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Hall County students learn other languages in online set-up
System features live teacher and online lessons
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Blended learning Spanish instructor Wes Vonier discusses his course with the Hall County school board. - photo by Kristen Oliver
Kristen Oliver
Updated: Oct 26, 2015, 11:25 PM
Published: Oct 26, 2015, 11:30 PM
A handful of students sit in their bedrooms, headphones plugged into their ears, as they listen to their Spanish teacher talk. Hall County students in middle and high school have access to Blended Learning Academy courses that combine a live teacher and online lessons. Wes Vonier, a Hall County foreign language instructor, teaches multiple Spanish courses with Damien Turpin.
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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier
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Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers
Jeff Gill
The Times
Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 6:39 PM
Published: Apr 2, 2025, 6:40 PM
A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.
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