Every year for three days, incoming freshmen learn about their fellow classmates through activities and games. These activities introduce them to the students who'll stand by them for the next four years.
The new students climb though ropes, swing across tires, and balance on pieces of wood to accomplish the tasks given to them.…
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Habersham County business is growing with more stores and restaurants settling into the small town communities. In Clarkesville, restaurants are opening up everywhere giving customers a variety of dining options, except on Sunday and Monday.
Anniversaries, birthdays and date nights fall on all nights of the week.…
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Rick Austin, associate professor of biology, and roughly 30 kids explored a side of nature most people shy away from. For two weeks in June, Austin conducted science camps based out of the Marten's Botanical Center from 9 a.m. to noon for children ranging in age from nine to 12 years old.…
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This summer Piedmont sent me to ATHGO International's 3rd annual forum, Good Governance and Capacity Building, at the World Bank in Washington D.C. The purpose of the forum was to produce ideas for meeting the United Nations millennia goals, especially the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger and fostering a global partnership for development.…
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What started out as a search for a file cabinet key turned into a discovery of much more.
In May, Kathy Perry, payroll clerk for Piedmont, was looking for a file cabinet that would lock to store some confidential documents. She came upon Piedmont's assistant controller and internal auditor, Linda Pitts' cabinet and found that it was able to be locked.…
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While most of us are enjoying our time off from school in the summer, Piedmont stays hard at work getting ready for the upcoming year. All of the offices do their part to prepare for the new academic year.
The admissions office workers receive applications of prospective students and sends out packets with information about shot recorders and housing deposits.…
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Several students and professors from Piedmont had the opportunity to experience another culture this summer. Dr. Albert Pleysier and Dr. Garen Simmons, along with eight others, traveled to Egypt from May 10 to May 23. The trip wasn't a Piedmont field trip because the Cubit Foundation sponsored it.…
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The Grill is providing a way for students to eat out for free this semester. Every Piedmont resident has $50 on their student ID to spend at The Grill on Georgia Street anytime.
The IDs work similar to a debit card, where the balance declines each time you use it.…
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"Bienvenidos a Costa Rica."
What? I mean, "Qué?" My tica mommy, Auxi Valerio greeted me with a warm hug and a kiss on either cheek. Pointing the way toward my room, I noticed it was only a few steps away from hers.
The first night I arrived in Costa Rica, I thought I was in way over my head.…
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Matthew Jackson, a junior at Piedmont, is attending school in England at the University of Nottingham. He will share his experience with Piedmont students through this column in each issue of the paper.
Dear Diary,
I am scared out of my mind. I have so many emotions running through my head right now that I cannot possibly sort them all out at once.…
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2008 Woodie Awards
