4 Corners

A Publication of Lauderdale County School District

Volume II Issue 9 April 2015

LCSD - Nearing the End ofAnother Successful Year

The 2014-2015 school year is almost over. It goes with- out saying, this year will be remembered as probably the most challenging many of us have ever faced. In talking with super- intendents around the state, other districts share the same frus- trations. However, in listening to colleagues, it makes me very proud as superintendent to see how well we have handled tough situations. As I have said many times, our success can easily be attributed to quality teachers, administrators, assis-tants, bus drivers, cafeteria staff, and all other support personnel.

Randy Hodges, Superintendent

The challenges faced this year have affected everyone. Thank you for being a team player.

Congratulations to Mrs. Cindy Shirley, Lauderdale County School District Teacher of the Year, and Mr. Kevin Cheatham, Lauderdale County School District Administrator of the Year. Both were honored at a luncheon in Jackson this past week. It was a proud day for our district. Both individuals are true examples of the ideals we represent. Their dedication and passion is inspiring. Again, congratula- tions on this honor and thank you for representing our district so well.

Spring sports are underway! As we enter the playoff rounds, Lauderdale County School District is in the thick of the competition. Congratulations to all theplayers and coaches for your hard work. I wish all you continued success in the com- ing weeks.

Clarkdale High SchoolStar Teacher and Star Student

Senior Terry Furline selected Mrs. Beth Smith as his Star Teacher. Mrs. Beth a.k.a Math Smith taught Terry in Algebra II, Trigonometry andA. P. Calculus classes. Terry said that Mrs. Beth “did a really good job teaching, and he always enjoyed her classes.”

Mrs. Beth has been teaching math for 25 years with 12 of those years spent at Clarkdale Attendance Center. She is married to John Smith. They have two grown daughters and three beautiful grandchildren.This sweet lady was also chosen as the high school’s 2015 Teacher of the Year.

Terry was home schooled until 5th grade when he came to Clarkdale. Throughout his high school years, Terry has been a varsity soccer player and a crossMcountry runner. He is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Club, and Spanish Honor Society. He plans to attend Ole Miss next year and major in Accounting. One day, he hopes

Honor Roll

Miss CHS: Jade Jay Mr. CHS: Dontae Shelby

High school students with all A’s Honor Roll for the third 9 weeks include Makenzie Barham, Emma Biddles, Tommy Blalock, Katie Jo Boman, ReAnn Chatham, Griffin Cheatham, Holly Dennis, Brooke Dominici, Baylie Eastman, Allie Goodson, James Harwell, Hannah Outlaw, Hannah Queen, Hannah Quigley, Easton Rainer, Jade Smith, Tana- sia Stennis, David Thaggard, Nathan Barrett, Braxton Beech, Mason Coleman, Josh Collum, Garrett Gibson, Baylie Harbour, Marlee Martin, Leah Potate, Lauren Scott, Skylar Vance, Samantha Caldwell, Cassie Green, Saige Thomas, Taylor Blackwell, Clay Boman, Meaghan Crocker, Shauna Donaldson, Tori Griffith, Jade Jay, Noah Mathis, Stanley Murphy, Cassidy Potate, Joshua Redmond, Karley Thompson, and Christie Roberts.

Students with all A’s and B’s include Cody Bonner, Ethan Briggs, Cade Campbell, Jonah Davidson, Rosalie Doherty, Ashley Gatewood, Callie Goodson, Jordan Harbour, Jade Harrison, Alexis Hart, Trey Huffmaster, Natalie Jazinski, Emily Mann, Ashley McLeod, Reggi Pech, Reid Perry, Savannah Pope, Skylar Spears, Hunter Vick, Samantha Ward, Zac Warren, Cortney White, Sarah Yates, Curtis Agent, Madeline Anderson, Blaise Booker, Kenna Lee Clark, Jared Coleman, DeShawn Croft, Victoria Emerson, Landon Gibson, Keaton Jones, Aubree McWilliams, Tori Peeler, Kayla Reed, Tyler Roberts, Kenny Scott, Tori Woodall, Jerome Adkins, Erin Bryant, Kristian Farmer, Madison Gate- wood, Gibson Horne, Dalton Horne, Ashlynn Hunt, Brandon Mitchell, Sheila Moulds, Dylan Reeves, Cooper Thaggard, Desiree Wilson, Katie Barrett, Brett Bonner, Maliyah Brown, Lauren Davis, Will Freeman, Terry Furline, Anna Guin, Haley Gunter, Anna Marie Saulters, and Jada Turnbow.

