Morgan Hunton, a senior at East Paulding High School, was recently selected as one of the nations top 125 high school marching band seniors from thousands of applicants to participate in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. She will receive an all-expense paid trip to San Antonio to march in the Alamodome during halftime of the All-American Bowl.

The Medal of Heroism is the highest ROTC award a cadet can receive. An act of Heroism must be performed to earn this award and also it must set the cadet apart from the others and involve acceptance of danger.

In an effort to help Chattahoochee Technical College students reach their academic and professional goals, Open Roads Complete RV Owner Drew Hutton has provided a $2,500 donation to the college’s 2018 Student Leadership Academy.

The Veterans Day celebration at WC Abney Elementary is always a special day! I am a second-grade teacher there, and this year was even more special for me as my son, Airman First Class, Mason Goodroe.

The State Senate Study Committee on Cyber Security Education convened at Chattahoochee Technical College’s North Metro Campus in Acworth on Thursday, Nov. 9 to continue its assessment of cybersecurity education available for Georgia students.

The Patriots had the unfortunate luck to draw the Buford Wolves. The final score of 54-23 was not indicative of the effort that the Patriots put forth.

We celebrated Veteran’s Day at Abney Elementary Friday, November 10th. Grades K through 5 showed their appreciation through song and spirit at our 6th Annual event. Veterans were treated to refreshments afterwards of coffee and doughnuts by our incredible PTA. Abney Elementary is so very proud of our Veterans!

A constant champion of technical education in Georgia, Susan Stephens of Cartersville was presented with the Technical College Foundation Association 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award on Nov. 7th at the leadership conference of the Technical College System of Georgia.

Around 25 students took advantage of a college success workshop organized and led by Georgia Highlands College President Don Green. The four-week workshop took place at the beginning of the semester. Dean of Natural Science and Physical Education Greg Ford and Dean of Health Sciences Michelle Boyce also worked with the students.

Paulding County High School Patriots and Head Coach Van Spence was presented the revolving “Battle” trophy on November 3rd with a true rivalry battle until the final seconds of the game. East Paulding was driving to score and the clock ran out with them being on the 10-yard line.