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Back home again – Golden Eagles gather
Special to Atmore News The Escambia County Training School Alumni 16th Annual Gathering was held Friday, September 21, at Power Pentecostal Holiness Church. This was a very special gathering of the ECTS Golden Eagles with the theme Back Home Again, because the classes met in a church that was once part of their school. The reunion was hosted by the ECTS Class of 1967. Barbara Poole Harris, Class of ’67,…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
ECHS homecoming parade OK’d for Friday
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore City Council members unanimously approved the only item on their Monday, September 24, meeting agenda, giving the green light to a request from Escambia County High School to hold its homecoming parade this Friday, September 28. Tiffany Oliver, a teacher at the school, told the council that ECHS would like to hold the parade at the same time (2 p.m.) as last year,…
by Don Fletcher access_time7 years ago
ECMS’ collaboration lab ‘a game-changer’
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer That’s how Escambia County Middle School Principal Debbie Bolden described the new collaboration lab recently launched at the school. At the open house Wednesday, September 19, Bolden said, “This lab is a game-changer for us.” She gave a little background on how the lab came to be. She had asked Escambia County School Assistant Superintendent Beth Drew about a collaboration lab for the school.…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
ECHS Peer Helpers
The Escambia County High School 2018-19 Peer Helpers are shown above. Peer Helpers is a select group of students, facilitated by ECHS counselor Ashley Trawick, sponsored by the Escambia County Children’s Policy Council. One of the group’s main focuses is the fight against drug abuse among their peers. Shown are, from left, front, Luerensley Williams, Adonis Williams, Jaelon Wilson, Calvin Stots, Joshua Banks; middle, Madison Simmons, Arianna Silar, Olivia Simmons,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Delta Kappa Gamma holds first meeting of the year
Special to Atmore News First Presbyterian Church of Atmore was the setting for the Gamma Omega Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma to host its first chapter meeting of the year on the afternoon of Thursday, September 13. Delta Kappa Gamma is an international society for key women educators and promotes professionalism and camaraderie among its members. The Gamma Omega Chapter also sponsors grant-in-aid and scholarships for future educators and current…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago