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Dublin, East Laurens High Schools named AP Challenge Schools

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014, 11:43am

Dublin, East Laurens High Schools named AP Challenge Schools

Dublin High School and East Laurens County High School were named 2014 AP Challenge Schools by State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge.

An AP Challenge School is a school with no more than 900 students and have students testing in for of the core areas: English, math, science and social studies.

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Submitted by Oconee Fall Line Technical College, OFTC Marketing and PR

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014, 10:35am

COS students have Paul Mitchell color class

Oconee Fall Line Technical College (OFTC) hosted a national educator from Paul Mitchell that presented a color class to the South Campus Cosmetology students on Monday, February 17th.

Misty Arnold has been an educator for Paul Mitchell for 3 years and is the owner of 67 Styles Salon in Statesboro. She talked with the students about the theory of color and explained color formulations.

OFTC Cosmetology students attending the Paul Mitchell Color Workshop at OFTC's South Campus in Dublin.

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Submitted by Oconee Fall Line Technical College, OFTC Marketing and PR

Friday, February 21st, 2014, 3:40pm

Area students visit OFTC for Mini-Career Fair

Dublin, GA - Approximately 200 students from Hillcrest Elementary School and West Laurens Middle School visited Oconee Fall Line Technical College on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 for a mini-career fair.

The event showcased a variety of programs with hands-on demonstrations, simulators and informational sessions.

Students rotated through sessions with OFTC instructors in areas such as cosmetology, criminal justice, EMS professions, commercial truck driving, electronics technology, machine tool technology, and more.

See more pictures from this event on OFTC's Facebook page.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Friday, February 21st, 2014, 3:15pm

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Submitted by Oconee Fall Line Technical College, OFTC Marketing and PR

Friday, February 21st, 2014, 9:39am

Meeks Named OFTC’s 2014 Rick Perkins Winner

Oconee Fall Line Technical College named English Instructor Kim Meeks as the local college winner of the Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction, a statewide program initiated by the Technical College System of Georgia to honor outstanding instructors at the System's 25 member institutions.

The announcement was made Tuesday, February 11th at a gathering honoring the Rick Perkins nominees.

Other finalists for the title included Dr. Tiffany Daniel, Division Chair of Arts & Sciences / Learning Support; Mr. Jeff Partridge, Welding Instructor; Mr. Jack Shepherd, Pharmacy Technology Instructor; Ms. Leslie Thigpen, Division Chair, Allied Health Sciences, Practical Nursing; and Ms. Deb Thomsen, Practical Nursing Instructor.

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014, 5:58pm

Georgia College freshman Faith Flanders from Dublin, Georgia was named the Peach Belt Conference Softball AstroTurf Freshman of the Week for her performance in helping the softball team to a 2-0 record this past week with a pair of wins over Tusculum College. This marks the second time this month she has been named PBC Freshman of the Week.

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