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Vol. 44, No. 46
Two Sections, 36 Pages, Thursday, September 1, 2011
Above Average
Northside students prove they’re above average with scores By ANTHONY WARREN Sun Staff Writer NORTHSIDE SCHOOLS are not only beating the state average on ACT college entrance exams, they’re also topping the national average. ACT scores have received a lot of national and local press recently with the announcement that state scores are well below the national average and continue to drop. The average in Mississippi is 18.7, the national average is 21.1. However students on the Northside are blowing the national average out of the water with an average of 25.6.
These scores are for the class of 2011. Schools in Northeast Jackson and South Madison County were bright spots for the state, with class averages ranging from 18.6 to 28.2 out of a possible 36 points. Students from St. Andrew’s, Jackson Prep and Jackson Academy were responsible for the high scores. St. Andrew’s led the schools with an average of 28.2 followed by Jackson Prep with 26 and Jackson Academy with 25.78. At St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, last year’s graduating class had an average of 28.2, said Mimi Bradley, director of college
counseling. The middle 50 percent of seniors scored between 26 and 31, meaning that a quarter of students at the parochial school scored above 31. Like most Northside schools, St. Andrew’s offers opportunities for students to brush up on their academic and test-taking skills throughout the year. “We offer elective opportunities that students can sign up for on the weekend or after school,” she said. Jeanne Marie Peet, college counselor at See Above Average, Page 14A
MUSIC AT SUNSET
Symphony at Sunset planned Volunteers working on final staging for Fondren Renaissance Foundation’s 11th Symphony at Sunset at The Cedars are (from left) Meredith Aldridge, Michael Beattie, Jim Wilkirson, Tasho Katsaboulas and Kathy Clem. This year’s patriotic program featuring the full Mississippi Symphony
Orchestra and honoring Fondren native and community volunteer Sherry Greener will be presented September 22 at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Participants are encouraged to bring a picnic supper and a lawn chair or blanket. For more information, call 601-981-9606.
New interchange to cost millions; cities taking preliminarysteps MORE THAN $130 million will be spent to help relieve traffic congestion in south Madison County and provide an additional east-west corridor for Ridgeland. The cities of Madison and Ridgeland are preparing for construction of a new interchange at Interstate 55 between Old Agency Road and Highway 463. The project’s first phase - which will include constructing the interchange and widening I-55 to eight lanes in each direction from Old Agency to 463 - will be bid out as soon as utilities are moved and should take three to three and a half years to finish. Phase two - which will include constructing Colony Park Boulevard and widening Madison Avenue - is scheduled to be bid out in 2013 (Colony Park Boulevard) and 2014 (Madison Avenue). Work on the two roads should take two to two and a half years each. The whole project has an estimated cost of $132 million. Interchange construction will be funded by a HELP (Highway Enhancements through Local Partnerships) bond - in which the cities issue bonds and the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) pays the debt service on those bonds. Utility lines are being moved out of the way of the project in Madison, and Ridgeland officials are preparing to purchase private properties needed for the construction of Colony Park Boulevard - a new east-west road that will connect with the Ridgeland half of the “split-diamond” interchange (see map). Ridgeland is advertising for proposals from surveyors to provide a description of the necessary properties, Public Works Director Mike McCollum said. “Then you would go and have the properties appraised and then have somebody go in and negotiate with the property owners for the purchase of the land. “It could take anywhere from six months to a year before it’s all acquired. And in certain circumstances it can take longer than that, depending on your funding,” McCollum said. He said Colony Park Boulevard would cost about $10 million total: $5 million to buy all the right of way and $5 million to build the road. MEANWHILE, IN MADISON, crews See New Interchange, Page 11A
THE MADISON LOOK MAYOR KEEPS STRICT OVERSIGHT OF THE CITY’S APPEARANCE, ARCHITECTURE
Photos by Beth Buckley
CVS orginally featured giant urns until the mayor requested their removal
By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer SOME SAY IT’S A REAL-LIFE Stepford. Many others say it’s the best place in the state to raise a family. But whatever your opinion of Madison, one thing is certain: Not every city has a CVS Pharmacy with Corinthian columns. Commercial architecture in Madison ranges from the ornate Shell station on Highway 463 to the brick Walmart Supercenter - the first in Mississippi “to go against the prototype” when it was finished in 2003, Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler said. None of it is average, and much of it is
distinctly Madison. Unlike neighboring cities, Madison has no official board or committee that handles architectural review. Instead, the Madison look is closely overseen and guided by Butler, Community Development Director Alan Hoops and consultant Graves Nelson. Butler is known for being persnickety to say the least. But in the end, it seems the city has the right to be finicky. Butler describes the style of Madison’s commercial buildings as “mostly neoclassical, unless a developer comes in with a big shopping center.” Architect Wayne Timmer, owner of
WFT Architects PA in Jackson, has another term for the look of Madison “hyper-stylized traditionalism,” he said. “It has traditional overtones or elements, but it doesn’t necessarily adhere to the proportions and design of whatever particular traditional architecture it’s trying to emulate,” Timmer said. “In other words, it’s generally [about] appearance. “In fact, they oftentimes mix elements from one style to another.” WTF designed a simple office building in Madison on Highland Colony Parkway years ago, but Timmer said the architectural review process had probably See Madison Architecture, Page 6A
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a conversation with
Pam Waldrep on the center for arts In a colorful office in the old MadisonRidgeland High School building, Pam Waldrep works as executive director of the Madison Square Center for the Arts. Waldrep has lived in Madison for nearly seven years, has two “niece daughters,” and attends Broadmoor Baptist Church. She recently spoke with Sun staff writer Katie Eubanks about the arts center.
“We’re owned by the city,
BUT DONATIONS are always welcome. We’d love to get some corporate or private funding.” --Pam Waldrep
December. “But you should also come back in the middle week of September: We’re doing ‘Into the Woods,’ which is a Steven Sondheim musical. And it’s going to be fabulous. It’s based on several fairy tales. I know Little Red Riding Hood is in there. There are a lot of kids parts...It’s a good way for kids to get their feet wet.”
sonably priced.”
Besides the regular classes and plays, do y’all have any other events? “We have dances in the gym two times a month - a ballroom dance and a country and western dance - for adults. “We also just finished one of our annual summer arts camps. It’s for ages six through 14. We cover art, dance, music, What is the primary mission of the Tell me a little more about the Center drama and set design, and we have a recrearts center? Players. ational period. All of that culminates at the “Our primary goal is to provide cultural “They’re all volunteers. They have great end of the two weeks with a musical proarts to Madison, beginning with the chilset people and their own board of direcduction. They’re all Disney Junior verdren all the way up to the grandparents. tors, and I confer with them on their needs sions. This year we did ‘Alice in We have art classes for kids and adults, - what they need for space and things like Wonderland,’ and it was just adorable. kids dance classes through Ballet that. “The people teaching the classes are all Mississippi, guitar lessons, drama classes “They do four different plays per year, professionals. We also have 10 camp counfor children, and the Center Players theatre and they decide which plays they perform. selors, and each of the five teachers has an group. We also have two kinds of karate. But we’re a family-oriented organization, assistant. Those are college kids, many One is a Japanese form, and the other is so they’re not going to do something that’s who have gone through the camp when Korean. not appropriate. they were younger. Some have graduated “We provide the space [for the classes], college and come back one last time before “Before each play they have auditions, and the instructors rent the space and set they get a real job. and they’re open to the public. Different their own fees. Right now I have an open- people in Center Players direct each play. “We have people calling us in January or ing for a piano teacher, and I have an A person might act in this play and direct February to ask when the camp is, so they opening for a voice teacher. I’d love to the next one. can plan their family vacation around it. expand the music program. “We want to get people involved. Maybe That’s touching. “My personal goal is to get [the kids] you’ve never acted before. Maybe you “We also have an artist named Camille while they’re young....Even if they’re not want to work as a stagehand or handle Przewodek from Pettilou, Calif., who interested in being onstage, bring them to tickets. The Center Players are always comes in May and October and does workthe plays we do...that plants that seed, and looking for volunteers.” shops on plein air painting. People come they’ll have a love of the arts as they grow from all over the Southeast and Midwest to up. attend this workshop. We’re just very honHow is the arts center funded? “I think it’s as important as breathing. It “We’re owned by the city, but donations ored that she comes here. And she loves probably sounds corny, but that’s the way I are always welcome. We’d love to get the arts center.” feel about it.” some corporate or private funding. We What’s a typical day like for you? would not turn anyone away who wanted I saw that the Center Players would to make a donation. “Every day’s different. It’s kind of like be doing “It’s a Wonderful Life.” I “We are a nonprofit. We’re here to pro- Forrest Gump with the box of chocomight have to come back for that. vide a service, so all of our classes are reaSee Pam Waldrep, Page 11A “Yes, you should. That’ll be in
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
from the publisher
By WYATT EMMERICH
The downtowns are hopping in the Carolinas WOW! THAT WENT by fast. The date on this page is September 1 and the kids are all back in school. Stress over how to keep the children occupied is now replaced by endless homework monitoring and test preparation. I just read a column by child-rearing expert John Redmond. He advises me to not be involved in my children’s school work. He calls parents who get too involved as “co-
dependents.” Hallelujah! I’m off the hook! Unfortunately, Mr. Redmond will probably not be covering the extra tuition from repeat grades such a hands-off approach would ultimately cause the Emmerich household. I read all of Redmond’s columns. In an ideal world of perfect little children, his advice is dead on. Problem is, we don’t live in an ideal world and every child is different. Some thrive with independence, some don’t. As I grow older, I am increasingly skeptical of people who know how to raise your children. Better to follow some basic tried-and-true principles and be prepared to alter course as needed. I read along with my children’s assignments and, truth be known, I’m learning a lot that I forgot. It’s kind of interesting. I don’t do their homework, but I review it and encourage them to be more precise and thorough. If there is a concept that they are struggling with - especially in math - I’ll help explain the concept in simple terms. I see nothing wrong with parents giving oral practice tests. Redmond states that our parents’ generation did not help much with homework. This is certainly true in my case. I can’t recall a single incident when my father helped me with my homework. In the Internet age, assignments and grade averages are often online for parents to monitor. This implies parental involvement. I wonder how many parents could follow Redmond’s advice and not get involved if they saw a sudden drop in their child’s perform-
ance?
