The Clinton Arrow Podcast: Recent Episodes
Clinton Public School District
In this episode, we get a glimpse at Sumner Hill's Reality Fair and dive deep into CPSD's unique take on academic intervention.
Ninety 2nd through 6th graders competed in CPSD's largest ever chess tournament, competing for top honors and a trophy. Eastside ACCENT teacher Lisa Saucier visited with us to talk about the value in teaching chess to students.
We also had the chance to visit Clinton High School's Culinary Arts class to experience "Sandwich Wars." Chef Bruce's students pitted Ruebens vs Cubans to see which sandwich is the best.
Eastside Principal Mandy Taylor also talked with us about her mission to create an environment where teachers and students live out the campus's call to "Be the Light."
Dr. Andy Schoggin serves as CPSD's sixth Superintendent of Schools. With a semester under his belt, he's gotten to know a good bit about the school district and community. He sat down with us to talk a little about his philosophy of leadership and what he sees as the future of the Clinton Public School District.
This episode is also an episode all about encouragement. Our students have done a wonderful job of journeying through the past two years. Though challenges presented themselves to more than 5,200 students, they have continued to persevere and encourage each other along the way. We get to hear words of encouragement from 11 Clinton students to their fellow students (and to you as well).
In the first episode back, we talk with Meredith Jierski, Clinton Public School District's 2022 Teacher of the Year, about how neuroscience has impacted second-grade instruction. We also have the chance to hear some sound advice and words of encouragement from Alcorn State University's President Dr. Felecia M. Nave.
The Clinton Arrow Podcast is back and better than ever.
The first episode of 2022 is slated to be released on Monday, January 10.
In this episode, I talk to PTOs and teachers celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week. I also talk with CJHS Principal Tamikia Billings and 50th Anniversary Committee member Barbie Ferguson.
Though we've heard from so many in leadership positions about the senior class of 2020, I talked with four CHS seniors about the end of their senior year and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
I also had the chance to speak with Staff Sergeant Shelbi Constancio who serves as a recruiter for the Mississippi Army National Guard.
Recent NFL draftee Cam Akers spends a few minutes talking about his time at CHS and how his experiences with football has allowed him to develop as a person.
Two science teachers from Lovett Elementary School, Abby Smith and Jessica Cline, discuss how their teams have prepared to continue quality education for Clinton's sixth grade students.
We are six weeks into school closures, and seniors are having to sit in limbo over what the end of their senior year might look like. The CHS Class of 2020 had the chance to pick up their senior announcements this week. We get to hear from a mother about how she and her senior are handling this time.
We also get to take a glimpse into CPSD's student nutrition workers handing out grab-and-go lunches.
The Attache Show Choir gets a visit from the president and founder of the Show Choir Nationals competition, and Attache director David Fehr weighs in on this year's show, cancellations and how his group has been handling the shut down.
The episode closes out with a talk from CHS counselor Dana Wright. Mrs. Wright talks to us about mental health and how we all have been affected by the traumatic experience.
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In this episode of The Clinton Arrow Podcast, host Robert Chapman talks to Lady Arrow Volleyball coach Megan Brown and Clinton Track & Field coach Johnathan Perkins.
Honors English II teacher Chasidy Brewer held a special Zoom meeting where former CHS graduate Joseph Metz spoke about his grandfather, Mississippi's only Holocaust surviver.
The episode is closed out with a brief message from Mrs. Mandy Taylor, Eastside Elementary's principal, to students, teachers and parents.
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With distance based instruction becoming more of a reality, the Episode 2 looks at how Clinton Park Elementary is handling instruction to kindergarten and first grade students. We also look at Northside Elementary's musical competition, The Masked Singer. For more on the Clinton Public School District, visit our website at www.clintonpublicschools.com
In this inaugural episode of The Clinton Arrow Podcast, we look at how the Clinton Public School District is utilizing technology in efforts to offer distance based instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.