Class Favo$tes

Seniors: Stanley Murphy & Hannah Mayerhoff, Juniors: Kaylan Fisher & Brandon Mitchell, Sophomores: Madeline Anderson &C. J. Harris, Freshman: Makenzie Barham, Griffin Cheatham, & Nikki Boutwell

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Clarkdale Middle School Clarkdale Cast Members of Beauty and the Beast

Pictured from left to right: Maggie Freemen, Anne Marie Talley, senior Katey Grisham, Jade Wilson, Shelby Wheat; back row: Reagan Jay, Karsyn Thomas, Nealy Gilmore, Hannah Beech, Brianna Bane, sophomores Jim Campbell and Blake McMillan

Cyberbulling PresentationLasherish Derrick from Weems spoke to 7th and 8th graders on Friday, April 10th about

the topic of cyberbulling. Students listened intently as Ms Derrick explained that in MS, cy- berbulling can now result in a felony charge with up to two years in prison and a $5000 fine.

5th Grade Class Favorites: Jack Allen and Alyson Jadzinski

6th Grade Class Favorites: Garrett Wakefield and Mary Ashley Culpepper

Middle school students with all A’s for the 3rd 9 weeks include Dylan Allen, Rachel Apperson, Allison Beard, Toby Biddles, Cora Bucurel, Cole Davidson, Chloe Davis, Catherine Freeman, Buddy Gardner, Sarah Gunter, Mason Horne, Alyson Jadzinski, Alec McIl- wain, Karly Owen, Raylee Pickard, Logan Quigley, Dalton Rainer, Hunter White, Mary Ashley Culpepper, Amber Fant, Ean Fisher, Ha- ley Freeman, Zoie Graham, Jaime Lauren Harrison, Lauren Lewis, Katherine Lollis, Macie Manasco, Emma Miller, Belle Pickard, Brooke Robinson, Cole Todd, Natalie Wakefield, Will White, Laikyn Wilson, Ethan Woolridge, Hannah Beech, Ralie Boles, Emma Grace Clark, Jodee Crane, Mary Margaret Freeman, Nealy Gilmore, Peyton Rigdon, Samantha Barham, Eli Eakes, Erin Gibson, Taylor Griffin, Kayleigh Kirkpatrick, Lilly Mayerhoff, Olivia Randall, Lexie Rawson, Brady Suttles, Anne Marie Talley, Curt Todd, Noah Vance, and Reagan Vance.

Middle school students with all A’s and B’s honor roll include Jack Allen, Avery Anders, Anabelle Anderson, Kinsley Brock, Pey- ton Caldwell, Jaeden Carney, Kennedi Clair, Emaleigh Dunn, JaMya Holliday, Kailee James, Nikkita Jenkins, Daniel Johnson, Kayla Joiner, Parr Kasper, Zachary Lester, Abigail Naiman, Anna Kathryn Richie, David Ross, Zachary Rutledge, Sophie Smith, Harley Strick- land, Colby Thomas, Colson Thompson, Jeron Watts, Preston Webb, Lauren Wooldridge, Breann Alexander, Reid Coleman, Austin Free- man, Maggie Freeman, Jessica Harrison, Justin Hopkins, Anthony Johnson, Danyla Johnson, Dontae Johnson, Katherine Johnston, Jacob Jones, Sharon Pech, Angel Plott, Cole Richards, Brendan Robinson, Braeden Smith, Agi Thomas, Jonathan Thomas, Garrett Wakefield, Kayleigh Wright, Avery Croft, Troy Dukes, Jakob Farmer, Julie Griffith, Whitley Hester, Raegan Jay, Joseph Jernigan, Lane Davis, An- thony Enzor, Jesse Harrison, Camille Kennard, Peyton Moss, Sydney Naiman, Bo Richards, Soloman Roberts, Hallie Crews Saulters, Tyler Thomas, Destiny Waller, and Jade Wilson.2