absolutely buzzing with dozens upon dozens MY OLDEST SON John, age 14, attended of cool restaurants, shops, art galleries and pubs. Ginny and I had a great time just walkcamp in North Carolina this summer. ing around. We stayed at the very chic (and Transporting him to and from gave me a affordable) Indigo Hotel, which was walking chance to visit two beautiful small cities: distance from all the activity. Greenville, S.C., and Asheville, N.C. Greenville has a population of 60,000, but its None of this happened by accident. Asheville has a downtown commission that county has 400,000 - about the size of the has worked diligently for years to make their Jackson metro area. I was amazed by the downtown a place to see and be seen. It vibrancy of its downtown area. Greenville’s downtown main street adjoins a worked. It was a great place to visit. Visiting Greenville and Asheville renewed pretty waterfall park. The tree-lined sidewalks my hope and support for making this happen are huge and on Saturday night, thousands of in Jackson. We have a beautiful downtown people were walking around downtown shopping and eating out. There were dozens upon which could be a gem. A vibrant downtown Jackson is a must, not only for our entire dozens of cool restaurants and shops. There were five or six beautiful hotels down- metro area, but for our entire state. We need to redouble our efforts to bring this vision to town and no doubt they contributed to the fruition. vibrant people scene. The architecture of the hotels and many of the other downtown build- IS THAT A HINT OF FALL I feel in the ings was impressive. air? This is my favorite time of year. The The city’s Web site states, “Downtown’s humidity drops, making the heat bearable as exciting revitalization stems from over 30 temps drop a few degrees. The worst is over years of strategic public-private partnerships and we have the magnificent Mississippi fall mixed with sound planning principles. The to look forward to - football games, redevelopment has evolved around a vision for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Soon a thriving “state-of-the-art” community in I’ll take my old sailboat out. What a happy which numerous opportunities exist to live, time! work, and play. Downtown is alive and flourSaturday I’ll make homemade peach ice ishing as the home to offices, shops, restaucream at a cookout with my neighbors, Scott rants, entertainment, and many residents, mak- and Virginia Carlton. Sunday, I’ll play in a ing it a great area for economic investment.” mixed doubles social at River Hills before we It was a similar scene for Asheville, which all do one last day hanging at the pool. has a population of 83,000 and a metro area Life is good! the same size as Jackson. Downtown was
the shuffle Miriam Weems will be missed by Northsiders By MIKE BROOKS MIRIAM WEEMS WAS a big Mike Brooks fan. Miriam Weems was a big Amy Brooks fan. Miriam Weems was a big fan of people. And of course, dogs and cats. Insert a big Miriam smiley face here. She was a big fan of The Shuffle. She would always com-
ment on how she enjoyed my latest column. If I saw her at table number one at the Mayflower, she’d grab me and introduce me as her friend who writes The Shuffle. Miriam loved to create. Perhaps even more, she loved for her friends and new friends to create. I say new friends, because just about every time we talked, she had a new friend. Miriam’s glass of friends was never close to full. Miriam loved friends and making them. She was beyond generous to the Brooks family. But mostly, she was just a big fan of ours. Miriam was old school. She loved to stop, talk and visit. Oh, what I’d give for just one more opportunity to stop, talk and visit. She always asked something on a personal level. No small meaningless talk. She was invested. Stop, talk and visit. We were fortunate enough to be on Miriam’s guest list for her
Oxford bungalow. Funny thing. She would always send us to her bungalow with a huge something or another. A piece of furniture, couple of paintings, knickknacks etc. Of course, when we picked up the knickknacks, more opportunity to stop, talk and visit. Oh, what I’d give for one more car load of knickknacks. Miriam was a huge fan of Amy’s. She always encouraged Amy to create more. She traded work with Amy often. Creating even more time to stop, talk and visit. Miriam was
poetry
Accountability only solution to lack of college preparedness THIS FALL, if recent history is any guide, there will be more than 26,000 college students in Mississippi — more than one out of every four freshmen — catching up on material that they should have mastered in high school. The cost to taxpayers for this remedial education has been estimated at about $19 million a year. Besides the expense, there are other downsides to having community colleges and universities teach what amounts to high-school work. It dumbs down the quality of higher education when such a large percentage of the student body is illequipped to handle college material. It also increases the odds of failure, since those students who arrive on campus behind have a hard slog trying to get through. The performance of Mississippi high-schoolers on the ACT, the most commonly taken college entrance test in the state, reveals a terrible deficiency when it comes to college preparedness. Of this past year’s seniors, only 10 percent met all four benchmarks on the ACT for
the skills they need to succeed in college. The national average was 25 percent. The state’s average scores in math, reading and science were the lowest in the nation. APOLOGISTS WILL SAY that the comparisons are not fair because almost every high-schooler in Mississippi takes the test, even those who aren’t planning to go to college. That’s a valid point. The increasing amount of remediation, however, that the colleges and universities have to do strongly suggests that too many high schools in this state are just not cutting it. With their low expectations and inflated grades, they are fooling students into believing they are college material when they are not. The problems, of course, didn’t start in high school. Most students are set on their path to academic success or failure by the third grade. But at some point, the buck has to stop being passed to the next level. It’s awfully late and expensive to try to fix in college what didn’t happen in the previous 13 years of schooling.
By SUZANNA McGOWAN
Who is this for? Not for me. COMING HOME from school in 1972 making the couch . . . listening to Cat Stevens Blood Sweat and Tears . . . dipping Oreos in milk . . . trying to figure out all the crazy things going on . . . Now . . . and Leading up to the ’60s . . . my sisters all their hipped out friends . . . my parents . . . cocktails . . . one working all the time . . . sailing . . . music . . . the other trying to be young again . . . somehow it all did yet didn't make sense . . . all the chaos . . . meshed with Love and Happiness . . . Give Peace a Chance . . . the Vietnam War . . . if hadn't been intended to be ended should have never had begun . . . Now it is 2004 . . . a Vortex . . . Iraq another "moral" war . . . children copying the ’60s ’70s . . . as best they can with no identity of their own . . . parents over working . . . or trying to be young again . . . Gone . . . my grandparents
a big fan of our home. It was commonplace for her to knock on our door to show off our house to one of her friends or new friends. Stop, talk and visit. I always saw Miriam on my walks through Belhaven. She’d be walking her array of animals, Tommy diligently following. Meanwhile, Miriam, steady looking for friends to see and stop, talk and listen. The Brooks will miss you, Miriam. Oh, what we’d give for just one more, stop, talk and listen…. Mike Brooks is a Northsider.
. . . my aunt . . . my brother . . . This time for me it is different . . . My son . . . near 15 . . . three years more of age . . . could be another draft . . . It could be me . . . displayed in all my grief . . . top story on the Internet . . . front cover of the Daily News . . . My loving child . . . beheaded . . . Tell me what for American Imperialism is not for me . . . World Power Hopefully my children will heed me . . . Not seek out . . . turmoil . . . of the world . . . Humans are mammal . . . they are animals . . . Do I need to say more . . . Before the news of Nicholas Berg . . . I saw my son in a dream . . . His face was covered by his hands he was bound . . . I woke in tears and continued to grieve . . . Who is this for It's not for me Civilization? . . . Tell me by whose definition this would be . . . Ideology . . . man made . . . Theology . . . What is after death . . . will be . . . It is here and now . . . that I know . . . For a blip in time . . . I would not want my child to go . . . Who is this for . . . It is not for me . . . It isn't for my children . POWER AND DOMINANCE societies have come and gone . . . man has and continues to seek history chronicles . . . the endless cycle . . . If it hadn't intended to be ended should never had began . . . Stop the charade . . . Quit the political game . . . This isn't a moral war . . . Conquer Iraq take your strategic post . . . So that those of us who know . . . can breathe . . . Who is this for . . . It isn't for me . . . I do not want to lose any more children to something that in the greater realm of existence means close to nothing for me in comparison to life I do not want to see my son with his hands over his face bound knowing . . . grieving . . . nothing I could do . . . but say . . . Who is this for? . . . It was not for me. Suzanna McGowan is a Northsider.
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common sense By Dr. RICHARD BORONOW
U.S. government less responsible than typical family GDP (GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT) is variously defined, but all descriptions are very similar. One was “the market value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a given period.” And another was “the output of goods and services produced by labor and property.” Basically it is the value of what is produced. In any country, it is what the country produces. In our households it is, basically, what we produce - that is, our income. We are told that the U.S. GDP is something over $14 trillion. (That’s 14 followed by 12 zeros, as we discussed a few weeks ago - “hard to grasp the magnitude of a trillion.”) And we are told that our U.S. federal debt is something over $14 trillion. (12 zeros, remember?) So, what this tells us is that we already owe essentially what we produce. Let’s transfer that to our individual household. The national average income is around $50,000. Let’s extend the analogy to our household debt. Let’s suppose that our family income is $50,000 and we owe $50,000 (credit cards, banks, etc.). No responsible lending agency (agencies) (again, as discussed a few weeks ago - “congressional borrowing has no checks”) would allow that. But suppose they did. “We love our travel and vacations, our houses, our cars, our clothes and our ‘stuff’ and all we do.” But now we must retire the debt. But we have to live, feed and clothe our families, etc. So we make a family commitment to cut back; severely cut back. Let’s say we make the tough choice to cut back by 10 percent ($5,000). No family vacations, no new clothes, no frequent dinners out, pretty sterile birthday cele-
brations and Christmas, etc. Absolutely nothing extra. And, across the board, major spending reductions. Maybe, just maybe, a family could do this. And if we could live on 10 percent (in this case $5,000) less each year, we could pay off our debt in 10 years. Of course, interest would clearly protract that. But the same formula applies if we earn $40,000 or $80,000. But it might mean trading one or both cars for less expensive vehicles or used cars. It might mean downsizing our home or apartment. And to continue to live on $5,000 less each year would impact significantly on our standard of living. We would have to give up a lot. Much more than we would like. IF OUR GOVERNMENT made the same commitment a 10 percent debt reduction commitment - that would mean 10 percent of $14 trillion. (12 zeros, remember?) That would be $140 billion (nine zeros) annually. If we did this every year, it would still take 10 years to pay off the principal amount, protracted of course, by interest. There is current talk about a one percent decrease. Good grief. That means it would only take about 100 years to pay off the debt - again, add the time for interest. And recent action plans ($38 - $78) billion reduction over 10 years. Sorry, but that’s petty cash. It does not help us, our kids or our grandkids. One hundred forty billion dollars annually is not small change. But the bankruptcy of our country is no small issue either. Nor are the riots in the streets of Britain and other places in Europe, nor are the fragile European governments small issues. It is nice to be everything to all people, but that takes personal responsibility out of the equation. “We would have to give up a lot. Much more than we would like.” So what are our options? Help will, of course, come as commitments in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq (alphabetical) wind down. But now, entitlement reform is needed. And all we have to do is look north to see how effectively Canada has been dealing with entitlement reform. Their experience, despite some pain, is remarkable; and while healthcare is still in need of reform, Canada is thriving. And how about the legion of “Czars”? Our tax dollars pay them but we have no input, and they are allegedly immune from any congressional activity or oversight. But the House pays bills; so that sounds like an easy chore. Additionally, and right here in the backyards of all of us, are “departments.”There have been lots of suggestions, some draconian, and unacceptable to many, but certainly many have merit and are worthy of consideration. The post office is broke; but FedEx and UPS make money. Privatize the postal service. Amtrak is broke; privatize it. The Corps of Engineers is a sprawling bureaucracy; privatize it with contract bidding for specific projects. We give billions in foreign aid to countries that are truly our adversaries. How crazy is that?! The Fannie and Freddie subsidies are a travesty. Many across our country say “stop all of this.” And even a cursory look discloses literally thousands of tiny “grants,” etc., many of which are earmarks. Each may be “tiny” when compared to $1 trillion, but all are vast multiples of the average citizen’s income. And almost always patronizing, extravagant
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and in many instances shameful. Many knowledgeable people insist that states could handle what the Department of Education is alleged to do. And couldn’t states make their own decisions about many other issues as well? Serious questions are asked about not only the real role, but the usefulness, including the often intrusive activities and burdensome regulations of the departments of transportation, of labor, of agriculture, of HUD, of commerce, of interior, etc. And the hot button now is energy and the limits currently placed on the exploration of our own resources. (Not only costing new energy sources, but thousands and thousands of jobs.) Where are states’ rights? Where is competition and free enterprise? And recently published reports describe incredible overlap and redundancy in federal agencies and activities. Many also suggest that the purpose of these various “departments” - if they are retained - be focused, and precisely defined by law, thereby limiting their currently unlimited scope, which would provide the opportunity for significant downsizing. Common sense says that this is absolutely needed because each “department” name is simply a generic noun, and almost anything and everything related to the noun could be included for jurisdiction by the “includers.” Our Constitution expects our government to protect us (and that reasonably would include providing emergency help as needed). But not to micromanage every aspect of life. Coming soon: the Department of Life and the Department of Happiness. ALMOST ALL WHO HAVE ever worked in government-funded institutions, but no longer do, will, if they are totally honest, attest to the predictable sprawling bulge of bureaucracy. Like the sprawling bulge of overweight or obese persons, most all of these entities could easily benefit from a 10 percent loss, which very likely would improve both function and efficiency. Our fictitious household is broke, but we, as individual families, firmly resolve to fix it. Our country is broke, but will Congress and our president firmly resolve to fix it? Resolving the many issues would be difficult, with time-consuming discussion, debate and decision. But why not agree it needs to be done, and agree immediately to cut everything by 10 percent. Across the board. Everything. Individual “departments”, agencies. etc. would be responsible for their individual budgetary arrangements. And we would be enthusiastically encouraged if Congress and our president introduced a 10 percent cut of their own salaries, a 10 percent cut in their own staff and the salaries of staff, and a 10 percent cut in their own benefits and staff benefits. And also significantly control their own almost limitless, and not infrequently lavish, travel. And while they are at it, pass “term limits” for both House and Senate. Finally, would they subject themselves to the same laws/rules/fiscal responsibilities that we must impose on our own lives and our own households? All of these actions would signify a positive and meaningful and responsible start. But I won’t hold my breath. Richard C. Boronow, M.D., is a Northsider.
