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McKENZIE (April 2) — Eighty-four students at McKenzie High School were the honorees at the thirty-ninth annual Honors Banquet sponsored by the Rotary Club of McKenzie.
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By Joel Washburn
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ATWOOD — West Carroll High School hosted a mock crash illustrating the danger of drunk driving. The event was held in advance of the Junior-Senior Prom to emphasize the impact of irresponsible behavior behind the wheel.
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4/9/24
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Huntingdon Middle School announces the students who made Honor Roll the 3rd quarter of school. Principal’s Honor Roll includes students who made all A’s and Honor Roll includes students who made all A’s and B’s.
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4/9/24
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Huntingdon Middle School announces the students who made Honor Roll the 3rd quarter of school. Principal’s Honor Roll includes students who made all A’s and Honor Roll includes students who made all A’s and B’s.
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4/2/24
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McKenzie Board of Education meets Tuesday, April 9, 5:30 p.m. in the McKenzie Middle School Library.
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4/2/24
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CALI, COLOMBIA — For almost ten years, a group of Bethel University students regularly travels abroad to Cali, Colombia, and volunteers at the local school named Colegio Americano.
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By Mercedes Wright and Karen Campbell
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3/26/24
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TREZEVANT (March 21) — Teachers and administrators at West Carroll Elementary School in Trezevant hosted ‘Let’s Glow Read’ at the school on Thursday.
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3/26/24
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McKENZIE — Ava Mae Warman, a senior at McKenzie High School was the recent winner of two state awards.
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3/26/24
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The McKenzie High School Alumni Association (MHSAA) is offering one $1,000 scholarship for a 2024 graduate of McKenzie High School. Interested applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and a minimum ACT score of 21. This is the first scholarship from the newly formed alumni association.
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3/19/24
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All A’s
8th Grade
Braylin Auvenshine, Ethan Bradberry, Kynadie Brown, Sophie Cole, Aden Cook, Molly Drewry, Ethan High, Alex Hughes, Rakelle Oliver, Stephanie Padilla, Bryson Smith, Jaycee Stafford and Sophie Taylor.
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3/19/24
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McKENZIE (March 11) — McKenzie Special School District is seeking bids to replace the roof and repave the parking lot at McKenzie High School.
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3/19/24
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McKENZIE (March 7) — Jackelyn Padilla and Alyse Lowe of McKenzie High School are the recipients of Ray and Linda Morris Scholarship at Bethel University.
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3/12/24
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ATWOOD (March 7) — New vans, a pickup truck, a metal detector to screen incoming visitors or students, and a new storage building were all approved for purchase during the March 7 meeting of the Board of Education of the West Carroll Special School District.
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3/12/24
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ATWOOD (March 7) — West Carroll Special School District launched a new phone app and upgraded its website to better serve the stakeholder of the school system.
Michelle Robinson, who headed the project, displayed the newly available phone app, that will provide a central point of communications for teachers, students and parents. Robinson said the app and upgraded website will consolidate communications for the school system.
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3/12/24
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NASHVILLE — Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced state school and district designations for the 2022-23 school year, including Reward schools, Exemplary districts, and In Need of Improvement districts. These designations are based on various performance indicators, including student achievement and growth.
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3/12/24
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HUNTINGDON (March 7) — The Governor’s school voucher bill is moving in both houses and has a high probability of passage, said State Representative Brock Martin (R-Huntingdon). Martin was speaking at the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Forum on Friday at the Carroll County Civic Center.
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3/12/24
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McKENZIE — McKenzie Special School District Board of Education meets March 11, 5:30 p.m. at the central office on Bell Avenue, McKenzie.
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3/5/24
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ATWOOD — Hannah Fowler, a junior at West Carroll High School, is one of 32 Tennessee students chosen for the Tennessee Governor’s School of Agriculture Sciences.
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3/5/24
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John Penn Ridgeway returns to the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at McKenzie, Paris, and remote campus at Dresden. This time, he returns as the president of TCAT-Henry/Carroll.
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3/5/24
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McKENZIE (March 4) — Bethel University’s Board of Trustees has selected Perry Moulds, Ph.D., to serve as the university’s president, effective July 1, 2024.
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Courtesy Bethel University
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3/5/24
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