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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section

Students post high reading scores BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Local schools fared well on the new third-grade reading exam that students must pass to advance to the fourth grade. The Mississippi Department of Education made the pass and fail rates on the Third Grade Reading Summative Assessment for districts and schools public on Friday. The Corinth School District had 95 percent of third-graders pass, and the Alcorn School District had 91

percent pass. “For this to be the first time to test with the third grade gateway, we are pleased with 91 percent passage,” said Alcorn Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith. “Our students, parents, teachers, and administrators worked on different reading strategies to prepare our students. Now that we have experienced this new assessment and know what the cut score is, we will review the data and adjust our strategies for continued

success.” Retesting opportunities for those who did not pass are scheduled between May 18 to May 22 and June 29 to Aug. 7. Corinth Superintendent Lee Childress was also happy with the outcome. “The key is our teachers did an exceptional job in providing individualized instruction based on the data that we had from the various assessments and programs our children worked with,” he said.

With computers in hand, students were able to receive lessons tailored specifically to them. “Also, because they were used to taking assessments on technology, that probably helped them,” said Childress. On Monday, the district will begin remediation efforts for the students who didn’t pass, and Childress expects many of those to pass the retest later this month. The score range for the test is

600 to 1,200. The state set the minimum passing score at 926, and the average score across the state was 980. Statewide, 85 percent of third-graders passed. Pass rates from the region: ■ Alcorn School District: 95 percent ■ Alcorn Central Elementary School: 91 percent ■ Biggersville Elementary School: 95 percent Please see SCORES | 2

Home tour touts renovations to Verandah-Curlee

Reading champion

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“We’re also planning a lot of great events that will take place on the house grounds throughout the weekend.”

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The doors of Corinth’s historic Verandah-Curlee House are set to open to the public next month following the completion of a $2 million renovation project. Built in 1857 by one of Corinth’s founding fathers, the house will highlight the 7th Annual Corinth Home Tour set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 5-6. Mary Dee Kemp “Instead of the normal tour Friends of the of homes and gardens, this Verandah-Curlee House year we are focusing all of committee member our attention the VerandahCurlee House,” said Mary On June 6 at 10: 30 a.m., Dee Kemp, Friends of the Verandah-Curlee House com- Jackson chef Jon Lansdales mittee member. “We’re also will provide a brunch cookStaff photo by Steve Beavers planning a lot of great events ing demonstration and tastMcKinsey Coleman brought home first place in the Mississippi State Reading Fair. that will take place on the ing. Local chef Russell Smith house grounds throughout will also provide a cooking Tan #6348 Silver #8715 White #0023 demonstration and tasting at the weekend.” $ 00 $ 00 $ 00 $ $ $ 203 7,495 or. .......................... 123 13,995 or. .......................... 23,4951 p.m. or. .......................... 350 The two-day event will kick per month per month Kemp said period crafts inoff with a ribbon cutting at per the month BY STEVE BEAVERS byCrew, Minnie house at 9:30 a.m. on June 5. cluding weaving Black, insey’s mother Andrea, who is a White #6555 Red #9592 4x4 #3232 $ BES. 00 $ 00excited $ $ $ $ sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com Crum, as well as live00 music “We are all very teacher at 9,495 or. .......................... 159 23,995 or. .......................... 359 25,795 or. .......................... 387 will take place both days of about showing the house per off month BIGGERSVILLE — McKinsey McKinsey started the fiper rst month per month to the public,” said Kemp. “So the event. Spinning and basColeman made it a clean sweep. place trek by taking top honors Blue #2770 Red, #4844 Eddie Bauer, Blue #3876 ket making demonstrations much work has been done. The Biggersville Elementary at the school competition. She $ 00 $ 00 $ $ $ $ 165 234 418 9,795 15,995 27,795 or. or. or. .......................... .......................... .......................... I think everyone will be im- are also expected. School first grader rode a trio of went on to win the district event per month per month per month “We’re excited about banjo pressed with the house and at the Mississippi State Extenfirst place finishes to the Missisplayer William Pat the grounds.” sippi State Reading Fair. sion Center before taking home Maroon #9459 White #9539 Red #3942Arinder, Andrea Coleman $ $ crown in00 $tickets are 00 $ 00War $ $ who will play his Civil Event $15 each the regional Oxford. Coleman, the daughter of 15,995 or. .......................... 234 23,895 or. .......................... 357 McKinsey’s mother 10,595 or. .......................... 179 period music all day on June and will include the tourper of month Anthony and Andrea Coleman, “The hardest competition per month and a teacher at BES per month the house and grounds and 6,” said Kemp. “He should be added a fourth first at the state was at Oxford because she was #9898 Tan #4311 Silver #5656 most of the events planned for quite entertaining.” up against$every White district in the meet by bringing home the top 00 $ 00 $ 00 $ $ $ 215 328 288 14,795 21,995 19,495 or. or. or. .......................... .......................... .......................... The only event not included both days. honor with her storyboard dis- its way through a wide variety north,” said Andrea Coleman. per month per month per month Special events on tap for in the ticket price is the June 5 play on “The Very Hungry Cat- of foodstuffs before pupating McKinsey enjoyed the book theRed Tent, June 5 include a program on Ladies Lunch UnderDiesel. erpillar.” and emerging as a butterfly. so much, she White got #5348 a caterpillar Black #4431 #2410 00 $ 00 $ will$be similar to lunch importance of 00 the house The book – a children’s picColeman put together a $10,895 col- kit to raise$her own butterfl ies. 155 218 562 14,995 or.the 36,995which or. .......................... or. .......................... .......................... per month per month hosted inside the Sanctuary in during the Civil War by local the month Young Coleman is no strangture book designed, illustrated orful display containing per historian Larry Mangus at 2014. and written by Eric Carle was conflict, resolution and plot er to doing well at reading fairs. Gray #1280 Red #7640 White #4507 “This year 10:30 a.m., and a 00 landscape first published by the World summary of the book. She won $ the school and local 00 $ $ it will be outside $ $ $ 225 398 234 00 17,995 26,495 15,995 or. or. or. .......................... .......................... .......................... architecture program by Suzy competition while in kindergarPublishing Company in 1969 – “She loves to read and per did month per month per month Please see TOUR | 2 Askew at 2:30 p.m. features a caterpillar that eats everything herself,” said McK- ten last year.

BES student wins state reading fair “She loves to read and did everything herself.”

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Corinth is preparing to begin work on the second phase of Wick Street improvements for the SoCo District, along with a couple of other street repairs. Street Commissioner Philip Verdung updated the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on the project this week and received approval to proceed. In addition to completing the second half of the Wick Street

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appointed $Alberto Albarracin sibility ramps along street, was done in the fall. The second 00 $ $ $ Philip$ 273 Verdung00 214 00the to 280 14,695 bringing 18,995to or.the 18,495 or. .......................... or. ..........................improvements .......................... Corinth Public Utilities the phase will take the improveper month per month per month Street commissioner ments east to the Cass Street Taylor Street intersection. The Commission. Gray #1832

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Corinth Police Chief Fred Johnson is re-elected of$ Julie Milligan is the 00 top local female finisher and Donald Di$ vice president 00 $ $ 14,995 18,995 or. .......................... 218 or. .......................... 280 the North Mississippi Chiefs of Police Association. Donato is the top local male finisher as runners take part in the per month per month 24th Annual Corinth Coca-Cola Classic 10K.

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