Marked Tree High School rated among state's best
(01/27/10)
U.S. News and World Report has selected Marked Tree High School and Bentonville Schools as being among the two best in Arkansas, awarding each a Silver Medal. For the last two years, MTHS has received a silver medal from the internationally recognized publication. ...
![[Nameplate]](http://www.democrattribune.com/images/nameplate.png)
|
|
Overcast ~ |
|
Ye First Thanksgiving
(11/25/09) The Pilgrim Hall web site at Pilgrimhall.org is a good place to start your study. The first Thanksgiving was in November, 1621, almost a year after the Plymouth landing, and half of the "Pilgrims" died during that year...
China--our banker!?
(11/18/09) I am an attorney, not an accountant and I usually write local stories. Nevertheless, let me start by saying being in debt is usually not good, although in moderation it is necessary for each of our households. The more you owe, the more your creditors can tell you what to do...
Marked Tree High School one of America's best
(10/30/09) U. S. News and World Report has recognized Marked Tree High School as one of it's "America's Best" high schools, for the third straight year. U.S. News analyzed over 21,000 high schools in 48 states, looking at reading and math results and then factoring in the percentage of economically disadvantaged students, who, according to the publication, tend to score lower to find which schools were performing better than "their statistical expectations.". ...
Marked Tree Schools Welcomes Back Terri Clayton
(10/01/09) Marked Tree born and bred, Terri Clayton taught business law at MTHS for twenty years. She then went to the Poinsett County Co-op for a year continuing her career in education. Now Clayton is back in the role of instructional facilitator, working primarily with elementary teachers in a cutting edge tour de force modeling some of the top notch schools in the country...
Recreational park taking shape
(08/21/09)
As you pass to and from Jonesboro and Memphis, you are seeing a recreational park taking shape at the Marked Tree exit. There are four baseball fields, lighted, a very nice concession stand whose crowning roof you mainly see as you pass. ... |
By MIKE DABNEYFrom the desk of |