Clarkdale ElementaryClass

Favo$tes

Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade

Kevin Hall and Emmy Culpepper Cade Culpepper and Blair Espey Stephen Eakes and Gracie Elizabeth Boman

Third Grade Fourth Grade

Presley and Palmer Rigdon Lance Rawson and Ariel Eaves

Honor Roll

Students with all A’s for the third 9 weeks include Ali Adcock, Kennedy Babin, Asher Boles, Shelby Kate Clark, Silas Crouch, Emmy Culpepper, Valeria Dimas, Andrew Frazier, Colby Friend, Anna Gibson, Kevin Hall, Carmen Irby, Silas Johnson, Jimmy Kelly, Izabela King, Austin Kirkman, William Leist, Kellylynne Long, Preston Martin, William McCormick, Weston Meyer, Carsyn Minchew, Zakary Monsour, Justin Mosley, Katelin Owen, Kadin Patton, Jenna Poppy, Summer Rios, Cameron Shelby, Gunnar Stevens, Juliette Taylor, Addison Tew, Jacob Timms, Mailande Wilson, Kynlie Boles, Caedmon Brad- ley, Ethan Carney, Hayden Clark, Georgia Clarke, Cade Culpepper, Kaela Edmonds, Blair Espey, Taylor Ivey, Kalynn Jackson, Rivers Jay, Autumn Johnson, Brett Keith, Noah Khoury, Josiah Laster, Kelvin Laster, Isabella Mathis, Abigail Mowery, Rilynn Rigdon, Andrew Shirley, Preslie Taylor, Bleu Thomas, Ka- son Albritton, Holden Anderson, Emma Bearden, Ava Clarke, Katelyn Clay, Larkin Conner, Madison Craft, Cilian Cullum, Haylee Claire Culpepper, Brookly Davis, Stephen Eakes, Joeby Fairchild, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Malachi Foster, Teddrich Gordon, Aspyn Griffith, Lindzi Harris, Keagan Hester, Addyson Hover, Paisley Ivey, Connor McDill, Noah McDonald, Mallory Meadowd, Alana Nixon, Aizlyn Pickard, Wyatt Pickard, Lily Pigott, Taylor Read, Haley Reynolds, Aaron Rios, Nolah Smith, Jase Thomas, Bryce Tucker, Anyston Vance, Caydee Walls, Hayden Webb, Ladonya Adams, John Barry Boldin, Carrie Campbell, Ellanor Coleman, Gracie Jo Dearman, Madelyn Gibson, Marisol Gonzalez, Isaiah Rios, Caden Street, Havyn Webb, Allie Wyman, Landon Belk, Lauren Belk, Brooke Boldin, Stevan Boykin, Kaylen Brock, Kaleb Clark, Alexis Conklin, Cal Culpepper, Braydan Davis, Samuel Davis, Ariel Eaves, Gavin Farmer, Kee- ton Garrett, Brooke Gibson, McCall Gilmore, Luke Goodson, Gabe Hall, Mia Ivy, Justin Jones, Lauryl Joyner, Sara Moffett, Landon Nixon, Loryn Kinsley Rainer, Lance Rawson, Davis Reed, Trace Roy, Kaylee Taylor, Alden Tew, Hallie Thomas, and Shepard Tilghman.

Students with all A’s and B’s for the third 9 weeks include Taylor Austin, Kirah Beckman, Kaci Berry, Everette Clagg, Olivia Clay, Addison Cotton, Tyler Ford, Kaleb Hatten, Anthony Kolp, Ava Larson, William Logan, Laci Long, Alyssa McDill, Ka’Derrius Naylor, Jacyra Sevin, Parker Thomas, Alanna Velez, Triston Woods, Lerell Berry, Alexander Bruhl, Zoey Claire Caldwell, Veronica Evans, Cooper George, Payton Gonzalez, Jaryn Guy, Andrew Leake, Anna Johnson, Jaidyn Jones, Bryson McCallister, Abby McCary, Skye Payne, Carter Phillips, Jeremiah Reed, Madylen Scruggs, Taylor Thomas, Chloe Trox- ell, Briley Whitaker, Ja Cari Wilson, Ashlyn Apperson, Jaydalynn Blanks, Jordan Boggs, Carson Boles, Gracie Elizabeth Boman, Harper Brantley, Jodi Ethe- ridge, Audrey Gibson, Kaygen Godwin, Hailey Hall, Austin Hayes, Clay Higginbotham, Karter Isom, Lily Joiner, Caleb Jones, Jaxson Joyner, Rayden King, Caitlyn Lollis, McKenzie Lundy, Hunter McCarty, Jayden Robinson, Theresa Runyon, Dewayne Scisson, Jr., Hayden Sims, Cohen Suttles, Grady Taylor, Ai- dyn Way, Ethan Webb, Micheal Yarbrough, Asher Alsobrooks, Austin Bucurel, Hannah Dailey, Kylee Dickerson, Emma Freeman, Asia Gray, Mary Harris, Henry Holley, Makayla Hopkins, Rory Hyde, Noah Littleton, Molly Manasco, Dylan Mann, Tyler Mann, Jonathan Mowery, Jr., Aislin Priester, Gavin Rey- nolds, Palmer Rigdon, Presley Rigdon, Jack Rush, Kelley Skipper, Kennedy Strickland, Jackson Taylor, Brandon Welch, Zariah Wells, Matthew Williams, Payton Allen, Tyler Bearden, Avrie Boles, Devin Clark, Drake Collum, Eli Collum, Katelyn Dewitt, Michael Graham, Jessi Hales, Miles Hester, Cade Hop- kins, Taryn Hopstein, Nathan Ipock, Kamryn Isom, Madelyn Ivy, Stephanie Jenkins, Ethan Johnson, Nathaniel Johnson, Allie Lundy, Kallia McCoy, Rayleigh Moore, Kalei Robison, Takira Sevin, Katie Smith, Trinity Smith, Jessica Thomas, Alyssa, Dannie Turner, and Logan Velez.

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Northeast High SchoolNHS Girls' Basketball

Despite a losing record the first part of the basketball season, the lady Trojans turned their season around after Christmas break. The Lady Trojans came in 3rd place in their district and played in the first round of the playoffs against Moss Point where they lost 68-61. In the midst of the big turn around, Brittney Wil- liams was selected to District 5 4A All Division Team.

NHS Band & Choir Performance

The Northeast High School & Middle School band and choir will have their annual spring concert on Monday, April 20th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Temple Theater. Admission is $5.00 for an individual and $20.00 for a family. All proceeds will go towards the cost of the theater.

Cheer Coach of the Year Northeast would like to congratulate our very own Tammie Pirie for being chosen as Cheer Coach of the Year by Mississippi High School Activities As- sociation (MHSSA).Coaches from across Mis- sissippi were presented with awards at the MHSAA office in Clin- ton. (pictured left)

FBLA State Leadership Conference

NEHS FBLA

Teacher and Sponsor Keely Followay accompanied NHS FBLA students to the FBLA State Leadership Conference April 8-10. NHS students placed as follows:

Marren Eades: 2nd Place in Word Processing Hunter Pearsell: 5th Place in EconomicsDeanna Draughn & Gabby Ortiz: 6th Place in Marketing

Golf

NHS students Dalton Baskin and Dana Logan both placed 1st in the Lauderdale County Tournament.

