The Meridian Star
MERIDIAN — Editor’s note: School news is a schedule of upcoming events, programs and other activities on area school and college campuses. (photos should be in JPEG format)
Here’s a look at upcoming events at city and county public schools, as well as parochial, faith-based and private schools:
• Feb. 2 – Poplar Springs Elementary School will host a Spring Open House for prospective students and their families at 5:30 pm in the auditorium. This is an opportunity to tour the school, meet teachers as well as ask questions about the school.
• Feb. 9 – The third grade students at Poplar Springs Elementary School will present “Happy 150th Birthday Meridian” including the play, “Meridian:The City that Would Not Die” by Anne McKee at 10:30 am in the auditorium. Through music, drama and dance students will celebrate the history of Meridian.
Here’s a look at upcoming events at Meridian Community College. For more information, call (601) 482-7445, unless otherwise noted:
• Today – Continuing Education Class: Introduction to Computers, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Webb Hall.
• Friday– Continuing Education Class: Crowns and Gowns: Preparing for a Pageant or Beauty Review, 5:30 p.m., Webb Hall.
• Jan. 30 – Continuing Education Class: ACT Review, 8:30 a.m., Webb Hall.
The workshops, which are designed to assist students prior to taking the college entrance exam, are scheduled Feb. 2 and March 30 in Newton Hall, Room 60. Registration deadlines to reserve seating for each workshop are scheduled Jan. 29, and March 26.
Exams are scheduled April 10 and June 12,. Respective deadlines to register for each test are: March 5 and May 7.
The ACT will also be administered in Newton Hall, beginning at 8 a.m.
To register for the ACT, go to the organization’s Web site, . For more information, contact Michael Alexander, academic counselor, (601) 635-2111 or call toll free, (877) 462-3222, ext. 231. His e-mail address is malexander@eccc.edu.
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