Education
Bishop serves as keynote speaker for Boy Scout celebration
February 9, 2010 - 2:22amGoogle News Alerts - Monday, Febraury 8, 2010, the Boy Scouts celebrated its 100th birthday and today held a celebration to honor that milestone with U.S. Congressman Sanford Bishop serving as the keynote speaker.
24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast
December 30, 2009 - 7:26amCOLUMBUS, GA- On Monday January 18th 2010 there will be a Martin Luther King Jr. Unity breakfast at 7:10 am. The program will follow breakfast and start at 7:30am. It will be located at the Columbus Ironworks Convention & Trade Center.
Bishop nomination makes ROTC history
December 22, 2009 - 5:33amFor the first time since the spring of 1996, the Bainbridge High School Air Force Junior ROTC program has had two cadets nominated to the same military academy.
Senior Erick Juarez and 2009 BHS graduate Derrick Akins have been nominated by U.S. Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr. to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
In 1996, Cadets Preston Laslie and Natalie Pope were nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., where they both graduated.
Bishop Speaks at Convocation
February 23, 2009 - 2:16pmU.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop was the guest of honor as Bainbridge College hosted a musical and oratory convocation to mark February as Black History Month.
Atkins will go to West Point
January 31, 2009 - 11:01pm
Not long ago it was announced that Bainbridge High School Air Force JROTC Cadet Derrick Akins had been nominated by Congressman Sanford Bishop for appointment to not one but two military academies.
Atkins nominated for service academies
January 23, 2009 - 4:54amNominated for Service Academies is Cadet Deputy Commander Derrick Akins as he holds a letter from U.S. Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., telling him that he had been nominated for appointments to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., and the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Bainbridge High School Principal Tommie Howell and BHS Air Force Junior ROTC program director Col. Gary Breedlove stand with Akins.
Congressional Funding for Education for FY 08
August 6, 2008 - 6:10amCongressman Bishop brought the following funds home to Georgia and the Second Congressional District during fiscal year 2008:
Educational Appropriations for FY 2008
August 6, 2008 - 6:07amDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: $59.4 billion, rejecting the President’s $1.2 billion cut and $2 billion above 2007.
Teacher Quality State Grants:
