Rising second-graders through sixth-graders are invited to participate in the Summer Learning Festival sponsored by the Macon State College School of Education on Wednesday, July 18. 

The festival, which will focus on topics of history, runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includes interactive sessions that will have participants moving, thinking and laughing. Participants, who will be grouped by grade level, should bring bag lunches and beverages. 

Registration for this daylong event is $10. The festival will take place in the Education Building on the Macon Campus. To get a registration form, send an email to marsha.hall@maconstate.edu.
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Representatives from throughout the District gathered on May 7 for the 32nd annual School Volunteers Recognition and Awards Program to honor the many hard-working individuals who donate their time as volunteers in the District’s schools.

Volunteers donated a total of 141,325.25 hours in the District’s schools during the 2011-2012 academic year. If that volunteer service were to be equated to minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, the time these volunteers donated would represent a savings of $1,024,608.06 to our schools.

To learn more about the event and to view a list of special recognitions, click here.

Sandra Deal, wife of Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, visited Bruce Elementary School on Monday, May 14, where she read to kindergarten students.

The visit was part of the first lady's "Read Across Georgia" initiative, which supports the governor's goal of increasing the number of students who are able to read on grade level by the third grade.

To learn more about her visit and to view photos, click here.