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The CHALKBOARDHinds Community CollegeHigh school can be a rough introduction to adulthood, which for OctaviusMcCollum meant his path to success as a student would get only rougher.Diagnosed with autism at age 2, McCollum, 23, of Jackson, earned anoccupational diploma at Murrah High School but lacked critical credits fora full diploma. “My mom thought it was best for me to just get the occupationaldiploma since it was better for people with special needs like me and who aren’tas advanced as others,” McCollum said. In 2018, a chance connection betweena member of his family’s church and an instructor in the adult basic educationprogram at the Rankin Campus resulted in where he is today – more confident inhis social skills and more solid in his job skills. The program allows adultstudents to train for a job skill while earning their High School Equivalencycertificate at the same time. Students, prepared to be job-ready in six months toa year, train in high-demand areas and earn national certifications. In 2020,McCollum earned a career certificate in culinary arts and scored well on theCareer Readiness Certificate test, a key measuring stick for potential employerswho choose to use it. “And if there’s something I don’t understand, my chef isthere for me. Cooking relaxes me and gets me comfortable with my classmates.”Rouse ElementaryBig things are happening at Rouse Elementary! October has been a super busymonth, full of all sorts of fun and exciting things for our kindergarten and firstgrade classes. Students at Rouse Elementary just finished their annual Write aCheck Campaign. This year they raised at total of $39,100, exceeding our goal!Money raised from past campaigns has been used to purchase printers, paperand ink for our teachers, a sound system in the cafeteria for future classprograms, new books in our book room and musical instruments for our musicclass! This year our fabulous PTO will be using the money to purchase evenmore wonderful things to enhance our learning. For all their hard work, all Rousestudents enjoyed Pajama Day as a reward for their outstanding participation!Other incentives were costume passes, participation in our Paw Party Parade,photos with Bully, and a wild animal showcase. We also had 15 classes thathad 100% participation and got to pie the principals! We are blessed with theBEST principals and so thankful they graciously agreed to get super messy.What a great start to our school year. We can’t wait to see what the rest ofthe year holds for us!104 • DECEMBER 2020
Pearl High SchoolPearl Public School District students celebrated National Red Ribbon Week October 26 - 30.Red Ribbon Week is a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and violence. PPSD observed the weekto encourage making healthy choices and staying drug-free. As part of the week, students participated in themed dress-up days.Hometown RANKIN • 105
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