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the mayor and city staff legally dictate the style of commercial buildings to that extent? Apparently the answer is yes - and residents are fine with it. The city’s population has grown by about JOSEPH ORR, OWNER OF Joseph Orr Architecture PA in Canton, has worked with the city a 10,000 people in the past decade. “When it comes to architecture, the home rule lot in recent years. His firm has designed several statute says that, if no state law prohibits it, the city commercial buildings in Madison, including a new Corner Bakery for the Forum at Grandview develop- has the right to develop ordinances that it feels are in the city’s best interest,” said Madison City Attorney ment. Orr described what the architectural review process John Hedglin. Also, Miss. Code Ann. § 17-1-7 (2011) says munichas been like for him. ipal governments may “regulate and restrict the erec“Any kind of project that comes forward, it’s best for the architects to meet with Alan [Hoops] and give tion, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or use of buildings…All regulations shall be uniform for him some ideas of what we’re looking for. So first we’ll do a soft review with Alan, just sitting around a each class or kind of buildings throughout each zone.” table. But Madison doesn’t have many architectural “reg“[Then] he’ll show it to the mayor….If she thinks ulations,” per se. it’s headed in the right direction, she’ll have him “If you look at Madison’s written ordinances about show it to Graves Nelson.” Orr said Nelson is “very astute” about architecture. architectural review, it’s pretty vague,” Orr said. “He’ll ask some very sharp questions. You’ve got to “[But] by now most architects who have worked with the city know what they like.” be on your toes. In Ridgeland, Community Development Director “He’ll do an overlay of your sketch with tracing Alan Hart and other city staff members review design paper that says to add this or add that - they never take anything away. Usually it’s in the form of orna- plans before they are submitted to the city’s architectural review board. mentation.” “Ridgeland has a good handle on it,” Orr said. Once Nelson has critiqued the plans, they go back “They have a couple people who are kind of quirky to Hoops and then back to the designers. and tend to scrutinize stuff, but it’s all really manage“Sometimes I’ll say, ‘Let’s try a different kind of able.” column,’ and sometimes they’ll accept it and someArchitectural plans go through a similar process in times they won’t,” Orr said. Jackson. The designers will tweak the plans and send them back to Hoops, who will show them to Butler. “And AS FOR BUTLER, “She’s proud of what she’s she’s usually fine with it after Graves has seen it.” done, and I think she should be,” Orr said. “But it The city’s Web site says the plans will ultimately be does make everybody else’s job harder. presented to the mayor and board of alderman for approval. “You can do something that looks great somewhere [else] and wins all kinds of awards, and [the city’s] The site plan - a separate plan including utilities, not going to want it. They want something unique to parking and landscaping - must also be approved. them. After final drawings and blueprints are approved, contractors hired and fees paid, a building permit can “That being said, they’re good for Madison. In one be issued. part, I’m not looking forward to the day when she’s not there anymore, because I won’t know what the expectations are going to be,” he said. SOME STAUNCH INDIVIDUALISTS may And Orr’s not the only one who thinks Butler’s wonder: Can the city really tell architects to use tenaciously high standards are good for the city. Corinthian columns instead of Doric or Greek? Can
Timber investment Keith Williams, director of the Value Added Division for the Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC (MWG) recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Jackson. MWG is one of 24 timber investment management organizations (TIMO’s) in the country and manages approximately 960,000 acres of timber. Shown are (from left) Tommy Shepherd, president of the Rotary Club; new member Justin Peterson; Williams; and John Ditto, who introduced the program.
INVESTIGATING ROBBERY AN ARMED ROBBERY that occurred in Ridgeland the morning of Tuesday, August 16, is still under investigation, police say. “The victim said he was walking home from Holmes Community College and was approached by a person that he knew from school, and he said his name was Justin,” said Ridgeland Police Lt. Brian Myers. “He didn’t know the last name of the suspect.” According to police, Justin offered the victim a ride to his apartment and asked him for five dollars for gas, which the victim gave him. When he saw that the victim had much more than five dollars, Justin pulled into 580 Pear Orchard and displayed a small black handgun, which looked like a .40 caliber semi-automatic.
“Justin took the money out of the wallet, which contained approximately $100 in cash, and gave the wallet back to the victim, put the car in reverse and took off.” The suspect was described as a dark-skinned black male, weighing about 165 pounds and 6’2” in height, with a teardrop tattoo under his right eye. He was driving a white, twodoor 1998 Honda Civic hatchback. “We located who we thought it was and we put together a photo lineup for the victim to look at, and the victim denied that it was that particular Justin,” Myers said. At press time the investigation was ongoing, with a detective assigned to the case and further contact to be made with the victim.
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Lions speaker Downtown Jackson Partners President Ben Allen recently spoke to the North Jackson Lions Club about downtown Jackson, its lack of crime and the new construction projects that are planned or under way. Shown are (from left) Lion President Ken King, Allen, and Lion Program Coordinator Harold McDonald.
In Brief SIGN ORDINANCE CHANGES COULD be coming to the city of Jackson’s sign ordinance. Last week, Ward One Councilman Quentin Whitwell introduced an amendment that would change various sections of the city’s sign ordinance. The measure was referred to the Jackson City Council Planning Committee, which is chaired by Ward Six Councilman Tony Yarber. The committee must now set a public hearing to discuss the amendment and
make any changes to it before sending it back to the full council for a vote. The measure would amend city code to address sign height, electronic signage and what types of signs can be located in the Central Business District downtown. It would also address the application process for new signs. Whitwell presented the measure in response to Highland Village’s struggles to update its electronic sign months ago.
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No special funds set aside to improve Bridges in budget By ANTHONY WARREN Sun Staff WRiter ONE CITY LEADER’S idea to create a master plan for upgrading a popular Northside park will not be a reality in Jackson’s 2012 fiscal year budget. However, city officials say money will be set aside for beautification at all public green spaces in the capital city. Ward One Councilman Quentin Whitwell previously told the Sun that he’d like to see money set aside in the upcoming budget to create a master plan for repairing and upgrading Parham Bridges Park. “It is a highly used park, but the tion. By KATIE EUBANKS look and feel of it is deteriorat“I think it would be an advantage to show that we’re ing,” he said. Sun Staff Writer THE CITY OF RIDGELAND hopes to receive some- committed,” he said. The city has invested around $5 Whitwell made the proposal last million in the trail system so far, 80 percent of the fund- week at the city council’s budget where in the neighborhood of $2 million for additional ing coming from the federal government. bicycle trails to connect with area subdivisions, Mayor hearings, but withdrew it after Gene McGee said. hearing from city officials. The city wants to add several miles to its already BESIDES THE TRAILS, which take joggers and “We already have money for extensive multi-use trails, and officials are applying for cyclists along the Natchez Trace from North Livingston beautification in the budget,” said federal Bike Trail Connection funds to do it. Road to the Ross Barnett Reservoir, the city has also Director of Communications deemed Highland Colony Parkway and Steed, North McGee said trails would be added on Highland Chris Mims. He said council Colony Parkway to connect with the trails in place near Livingston and Rice roads as “designated bike routes.” members who have concerns the Dinsmor neighborhood; on Jackson Street to connect Ridgeland is known for being one of the most bicycle- about any particular park will be to the Trace Ridge subdivision; on Purple Creek to con- friendly cities in the metro area, if not the state. nect to neighborhoods near Walmart; and on Steed Road “It enhances the quality of life of our citizens to have to connect to the Old Agency Village neighborhood. good places to get out and exercise,” said McGee, who “What we’re trying to do is put trails in areas that enjoys cycling on the trails himself. would connect subdivisions where citizens could get on “When you’re promoting this sort of thing it [also the trail safely,” he said. helps] the property values and encourages people to Though the Bike Trail Connection funds are limited come and to live here…where they know they have a and the award is competitive, McGee said the city’s 13 place where they can come and exercise. I think it helps Medley and Brown LLC, miles of multi-use trails should look good on the applica- our economy.” Financial Advisors has been
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able to present them to the parks and recreation department, and city crews will “double their efforts” to make improvements. Jackson’s proposed budget for 2012 is around $317 million. The council is planning to vote on whether or not they will adopt it by September 8. The city is required to adopt the budget by September 16, according to state law. The fiscal year will begin on October 30. Mims didn’t know how much money had been set aside for beautification. Whitwell told the Sun that the total budget for parks and recreation was $7.25 million. The city of Jackson has more than 50 public parks. He would like to close off the park’s main entrance at Old Canton Road and create a new one beginning at the old Precinct Four facility on Canton Mart Road. “Parham Bridges is the epicenter of Ward One. It needs to be a place where people drive by and say, ‘wow, it’s impressive.’”
