By Tim Pratt First Lady Michelle Obama gave kudos to the Starkville School District Wednesday for its efforts to improve the health of city students. During a speech at Brinkley Middle School in Jackson, Obama encouraged students to pursue healthier lives and recognized the Starkville School District’s removal of deep fryers from school cafeterias as [...]
Veteran Starkville Teacher Amy Ellis is honored by the Missisippi Board of Education as a recipient of the Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) during a reception Friday in Jackson. ”The Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science Teaching is an esteemed honor that validates my studies and further strengthens my commitment to help [...]
The Starkville School District won top honors for the Parents for Public Schools newspaper ad campaign promoting Starkville’s public schools. SSD was awarded first place honors during the Mississippi School Public Relations Association’s Annual Awards Luncheon on Friday in Jackson. The eight-week campaign which began in March featured SSD students and alumni [...]
The Starkville School District has a challenge for you: Believe. Believe in the Starkville School District. Believe in their teachers and students. Believe in your child and your child’s classmates. Believe every single one can and will graduate. Believe in the Starkville community. Believe is the theme for the 2009-2010 school year and the title [...]
Parents for Public Schools is hosting the 2nd Annual Education Celebration BBQ on Thursday, April 30, at 5:30 pm on the lawn of the Greensboro Center. You and your family are invited to show students, teachers, administrators and parents how much you appreciate their hard work! (Read more)
The Starkville School District along with the Parent Teacher Association and Parents for Public Schools hosted a Superintendent’s Community Forum last week at Starkville High School. The purpose of the Forum was to create a dialogue between parents and the district and subsequently, parents and the schools. In order for parents to be fully participating [...]
Thank You, Starkville ! The passage of the school bond issue last week marked a great day for the Starkville School District and the entire Starkville community. The Starkville School District has long been considered a pacesetter in education, and Tuesday was no exception. With 66.7% of voters casting ballots in favor of the $26.5 [...]
The Watermelon Welcome is an annual event that welcomes students, parents, teachers and administrators back to school! This event is for the whole family. Participants enjoy a slice of watermelon and bring their lawn chair for a front row seat to the watermelon games! (Read more)