one of Suwannee Riverside Elementary’s newest Pre-Kindergarten paraprofessionals. Stansel is a 33-year-old Live Oak native and is happily married to her husband Jimmy of 14 years. Together,…
NFC announces tri-county graduates
NFCContributor North Florida College awarded 112 students with degrees or certificates after its 2022 Summer Term. In addition, many of the summer graduates participated in NFC’s Spring Commencement Ceremony on May 6,…
Suwannee High School is looking for pen pals
Grace [email protected] Suwannee High School teacher Elisa Hall is planning a project for her English II class, where they will form pen pals with retired members of the community. The purpose of…
Jennings Back-to-School Bash fills the community with excitement
Grace [email protected] Citizens of Jennings gathered for a Back to School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 6. This was an exciting event for the community to connect and celebrate the new school year….
NCF ROCK hosts first Back to School Bash
Christian [email protected] On Friday, Aug. 5, North Central Florida Resource Officers Caring for Kids (NCF ROCK) held its first ever Back to School Bash. According to its Facebook, NCF ROCK, “was created…
Introducing Suwannee’s newest band director
Christian [email protected] After some instability in the position, Suwannee High School (SHS) has found itself a new, official band director, Clayton McPeak. McPeak was born in 1988 in the State of Tennessee….
New Teacher Spotlight: Brittany Thomas
Christian [email protected] As the new school year begins, there are new teachers to hear about, including Brittany Thomas. Thomas was raised in Live Oak and attended Suwannee schools, graduating from Suwannee High…
Local BETA Clubs thrive in national competition
Grace [email protected] The National BETA Club is an organization for fourth through 12th grade students with the purpose of promoting ideas of academic achievement, character, leadership and service among elementary and high…
Lafayette Adult Education students host graduation
Lisa HancockContributor Lafayette Adult Education held graduation in the Lafayette High School Library on Monday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. Jodi Tillman, Director of Big Bend Technical College, was the guest speaker…
High school students are mechatronic engineers during summer camp at North Florida College
NFCContributor High school students from Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette and Madison Counties, and as well as Lake Park, Ga., explored the fields of mechanics, electronics and computing during North Florida College’s (NFC) Mechatronics…
Branford FFA hosts annual banquet
Grace McAlister, [email protected] On Thursday, May 12, the Branford FFA chapter celebrated its annual Awards Ceremony Banquet. Family and friends, along with the many FFA members from the chapter, gathered together for…
Lafayette FFA holds their 82nd annual banquet
Lee Trawick, [email protected] On Thursday, May 12, the Lafayette FFA chapter celebrated its 82nd Annual Awards Ceremony Banquet. Family and friends, along with the many FFA members from the chapter, gathered together…
Hamilton school district partners with No Kid Hungry to feed youth
Christian Peterson, [email protected] On Thursday, May 15, No Kid Hungry and the Hamilton County School District (HCSD) joined forces to help care for the less fortunate in their student population. The event…
Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative awards $21,500 in scholarships to local students
Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative Contributor Thursday, May 19, the Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) Board of Trustees has awarded $21,500 in scholarships to some of the area’s outstanding high school graduates. Eleven scholarships…
Beauty in every step
Christian Peterson [email protected] On Saturday, April 30, the Little Miss SHS and Miss SHS Beauty Pageant was held. The pageant took place in the Suwannee High School (SHS) auditorium, starting at 6…