Holly Springs School District • Students, staff, parents receive recognition


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Holly Springs School District
Students, staff, parents receive recognition

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Excellence in team teaching honorees for the State Assessment Testing Program are, from left, Jacqueline Sledge (Intermediate School), Lender Luse (biology I), Arlean Gathings (8th grade algebra I), Julia Williams (U.S. history), Julene Stromberg (algebra I), Mike Warner (algebra I) and Frances Underwood (U.S. history).

The Holly Springs School District held its 2011 Academic Achievement Recognition Program recently where the district recognized staff, teachers and students for outstanding performance over the last year.

Selected for Parent of the Year for the district overall was Deputy Bernita Fountain, who was also selected as parent of the year by the Holly Springs Intermediate School principal Debbie Jeffries. Other parent of the year awards went to Angela Isom (primary school), Sheila Walton (junior high), Sharon Crane (high school) and Korene Marion (Career and Technical Center).

Top scores on the algebra I test go to (from left) Jonathan Ford, Brittany Hall, Tierenee Nichols, Deja Sinkfield, Brittany Galloway, Jivaderick Mason, Abreana Spight, India Carter, Ariana Jackson, Marmadi Sisi, Vince Kizer, Tiara Faulkner, T’Erika Allen, Jamond Austin and Lewis Bruce.

Students who made high marks on the Mississippi subject area tests in algebra I and biology received certificates of appreciation. And several team teachers received plaques for their working together on the State Assessment Testing Program in the various disciplines.

A record number of students were awarded for scoring highly on the biology I test. They are (from left) Calvin James, Brittany Duncan, India Carter, Christian Evans, Joseph Freeze, Ke'unnia Conners, Michael Perkins, Abreana Spight, Khadijah Mayfield, Austin Ivy, Desmond LeSure, Ariana Jackson, Joshua Ford, T’Erika Allen, Lakendra Craine, Trillany Irvin, Jamond Austin and Jonathan Muruako.

Tannya Sanders with the junior high is recognized for her work as an instructional coach. Not pictured is Charles LeSure (assistant principal, high school).

District superintendent Irene Walton-Turnage said the main goal of the evening was to assure that students are recognized for their accomplishments. Parents and students, as well as faculty, staff and administrators, were served dinner.

School board trustee Margaret DeLashmit presented greetings and gave the cooks high marks for the evening as well.

“The board is really concerned about you,” DeLashmit said to the students and staffers. “We are so proud of you. You don’t see much of us, but we know about you. Greetings from the board.”

Paul Lampley, who has served as chairman of the school board the last two years, said working with the district has been a joy.

School board trustee Fergenia Hood saluted the superintendent for her hard work and leadership style.

“She’s gaining recognition across the state,” Hood said.

Parent Bernita Fountain (left) is presented Parent of the Year award for the intermediate school by principal Debbie Jeffries. Fountain was also named the district’s overall Parent of the Year.

Hood also celebrated the school district’s principals for their support of the teachers, students and staff for teaching students to reach for higher heights amid criticisms in recent years of student achievement.

Today, Holly Springs High School, Junior High are rated successful while the “Intermediate School is putting up a good fight” to improve its ratings, Hood said.

“What affects one person directly affects all indirectly,” Hood said. “We will continue to work to make sure our school district is one of the best in the state.”


Sheila Walton (left) is presented the Parent of the Year award by junior high principal Louise Sanders-Tate.	Sharon Crane is presented the Parent of the Year award for the high school by Cedric Richardson.

Lender Luse (left) and Craven Turnage show off awards for dedication and commitment to students at Holly High.	Joseph Stone, principal of the primary school, presents Parent of the Year award to Angela Isom.

High school principal Cedric Richardson (left) and junior high principal Louise Sanders-Tate are honored for excellence in leadership. They were described as caring by superintendent Irene Turnage.	Korene Marion is presented the Parent of the Year for the Career and Technical Center by Russell Johnson.

Cafeteria workers Elaine Woodson and Costella Mason serve plates at the school district awards ceremony.

Correll Jones, not included in the group picture above by mistake, is pictured with her parents Coretta and Roreagus Jones in celebration of her achievement scores in algebra I.
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