This week, we’re visiting with Kristy White, Districtwide Coordinator for Fine Arts (Music). We'll recap the first semester of activity in the Fine Arts - covering band, choir and music…86 programs.

There are several traditions and annual activities among schools in the Jackson-Madison County School System - Madison Academic has had 5 National Merit Finalists in the past 5 years, South Side Boys and Girls Basketball teams compete for the state title - seemingly every year since 2014 - and for the 3rd year in a row- Scholars from Liberty Technology High School have represented the district at the state level in the Tennessee School Boards Association Student Congress on Policies in Education (SCOPE) at Belmont University. 

These Young delegates serve with distinction at the student school board conference  - Zamarion Carter and Kennedi Taylor recently joined JMCSS School Board members -  Andre Darnell, Harvey Walden, and Andrea Givens-Moore at the Tennessee School Boards Association Student Congress on Policies in Education (SCOPE) at Belmont University. 

SCOPE is designed to give students a voice where public education issues are concerned. Participating in mock board sessions, students discussed an array of current topics like school uniform requirements and year-round school.a

This week we visit with Dr. Nathan Lewis, Principal of JCM-Early College High. We discuss the school’s creation, its unique mission in the district, and the successes Early College High students and teachers are making. We’ll also hear from West Tennessee Teacher of the Year, Bob Sparks - and students as teachers and staff at JCM-ECH preparing them for success now - and after high school.