Back to School
• Who is your favorite teacher and why? ...............................................2
• School reopening plans still uid as pandemic continues
...................4
• Homeschool remains viable option for students in 2020
....................6• Local students and parents preparing for transition to senior year .....8
• Balancing school, hobbies and stress
................................................
10
• School supply lists .............................................................................12
Sunday, July 26, 2020
T
HE
D
ISPATCH
b
www.cdispatch.com
2
SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2020BACK TO SCHOO
Who is your favorite teacher and why?
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Gibson Parks
, 5, will be a kindergartener at Sudduth Elementary.
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Deestarr Horsley
, 11, will be in sixth grade at Partnership School in Starkville.
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staf
Willow Gillespie
, 9, will be in fourth grade at Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary.
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Nader Alqhtani
, 8, will be a third grader at Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary.
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Jamoiya Givens
, 15, will be a sophomore at West Lowndes High School.
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Jakayla Givens
, 13, will be an eighth grader at West Lowndes High School.
Gibson’s favorite teacher is Ms. Miner because “she always made me happy.”Deestarr’s favorite teacher was Ms. Covington because “she taught me everything about science.”
“
Willow’s favorite teacher was Ms. Bryant because “she made us feel like school was the best place to be.”
““
Nader said he has loved all of his teachers, but his favorite is Ms. Jackson because “she taught me to count to 100 and about the life cycle of a frog.”
“
Jamoiya’s favorite teacher is Mr. Lowrey because “he was sweet and understanding.”
“
Jakayla’s favorite teacher is Ms. Greggs because “she always helped when it was needed and gave great advice.”
“
T
HE
D
ISPATCH
b
www.cdispatch.com
BACK TO SCHOOLSUNDAY, JULY 26, 2020
3
Who is your favorite teacher and why?
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Madison McCarter
, 16, will be a junior at Victory Christian Academy.
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Samya Brooks
, 16, willbe a junior at Golden Triangle Early College High School.
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Cassie Lanier
, 10, will
be a fth grader at New
Hope Elementary.
Antranik Tavitian/Dispatch Staff
Korey Green
will be a
senior at New Hope
High School.
Antranik Tavitian/Dispatch Staff
Jeremiah Jethroe
will be a
senior at New Hope
High School.
About the cover
: Makinley Scott, Cline Kemp, and Luke Linhoss listen to their teacher, Rebecca MeCaskey, as she explains 3-D modeling at Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary in Starkville on July 14th during a summer class. (
Photo by Antranik Tavitian)
Back to School
• Who is your favorite teacher and why? ...............................................2
• School reopening plans still uid as pandemic continues
...................4
• Homeschool remains viable option for students in 2020
....................6• Local students and parents preparing for transition to senior year .....8
• Balancing school, hobbies and stress
................................................
10
• School supply lists .............................................................................12
Sunday, July 26, 2020
Madison’s favorite teacher is Ms. Richardson because “she gave out candy and ex-tra credit, and we were going to go on a trip to Spain together through the school’s Span-ish program.”
“
Samya’s favorite teacher is Mrs. Crockett because “she would share lots of interesting stories about her life with us.”
“
Cassie’s favorite teacher is Ms. Hanson because “she was nice to all of her students, but extra nice to me.”
“
Korey’s favorite teacher was Ms. Meggs who taught math. Green hopes that he’ll be able
to fnish out his
senior year with a marching band season.
“
Jeremiah’s favorite teacher was Ms. Nagy, who taught Language Arts because “She made me like English.”
“