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Starkville Kiwanis Club hosting golf tournament for Oktibbeha County Excel By 5!
The Starkville Kiwanis Club is hosting their fourth Annual 4-Person Scramble Golf Tournament Saturday, July 27th at the Mississippi State University Golf Course in Starkville. This year’s golf tournament will be benefitting the Oktibbeha County Excel By 5. Prizes...
June Kindergarten Readiness Calendar
Check out the June 2019 kindergarten readiness calendar! The calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4. All activities align with Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning Standards....
May Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
Check out the May 2019 kindergarten readiness calendar! The calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4. All activities align with Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning Standards....
April 2019 Kindergarten Readiness Calendars Are Here!
Check out the April 2019 kindergarten readiness calendars! The calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4. All activities align with Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning Standards....
Run For It!
Hernando’s Water Tower 10K backs young literacy program By: Bob Bakken DeSoto Tımes-Trıbune TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2018 VOL 122 ISSUE 103 50 Cents ‘It is a workforce development program because without childhood development you don’t have workforce development.’ Gia...
Water Tower 10K event aids Excel By 5
Special to the Times-Tribune Oct 10, 2018 Runners head down the streets of Hernando during the second Water Tower 10K race seven years ago. This year's event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 13. File photo On Oct. 13, running enthusiasts from the Mid-South and...
Curious George Visits Biloxi!
The Lopez Elementary School and Biloxi Excel by 5 program gave young children the chance to meet Curious George this morning. Kids and their parents anxiously waited outside the school doors to watch Curious George ride up in the Biloxi Tour Train with a police escort...
I’m a Super Saver!
Don't Miss "I'm a Super Saver" on Thursday, September 20th in Biloxi!
Biloxi Excel By 5 Receives Donation
Excel by 5 in Biloxi received a generous donation today. The Hard Rock Culture Club visited the Lopez School in Biloxi to drop off school supplies to the Early Learning Childhood Center. Each year, Excel by 5 holds an immunization fair for school-aged children...
Durant National Night Out and Back to School
News Release to Holmes .County Herald, August 10, 2018 On August 7 a record crowd attended Durant National Out and Back To School Party at the historic Durant Depot in downtown Durant. About 75 volunteers worked to provide Durant families with school information,...
North Madison County Excel by 5 Extends Invitation to Participate in School Readiness and Back to School Health Fair
(Canton - July 5, 2015) - The North Madison County Excel by 5 is holding its annual School Readiness/Back to School Health Fair on Friday, August 3, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Paul's AME Church at 505 S. Union St. in Canton. Area businesses are invited to...
State rising in child well-being
State rising in child well-being By ROBERT LEE LONG Community Editor Jul 6, 2018 Volunteers assist with laying the foundation of a community garden in DeSoto County. File Photo Mississippi is no longer in last place when it comes to the well being of children. In...
Back 2 School Resource Fair provides supplies for Lee County children
Back 2 School Resource Fair provides supplies for Lee County children By Cristina Carreon Daily Journal TUPELO – On July 21, United Way of Northeast Mississippi will host a “Back 2 School Resource Fair” to provide school supplies to Pre-K through sixth-grade...
PETAL’S EXCEL BY 5 COALITION SPRUCES UP BORN LEARNING TRAILS
PETAL'S EXCEL BY 5 COALITION SPRUCES UP BORN LEARNING TRAILS By HASKEL BURNS, 93 READS THU, 06/21/2018 - 11:18AM It’s been about 10 years since members of Petal’s Excel By 5 Coalition and United Way instituted Born Learning Trails at Hinton Park and Friendly Park,...
Starkville Kiwanis Club hosting golf tournament for Oktibbeha County Excel By 5!
The Starkville Kiwanis Club is hosting their fourth Annual 4-Person Scramble Golf Tournament Saturday, July 28th at the Mississippi State University Golf Course in Starkville. This year’s golf tournament will be benefitting the Oktibbeha County Excel By 5. Prizes...
Vicksburg close to getting Excel By 5 Certification
Vicksburg close to getting Excel by 5 certification By Brandon O'Connor Email the author Published 7:25 pm Tuesday, June 12, 2018 Vicksburg and Warren County are close to being certified an Excel by 5 community. Click here for article!
Initiative seeking to make impact on early education
TUPELO – When former Lee County administrator and teacher Shelly Brooks retired last year, she still felt a need to be part of the community that had been such a major part of her life for nearly 25 years. Test scores for kindergarten readiness have climbed every year...
Children’s Health Fair Reaches 520 Students!
DONNA SUMMERALL Staff Writer life@dailytimesleader.com Tuesday, May 8, 2018 WEST POINT, MS The Children's Health Fair sponsored by North Mississippi Medical Center - West Point and Excel By 5, has been teaching children healthy habits for 17 years. The Children's...
Ocean Springs is now a certified Excel By 5 Community!
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) - Excel by 5 communities are continuously growing here on the Coast. On Friday, Ocean Springs School District officials cut the ribbon to the Excel by 5 resource center at Magnolia Park Elementary. Ocean Springs has become the 43rd certified...
First Lady Deborah Bryant of Mississippi Reads to Moss Point Preschoolers
First Lady Deborah Bryant of Mississippi visited the Moss Point School District Family Education Center this morning to read with a group of preschoolers. After Mayor Mario King made the invitation, MPSD superintendent Dr. Shannon Vincent worked with her staff to...