...hip-replacement surgery this year. She is also doing it to set a positive example for her pupils at Barton Chapel Elementary School, who ask her about her workouts a lot."They just love it," Burns said.Augusta will soon be awash in people...

...volunteers helped pupils do coloring, math homework and play strategy games on the computers.Jayda Ward, a Barton Chapel Elementary School fourth-grader, said she likes school, but it becomes easier when she has a little help."If I wasn't...

FAMILY: One son, Ben, 30 OCCUPATION: Media specialist at Barton Chapel Elementary School DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT: April 13, 1993; mastectomy and chemotherapy; a second mastectomy in 2003HER STORY: Piper ignored...

...their reading goals," Olig said.IN OTHER SCHOOLS, the push for library usage is not as strong.At Barton Chapel Elementary School, pupils averaged checking out 3.96 books, third-lowest among district elementary schools. Barton Chapel...

...lives of others:CLASSROOM MOMOpal Averhart, parent at Barton Chapel Elementary SchoolAverhart goes to Barton Chapel Elementary School early each day and serves as a volunteer. Her daughter is in fifth grade there, but Averhart is mother to the...

A 17-year-old man who allegedly broke into Barton Chapel Elementary school's gym early this morning told police he was trying to stay warm after his mother kicked him out of the house.Charges are pending...

...broke a 50-yard run late in the regional championship to punch the 'Noles' ticket to Orlando. The Barton Chapel Elementary School student has plenty of confidence to go along with his talent. When asked what he looks forward to the most about...

Bryan Davis, of Augusta, has received a $500 Founders Scholarship from the Black Faculty and Staff Organization at the University of Georgia, Athens.

Each school is allocated money based on its enrollment to address needs beyond what the central office provides. Schools were asked to cut their budgets by 10 percent. A school-by-school look at what was cut (listed in order from most money cut to least cut).

...tying their shoes, the days of the week and capitalizing words," she said. She has also worked at Barton Chapel Elementary School teaching pre-K, kindergarten and first-grade classes. Ms. Fennell encourages seniors from all walks of...