Pascagoula-Gautier School District
The Pascagoula-Gautier School District is a public school system based in Pascagoula, Mississippi. It includes Pascagoula and most of Gautier. Schools Pascagoula ;High School (Grades 9–12) * Gautier High School *Pascagoula High School ;Middle Schools (Grades 5–8) *Colmer Middle School (Grades 7–8) * Trent Lott Academy (Grades 5–6) ;Elementary Schools (Grades PreK-4) *Arlington Elementary *Beach Elementary *Central Elementary *Cherokee Elementary *Eastlawn Elementary *Jackson Elementary *Lake Elementary Gautier ;High School (Grades 9–12) *Gautier High School - Opened in 1997 ;Middle Schools (Grades 5–8) *Gautier Middle School (Grades 7–8) *Singing River Academy (Grades 5–6) ;Elementary Schools (Grades PreK-4) *College Park Elementary *Gautier Elementary *Martin Bluff Elementary District Campuses *Jackson County Exceptional School *Opportunity Center *College & Career Technical Institute (Grades 9–12) History Integration Prior to integration, Pascag ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula ( ) is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula Combined Statistical Area. The population was 22,392 at the 2010 census, down from 26,200 at the 2000 census. As of 2019 the estimated population was 21,699. It is the county seat of Jackson County. The city is served by three airports: Mobile Regional Airport, to the northeast in Alabama; Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, about west of Pascagoula; and the Trent Lott International Airport, to the north in Jackson County. The current mayor of the city is Jay Willis. History Early history The name ''Pascagoula'', which means "bread eater", is taken from the Pascagoula, a group of Native Americans found in villages along the Pascagoula River some distance above its mouth. Hernando de Soto seems to have made the first contact with them in the 1540s, though little is known o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Hank Bounds
Hank M. Bounds (born 1967) is an American educator and the previous president of the University of Nebraska, where he was the administrator for the four campuses in the university. He has announced that he would step down from this position later in the summer of 2019 and return to the South with his family. He previously served as the commissioner of higher education in Mississippi. Early life Bounds grew up on a small farm in rural Mississippi, where his family raised pigs and cows and he hauled hay. His service in the Army National Guard helped him pay for college. Bounds earned his bachelor's degree in Sports Administration and Secondary Education in 1991 and his master's degree in Educational Administration in 1994, both from the University of Southern Mississippi. He earned a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Mississippi in 2000. Career Bounds began his career as a high school teacher, then rose to principal, and superintendent before becoming State ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Education In Jackson County, Mississippi
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. In a slightly different sense, education may also refer, not to the process, but to the product of this process: the mental states and dispositions possessed by educated people. Education originated as the transmission of cultural heritage from one generation to the next. Today, educational goals increasingly encompass new ideas such as the liberation of learners, skills needed for modern society, empathy, and complex vocational skills. Types of education are commonly divided into formal, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
List Of School Districts In Mississippi
This is a list of school districts in Mississippi. Alcorn County *Alcorn School District * Corinth School District Attala County * Attala County School District * Kosciusko School District Bolivar County *Cleveland School District *North Bolivar Consolidated School District *West Bolivar Consolidated School District Chickasaw County *Chickasaw County School District *Okolona Municipal Separate School District Clarke County * Enterprise School District *Quitman School District Coahoma County *Clarksdale Municipal School District * Coahoma County School District Copiah County * Copiah County School District * Hazlehurst City School District Forrest County * Forrest County Agricultural High School *Forrest County School District *Hattiesburg Public School District * Petal School District Hancock County *Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District * Hancock County School District Harrison County *Biloxi Public School District * Gulfport School District *Harrison ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Sarah Thomas (American Football Official)
Sarah Thomas ( Bailey; born September 21, 1973) is an American football official, currently for the National Football League (NFL). Thomas was the first woman to officiate a major college football game, the first to officiate a bowl game, and the first to officiate in a Big Ten stadium. On April 8, 2015, Thomas was hired as the first full-time female official in NFL history, and for the 2020 NFL season, she was on the officiating crew headed by referee Shawn Hochuli. She wears uniform number 53. In January 2021, she became the first woman to earn an on-field assignment for an NFL playoff game. In February 2021, she became the first woman to officiate in a Super Bowl. Personal life Thomas was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. She attended Pascagoula High School, where she lettered five times in softball, the first student to ever do so. She attended the University of Mobile on a basketball scholarship and was an academic all-American. In her three seasons on the basketball team, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Lynn Thomas (American Football)
