Last night at the Board of Education work session. The Mountain Education Charter (MEC) High School presented some of their benefits and successful points. Mountain Education is a public high school that is tax accredited and had over 200 graduates in May of 2012. MEC has a flexible attendance and it has a self-paced curriculum…
With people starting school, college, new jobs, or losing jobs, stress is a factor that doesn’t make anything better but just adds on to the problem. Mrs. Vanessa Hollis Elbert County High School Social Worker explains what the first step to dealing with stress is. “When you first come against the problem, you have to…
This past Friday night, Elbert County crowned this years new Homecoming Queen, Miss Betsy Gaffney. She is the daughter of Mark and Brook Gaffney and a Senior Varsity Basketball cheerleader. Also that night 1st runner up Bri Moon and 2nd runner up Ali Mercer were also recognized. Along with the other members of the Homecoming…
Today the 2012 Homecoming parade will be taking place. This year’s theme will be TNT which stands for Then, Now, & Tomorrow. Each class has its own theme. Freshmen will be representing the 60s, sophomores will represent the 70’s, juniors will represent the 80s, Friends Helping Friends will represent the present, and seniors will represent…
Tomorrow the 2012 Homecoming parade will be taking place. This year’s theme will be TNT which stands for Then, Now, & Tomorrow. Each class has its own theme. Freshmen will be representing the 60s, sophomores will represent the 70’s, juniors will represent the 80s, Friends Helping Friends will represent the present, and seniors will represent…
Having sex doesn’t lead to positive results for teens in Elbert County. According to Teen Matters, to date in 2012, 26 pregnancy tests and 32 STD tests have turned out positive in Elbert County. The more shocking numbers, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, on the national level, young people, ages 15…
