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EDUCATION
Cherokee County Air Force JROTC Programs Earn National Honors
All four of the Cherokee County School District’s high school Air Force Junior ROTC programs have earned national honors for excellence for the past school year, and one program has earned the highest achievable award. The AFJROTC programs at Etowah, River Ridge and Sequoyah High Schools all earned 2024 Distinguished Unit Awards, and Cherokee High School earned the Distinguished Unit Award with Merit, the school district reported. The Distinguished Unit...
Two Cherokee County Students Earn Community Scholarships
Two Cherokee County School District 2024 graduates have earned community scholarship awards for future teachers. Ixchel Avila of Etowah High School and Hannah Pankow of Woodstock High School were selected as the winners of the second annual Towne Lake Academy Scholarship. The family owned and operated child development center began the scholarship program last year with one $2,500 scholarship for a graduate of Etowah or Woodstock who planned to attend...
CCSD Students Earn State and National PTA Reflections Honors
Cherokee County School District students earned statewide honors in the Parent Teacher Association Reflections fine arts contest, including one student who earned a national prize. The PTA’s annual competition offers students in all grades and of all abilities the opportunity to create original works of art in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts 2D and 3D. Students can earn recognition at the school, district, state and national levels. ...
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