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Northeast Middle School

NEMS Art Fair

Winners of the NEMS 2015 Art Fair by category were: Sketches: Phillip Lawton, 1st place; Morgan Marlow, 2nd place; Chasity Co- chran, 3rd place; Painting (pictured at left): Elena Espino, 1st place; Bridget Harwell, 2nd place; Elizabeth Self, 3rd place; Other: Zoie LaBelle, 1st place;Zoria Bebley, 2nd

place; Mallory Leake, 3rd place.

3rd 9-Week Students of the Quarter at NEMS

3rd 9-Week Students of the Quarter at NEMS pictured at left are front row, left to right: 5th

grade-Cameron Butler, Kayla Davis; 6th grade Katie Blankenship; Beginning Band-LaTerica Thames; PE-Christian Hardy; Maci Manning; IG 5th grade-Donavan Boyd; back row, left to right: 7th/8th grade-Science-Morgan Marlowe, History-Caroline Kercheval, Math -Madison Reynolds; Science-Carrie Grace Baty; 5th grade-Jake McELroy; 7th Math-Daneel Konner.Not pictured are: 8th grade Technology Foundations-Dalton McMullan, 7th/8th grade English- Mackenzie Britt and Leslie Hatcher, and 8th grade PE-Skye Cruz.

NEMS Beauty & Beau Review

5th Grade Beauty & Beau winners pictured above left are: 3rd place-Emily Benthall, Matthew Gray; 1st place-Kayde Lee, Braden Rader; 2nd place-Madison Dear- man, Walker Swearingen.

6th Grade winners pictured above right are: 3rd place-Daulton Nelson, Olivia Hawkins; 1st place-Ben Patrick Carpenter, Annalyssa King; 2nd place-Carley Mon- sour, Matthew Purvis

7th GradeBeauty & Beau winners pictured below left are: 2nd place-Jayla Smith, Ricky Hinton; 1st place-Christian Luvene, Kathleen Tabb; 3rd place-Dillon Rader, Kristian Gray.

8th Grade winners pictgured below right are: 2nd place-Carli Espino, Tyler Ziller; 1st place-Leslie Hatcher, Patrick Perry; 3rd place-Zoie LaBelle, Will Parker.

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Northeast ElementaryDistrict Science Fair

Blue Day

Congratulations to these students!Class I Winners:

Hayden Donnelly, 1st Place in Engineering, Computers and Math

Kayleigh Burgess, 2nd Place in Microbiology Elijah Collins, 3rd Place in Physics

A'Niyah Gonzalez, 3rd Place in Botany Lily Anderson, 3rd Place in Chemistry

Brooklyn Cutway, 6th Place in Microbiology

Wednesday, April 8, we participated in Autism Awareness Day. Students could donate $1 and

wear blue! All proceeds helped fund scholarships for a Summer Camp that benefits people with

Autism. This camp gives an individual with autism an opportunity to have fun, relax, and take

a break from their busy schedule.

Earth Day & Cultural Arts

On April 7, 2nd Grade performed their Earth Day Program where they sang songs about how to

keep our Earth clean. After the program the winners of the Cultural Arts Fair were announced. Entries in the Cultural Arts Fair included drawing, painting, mixed media, 3D, photography, poetry, nonF fiction/fiction writing, dancing and singing.

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Southeast High SchoolCongratulations to SHS students who attended State HOSA competition! Their instructor is Amy Files.

