Read Across America Week began at Newton County Elementary School by featuring Dr. Seuss’ “Cat in the Hat.” Students were encouraged to wear their favorite cap or hat on Monday, pictured are Fisher Edwards and Jabastian Ben as their face off in a game of Chess during Chris Whittle’s TAG class.
These three fourth graders are all smiles with their selection of the Ice Cream Buffet for their Cougar Buck Reward. Students of Newton County Elementary School were treated to a Cougar Buck Rewards Day on Friday. Each student could choose “to save” for the fourth nine weeks Cougar Rewards Day or “spend” for selections including: Tattoos, Cap Day, Free Dress Day, Sidewalk Chalk (PreK-2nd grade), Kickball Tournament (3rd-5th grade) or the Ice Cream Buffet from left: NCES PBIS Chair Sarah Jones, NCES PBIS Team Member Myriam St. Clair, Ashley Federick, Na Kaira Bogan and Bristol Germany. Newton County Elementary School is recognized as a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Model Site in Mississippi.
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Faculty, staff, and administration at Newton County Elementary School recognize students who are “caught” going above and beyond the Cougar Code with a Positive Behavior Referral. This nine weeks, the POR students were treated to a VIP lunch with the Assistant Principals front row from left: Isaac Herrera and Braxton Boyd; back row from left: NCES Assistant Principal Jessica Loper, Andrew McElhenney, Dalton Deen, Brayden Liles and NCES Assistant Principal John May.
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Parker Chaney, a senior at Newton County High School, completes his first test successfully during a trial of his small-scale Rube Goldberg machine as NCHS Physics Teacher Jamie Franklin observes.
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Newton County High School Senior Physics’ student Anastasia Williamson completes her final application before a test run of her small-scale Rube Goldberg machine. Students in Jamie Franklin's Physics class were challenged to build and test; reassess and test; until three successful tests were performed.
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Newton County Career and Technical Center’s second semester second block Student of the Month nominees are front row from left: Angela Aguilar, Bethanie Willis, Maya Olmstead, Haley Beth McDowell, Lanie Phillips, Sidney McGee, Faith Dejarnett, Mary Gail Rogers, Krystal Wooten, Savannah Martinez, Hayley Loper, and Cortney Shelwood; back row from left: Earl Massey, Isaiah McDonald, Conner Clark, Hunter Ott, Drew Stevens, Creek Smith, Taylor Wilhelm, Zach Evans, Cody Buffington, Jamarius Broach, Zach Heidelberg, Caleb Parkman, La Tarrance Phillips, and Parker Lang. Linda Giles, NCCTC Counselor, coordinates the Student of the Month initiative at NCCTC.
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These fifth-grade students are preparing for the upcoming ECTAG Virtual Art Competition in Chris Whittle’s TAG classes at Newton County Elementary School. They have been using a seasonal theme to explore their creativity in various resources including Google Classroom and Create Digital Classroom ultimately with the goal of using Tempera paint in these pieces front row from left: Collin Hoover, Aubrey Jones, Kaybre Powell, and Brody Reese; back row from left: Brayden Schellbach, Pierce Allen Gilbert, Karmyn Butler, Baylee Walker, and Jabastian Ben.
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Kemper Hughes, a sixth grader at Newton County Middle School, calculates his projected utilities and housing costs during a simulation in Melisa Hill’s TAG class. Students were introduced to careers, salaries, taxes and expenses in order to make wise decisions and create a sustainable budget.
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First graders at Newton County Elementary School are studying Earth Science by observing a weather station located on the NCES campus. This station collects and transmits data to the classroom setting.
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The faculty and staff at the Newton County Career and Technical Center select a recipient for “Student of the Month,” exhibiting model character while in the classroom. This semester’s NCCTC Student of the Month honorees representing the third block are front row from left: Natalie Brantley, Katelyn Wall, Lexi Beckham, Alex Chesney, Lexie Usry and Taylor Mitchell; back row from left: Wilson Jackson, Chance Bounds, Lee Burks, LJ Cole and Jamie Chapman.
