NAHS School News
Shaun Vaughn, NAHS School Reporter
Hello New Albany. Welcome to the latest installment of the New Albany High School news. As the year approaches its end, sports seasons are winding down as well. New Albany High School is happy to have three teams currently in the state playoffs. The girls golf team will be playing for a state championship. The Tennis team will be playing in the state championship this week in Jackson beginning on Thursday. They will face off against St. Stanislaus. The baseball team advanced to the second round after beating Pontotoc 2-0 in a best of three series. Their next opponent will be Kosciusko. The series will be played Thursday at Kosciusko, Friday at home, and Saturday at Kosciusko if necessary.
Students will be out of school Friday for a staff development day. The prom will be this Saturday in Memphis at the Memphis Zoo under the China Pavilion. Students are encouraged to be at the high school by five o’clock to load the charter buses. Frog-a-Nanny will begin Thursday with the parade followed by the game on Friday.
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Male Named STAR Student at NAHS
STAR Student Joseph Male with STAR Teacher Mary Margarett King
Joseph Male has been named as a STAR (Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition) Student for the 2012-2013 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council’s M. B. Swayze Educational Foundation, sponsor of the STAR program.
The New Albany High School senior was honored during the annual Education Celebration on April 11 at the Jackson Convention Center in downtown Jackson. This prestigious event was co-sponsored by Entergy Mississippi, AT&T, Mississippi Power Company, BancorpSouth, Trustmark National Bank, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, and Wal-Mart.
Additionally, on January 10, 2013, Mississippi State University President Dr. Mark E. Keenum announced a new MSU Scholarship program with the STAR program. Mississippi State will offer a scholarship worth $6,000 to every STAR student in Mississippi.
STAR Students are selected on the basis of academic excellence. “Both American College Test (ACT) scores and scholastic averages are compared to determine the school’s STAR Student,” explained Vickie Powell of Jackson, Vice President, Foundation Programs. “The STAR program encourages and promotes academic achievement among Mississippi’s high school seniors,” she said.
Male is the son of Barry and Sara Male. He is a member of the Science National Honor Society, Spanish Club, Speech & Debate Club, and National Honor Society. Male is a National Merit Finalist and received Outstanding Student during his 9th, 10th, and 11th grade years. Male plans to attend Mississippi State University in the fall.
Each STAR Student is asked to designate a STAR Teacher, the classroom teacher who has made the greatest contribution to the student’s scholastic achievement. Male chose Mary Margarett King as his STAR teacher.
King earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications and a Master of Arts Degree in English from the University of North Alabama. She is National Board Certified, has eight years of teaching experience, and has been selected as STAR Teacher three times.
NAHS School News
Shaun Vaughn, NAHS School Reporter
Hello New Albany citizens. Tons of exciting things are happening at New Albany High School. O.J. Hardin and Jerrell Howell won first place in dead lift and squat, respectively, at the state powerlifting competition. The team placed 4th overall in the state.
The tennis team begins their playoff journey Tuesday in New Albany. Individuals going to state: Hannah Anderson and Olivia Dunnam; girls doubles 1, Christopher and Christain Scott; boys double 1, Meghan Van and Katie Davis; girls doubles 2, Mark Robbins; boys singles, Walter Smith and Darby Mills; mixed doubles.
The baseball team went 1-1 this weekend, winning against Itawamba 5-3 in an extra inning and dropping one against Tupelo 3-2.
Jasmine Spears was selected female basketball player of the year by the Tupelo Daily Journal. Eric Chaney also made second-team North Mississippi.
New Albany High School will host a talent show on May 15th during school in the New Albany High School auditorium. Seniors interested in performing in the talent show as part of a senior band need to see Contessa Jones. Any other students who would like to perform should see Mrs. Ballard or Mrs. Biffle.
