The Marion County Development Partnership was proud to sponsor the First Annual Marion County Mississippi Scholars Banquet at Woodlawn Student Center on May 6, 2010.  In attendance were the scholars, their parents and guests.  Charles Arinder was the keynote speaker for the evening.

 

The Mississippi Scholars Initiative is a national program, operating across the country. It utilizes business leaders to motivate students to complete a more challenging course of study in high school.  Students who qualified this year to be Marion County Mississippi Scholars must have had a 2.5 grade point average throughout their high school years; 20 hours of community service; a 95% school attendance rate; be recommended by their principal or guidance counselor; no disciplinary record; and meet all state high school requirements.  More information can be obtained from www.msississippischolars.ms on the web.

 

Mississippi Scholars from East Marion High were:  Angelica Barnes, Eloit Boyington, Erika Lowe, Fredriauna Perry, Loren Stewart and Raven Stewart. 

 

Mississippi Scholars from West Marion High were:  Brittney Fish, Summer Hill, Taylor Hitt and Henry Pittman.

 

A $500 Scholarship to the college of their choice was awarded to a student from each school  Winners from Marion County School District were:  Eloitt Boyington from East Marion and  Summer Hill from West Marion.

 

2009-2010 Teacher of the Year

  

 Leanne Bilbo is the Marion County School District Teacher of the Year.  

She was recognized at the April 19^th School Board Meeting and presented with a Certificate and a Samsung Document Camera to be used in her classroom. 

 

Ms. Bilbo has been teaching Kindergarten at East Marion Primary for the past six years.  Her dedication and hard work are appreciated and admired.  She definitely succeeds in “making a difference” in the lives of her children as well as improving the quality of education in the Marion County School District.

 

• Parents must be informed if their child’s school is identified for school improvement. This happens if a school fails to make adequate yearly progress in the same area for two consecutive years. 
  • This year East Marion High School was identified as being “in school improvement”.
  • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) was not met by all schools in all areas.
• Parents must be informed if the school has teachers who are not highly qualified in the subject they teach.
• State, district and school level test data must be shared with parents each year.
• Test data reports must show how different subgroups are performing.