NFC: Contributor The North Florida College (NFC) Foundation is proud to announce its 2020 high school scholarship awardees from Madison County. Graduates receiving designated high school senior scholarships from NFC are Daffany…
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Five Madison County students awarded scholarships
Tri-County Electric Cooperative Contributor Tri-County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) is proud to announce the recipients of the TCEC Energizing Education Scholarships: from Madison County High School (MCHS), Alison Underhill; and from James Madison…
DOH administrator honored by NFC
John Willoughby reporter2@greenepublishing.com If there’s been a close friend of North Florida College (NFC) during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s undoubtably been Madison/Jefferson County Department of Health Administrator Kim Allbritton. She was named…
Jackson awarded student of the year
John Willoughby reporter2@greenepublishing.com During the 2019-2020 North Florida College (NFC) Virtual Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 23, Lafayette County student Dawson Jackson was announced as the 2020 Student of the Year. Jackson…
MCAA shines at music assessment
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Fourteen band students from Madison Creative Arts Academy’s (MCAA) Symphonic Band performed at the Florida Bandmasters Association District 3 Solo and Ensemble Music Performance Assessment. The event was held…
MCAA congratulates Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Katie Krell news@greenepublishing.com On Tuesday, April 28, two Madison Creative Arts Academy (MCAA) eighth graders received a pleasant surprise. Josie Driggers and Reagan Jones were visited by the school’s Principal, Janna Barrs,…
Glyndell Presley: Real world experience and real world passion
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Madison County High School (MCHS) English/Language Arts teacher Glyndell Presley did not originally envision herself as an educator. When she graduated from the School of Journalism at Florida A&M…
Kara Washington: Teaching the teachers
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com When Kara Washington decided to leave the classroom and begin work as a reading coach, she asked herself, “What would have been helpful to me as a new teacher?”…
Faculty sends love to students
Savannah Reams editor@greenepublishing.com When students were dismissed on Friday, March 13, little did they know that moment would be the last time they would see their classmates, teachers, faculty and administrators for…
A virtual teaching experience: Teachers give their feedback on distance learning
John Willoughby reporter2@greenepublishing.com COVID-19 has closed the schools across Madison County, but continuous education has yet to be excused. At home, students continue their classwork in a different manner, while teachers remain…
Closed, but still blessing GES offers food to more than 150
Selah M. Poore editor@greenepublishing.com Twenty-two million children across America rely on the two meals they get at school everyday. With the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, schools are shutting down and those children…
Homeschool kids enjoy nature
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com On Thursday, March 12, a group of home school kids took advantage of the balmy spring weather and spent the late morning outside, learning about the natural world around…
Tri-County Electric and Kiwanis Club team up
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com In recognition of the annual “Read Across America” event, Tri-County Electric Co-op (TCEC) and the Madison Kiwanis Club teamed up to read to elementary school students across Madison County….
GES salutes Black History
John Willoughby reporter2@greenepublishing.com Since the days of American historian Carter Godwin Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, black history has been celebrated in some shape…
NFC receives donation from Capital City Bank
North Florida College Contributor North Florida College (NFC) recently received a $2,000 donation from the Capital City Bank Group Foundation. The generous gift benefits nursing programs and student training opportunities at NFC….
Akerman joins credit union board
Katie Krell editor@greenepublishing.com The Madison Education Association Credit Union Board is now under new leadership. Mark Akerman, principal at James Madison Preparatory High School, was recently appointed as a member of the…
MCAA Beta Club welcomes new members
Katie Krell editor@greenepublishing.com Service, scholarship, character and leadership – these are the qualities observed in the 10 new members of Madison Creative Arts Academy’s MCAA) Junior Beta Club. The Beta Club is…
Bass named SRP of the year
John Willoughby reporter2@greenepublishing.com Behind the scenes, secretaries, custodians and other non-instructional, school related personnel are undoubtedly the magic that keeps Madison County schools alive. Through their interactions with students and staff, their…
Baynard, Peavey and Sheffield win Tropicana Speech
John Willoughby reporter2@greenepublishing.com Three Madison County students are moving forward to district competition in May after winning their local county Tropicana Speech finale on Thursday, Jan. 23. Proud mothers, fathers, grandparents, family…
Hammock wins district spelling bee: Secures spot in Jacksonville competition
John Willoughby reporter2@greenepublishing.com A sixth-grade student from Madison County is moving on to the regionals! After winning the Scripps District Spelling Bee, Adyson Hammock will take a shot at moving on to…