The annual Spring NAMS Art Exhibit will open at the Union County Heritage Museum on Monday, March 27, 2023, 5:30 – 7 p.m. The exhibit features work done in many mediums.
Teachers Terri Watson and Tracy Vainisi are the instructors.
Pictured is a piece done by sixth graders Adrian Gonzalez and Jose Lopez-Paz . It is Animal Face Group , collage & paint on paper.
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Jill Smith, Director
Union County Heritage Museum
114 Cleveland Street
New Albany,MS 38652
662-538-0014
New Albany Middle School’s 8th grade Student Government officers and representatives met with New Albany High School Principal Matt Buchanan on Tuesday, February 15.
The students asked questions about academic, athletic, fine arts, and extracurricular opportunities available for freshmen at the high school.
Melanie Shannon
Coordinator
New Albany Schools
“Preparing ALL for Success”
Victoria Rutherford, with Union County Spelling Bee coordinators Glen Reeder and Joanna Ozbirn
The overall winner was Victoria Rutherford, 8th grade-New Albany Middle School.
Union C. Spelling Bee winners: L-R: Nita Hardin, 3rd Place; Victoria Rutherford, 1st Place; and, Christopher Chen, 2nd Place
Christopher Chen placed second and Nita Hardin placed third. Both Chen and Hardin are 7th graders at New Albany Middle School.
Melanie Shannon
The Dean Provence Endowment for Excellence in Education Board has announced the allocation of funds totaling more than $13,000 to teachers in the New Albany School District (NASD).
In an effort to maximize the effectiveness of the awards, this year grants were directed to New Albany Middle School, New Albany High School and the New Albany South Tippah Union County (NASTUC) Behavioral Management Center. Endowment funding will be used for equipment and materials in the classroom that are not typically covered by the school budget.
The Endowment for Excellence in Education was begun in 1986 as the vision of School Board member Dean Provence. Provence, a New Albany native, was an active volunteer in both school and community activities. Through his volunteer efforts, he recognized the need for additional funding in the schools for projects and classroom materials, and was instrumental in establishing the endowment fund.
Following his death, the locally supported endowment fund was renamed in memory of Provence and has continued to provide needed funding to classrooms in the New Albany Schools for more than thirty years. Since 1986, the Endowment has provided approximately $400,000 in support to the NASD.
The endowment is funded through individual and corporate contributions and fundraising events sponsored by the Endowment Board. Contributions to the Dean Provence Endowment for Excellence in Education are accepted throughout the year and may be mailed to New Albany Schools, Attention: Melanie Anderson, 301 Hwy. 15 North, New Albany, MS 38652.
Project – Applicant – School – Amount Awarded
Clay Station (Art), Teri Watson, New Albany Middle School, $6,388.39
Calculating for Success (Math), Sandra Pannell, New Albany High School, $3,906.85
Alternative Seating, Tonya Chapin, NASTUC, $787.50
Visual Aids & Posters, Collin Stubblefield, NASTUC, $291.00
Mini Science Lab, Jake McDonald, NASTUC, $61.95
Sphero Robots/Coding, Matthew Peterson, NASTUC, $1,233.63
Greenhouse Kit, Tammy Almand, NASTUC, $507.21
Melanie Shannon
Lori Moody has been selected as the New Albany Middle School Teacher of the Year for the 2021-2022 school year.
Pictured with Moody are Anna Sloan, NAMS Assistant Principal; some of Moody’s students; and, Paul Henry, NAMS Principal.
Melanie Shannon
Heather Hefner’s 6th grade Seminar class at New Albany Middle School showcased their Engineering Design skills in the Veterans Pin Design Challenge.
All 6th grade students created a 3D Pin Design to honor Veterans using computer-aided design (CAD) software. The top 2 designs from each class period were chosen and voted on by a judging panel of teachers.
The winning design.
The winning design, by Nora Beth Stroupe, was 3D printed and worn by the Veterans who attended the New Albany Middle School Veterans Day Program.
Melanie Shannon
On Thursday, November 11, New Albany Middle School hosted a special, student-led Veterans Day Program with the New Albany High School Junior Air Force ROTC assisting.
Special guest speaker was State Senator Kathy Chism.
Melanie Shannon
Sixth graders at New Albany Middle School have been reading the story “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen” by O. Henry as part of an English language arts (ELA) unit on Thanksgiving.
To practice identifying textual evidence and character traits, students worked together to illustrate the character of “Stuffy Pete”, solely based on details.
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Melanie Shannon
Coordinator
New Albany Schools
“Preparing ALL for Success”
Matt Tyer’s 5th Period Social Studies class at New Albany Middle School learned first hand how the judicial system functions by speaking via Zoom with State Supreme Court Justice Josiah Coleman.
Justice Coleman described his path to the Supreme Court and answered students’ questions about the legal system and how it impacts our lives daily.
MS Supreme Court Justice Josiah Coleman
Paul Henry, Principal of New Albany Middle School, has been selected to be a member of the State Superintendent of Education’s Principal Advisory Council.
The purpose of the Council is to hear directly from principals on a regular basis regarding any issues facing educators, as well as allow principals to provide feedback on the initiatives of the Mississippi Department of Education and the Mississippi State Board of Education.
Henry and other Council members will be able to discuss topics critical to the success of public schools.
“We are pleased that Mr. Henry has been selected to serve in this state level advisory group and be a voice for the New Albany School District and northeast Mississippi,” said Dr. Lance Evans, Superintendent. “He will be a great representative of our faculty and staff and the education profession.”
Henry is in his second year at New Albany Middle School and was recently named the district’s Administrator of the Year. Henry has experience as a teacher, coach, athletic director, and administrator.
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. Zephaniah Frank, Ava Allred, and Bowen Pickens, winners of the perfect attendance drawing for November 9-13, enjoy lunch with Assistant Principals, Mr. Wesley McCullough and Dr. Chris Hill.
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