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Crime Report Jackson Crime The Jackson Police Department received the following reports for: I-55, 6100 block north, auto theft, June 23; I-55, 6100 block north, business burglary, five counts, June 10; I-55, 6100 block north, robbery individual, two counts, August 13; I-55, 6300 block north, auto burglary, July 16; I-55, 6300 block north, auto burglary, July 6; I-55, 6300 block north, auto burglary, June 12; I-55, 6300 block north, auto burglary, June 9; I-55, 6300 block north, auto theft, August 4; I-55, 6300 block north, larceny, August 2; I-55, 6300 block north, larceny, July 28; I-55, 6300 block north, larceny, July 30; I-55, 6300 block north, larceny, June 25; I-55N / Briarwood, auto theft, June 24; Jacksonian Plaza, 1400 block, auto burglary, July 28; Jamaica Drive, 5400 block, larceny, July 21; Jamestown Way, 300 block, house burglary, August 4; Jamestown Way, 3100 block, house burglary, July 26; Keele Street, 5100 block, auto burglary, July 27; Keele Street, 5600 block, auto
burglary, nine counts, August 7; Keele Street, 5600 block, auto theft, June 19; Keele Street, 5600 block, auto theft, June 7; Kent Avenue, 1600 block, auto burglary, August 4; Kings Highway, 3700 block, larceny, June 26; Kings Highway, 3900 block, auto burglary, July 26; Kings Highway, 4500 block, auto burglary, June 13; Kings Highway, 4700 block, auto theft, July 2; Kirkwood Place, 100 block, house burglary, August 18; Lake Drive, 400 block, auto burglary, July 31; Lake Trace Circle, 6100 block, larceny, June 22; Lakeland Drive, 1200 block, auto burglary, July 15; Lakeland Drive, 1600 block, auto burglary, August 16; Lakeland Drive, 1900 block, larceny, June 17; Lakeland Drive, 3000 block, house burglary, August 8; Lakeland Drive, 700 block, auto burglary, July 8; Lakeland Drive, 700 block, auto burglary, June 13; Lakeland Drive, 700 block, auto burglary, June 28; Lakeland Drive, 900 block, auto burglary, August 5; Lakeland Drive, 900 block, auto burglary, July 10; Lakeland Drive, 900 block, larceny, three counts, August 5;
Lakeland Drive, auto theft, August 3; Lakeland Lane, 3600 block, auto burglary, July 11; Lakeland Terrace, 3300 block, larceny, July 5; Launcelot Road, 600 block, house burglary, July 12; Launcelot Road, 700 block, house burglary, August 18; Launcelot Road, 700 block, house burglary, July 30; Laurel Oak Drive, 4900 block, larceny, July 28; Lawrence Road, 700 block, larceny, June 28; Lelia Drive, 1400 block, business burglary, New Summit, August 3; Lelia Drive, 1600 block, auto burglary, August 5; Lelia Drive, 1700 block, auto burglary, June 21; Lelia Drive, 1700 block, larceny, July 29; Lockwood Avenue, 1600 block, house burglary, August 11; Lockwood Circle, 100 block, auto burglary, July 11; Manhassett Drive, 4300 block, auto burglary, June 24; Manhattan Road, 5200 block, auto burglary, August 9; Manhattan Road, 5200 block, auto burglary, August 9; Manhattan Road, 5200 block, auto burglary, July 15; Manhattan Road, 5200 block, auto burglary, July 16; Manhattan Road, 5200 block, auto burglary, June 21; Manhattan Road, 5200 block, auto burglary, two counts, August 9; Manhattan Road, 5200 block, auto theft, August 16; Manhattan Road, 5200 block, auto
theft, July 8; Manhattan Road, 5200 block, house burglary, August 7; Manhattan Road, 5200 block, house burglary, July 6; Manila Drive, 4600 block, house burglary, June 28; Martingale / Manhattan, robbery individual, July 7; Martingale Drive, 1100 block, house burglary, August 3; McCoy Drive, 5100 block, auto burglary, June 25; McWillie Circle, 4900 block, house burglary, August 14; McWillie Circle, 4900 block, house burglary, July 11; McWillie Circle, 4900 block, house burglary, July 12; McWillie Circle, 4900 block, house burglary, July 19; McWillie Circle, 4900 block, larceny, June 23; McWillie Circle, 4900 block, larceny, two counts, July 2; McWillie Circle, 5900 block, house burglary, July 1; McWillie Drive, 4600 block, business burglary, Cool Al’s, July 14; McWillie Drive, 4600 block, stolen license plate, Car Quest, August 13; McWillie Drive, 4700 block, auto burglary, July 18; McWillie Drive, 4700 block, larceny, August 5; Meadow Forest Drive, 3100 block, larceny, June 21; Meadow Hill Drive, 4500 block, house burglary, July 26; Meadow Oaks Park Drive, 5000 block, auto burglary, June 25; Meadow Oaks Park Drive, 5000 block, larceny, June 23; Meadow Oaks Park Drive, 5100
block, auto burglary, June 25; Meadow Oaks Park, 5000 block, auto burglary, June 25; Meadow Ridge Drive, 4600 block, house burglary, August 2; Meadowbrook Road, 200 block, larceny, July 10; Meadowbrook Road, 200 block, robbery - individual, July 1; Meadowbrook Road, 600 block, larceny, August 15; Meadowbrook Road, 600 block, larceny, August 17; Meadowlane Drive, 3900 block, larceny, July 8; Meadowoods Drive, 200 block, larceny, July 31; Medallion Drive, 5800 block, house burglary, July 31; Medallion Drive, 5900 block, auto burglary, July 18; Melrose Drive, 200 block, house burglary, July 14; Melrose Drive, 200 block, house burglary, June 24; Melwood Drive, 5500 block, auto burglary, August 16; Monroe Street, 1000 block, auto burglary, July 24; Mossline Drive, 1400 block, robbery - individual, July 17; Murrah / Peachtree, auto theft, August 5; Murrah Drive, 1400 block, larceny, July 8; North Hill Parkway, auto burglary, July 11; North Hill Parkway, auto burglary, two counts, August 9; North Hill Parkway, house burglary, July 11; North Hill Parkway, house burglary, July 26; Northhill Parkway, auto burglary, July 7.
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Healthcare corridor Entergy Mississippi recently presented the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership with a check to help support the Mississippi Healthcare Corridor Project, a five-mile urban corridor linking two cross-continental interstate highways from I-55 to I-220. This redevelopment project will include an expansion and redevelopment of Hawkins Field, development of state of the art bio medical research centers, and additions to Central Mississippi’s health care institu-
tions that will attract patients from across the Southeast. The project will also include neighborhood redevelopment and quality of life features; along with a concourse for hotels, shops, restaurants, and night life. The redevelopment of Woodrow Wilson Boulevard will include signage, planned green space, lighting, and landscaping. Shown are (from left) John Turner, Primus Wheeler, Liz Brister, Paul Moak, and Duane O’Neill.
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public relations coordinator with the Madison County Economic Development Authority. Matthews Cutrer and Lindsay, PA announces the advancement of two employees. Kimberly H. Hardy, CPA has been promoted to audit manager. Jonathan Whinery has been promoted to Audit Senior.
Heritage week Laura (left) and Michael Schenk of Madison attended Heritage Week events in Washington, D.C., in April. More than 50 different genealogical organizations and societies have annual meetings during this period.
happenings Theatrical tour John Grisham’s “Theodore Boone and the Thrill of Rights,” bus tour featuring the Story Pirates will be in Jackson September 8, 4 p.m., at the Eudora Welty Library.
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“THERE’S A LITTLE ORGANIZATION called the South Madison County Transportation are applying for the grant,” McCollum said. “We Commission. Mary Hawkins-Butler and Mayor won’t know till November [if we got it].” McGee are two members. They’re the ones that
Supervisors approve plat By KATIE EUBANKS Sun Staff Writer THE STILLHOUSE CREEK neighborhood in Gluckstadt is about halfway finished after the county approved the preliminary plat for phase seven of the development. Construction started in 2007 on the neighborhood, located just north of Gluckstadt Road on Catlett Road. “We’re obviously extremely pleased with the success of the development,” Cress Development President Blake Cress said. “The recent additions of the playground and walking trail area have been received well by all of the residents.” The board of supervisors also just approved the final plat of phase six, and “we are moving forward with plans to move immediately into
construction of phase seven,” Cress said. Developers expect phase-seven lots to be available by January or February 2012. Phases six and seven each contain 30 lots, and lots average about 75 feet by 125 feet throughout the neighborhood.
IF YOU’VE EVER GOTTEN a court summons, you already know what constables do. Constables are peace officers. They aid and assist in executing criminal laws of the state and serve process for any county, chancery or circuit court in the county they serve. That means they deliver summonses to inform individuals that they’re defendants in lawsuits. Constables earn $19,000 a year and are compensated for documents served and fees collected. On November 8, Northsiders will head to the polls to decide who they want in the positions in Hinds and Madison counties. In Hinds County District One, voters will choose between incumbent Democrat Jerry Moore and Republican Jimmie Caudle. Moore is in his first term. In Madison districts one, two and three, the constable races were decided in the August 3 primaries.
Pam Waldrep Continued from Page 3A lates:You never know what you’ll get. “I oversee the day-to-day operations of the arts center. We have to make sure everything is clean and fixed in the building, and I schedule classes and update the Web site and make sure the marquee is updated. And I do publicity. “Since we’re open to the public, we never know who’s going to come through the door. Sometimes it’s someone who wants to teach a class, and sometimes it’s someone who just moved here and has questions about what we have to offer. I’ll often end up spending a lot of time with them, telling them about the arts center and Madison and the schools and everything.” Why is this arts center so impor-
tant to you? “I spent 25 years in the corporate world in Atlanta, and I don’t regret it. But I moved here to be near family, and I know now that all roads led to Madison. “I have no doubt that this is God’s purpose for me, and I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be and doing what I’m supposed to be doing. “I’ve worked in high-rises in Atlanta, and I’ll take this old building any day. We really do look at it as a sanctuary. I can feel God’s presence here. He’s with us. Otherwise it wouldn’t be as successful as it is.” For more information about the Madison Square Center for the Arts, visit http://madisonthecity.com/centerforthearts/index.html or call 601-8530291.
