Filling the summer food gap: Columbus, Starkville to offer free meals to children throughout summer
In Mississippi, one-in-four children struggle with food insecurity.
According to feedingamerica.org, that’s nearly 165,000 children in Mississippi that may not know where their next meal will come from.
Makerspace movement continues to thrive in Starkville
Haley Boyd, 10, sat silently at her table in the Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary library Friday waiting for her name to be called.
Students back at AMS after Tuesday gas leak
Armstrong Middle School students are back at school today after a Tuesday gas leak forced officials to evacuate the campus.
Peagler honored as SOCSD teacher of the year
For Starkville High School physics teacher Dane Peagler, building relationships with his students is his favorite part of any given day.
Superintendent: ‘Disrespectful and disruptive behaviors’ have become commonplace at AMS
“Blatant disrespect” by students toward staff at Armstrong Middle School has prompted Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Superintendent Eddie Peasant to email parents that if the behavior continues, law enforcement will be called to remove students and even parents from campus.
Future of county school campuses unclear
Nearly a week after supervisors voted to have Board Attorney Rob Roberson draft a contract for the potential acquisition of three former Oktibbeha County School District campuses, it remains unclear what such an arrangement might look like.
Slime dunk: MSU center McCowan teaches Starkville children how to make slime at Emerson
Teaira McCowan spent much of Tuesday evening up to her elbows in slime at Emerson Family School on Louisville Street.
Weather, possibly budget delaying Partnership School
More delays have pushed the completion of the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District’s Partnership School with Mississippi State University beyond a fall 2019 opening date.
Starkville-Oktibbeha hires two principals
Two principal hires became official Thursday during a special-call meeting of the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees.
SOCSD to host second job fair
Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District is looking for candidates to fill 20 classroom teacher openings expected for the upcoming school year.
SOCSD to launch career prep tracks at high school
The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District is preparing to launch academic houses in the hopes of better preparing its high school students for career paths of their choosing.
Maker-movement gains headway in Starkville
When Samantha Furby works in her Makerspace, she’s unknowingly learning life skills while she has fun.
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.
Area high school juniors show improvement on ACT
Columbus High School juniors increased ACT scores in spring 2018, while Starkville High School and Lowndes County School District record higher scores than the state average.
State board approves ratings for area school districts
Accountability ratings for area school districts remain unchanged nearly a month after the Mississippi State Board of Education delayed approving them.
Starkville church helps stock schools’ Clothes Closets
Starkville’s Second Baptist Church’s parish of approximately 300 members recently donated more than 150 uniform items to the Starkville Oktibbeha County School District (SOCSD) Clothes Closets.
Delay of school rating approval blindsides local districts
Local school administrators expressed shock at the State Board of Education’s decision Thursday to postpone approving letter grade accountability ratings for school districts and schools.
Area districts all show gains in accountability ratings
The Mississippi Department of Education released its school district accountability grades Thursday, which showed improvements for three school districts in the Golden Triangle.
SOCSD receives $100,000 for students, parents at Emerson PreK-4
Richard “Dickie” Scruggs found his love for education while helping inmates receive their General Equivalency Diplomas while he served six years in federal prison.
Supes bid $1.7 million for new SOCSD admin building
Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved offering $1.7 million for a building on Lynn Lane for the new Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District’s administrative building.