[Verbatim From Mississippi Department of Education] When the number of dropouts reached the double digits this school year, administrators and teachers at Picayune Memorial High School decided it was time to do something drastic.
Assistant Principal Patricia Smith, who is the Picayune School District's dropout prevention…
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Celebrating Black Students Called N-Word at Ole Miss
The Daily Mississippian at Ole Miss reported a disturbing response to the Barack Obama presidential victory on Tuesday night:
Tensions rose on the University of Mississippi campus shortly after Barack Obama was declared the winner of Tuesday’s election. University Police Department Chief Calvin Sellers said there…
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Tensions rose on the University of Mississippi campus shortly after Barack Obama was declared the winner of Tuesday’s election. University Police Department Chief Calvin Sellers said there…
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Hinds County School District - Week In Review
Bolton Edwards Elementary Middle
Bolton-Edwards Middle School Boys and Girls Basketball Teams defeated Carver Middle School on Monday, November 3, 2008. Go Rangers!!!
Byram Middle School Updates
Mrs. Myers' classes are demonstrating Newton's Laws of Motion and Mrs. Cliett's classes are videoing the demonstrations.
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Bolton-Edwards Middle School Boys and Girls Basketball Teams defeated Carver Middle School on Monday, November 3, 2008. Go Rangers!!!
Byram Middle School Updates
Mrs. Myers' classes are demonstrating Newton's Laws of Motion and Mrs. Cliett's classes are videoing the demonstrations.
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Byram Middle School Honors Military Veterans
[Verbatim] There will be a Veterans' Day Program on November 11, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. at Byram Middle School. Veterans, currently serving military personnel and the public are all invited to share in remembering and honoring our veterans. Please come join us for this special recognition of our men and…
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Sr. Thea Bowmen School welcomes Bowmen’s oldest living relative
It looks like the students at Thea Bowman Catholic School recently got a very special visit. Here's the press release from the school:
Students at Thea Bowman Catholic School recently welcomed Mrs. Barbara Barber to the school. Mrs. Barber is the oldest living relative of Sr.…
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Students at Thea Bowman Catholic School recently welcomed Mrs. Barbara Barber to the school. Mrs. Barber is the oldest living relative of Sr.…
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Kidzu Playhouse Does ‘Tom Sawyer’
[Verbatim] Kidzu Playhouse, http://www.kudzuplayers.com , is proud to partner with Hernando High School Drama to present The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in celebration of the National Endowment for the Art's The Big Read, http://www.NEABigRead.org , which promotes this classic story by Mark Twain. Directed by Ashley…
by DonnaLadd on 10/10/08 at 06:04 PM Comments (0) -- Read More...
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City of Raymond Proclaims National Chemistry Week
[Verbatim] Local students presented signatures to Raymond’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen at the Oct. 7, 2008, board meeting. The students collected community signatures to show support for a resolution to proclaim October 19-25 National Chemistry Week in Raymond. National Chemistry Week is a community-based event that is sponsored by…
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Millsaps Scholar-Athletes Have Highest 5-Year Graduation Rate
[Verbatim] JACKSON, Miss.—Millsaps scholar-athletes have once again proved they have what it takes to win both on the field and in the classroom. Millsaps College recently won the David M. Halbrook Award for having the highest percentage of graduating athletes for the five-year period, 2003-04 to 2007-08, with a 98…
by DonnaLadd on 10/10/08 at 05:43 PM Comments (0) -- Read More...
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Barack the Vote on Facebook
This week we launched our innovative Get Out The Vote campaign which focuses on each of us getting the people we know to vote for Obama by Election Day. Today, we're making it even easier to reach out to friends using the nation's most popular social networking site: Facebook.
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Who Are ‘Generation We’?
Well, it's the "millennials," and this new book and Web site will tell you about it:
Millennials are the largest generation in American history. Born between 1978 and 2000, they are 95 million strong, compared to 78 million Baby Boomers. They are independent—politically, socially, and philosophically—and…
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Millennials are the largest generation in American history. Born between 1978 and 2000, they are 95 million strong, compared to 78 million Baby Boomers. They are independent—politically, socially, and philosophically—and…
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NYC to Lower Voting Age to 16?
[verbatim from National Youth Rights Association]
June 8, 2005: New York City could become the first American city to lower its voting age to sixteen after Councilwoman Gale Brewer introduces her bill to lower the municipal voting age from 18 to 16 on Wednesday.
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June 8, 2005: New York City could become the first American city to lower its voting age to sixteen after Councilwoman Gale Brewer introduces her bill to lower the municipal voting age from 18 to 16 on Wednesday.
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Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
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May 24, 2012 | 06:10 PM
[Dish] Cobby Williams, Young Gun
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Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
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