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(10/22) Mrs. Virginia Crawford of BNA Bank visited College and Career Readiness Classes and spoke about the importance of financial literacy. She covered writing a check, keeping an accurate check register, and smart use of credit, credit cards and debit cards.

(10/22) We thank Abby Clement, Coordinator of Student Services for Ole Miss - Tupelo, for visiting and speaking with CCR students. She introduced students to programs which UM Tupelo offers, scholarship opportunities which are available, and the many types of campus services available for students.

(10/20) All juniors will take the ACT WorkKeys test on Tuesday, October 27. It is important that students are present and arrive on time.

Per the Mississippi Department of Education, for early release, students must have met College or Career Readiness Benchmarks (ACT subscores 17 English and 19 Math or earned a Silver level on ACT WorkKeys or SAT equivalency sub scores).

Study guides are available for check out in the PHS library. For online practice, visit the Dixie Regional Library's website. Click the "Learning Express Library" icon, and type "WorkKeys" in the search box to find WorkKeys practice tests.

(10/20) On Monday morning FCA students woke up early on a school holiday (with smiles on their faces) to provide their teachers with a Chick-fil-A breakfast and drinks. These students continue to encourage teachers to keep bringing their best each day! We appreciate Cage Mills as he leads these students, and also Callie Kidd who prayed a special prayer over teachers as we begin this second term.

(10/9) We thank Anna Thomas of the Mississippi Teacher Corps Program at the University of Mississippi for visiting and speaking to CCR students. She provided information concerning the mission of the Mississippi Teacher Corps Program, requirements of the program, scholarship information, career opportunities, and alternative paths to becoming a teacher.