Browse past news stories for Tupelo Middle School in Tupelo, MS.

• Schools Assess Selves Under New Rating System (WCBI Columbus)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 08:37:47 pm
  One Northeast Mississippi school district and three high schools reached the stars under the state's new school accountability model.
• Tupelo still has 'work to do' (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 11:24:23 am
  TUPELO - With a stated goal to be among the top school districts in the nation and even the world, Tupelo Public School District leaders have been reminded that they have "much work to do."
• Junior Achievement of Mississippi Dissolved (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 12:11:00 pm
  Junior Achievement of Mississippi was dissolved by its board Wednesday because of financial problems created by a large debt on its building and decreasing financial contributions.
• Local board works to keep Junior Achievement in Tupelo (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 02:39:02 pm
  TUPELO – Despite the troubles faced by Junior Achievement of Mississippi, the organization’s Tupelo arm is working to keep services available on a local level.
• School Gun (WJTV Jackson)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 03:15:55 am
  Unloaded gun found at Tupelo Middle School
• Unloaded gun found at Tupelo Middle School (NBC 15 Mobile)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 05:59:59 pm
  A Tupelo Middle School student has been suspended after school administrators found an unloaded handgun in his backpack.
• Unloaded gun found at Tupelo Middle School (WLBT 3 Jackson)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 05:12:23 pm
  TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - A Tupelo Middle School student has been suspended after school administrators found an unloaded handgun in his backpack. Superintendent Randy Shaver said the gun was not displayed and no student's safety was directly threatened.
• Unloaded gun seized at Tupelo Middle School (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 05:08:17 pm
  TUPELO – Two separate incidents involving guns occurred in Tupelo schools on Wednesday. Early in the morning, a student at Tupelo Middle School was suspended after school administrators found an unloaded handgun in the student’s backpack.
• Unloaded Gun Found At Tupelo Middle School (WAPT Jackson)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 03:55:20 pm
  A Tupelo Middle School student has been suspended and turned over to law enforcement after school administrators found an unloaded handgun in his backpack.
• UPDATE: Tupelo student suspended after gun found (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 06:53:05 pm
  A student at Tupelo Middle School was suspended Wednesday morning after school administrators found an unloaded handgun in the student’s backpack.
• Tupelo Student Caught with Gun, Suspended (WCBI Columbus)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 05:27:19 pm
  According to a phone message sent to parents, a student at Tupelo Middle School was suspended today, after a handgun was found in his backpack. Official said the gun was not loaded.
• Tupelo student suspended after gun found (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 05:08:18 pm
  TUPELO – A Tupelo Middle School student has been suspended after an unloaded handgun was found in his backpack, school officials said in a phone message to parents today.
• Junior Achievement of Mississippi in danger of dissolving (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 12:25:37 pm
  The future of Junior Achievement of Mississippi is bleak, and the organization could be dissolved at its Nov. 18 board meeting, President and Chief Executive Officer Scherry Gilliland said Monday.
• Pigeons In The Classroom (WCBI Columbus)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 11:22:40 am
  TUPELO, Miss. - Tupelo Middle School's seventh grade pre-A.P. class may look like your average science class, but there's something unusual here; and it's fluttering right outside the door.
• TMS students learn from homing pigeon (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on October 19, 2009 at 10:50:06 am
  TUPELO – The real-life love story of two pigeons has been educational for seventh-graders at Tupelo Middle School. Meet Ladasha, one of four homing pigeons that seventh-grade pre-AP science teacher Holly Bailey had brought into her classroom this year.
• Reorganization gets first report card (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 01:04:18 pm
  TUPELO – Under an overcast sky on Thursday afternoon, Thomas Street Elementary teacher Rochelle Wallace stood at a side entrance to the school with a bullhorn in one hand and a handheld radio in the other.
• Russian performer spreads sounds in state (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 11:04:59 am
  TUPELO – Svetlana Kaltchenko is a citizen of Russia and Canada, but she’s found a home in Tupelo. “It’s a nice town. It’s a nice community,” she said. “After you end up here, it’s hard to leave, lots of good people.”
• Schools push positive behavior (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 12:48:58 pm
  TUPELO – Sometimes Tupelo Middle Administrative Intern Art Dobbs notices the nervousness of a student who has been called into the office at Tupelo Middle School. He tries to hold back a smile because he knows what is coming next.
• Teachers of Distinction (WCBI Columbus)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 01:05:48 pm
  TUPELO, Miss. - A group of Tupelo teachers is recognized for its hard work and dedication.
• TPSD educators honored for classroom endeavors (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 11:20:19 am
  TUPELO – Tupelo High School art teacher Karen Barclay received a message of support from her students Monday morning that left her in tears. By lunch, that message had proven prophetic.
• Major grant creates TMS after-school program (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 11:34:21 am
  TUPELO – Students at Tupelo Middle School will receive extra tutoring and more exposure to the arts through a grant of nearly $1 million for a new after-school and summer program.
• Grades don’t have to suffer from flu (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on September 14, 2009 at 11:04:35 am
  Highly contagious swine flu has made its mark on the first month of school in Northeast Mississippi, keeping a higher than usual number of students out of classes.
• Wave celebrates ‘homecoming’ (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 11:37:59 am
  Tupelo’s 3-0 victory against South Panola in volleyball Thursday was huge for three reasons. - The Lady Wave’s now 3-0 in Division 2-Class 3 play. - They are now 15-3 overall.
• Welcoming Back Dixon; Looking Ahead; Links (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on September 8, 2009 at 01:21:58 pm
  This week’s game: at Auburn (1-0, 0-0 SEC ), 6 p.m., Fox Sports Net (announcers: Bob Rathbun play-by-play, Dave Archer color, Jenn Hildreth sideline), XM Channel 201, Sirius Channel 217.
• Tupelo, Lee County districts see mixed results (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 11:06:08 am
  Results from the 2009 test scores show that the biggest gains inside Lee County went to Verona and Plantersville schools. Even though the two schools are still below state averages, they saw double-digit gains in several measures on the Mississippi Curriculum Test, second edition.
• School's in for Tupelo teachers (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on August 11, 2009 at 10:11:23 am
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• Schools, nonprofits receive $65,000 boost (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on July 24, 2009 at 01:26:12 pm
  VERONA – Students at Tupelo Middle School are going to see more practical applications of math this fall thanks to the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.
• NORTH MISSISSIPPI & NORTHWEST ALABAMA (WCBI Columbus)
  posted on July 22, 2009 at 08:44:53 pm
  TUPELO, Miss. - "They showed us how they went out and how they built the roads and they showed us what the concrete was made out of," High School Student Crystal James says, as she talks about her learning experience at the Mississippi Department of Transportation.
• TPSD names three new assistant principals (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on July 19, 2009 at 09:36:53 am
  TUPELO - The Tupelo Public School District will have more assistant principals but far fewer assistant teachers as the new school year starts. The district pulled from its ranks for three new assistant principals for its upper elementary schools, which house third- through fifth-grade students.
• New Tupelo Public Schools superintendent ready (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
  posted on June 28, 2009 at 09:57:07 am
  Instead of a baton, Randy McCoy will be passing Randy Shaver a thumb drive with the district’s budget spreadsheets and a check list of decisions to be made before school starts.