The following students received awards:Kaitlyn Hollister Medical Law and Ethics 1st placeRebecca Blanks and Ross Brewster EMT 1st placeConnor Powell Physical Therapy 2nd placeMadison Irby Healthy Lifestyle 2nd placeRyan Edwards Nursing Assistant 2nd placeMadison Boyette Dental Assisting 2nd placeKatlyn McCarter and Cailen Pace EMT 2nd placeNancy Williams and Lauren Yeagar EMT 3rd placeAbby Leach Physical Therapy 3rd placeBryan Rivers Physical Therapy 4th placeSarah Avera Medical Photography 5th placeHeather Litchifield and BeUnca Lewis EMT 4th placeJaTaydra Ray and Majesti Scott Forensic Medicine top 8

March Students and Teachers of the Month were named. Students are: (9th) Emmanuel Guy & Blair Black, (10th) Dunnam Shirley & Anna Santillano, (11th) Andrew Bernard & Lauren Yeager, and (12th) Caleb McGrew & Rebecca Briggs. The Teacher of the Month is Sue Linton. Mrs. Linton teaches vocational classes and is chairperson of the sophomore advisors. Congratulations!

SHS Soccer senior standouts Chase Hughes and Gage Leifried have signed to play soccer at ECCC in Decatur. We are proud of these outstanding athletes!

SHS Soccer Coach Mike Thomas was named MAC Coach of the Year recently. Congratula- tions, Coach Thomas!

Six SEH FBLA students attended and competed at the FBLA State Competi- tion on April 8 - 10, 2015. The students attending were Lacee Dalton, Kate- lyn Harper, Julyn Shirley, Emily Barrett, Kara Jones, and Sarah Booker. Three students placed: EmilyBarrett placed 3rd in Business Procedures, Kara Jones placed 5th in Business Communications, and Sarah Booker placed 3rd in Word Processing. Emily and Sarah will be able to advance to national competition. Their teacher is Mrs.Jeanne Havard. Congratulations!

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Southeast Middle School

The following students were rewarded at the P2C Career Expo in Jackson by having their "passport" signed at each vendor.Congratulations, (pictured above,l-r) Jamal Lanier, Josh Atkins, Paige Shimfessel, and JaCatherine Wilson.

A big congratulations to Caitlyn Manor! She placed 6th out of 54 competitors in the StateScience Fair at Southern Miss. We are so proud of you, Caitlyn!

Congratulations to all of the 5th graders who participated in the Regional Science Fair. A specialcongratulations to the following students: Cooper Johnson, 1st Place in Botany, Christian Gray, 6th

Place in Chemistry, Eli Walker, 6th Place in Physics, Jaden Hollingsworth, 3rd Place in Engineering, and Cody McManus, 5th Place in Physics. (Not Pictured: Claire Sullivan, 2nd Place in Behavioral Science)

Mr. Collins presented his students with an incredible real5life learning experience. He presented his lesson with authentic historical clothing and equipment. The students were intrigued and captivated by this experience while learning a great history lesson!Mrs. Madden’s 7th Grade English class call presented projects on

famous poets. Students researched the poet and his or her poems using Chrome books. The projects included a presentation of the researched information along with literary devices learned throughout the school year. Great job students and Mrs. Madden!

Southeast Elementary The Easter Bunny recruited the entire fourth grade class at Southeast Elementary to help

hide Easter eggs for the kindergartens. Over 400 eggs were hidden all over the playground! The

kindergarteners stood eagerly as they lined up and waited for their teachers to say they could find

the multicolored eggs filled with candy!

Forty-two SEE students participated in the

Regional Science Fair at MS State University!

Twenty-five students walked away with awards

that night! It was amazing to see all the students

cheering for each student as they walked down

front to claim their award! There was was an obvi-

ous abundant amount of “Tiger Pride” that night!

The special needs classes worked with Kent & Winki Allen to create various medi-

ums of art. These art pieces were on display in the Special Needs Art Show on Friday,

April 10 from 10:15-11:15. The show was a success!! The art pieces looked absolutely

amazing! It was very evident that the students put their whole hearts into creating these

art pieces!

Southeast Elementary was selected by The

Mis- sissippi Alliance for Arts Education as one

of 20 schools in the state of Mississippi to

participate in the Arts in Academics Program.

This program

provided funds for a Teaching Artist in a five day Residency partnership with teachers and students

at the school. Our second grade students are having the honor and privilege of being the students of

Rick Anderson the illustrator of many popular books such as M is for Mississippi!

