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Page 2 --The Sun-Sentinel Back-to-School Supplement. Thursday. July 22. 1999 Local schools to resume classes Students report for first West Tallahatchie Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 10 East Tallahatchie SchoolsiThursday, Aug.

12 Strider Academy: Monday, Aug. 16 c2 kJ Charleston Charleston High School jgg) August 5, 6:00 p.m. oimmnitti vm iiD3p West Tallahatchie High August 9, 6:00 p.m. MltilD campus Day Classes flMMMMD August 17 and 18 mm said Allison. West Tallahatchie Schools: All restrooms, drinking fountains and hand-washing areas at West Tallahatchie High School and R.H.

Bearden Elementary School are being completely renovated as part of a $1,071 million project, explained Barnes. New fixtures are being put into place. Both West Tallahatchie High and Bearden schools also are getting a intercom systems. Three Tech-Prep labs are being renovated. A new student break area has been established outside the front entrance to West Tallahatchie High.

Black Bayou Elementary Monday, Aug. 16. These administrators also report the following: East Tallahatchie Schools: The junior high band hall has been renovated. The high school biology lab has undergone a $100,000 renovation with new "high-tech equipment" that makes it one of the top biology labs in the state, Hargett said. Strider Academy: The school is implementing a new daycare program for presently enrolled students from kindergarten through the sixth grade.

The daycare will accept the schoolchildren until 5:30 each afternoon and also will operate during school holidays, when the school normally would be closed, on their way to Local school administrators were contacted this week about the start-up of classes for the fall session. The West Tallahatchie School District gets the ball rolling first. Superintendent Reggie Barnes said a principal's conference will be conducted Aug. 4 and staff development Aug. 5-6 and Aug.

9. Students in the West Tallahatchie School District report for their first day of classes on Tuesday, Aug. 10. The East Tallahatchie School District will be the second school system in the county to get back to work when the Charleston district kicks off professional development for staff Monday, Aug. 9 at 8:30 a.m.

at the Morgan Freeman Audi-torium at Charleston High School. Superintendent David Hargett said the staff development will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 10-11. Hargett said the emphasis will be on school culture. Students in the East Tallahatchie School District report for classes on Thursday, Aug.

12. The private Strider Academy will be the last institution of learning in the county to convene classes for the 1999-2000 school year. Professional faculty seminars will be held at the school on Wednesday, Aug. 11, followed by a faculty meeting on Thursday, Aug. 12.

The school's annual football jamboree also is Aug. 12. Class scheduling for Strider high school students, late registration for any Strider students who have not yet registered and finalizing of student application contracts will be conducted Friday, Aug. 13, said Strider principal Berry Allison. Strider Academy students report for the first day of classes on They'll love the you'll love our price! We hope that 1999 2000 will be a great year for our students! Carpenter's Snack Bar West Main, Charleston 647-5494 Plan Now For Their Future (Please see SCHOOLS, page 11) back to school this fall! LENDER BACK-TO-SCHOOL SAVINGS BLACK WHITE Our special Savings Plans let you rest easy about the rising costs of a college education.

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