Lake Oconee Academy

Garrett Payne (18) gets set to deliver a pitch from the mound in a loss to Jasper County last season. FILE PHOTO

Garrett Payne (18) gets set to deliver a pitch from the mound in a loss to Jasper County last season. FILE PHOTO

Titans seeing results on the diamond

Lance McCurley
Thursday, March 2, 2023
When Mark Miller was hired as Lake Oconee Academy’s new head baseball coach last summer, he pictured building a new culture around the program in his first year at the helm.
Georgia Bosart (3) is one of LOA’s best post threats. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

Georgia Bosart (3) is one of LOA’s best post threats. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

Lady Titans continue to roll after third-straight region title

Brendan Koerner
Thursday, February 23, 2023
The Lake Oconee Academy girls basketball team won its third straight region championship last week with a dominant win over Towns County. The Lady Titans controlled the ball the entire game and defeated the Lady Indians 60-21 for the Region 8 final.
LOA junior Georgia Bosart (3) lines up a shot from beyond the arc in a win over Aquinas last Friday. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

LOA junior Georgia Bosart (3) lines up a shot from beyond the arc in a win over Aquinas last Friday. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

Lady Titans prepare to defend state title

Brendan Koerner
Thursday, February 16, 2023
After winning the GHSA Class A Public state championship last year, the Lake Oconee Academy girls basketball team has set itself up in a similar position.
Garrett Payne (18) in the wind up while getting ready to deliver a pitch in a game last season. FILE PHOTO

Garrett Payne (18) in the wind up while getting ready to deliver a pitch in a game last season. FILE PHOTO

Titans take to the diamond for opening day

Brendan Koerner
Thursday, February 16, 2023
The Lake Oconee Academy baseball program is in its seventh season and traveled to the Academy for Classical Education (ACE) for its season opener this past Monday.
The Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors met Monday, Feb. 6, in the first meeting after settlement of its lawsuit against Greene County Schools. MARK ENGEL/Staff

The Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors met Monday, Feb. 6, in the first meeting after settlement of its lawsuit against Greene County Schools. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Back to business?

Mark Engel
Thursday, February 9, 2023
The Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors held its first meeting Monday night since the lawsuit against the Greene County Board of Education over funding was resolved. The settlement came on Jan. 19, when the BOE approved an offer from LOA, Greene County’s only public charter school.
Front Row L to R: Maddox Cantrell, Halsey Bosart, Rhett Smith and Colby Bennett. Back L to R: Bryson Worley, Ricardo Patton and Chris Ingle. CONTRIBUTED

Front Row L to R: Maddox Cantrell, Halsey Bosart, Rhett Smith and Colby Bennett. Back L to R: Bryson Worley, Ricardo Patton and Chris Ingle. CONTRIBUTED

Four Titans to tee off at collegiate level

Brendan Koerner
Thursday, February 2, 2023
It’s already impressive enough for high school student-athletes to make it to the next level, but it’s even more impressive when a group of student-athletes at the same school get recruited for the same sport.
L-R, Greene County PAGE Star Coordinator Patricia Randolph, Allison Heinen, Amy Reber, Hailey Heinen, John Heinen. CONTRIBUTED

L-R, Greene County PAGE Star Coordinator Patricia Randolph, Allison Heinen, Amy Reber, Hailey Heinen, John Heinen. CONTRIBUTED

LOA’s Heinen named PAGE STAR Student region winner

News Staff
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Hailey Heinen, a high school senior at Lake Oconee Academy, has been named a 2023 PAGE STAR Student Region Winner for PAGE STAR Region 4. The announcement was made on Jan. 19 by Patricia Randolph at the local event luncheon sponsored by Greene County Rotary Club.
Senior Hannah Heinen (11) brings the ball up the court against a rival game against Greene County earlier this month. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Senior Hannah Heinen (11) brings the ball up the court against a rival game against Greene County earlier this month. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

BASKETBALL: Lady Titans fall to Towns County in first region loss

Brendan Koerner
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Over the weekend, the Lake Oconee Academy girls’ basketball team dropped its first region game of the season to the Towns County Lady Indians. The Saturday afternoon contest was close through all four quarters, but the Lady Titans were eventually defeated 52-49 in Hiawassee.
The Greene County Board of Education (left) and the Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors at a special called meeting in October, prior to moving to separate rooms for a three-hour negotiating session on LOA’s lawsuit against the BOE. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

The Greene County Board of Education (left) and the Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors at a special called meeting in October, prior to moving to separate rooms for a three-hour negotiating session on LOA’s lawsuit against the BOE. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

LOA, BOE end lawsuit, prepare for new charter

Mark Engel
Thursday, January 26, 2023
The Greene County Board of Education unanimously voted on Jan. 19 to approve a settlement with Lake Oconee Academy that ends the charter school’s 29-month-old lawsuit against the BOE. “We’re really happy,” BOE Chairman Mike Lynch told the Lake Oconee News on Friday. “We got some things.
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