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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 202

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • 1 section

School districts react to test results BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

School districts across Mississippi have been scouring the results of key standardized tests to refine their classroom strategies. Today, those results become available to the public, including scores from the Subject Area Testing Program and Mis-

sissippi Curriculum Test 2. As a participant in the Excellence for All Pilot, the Corinth School District’s students did not take the subject area tests. They did take the MCT2, but the results were not made public. Drop-out and graduation rates will be released in September when the accountability

letter grades are released. The public will be able to see district and school-level performance at that time. In the Alcorn School District, “We are pleased with the results in the majority of our schools but still have areas that will be targeted for improvement,” said Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith. “The one

area that we saw consistently improving and impacting our results was science. We have implemented the Nancy Larson Science curriculum in kindergarten through fourth grade. The engaging foundation of this program is impacting our fifth grade results.” The superintendent has met with the school administrators

to establish new goals. “The administrators’ goals are data-driven to focus on math, reading/language arts, and graduation rates in the high schools,” said Smith. “Organizational goals that were focused on were attendance of students and faculty.” Please see TESTS | 2

Schools can cash in on healthy students BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Crossroads area schools now have the opportunity to get paid for helping students get and stay healthy. The Corinth School District and Alcorn School District received information last week from the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation about their new Healthy School Awards grant program. The program, which will recognize K-12 public schools that encourage healthy lifestyle habits, will award up to four grants. One school will be

designated as “Mississippi’s Healthiest School” and will be awarded a $50,000 grant. Additional grants of $25,000 will be awarded to up to three schools, which will be designated as Mississippi Healthy Schools. “We just got the information on this program and we’re sending it out to principals at each school this week,” said Alcorn School District Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith. “I’m very hopeful that we will have the opportunity to receive Please see HEALTH | 2

Staff photo by Jebb Johnston

Museum Director Brandy Steen shows some medical items recently pulled from the archives including a colorblindness testing kit and an anesthetic machine.

Monument receiving Crossroads Museum goes medical boost with cruise-in with latest exhibit of local artifacts BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

A selection of historical items from the Corinth medical community is currently on exhibit at the Crossroads Museum. “We had a lot of people asking for a medical exhibit,” said Museum Director Brandy Steen. “We have brought out a number of items that have been in the archives room for several years.” Several old medical bags that recall the days of doctors making house calls are featured, along with an assortment of

instruments and equipment. “Most of these items were donated by Dr. Frank Davis,” said Steen. Others represented are Dr. Carl Norwood and Dr. Cummings. An old anesthetic machine came from the Corinth Hospital, which closed in 1965. Other items include an old microscope with a wooden case, a bedpan, a blood sugar testing kit, an eye examination set and a colorblindness testing kit with bits of colored cloth. Old medicine bottles bear the names of forgotten formula-

tions and long-gone pharmacies. “I think this exhibit will bring back some memories,” said Steen. “It shows some of the ways that medicine has evolved.” The temporary exhibit will run through Sept. 12 with the annual photo exhibit to follow. Museum admission is $5 for adults, $3 for those over 50 and free for those under 16. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free during the Green Market.

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Military Order of the Purple Heart Post Chapter 813 is hitching a ride to speed up plans for a monument. The Magnolia Car Club is driving an event to help the chapter raise funds to place a 45-inch monument at the Alcorn County Courthouse. A cruise-in – sponsored by the car club – is set for Sept. 6 at Arby’s. All donations taken in at the 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. event will go to the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Registration begins at 10 a.m. with cars, trucks and mo-

torcycles all welcome to enter. The rainout date for the event is Sept. 20. Modern Woodmen is also working closely with MOPH on the project. “The monument has been ordered,” said Modern Woodmen’s Steven Eaton. According to Eaton, it takes three to four months for the monument to be made. Money is still needed to excavate the site and also prepare the walkway for paver stones. Bricks, which will provide a walkway around the red stone Please see MONUMENT | 2

‘Becky’s’ director brings new blood, enthusiasm to Corinth Theatre-Arts BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Bringing new blood and enthusiasm to Corinth TheatreArts, University of Southern Mississippi graduate Sam Lee will make his directing debut on the Crossroads Playhouse stage. The 22-year-old was recently selected as the director of CT-A’s upcoming production “Becky’s New Car.” “The small eight-person cast will allow me to take baby steps, but at the same time enough meaty material to help flex what I’ve learned the last four years,” said Lee, who holds a B.A. degree in Theatre. “It’s going to

be a fun experience for middle-aged audiences and like a breath of fresh air for those struggling during middle-age.” Making the Lee transition from stage to director’s chair, the Corinth native is looking forward to viewing things from a different perspective. “This is going to be a huge learning experience for me,” he said. “I took a directing class in

college, but I didn’t study lighting much. That aspect will be my biggest challenge because there are no set changes and the lighting adds to the comedy. For example, Becky does a lot of interaction and at one point there is a strange suspension of disbelief.” The director believes his greatest strength is his ability to aid in character development and to allow the actors to portray the characters in a truthful way. “I am able to help them explore things they wouldn’t be able to reach themselves,” he said. With a love for the perform-

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ing arts, Lee caught the acting bug early. He was taught the discipline of the theatre at a young age. “I first came to CT-A during a summer theatre camp. I attended both weeks, auditioned for (the play) “Snow White” and was cast as one of the seven dwarfs,” said Lee. He credits Katie Davis-Simmons for teaching him the discipline of theatre at a young age. “She admired I had a natural skill in the plays and appreciated the fact I had the social ability to work with anyone,” he said. Demonstrating his talent for leadership, Lee was also able to

keep the other children in line. With a background in acting, set building, run crew and costume changes, Lee said he doesn’t plan on stopping there. “I took a film class two summers ago. It was a really fun experience for me and offered the opportunity to hone my craft as an artist,” said Lee. “I am considering moving to New Orleans in order to dive into the film industry.” Possessing big ambitions and an eye for detail, Lee is putting the knowledge he learned in the classroom into practical use. “Becky’s New Car” will capture the stage Oct. 9–12 at the Crossroads Playhouse.

On this day in history 150 years ago General A.J. Smith begins his march from Mississippi to Memphis. Gen. Washburn is blaming Smith for Forrest’s raid, but no one is listening. Sherman is pleased with Smith and orders him to hurry on to assist with operations against Atlanta.

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