Crosstown teachers build bridges to school districts
Lafayette Elementary first graders are working with Bramlett Elementary kindergarten students to explore reading and writing thanks to their two teachers, who happen to be cousins. (August 21, 2012, Page 1)
Education Briefs
- Kansas City teachers get glimpse of student reality
- OUS first day of School
- OHS Envirothon team
- LHS ag teacher receives national award
- OUS summer camp best yet
- Local students graduate at ICC
- Chen graduates from UH
- Local students attend CMSE
- Oxford students attend summer academy
- Central High class reunion set Aug. 24
- Teach for America competing for new car
UM’s massive building program continues
With the University of Mississippi bracing for the largest number of students in the 164-year history of Ole Miss to descend on the campus beginning next week, UM Architect Ian Banner said construction crews are focusing on getting a handful of building projects completed, just as several new ones are about to begin. (August 10, 2012, Page 1A)
Education Briefs
- Steele joins UM School of Journalism
- Fiske guide to colleges 2013 includes UM
- OHS new student orientation tonight
- LHS parents night Monday
- Space available at NWCC for fall
- Crash course held
County schools OK $25M budget
Lafayette County School Board OKd the $25M budget for fiscal year 2013 on Monday. (August 7, 2012, Page 2)
New high school bid approved
Construction of $30M high school went to W.G. Yates Construction Company based in Oxford and Memphis. Construction will begin this month.
Images: Original Bid in blue and new design in red (August 7, 2012, Page 1)
LHS to offer STEM courses
Lafayette High School freshmen will start the new year next week with a newly required course. (August 3, 2012, Page 3A)
Bids for new high school opened
A board meeting on Monday at noon will be where the decision is made on which bid will be selected to build the new high school. (August 3, 2012, Page 1, 3A)
Education Briefs
- LHS cheerleaders attend camp
- LHS open house
- LES meet the teacher
- Three awarded NWCC scholarships
- Cox, Dayan serve as interns
- Cancer named to dean’s list
- Local Girl Scouts receive Gold Award
- Fall registration set at Northwest
- Lee Dentistry sponsors two UM scholarships
Local physicists part of Higgs boson discovery
When researchers with the CERN facility in Geneva, Switzerland, announced the discovery of the Higgs boson subatomic particle earlier this month, the news was hailed as one of the most significant scientific achievements in a generation. Yet, if you look closely enough at the nearly two decades of scientific research and testing that was primarily conducted some 5,000 miles away from Oxford, you’ll find the work of some local physicists. (July 30, 2012, Page 1)
