Dr. Sarah enjoyed the opportunity and honor to attend the Twiggs Middle High School and Central Georgia Technical College Pinning Ceremony for seven new Certified Nursing Assistants recently. The program was so well planned, the TCMHS students attending were so supportive, and the adults pinning the students were so proud. Congratulations to our new CNAs…

Dr. Sarah, as Chair of the Board of Commissioners, was honored to conduct this telephonic meeting. Congratulations, President Caylee Noggle! “Acting upon a recommendation by Governor Brian P. Kemp, the Georgia Student Finance Commission Board of Commissioners (GSFC) elected Caylee Noggle as the agency’s President today, April 8, 2019. Join us in congratulating Caylee as…

One of the new pleasures that Dr. Sarah enjoys is taking the students working with Dr. Keisha Callins at Community Health Care Systems in Jeffersonville on a driving and informational tour around Twiggs County. Recently, she took Natalie Harris, a senior at Kennesaw State University, Lindsey Theodore, a first year student at Mercer University School…

Our beautiful granddaughter, Sarah Eolyne Smith, recently met with advisors at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah to plan for her entrance there in the fall. Then, she enjoyed her first flight back to Atlanta. In the next few weeks, we are looking forward to celebrating her birthday and graduation. So very proud of the…

Dr. Sarah not only enjoyed this post but is delighted that Oconee Fall Line Technical College chose both AlphaSkills Pre-K Curriculum and AlphaSkills Family Literacy Kits to be used as a resource by their students! “Jennifer McDowell of Dodge County is an Early Childhood Care and Education student at OFTC in Dublin. She was recently…

Having grown up near the beautiful Ocmulgee Indian Mounds, taken many field trips there as both a student and teacher, and enjoyed these lands through the eyes of her child and grandchildren, Dr. Sarah is thrilled with this announcement: “Working collaboratively with elected officials at all levels of government, and in consultation with the Creek…

This post from Sand Hill Elementary in Carroll County brings back such special memories! Dr. Sarah remembers standing in line at midnight with her grandchildren awaiting the release of the next Harry Potter book! “Eryn & Wesley finished reading Harry Potter within 30 minutes of each other last night. They are already challenging each other…

Spring has sprung at AlphaSkills! Welcome, welcome to beautiful days just like today!!!

A bit over two years ago, Dr. Sarah and Dr. Keisha Callins, Mercer University Medical School, happened to sit down next to each other at the First Inaugural Governor’s Summit on Early Language and Literacy. A close friendship and strong shared desire to help increase the literacy rates in the rural areas of Middle Georgia…