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Harding AP Calculus class wins award at 2011 Canstruction

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, 11:32pm

On Friday, March 25, the AP Calculus class participated in the Canstruction event at the University of Memphis.

The goal for the calculus class was to build a "Gar-CAN-tous melon," and that is exactly what they did. They built a seven-and-a-half foot watermelon slice on a picnic blanket.

The calculus class had collected 2,054 cans to build their watermelon. The watermelon won the award "Best Use of Labels" by paying close attention to all the details, and even including seeds in the watermelon. All of the food will be donated to the Mid-South Food Bank. The structures will remain up in the lobby of the engineering building until the end of the week.

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School superintendent takes big salary cut

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011, 1:05pm

School superintendent takes big salary cut

DeSoto County Schools Superintendent Milton Kuykendall is taking a huge pay cut.

The superintendent decided to cut his own pay after Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour asked for $ 77million in cuts to state education funding.

Kuykendall will take a 75 percent pay cut. That means his estimated salary will drop from $145,000 a year to $38,000.

Photo courtesy Flickr user e-magic.

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MOSD gets donation from Germantown Women’s Club

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011, 5:06pm

MOSD gets donation from Germantown Women’s Club

On Wednesday Feb. 16, the Germantown Women’s Club hosted a luncheon at the Memphis Oral School for the Deaf as part of the club’s “lunch and learn” speaker-led meetings.

Dr. Nathalie Johnson, Au.D, presented the history of the school and Development Associates Martha Wagerman and Jessica Denby spoke on ways the women can help MOSD. MOSD students, celebrating their Nursery Rhyme week, acted out several rhymes for the ladies such as Baa Baa Black Sheep and the Itsy Bitsy Spider.

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Color TV: Careers in the Media

Submitted by Kym Clark on Wednesday, February 23rd, 12:05 pm

Rhodes College hosted a unique Black History Month program on campus Tuesday night in the Orgill Room of the Clough Building.

About 30 students showed up for "Color TV: Careers in Media," a panel discussion about diversity in media and the accomplishments of African Americans in the field. Panelists inlcuded: Action News 5 morning co-anchor Kym Clark, 95.7 Hallelujah FM radio personality/producer Michael Adrian Davis and the Executive Director of the Tri-State Defender Dr. Karanja Ajanaku.

Students, most of whom are interested in journalism or mass media careers, were also invited to ask questions of the panelists about their personal experiences in their chosen fields, as well as the future of the business.

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Horn Lake robotics team prepares for competition

Submitted by Megan Pope on Thursday, February 17th, 8:25 am

The Horn Lake High School robotics team is preparing for the First Robotics competition.

They get a box full of parts and a problem. Then, they have to put a robot together, and program it to solve the problem. The team showed off their creation at Medtronic recently.

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Harding Academy 7th grade hoops teams are champs

Submitted by Sheryl Ragland

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011, 10:43am

Harding Academy 7th grade hoops teams are champs

Congratulations to our 7th grade girls and boys basketball teams for winning their tournament final games last Friday.

Our 7th grade girls defeated Briarcrest 33-31 and our 7th grade boys defeated MUS 35-29. Congratulations, Shelby 7/8 League Champions! We're so proud of you!

Pictured L-R: Macey Darnall, Ashley Cobb, Elaine Savage, Cami Bea Austin, BrookLynn White, Zaria Christy, Anna Horner, Cierra Henderson, Andrea Campbell, and Coach Steven Mizell.

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Southaven High School Cheerleaders win National Championship

Submitted by George Payne on Sunday, February 13th, 3:08 pm

The Southaven High School Cheerleaders won the UCA National Championship in their division Saturday afternoon at Walt Disney World Florida. The team will be returning Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m.

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