We had author Michael Finklea visit with our students on Thursday, 4/2/15. He talked with K-2 @ 12:30 in the gym and 3rd-4th @

1:30 in the gym. Michael's presentation was about writing and motivating children to write. He also shared his struggle with ADD. His pres-

entation included the importance of outlining, punching up stories, and revisions and rewrites.

Southeast Elementary was presented the Title I Distinguished School Status

Award. We were presented the award for being among the top 20 Title 1 school in the

state that have effectively closed achievement gaps between black and white student

subgroups in reading, language arts, and mathematics for two or more consecutive

years according to test results. Mr. Powell, Southeast Elementary Principal, and Mr.

Hodges, Lauderdale County Schools Superintendent, represented S.E.E. at the recent

Champions of Change, Winning the Future Across Mississippi Awards and Recognition

Banquet in Jackson. They were presented a plaque and a large check by Dr. Carey

Wright, Mississippi Superintendent of Education. The check was for $23,750.05!!! We

are all so proud of the teachers, support staff, administrators and most importantly, STU-

DENTS who have worked so hard to improve skills in these areas and earn this award.

It is very clear to see that it has been a very exciting month at SEE!

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West Lauderdale HighThe following WLHS students won awards at the HOSA competition: Tequandria Williams 1st in outstanding chapter, 5th in dental science, Kiana Walker 1st place in prepared speak- ing, & Brooke Gilbert 1st place outstanding chapter and 2nd place HOSA newspaper.

Congratulations to the WLHS Tennis Team for their achievements at the district ten- nis tournament. Winners were as follows:

Jordyn Hull- District Champion Girls Singles

Rebekah Jackson & Rebecca Sollie- District Champion Girls Doubles

Daniel Smith & Logan Rucks- District Champions Boys Doubles

Adam Mowdy & Meagan Buchanan- District Champions Mixed Doubles

Simon Bowers- Runner-up Boys Singles

Erin Johnson & Ashley Craven- Runners-up Girls Doubles

Well done, Knights! We are proud of you!

WLHS juniors & seniors celebrated their prom for 2015 Saturday, April 11. Seniors Reed Green & Amanda Rogers

The WLHS Bridge Building

WLHS junior Darby Chaney participated in EMEPA's Youth Leader- ship Workshop recently. She is pictured with state Senator Terry Bur- ton.

were selected as Prom King & Queen. Congratulations!

Mississippi State Treasurer Lynn Fitch vis- ited the WLHS campus on April 7 as part of her TEAMinitiative. TEAM stands for Treasurer’s Education About Money. The initiative aims to bring financial liter- acy education to all Missis-sippi high schools- for teachers & students. Pictured with Treasurer Fitch are: L-R: Ar- chie Anderson- Trustmark Bank, Dr. De- Shannon Davis –Director of Federal Pro- grams Lauderdale County Schools, Mrs.Teri Edwards- Director of Curriculum Lau- derdale County Schools, Jonathan Wells WLHS Economics teacher, Mrs. Fitch, As- sistant WLHS Principal Kim Williams, & WLHS Principal Kevin Cheatham.

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team “The Mix” won second place at the Mississippi Depart- ment of Transportation (MDOT) Competition in Jack- son on April 13. Team mem- bers Matthew Parker, Tia Larsen, & Jay Fritts won$300. The competition is for students interested in engineer- ing.

Tim Caldwell & Matt Skinner were honored at a WLHS staff meeting recently.

Mr. Skinner, Biology teacher at WLHS, received the Program of Research & Evaluation for Public

Schools (PREPS) Value Added Award for successful performance on the 2014 SATP2 Biology I test.

Mr. Caldwell who teaches upper level math courses was honored as the WLHS Teacher of the Year. He was also selected as the District High School Teacher of the Year.

