Enjoying the view from the top of the class
The Athens Banner-Herald presents the area valedictorians and salutatorians of the Class of 2009. We think you'll find these individuals are worthy of celebration during this season of high school commencements.

Anisa Sullivan Jimenez: Clarke school rezoning defended
I'd like to address the Saturday Banner-Herald story headlined "Attendance policy will send many to new schools." The story noted the case of a Barrow Elementary School fourth-grader who is anxious about attending a new elementary school next year because of the redrawing of Clarke County school attendance zones.

Oglethorpe school board reviews post-audit spending guide
LEXINGTON - Oglethorpe County school administrators now are following more strict and specific rules about school money after a state audit found some improper spending at the district's high school.

Cramming to graduate: Those a few credits shy get a push
Austin Wynn has had his cap and gown stored in his closet for two weeks, confident that he'll finally get the chance to wear it come May 20.

Athens Banner-Herald Best & Brightest Scholarship finalists
The finalists and nominees for the 2009 Athens Banner-Herald Best & Brightest scholarship winner.

Hundreds head back to school
Students in the Clarke County School District got their first taste of summer last week, but for some of them it, was a short-lived break from classwork. Several hundred students will return to the classroom this week for summer school, either to prepare to retake a state test or to pass a class.

Student humanitarians honored
Nineteen students in the Clarke County School District this week won inaugural Eve Carson Awards, humanitarian awards given to students who exemplify the spirit of the 2004 Clarke Central High School valedictorian.