Editors, these feature articles are provided to help you give your readers the timely, valuable information they want. Your UGA Cooperative Extension county agent (just call 1-800-ASK-UGA1) can help you localize these features. The stories are available on the Georgia FACES media kit Web site under Back to School Packet.
News Articles 2008
1. Tax-free holiday, sales combine for big savings – Sharon Omahen
2. Provide students with a place to study – April Sorrow
3. Stay safe on the school bus –Allie Byrd
4. Prepare for school – practice the morning routine – Kristen Plank
5. Communication key to school success – Stephanie Schupska
6. Send homemade, nutritious lunches to school – Helena Atwater
7. Raise financially literate children – April Sorrow
8. Keep lunch safe – Helena Atwater
9. Children bloom in school gardens – April Sorrow
10. Help kids, teachers deal with bullies – Brad Haire
11. Get involved early to stop school dropouts – April Sorrow
(April Sorrow was principle editor of the 2008 Back to School Packet and is a news editor with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.)