‘Freedom Writer’ recounts inspiration he received from high school teacher
While driving through the Golden Triangle, Manny Scott began to pray for guidance in what he should say to the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District teachers, staff and administrators during Thursday’s convocation.
‘I felt like his message, for us, is very timely’: Freedom Writer to speak at SOCSD Convocation
Two years ago, Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Assistant Superintendent Anna Guntharp and West Oktibbeha County Elementary School Principal Gabrielle Mills heard Manny Scott, one of the original Freedom Writers, speak at a conference in Orlando, Florida.
First senior convocation draws 100 participants
More than 100 students, teachers and parents attended Lowndes County’s first community-wide convocation on Mississippi University for Women’s campus Thursday night.