Editor’s note: School news is a schedule of upcoming events, programs and other activities on area school and college campuses.

Information for School News should be submitted toThe Meridian Star by 5 p.m. on the Friday before publication. Information may be mailed to P.O. Box 1591, Meridian, MS 39301; faxed to (601) 485-1275; or e-mailed to ibrown@themeridianstar.com (make information part of the e-mail message, not an attachment).

Here’s a look at upcoming events at local and area public, private and parochial schools:

Upcoming seminars in the Seminars for Parents Series:

• March 6 – Lamar School Workshop for Parents Series: “How to Talk to Your Children about Difficult Topics,” (rescheduled from January), from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., cafetorium at Lamar School. Dr. Lee Lee Marlow, a licensed psychologist and director of the Division of Children and Youth Services at Weems Community Mental Health Center, will provide practical information for parents, teachers, counselors and others who live or work with children ages 2 to 18. Admission is free and the seminar is open to the public.

A certificate of attendance for 1.5 contact hours is available upon request. For more information, contact Kim Waters at Lamar School, (601) 482-1345, ext. 13. Lamar is located at 544 Lindley Road.

• April 10: “Underage Drinking: Risks and Prevention” Pace Cooke Emmons, Weems Community Mental Health Center, 544 Lindley Road. For more information, call (601) 482-1345, ext. 13

• Feb. 22 – Grandparent’s Day program presented by the second grade classes, Poplar Springs Elementary School.

• March 3 – Witherspoon Elementary School’s kick-off of “Read Across America,” 10 a.m. Mayor John Robert Smith will read Dr. Seuss stories to students in kindergarten through second grade.

At 5:30 that evening, Witherspoon will host a Family Reading Night in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Ed Lynch will read a selection of Seuss’ works and a dinner

of green eggs and ham (along with a Seuss birthday cake) will be served.

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Here’s a look at upcoming events at Meridian Community College:

Continuing Education Classes. For more information, contact Tiffany Harper, (601) 484-8856:

• March 1: ServSafe food training, 8 a.m., Webb Hall.

• March 3-4: A Tisket, A Tasket, 6 p.m., Webb Hall.

• March 4: Easy Gingerbread Houses and Cookies, 5 p.m., Webb Hall.

• March 1 – Miss MCC Scholarship Pageant, 7 p.m., McCain Theater, Ivy Hall. Information: Amy Wolgamott, (601)484-8893.

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Here’s a look at upcoming events at East Central Community College, Decatur:

• Today – Black History Month Program, 7 p.m., Vickers Fine Arts Center. The Rev. Pervis Mann of Carthage will be the featured speaker. The college’s Gospel Choir serves as sponsor. There is no charge for admission.

For more information contact Kathy Sanders in the ECCC Communications Office, Phone (877) 462-3222, ext. 215.

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Here’s a look at upcoming events at Mississippi State University-Meridian Campus:

A series of Wellness Therapy Institute workshops will be held through April. Sessions are scheduled from 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. in Room 112 (unless otherwise noted). Participants will receive 3 contact hours each (CEUs and SWUs available). Registration fee $30 each (Preregistration is required)

Sessions topics and instructors are:

• Today — Wellness Planning and Management, Mary Ann Hollingsworth, room to be announced

• March 19 — Mud Pies, Tag, and Box Turtles: Fostering Wellness through Contact with Nature, Dr. Michelle Boucher and Dr. Ed Snodgrass, room to be announced.

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Here’s a look at upcoming events at other junior, community and senior colleges and universities:

• March 1 – Second Annual Super Tiger Day, the University of West Alabama campus. Six Tiger athletic teams will be competing that day, with Gulf South Conference action on the diamond and the hardwood.

The day begins at 10 a.m. with Coach Bobby Wallace’s team taking the field for a football scrimmage at Tiger Stadium and with a women’s tennis match against Arkansas Tech at the Howard R. Vaughan Tennis Complex. At the newly renovated UWA Softball Complex, the Tigers will host Crichton at noon. The UWA baseball team will take on GSC rival Delta State University in a 2 p.m. doubleheader at Tartt Field, while the women’s basketball team hosts its final home game against GSC and in-state rival Montevallo in Pruitt Gym. At 4 p.m., men’s basketball also takes on Montevallo, while the softball team returns to action against Christian Brothers.

In addition, UWA invites prospective students and their families to campus for the University’s annual spring Preview Day.

Designed to inform high school and community college students about all aspects of the 173-year-old institution, the day will start with lunch at 11:30 a.m. at the Student Union Building, followed by tours of the Livingston campus. Complimentary tickets to the UWA baseball games are available for Preview Day participants and guests. To register for Preview Day events, call the Office of Admissions at (888)636-8800 or visit www.admissions.uwa.edu/springpreviewday.asp.

For more information about any of the day’s events, call (205)652-3892.

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