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happenings Portrait unveiling Portraits of four former Mississippi Supreme Court justices will be unveiled September 1, 1:30 p.m., at the Carroll Gartin Justice Building. Call 601-576-4637 for details.
Red hot seminar Woman’s Hospital’s new Red Hot Mamas program for menopause management will host a seminar “Staying Fit, Strong and Fabulous,” September 19, 11 a.m., at Fitness Lady in Ridgeland. For information call 1-877907-7642.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School junior Davis Flowers received the Eagle Scout Award at a ceremony at Saint James Episcopal Church. Flowers is a member of Troop 1, the oldest Boy Scout Troop in Mississippi. He is the son of Drs. Hal and Tell Flowers. He is shown with his brothers, all of whom are Eagle Scouts, and his scoutmaster (from left, back) Robert and Davis Flowers, Jay Cook, Aubrey Flowers; (front) William and Hal Flowers.
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Chorus kickoff p.m., at the Municipal Art Gallery. For information on The Mississippi Chorus will kick off its 22nd season the chorus call 601-278with an open house meet and 3351. greet September 10, 2 to 4
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Above Average BIG MONEY Continued from Page One Prep’s average score for 2011 was 26. “It’s pretty typical. We had a large number of high-scorers, and we’re really proud of it,” she said. The middle 50 percent of students put up numbers between 23 and 29, meaning that 30 of the class of 120 seniors scored 30 or better. Prep offers test prep workshops in the fall and spring, usually on week nights and Saturdays. There are usually six sessions, each lasting about two hours and covering subject areas that appear on the test. AT JACKSON ACADEMY (JA) the class of 2011 posted an average score of 25.78, with students in advanced courses averaging a score of 29.5, said President Peter Jernberg. “We look at the composite score over the five-year period, and we’ve held pretty steady,” he said. Jernberg credits the school’s high numbers to a stable faculty and a culture “that values learning and exceptionalism,” he said. JA offers ACT and PSAT workshops to help students. Students also go to workshops off-campus as well, he said. “We have students who seek out opportunities to enhance their scores,” Jernberg said. THE ACT IS BROKEN DOWN INTO four sections: English, reading, math and science. Workshops are not required at JA, but are available to students who would like to bump up their test scores one or two points, which can make the difference in receiving the Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG) or the Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG) and scholarships at state institutions. “The magic number is 29, because it gets big money with the MESG,” said Becky Fields, senior counselor at Ridgeland High
“The magic number is 29, because it gets
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School (RHS). ACT scores also play a role in whether or not a student athlete is eligible to play NCAA Division I and Division II athletics, she said. The average ACT score at Ridgeland last year was around 21, Fields said. At Murrah High School, the average score was 18.6. Two-hundred and eighty students out of 320 in the class took the test. Each year, the Mississippi Legislature sets aside millions of dollars in financial aid grants in the form of MTAG and MESG. MTAG awards up to $500 a year for freshmen and sophomores, and $1,000 for juniors and seniors. To be eligible, an entering freshman has to have a grade-point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale Those who qualify for MESG can get up to $2,500 a year for four years. To get the bigger money, though, students have to have a 3.5 GPA and an ACT score of 29. At Mississippi State University, scholarships are also awarded based in part on ACT scores. According to the college’s Web site, students who earn the International Baccalaureate Scholarship must have a minimum ACT score of 26 to get $6,000 in award money, which is paid out over four years. A score of 30, though, will net students $14,000, also given out over a four-year
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because they aren’t familiar with the material,” he said. Anderton said students don’t necessarily have to understand the material, but rather need to know how to glean information from charts and graphs. “I also tell them that questions are worth the same points, regardless of the difficulty,” he said. “Don’t spend two minutes working on a hard question and miss an easy one at the end.”
MADISON CENTRAL High School and St. Joseph Catholic School also posted THE AVERAGE SCORE for students at higher-than-national averages on the ACT, Madison Ridgeland Academy (MRA) last coming in at 22 and 22.2 respectively. year was a 24.27, said High School Bro. Dan Lauber, dean of students at St. Principal Greg Self. Joe, said the average should continue to rise “We’re pretty proud of it,” he said. with the implementation of a new test prep Numbers at the school have been going up course this year. Based on interest in recent years, evidenced by MRA’s five expressed by students and parents, St. Joe and 10-year averages. The 10-year ACT has begun a new one-semester test prep average for Madison-Ridgeland is 22.6. In course for 10th-graders. “It mainly focuses the last five years, students have brought on math and science,” he said. The school the average up nearly a point to 23.44. also offers students test-taking tips for the Self said teachers expose students to the reading and science areas, such as going ACT each day. “All students begin their over the questions before reading a narracore classes with an ACT question of the tive in the ACT reading section. day,” he said. That means kids are exposed Madison Central Principal Edith Mitchell to four questions a day for more than 180 said 2011 was a benchmark year for the school days. school, being the first time seniors scored a MRA also has spring and fall practice ses- 22. Averages were also the highest they’ve sions and “mock weeks,” where students been in three of the four subject areas: are given mock ACT tests leading up to the math, science and reading. tests in December and April. She said the increases are significant, with The Veritas School also has a score more students at the public school taking around 24, said Academic Dean Jeff the test last year than ever before; 454 were Anderton. tested, Mitchell said. Veritas doesn’t offer prep courses, but She hopes to keep the momentum going Anderton does give seniors pointers the this year. “Every year, we reassess and week before tests. He’ll spend class time modify the programs in place. We’ll contingoing over what students might see on the ue to focus on enhancing what we’ve done exams. to help students achieve the highest levels “A kid will read the science section and of success,” she said. get overwhelmed on what it’s talking about,
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How we need to refresh our spirits and have a dream for this season, for this day. Not someone else’s dream for us, but our own.
Bottom line dinner Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth will hold their annual fund-raiser, Bottom Line for Kids, September 15, 6 p.m., at the Country Club of Jackson. Tickets $100. For reservations call 601-354-0983.
Opportunities, not barriers, may come from life changes
Have we forgotten how to dream? “The difference between a dream and a goal is a plan.” Dave Ramsey. NATURE AS A MASTER teacher provides countless examples for us when we look closely. The butterfly did not start out as a butterfly; it emerged only after a beautiful plan of nature. Incubating dreams helps them mature in the fullness of time, but how do we let them see the light of day when the time comes to take another step? Birthdays, a new year, spring and summer all present great times to reflect on a dream. Each offers the chance to make a mid-course correction. A slight degree change now will result in a different trajectory further along the journey. Are we heading where we want to go? Do we have a dream still inside? We cannot control our lives, but there is so much we can change; if not our circumstances, we choose our attitude toward our circumstances. And so I choose to dream big. To see a bigger picture. To learn something new. No grandiose wishes about a brush with celebrity or wealth, but the desire to be stretched mentally and emotionally, to live life authentically connecting with others and growing in faith. “It’s too late,” I hear others lament when asked about a dream or a plan. “I’m too old.” A wistful countenance on the edge of giving up reveals that there is still a lingering desire to pursue something meaningful. True, we cannot control our age, but we can determine our attitude toward our age. My father’s example instructs me as he sees opportunities instead of barriers. Never the risk-taker when raising a family of seven children, he discovered later in life a freedom to tackle mentally and physically challenging endeav-
happenings Grief support Hospice Ministries provides ongoing grief support groups. Daytime and evening groups are available. For more information call 601-898-1053.
ors. He dove into a new body of knowledge, getting his auto racing license at age 60 and pilot’s license at age 70. Dreams may incubate until the time is right, but at some point we choose whether to act on them or not. His fondest dream that he is living into daily - there is the ‘plan’ part - is to arrive at each successive wedding anniversary to his bride since 1952. That’s the real story for another day. Today is for waking up latent dreams. Wake up a weathered dream that time has beaten down. Is it inside somewhere, buried deep beneath the hurt and wounds of life? Is there a glimmer of light - an ember that can use a fresh wind to fan it into flame? How we need to refresh our spirits and have a dream for this season, for this day. Not someone else’s dream for us, but our own. SO MAYBE YOU DIDN’T live into another person’s wish for you. Let it go. Maybe you didn’t live into your own dream for you. Show grace to yourself. The dawn of this day is a new beginning. Then, ask God to give you a plan. “Watch and pray” as the Scripture says. Let it linger in your mind. Do not dismiss it casually. You may have a burst of inspiration in an instant, but more likely, you and I will wait. All growing things take time: crops, children and friendships all need time to develop and mature. Allow yourself to mature into that plan. Now, take a step toward it. One step. We don’t have to execute the plan in a day. Just begin somewhere. That’s why they call it faith. We cannot see the end at our beginning. But we take one step anyway. Dream big today.
Faith journey St. Matthew’s UMC in Madison will launch a sermon series, Journey of Souls, through September 18, at Sunday morning services, 8:30 and 11 a.m. Call 601-856-9581 for more information.
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Carol Craig, Pat Agnew, Joyce Corbett, Deery Walker, Amanda Griffin, Fran Mitchell, Olivia Host, Jane Bryan, Gail Gibbs, Debye Haick, Jill Landrum, Cheryl Welch; (seated) Melissa Applewhite, Robin Gunn, Anne Veazey, Julie Phillips
Robert, Rebecca and Robbie Watson, Stayce Westmoreland, Anne and Jerry Veazey
Engagement celebration Stayce Westmoreland, Robbie Watson honored in Veazey home An engagement party honoring Stayce Westmoreland and Robbie Watson was held recently in the home of Jerry and Anne Veazey. Parents of the couple are Annette Riley and the late Henry Westmoreland and Robert and Rebecca Watson. Co-hosts and hostesses were Dow and Cheryl Welch, Richard and Charlotte McNeel, James and Joyce Corbett, Ed and Julie Phillips, William and Amanda Griffin, Alex and Debye Haick;
Also, Harry and Deery Walker, George and Robin Gunn, Jerry and Olivia Host, Farris and Gail Gibbs, Cliff and Fran Mitchell, Dennis and Carol Craig, Oscar and Carol Hartman; Also, Ron and Melissa Applewhite, Tom and Nancy Wright, David and Jill Landrum, Sam and Pat Agnew, Charles and Jane Bryan, and R. J. and Dawn Pizzalato. The wedding will be October 15. Shown are scenes from the party.
