Community remembers King
PHOTO SLIDESHOW — More than 300 people gathered Monday night for the 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day vigil, hosted by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity at Second M.B. Church. Pastor Andrew Robinson called upon people of different ethnicities to treat each other as brothers and sisters. Those honored with the annual “Keeping the Dream Alive” awards were Camille Garrett-King, David Garrett and Marlon Bell. (January 19, 2010, Page 1)
Burt’s big game lifts 13-15 Celtics
Kemarcus Burt scored 17 points to lead the 13-15-year-old Celtics to a 36-33 win over the Lakers in Oxford Park Commission youth basketball action Monday night. Friday’s and Monday’s matchups included (7-8 League) Clippers-Celtics, Mavericks-Jazz, Heat-Cavaliers; (9-10 League) Hornets-Suns, Heat-Celtics; (13-15 League) Celtics-Lakers. (January 19, 2010, Page 12)
Lions on the prowl
PHOTOS — Regents School of Oxford came up short in two games Monday against Hebron. (January 19, 2010, Page 12)
This week in Education
BRIEFS — University Museum’s early-release day program to teach first- through 12th-graders about world holidays; the Oxford School District is one of 25 mini-grant recipients from the National Center for Safe Routes to Schools; Science Saturdays continue at University Museum; locals named to Delta State honor roll. (January 19, 2010, Page 8)
Local student wins school-level round in National Geographic Bee
Emma Herbst, a fourth-grade student at Della Davidson Elementary School, won the second-level competition of the National Geographic Bee and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship. (January 19, 2010, Page 8)
Honor rolls
Local students appear on honor rolls for Oxford University School, Northwest Mississippi Community College and the University of Mississippi. (January 19, 2010, Page 6-7)
Reality Fair, CHOICES program teach responsibility
Students from Oxford Middle and High schools as well as Lafayette Middle School took part in programs this week aimed at helping them realize the importance of good grades in its impact on future career choices. (January 19, 2010, Page 6)
LMS receives new technology
Some 240 students at Lafayette Middle School are getting to use special clickers to answer questions in class, while teachers are using wireless notepads to see whether students are getting the answers right. The new devices are part of a $4,000 grant from the Lafayette Endowment for Education. (January 19, 2010, Page 7)
Thomas leads Lady Rebs past No. 12 LSU
OLE MISS WOMEN’S HOOPS — Senior guard Bianca Thomas scored a career-high 42 points and grabbed eight rebounds in an 80-71 upset over the No. 12 LSU Tigers Sunday afternoon at C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum. (January 18, 2010, Page 6)
Park in progress
Western Hills neighbors joined with members of the Amos Network Saturday to continue work on a new neighborhood park. The idea has been around for some 25 years, but the partnership between the two groups is finally bringing it to fruition. (January 18, 2010, Page 1)
