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Headline Stories for 10/9/06
Superintendent's Corner
Preparing
our students for college starts from the first day of kindergarten. And
preparation for college should include not only rigorous academic coursework
and effective teaching, but demonstrating to our students and their
families at every opportunity that college can indeed be in the future,
regardless of family income or zip code.
White Station Middle School Band = Best in Class
The White Station Middle School Band was named “Best in Class” at the Director’s Challenge Invitational Band Festival in San Antonio, Texas, and all band members received superior ratings.
Students, counselors and their parents are invited to attend and participate in Student-College Interview Sessions (SCIS), often referred to as college fairs, Thursday-Saturday, October 12-14, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the:
MEMPHIS
COOK CONVENTION CENTER
255 NORTH MAIN STREET
MEMPHIS, TN 38103
Six members of the Craigmont Middle School Technology Students Association (TSA) Chapter attended the 2005-06 national conference in Dallas, Texas this summer. They started working at the end of the school year and over the summer on their projects for the conference and also worked closely with Craigmont High School students for help and ideas.
Out of a field of 1.4 million high school juniors in nearly 21,000 high schools across the nation who entered the 2007 National Merit Program by taking the 2005 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 52nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program were selected, among them 24 high school seniors in the Memphis City Schools.