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Weddings & Engagements Shelley Baas, Jeremy Neely wed in Hazlehurst ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Bryce Neely
SHELLEY MARIE BAAS and Jeremy Bryce Neely were united in marriage March 12 at 6 p.m. at Hazlehurst United Methodist Church. The candlelight ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Bill Barksdale. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Alan Baas. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Keith Neely of Florence. The couple had all of their grandparents in attendance at the marriage ceremony. Nuptial music was presented by Will Mary Cooley, pianist; Shelia Puryear, organist; and Laura Hughes, soloist. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a diamond white designer silk dress. The shirred strapless sweetheart neckline was centered with a cluster of seed pearls, crystals and mirror beads; from the sculpted draped bodice the A-line skirt was caught to the side into a gathered cascade that fell from matching beading, sweeping into a chapel train. Her hair was adorned with a French-net birdcage, accented by a single white anemone. She carried a hand clutched bouquet of white ranunculus, white garden roses, white anemones and green hypercium berries, tied with an ivory satin ribbon. An antique heirloom hat pin from the bride’s paternal grandmother adorned the bouquet. Attending the bride as maid of honor was her sister, Lindsey Lea Baas. Bridesmaids were Kristen Elizabeth Beal, Megan Elizabeth Holland, Laura Parsons Hughes, Robin Leigh Miller and Rachel Lynn Sistrunk. They wore teal taffeta V-neckline
dresses with softly gathered tea length skirts. Their hand-tied bouquets were a mix of light and dark pink garden roses, pink ranunculus and green hypercium berries. THE BRIDEGROOM’S father was best man. Groomsmen were Anthony Kyle Neely, brother of the bridegroom; Dylan Wade Baas, brother of the bride; Michael Hunter Bowering and Robert Daniel Boyett. Honorary groomsmen were Cooper Grey Nordan and Anthony James Yancey. Ushers were Jacob Brannon Morris and Austin Cole Neely, cousins of the bridegroom. Program attendants were Jill O’Hara Horner and Alexander Lee King, cousins of the bride. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at The White Oak. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner for the wedding party and guests in the church fellowship hall. The couple and out-of-town guests were honored with a Sunday send-off brunch at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Walter Croswell, aunt and uncle of the bride. Co-hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Steven Horner. Several showers hosted by family and friends to honor the couple were held in Ridgeland, Gillsburg, Flowood and Jackson. After a wedding trip to Antigua, the couple is at home in Eagle, Colo. The bridegroom is a registered nurse with Vail Valley Medical Center in Vail, Colo., and the bride is a design associate with Slifer Designs in Edwards, Colo.
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Weddings & Engagements Miss Steadman, Townsend to marry September 17 MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL Dee Steadman of Byram announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Michelle Steadman, to Timothy Charles Townsend, son of the late Chuck Townsend of Vicksburg and nephew of Mr. and Mrs. William David Townsend of Raymond. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William David McMullin of Columbus, now of Raymond, and Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Ross Steadman of West Point. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Margie Sasser of Edwards and Mr. and Mrs. David Sanders of Jackson. Miss Steadman is a 2005 graduate of Hillcrest Christian Academy. She attended Mississippi State University where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She was graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in interior design. She is an interior designer with Ethan Allen. Townsend is a 2004 graduate of Central Hinds Academy. He attended Hinds Community College where he was graduated cum laude with an associate’s degree in graphic design. He is associated with Pioneer Health Services as a graphics designer and Web developer. THE COUPLE WILL EXCHANGE
Timothy Charles Townsend, Lindsey Michelle Steadman vows September 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the B’nai B’rith Literary Association (The B.B. Club) in Vicksburg.
Miss Eason, Koonce plan October wedding in Florida MR. AND MRS. ROBERT EARL Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bowen Eason announce the engagement of their daughter, Abbie Lauren Eason, to Paul Caleb Koonce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clifton Koonce of Hattiesburg. The brideelect is the granddaughter of Porter Faye Vandevere of Yazoo City and the late J.J. Vandevere of Benton, and Jean Berry Eason and the late Gene Bowen Eason Sr. of Jackson. Miss Eason is a 2003 graduate of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and a 2007 cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration. At Ole Miss, she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority. In 2010, she was graduated cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law. Miss Eason is associated with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gore Jr. of Grenada, and Doris Koonce and Bob Abbie Lauren Eason Koonce of Olive Branch. Koonce is a 2003 2011 from the University of Mississippi graduate of Oak Grove High School and a School of Law. 2007 graduate of Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in psyTHE COUPLE WILL EXCHANGE chology. At State, he was a member of vows October 1 at the WaterColor Inn and Sigma Chi fraternity. He was graduated in Resort in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.
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DARLENE CLARK AND PAUL Payne of Olive Branch announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Virginia Payne, to Robert Evan Prisock, son of Paula Barnett Prisock of Madison and Bob Prisock of Pinehurst, N.C. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the Rev. William Dowdy and Fannie Dowdy of Ecru, and Bess Payne and the late James Dalton Payne of Chesapeake, Va. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Joyce Barnett and the late Pat D. Barnett of Madison and the late Mr. and Mrs. James H. Prisock of Starkville. Miss Payne is a graduate of Southern Baptist Educational Center. She received a bachelor’s degree in communication, public relations from Mississippi State University, where she was an active member of Zeta Tau Alpha. She is associated with Blue Cross Blue Shield as an administrative assistant. Prisock is a graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. He was graduated from Mississippi State University, obtaining a Robert Evan Prisock, bachelor’s degree in business/marketing. Sarah Virginia Payne He is associated with the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Church Jackson in the chapel, with a recepServices as a systems specialist. tion following at Union Station Ballroom. The couple will exchange vows September 10 at 6 p.m. at First Baptist
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Gardening Glimpses Chemical pesticides prove dangerous in other ways THIS WEEK I’D PLANNED to write about a batch of news releases, based on multi-year tests, that indicated that the handy chemical spray Round-Up and its generic (and less expensive) relative glyphosate, is far more dangerous than had been thought. But the articles kept appearing, and I kept reading, (and hoping to learn to spell “glyphosate” without stopping to look it up each time). I’m weighing what I read, my personal preferences, and the experiences of good friends, committed gardeners, who say they need it. I’ll get back to you about it. Then I happened upon a detailed story of another man-made chemical pesticide that was deliberately and diabolically used to murder plants - to strike a dagger into the heart of a state tradition (well, half a state) more than a century old. THE POISONING of the Toomer Oaks was prime news last winter. Most people, not just in the South, read about the rabid Alabama Crimson Tide fan (fanatic, to be sure), who brooded over Auburn’s comefrom-behind Iron Bowl Victory, giving the Tigers the National Championship. So this man drove to Auburn and spent last Thanksgiving night poisoning a pair of 130year-old live oaks at the entrance to the Auburn campus. These oak trees, across from Toomer’s Drugstore, had been a gathering place for War Eagle faithful followers since there was Southeastern Conference football. If you missed the story, or would like to read the most detailed account of it I have
seen anywhere, find an August 19 issue of Sports Illustrated and go to the article by Tommy Tomlinson. He did a thorough job of interviewing everybody, and really got “to the root of the incident.” WHAT INTERESTED me this week was learning all the agro-chemical details, the weapon, the poison for which there is no antidote - part of an arsenal created by advances in chemistry beginning with World War II, and escalating ever since. The Alabama fan, or fanatic, never played football for Alabama, and met Bear Bryant only once. But that was enough. Though he moved to Texas and became a state trooper, he named his daughter “Crimson Tyde,” and his son, with a second wife, “Bear Bryant.” A third wife prevailed when he wanted to name another daughter “Ally Bama” and insisted on “Megan,” instead. Nationally, mention long-standing college football rivalries, and people think of Texas and Oklahoma, or Michican and Ohio State. But those are comparatively civilized acrossstate-borders annual antagonisms. We Mississippians, however, understand the bitter intensity of these intrastate rivalries, where we go to church and restaurants and grocery stores and our children’s school events with partisan fans of the state schools’ football teams. Friend against friend, family member against family. But I believe our neighboring state, with Auburn and Alabama and their ultimate battleground, the Iron Bowl, surely tops us in -
well, fanaticism. THE INTERESTING footnote about the Toomer Oak poisoning: the fan-fromAlabama could have gotten away with it, and lived out his next year gloating over his deed, as the trees slowly and inevitably died. But he couldn’t resist the temptation to brag about it. In January he called a popular sports talk show and boasted about what he had done. And what was his deadly and irreversible weapon? A chemical called Spike 80 DF, which blocks photosynthesis. The trees keep putting out new sets of leaves, exhausting themselves. And then they die. Spike 80 DF was manufactured to murder plants. Ranchers use it to clear fence rows. Road crews use it to clear highway shoulders. A four-pound sack of Spike 80 DF can kill an acre of brush. No one knows how this man got the poison, but a chemical analysis in February of the soil around the Toomer oaks shows a saturation of the poison in an amount 500 times the requirement to kill a tree that size. Five hundred times! The Auburn Forestry Department did what they could as soon as the news was out. They soaked the ground with liquid charcoal, to try to absorb the poison. They changed out the soil completely to a depth of four feet, scrubbing the roots. But the leaves continued to turn yellow. Now, in August, the Toomer Oaks look as if it were already November. And the deadly effect is multiplied by two seasons of severe drought across the South.
By Mrs. Herman McKenzie In 2002, the Auburn Forestry Department started culling seed from these two beloved oaks and began growing them all over the country. One seedling tree was planted on the Capitol Grounds in Washington. The trees can be replanted on the Auburn campus, and the War Eagle fans of the year 3040 can gather to celebrate their venerable age and history. But not at Toomer’s Corner. Nothing is ever going to grow there again. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS ago, a fan intent on destroying the trees that symbolize victory and comfort defeat for a rival university would have had to work long and hard, with an early chain saw, or even a cross-cut saw. And of course with the certainty of being discovered before he’d come close to completing his self-set mission. But at today’s point in petro-chemical advances, he could strike in secret, with no effort at all. There used to be a company whose advertising was highlighted with the slogan, “The miracles of modern chemistry.” True…awfully and ironically true. Perhaps, to quote Benjamin Franklin, we’ve “paid too much for our whistle.”
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happenings Luncheon The Madison County Business League will host “Coffee with the Congressman,” with Rep. Gregg Harper as the featured speaker, September 6, 11:30 a.m., at the Embassy Suites in Ridgeland. For more information call 601832-5592.
Chicken dinner Reveille, the Madison Central Showchoir, will hold a chicken dinner fundraiser September 8, 5 to 7 p.m. Dinners are $8 and include smoked chicken, baked beans, slaw and a roll. For advance tickets call 601-853-2047.
turing counrty music artist Jo Dee Messina. For details visit www.stjude.org/ jodeemessina.com.
Equestrian team St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church has openings for girls on its equestrian team. Horse ownership is not necessary. Call 601-857-2545 for information.
Art night WellsFest Art Night and Auction will be held September 20 at Duling Hall. Preview party at 5:30, auction begins at 7 p.m. For more information call 601353-0658.
