FROM STAFF REPORTS::: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Xi Beta Omega Chapter, PANEL Inc. and other community service partners will present a Youth Community Summit from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the University of Georgia-Griffin Campus The summit is free and specifically targets male and female youth in middle and high […]
GSCS Students Make Strides in CRCT
July 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
FROM STAFF REPORTS::: UPDATED WITH DATA Key findings from the recently released CRCT (Criterion Referenced Competency Test) show Griffin-Spalding County School System students making academic improvements. In Grade 3, the percentage of students meeting or exceeding grade level standards increased in reading, math, science and social studies while English/Language Arts dropped by one percent. Grade […]
The Griffin-Spalding County Library has been hit with Flying Debris
June 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Summer Reading Programs are well underway at the Griffin-Spalding County Library, 800 Memorial Dr., Griffin. The support of the Friends of the Griffin-Spalding County Library and our local community has enabled us to add more special performers than ever before. On Thursday, June 20, Todd Key presented his Flying Debris Show to a large audience of […]
“Sweet” kids invited to diabetic day camp
June 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Past Camp Ivy “Sweeties” EBONI FREEMAN::: This year Skipstone Academy has the fortune of housing Camp Ivy- a day camp for children with Diabetes. Camp Ivy gives children with diabetes, their brothers/sisters and friends a chance to have worry-free fun. From July 15, 2013 to July 19, 2013 Camp Ivy will open its doors to children 3 […]
Community rallies days after 11Alive declares Spalding “unhealthiest” metro county
March 25, 2013 by 5 Comments
Griffinites expressing sentiments ranging from outrage to disbelief, sadness to pessimism spread across social media on March 20 regarding an 11Alive news footage reporting that “one cannot find a less healthy county than Spalding.” The report used statistics and ranking complied by the University of Wisconsin (UW) and the Robert Wood Johson Foundation, highlighting a […]
James B. Hunt speaking at UGA Griffin
March 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
FROM STAFF REPORTS ::: The University of Georgia Griffin Campus invites you to the Impact Speaker Series featuring author Dr. James B. Hunt. Spend an hour going back in time as Hunt reflects on legendary American conservationist John Muir and his walk through the south during the Post-Civil War and Reconstruction era of the South. […]
GSCSS officials implement assistance for students in wake of KRMS grade changing
November 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCSS) administrators say steps have been taken to both notify parents of Kennedy Road Middle School students whose grades are believed to have been changed during the tenure of Dr. Brenda Ford, the school’s former principal, as well as to put measures in place to offer those students additional assistance. Superintendent […]
Three schools in Griffin-Spalding County achieve Reward School status
November 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Three Griffin-Spalding schools were named Reward Schools, the category reserved for schools across the state with the highest performance or the biggest academic gains by students in the last three years. The schools are Anne Street Elementary, Jordan Hill Elementary and Spalding High School. “We are proud of your schools!”Superintendent Dr. Curtis Jones said to […]
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