Ronald Lynn Thomas (July 9, 1959 – April 11, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and attended Pascagoula High School in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Thomas was also a member of the Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League. He was a member of the San Francisco 49ers team that won Super Bowl XVI Super Bowl XVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champ .... On April 14, 2021, it was announced that Thomas had died at the age of 61. References External linksJust Sports Stats [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Shane Matthews
Michael Shane Matthews (born June 1, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for all or part of fourteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college football for the Florida Gators, where he was named the SEC player of the year in 1991 and 1992. Thereafter, he played professionally for the Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, and four other NFL teams. Since retiring as a player, Matthews has lived near his college alma mater in North Central Florida, where he has hosted a sports talk radio program and coached high school football. In 2017, Matthews pled guilty to having unwittingly played a small part in a large health care fraud organized by former Florida teammate Monty Grow. Early life Matthews was born in Cleveland, Mississippi in 1970.Pro-Football-reference.com, Players Shane Matthews Retrieved July 6, 2010. He attended Cleveland High School in Cleveland through his sophomore yea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Senquez Golson
Senquez Da'Quinn Golson (born July 7, 1993) is a former American football cornerback who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round (56th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Mississippi, where he was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders. Early years Golson was born on July 7, 1993, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, to Anthony and Tarsha Golson. Golson attended Pascagoula High School, where he was a letterman in baseball, football and track. In high school football, football, he recorded three interceptions and five touchdowns as a senior. He was named a Dandy Dozen selection by ''The Clarion-Ledger''. In baseball, Golson lettered four years under head coach Richie Tillman. As a senior, he hit .345 with three home runs, 25 RBI and 16 steals, leading Pascagoula to the second round of the State Playoffs, and was named a first team All-America selection ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Terrell Buckley
Douglas Terrell Buckley (born June 7, 1971) is a former American football cornerback and current Head Coach of the Orlando Guardians. He also played professional baseball for the Mobile Baysharks in the Texas-Louisiana League. College career Buckley was a two-year starter and three-year letterman at Florida State (1989–91), and left as the school's all-time leader in interceptions (21) and interception return yards (501). His career interception yardage total of 501 is an NCAA record. He also tied school records for touchdowns off interception returns (four) and punt returns (three). He was named first-team All-American and won Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to nation's top cornerback, as a junior. He led the nation with 12 interceptions for 238 yards and two touchdowns. He was named second-team All-American by Associated Press, ''The Sporting News'' and ''The Football News'' as a junior. Had six interceptions with two returned for touchdowns. He finished 7th in the Heisman ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Isaac Brown (basketball)
Isaac Leon Brown (born May 7, 1969) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head coach at Wichita State. Playing career Brown is a native of Pascagoula, Mississippi. He played basketball at Pascagoula High School and helped the team reach the state championship game in 1988. Brown played at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College from 1988 to 1990. He played one season at Texas A&M, averaging 12 points and 2.3 rebounds per game while starting 17 games, but was dismissed in February 1991 by coach Kermit Davis. Brown decided to transfer to Northeast Louisiana. After sitting out a season, he helped Northeast Louisiana capture the 1993 Southland Conference title with a 17–1 record, finish 27–4 overall and receive a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Coaching career Brown began his coaching career as an assistant at Pearl River Community College from 1997 to 1999. He served as an assistant at Pascagoula High School during the 1999–2000 season. Brown became ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
University Of Nebraska
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Vick Ballard
Vick Ballard (born July 16, 1990) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Mississippi State, and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts 170th overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. College career Ballard attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in 2008 and 2009. Prior to 2010, he transferred to Mississippi State University. In his two years at Mississippi State, he rushed for 2,157 yards on 379 carries and 29 touchdowns. He was named NCJAA 1st Team All-American. Despite playing only two seasons, he is third on the Mississippi State career rushing touchdowns list, and his 19 touchdowns in 2010 are a school single-season record. Professional career Indianapolis Colts During the NFL Scouting Combine, Ballard tripped during the 40 yard dash and ran into the timer. On his second attempt, Ballard ran a 4.65 time, ranking 16th out of the 25 running backs. Ballard was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts on April 28, 2012. His first game as a starting ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |