• Approximately 234 area seniors are expected to receive their diplomas. These are the final days of high school for the 234 Itawamba County seniors who are expected to graduate, Saturday. All three area high schools will hold their graduation ceremonies this Saturday, May 25, at the Davis Event Center on the ICC campus. Each [...]
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Paraprofessional of the year recognized at meeting
Thirty-two year school system veteran Sandra Guin was named Itawamba County School District’s Paraprofessional of the Year, Monday night. Guin, who has spent her years in the front office at Mantachie High School, was selected from among a field of seven nominees representing Itawamba County schools. Upon receiving the award, Guin appeared honored and humbled. [...]
School district lines redrawn
Just like the county, the district lines for the Itawamba County School District have been redrawn to compensate for population shifts. Although not a mirror image of the county’s new district map, the school district’s map follows fairly closely. Both Districts 1 and 4 now cross the Tenn-Tom Waterway, biting into former portions of Districts [...]
IAHS seniors show off student projects
By Marina Cherednichenko Special to The Times Each year, more than 120 Itawamba Agricultural High School senior students present their unique ideas in the form of a project. This year’s presentation took place in the IAHS library on Thursday, May 2. Approximately 44 students participated this semester, adding to the 100 students who completed their [...]
Superintendent says block scheduling here to stay
• This year’s switch to longer class periods has been largely positive, according to Superintendent Michael Nanney. Itawamba County’s change to block scheduling for its high schools has proven successful, according to the superintendent of education. Looking back over the school year — the first in which district high schools used the longer period block scheduling [...]
IAC students spruce up school with help from Home Depot
Supposedly, a little hard work is good for the soul. There’s a group of kids at IAC who can attest to that. More than 100 tutorial/resource students at Itawamba Attendance Center were able to get their hands dirty digging up weeds, planting flowers and installing a large bird bath in a small, grassy island between [...]
IAHS student learns about national security in D.C. forum
Itawamba Agricultural High School student Dustin Eades recently got an inside look at the part of government that keeps the country safe. Eades was one of 147 students who recently participated in the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security (NYLF/NS), a six-day event held in Washington, D.C. As part of the program, students participate [...]
County principals reassigned for coming school year
Itawamba County’s principals will do a bit of shuffling next year. Three of the county’s school administrators will be changing jobs next school year. Mark Hitt, current principal of Dorsey Attendance Center, will serve as principal at the alternative school. Hitt has been principal of Dorsey Attendance Center since 2006. Currently, no one serves as [...]
Tremont student’s photograph places in Congressional Art Competition
• The black and white photograph features her grandfather’s hands cupped to hold a collection of Native American arrowheads. Tremont sophomore Audrey Yielding said she likes to find beauty in normal things. It’s one of the things she likes about photography. “You can get a picture of something natural and get away from all [...]
A new standard: Pressing forward in the dark
• This final story in a series on the new Common Core State Standards highlights the challenges facing administrators, teachers and students as the transition moves forward. As the Itawamba County School District continues its gradual transition from current state academic standards to the new Common Core State Standards, some unforeseen obstacles are bound to [...]
‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ set for February 27
• The IAHS Indian Players will bring C.S. Lewis’ classic children’s story to life. Usually by this time — two weeks before the curtain rises, the year’s big production — IAHS Indian Players director Victoria Blake is pulling out her hair. But not this year, she said. “We’re actually really enjoying it this year,” Blake said with [...]
A new standard: Preparing for ‘real life’
• EDITOR’S NOTE: Part three of this series on the new Common Core Standards examines how they will help high school students prepare for college and beyond. How many times has a high school math student asked the question, “When am I going to use this in real life?” It’s a rhetorical question: The number [...]
Spelling bee C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N
Coincidentally, when Caleb Slone was given the word “quiver” for the Itawamba County Spelling Bee championship, he relaxed. “It wasn’t a hard word,” he said a few days later, the plaque declaring him the county’s 2013 spelling champion close at hand. “Especially compared to some of the other words that we’d already had to spell.” [...]
A new standard: The new generation of students
• EDITOR’S NOTE: Part two of this series on the new Common Core Standards provides a look at the program’s changes to the youngest grades. There was a short paragraph projected on the board in front of Angie DeVaughn’s first grade class. Each of her students was slowly copying it on a sheet of paper. [...]
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School district lines redrawn
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David facing Goliath: Mantachie high school student battles, beats cancer
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‘Duck Dynasty’ stars to speak at ICC
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In the line of duty
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Looking good: Mustangs mix youth with experience in strong spring performance
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David facing Goliath: Mantachie high school student battles, beats cancer
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Looking good: Mustangs mix youth with experience in strong spring performance
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ICC earns Top 25 finish in NJCAA Men’s National Tennis Tournament
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Itawamba AHS’ Dunn signs with Northeast
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Bennett brings home medals
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