City celebrates Franklin Academy bicentennial
In the shadow of his former school, State Rep. Kabir Karriem stepped to the lectern and began to read the names.
Ask Rufus: Franklin Academy Turns 200
The origin of Franklin Academy goes back to the chartering of Columbus as a Mississippi town.
Columbus was first officially recognized as a town on Dec. 6, 1819, but as the Town of Columbus, Alabama.
‘It was just us’: Seven students from one family tie histories of Franklin, Union academies
On Friday, the Columbus Municipal School District will hold a ceremony at Franklin Academy to celebrate the second of the city’s two landmark events in the history of public education.
At 4 p.m. former Franklin Academy students, school officials and local and state dignitaries will gather in front of the school on Third Avenue North for a program and monument unveiling to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the school, the first public school in Mississippi.
Outdoor celebration of Franklin bicentennial set for Friday
When Columbus Municipal School District Superintendent Cherie Labat was called up to provide an update on plans for Friday’s bicentennial celebration of Franklin Academy, she prefaced remarks by addressing the weather.
CMSD alumni at TVA upgrade lights at Franklin Academy
Standing outside Franklin Academy on Wednesday, almost 50 years after attending, Vince Britton felt like he had come full circle.
“Coming back to a place like this and being able to provide this service … it’s kind of hard to put words to it,” said Britton, a Tennessee Valley Authority foreman.
Britton was one of 17 TVA representatives who upgraded 60 light fixtures at Franklin Academy on Wednesday at no cost to the Columbus Municipal School District.
Union Academy: A significant part of Columbus’ education story
In February, Columbus Municipal School District will celebrate a milestone in public education — the 200th anniversary of Franklin Academy, the state’s first public school.
The city of Columbus has long taken pride in its status as the birthplace of public education in the state.
But the city’s historic connection to public education does not end there.
Students teaching students: Columbus High seniors volunteer for elementary mentoring pilot program
Typically, after Columbus High School senior Jordan Harris finishes his British Literature class at East Mississippi Community College, he heads home for the day.
For the rest of the school year, though, Harris will drive to his former elementary school, Fairview Elementary, to mentor younger students Mondays through Thursdays.
Failing no more: How principals, teachers at two area schools led their campuses out of MDE’s ratings basement
In August, Franklin Academy Principal Tawan Williams walked into the school library where her teachers sat waiting.
With a sense of pride and optimism, she delivered the long-awaited news — Franklin, an elementary school in the struggling Columbus Municipal School District, was a C-rated campus.
Labyrinth nears completion at Franklin
It takes three minutes to walk to the center of the 30-by-30-foot formation being painted underneath a blue sun-structure behind Franklin Academy Medical Sciences and Wellness Magnet School.
Franklin Elem. principal resigns; interim named
Franklin Academy Medical Sciences and Wellness School has a new leader.
Program encourages fathers to get involved in their children’s education
The smiles on the children’s faces were enough to tell Franklin Academy Principal Patricia Overstreet and Edward Yeates, founder of Father’s Child Ministries, that they’re onto something good. Tuesday morning, the two paired up for the second year in a row to bring fathers into a place they’re not always seen — the classroom.
It’s all about Discovery for gifted students
Approximately 100 gifted students, kindergarten through sixth grade, recently attended Mississippi University for Women’s Summer Discovery program held at Franklin Academy.
Franklin Academy postpones birthday celebration
Due to school closures today, Franklin Academy has postponed its 190th birthday celebration until Friday.
190 years and counting: Franklin Academy celebrates anniversary Thursday
How does the oldest public school in the state celebrate 190 years of educating children? With birthday cake.
We hope this partnership has a pulse
Franklin Academy was awhirl with activity Tuesday morning — literally. The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s MedEvac helicopter landed in the Magnolia Bowl, a strong symbol of the landing of a partnership between the Jackson medical center and the Columbus elementary school.
Meeting on underage drinking set
A town hall-style meeting about curbing underage drinking is scheduled Thursday at Franklin Academy Elementary Medical Sciences and Wellness Magnet School cafeteria.