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Meet Chinelo Evans Of Northwest

Jackson Middle School

Dr. Sherard Hollins and

Dr. Trudy Sheppard of the

Northwest “Dream Team”

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4 Reflections on Northwest Jackson Middle School 5 The Dream Team of Northwest 6 Teach Foundation 8 Chef LaJuan McGill 9 Brennan’s of New Orleans 10 I Love My Biz 11 A Swimsuit Guide

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REFLECTIONS ON NORTHWEST

Northwest Middle School was one of the first schools where I filled in as a substitute teacher this year. Throughout the day I noticed something different about this school.

For starters, I noticed that the students said “yes mam” when answering me. I noticed that everyone from the office staff to the lunchroom and janitorial per-sonnel were extremely friendly.

I remember upon leaving the building, another substitute teacher commented to Dr. Shep-pard, one of the Assistant Princi-pals, that there was something different about this school.

It was funny that she said that because she was expressing ex-actly what I was thinking!

On another occasion, I was speaking with one of the regular substitute teachers at the school about my observances. She agreed that Northwest is pleas-antly different. She confided that:

“One of the things I like about Northwest is the support that you get from the administra-tion”.

I could not agree with her more.

The administration, which in-cludes: Ms. Chinelo Evans (Principal), Dr. Sherard Hollins (Asst. Principal), and Dr. Trudy Sheppard (Asst. Principal), form a sort of “Dream Team” among ad-ministration staffs in the Jackson Public Schools District. Not only are they serious disciplinarians, but their love for this school and the student body is overwhelming-ly apparent.

I am very grateful that I had the opportunity to serve this great middle school and to get to know its wonderful administration, staff, and students. I will certainly miss them. Go Wolverines!

| EDUCATION |

Northwest Jackson Middle School The

“Dream Team”

Trudy Shepherd, Ph. D. recently

joined the Northwest Jackson

Middle School family. She is an

alumni of Jackson State Universi-

ty where she earned a Bachelor of

Science in Mass Communications,

a Master of Science and the Doc-

torate of Philosophy in Education

Administration and Supervision.

Dr. Shepherd's philosophy of edu-

cation is that every child should

be afforded an opportunity to

achieve a quality education pre-

paring him/her to compete in any

arena worldwide. It is her belief

that it is the responsibility of par-

ents, educators, and supportive

community leaders to provide a

safe, nurturing environment and

other necessary resources so that

students may become analytical

thinkers, effective communica-

tors, and lifelong learners. Dr.

Shepherd further believes that it is

imperative that students are pre-

pared to become productive citi-

zens capable of sustaining the pre-

sent and building the future.

REFLECTIONS ON NORTHWEST

Dr. Sherard Hollins is what I

call the “spirit of Northwest”.

I fondly remember him saying

at a school program that he

“love me some Northwest

Middle School.”

Dr. Hollins is one of those

school principals that gets

chills when you talk about

school pride for the Wolver-

ines. (Northwest's Mascot)

You can see him patrolling the

halls or the “quiet zone” in

front of the school on just

about any day.

His voice is one of the first

voices that you hear during

the morning announcements

every morning and one of the

last voices you hear right be-

fore the school day ends.

Dr. Sherard Hollins

Mrs. Chinelo Evans, Principal

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Stacey Harris, founder of

Teach Foundation has been in the teach-

ing profession for over 10 years.

She started out as a substitute teacher at CMI. A short while later Stacey graduat-

ed from Jackson State University with a

degree in Psychology. While studying for

her Masters Degree in School Counseling, she was a substitute with Jackson Public

Schools. Stacey later became a first

grade teacher at Emmanuel Christian

School and then at New Jerusalem Chris-tian Academy.

EMOJ: When did you notice that you

had a talent for working with children?

STACEY: After the first day substitut-ing at CMI, I noticed how I was able to make an impact on the children. As the leader of the classroom I was able to set an environment where the chil-dren were encouraged and motivated.

EMOJ: What was different about your style of teaching?

STACEY: My classroom encouraged freedom of learning. I allowed them to express their individuality. As a psy-chology major, I had respect for each

child’s learning style.

EMOJ: What kinds of things did you notice that was different in the way the children responded to your style of teaching?

Stacey: They would be excited about

participating in class. For example,

when a child answered a question cor-

rectly, they got the chance to do a little

dance.

EMOJ: What would you say is

different about the learning en-

vironment at Teach Foundation?

STACEY: The one on one atten-

tion makes a big difference.

I take the necessary time to tu-

tor them for as long as it takes

until they “get it”. Once they

do, the look on their faces is

priceless!

EMOJ: How long does a tutor-

ing session normally last?

STACEY: The average student

comes to me 3 days a week for

1 to 2 hours each day.

EMOJ: Is your tutoring afforda-

ble to most parents.

STACEY: Yes, regardless of

their income level.

EMOJ: Are your tutored students often

advanced in their regular classes.

STACEY: At Teach Foundation, Ninety

Percent of my students who have left

me were truly advanced by the time

they left.

In most cases, children were failing at

school but by the time they leave the

program they are making “A”s and “B”s.

If parents want to learn more about

Teach Foundation they can visit:

http://www.TeachFoundation.net.

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the Louisiana Creoles tended more toward clas-sical European styles adapted to local food-

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much of it evolved in the country plantation estates so beloved of the pre-Civil War Creoles.

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