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Headline Stories for 5/15/06 Below
Superintendent's Corner
In
1979, Memphis City Schools established the Adopt-A-School Partnerships
program for the purpose of bringing community and business partners
together to help prepare our students for successful futures. Today,
more than 600 small and large businesses, civic groups, faith-based
organizations, government agencies, learning institutions and military
installations serve as Adopters of the district’s 191 schools,
and we are very grateful to them for their caring and their support!
2005-06 MCS
Reads Campaign Wraps Up;
Top Parent, Teacher, Reader Announced
The grand prizes for the top parent, top teacher and top reader from this year’s MCS Reads campaign were announced during the big reading wrap-up celebration with the Redbirds at Autozone Park on Monday, May 8.
Principals Recognized at Year-End Principals Meeting
Principals from across the district gathered at the Telecommunications Auditorium Tuesday, May 9 and honored those among them who are retiring at the end of the 2005-06 school year. During the meeting, principals who have been nominated for the Sara L. Lewis Principal of the Year award were also announced and recognized.
Holmes Road Gobbles Up Competition Again during MCS Blue Ribbon Night at Chick-Fil-A
The last few months have been a very busy time for most schools, but the students, parents and staff members at Holmes Road still made time to make extra money for the school.
Community Salutes Readers at Hamilton Middle School
The Hamilton Middle School community showed how proud they were of the school’s readers by holding special reading event in celebration of Hamilton’s achievements through the MCS Reads program in March. Guests from the community visited the school to read portions of their favorite books and poems and to offer words of encouragement to motivate the students to keep reading.
