education

The lives of five Oglethorpe County Middle School students were changed on Friday morning when they signed the REACH Georgia Scholarship Program contract, which will alter their next four years.

The Oglethorpe County Board of Education approved buying three new buses and discussed other structural improvements at its Tuesday meeting.

The Oglethorpe County School System teachers of the year were honored by the Board of Education at its meeting last week.

The Oglethorpe County Board of Education unanimously approved two measures to help bus transportation at its meeting on Tuesday.

The Oglethorpe County Board of Education presented a lower millage rate for 2024, although the amount of taxes collected will increase by nearly 10%.

Oglethorpe County schools introduced 26 new teachers and staff members this year. Four of them discussed their strategies and personal goals for this year with The Oglethorpe Echo.

Students' concerns regarding mental health and wellbeing haven’t gone unnoticed by the Oglethorpe County School System.

The Lena Wise Community Center in Crawford, which celebrates its sixth anniversary this year, offers free high school equivalency classes as preparation for the GED. 

The Oglethorpe County School System welcomed 28 new educators this year — 17 of whom teach at Oglethorpe County Primary School.