WLHS Science Teacher Edith Fogarty was honored with the Golden Apple Award for April 2015 by Partners in Edu- cation. The award is given in recognition of teaching excel- lence by corporate sponsors The Meridian Star & WMDN24/WGBC30 and many others. Job well done,Mrs. Fogarty! She is pictured with her husband, Jarrod Fo- garty who is an instructor at MSU-Meridian.

West Lauderdale Middle

Students Learn about the Human Body

Mrs. McCary's 7th grade science classes have been studying the Human Body, and to discover the impor- tance of healthy lungs, they examined their own lung capacity. Students worked with a partner to blowupa balloon using only one breath and then their part- ner took the circumference. Students were im- pressed to discover that a person's size was not al- ways related to their lung capacity

MS Scholar’s Program Presented to 8th Grade

Also while studying the Human Body, Mrs. McCary had the students dissect frogs to learn more about the body systems. Students exam- ined the outside of the frog and then opened them to look at the organs. The students are always taught to respect their frog just as medi- cal students respect their work while learning.

The Mississippi Scholars Initiative is an education pro- gram managed by the Public Education Forum of Mis- sissippi. The Initiative uses business leaders to moti- vate students to complete a rigorous course of study in high school. This promising initiative pairs trained lo- cal business leaders with classes of eighth grade stu- dents prior to the selection of their high school courses. Business leaders help students see the value in taking more rigorous courses. The goal is to encourage and motivate all high school students to complete a defined, rigorous academic course of study that pre- pares them for successful transition to college, univer- sity coursework or vocational and technical training necessary to enter today's competitive job market. Mrs. Debbie Mathis with EMBDC along with Mr. Dusty Culpepper, physician recruiter for Anderson Re- gional Medical Center, presented the MS Scholar’s Program to 8th grade students at WLMS. They talked with the students about making good choices when it comes to their high school years. The students found the presentation to be very informative, and look for- ward to scheduling more rigorous classes for their high school years.

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Keeping Kids Safe...

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Kid's Art Fest April 28, 2015Downtown Meridian

Upcoming Graduation Dates...

Monday, May 18, 2015.........West Lauderdale High School

Tuesday, May 19, 2015..................S&'ea( High School

)ursday, May 21, 2015..............No*hea( High School

F$day, May 22, 2015...............Clarkdale High School

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LAUDERDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

410 CONSTITUTION AVENUE | P.O. BOX 5498 | MERIDIAN, MS 39302-5498

Learners Today...Leaders Tomorrow

Departments

• 16th Section - Mrs. Dale Burcham• Career and Technical Education - Ms. Dana

Huffman• Child Nutrition Director - Mrs. Kaye Mayatt• Curriculum and Instruction - Ms. Dana

Huffman and Mrs. Teri Edwards• Federal Programs/iNOW/MSIS - Dr. DeShannon

Davis• Finance - Mrs. Charlotte Parker• Personnel /Assistant Superintendent - Mr. Ed

Mosley• School Nurses - Dr. DeShannon Davis• Special Services - Ms. Karen Rhodes• Student Assessment - Mrs. Teri Edwards• Superintendent - Mr. Randy Hodges• Technology - Mrs. Kaycee C. Crane

Our Special Thanks to our School PR Representatives for making 4 Corners possible:

Clarkdale - Debbie Fant

Northeast Elementary - Elizabeth Anderson

Northeast Middle School - Mary Pierce

Northeast High School - Casey Clarke

Southeast Elementary - Angela Myers

Southeast Middle School - Brittney Chaney

Southeast High School - Kimberly Davis

West Lauderdale Elementary - Leitia Banks

West Lauderdale Middle School - Kim Barber

West Lauderdale High School - David Dewease

Lauderdale County Schools - Mandy Goldman

"It is the policy of the Lauderdale County School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age or disability in its educational programs or employment policies. Any persons having inquiries concerning the LCSD's compliance with Title II, Title IV, Title VI, Title IX, and/or Section 504, may con- tact the Assistant Superintendent or the Director of Special Services at 601-693-1683."

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