Recent News

• Georgia Student Scholarship Organizations
• 11/04/2009
• This is the scholarship program approved last year for individuals and corporations to make contributions to a Georgia Student Scholarship Organization (SSO) which in turn makes tuition scholarships available to students attending private schools in Georgia. This is a dollar for dollar match against their Georgia Income Tax.
• 09-10 Fine Arts Calendar of Events
• 8/19/2009
• The Calendar of Events for this year's Fine Arts Competition has been uploaded. Here we go with a new year of competition!
• Fine Arts Prelims Date Change
• 6/22/2009
• The date for Jr/Sr High Preliminary competition in the upcoming school year has been changed to *Saturday, February 20*. Please be sure to make the change on your school calendars!
• Georgia Ranks 4th at AACS National Fine Arts Competition!
• 4/20/2009
• Georgia's students had another GREAT year of competition at the AACS National Fine Arts Festival. The event was held April 14-16 at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, and nearly 2,000 students traveled from 33 states across the country to participate. To see the full list of award winners, click here. Performances from two of Georgia's winners were featured in the closing awards program. Mabel Valdez from Open Bible Christian School in Valdosta delivered her 1st place Humorous Interpretation, and Killian Hill Christian School in Lilburn's Choric Speaking team performed their winning piece.
• Georgia Department of Revenue Adopts "Qualified Education Expense Credit"
• 3/24/2009
• On July 1, 2008, the Georgia Legislature enacted a program that allows corporations and taxpayers to contribute a portion of their state income tax liabillty to a qualified student scholarship organization, designate the funds for a qualified private school, and receive a tax credit.