Education

Georgia Southern University’s Dr. Olivia Carr Edenfield has been honored with the 2025 Arts and Humanities Faculty Mentor Award by the Council on Undergraduate Research for her decades-long commitment to empowering student scholars through research and mentorship.

More dates have now been added to the Bulloch County Schools’ Book Bus summer tour! The bus will deliver free books and literacy adventures to children across the county, and some stops will feature free popsicles Courtesy of Bulloch Solutions.

Charlie'ann Aldrich, a standout graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School's Class of 2025, has been named the Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education's Southeast Region Work-Based Learning Student of the Year.

Ogeechee Technical College marked a historic milestone with its first Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) Pinning Ceremony, honoring 24 graduates from the college’s newly launched nursing program and celebrating their resilience, dedication, and the beginning of their healthcare careers.

The Bulloch County Board of Education met for their regular meeting on June 12, 2025, to review key updates presented in the superintendent’s report, including a prestigious finance award, progress at the Transition Learning Center, and important revisions to the student code of conduct. The board also approved several new business items during the meeting, including software renewals, technology purchases, and updated employee leave policies.

More than 150 student-led teams showcased innovative research projects at Georgia Southern University’s 2025 Research Symposium Poster Competition, hosted by the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing.

At the heart of helping Bulloch County’s homeless students is the McKinney Vento Act—a federal program ensuring students facing housing instability can enroll immediately, access transportation, and receive the support they need to thrive academically and personally.

Sixteen educators from eight Southeast Georgia counties, including Bulloch's Hayden Bennett and Josh Hall, participated in the first-ever Regional Educator Externship Program, hosted June 2–6 by the Regional Industry Support Enterprise (RISE) to strengthen connections between classrooms and local industries.

Mill Creek Elementary School has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries to help enhance its nonfiction book collection and support student literacy.

A transformative academic initiative at Georgia Southern University is bridging continents through a cross-disciplinary Honors College program that connects students with the realities of agricultural sustainability in both coastal Georgia and rural Ireland.