This month's Football Fridays in Georgia podcast is all about the hottest high school sport in the state - Flag Football. Hannah and Jon talk with one of the people most instrumental in the sports' inception and continued growth as well as the head coach of Portal High school, one of the state's smallest schools with one of its most successful flag football programs.
The nominees include the GPB Original series Lawmakers and Your Fantastic Mind, as well as the investigative documentary Saving Juliette about water issues in the small Georgia town.
Michael Kobito, an AP Music Theory teacher and high school band director at Woodland High School in the Bartow County School System, is the 2023 Georgia Teacher of the Year. State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced the selection of Kobito at a banquet held in LaGrange to celebrate all district Teachers of the Year.
Next week, MASTERPIECE introduces a cunning young spy in a brand-new series, we'll follow along as high schoolers navigate the pressures of senior year and much more.
GPB Education and Georgia Cotton Commission have teamed up to produce Georgia Cotton Live Exploration, a live program that will air on GPB-TV and gpb.org/cotton on May 11th at 10 AM ET.
Jon Nelson catches up with old friends and former coaching rivals who have united at Elbert County and he has the story of a long time GHSA coaching powerhouse moving over to GISA at Brookstone School in Columbus.
"I think what, well, surprises people when they have boiled peanuts like the first time, is they have this idea of like roasted Planters peanuts," Jason Clemmons explains, "Then they bite into it and all of a sudden it's super-soft " 'Ugh! Gross!' I think that's kind of what it is."
Next week, we'll see the "Queen of Cakes" prepare her favorite recipes, learn about some game-changing medical innovations, visit the wonderful wilderness of Portugal and much more.
On this month's Football Fridays in Georgia podcast, Hannah and Jon talk with new Lowndes Head Coach Zach Grage. After a whirlwind hiring process that took a little over a week, the Former Thomasville Coach promises to bring 'simple, fast, fun and first class football' to the storied Lowndes program.
Justin Rogers brings his winning ways from Colquitt County over to Thomas County Central in hopes of returning the Yellow Jackets to their glory days of the 1990's when they won 5 state titles.
GPB Education is pleased to announce the launch of our newest virtual learning journey, the National Prisoner of War Museum. Developed in partnership with the Friends of Andersonville, this virtual learning journey explores the nation's only museum solely dedicated to interpreting the American prisoner of war experience.
Next week, we’ll meet some pioneering female journalists, look a the life of an iconic Queen and enjoy a new season of crime-fighting in the Cotswolds.
The Georgia Department of Education is awarding $899,420 in Opportunity Grants to help school districts expand options and opportunities for their students, State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced. The funds will support opportunities in world languages, fine arts, physical education, summer learning, and Advanced Placement and accelerated learning.