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NAHS School News
Shaun Vaughn, NAHS School Reporter
Hello New Albany. Welcome to another installment of the New Albany High School news. The Krewe of Grenouilles breakfast will be held Tuesday, April 23 at 7:15 in the High School Cafeteria. The breakfast is honoring students who help with special needs. The students are Joshanae Tucker, Holley Berryman, Austin Howard, Ali Sizemore, Darby Mills, Jonah Zahler, Lenzi Sanderson, Shannon Goode, Alexis Lipsey, Callie Roaten, Ashley Juarez, Benard Spight, Larenz Jones, Trevor Cobb, Katelyn Watson, Kateland Wade, Allie Owen, Anna Frances Stroud, and Asiana Judon. Also, one teacher, Mrs. Nannette Ballard, was nominated to come to the breakfast. This is the first time a teacher has been nominated.
Baseball was victorious against Ripley on Friday night and will take on Lewisburg Tuesday at home. They will also go on the road to play Lewisburg on Friday. Jonah Zahler, senoir right fielder, says the reasons he most looks forward to playing Lewisburg are “because it rekindles a rivalry and he looks forward to playing an old teammate.”
This week students will be Case 21 testing in preparation for the state test in May. The state test include Algebra, Biology, English, and US History.
With six weeks remaining in the school year, students have already begun prepping for the summer. Ken Phillips, Junior at NAHS, has “fishing and coonhunting” in his summer agenda. Some students like freshman Hunter Wade, are venturing out this summer. Wade says, he plans on “going to Georgia for work.” Others like myself are going to use the summer for a time of relaxation and reflecting.
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Sports Physical Screening Event Scheduled for May 2
School personnel from the New Albany and Union County School Districts are once again working with local physicians, physical and occupational therapists, and athletic trainers to make preparations for the upcoming pre-participation sports physical screening event to be held on Thursday, May 2nd. For the sixth consecutive year, the physicians of Creekmore Clinic will allow the use of their office for this event. However, Creekmore Clinic is not responsible for required follow-ups.
The Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) requires all students who will participate in any MHSAA sanctioned event to have a pre-participation physical assessment. This includes all students in grades 7-12 who will participate in any sport, including cheerleading, band, and chorus. This evaluation must take place every year in which a child participates in an activity.
We will continue to require that students entering the 9th grade (current 8th graders) be seen by their personal physician for their physical evaluation in their physician’s office and not during the screening event. The MHSAA physical form for 2013-2014 9th grade students will be given to all current 8th graders and will also be available in all local physician/nurse practitioner offices. School officials and health care professionals encourage all parents with a child entering the 9th grade for the 2013-2014 school year to call and schedule their child for a wellness exam with his or her personal physician as soon as possible. All completed physical forms should be turned in at the school before the end of this school year in order for the students to begin practices as scheduled.
“We feel that the past several years’ physical screening events have been very successful for students, parents, and schools and we will continue with the same process this year,” stated Dr. Brad Scott.
All students who plan to participate in an MHSAA sanctioned activity will soon be receiving a copy of a personal medical history form that MUST be completed, signed, and returned to the child’s school prior to May 2nd. Each school will determine when these forms are due. If a child does not have his or her form completed and signed by a parent, he/she will not be eligible to participate in the health-screening event.
School administrators appreciate the continued community support for extracurricular activities in the schools. “Students who participate in these activities generally perform better in the classroom, have fewer discipline issues, and are less likely to drop out of school,” according to Jackie Ford, Superintendent of New Albany Schools.
“Our schools are fortunate to be a part of a community where physicians, healthcare professionals, and so many others are willing to donate their time so that our students are eligible to participate in extracurricular activities” said Tammie Reeder, Health Services Coordinator for New Albany Schools.
Any parent with questions about this year’s pre-participation screening should contact the child’s school.
NAHS School News
Shaun Vaughn, NAHS School Reporter
Hello New Albany. It’s Shaun Vaughn again bringing you the news from New Albany High School. The boys' track team took home 1st place in the division 2 portion of the meet on Thursday.
This week the high school TSA team will go to Natchez to compete in an array of events.
New Albany High School has many events taking place in the upcoming week. The events range from debating, technological problem solving, building robots and more.
Also report cards were issued Friday.
