Northside third graders learn Clinton history
Kayla Fowler’s third-grade class is learning more about their town in a unit on Clinton’s history.
“These students are doing research for their timeline projects,” she said. “Students are reading various articles about the brick streets to find dates and times of things that occurred.”
All third graders at Northside Elementary School are working on the project. Their work was on display at the school during Family Fun Night on February 26.
Students are also reading historical texts and archived newspapers to familiarize themselves with local history.
“We are taking a walking field trip guided by Dr. Walter Howell,” she said. “Students will use information from the field trip, information they found from research, and facts we are discussing in class to create an iMovie about Clinton and the rich history of our town.”
Howell is the author of Town and Gown: The Saga of Clinton and Mississippi College, and was integral in the city’s remembrance of the Clinton riot of 1875.
“It’s important for children to know something about where they live and where they’re growing up,” said Northside Principal Joy Tyner. “They are learning a lot and having a lot of fun, too.”
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- Mrs. Thornton’s, Mrs. Eubanks’, Mrs. Price’s, and Mrs. Jerski’s homerooms in front of City Hall with Mayor Phil Fisher.
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- Mr. Day’s, Mrs. Renacker’s, Mrs. Fowler’s, and Ms. Lewis’ homerooms listening to Dr. Howell before heading down the brick streets for their tour.
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- Mayor Phil Fisher with Northside teachers Megan Lewis, Carlos Day, Kayla Fowler and Melissa Renacker.
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- Clinton Public Works department employ-ee Roy Robinson with Northside teacher Ashli Eubanks.
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- Mrs. Price’s homeroom at the police station
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- Milan Coleman, Reagan Cooper, Brody Jiles, Howard Banks and Markel Guice
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- Lilly Atterberry, Riley Burnside and MaKay-la Lewis.
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- Killeen Brown, Asia Davenport, Isabella Jones, Terrell Elizenberry, Gabrielle Mor-ris, Brian Boone, Riley Burnside, Kobe Duong, Kyla Keir and MaKayla Lewis.
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- Kayla Fowler’s homeroom class used The Clinton Courier as a resource for gathering information about Clinton for projects and field trips.
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- Nathaniel Estremos, Jerusha Dasary, Mia Vargas, Ashley Taylor Weed, Jemiah Had-ley and Jacob Stickler.
