Today we’ll visit with Ryan Kirkbride, Principal of Andrew Jackson Elementary and our 2023 Teacher of the Year, Angelina Halstead.
This week, we’re visiting with Jordan Taylor, a 2016 graduate of South Side High School who’s involved in marketing and sports broadcasting for Forever Communications. We’ll discuss his experience as a student in the Jackson-Madison County School System, and his efforts now to assist JMCSS in promoting academics, athletics and the arts in Jackson-Madison County Schools.
Jackson City Councilman Johnny Dodd, City Council, is sponsoring the “Men on the Move Tour,” a community engagement initiative aimed at supporting and encouraging young men. Kickoff at Jackson Central– Merry High School. The event is scheduled for Friday, January 16, 2026, at 6:30 a.m. at 332 Lane Avenue, and then…Isaac Lane, on January 23, at 7:30 a.m., 746 Lexington Ave
The district is celebrating academic growth and achievement at a number of JMCSS schools - including Arlington Elementary. Arlington Principal Dr. Shemon Reaves tells us why P.I.E is so important to success at AES. Plus, Christy Hays, JMCSS Fine Arts Coordinator for Art, Theatre, and Dance, shows us how support and funding for the arts have improved under Superintendent Dr. Marlon King. This is Episode Four!