A longtime school superintendent is getting ready to retire at the end of this semester. Since he started as a teacher and coach at Mooreville High School in 1996, Trae Wiygul has had one overriding goal.
Itawamba Agricultural High Schoolâs Graden Jarrell continues to add to his achievements, this time on the state level.
Last week, the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) and its M.B. Swayze Foundation named Mississippi All-STAR Scholar out of twenty candidates from around the state. This award is given as a part of their Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Program.
According to their website, the purpose of the STAR program is to emphasize scholastic excellence and encourage greater scholastic effort among Mississippi students and to recognize the teaching profession. This year, more than 300 top scholars and leading teachers qualified for recognition in the STAR program, the most prestigious educational recognition program in the state.