Hometown Rankin - June & July 2017

The CHALKBOARD
RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOLS
McLaurin Elementary
McLaurin Elementary School is a PBIS model site. The PBIS
committee meets throughout the year to discuss ideas for fundraisers
and events. Everyone at the school is part of the PBIS team,
however, several small committees are set in place to handle the array
of duties that has to happen in order to be successful. For example, to
be able to have the appropriate activities scheduled for such a large
variety of ages, it takes a lot of people to volunteer and be involved.
All the different grades have incentives put in place to encourage the
best behavior throughout all grades. All students have the
opportunity to earn Tiger Tickets to purchase rewards from the
Tiger Cart. Also, each class can earn golden tickets to be used at the
end of the year for whole class rewards, such as class party or pizza
party. These all are efforts to help the maximum number of students
be successful and able to attend the Big Event and Big Big Event.
The Big Event at McLaurin Elementary happens at the end of
each nine weeks. The big event is for all the students that do not
receive discipline referrals for that nine weeks. It has various
activities every time such as blackout dances, popcorn or ice cream
Puckett High
It’s that time of the year, banquets, awards day, graduation, state
tests, field day, and final exams. On Saturday, May 13th, the Puckett
High School Football team held their annual Spring Fling. The
festivities began at 8:00 am with a 5K fun run/walk. Over 80
runners and walkers, from all over the State, participated in the 5K
race. There were winners in each age division. After the race
younger children participated in a half-mile fun run.
Later that morning we held an antique car show. Over 20 cars
were entered in the event. There were some really nice muscle cars
and trucks on display. The owners, of the cars, had a good time
sharing stories of how they rebuilt their vehicles from scratch.
Spectators took pictures and chatted with the owners for the
remainder of the day.
Next, the fun times began. We had a dunking booth where the
youth took turns dunking each other. There was a free jumping tent
for the smaller children. We had a silent auction; vendor tents and a
concession stand full of your favorite foods and drinks. There was a
hot dog eating contest, Mark Smith was crowned the champion in
this event. In the pet parade Natalie Brady and her black lab “super
Dog” captured the first prize. Later in the evening we had the Mess
Puckett Beauty Pageant. It was a real “Mess”. David Williams, was
crowned the Mess winner. The crowd was entertained and had a
parties, and even Tiger Rock Martial Arts, just to name a few. The
teachers and office keep a list of eligible students.
At the end of every year, the Big Big Event happens for the kids
that have not received any discipline referrals the entire year. It has
activities including water slides, bounce castle, and blow up obstacle
courses. These students are identified by wearing a special bracelet.
McLaurin Elementary feels that it is important to reward students
for their hard work and effort to be the best student and have the
best character possible.
At these events, the school can decide to sell bottled water, snow
cones, or other approved snacks or items. The money that is raised is
used by our school to fund the Big Event committee for the
following year.
Every year, every student has a fresh start and new opportunity to
work as hard as they can to be able to attend all their favorite Big
Event activities. Also, the students complete a survey each year to
help the committee plan activities that the students have suggested.
great time. The Spring Fling was a success and we hope to improve
on it next year. This annual fundraiser helps Puckett HS football
with their expenses.
98 • June 2017