Clinton ACCENT teachers attend MAGC conference
Special to The Clinton Courier
Pictured (l to r) are CPSD ACCENT teachers Elizabeth Wilson, DeMarla Fox, Felicia Hudson, Kayla Quick, Toni Stubbs, Kristen Mullins, Carley Marett, Jessica Cline and Kim Jordan. Quick is serving as the 2025-26 President of the Mississippi Association of Gifted Children.
Clinton Public School District ACCENT teachers recently attended the Mississippi Association of Gifted Children (MAGC) conference in Vicksburg. The title of the conference was “Building Mississippi Legends through Gifted Education.”
ACCENT students from Lovett Elementary, the Clinton Public School District’s sixth-grade school, created centerpieces for fifty tables. Lovett ACCENT teachers Jessica Cline and Felicia Hudson taught sixth-grade students research skills, communication skills, and how to use informational literacy along with creativity to create the centerpieces about famous Mississippians. Students created LEGO blocks and figures to share about a famous Mississippian their group researched. The projects also included a QR code with a Canva presentation the students created.
Toni Stubbs, a fourth-grade ACCENT teacher at Eastside Elementary, presented “Sketchnotes, a Playground for Ideas” as a breakout session. Stubbs also created an original design for the conference which was made into a poster as well as the t-shirt design.
DeMarla Fox, a fifth-grade ACCENT teacher at Eastside Elementary, was named the Conrad Castle Grant recipient 2025, which includes a $400 grant for her classroom.
Kristen Mullins, a fifth-grade ACCENT teacher at Eastside Elementary. was a Carol Paola New Teacher Grant recipient 2025.
Elizabeth Wilson, a second- and third-grade ACCENT teacher at Northside Elementary, was a Carol Paola New Teacher Grant recipient 2025.
The Carol Palola New Teacher Grants are given to teachers new to gifted education.
Kayla Quick, a second- and third-grade ACCENT teacher at Northside Elementary, served as president-elect for 2024-25 and was named president for 2025-26. As part of her role as president-elect, Quick planned the MAGC conference for the state. One of the conference nights included a parent night, with sessions for parents and activities for children. Many Clinton families were able to attend and enjoyed the evening.
Two Clinton ACCENT students were recognized during the conference and received the Elizabeth Mosely Scholarship to attend a camp over the summer.
Elizabeth Mosley was an ACCENT student whose family began the scholarship to remember her and the positive impact ACCENT had on her education. In order to be considered for this scholarship, students had to receive a teacher recommendation and complete an application that included an essay stating why they wanted to attend the camp. Lydia Krason, currently a fifth grader at Eastside Elementary, attended camp at New Stage Theater. Lizzie Dotson, currently a third grader at Northside Elementary, attended Camp Invention over the summer.
All the attending Clinton teachers said that this year’s MAGC was a wonderful conference and ended on a wonderful note seeing the students receive an award in memory of one of their own Arrows.
