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Headline Stories for 2/6/06 Below
Superintendent's Corner
This
week, February 6 – 10, we salute and celebrate our more than
300 counselors in Memphis City Schools who daily touch the minds, lives
and hearts of our students by helping with schedules and college applications;
by connecting students to social services and health care agencies;
by consoling and guiding students who are experiencing anxiety, depression
or may be affected by eating disorders, drug and chemical use, teenage
pregnancy or who feel like dropping out, and by often encouraging and
advising students to hold onto their fragile hopes and dreams.
Spring
Parent-Teacher Conferences Set;
Winter Break II This Month
The official date for Spring parent-teacher conferences at all Memphis City Schools is Thursday, February 16. The conferences will be scheduled at the schools between the hours of 4 and 7 p.m.
Grizzlies Charging Up Hollywood’s Reading Challenge
The Memphis Grizzlies dance squad and their mascot Grizz treated K-4 students at Hollywood Elementary to a fun-filled assembly on Tuesday, January 17, for taking part in the Grizzlies Reading Challenge. The challenge asks students to track the number of minutes they read for one month.
Sweet Rewards for Good Behavior at Shannon Elementary
Students at Shannon Elementary School are learning that it pays to be on their best behavior. All students who received an “E” in conduct and work habits during the third six-weeks were rewarded with an ice cream and cookie reception in the school cafeteria. Principal Barbara J. Campbell also inducted each student into her “E Club" to recognize their excellent achievement.
Saturday Academy Offering College Prep Help for 7th & 8th Graders
The deadline for seventh and eighth grade students to apply for the Memphis City Schools Saturday Academy is Wednesday, February 15. The Saturday Academy offers additional academic enrichment and support to better prepare students to handle the demands of college prep classes in high school.
