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Commemorating the past Elementary school launches updated grading system BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth first- through thirdgraders recently received a new report card that moves away from the familiar “A” to “F” grading scale. Standards-based report cards, previously introduced in kindergarten and pre-kindergarten, have now rolled out for grades 1 through 3. The new letters are “M,” “S,” “D” and “I.” Superintendent Lee Childress told of explaining to one parent that a “D” isn’t what it used to be. The district is planning to get more information out to parents to ease their concerns
before the next set of report cards is released. “The traditional report card generally will give you one or two indications of performance,” Childress told the board of trustees. “It really just gives you a number or it gives you a letter … A standards-based report card looks at assessing student performance against a specific set of skills. It’s really measuring the student for where they need to be at that identified grade level at the end of the year.” Developed from the Mississippi college and career readiPlease see GRADING | 6A
Staff photo by Zack Steen
The new Mississippi Monument at Shiloh National Military Park, designed by native Mississippian Dr. Kim Sessums, features three soldiers marching into battle.
Mississippi Monument dedicated at Shiloh BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
SHILOH, Tenn. — More than 153 years later Mississippians who fought at the Battle of Shiloh during the American Civil
War are finally being honored ... in stone. Highlighting the long awaited Mississippi Monument are three bronze Confederate soldiers standing some 14 feet
off the hallowed and historic battlegrounds of Rhea Field at Shiloh National Military Park. It was on these exact grounds Please see MONUMENT | 12A
Physician honored by alumni association Staff photo by Zack Steen
BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
Chosen by the CHS Alumni Association, Dr. Thomas L. Sweat will be honored as the “2015 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year” during the halftime of Corinth’s Homecoming game on Friday, Oct. 16. Selected from names solicited by the alumni association and chosen by a committee of CHS graduates,
Longtime Corinth physician Dr. Thomas L. Sweat talks with Living Healthy Free Medical Clinic volunteer Anne Thompson.
Please see SWEAT | 2A
Thorn to headline annual Fall Festival BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
The preacher’s boy from Tupelo is bringing his own brand of rock and roll revival to Booneville to close out this year’s annual Fall Festival. Paul Thorn and his band will take the stage for a free concert on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at the downtown Triangle stage. “It’s sort of like going to a revival and your spirits get lifted and you feel better,” Thorn said of his performances. The Tupelo native spends much of the year touring across the country. His most recent album, “Too Blessed to Be Stressed,” has been a fixture on the Americana music charts and gotten lots of airplay on independent stations
Paul Thorn across the country. Thorn has toured with some of the biggest names in music, including Huey Lewis & the News, Sting, Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Beck Please see THORN | 2A
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The Knights of Columbus have another successful year with their annual Tootsie Roll drive. Timberhills Executive Director Guy McGee says the funds raised make a big difference in his organizations’ ability to care for clients.
Clay S. Nails and Tresa Condra star in Corinth Theatre-Arts production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” The play is CT-A’s take on Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.
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