The Poplarville High School Health Science classes and members of the Poplarville High School Cat Pack toured the Southern Pines Animal Shelter and The Southern Pines Spay/Neuter Clinic in Hattiesburg, MS.  Ms. Lara Hudson, manager of the animal shelter, spoke to the students about the importance of adopting shelter animals and spaying/neutering your pets.  The students toured the facility and visited with the cats and dogs.  At the spay/neuter clinic, the students toured the clinic and watched as cats were being operated on by veterinarians.   The spay/neuter clinic has a pediatric veterinarian that can spay/neuter puppies and kittens.  Ms. Angela Smith, manager of the spay/neuter clinic, spoke to the students about the clinic and adoption center inside the spay/neuter clinic.

 http://www.southernpinesanimalshelter.org/

Upon completion of MCT2 testing, students at Poplarville Upper Elementary celebrated outdoors Friday afternoon, May  11. The theme for the week was “Rock the Test” and students were allowed to dress like rock stars on Friday. During the celebration, stations were set up for face painting, hair paint spraying, nail polishing, face jewelry, tattoos, etc.

Poplarville School District Annual Bus Student of the Year Awards were acknowledged May 14, 2012 at the Poplarville School Board Meeting. All the students were presented with certificates and will receive gifts donated by local businesses. These students received these awards for following the guidelines in the Student Handbook while riding the school bus. Bus drivers and students' parents were in attendance at the school district's May meeting.

Congratulations to Paige Spiers for being the runner-up in class II Girl’s State golf Championship. Paige shot an 80 the first day of competition and an 89 the second day at the State competition. Paige did a fine job of representing the Poplarville High School golf team and we are looking for greater things in the future.

The PHS Golf Team would like to thank the following supporters: Larry Stanford, Larry Boone, Mike’s Auto, Wayne Alexander, David Earl Johnson, and Sunflower for their support of the golf team and the Poplarville School System.

Dear Parents of graduating seniors,

CONGRATULATIONS! As we approach the final days before your child's graduation, there are a few things we would like to bring to your attention.

Graduation practice will be held Tuesday May 22nd at 8:30 A.M. at Poplarville High School Stadium on the High School campus. It is very important for every senior to be there. Seniors will pick up caps and gowns at practice. The gowns will be worn at both the awards program and graduation.

The Senior Awards Night will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday May 22nd. The Senior Awards ceremony will be held in the PHS gym. At this ceremony, the seniors will receive scholarships and awards.

Graduation will be Thursday evening, May 24th at 7:00 P.M. The ceremony will take place at the Poplarville High School Stadium. Pictures for IHL, CDC, and dual completers will be taken at 5:30. Once again we would like the seniors to dress nicely. We recommend that the young men wear dark slacks and brown or black shoes (no sandals, flip-flops, or tennis shoes). The young ladies need to keep in mind that they will be walking across a football field and white flat shoes would be best (no flip-flops or tennis shoes). The graduating seniors need to be at the front doors of the 400 wing by 6:00 P.M. Guests will be seated on the home side of the stadium.

After the ceremony, students will need to return their gowns to their home room teacher in the 400 wing assigned classroom.

Thank You,

Ilene Davis, Principal

Gary Malley, Assistant Principal

Tha Varsity football team closed out spring practice Friday with a win at Stone County 54-31.

Jiquan James had 137 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns, Malik Lucas had 142 yards rushing and a Touchdown reception. Rojae Raine scored 3 times, 1 on a 14 yard run, a 38 yard reception and a 80 yard kickoff return.

Drake Hodges threw for 58 yards and two scores. The Defense caused two fumbles and recovered both. Troy Perry recoverd one in the endzone and returned it to the 20 yard line. Jiquan James scooped an option pitch by stones quarterback and returned it 80 yards for a Hornet touchdown.

The Pascagoula River is the only river flowing into the Gulf of Mexico that is unaffected by humans, or almost unaffected. While the Pascagoula has no dams and flows unaffected from its beginnings in George County to its entrance into the Mississippi Sound, the Pascagoula suffers from the affects of population growth and industry and the resulting pressures created with human use.

Students from Mr. Broom’s Agriculture class and Mr. Hall’s AP Biology class visited the Pascagoula, hosted by Dr. Shelia Brown of the University of Southern Mississippi. Joining Dr. Brown was Rick Ranew of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and Captain McCoy, who guided the students through the many bayous associated with the Pascagoula.

7^th grade science teacher and former police officer, Rocky Hester, recently spoke with the students in MSP’s CCLC afterschool program. Mr. Rocky used stories from his own life and his job as a police officer to encourage the students to set goals and persevere to reach them. Mr. Rocky shared about his police training and the goals he set for himself in life and how he reached those goals. He also discussed his decision to become a teacher to make an impact in the lives of young people.

Last weekend, FBLA members took their annual trip to Dauphin Island, Alabama, where they studied conservation, the environment, and technologies of the past. The group took a four-mile bike ride from their lodging to Fort Gaines in order to observe the scenery around the island while using green transportation and promoting fitness. The students learned about the living conditions and the technologies of Civil War times and witnessed a cannon being fired and a re-enactment of military procedures. Some of the students even participated in firing black powder rifles. The members took their return bike ride to the beach so they could make a difference to the earth by picking up trash along the shoreline.

FBLA participates in community service activities for protecting and improving the environment while promoting business and industry, education, and technology. Please make an effort to help keep our planet clean. Reduce, reuse, recycle!

Miranda Fazende signed a scholarship to play softball with Pearl River Community College.  Shown at the signing are, front row, left to right, Chris Fazende (Miranda’s father), Miranda, and Sian Fazende(Miranda’s mother), on the back row from left to right are PHS Softball Coach, Jonathan Ray, PRCC Softball Coaches,  Megan James, Leigh White, and Kim Boutwell.