Oglethorpe County Schools

This is a rendering of the front of the new Oglethorpe County Elementary School, which is projected to be finished in January 2025. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

New school projected to cost $44-45 million

News Staff

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Staff Report

Members of the OCHS senior class rejoice on the football field after graduating on Friday at Patriot Stadium. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

OCHS Graduation

News Staff

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

OCHS boys basketball coach Larry Brown is hosting a camp and a tournament this summer for the first time. (SARAH WHITE/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Brown to host first summer tourney

Owen Warden

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Oglethorpe County head basketball coach Larry Brown has a busy summer schedule planned.

Eric Schmidt (center) stands with four students from his first year of teaching last week. All four (from left): Wanda Colquitt, Brenda McCormack, Schmidt, Tim Poole and Andrea Ash work with Oglethorpe County Schools. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Schmidt retires after 38 years of teaching

McCain Bracewell

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

When Eric Schmidt’s father-in-law asked him years ago when he was going to be promoted to administration, Schmidt responded that he loved teaching and the classroom and could never give it up.

Members of the Oglethorpe County Board of Education, representatives from Southern A&E and Parrish Construction Group, Superintendent Beverley Levine, Principal Katie Baldwin, and students throw dirt with their shovels. (LANDEN TODD/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

Ceremonial start for new school

McCain Bracewell

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Oglethorpe County Schools had more to celebrate than the last day of class on May 24.

Jason Lewis demonstrates packing a wound for staff members of the ASPIRE program at a Stop the Bleed training session at Oglethorpe County Primary School on Nov. 7. The training helps educate county teachers and officials on how to stop significant bleeding in case of injury. (Emily Garcia/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Program trains teachers, officials to stop bad bleeds

Emily Garcia and Kennedy Lewis

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Tonia Willis is a visual learner. Led by Jason Lewis’ instruction, she velcroed a blue tourniquet shut on her thigh and turned the windlass rod until her leg started to go numb.

All four teachers of the year. From left: Tim Stoudenmire, Mary Kate Shealy, Erin Serrian, Laray Mask. (Submitted Photo)

Teachers of the year selected for their dedication

Emily Rose Hamby

Thursday, November 3, 2022

This year’s Oglethorpe County School teachers of the year may come as no surprise to those in their classrooms, in part, because they are being honored for their teaching techniques and student sup

Levine: Lockdown drills 'successful'

Megan Fitzgerald

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Superintendent Beverley Levine called Tuesday’s lockdown drills “successful” at the school board meeting that night.

OCPS teachers share love of the job

Emily Rose Hamby

Thursday, September 22, 2022

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

New school plans are in the works

Sarah Evans

Thursday, August 18, 2022

The Oglethorpe County School System met with an architect this week to begin to plan the new elementary school that will serve students in kindergarten through fifth grade.