The Merrell Family announces a date change for the highly anticipated 1st Annual Monticello Go Green Walk 4 CP, originally scheduled for March 22. The event will now take place on Saturday, March 29 at Funderburg Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., allowing more participants to join in supporting individuals with cerebral palsy.The 1st…
The 29th Annual Jasper County FFA Antique Tractor and Truck Pull will take place this Saturday, March 22, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Shady Dale Rodeo Grounds on Hwy. 83, 1/2 mile south of Hwy. 142 in Shady Dale. Gates will open at 2 p.m. Also, trucks begin at 7 p.m. Classifications include Antique,…
Jasper County Primary School (JCPS) is installing a Flutter House for outdoor scientific investigations. The new Flutter House was recently installed with the help of a generous donation from the Bryans Foundation. Regina Jackson and Mandi Allen’s first grade class are enjoying time outdoors under the shaded Flutter House and displaying their new solitary bee…
More than 50 students and teachers from Jasper County High School recently visited the Georgia Safari Conservation Park in Madison to celebrate Career, Technical & Agricultural Education (CTAE) Month. Jordana Pope Roberts, a Jasper County native who serves as the Educational Program Specialist at the Safari, coordinated the event with her mother, Mary Tumlin, who…
During the month of February, students at Jasper County Primary School took part in the Georgia Department of Education’s #LitLoveRead reading initiative. Classes tracked the books they read aloud by adding hearts to a graph outside their classrooms, creating a fun and visual way to celebrate reading! At the end of the month, each participating…
On March 1, four Jasper County High School students competed in the Region Social Studies Fair at Lambert High School in Suwanee. The competition included projects from the Northeast Region. Forsyth, Newton, Jasper, and Dawson counties were present. Eason Johnson won third place for his project “The Effects of Literacy Tests on Past Voters” and…
Piedmont Academy fifth graders in Gracie Morgan’s class have been diving into physical and chemical changes, and they wrapped up their unit with two exciting hands-on experiments. First up—the S’mores Lab where students explored the properties of each ingredient and identified the physical and chemical changes that occur from assembly to that delicious first bite.…
Jasper County Primary School was buzzing with excitement on March 6, as families gathered for a special Literacy Night, an evening dedicated to fostering a love of reading among students. The event offered an array of engaging activities designed to make literacy both fun and accessible. One of the biggest hits of the night was…
By ZACH HOUSTON Junior Ethan McMichael and Sophomore Brelynd Beasley continued with their hot hitting streaks over the weekend against St. Francis, and again Tuesday in a region opening doubleheader against Towers. Saturday, Beasley led the Hurricanes to victory in the opening game, a 14-3 Canes win, going 3 for 3 at the plate, driving…