The MPSD Board of Trustees received an update from Clay Sims, MPSD Director of Operations, on the status of Bond and ESSER Projects during the Monday, October 23, 2023, monthly meeting held at Magnolia Middle School. Sims was joined by Jason Stewart, of Bailey Project Management, to discuss the progress of the various construction projects taking place throughout the district.

Congratulations to Ty’Tyuana Holmes and Ja'Terrious Chaney on being named the 2023 MHS Homecoming Queen and King on Friday, October 20, 2023.

Senior Ty’Tyuana Holmes was crowned the 2023 Meridian High School Homecoming Queen at halftime of the Wildcats’ football game against Petal. Holmes is the daughter of Mikea Holmes. She plans to attend Georgia State University and become an OBGYN.

Congratulations to West Hills Elementary on being named the Totally Tech-tastic School of the Month! Every month the MPSD Technology Department will select one school in the district that is going over and beyond integrating technology in the classroom. The selected school will receive both the district Totally Tech-tastic trophy and banner to display at their school for the month.

Students enjoyed Trunk or Treat at Carver Elementary on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. Thank you so much to all of the community partners who helped make the event possible!

Students at Crestwood Elementary dressed as vocabulary words instead of costumes for Trunk or Treat on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. They were very creative with their words. Can you guess who there are?

Kindergarten: Nouns

1st Grade: Adjectives

2nd Grade: Synonyms/ Antonyms

3rd Grade: Character Traits

4th Grade: Idioms

5th Grade: Similes/Metaphors

The teachers and administrators even got in on the fun! You can see more photos on the Crestwood Facebook page.

Second-grade students in Ms. Moore's Class walk into a room full of bugs. Students had to explain what it means to "Debug" a computer. Before leaving the class, students helped debug their classroom.

Students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade had the opportunity to learn about Halloween safety from attorneys at Richard Schwartz & Associates and McGruff the Crime Dog on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The Halloween safety presentations helped educate young minds about staying safe during the spookiest season. Reflective Halloween bags and candy made the day extra special.

Students at West Hills Elementary observed Red Ribbon Week October 23-27, 2023. A special thank you to Mrs. Angela Turner, Director of Lauderdale County Youth Justice Center, for being our guest speaker during the Red Ribbon Week Assembly at West Hills Elementary School.

Members of the Meridian High School BETA Club visited West Hills Elementary School to work with a group of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders as a reward for outstanding behavior, completing all work, and reaching their Accelerated Reader (AR) Goal. The elementary students and high school students worked together to paint postcards that will be mailed to the Veteran's Hospital in recognition of Veterans' Day.

Congratulations to these students at Magnolia Middle School for being recognized for their hard work this year. They were recognized during the October 23, 2023, meeting of the MPSD Board of Trustees which was held at Magnolia Middle School.

MPSD Curriculum Director and Science Specialist, Mrs. Fortner and Ms. Winnie Jones, recently visited Northwest Middle School to acknowledge 6th Grade Science Champion, Coach Dontavious Porter and 7th Grade Science Champion, Kelsey Cadiere for receiving the Highest Proficiency Scores on the Benchmark I assessment in the district.

The Meridian High School Beta Club inducted 115 new members on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. The Beta Club is the largest club on campus with approximately 205 members. In order to become a member students must earn a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average and no referrals in the previous or current school year. The speaker for the evening was Dr. Courtney Jones, D.M.D., who reminded students, "Even on hard days, character will carry you!" Congratulations to our new Beta Club members!

Second year students in the Allied Health program at Ross Collins Career and Technical Center had the chance to learn about career opportunities from Ochsner Rush Health on Monday, October 30, 2023. Thank you to Ochsner Rush CEO Larkin Kennedy, Ochsner Rush Chief Nursing Officer Ashley Roy, and Derek Lasher, Ochsner Rush Director of Nursing and Professional Development for speaking to our students.