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PCHS Students Earn Criminal Justice Certificates

Posted: Thursday, April 9, 2015 Lynn Hobbs lynn@msgr.com Smith Communications Inc. Sixteen students are on their way to earning a Criminal Justice Specialist technical certificate. The dual-enrollment course is a new option at Putnam County...

YES Program Mentor Event at PCHS on April 16th

Putnam County High School is hosting an informational session about YES Program Mentoring on Thursday, April 16th at 2:00 p.m. A mentor can make a real difference in a young person’s life. Mentors are people who...

Business & Industry Association Meeting a Success

The Business & Industry Association Meeting held on Thursday, January 29, 2015 focused on Resources for Hiring and Training Workforce. Local businesses were able to connect with the free resources available to them in Putnam...

8 PCHS students advancing to state technology fair

Posted: Thursday, February 5, 2015 Lynn Hobbs lynn@msgr.com Smith Communications Inc. One-third of the first-place winners of the Oconee RESA 2015 Regional Technology Competition Jan. 30 were from Putnam County High School. Eight PCHS students...

Putnam County Charter School System ranked No. 11 in the state

System’s ‘accountability’ scores just six points behind top system Posted: Thursday, January 8, 2015 Lynn Hobbs lynn@msgr.com School accountability scores were released by the state Dec. 16, showing Putnam County Charter School System tied with...

PCHS students ‘weld better than most in state’

Posted: Thursday, January 8, 2015 Lynn Hobbs lynn@msgr.com Smith Communications Inc. When he became a welder in 2002, Aaron Clark didn’t dream he’d spend his days in a high school classroom. Yet these days he...

More hands-on certification classes begin in January

Posted: Thursday, December 4, 2014 Lynn Hobbs lynn@msgr.com Smith Communications Inc. Local students soon will be creating diesel fuel out of vegetables and earning certifications for various careers. During a tour of Putnam County High...

PCHS graduation rate at 81.5

Up nearly 13 percent from last year Posted: Thursday, November 6, 2014 Lynn Hobbs lynn@msgr.com Smith Communications Inc. Graduation rates for the Class of 2014 released by the Georgia Department of Education Oct. 30 show...

Cagle praises Putnam College and Career Academy

Lt. Governor: ‘What you are doing is working’ Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014 12:00 am Lynn Hobbs lynn@msgr.com Smith Communications Inc. Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, left, talks with Putnam County schools’ Nutrition Director Abdul...

Youth Empowerment for Success (YES) Program begins at Putnam County High School

Putnam County High School (PCHS) is offering a new program to students beginning in the 2014-2015 school year! PCHS was awarded a $2.4 million grant from the US Department of Labor last spring, and with...