The Montessori School of Covington, which is now enrolling ages 3 through high school, will hold two open house sessions May 21. » Read More

Student transportation to Ombudsman, Newton’s alternative school, is one of the items being considered as a possible cut from the 2013-14 school budget as Newton County School System officials reviewed the tentative budget. » Read More

“Miscommunication and human error” caused 170 students not to complete the coordinate algebra portion of the End Of Course Test — a state test taken by ninth through 12th-graders — at Alcovy High School, and other testing problems were reportedly found when the Newton County School System investigated concerns after receiving an anonymous email. » Read More

The Newton County School System has released preliminary scores of its elementary and middle schools in the Georgia Criterion Referenced Competency Test for the 2012-2013 school year, and according to NCSS officials, the results show positive increases. » Read More

The Newton County Board of Education has named Samantha Fuhrey, a current administrator in the Newton County School System, as its next superintendent. » Read More

Students, faculty and staff were all smiles as they welcomed State School Superintendent John Barge to the Newton College and Career Academy for the first time Tuesday. » Read More

The Newton County Board of Education is expected to choose a new superintendent next week and will also vote on a new director of research, testing and evaluation. » Read More

Louise Harwell is packing up her brains, bones and microscopes. » Read More

The Newton County School System has released the College and Career Readiness Performance Index score — the state’s new accountability score — for the middle-school grades at the Newton County Theme School at Ficquett, after an oversight left the school off the initial report. » Read More

The Covington Rotary Club recognized 30 students and more than 25 teachers at its 48th annual Top 10 Banquet and Awards ceremony Tuesday night at Alcovy High School. » Read More

The Newton County School System is updating its strategic plan and is asking the community for input on a vision statement for the school system. » Read More

The Georgia Department of Education has released College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores for schools in the state, and results show that Newton County Schools have made “significant improvement” over the past three academic years, NCSS Superintendent Gary Mathews said. » Read More

Fifteen seventh-grade students in the Newton County School System have qualified for State Recognition in the Duke University Talent Identification Program for their performance on either the SAT or ACT, and several others qualified for the Academy for the Summer Studies program. » Read More

Newton County School Superintendent Gary Mathews said schools overseen by the Newton County School System have been improving over the past three years, based on state College and Career Ready Performance Index scores. » Read More

Students, faculty and members of the community participated in a ceremonial ground-breaking for a new residence hall at Oxford College. » Read More

Eastside High School student Samuel Potts and Alcovy High School student William Dobar have been selected as finalists and will represent Newton County Schools in the prestigious Governor’s Honors Program — a four-week summer instructional program at Valdosta State University in Valdosta for gifted and talented high school juniors and seniors. » Read More

Five Newton High School seniors have been awarded up to $500,000 in scholarships to use toward their college education. » Read More

Newton High School senior Torri Cofield was just trying to find money for college when she threw her name in for the Horatio Alger Scholarship. » Read More

All middle and high schools will soon have the new ViewPath technology, a fully integrated audio-video solution that combines Audio Enhancement’s audio systems, Security Alert for Education System and classroom and hallway cameras, as the Newton County Board of Education approved purchasing the more than $1.5 million system at its last board meeting due to a discount. » Read More

Georgia Perimeter College’s tuition increase is one of the lowest in the University System of Georgia, keeping a college education affordable and accessible. » Read More

Eastside High School student Samuel Potts and Alcovy High School student William Dobar have been selected as finalists and will represent Newton County Schools in the prestigious Governor’s Honors Program (GHP)—a four-week summer instructional program at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia for gifted and talented high school juniors and seniors. The 2013 program will be the 50th summer, making it the longest continually running program of its kind in the nation. » Read More

In celebration of the second annual “International Bike to School Day,” Newton County Theme School (NCTS) and Eastside High School students are invited to ride bicycles or walk the Eastside Trail after school on Wednesday, May 8. The newly constructed 2.5 mile trail connects Ramsey Drive, near the Covington Branch of the Newton County Public Library System, to Eastside High School. » Read More

Ralph Brown, a seventh-grader at the Newton County Theme School, was nominated to represent his school and classmates as a member of the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. » Read More

More than 700 juniors and seniors at Alcovy High School filed into the school’s auditorium on Wednesday afternoon to learn about making good decisions on prom night for their future at a program called “Ghost Out,” put on by their peers and administrators at the school. » Read More