Entries by NEMiss.News

NAES students get pizza for perfect attendance

Each Friday during the months of October and November a drawing is held for all students at New Albany Elementary School who have had perfect attendance that week. Winners of the weekly drawing, get to enjoy Pizza with the Principals for Perfect Attendance. Jaken Matkins and Janice Poe Russell, winners of the perfect attendance drawing […]

Reid recognized for high ACT score

New Albany High School presented an ACT 30+ Club T-shirt to Emma Reid on Oct. 27 for her recent success on the ACT.   Students who have a composite or subscore of 30 or more on their recent ACT are inducted into the club.  More than 180 students have become members of the ACT 30+ Club since its creation in the fall of 2009.

School security, a constantly changing condition

School security is ever changing and is driven by a degree of fear. Thousands of people trying to tell you what to do to make your school safer and most have something that they say your school needs to make it safer. School safety and security have always been important within the New Albany School […]

Eighth-graders have virtual meeting with state officials

Students in 8th grade at New Albany Middle School participated in a virtual roundtable discussion with state government leaders on Wednesday, Oct. 21.  Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann, Representative Sam Creekmore IV, and District Attorney Ben Creekmore all discussed their role in state government and answered students’ questions.  This unique opportunity was coordinated by Social Studies […]

Shop the Block draws trick-or-treaters

A bevy of costumed youngsters and even some costumed adults attended The New Albany Main Street Association’s “Shop the Block for Charity” event Friday. This time the event benefited the Boys and Girls Club with a percentage of all member food and retail sales going to the club. The theme for the Halloween Eve celebration […]

NAHS JROTC gets new leadership

The New Albany High School JROTC led the homecoming parade on Oct. 22 assisted by third-year and fourth-year cadets Kaniya Tate, Kyleigh Gibbs, and Deep Patel. This was the new heads’ first homecoming parade.  They did it flawlessly and their success did not come easily. All cadets spent numerous hours after school getting their uniforms ready […]