The Mississippi Link Newswire
LEXINGTON – As students head back to school across the state of Mississippi, 53 of them in Holmes County can say they had a fun and enriching summer that also enhanced their lives academically.
Recent raw data from pre- and post-tests administered during the Community Students Learning Center’s (CSLC) Summer Youth Program indicated that the majority of the students showed academic improvement in reading, math and language after the six-week summer program.
“We were so excited to serve these students and their parents,” said CSLC Project Director Gail M. Brown. “Not only did many of them improved academically but also gained knowledge in the arts through a play and a brief lesson on Shakespeare.” They were also taught their names in French.
Grade levels ranged from Kindergarten to 12th. Physical fitness through the SPARK – Sports, Play and Activities Recreation for Kids – curriculum, gymnastics, stepping, in-door tennis and praise dance were among their favorite activates. Older students participated in a teen pregnancy prevention class, using the “Sex Can Wait” curriculum.
CSLC Executive Director and cofounder Beulah Greer stated: “We are so grateful to our contributing sponsors, in-kind contributors, concerned citizens and everyone for helping us to make the program possible for our children.”
Contributing sponsors included BankPlus, Holmes County Bank, Entergy, David Rule, Attorney Fred Clark, Henry Luckett, Trustmart, Porsche Frizell, Leslie Greer, Antwan Clark, Lula Friar, Rochelle Culp and Merdis Anderson. “We also appreciate Entergy representative Jean Jacobs, Trustmark representatives Angie Steadman and Tamara Wince, and our very own board member Lisa Gilmore for taking time out of their busy schedule to serve as presenters to the students,” said Greer.
CSLC is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization and a Mississippi Charity in good standing with the Better Business Bureau. For more information about its programs, call (662) 834-0905.
