Today’s Magnolia READS video comes from Jason Ray, a 1997 Magnolia High School graduate and Commercial Loan Officer at Farmers Bank and Trust. Jason talks about working at the Boys and Girls Club during his teen years and what he learned about managing finances and developing a strong work ethic.
Click the link below to hear Jason’s journey from a Boys and Girls Club employee to current member of the Club’s Board of Directors.
https://youtu.be/s6RqOva12kY
Sara Roan, a 2000 graduate of Magnolia High School and the Real Estate Closing agent for Farmers Bank and Trust, shares her experiences of working at the Columbia County Circuit Clerk’s office as a sixteen-year-old MHS student.
Click the link below to view Sara’s story.
https://youtu.be/mbYgWE76XbA
Thank you to everyone who played a part in making this the best Teacher Appreciation Week EVER!
Partners in Education spoiled us with Sonic drinks, cookies, breakfast, bath bombs, and a taco bar this week. We have definitely felt the love!
Congratulations to this week’s Students of the Week. They were nominated by their teachers for being outstanding students. This week’s reward is sponsored by MuleKick.
6th grade- Johanna Gandarilla
7th grade- Caleb Martin
8th grade- Christian White
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Poetry Night at Magnolia Arts has been canceled.
Donnell Ford, the Director of Student Mentoring and Intervention for Magnolia Public Schools, provides today’s Magnolia READS video. Coach Ford shares his experiences of working from the ages of 14-18 to help provide for his family.
Click the link below to hear Coach Ford’s story.
https://youtu.be/ZdYMkQXtOhY
This week’s Spotlight Teacher is Mrs. Maggie Laigaie. She teaches 7th grade Geography and has been teaching for five years.
She has been married to her college sweetheart since 2012. They have lots of pets. Her hobbies include farming dairy goats, breeding show mice, and playing video games.
You are invited to attend the Magnolia School District Art Show
May 4th-7th @ Panther Arena
Open to the public May 4th-6th from 3-5
Artist Reception: Saturday, May 7th from 10-2:30
Spring Choral Concert
Thank you to Mulerider Athletics for providing a delicious lunch for our staff today for Teacher Appreciation week! It was delicious!
You’re invited!
Kelli Souter, a 1988 graduate of Magnolia High School and manager of Jennifer’s, shares her experiences of how her job as a teenager led to her career as an adult.
Click the link below to hear Kelli’s journey of learning how to manage her finances as a teenager to immersing herself in the world of retail.
https://youtu.be/RuR957A3NVI
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Thank you Partners in Education and Magnolia Sonic for treating all the teachers with drinks today for Teacher Appreciation Week!
This Magnolia READS video features an update from Tatum Carter, a seventh grader at MMS. Tatum learned the foundations of financial literacy during the Magnolia READS project when she was in the fourth grade. As a result of her 2021 Magnolia READS video and her journey as a young entrepreneur, Tatum is featured in a special supplement in the April Arkansas Business magazine. The supplement honors the 60th anniversary of Economics Arkansas, a partner in Magnolia READS. Mr. Ward joins Tatum in the video to present her with a copy of the magazine.
Click the link below to hear Tatum’s update and view the special presentation.
https://youtu.be/HG6DBJZ_PU4
Congratulations to our students who competed in the Special Olympics today!
TATUM CARTER RECOGNIZED IN ARKANSAS BUSINESS MAGAZINE
Arkansas Business magazine recently published a story on Magnolia Middle School seventh grader, Tatum Carter. The magazine included a supplement on the 60th anniversary of Economics Arkansas and the story of Tatum as a teenage entrepreneur is featured in the supplement.
Tatum recorded a video for Magnolia READS in 2021 talking about her baking business, Tatum’s Tasty Treats and sharing her journey as a young entrepreneur. She started her business at the age of 11 when school was closed for the pandemic. It became successful, so she added items to the menu. Her passion, however, is showing livestock for FFA and 4H. Through her baking business, Tatum has been able to fund a great deal of her livestock showing expenses. Economics Arkansas, who partners with the district on Magnolia READS, saw her video and heard her story. Arkansas Business magazine picked up on the story and published it in its April issue. The name of the article is “Tatum’s Journey: How the Pandemic, Pastries, and Her Passion Created an Entrepreneur.”
Tatum is the 13-year-old daughter of Julie and Micah Carter.
The link to the online article is https://www.economicsarkansas.org/about_us/lasting-impact-stories/tatums-journey-how-the-pandemic-pastries-and-her-passion-created-an-entrepreneur.html.
Thank you to Partners in Education for gifting our administrative professionals with Magnolia Blossom Festival shirts for Administrative Professionals Day. We sure are thankful for these ladies and all they do for our staff and students!
ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY!!!
In today’s Magnolia READS video, Emily Barker, a math interventionist at East Side and co-owner of Kathy’s Dance Arts Studio, shares how her passion for dancing and teaching as a teenager led to her careers as a classroom teacher and dance studio owner.
Click the link below to hear Emily’s journey.
https://youtu.be/PFa9ixdqYsM
