The 8-1 Clinton School SOB’s (Students of Bill) enter the kickball playoffs Sunday at 4 p.m. at Interstate Park. The team’s only loss of the season was a forfeit during orientation week. If the SOB’s win Sunday, they will play again Sunday night.
Read MoreArkansas Works 2008
Clinton school students Todd Moore and Jonathan Mwaba attended Arkansas Works 2008: the Governor’s Summit on Education and Economic Development today in Little Rock.
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As I was participating with my practicum group on the DeltaMade Marketplace, I was struck at how beautiful and vibrant the small city of Helena-West Helena had become during the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival. I am not a trained photographer nor did I even have a camera. I instead found myself snapping shots with my iPhone. To me this was the perfect way to illustrate the festival’s heritage and future, mixing tradition with technology. Here are a few for your enjoyment:
Read MoreEric Schlosser Visits With Students
Eric Schlosser, an award-winning journalist, dropped by the Clinton School today and had a one-on-one dialogue with about 20 students. Better known for his bestselling book, “Fast Food Nation,” Schlosser fielded questions from the students hitting topics ranging from the upcoming election to our nation’s prison system, a subject he plans to tackle in a future book.
Read MoreMississippi Center for Public Policy
The Mississippi Center for Public Policy produced this trailer for its soon to be released video highlighting the success of charter schools in the Delta like the KIPP School in Helena, AR. Clinton School student Sanford Johnson is featured.
Read MoreReflections on My First Blues and Heritage Festival
In September, Nicholas Hall, Regina Wilkerson and I, the DeltaMade practicum group, went to Helena-West Helena for orientation. The Helena we saw then was much different than the Helena we just left. This weekend there were people from all over the country and globe in Helena, an estimated 80,000 in a town with a population of 15,000. Back in September, I never could have imagined the transformation the town underwent. What looked like a ghost town to us became a bustling, vibrant small city crawling with tourists, blues aficionados, and musicians.
Read MoreClinton School for a Cure
Fourteen Clinton School students participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for The Cure today in downtown Little Rock, including Tina Tian, Tezira Jamwa, Ali Turro, Julianne Dunn, Dimas Espinola, Emily Fischer, Sarah Clark, Josh Stokes, Lindsey Barnett, Harvell Howard, Ashley Davis, Beatrice Biira, Adam Penman and myself. The walk is an annual nation-wide event to benefit breast cancer research.
Read MoreHillary Clinton in Arkansas
Arkansas’ former first lady Hillary Clinton visited Little Rock to stump for her former rival. Before her speech at the steps of the Arkansas Capitol, Clinton took time to visit with our students.
Read MoreExpanding World Trade in Arkansas
Clinton School student Jonathan Mwaba, a citizen of South Africa, completed his International Public Service Project this summer with the Arkansas World Trade Center in Rogers, Ark, where he helped plan trade missions to benefit business within the state of Arkansas
Read MoreStudents Raise Awareness for Breast Cancer
At least 14 Clinton School students will help raise awareness for the fight against breast cancer by participating in the Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure this Saturday in Little Rock. Class of 2010 student Lisa Porterfield Thompson is organizing the Clinton School team. All of these students are to be commended for their efforts.
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