FFA is more than farming at Liberty Technology High School. We'll hear from FFA advisor Chris Cherry and Liberty FFA Chapter officers Zamarion Carter and Praezha Murphy. This is Episode 70 of the JMCSS podcast For the District.
This week, Greg Hammond visits with Principal LaDonna Braswell of North Parkway Middle School to learn about an exciting new program offered to 6-8 grade students interested in nursing and other healthcare careers (the first of its kind in Tennessee). Plus - a conversation with West Tennessee Teacher of the Year Mr. Bob Sparks. Mr. Sparks, an 11th-12th grade English teacher at JCM-Early College High, was recently honored by the Tennessee Department of Education. Those conversations and much more on episode two of For the District: the JMCSS podcast. PS - Put your running shoes on! We're preparing for a 5K.
This week, we’ll visit with Rhonda Heard, School and Community Engagement Advisor for Jackson-Madison County Schools. We will discuss the Open Enrollment season for students, and the exciting magnet school options families can consider for 2025. Also joining us this morning is Starr Smith, school counselor at South Side High School. She’ll help us highlight multiple career programs and dual enrollment options at South Side and our traditional high school campuses.
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.
