Editor's Note: In this article, Deven Sowell is identified as SSISD’s first art IV student. Sowell is actually the first art IV student since Dr. Philip Dick became the district’s art instructor 14 years ago. 

   He’s just a junior, so it’s OK that Deven Sowell doesn’t have a fixed focus on his future. 

     “I’m not for sure what I’m going to do,” the 18-year-old said Tuesday during an interview in the office of art instructor Philip Dick. “But, I’ve given it some thought.”

The Adult Education and Family Literacy Department at Paris Junior College has upgraded their distance learning software and now offers additional options for online classes. Additionally, a fast track course has been set for General Education Development (GED) that allows completion of the class in half the normal time.

Pictures from the road on Day 2 of Como-Pickton's trip to Natchez and Vicksburg, Miss. (More photos will be posted at https://www.facebook.com/myssnewscom.

A group of 31 people — 20 students and 11 adults — from Thursday-Sunday is visiting Mississippi to see upclose various historical sites the  Advanced Academics class studied during lessons about the Civil War. The group is sending photos (service allowing) from the road daily to give the community a glimpse of their trip. Here are some photos from their first day on the road. More photos at https://www.facebook.com/myssnewscom

If you enjoy a good fish dinner or are interested in helping Yantis seniors further their education and in encouraging excellence among students and staff, stop by Yantis school Saturday.