June 14, 2007 RSS feed / Education

English graduates summa cum laude from University of Alabama

On May 12, 2007, Rachel Anne English graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama with a bachelor of science degree from the college of commerce and business administration. More...

Outlaw is honor graduate of Briarwood Christian

Darryl Alan Outlaw Jr. graduated May 20, 2007 from Briarwood Christian School in Birmingham. He was salutatorian of his class and graduated with a 4.97 GPA and plans to attend the University of Alabama. More...

Jackson Academy announces fourth nine-week honor roll

Jackson Academy has released the following names for the fourth nine-week honor roll. More...

White Smith Library offers jewelry-making session in June

White Smith Memorial Library is offering free jewelry-making sessions to students ages 10-18 during the month of June. Monday and Tuesday, 2-5 p.m. or Thursday and Friday, 12-5, students may drop by for a class. More...

Reeves graduates magna cum laude

At commencement exercises at the University of Alabama on May 12, 2007, Jody Reeves of Jackson graduated magna cum laude with a degree in secondary math education. More...

Powell-Hall receives Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree

Monica Powell-Hall of Notasulga received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Tuskegee University on Sunday, May 13, 2007. More...

WCHS students receive UWA Trustee Scholarships

Two Washington County High School graduates were recently awarded Trustees Scholarships to attend the University of West Alabama in Livingston. More...

Rance Carr joins staff at Jackson Academy

Rance Carr has been hired by Jackson Academy as advisor to the board. A well-known educator in the Jackson area, Carr received a bachelor's degree from Baylor University and a master's and specialist in education from the University of Alabama. More...

Coleman graduates U of A School of Medicine Birmingham

Ashley Dan Coleman, a graduate of Jackson High School in 1994 and the University of South Alabama in 1998, graduated May 20, 2007 from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. More...

Howell receives scholarship and scholar award

Sara Elizabeth Howell, a recent graduate of Jackson Academy, has received a $6,000 Alton N. Scott endowed scholarship and a $4,000 University of Alabama Alumni Scholar award. She is the daughter of attorneys Sara and Kevin Howell of Hobson. More...

Scholarships awarded

Kayla Steeley of Jackson High School, Lauren Sullivan of Leroy High School and Raechel Carpenter of Jackson Academy are the recipients of the first annual Nick Waugh State Farm Scholarship. More...

Students tour Jackson Water Plant

Students from Solid Rock Christian School (top photo) and Jackson Academy (bottom photo) were among classes from a number of local schools that toured the Jackson Water Treatment Facility during the 2006-07 school year. More...

Lana Hall named to Samford Dean's List

Lana Marie Hall of Jackson was named to the Dean's List for the spring semester at Samford University. More...

Woodard awarded Alabama Southern workforce scholarship

Alabama Southern Community College and Weyerhaeuser Company recently announced Cheryl Woodard, 1986 graduate of Washington County High School and the daughter of Franklin and Bettie Johnson, as the 2007 scholarship recipient for the Alabama Southe More...