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Homeschooler wins UCT poster contest
Two local students won first place in a safety poster contest sponsored by the Order of the United Commercial Travelers of America, Williamsport Council 350, held April 2 in City Hall. Anna Davenport, a homeschool student, won on the high school level; Curtin Middle School students Patrick Fisher won first place in the middle school level; Sharade Williams took second and Teshawna Johnson placed third.Read the article here.
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Articles Of Interest
Home-Schooled Students Rise in Supply and Demand Do students need textbooks? The ever-growing number of tools and the increasing cost of textbooks are the reasons some high schools in South Mississippi have only one set of books in the classroom, and...
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Law And Order
Law and order, in the form of two new security resource officers, is coming to George County schools this year. In addition to patrolling the school campuses, maintaining order when fights between students break out and teaching classes on safety and...
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South Hall Middle School No Longer Requires Its 950 Students To Wear Uniforms
South Hall Middle School no longer requires its 950 students to wear uniforms. The school began last Thursday allowing students to either wear uniforms, a mixture of royal and baby blues, or abide by the district's regular dress code. Principal...
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Mississippi School Creates Political Activist
Twelve-year-old Trey Perkins may be one of George County's newest political activists. Since February, the sixth-grader at George County Middle School has been on a mission to show school district officials that many students and taxpayers are against...
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South Carolina Teacher Faces Sex Charges
Yet another teacher having sex with her students. A middle school teacher accused of having sex with at least five boys - some of them students at her school - was arrested Wednesday, authorities said. Police began investigating Allenna Williams Ward,...
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