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Northwest Rankin led 11-4 and held on for a 13-12 win over Oak Grove on a Luke Lycette walk off hit late in game three of the 6A South State semifinals. The Cougars will play Madison Central for the 6A state title next week at TrustMark Park.
Gulfport teacher among 6 Mississippi educators to earn national recognition
Treasure Lynch
Six Mississippi teachers, including one from Gulfport High School, have been named 2021 state-level finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The PAEMST Program is the nation’s highest honor for teachers of mathematics and science (including computer science).
Awardees serve as models for their colleagues, inspiration to their communities, and leaders in the improvement of mathematics and science education.
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“Mississippi’s PAEMST state-level finalists are committed to excellence and are leaders among their colleagues,” said Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education. “I congratulate them as they vie for the highest honor in their profession.”
Inside Texas’s State High School BBQ Championship, from Fire Management to Flirting
These teens are the future of Texas barbecue, and they all landed in Llano to compete for scholarship money and recognition as the best young pitmasters in the state.
May 7, 2021
Andres Reyes from Rankin High School tends his team’s fire at the Texas State High School BBQ Championship on April 24, 2021.
Jennifer Simonson
Fifteen-year-old Parker Prewozniak is the youngest student on the Rankin High School barbecue team, and he looks it. Standing at least three inches below his teammates on competition barbecue team Kickin’ Ash, Prewozniak hunches over a rack of pork ribs. He’s trying to remove a layer of thick membrane that prevents the meat from fully absorbing the desired smoky flavor. He holds down the ribs with one blue-gloved hand while pinching a piece of the connective tissue attached to the underside of the ribs with the other, and tries to tear it off with one swift motion. After