Education

Alabama has the 24th largest school system in the United States that serves 744,066 students across the top 1,519 public schools for the 2018-19 school year. Auburn schools spend $10,699 per student compared to the US average of $12,383. There are 15 pupils per teacher, 323 students per librarian, and 396 children per counselor in their public school system. There are 2 top private schools in Auburn, Alabama for the 2018-19 school year that serves 783 students. There are 19 colleges within 50 miles of Auburn and the nearest college is Auburn University at a distance of 0.5 miles from Auburn center.


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Holland Homes aims to be a trustworthy and professional construction company that is small enough to care and big enough to handle all of their clients' needs and preferences. Their team is the best when it comes to construction management and their process is designed to be easy, efficient, on-time, and under budget. They treat people with integrity and cultivate a life-giving culture in their work. They put multiple measures in place to ensure that their goals are met and apply their standards of quality and excellence to every job they do. They stand behind their work which separates them from their competition.


Holland Homes

Holland Homes is a construction and remodeling company in Auburn, Alabama that partnered with Alabama Power to build Northwoods, the first energy-efficient and smart neighborhood in Auburn. Northwoods is a result of Holland Homes' effort to be a leader and innovator within the community. The homes are equipped with cutting-edge systems and appliances that allow their owners to have full control of their home’s features and energy use. This state-of-the-art and innovative technology provide an opportunity to control all the smart features remotely by using smartphones. The homes are a combination of luxury and craftsmanship making them the standard Alabama homes built today.


An inside look at how Auburn botched Asa Martin’s redshirt

When Asa Martin came in for one kick return and one carry in the Mississippi State game, his chance to redshirt the 2018 season was officially burned. It was the fifth game Martin, a freshman, played in — though members of the Auburn coaching staff were unaware of that when Martin was sent into the game, according to Martin’s mother, Sharay Harris, in an interview with AL.com. Read more here
Auburn Tigers football #3 Running Back Asa Martin went in for one kick return and one carry in the Mississippi State game which burned his chance to redshirt the 2018 season. The new redshirt policy of NCAA allows student-athletes to compete in up to four football games in a given season without losing a year of eligibility. Once they’ve entered a fifth game, that year of eligibility is said to have been used. Auburn coaches had thought that the Mississippi State game was Martin’s fourth appearance, thus preserving his option to redshirt this season and his eligibility. It turns out that they were wrong.


Chewacla State Park in Auburn, AL

Chewacla State Park is located in Auburn, AL offering 696 scenic acres of swimming area, playground, a modern campground, picnic areas with tables, grills and shelters, cabins, hiking trails, and mountain biking trails. The park houses the 26-acre Lake Chewacla which is perfect for reeling in bream, bass, crappie, and catfish as well as for taking a dip on hot summer days. There are also six stone cottages built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s which are available for rental all throughout the year. Those who prefer to rough it out can check out the 36 full hookup camping sites and 10 primitive sites in the park.




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Driving Direction
10 min (5.3 miles)
via Wrights Mill Rd and S Dean Rd
Fastest route, the usual traffic
Chewacla State Park
124 Shell Toomer Pkwy, Auburn, AL 36830, USA

Head northwest on Murphy Dr toward Wrights Mill Rd
36 ft

Turn right onto Wrights Mill Rd
2.0 mi

Slight right onto E University Dr
0.5 mi

Turn left onto S Dean Rd
2.1 mi

Turn left onto Opelika Rd
Destination will be on the right
0.7 mi

Holland Homes
"421 Opelika Road
Auburn, AL 36830"

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