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Education

President’s Scholars at Mississippi State for spring semester

The following students from this area are President’s Scholars for the 2007 spring semester at Mississippi State University.

From Mississippi State: Billy E. Daniels

From Holly Springs: Meredith R. Loftin

From Red Banks: Allison M. McClatchy

From Starkville: Katie E. Stepp

From Potts Camp: Daniel B. Worsham

Holly Springs Primary registration

Holly Springs Primary School is registering students Pre-K through second grade.

Please be advised that we need two of the following items for address verification before your child can be enrolled at Holly Springs Primary School: payment stub; copy of utility bill; apartment or home lease; mortgage document or property deed; driver’s license; voter registration card; automobile registration.

The following additional items are needed for new students only: (1) a certified birth certificate (not a copy); (2) MS State Immunization Form 121 from the Health Department or your child’s pediatrician); (3) your child’s Social Security card.

Fifteen-year reunion
The Holly Springs High School Class of 1992 held their 15-year reunion on June 15-17. The reunion committee would like to thank all of the participating classmates for a memorable weekend. The class had a weekend filled with enjoyment beginning on Friday night with bowling (FunQuest, Collierville, Tenn.), a Black-n-Gold Gala held on Saturday night at the Shriners Bldg., and ending Sunday with a spiritual church service at Mt. Newell M.B. Church under the leadership of Pastor Thurman Norman (who is a member of the Class of 1992) and a family picnic at Wall Doxey State Park. We would like to thank all participating teachers (Jessie Jackson, James Robinson, Francis Underwood and Julia Williams); our principals (Wallace Longest and Joseph Ford); and a very special thank you to the relatives of our three deceased classmates, Lenora Blackmon and Terrell Barksdale (Torrance Barksdale), Luscious McKinney Jr., Dewayne and Marcus McKinney (Cecelia McKinney) and Sherita Jones and three children (Cedric Jones). We would also like to thank Everton Grant, photographer; Frederick Prowell, caterer; Shawn Robinson, D.J.; and many thanks to our alma mater, the place that started it all, Holly Springs High School. Our class song was, “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday,” from Boys II Men. This song was true for us in 1992 after graduation, not knowing what the future would hold. But, it also came true this past weekend. It’s so hard to say goodbye to our classmates and the wonderful time we shared. We look forward to seeing each other again in 2012 (20 year reunion). Thank you, Class of 1992. We love each of you.

Class of 1965 holds 42nd reunion
The W.T. Sims Class of 1965 had their 42nd class reunion held at the Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center in Olive Branch May 25-27. Some of the activities included a get re-acquainted night at the Holly Springs Intermediate School, formerly the W.T. Sims High School. The class toured downtown Beale Street, Martin Luther King Center and the Underground Railroad and many other places. At the banquet at Whispering Woods, Dr. Roy DeBerry was our speaker. We attended church services Sunday morning, Rev. O.P. White, speaker. We visited the late Sheriff Osborne Bell’s gravesite (homeroom sponsor). We also visited one of our other sponsors, Bobbye Owens at Christopher’s. Front row, from left: Dr. Roy DeBerry, Fannie Lampley, Cora Jones, Juliette Mayse, Melvin DeBerry, Wanda Pegues, Charles A. Fant, Simon Taylor, Paulette Houston. Back row, from left, Billie Marsh, Rev. O.P. White, Atty. Ben Cole, James Walton.

Young leaders
The Holly Springs Rotary Club sponsored students who attended recent leadership conferences. They spoke to the club about their experiences on June 13. From left are Lakenya DeBerry (Holly Springs High School), Olivia Clanton (Marshall Academy) and Neely Jones (MA). DeBerry and Jones attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Conference and Clanton participated in the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference.

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