Tuesday, March 26 the baseball team will be going to North Pontotoc to take on the Vikings and will be playing them at home Thursday. The tennis team will be playing at Tupelo Monday and at home against North Pontotoc Tuesday. Students will be out of school Friday for Good Friday and also out Monday for the recognition of Easter.
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NAHS School News
Shaun Vaughn, NAHS School Reporter
Hello New Albany, my name is Shaun Vaughn and I’ll be your New Albany High School news reporter for the remainder of the school year. I’m a junior at New Albany High School and a proud member of the journalism staff. I hope everyone had a safe and fun-filled Spring Break.
School was not in session last week so for my first column, I decided to branch out and ask students what they are most looking forward to in the last nine weeks of school. One senior, Eric Chaney, said “graduation and the summer.” Many seniors are amped to finish their last couple of months here. When I asked a junior, Montel Hardin, what he was most looking forward to, he said “passing…I’m not worried about my grades, but you know what I mean.” Yes, Montel, I certainly do.
Be sure to like us on Facebook at “In the Dawghouse” and listen to our weekly news segments on WNAU 1470 AM. We have a lot of events up coming for students at New Albany, feature news, students and guests each week.
New Albany Schools Named as Value Added Schools in Mississippi
Quality of Distribution Index Awards for New Albany Elementary School and New Albany High School
Pictured l-r: Dr. Richard Blackburn, Dean, College of Education, Mississippi State University; Windy Faulkner, Principal, NAES; Lisa Mitchell, Special Projects, NASD; Lecia Stubblefield, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, NASD; Lee Childress, Superintendent, Corinth School District & PREPS Board of Directors; and Jackie Ford, Superintendent, NASD.
MCT2 Mathematics Award for New Albany Elementary School
Pictured l-r: Dr. Richard Blackburn, Dean, College of Education, Mississippi State University; Windy Faulkner, Principal, NAES; Lee Childress, Superintendent, Corinth School District & PREPS Board of Directors; and Jackie Ford, Superintendent, NASD.
MCT2 Language Arts Award for New Albany Elementary School
Pictured l-r: Dr. Richard Blackburn, Dean, College of Education, Mississippi State University; Windy Faulkner, Principal, NAES; Jackie Ford, Superintendent, NASD; and Lee Childress, Superintendent, Corinth School District & PREPS Board of Directors.
SATP2 Algebra I Award for New Albany Middle School
Pictured l-r: Dr. Richard Blackburn, Dean, College of Education, Mississippi State University; Lisa Mitchell, Special Projects, NASD; Jackie Ford, Superintendent, NASD; and Lee Childress, Superintendent, Corinth School District & PREPS Board of Directors.
MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss— Schools in the New Albany School District (NASD) have been recognized at the recent statewide conference of the Program of Research and Evaluation of Public Schools (PREPS) for being named as a Value Added School. Over 1,000 Mississippi schools’ assessment results were recorded on the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System for 2011-2012. The PREPS value-added analysis resulted in 479 schools (364 for assessment results and 115 for QDI) statewide designated as value-added schools. Of these schools, 391 are members of PREPS, and these 391 are the 2012* PREPS Value Added Award recipients.
The awards were presented during the 2013 PREPS/MAPE Conference, February 20-21, 2013, at the Hilton Hotel in Jackson, MS. Over 500 educators and business leaders were present at the Value Added and Special Awards Ceremony.
The following schools in NASD were recognized for
*New Albany Elementary School: MCT2 Language Arts, MCT2 Mathematics, and Quality of Distribution Index
*New Albany Middle School: SATP2 Algebra I:
*New Albany High School: Quality of Distribution Index
PREPS Value Added analysis began in June 1997. PREPS Value Added analysis allows for comparisons of educational performance among Mississippi Schools, taking into account (or holding constant) the impact of differences in the socioeconomic background of the students considered in the research. The model is used in the PREPS Value Added Awards Program to identify high performing schools among Mississippi districts. Schools which are adding value are those which are considered to be performing significantly better than other schools with comparable socioeconomic circumstances. The Value Added analysis produces a band of predicted score performance and recognizes those schools which are performing above the predicted band. Using MCT2 and SATP2 school level scale score average for 2011-2012 assessments or the numerical QDI score (for new QDI awards) reported by the Mississippi Department of Education under the Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System (MAARS) and the school socioeconomic indicator (percent of students on free or reduced lunch), PREPS has performed Value Added analysis at the elementary through high school levels.