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The annual Gluckstadt GermanFest is scheduled for Concert and run September 25, 11 a.m. to 5 The Township will host a p.m., at St. Joseph Catholic fund-raiser for St. Jude Church. The event features Children’s Hospital German food and folk September 3 beginning with music. Admission and parka 5 K at 8 a.m., and ending ing are free. For more inforthe day with a concert fea- mation call 601-856-2054.
Solution for this week’s puzzle next week. This solution for August 18 puzzle
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Saving lives in Malawi: Eight water wells drilled. Many more to go. The Jackson Rotary Club, the MadisonRidgeland, the Rotary Club of North Jackson, Rotary District 6820 and Rotary International raised more than $60,000 in a month to provide fresh water to impoverished Malawians by drilling 16 water wells. Hundreds more need to be drilled. In Malawi, fresh water is the key to life. Each well saves dozens of lives. Clean Water for Malawi Mission Statement. In order to prevent members of the native people of Malawi from being injured or even dying as a result of contaminated drinking water, Clean Water for Malawi was conceived and organized. Rural areas throughout Malawi and Africa are populated in small villages, many without a convenient source of clean water for consumption, cooking or personal hygiene. The need is great and ongoing. Clean Water for Malawi will select a village or village cluster to drill and complete a shallow, safe water well, pumped by hand, to serve the needs of the local population. Maintenance and water testing training will be emphasized to ensure a long time production of safe, clean water.
Malawi, Africa Poorest place on Earth.
The Malawian water well drilling crew has mastered the new BoreMaster ZX-1000. One $3,500 well can save dozens of lives.
One phone call or e-mail to Victor Smith, president of Clean Water for Malawi, can get the ball rolling for you, your civic club or your church. The drilling rig is ready to go. It takes about $3,500 to drill a water well, but any donation is welcome. Victor is a well-known and respected Jacksonian who has spearheaded numerous mission initiatives among Jackson churches. Victor’s number is 601-932-2223 extension 300. His email is vpsmith1@aol.com. For more information, go to Facebook and search for Clean Water for Malawi.
Fresh water is precious! Victor Smith is shown with Malawian villagers just after the completion of a water well. Without these simple, shallow wells, villagers end up drinking--and dying--from germ-infested surface water.
Clean Water for Malawi is not a bureaucracy. It is real Mississippians who are striving to serve God. From left in Malawi, Larry Crawley and Delaney Crawley of Mobile, Charlie Thornton of Byram, Bill Boykin of Greenville and David Fortenberry with the Brookhaven Fairview Church.
John Hugh Tate, left, pastor of Jackson’s Bellwether Church, travelled to Malawi to assist in the well drilling. Right, Linda Tate and photos of happy Malawians celebrating the arrival of fresh water and the news about Jesus Christ.
Clean Water for Malawi works with the Rotary Club of Lilongwe (capital of Malawi) and the Landirini Trust (landirani.org), which has been organizing humanitarian relief efforts in Malawi for 20 years. In addition, Clean Water of Malawi has a full-time Malawian coordinating maintenance and drilling.
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August / September events August 31, Wednesday
September 10, Saturday (continued)
• MDAH program, Historic Jefferson College director Robin Person gives a virtual tour of the HJC site. Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building. • Rebel Club of Jackson fall kickoff meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Table 100 Conference Center, Flowood. 601-949-04621.
• Old Capitol Museum Muster at the Museum, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Civil War reenactors. www.oldcapitolmuseum.com.
September 1, Thursday
September 12, Monday
• Historic Fondren District Fondren After 5, the first Thursday of every month, 5 - 8 p.m. at participating merchants. • MS State Hospital Serendipity art exhibit, silent auction, 11:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. 351-8018. • Municipal Art Gallery artists reception, 5 - 7 p.m. for VSA Mississippi art group. Showing through September, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
• MS Agriculture and Forestry Museum / National Agricultural Aviation Museum, open Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 601-432-4500.
September 2, Friday • New Stage Theatre offers “Your Passport to a Theatrical Journey,” season ticket packet. www.newstagetheatre.com.
September 3, Saturday • Mississippi Farmers Market and Greater Belhaven Market, corner of High and Jefferson streets. Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159. • Jackson Audubon Society bird walk, LeFleur’s Bluff State campground entrance off Lakeland Drive. www.jacksonaudubonsoicety.org.
September 4, Sunday • New Stage Theatre offers “Your Passport to a Theatrical Journey,” season ticket packet. www.newstagetheatre.com.
September 5, Monday • The Jackson Zoo is currently open daily 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
September 6, Tuesday • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome support group, first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. at River Oaks Hospital. 601-362-0242. • Metro Jackson Parkinson’s support group meets every first Tuesday, 2 p.m. at Redeemer Presbyterian Church. 601-845-6340. • Ridgeland Garden Club monthly meeting 11 a.m. at the Ridgeland Recreation Center at Old Trace Park. Emily George, 601-898-1902.
September 7, Wednesday • Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, Sen. Hillman Frazier, “My Long Journey Home.” Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.
September 8, Thursday • Story Pirates perform John Grisham’s “Theodore Boone & the Thrill of Rights,” 4 p.m. at Eudora Welty Library. • The Cedars ‘Outdoor Splendor’ art show, 5 - 8 p.m. Free. • Delta Delta Delta alumnae Deltas After Dark, at The Treehouse. bfreeman@christunitedjxn.org.
September 9, Friday • CelticFest Mississippi September 9, 10 and 11 at the ag museum. www.CelticFestMS.org.
September 10, Saturday • Mississippi Farmers Market and Greater Belhaven Market, corner of High and Jefferson streets. Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159.
September 11, Sunday • CelticFest Mississippi September at the ag museum. www.CelticFestMS.org.
September 13, Tuesday • Millsaps College, Brunson Green and MS Film Commission, “The Help: Movie-Making in Mississippi.” Ford Academic Complex Recital Hall, 7 p.m. Tickets $10. 601-974-1130. • Madison County Mystery Readers meeting, 10:30 a.m. at Ridgeland Public Library. 601-853-8392. • Millsaps College program Brunson Green discusses “The Help,” 7 p.m. in the Academic Complex recital hall. • New Stage Theatre production of “Driving Miss Daisy,” September 13 - 25. www.newstagetheatre.com.
September 14, Wednesday • Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, Larry Morrisey talks about his Mississippi Senior Cultural Leaders Oral History Project. Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.
September 15, Thursday • Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth, Bottom Line for Kids, 6 p.m., Country Club of Jackson. Tickets $100. 601-354-0983.
special days HAPPY BIRTHDAY September 1: Terrell Davis, Dottie Wilson, Pamela Sullivan, Randy McCarty, Ashley Sanders, Elizabeth Minor. September 2: Tom Dent, Dave Harcharik, Lottie Fulton, Joe Alford. September 3: Gordon Shamburger, Carroll Dugger, Mrs. S.D. Spann, James Wesley Dodd Jr., Flora Mae Hicks, Dot Busby, Mary Mingee, Bret Unger, Bubba Shaw. September 4: Kathleen May, Mrs. Hank Fraser, Larry Smith, Russ Twitty, Conner Bell. September 5: Randy Bell, Ann Robertson, Terrianne Rogers, Mrs. Richard Palmer, Yvonne Davis. September 6: Steve Kirkpatrick, Johnny S. Taylor Sr., Renee Nation, Howard Richardson, Brandon Carver, Dr. D. Royce Boyer, Charlie Wood. September 7: Leigh Barrier, Fred R. Ezelle, Molly Barlow, Lloyd Thornton, Mary-Elise Lowe. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY September 2: Alvin and Jan Lingenfelter, Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Kimbrough Jr., Howard and Vivian Richardson. September 3: Robert and Deedee Sheely. September 5: Nancy and Benton Vernon. September 6: Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Swales, Mike and Julia Jacobs. September 7: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Groebe, David and Angie McNamara. To add your ‘Special Days’ call 601-977-8122, write to P.O. Box 16709, Jackson, MS 39236 or e-mail sun@northsidesun.com.
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Esther Herring, Terri Jackson, Robby Scucchi
Denise and Edward Walsh
Jeremy Eufinger, Kris Cole, Brian Carlew, George Futris, Bill Crews
Clash in the Kitchen Clash in the Kitchen was held recently in Duling Hall. The event offered food, music and a chefs’ competition, and benefited the Mississippi Firefighters Memorial Burn Association. Shown are scenes from the event.
Patrick House, Dan Blumenthal, Bill Latham, Grady Griffin, Eric Sibley
Megan Harris, Janet Walker, Becky White
Price and Laurel Donahoo
Amanda Fontaine, Jeff Good
Patrick and Bradley House, Angela Ladner
Derrick Emerson, Tom Ramsey, Craig Noone, Dave Crews, Jay Parmegiani
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happenings Immigration event Broadmeadow United Methodist Church will host Patricia Ice speaking on the immigration situation, September 11 at 4 p.m. For details call 601-366-1403.
Commemorative service Hospice Ministries invites the public to attend “A Day of Remembrance,” a service commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11, at 3 p.m. For more information call 601-989-1053.
Cheer them on All fifth and sixth-grade girls at Jackson Academy have the opportunity to be on a cheerleading squad to support the elementary football teams. The girls learn a variety of chants and cheers at a clinic led by varsity cheerleaders. Shown at the clinic are (from
left, back) Rebecca Costas, Madison Stanton, Kelsey Pettus, Melissa Ramsey, Sara Brooks Adams, Erica Healy, Frances Anne Fortner; (front) Caroline McIntyre, Camille Couey, Henley Kate Johnson, Gracie Meck, Hannah Hardin, Hadley Brennan.
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Back to school party St. Andrew’s Episcopal School lower schoolers recently celebrated at a back to school party at the Mississippi Children’s Museum. Shown are fourth-graders (from left) Manal Khawaja and Ava Moore.
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names in the news Friends of the Mississippi State Hospital voted in officers and board members for the 2011-2012 year recently. They are Sheila Shows, Miriam Hollens, Mary Crossman, Marilyn Garth, Jerald Ball, Bobby Stephens, Ray Wallace, Gale Martin, Steve Lesley, Dee Payne, Joel Ross, Marc Lewis, Bill Bobbs, John Overby, Jeannie Pittman and Benny Hubbard. Founded in 1987, Friends of Mississippi State Hospital, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the work of Mississippi State Hospital
Raider night Jackson Academy’s Raider Night officers make final plans for JA’s secondary open house to be held September 9. Registration is at 5:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. All area fourth, fifth, and sixth-graders, as well as secondary students, are invited.
Shown are (from left, back) Anne Daly, Dawn Gnam, Tracy Clower; (front) Trenton Milam, Nancy Stevens, and Kristal Golden. Not pictured: Lou Ann Durfey, and Amy Nosef.
and informing the public of mental illness and the needs of the mentally ill. Laura Lee Smith, University of Alabama freshman, was recently named the Southeastern Conference Soccer Freshman of the Week. The weekly accolade is the first of the season for the Crimson Tide and its first ever SEC weekly freshman honor. Smith is a Jackson Prep 2011 graduate.
