Top News Stories Technology making blackboards obsolete When Christa Burch gives a quiz, pen and paper no longer are required. Evans event has advice, activities The upcoming school year is the focus of several events Saturday in Columbia County. Private schools are ready for changes Three private schools in Columbia County will enter the 2010-11 school year with fanfare and celebration. Math coaches train teachers Two former math teachers plan to spend a second year helping other teachers find success. Free lunch paperwork online There is no free lunch in life, but it just got easier to find one in Columbia County schools. County building new schools in an effort to meet demand While work on a new elementary school in Columbia County is under way, construction on a future Columbia Middle School might begin next year. Three new principals bring plenty of experience to jobs New principals are ready to take the reins of three Columbia County schools. Two previously were principals at other schools outside the area, and one has never taught anywhere other than the school she now will lead.

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