Tag: Georgia
Oakwood Hosts 2nd Annual Career & Education Fair (Marietta, Ga.)
Posted on November 15, 2012
Oakwood Digital Academy hosted its second Career and Education Fair on Oct. 16 in the Career Center. There were representatives from several local colleges, including Chattahoochee Technical College, Fortis College, Westwood College, Georgia State University, Southern Polytechnic University, Atlanta Metropolitan ...
Students Participate in Annual Walk to School Day (Greensboro, Ga.)
Posted on November 9, 2012
More than 2,000 students participated in the annual International Walk to School Celebration on Oct. 5 hosted by Superintendent Barbara Pullium-Davis and the Greene County School District. Many of the students from the morning session of the Greensboro Ombudsman Learning ...
Open House and Parent Day Success (North Ga.)
Posted on October 29, 2012
%%wppa%% %%slide=8%% East Cobb, Power Springs, Covington East and Covington West centers hosted parents, district personnel and district board members last week at their centers. All of the guests were able to learn more about the Ombudsman program, discuss student ...
Students Participate in Red Ribbon Week (Jasper, Ga.)
Posted on October 26, 2012
Ombudsman students at the Jasper center participated in Red Ribbon Week Oct. 22-25, a drug prevention awareness and education campaign to unite people and communities to take a visible stand against drugs. Pictured are Jasper students wearing wristbands to show ...
Center Catapults into Science (Powder Springs, Ga.)
Posted on October 11, 2012
After their science lesson about simple machines, the eighth grade students at our Powder Springs location were given directions and materials to construct catapults out of Popsicle sticks, tape and rubber bands. The students launched their catapults to determine which ...
Operation Graduation 2012 Winners Announced!
Posted on September 5, 2012
A guest post from Ombudsman’s Chief Operating Officer Allison O’Neill. I am excited to announce the winners of Operation Graduation 2012, and before I do, I would like to recognize the operations managers, center directors and center staff who made ...
Operation Graduation 2012: Gabby Woolard (Calhoun, Ga.)
Posted on July 27, 2012
When I began my adventure at Ombudsman I thought oh my what have I gotten myself into. They don’t allow hoodies or electronics and those were the things I lived off of. Then, once I got used to it I ...
Oakwood Digital Academy Hosts Mock-Interview Luncheon (Oakwood, Ga.)
Posted on June 27, 2012
Oakwood Digital Academy hosted its first annual Mock-Interview Luncheon on March 13, 2012 in the Career Center. Representatives from four local businesses were on campus to conduct mock-interviews with students. Those in attendance were: Michael Robinson, President of The Family ...
Parent Letters: Sonya Barthell (Americus, Ga.)
Posted on June 14, 2012
I am the proud mother of Mary Barthell, who is currently enrolled at Ombudsman. Making the choice to give Mary a chance at Ombudsman was the best thing I could have done for my daughter. Mary has changed so much ...
Ombudsman Alumni Story: Shawn Miller (Illinois)
Posted on June 6, 2012
Submitted by Denise Lyons, Ombudsman Operations Manager On my way to Ombudsman’s Winter Quarterly Conference held in Atlanta, I met a young man who was headed to a conference in Atlanta as well. After landing at the ATL airport and ...