Tag Archives: Education
Cynthia Venson: Changing lives one grade at a time
By: Jenny Tran Staff Reporter As the end of the first semester draws to a close, many faculty members and students are excited about holiday vacation plans. However, for Cynthia Venson, Oak Grove’s intervention specialist, the school year has just … Continue reading
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Should abstinence education be taught in schools?
By: Austin Heusser Staff Reporter “About 34% of young women in the U.S. become pregnant at least once before age 20,” Henry J. Kaiser of the Family Foundation stated. This unfortunate statistic can be attributed to the failure of sex … Continue reading
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Fourteen seniors jumpstart futures, graduate early
By: Morgan Guess Staff Reporter As the semester comes to an end, many seniors are thinking, only five more months until graduation. However, 14 seniors have made the decision to graduate early, including Emilee Asquith, Whitnee Bradford, Nathan Burnett, Savannah … Continue reading
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Oak Grove High School receives several top honors
By: Kent McCarty Oak Grove students and teachers have a lot to be proud of after being awarded two PREPS (Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools) Value Added Awards and a “high performing” ranking by the state board, … Continue reading
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PSAT opens doors for juniors
By: Ashley Ricks Oak Grove High School juniors took the PSAT (Preliminary SAT) on October 14. This is the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship, sponsored by the National Merit Corporation. The top three percent of the junior students … Continue reading
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PSAT: Practice makes perfect for two seniors
By: Sydney Sanders In early September, about 16,000 students, or approximately one-third of the 50,000 high scorers, were notified that they had qualified as semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program. Oak Grove High School is proud to have two … Continue reading
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LCSD cuts schools’ budgets
By: Kent McCarty As state sales tax revenue falls due to the poor economy, the state is cutting back education funds across the board by 5% to compensate. As a result, the Lamar County School District now has to cope … Continue reading
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National 10-point grading system needed
By: Kent McCarty Moving to a new school during the middle of high school is hard enough for most students, and the last thing a student has on his or her mind when starting at a new school is what … Continue reading
