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TUPELO • For students, parents, teachers and school administrators, this week has been eerily similar to the 1993 film “Groundhog Day”: It’s life stuck in a loop.
1 of 2 Kit Stafford, Arts Coordinator at the Tupelo Public School District, plays on a new xylophone as Rick Murphy, Tupelo Director of Bands, looks over new equipment purchased as part of host of upgrades to the districtâs arts program. Stafford has overseen upgrades to the Tupelo Public School Districtâs arts program that included new instruments for the Tupelo High School Band and music programs districtwide. Adam Robison | BUY AT PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM Adam Robison | BUY AT PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM
TUPELO • Dozens of students looked on as Tupelo Ward 4 Councilwoman Nettie Davis, alongside WTVA anchor/reporter Wayne Hereford, raised the state’s new flag over Carver Elementary School Wednesday morning.
Tupelo Public School District and Lee County School District leaders are beginning the spring semester with a sense of optimism. TPSD Superintendent Dr. Rob Picou is hopeful but cautious as he and other district administrators monitor the COVID-19 situation daily and make decisions to keep teachers and students safe. Picou visited the districtâs elementary schools shortly before Christmas break and said he realized âhow hard it must be to spend a whole day in there with a bunch of kids and wearing masks, paying attention to every little detail and focusing on keeping people safe.â...