The Mobile Foster Grandparent Program provided Washington Middle School with three "grandparents" to serve as reading tutors for the 6th and 7th grades.  They were honored this school year with a "Dedicated Book Plate" in 3 different Washington Library books of their choice.Pictured are: L to R: Mrs. Ethel Grayson, Mrs. Willie K. Hill and Mrs. Mary L. Finch. Serving as a student library volunteer and presenting the 3 dedicated books is 6th grader, Tacarra...

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Area School Receives National RecognitionCouncil Elementary, Dauphin Island Elementary, St. Elmo Elementary, Tanner-Williams Elementary, O'Rourke Elementary and Dickson Elementary have been awarded national certification recognition for outstanding performance in education, Renaissance Learning announced today.  These schools were awarded the Renaissance Model School Certification in Reading by the Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., based company. Model School certification indicates that their...

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Congratulations to the MCPSS Information Technology Division. It recently was named the 21st Century Achievement Award Winner in the category of Education and Academia by Computerworld. The Computerworld Honors Program recognizes individuals and organizations that use information technology to benefit society. The award recipients represent ten industry and government sectors in the United States and worldwide.Computerworld Magazine interviewed David Akridge, the Executive Manager of our Information...

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Get up! Get up!  Formation at 0530, PT clothes.  Get up! Get moving!  You have 30 minutes before you are late.That is how I started my first full day at Summer Camp, although that is not the name the Instructors use.  The Instructors call it the JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge or JCLC.  It seems there is an acronym for everything in the army.  PT is physical training.  I'll soon find out what PT really means.Sleepy, but dressed in shorts, t-shirt and my...

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