Teaching hands-on skills in a hands-off world
Like teachers everywhere, Jackie Shows spent the summer nervously wondering what fall semester would look like and how to prepare for it.
CMSD students using animation software to ‘Return to Oz’
Cherie Labat has been superintendent for Columbus Municipal School District for about a year and a half. Her next role for the school may very well be on the big screen.
Self-defense class gives options
I spent Saturday morning being slammed repeatedly to the ground.
This was O.K., because I also slammed some people to the ground.
A pasta class at The W is ‘all in the family’ — and all about community outreach
There was a party going on in Columbus Saturday, a family pasta party.
Early College High selects first class
Sixty-two students from Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties have been selected to be part of a new regional high school’s inaugural class.
Master Gardener training coming soon
Many have noticed landscape projects around Columbus that have had the hand of the Lowndes County Master Gardener volunteers placed on them – like the landscape at the downtown post office, or even the front beds to the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library.
Have a CSI itch to scratch? Forensic sleuth John Ross may be your man
Have a conversation with John Ross, and topics like lividity, paraffin tests, toxicology, insect larvae and such may come up. It’s not that Ross, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel in Columbus, is preoccupied with criminal nature or the macabre. It’s only that forensic science fascinates him.
When life gets messy…a Journey to Freedom may have the answers
It wasn’t so long ago that Linda Warnat saw a flyer at the Frank P. Phillips Y in downtown Columbus for a class called Journey to Freedom: Your Start to a Lifetime of Hope, Health and Happiness. Warnat isn’t quite sure why, but she was compelled to sign up for the eight-week experience.
Foods of the Bible: Foods from the scriptures extend culinary horizons
“It all started with a book, when I was a little kid,” explained Diane Howton Asadi, who grew up in Caledonia. The book was filled from cover to cover with mesmerizing photographs depicting cultures around the world. The images captured Diane’s imagination, but none moreso than those from Western Asia and the Middle East.
Master Gardener training coming to Columbus in February
Have you been to Lee Park and noticed the containers of colorful flowers? Have you noticed the Butterfly Garden beside the Columbus Riverwalk? This garden has been used as an outdoor classroom this past year and will be used for many years to come to promote gardening and pollinators while beautifying the entry into the Columbus downtown area. Did you know these projects were brought to you by your local Master Gardeners?
Calling all classes: Caledonia High’s celebration spans the generations
Mother’s Day weekend is typically a time for families to come together, and one of Caledonia’s largest families will kick the weekend off early tonight, gathering in Caledonia High School’s cafeteria/auditorium for an event that has become one of the town’s most cherished traditions.
Develop a green thumb: Master Gardener training coming soon
You may have noticed some of the landscape projects around Columbus that have had the hand of the Lowndes County Master Gardener volunteers placed on them — like the landscape at the downtown post office, or the reclaimed beds along the side of the YMCA, or even the front beds to the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library.
Seymour’s class at MUW geared toward helping women learn ‘language of football’
The beginning of college football season is a rite of passage for many men in the South. It is a much-lauded, much-discussed subject year-round, but it can also be a source of contention in many homes, as some wives may feel they have a rival for their affection in Lady Football.