PREPS is a private non-profit consortium of school districts whose purpose is to develop and implement educational products and services that help manage and support districts' efforts to demonstrate improvement in their instructional programs. PREPS is supported by the College of Education at Mississippi State University and is housed in the Center for Educational Partnerships, the service division of the college. Collaboration among member districts enables each district to benefit from the development of products and services that no single district is capable of developing alone.
*2012 denotes the assessment/accountability data analysis is based upon.
NAHS Freshmen Participate in Career & Technical Nontraditional Day
Learning CPR Techniques - Health Sciences - April Voyles, Instructor
Nontraditional Day was celebrated on Friday, February 15, 2013, at the New Albany High School’s Career and Technical Education Department. Susan Feather and Christy Paul, Student Services personnel, coordinated this event by utilizing funds from a grant awarded by the Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Career Education and Workforce Development. These funds are made available to provide nontraditional services to eligible high school students in Mississippi.
Making Fruit Smoothies - Culinary Arts - Anita Alef, Instructor
Ninth grade students in Jalon Bullock’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) classes and ninth grade students in LaTrina Bynum’s Introduction to Engineering classes visited one of eight technical/skill classes offered in the Career and Technical Department. Prior to this special day the ninth graders filled out a form stating their interest in exploring a program as a nontraditional student.
During Nontraditional Day the technical/skill instructor and his or her students provided a How To Clinic related to the program to allow the ninth grade students time to learn about the opportunities available to those who choose to prepare to work in a nontraditional setting.
This is the eighth year New Albany has been selected to receive this grant. As a result of activities relating to Nontraditional Day, an increase in nontraditional enrollment has been recorded.
Prior to Nontraditional Day, Early Childhood Education students made posters to promote the day. These posters were displayed throughout the school to remind students of Nontraditional Day and the theme for the day, “Let’s Talk Nontraditional Careers”.
Monies from the grant were used to provide supplies for the following How To Clinics:
Auto Services-Learn proper procedure for checking oil and tire pressure
Business Fundamentals-Learn stress management techniques
Construction Trades-Build a bluebird house
Culinary Arts-Learn about healthy snacks
Drafting-Explore Computer Aided Drafting Design program
Early Childhood Education-Learn how to conduct activities for preschool children
Health Sciences-Learn proper handwashing techniques and other health concepts
Introduction to Engineering-Explore Computer Aided Design program
The ninth grade participants received a memento from the nontraditional class they visited. In addition, these students were given an informational brochure and letter to share with their parents to assist them in planning their course schedule for the 2013-2014 school year.
Building Bluebird House - Construction Trades - Rick Robbins, Instructor
Participating in Team Building Exercises - Business Fundamentals - Alison Moore, Instructor
Playing board games with preschoolers - Early Childcare - Kimberly Langley, Instructor
NAHS School News
Chandler Nail, NAHS School Reporter
Greetings fellow New Albanians! Chandler Nail here reporting live from New Albany High School. It was a sad weekend this past Monday as our very own Girls Basketball Team was put out of the playoffs by Greenwood, falling short by one point. If you see Jazmine or any of Coach Stroud's basketball girls, be sure to give them a word of encouragement. Keep the boys in mind as they proceed in playing through the playoffs.
Baseball season is finally underway. They played at Water Valley in a preseason jamboree and won both 4-inning contests. Their season will continue this weekend in the New Albany Classic; be sure to get there!
Boys bowling team will head to Jackson this weekend to compete in the State Championship.
I would like to give a big shoutout to Anthony Fernandez for having a great soccer tryout at Belhaven University. We wish you the best of luck!
That's all we got for this weeks news! Have a great week and as always-- stay classy New Albany!
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