Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

PMS Selected To Receive Grant For Program

Prescott Middle School has been selected to receive a grant for the year 1996 from the Arkansas State Recognition program.

The project, Plan for Cub Pride, was developed to encourage students to improve their grades. All fifth and sixth grade students were provided a planning agenda to help them to organize their homework assignments and other projects and activities.

The goal was to increase their grade average from the previous grading period. Organizational skills acquired from use of the agendas and incentive rewards seemed to make it a goal that many of the students reached during the first nine-week period.

These fifth and sixth grade students succeeded in raising their grade averages. They were given Cub Pride award certificates and Club Pride pencils in an assembly. They were also rewarded with a popcorn party recently.

It is hoped that these incentives will encourage other students to increase their grade averages, a news release from the school stated.

Prescott Middle School also recognized students as `Smart Cubs.'

Eighth grade students at PMS rewarded for being `Smart Cubs for the nine-week period were Josh Bullock, Rolanda Bullock, April Campbell, Clint Cornelius, Jeremy Dillard, Kim Fitzhugh, Leigh Hillery, Mistie Holley, Chad Hughes, Jessica Hunt, Kyle Jackson, Mistee Jackson, Jennifer Johnston, Chad Martin, Cheryl Mattison, Britnie McCauley, Angela McGough, Nicole Moody, Abby Morman, Amanda Phillips, Ashley Pierson, Leslie Russell, Marie Smallwood, Brook Smith, Liz Thompson and Tracie Yarberro.

Students in the fifth, sixth and seventh grades were also recognized as `Smart Cubs.'

Fifth grade students earning Cub Pride honors were Jade Hall, Lauren Harris, Lauren Inscore, Whitney Loudermilk, Katie McCauley, Josie Niemyer, Lindsey Poole, Jessi Schmitt, Madeline Taylor, Aaron Tosch, Megan Vandiver, Beth Williams, Candice Barkley, Sarah Beasley, Amanda Clifton, Ashley Gulley, Brandon Morton, Derrick Oliver, Randolph Vanhook, Johnny Burton, Jason Butler, Susan Farrar, Jerry Forman, Jessica Jackson, Lenora Leisure, Antonio McDuffie, Cody Moseley, Lashaunda Pace, Pamela Page, Challon Rudder, Shelley Turner, Natasha Tutor, Patricia Weaver, Vontilla Williamson, Cecily Young, Jumilya Anthony, Danielle Dunn, Mark Forman, Dustin Hubbard, Jason Moody, Jason Purifoy, Tremaine Sorrells, Randy Strickland, Rebecca Taylor and Terry Williams.

Sixth grade students earning Cub Pride honors at Prescott Middle School for the first nine week period were Andrew Birdsong, Monica Garrison, Brad Glass, Samantha Haynie, Chris Hunt, Jared Beck, Nicole Billingsley, Buddy Buck, Ruth Flenory, Darryl Pickett, Joseph Stuart, Aimee Vidrine, Emily Byrd, Elizabeth Heckman, Jill Hubbard, Wannalitha Anderson, Dustin Goodwin, Stephan Haynes, Martel Woodley, Amanda Dougan, Ileaa Kirby, Casey Calhoun, Tonya Kisner, Daniel McKelvey, Romun Reese, Sophia Dunn, Jessie Hardamon, Rodrick Purifoy, James Arps, Jennifer Malone, Cody Stigaullde, Brittany Banks, Jermaine Sorrells and Brian Bailey.