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EducationHolly Springs High School announces pre-registration Parents and guardians: Seventh grade through 12th grade pre-registration for 2006-2007 is in process! Upcoming seventh and eighth graders, register at the building at 325 East Falconer Street, 662-252-7737 ext. 7003. Upcoming ninth through 12th graders, register at the high school building at 165 North Walthall Street, 662-252-2392 ext. 4008. Returning students: provide two proofs of residency; complete pre-registration short form. New students: Must register with guidance office. Please bring: two proofs of residency; seventh, eighth and ninth graders need previous report card; 10th - 12th graders need transcript; health record, out-of-state health records must be converted to MS; birth certificate; Social Security card; legal guardianship document, if child is not your son/daughter. Batesville Job Corp visits area schools By Charles Johnson Job Corp is a federally funded program for individuals age 16-24. Job Corp has been in business for over 40 years and is in all fifty states. Individuals may attend whether they have finished high school or not. These students are paid by the government to attend school to either get their GED or learn a trade to get a job. Roger Givens and Rotesia Pinson enlightened the students at Byhalia and Byers about what goes on at Job Corp. They stated that all students live in dormitories as if they were in college, they eat on campus and do class work if they have not completed their high school work, and do skill work in the area they choose for a trade. They stated that students are given an allowance every two weeks, they are carried shopping three times a year and given money to buy their own clothes. They attend NBA games and the Mid-South Fair at no cost to them, and upon completion of the program they receive $1200 to use as they please. Job Corp finds each student a job and tracks them for one year. If they lose that job, another one will be found for them. Eric Simon is a former student from Byhalia who did not complete high school, but went to Job Corp and received his GED in two weeks. Givens and Pinson spoke to students at Byhalia and H.W. Byers recently, and answered all questions students and teachers had for them. The Batesville Job Corp was invited to Marshall County by Charles Johnson. Johnson would like to thank Mr. Haynes for sending Givens and Pinson to share with the students what goes on at Job Corp and hopes to take students on a tour of the facility next year. Batesville Job Corp visits area schools By Charles Johnson Job Corp is a federally funded program for individuals age 16-24. Job Corp has been in business for over 40 years and is in all fifty states. Individuals may attend whether they have finished high school or not. These students are paid by the government to attend school to either get their GED or learn a trade to get a job. Roger Givens and Rotesia Pinson enlightened the students at Byhalia and Byers about what goes on at Job Corp. They stated that all students live in dormitories as if they were in college, they eat on campus and do class work if they have not completed their high school work, and do skill work in the area they choose for a trade. They stated that students are given an allowance every two weeks, they are carried shopping three times a year and given money to buy their own clothes. They attend NBA games and the Mid-South Fair at no cost to them, and upon completion of the program they receive $1200 to use as they please. Job Corp finds each student a job and tracks them for one year. If they lose that job, another one will be found for them. Eric Simon is a former student from Byhalia who did not complete high school, but went to Job Corp and received his GED in two weeks. Givens and Pinson spoke to students at Byhalia and H.W. Byers recently, and answered all questions students and teachers had for them. The Batesville Job Corp was invited to Marshall County by Charles Johnson. Johnson would like to thank Mr. Haynes for sending Givens and Pinson to share with the students what goes on at Job Corp and hopes to take students on a tour of the facility next year. Holy Family School’s third quarter honor roll Ms. Isom/Powell, Grade 1, Principal’s List: Yasmin Howell; A&B Honors: Skyler Bailey, Chyna Fields, Kyrah Freeman, Tyson Harden, Tienesha Richard, Shakara Richmond, Trameya Thomas, Madisyn Washington, Samantha Wilkins Ms. Dawkins/Isom, Grade 2, Principal’s List: Javarria Thomas; A&B Honors: Ta’koia Allen, Lakendra Bell, Andrew Crittle, Elijah Henderson, Samantha Henderson, Splyndid Hollis, Kyia King, Jasmine Lucas, Shundria Sharp, James Vinson Ms. Woods, Grade 3, A&B Honors: JaBria Curry, Jeremiah Ivy, Eromosele Okhiria, Wynter Thomas Ms. Robinson, Grade 4, Principal’s List: Jonathan Ford, Jasmaine Dean; A&B Honors: Alexus Bell, Keyundria Ivy, Kiera Lumpkin, Jonathan Mayfield, Ashley Vinson, Devonte Smith, Torrez Norfleet Ms. Taylor, Grade 5, Principal’s List: Janae’ Upshaw; A&B Honors: T’Erika Allen, Sydne Autry, Alexandria Henderson, Joshua Ford Ms. Bonica, Grade 6, Principal’s List: Jessika Harris, Alexandra Johnson; A&B Honors: Kearsha Brown, Brianna Hollowell Sr. Ramona Ann, Grade 7, A&B Honors: Takeva Bell, DaVonte Harris Ms. Stroud, Grade 8, A&B Honors: Shayla Campbell, Joseph Hollowell, Rayshonda Johnson Area schools, Ole Miss will co-op summer school program The Holly Springs School District, the Marshall County School District and the University of Mississippi’s Teacher Corps are pleased to announce that plans have been finalized for an extended school year program for this upcoming summer. The three groups will work cooperatively to offer academic services from highly qualified teachers to students in grades 7-12 who have either failed certain courses during the regular school year or need enrichment activities. For high school students, the program will offer biology, English I-IV, and algebra I to students who failed one of these six courses during the regular school year and ended the year with an average of 60 or above. The program will also offer enrichment classes for students who are having trouble passing the state’s exit exams for graduation purposes, and an ACT Preparation class will be offered to students in grades 9-12 who wish to prepare for or increase their ACT score. The Princeton Method will be utilized to help students with their ACT scores. For seventh and eighth grade students, the program will offer an enrichment course for students who are struggling academically and need a stronger academic base before entering the next school year. Further, students in the seventh and eighth grades who failed either English (Reading, Language Arts or Writing), Science or Math with a 60 or better average will be allowed to attend the program and gain credit for the particular course in which they failed by working through a myriad of objectives that they did not master throughout the course of the general school session. The Mississippi Teacher Corps will ensure that at least three teachers are available in each classroom, so that students can be ensured of individual attention throughout the day and can more readily meet objectives they did not master during the regular school year. Parents may begin registering students and accessing information concerning the program by contacting their individual school sites and requesting an application. More detailed instructions will be given from school site administrators when parents inquire about the application process. The official registration day will be conducted on June 5 at the Holly Springs High School campus. The enrichment class, ACT Prep class and credit courses will run from June 6 until June 30. The cost of the program will be $150, which is a minimal cost in comparison to most summer school programs. The Holly Springs and Marshall County School Districts encourage parents to take advantage of this unique summer school experience for students. The program set-up will provide students an opportunity to improve academically in a way that few other programs can offer due to the cooperation and participation of the Mississippi Teacher Corps. The HSSD and the MCSD wish to thank Dr. Tom Burnham (UM Dean of the School of Education), Dr. Germain McConnell (UM Asst. Dean of the School of Education), Dr. Andy Mullins (UM Asst. to the Chancellor) and Ben Guest (Mississippi Teacher Corp Program Coordinator) for working with our school districts to provide our students with this exclusive and one of a kind program. If you would like further information concerning the MS Teacher Corps, Holly Springs School District and Marshall County School District Extended Year Program, please contact Irene Walton (Superintendent of the Holly Springs School District), Lonnie Williams (Deputy Superintendent of the Holly Springs School District) or Jerry Moore (Instructional Services Director of the Marshall County School District). Report News:
(662) 252-4261 or south@dixie-net.com
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