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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 48
• Corinth, Mississippi •
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Alcorn schools set registration date
Day of Community
BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
The opportunity is near for Alcorn County children to register and get started on their journey toward a great education. The Alcorn County School District will be holding a district-wide registration for all pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students for the 20172018 school year from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, at Kossuth, Alcorn Central, and Biggersville Elementary Schools. The age requirement for pre-kindergarten students is that the child must be four years old by Sept. 1, 2017. For
“The parents can call the schools and those schools will be happy to work with them on getting the registration done. We just need to have all students registered that week, if at all possible.” Tammy Johnson Alcorn School District Curriculum, Testing Director
Please see ALCORN | 3A
‘Building Bridges’ offers online classes
Staff Photo by L.A. Story
During her ArtSmart presentation, community helper and artist Merry Overholt showed CES kindergarten students how to draw a self-portrait during the school’s recent Day of Community.
CES students meet community helpers BY L.A. STORY
A new collaboration between the Baldwyn and Booneville school districts will open doors for state of the art learning for students both locally and throughout the region. The districts were approved last week as Mississippi Districts of Innovation, allowing them to work together to provide advanced and specialized educational programs for students in both districts. Under the project, known as “Building Bridges,” the Baldwyn district will offer advanced career and technical
“I love the children and promoting children’s art. I enjoy bringing out things they didn’t even know they could do.”
lastory@dailycorinthian.com
The kindergarten students at Corinth Elementary School can now answer the question “Who are the people in your neighborhood?” The CES kindergarten hosted a Day of Community on Friday and several volunteers from different professions in the area came to give brief presentations about their profession to the youngsters. Community helpers who volunteered to come and speak
BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
Merry Overholt Artist with the children included representatives from the fire department, EMT’s, a local dentist’s office, a baker, a pediatrician, the police department,
and others. During the brief 10-minute presentations, many of the Please see HELPERS | 2A
courses in industrial maintenance and furniture manufacturing leading to industry-recognized certifications in these areas. The courses will be available to students in both districts. The Booneville School District will offer online Advanced Placement courses taught by Booneville High School teachers via the Internet. Booneville Superintendent Dr. Todd English said the online courses will be available not only to students in the Baldwyn District but will Please see CLASSES | 3A
Luncheons begin 36th year BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
Back by popular demand, the Lenten Luncheons will make their highly-anticipated return to the Weaver Center in March. Now in its 36th year, the ladies of First United Methodist Church have planned some phenomenal meals for the luncheons which will begin on Wednesday, March 1. Held at noon each Wednesday until April 5, the weekly event will feature a different speaker at each luncheon. A schedule is as follows: • March 1 – The speaker will be The Rev. Chuck Hassell of Waldron Street Christian Church. Chicken spaghetti,
salad and garlic bread will be served. • March 8 – The speaker will be The Rev. Kim Ratliff of St. Mark Baptist Church/ City of Corinth Code Enforcement Officer. Hot ham sandwiches and pasta salad will be served. • March 15 – The speaker will be The Rev. Trey Lambert of Gaines Chapel UMC. Chicken and rice casserole and cranberry congealed salad will be served. • March 22 – The speaker will be The Rev. Dennis Smith of First Baptist Church. Potato casserole and a tossed salad will be served. • March 29 – The speaker will be
Staff photo by Kimberly Shelton
Please see LUNCHEONS | 3A
Chairperson Mary Louise Bell sits with committee members Barbara Trapp and Vonceil Smith to discuss the return of the upcoming Lenten Luncheons.
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William Neill Cole, a Kossuth High School junior, is chosen to represent Mississippi as a Congressional Scholar at the National Youth Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.
Paul Shafer Motorsports returns to the Crossroads Arena for a fourth straight year of monster truck excitement.
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