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Winning spirit The St. Joseph Catholic School varsity cheerleaders attended UCA summer camp at the University of Southern Mississippi, where they received the following awards: Superior Team Trophy, Superior “Fight Song” routine, Camp Champion for Dance, Camp Champion for Cheer, and the “Traditions” Award, given by the UCA staff to a team that shows school spirit, unity and academic excellence. The entire team was invited to participate in the New Year’s Day Capitol
WILSON FURR won the 11- and 12-year-old Future Master’s Golf Tournament at Dothan Country Club. He shot 4 under par the final day for a three round total of 3 under par and defeated competitors from all over the country. Numerous PGA and US Open champions and tour stars began their careers winning this tournament. Wilson, a seventh-grade student at Jackson Academy, is the son of Bill and Denise Furr.
happenings Boychoir Auditions are being scheduled for the Mississippi Boychoir for boys in grades 1 through 12. To schedule an audition call 601-665-7374.
One halftime show in Orlando. Shown are (from left, back) Taylor Manning, Sarah Bednarzyk, Lucy Kennington, Courtney Helom, Elizabeth Scott, Alari Robinson; (middle row) Shelby Willoughby, Victoria Ward, France Beard, Abby Cobb, Whitney Willoughby, Carley Adams; (front) Danielle Joseph, Jacquelyn Massey, Karson Nelson, Jordan Welsh and Lindsey Funderburg. Not pictured: Sammie Dupont.
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You’ve gotta move Some students at New Summit School use the “You’ve Gotta Move”DVD in the classroom before starting the day of learning. The DVD is an exercise/dance program, age specifically designed for children to be used
in the classroom. Shown are (from left, back) Kayla Marie Garcia, Aaron Massimino, William McClendon, Arthur Gaddis; (front) Kingsley Holley, Taylor Estus.
Code of honor First Presbyterian Day School sixth-grade class are (from left) Jake Maloney, Spivey students participate in signing the Code of Gault, Ashton Bliss, and Miriam Box. Honor for the sixth-grade. Representing the
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CAMP ORR
Boy Scout Troop One recently spent a week at the Camp Orr High Adventure Base located on the Buffalo River near Jasper, Ark. Scouts worked toward merit badges in activities ranging from rock climbing and canoeing to cooking and reptile and amphibian study. The Scouts also enjoyed a canoe trip on the Buffalo River. Sponsored by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral and St. James Episcopal Church, Troop One was chartered in 1916 and is the oldest Boy Scout troop in Mississippi. Enjoying the camp are (from left, back) ASM Billy Boykin, Robert Gaillet, John Spencer Jones, John Angel, Matthew Aiken, Alex Abusaa, Will Aiken, Charles Bowman, Ian Storey, Evan Womack, Harrison McKee, Thomas Williamson, Zach Travis, Loden Snell, Campbell Cooke, Conor Crain, Bruce Senter, Nate Caraway, Jack Robinson, Carter Boyle, Chris Boyle, Patrick Scanlon, Gus Carroll, Jake Edlin, Dex Hewes, Henry Ray, Stephen Seago, Lofton Gray, ASM Charles Bowman, ASM Michael Angel, ASM Tom Chain, ASM Bob Mills, ASM Jonathan Viola, Scoutmaster Jay Cooke; (middle row) Parker Guy, Dolph Maxwell, Andrew Neely, Bailey Magee, Logan Scott, Will Laird, Max Martinson, Ben Burnette, Travis Rogers, Bennett Weeks, William Viola, Jacob Painter, James McLemore, John Chain, Trey Gray, Jake Jenkins; (front) Duncan Scanlon, Richard Rein, Eli Howland, Ethan Chevalier, Timothy Seago, Kennedy Owens, Mason Glaze, Garner Cheney, Blake Mills, Drake Warman, Trussel Jones, Charley Hutchison and Drew Waddell.
Cheerleaders Madison Middle School cheerleaders for the 2011-2012 school year are (from left, back) McRae Clay (mascot), Kitty Claire Wallace, Olivia Tanner, Mary Upton Shirley, Sarah Bullock, Sarah Grace Senn, Rivers Allen, Loden Knotts, Sydney Irby (mascot); (second row) Sarah Lawson, Nadia
Yassin, Olivia Johnson, Bess Mills, Mallory Adams, Carson Whitton, Allianne Bruch, Laquriana Yancy; (front) Ally Simmons, Allyn Edmondson, Anna Ball, Molli Lott, Katherine Clardy, Meredith Bradford, Ashton Wilson, Hallie Austin.
Book donation First Presbyterian Day School kindergarten students celebrated their first day of school by giving a book to their class library. Shown are (from left) Kennedy Cleveland, Jack Dryden, Hayes Hathorn, and Mary Lampton Walker.
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Triple the fun Mimi Bailey brings her triplets, Maggie, Cate and Aubrey to Trinity Pre-School for a tea party. The Baileys are one of three sets of triplets currently enrolled at Trinity.
happenings Senior wellness St. Dominic’s will host Senior Wellness Fest September 7, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Mississippi Trade Mart. The event will feature free health screenings, food and entertainment. Speaker will be actor Tom Lester from “Green Acres.” For details call 601-2006698.
graders, September 9 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Museum event The Old Capitol Museum will present “Muster at the Museum,” showing life in the military during the Civil War, September 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For details call 601576-6920 or visit www.oldcapitolmuseum.com.
Opening reception
The Four Seasons of The Raider night Cedars series will feature Jackson Academy will hold “Outdoor Splendor,” with Raider Night, an open house works of Mississippi Plein for area secondary students Air painters, September 8, 5 and fourth through sixth to 8 p.m. at The Cedars.
Bruin burn The St. Joe Bruin Burn race, a 5K walk/run was held recently at St. Anthony Catholic School. Proceeds will benefit St. Joseph Catholic School athletics. Featured runners included a firefighter team in full fireman gear bringing fire safety awareness to the crowds, as well as Nicole Marquez, St. Joe alumnus, survivor of a shocking six-story fall. Shown is (from left, bottom photo) Beth Gaston, Melissa Gaston Blanks, Michael Gaston and David Blanks; and (top photo) race winner Peter Kazery.
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
VARSITY CHEER
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School varsity cheerleaders for 2011-12 are (from left, back) Honey Holeman, Mary Frances Weeks, Elizabeth Wilks Parry, Zaria Williams, Salem Chism, Mariam Ebeid, Jessie Smith, Paige Westover, Mary Parker Davidson; (front) Savannah Thomas, Sarah Chase Dulske, Meaghan Lee, Sarah Kay Waycaster, Isabella Auchus, Hannah Hartdegen, Meredith Blanchard, Olivia Becker, and Tinsley Martin.
happenings Mystery readers The Madison County Mystery Readers will meet September 13, 10:30 a.m., at the Ridgeland Library. For details call 601-853-8392.
Dream machines The 2011 Renaissance
Euro Fest Classic European Auto and Motorcycle Show will feature an exhibition “Dream Machines,” by artist Lory Lockwood, October 8.
Artists reception The Municipal Art Gallery will hold an artists reception September 1, 5 to 7 p.m. for the VSA MS Community Art Group.
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HOMECOMING EVENTS
Ridgeland High School hosts its 10th annual homecoming festivities the week of September 6-9. There will be a parade September 8, pep rally on September 9, and homecoming dance following the game Friday night. Ridgeland High School homecoming court is (from left, back) sophomore beau Cameron Jackson, junior beau Alex Allen, freshman beau Guy Johnson, senior beau Collin Carroll, senior beau Alex Brooks, senior beau Zach Gardner, freshman beau Zach Wilson, senior beau Tucker Italiano, junior beau Sam Richard, senior beau Austin McQuirk, junior beau Jack Cutrer, sophomore beau Montez Thomas, senior beau Pierro Bracamonte, senior beau Andrew Hulbert; (second row) senior maid Shelby Huff, senior maid Millie Adams, senior maid Tiree Wilson, junior maid Tyrea Bully, sophomore beau Jaterrian Hudson, freshman beau Jonathan Brooks, freshman beau Francois Hudson, junior beau Josh Newell, junior maid Jaclyn Bush, senior maid Linh Nguyen, senior maid Lauren Franklin, senior maid Ramona Abraham, senior maid Alisha Bell; (front) junior maid Rhae’Ven Ellis, junior maid Hanna Harris, sophomore maid Hope Gilbert, freshman maid Taylor Cleveland, sophomore maid Jada Slaughter, freshman maid Raven Manuel, sophomore maid Brittany Weathersby, freshman maid Lindsey Evans, freshman maid Tracie Hobbs, and sophomore maid Taneisha Johnson. Not pictured: sophomore beaus Emil Ellis and Cope Miller.
All sports The Jackson Academy Booster Club sponsored the annual “All Sports Night”recently on Raider Field. Members of the 2011-12 athletic teams were introduced and the dance teams, band, and cheerleaders per-
formed. Shown are (from left) Emery Ann Drufey, Maris Hardee, Allie King, Mary Kathryn O’Connor, Wyatt Powell, Leland Spinks.
Gingerbread hunt First Presbyterian Day School kindergarten students went on a gingerbread hunt the first day of school to learn their way around
FPDS. Shown are (from left) Moriah Pierce, Skylar Jones, Brad Hill, and Griffin Brown.
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Administrative team The members of the Madison Central administrative team who will lead the high school this year under the direction of Principal Edith Mitchell are Mary Edwards, Jay Harrison, Chris Perritt, and William White. Edwards is the attendance division princi-
pal. Harrison is the senior division principal. Perritt and White are the junior and sophomore principals respectively. Shown are (from left) Edwards, Perritt, White, Harrison, and Mitchell.
names in the news
Bush, Kate Carter, Allie Moore, Sarah Keeton The Mississippi Fire 98 the Mississippi State Cup in Odom, Bailey McCarver, Girls Blue soccer team Gulfport. Team members Savannah Stewart, recently won the Mississippi include Katelyn Hanneke, Madeline Porter, Coach Soccer Association U13 Alex Trammel, Cheyne Dwayne Demmin, Girls State Championship at Bush, Mallory Adams, Abi Catherine Waggoner, Parker Welch, Tay Cavett, and Amira Griffin.
Breakfast celebration The Global Leadership Institute of Jackson Preparatory School sponsored a 10th-grade mentor/mentee breakfast celebration featuring speaker Dr. Lily Yang. Dr. Yang, Prep’s Distinguished Alumnus of 2010, challenged students and mentors to embrace their journey together with grace and truth. Shown are (from left) Susan Lindsay, head of school; Yang; and Cindy Townsend, GLI director.
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