McComb Students Win Multiple Awards at State History Day Competition
In only its second year entering the Mississippi National History Day academic competition, McComb School District students were the..
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Historic Student-Led Convening on Voting Rights in McComb
With the Voting Rights Act in the national news, students in the McComb School District held a groundbreaking student conference on the..
Students Consult With Historians
In addition to reading books by noted historians on the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi, students in McComb had the..
Students Join Preparation for Medgar Evers Anniversary Events
Next year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Mississippi civil rights activist Medgar Wiley Evers. A World War II..
Dr. King Memorial Architect Tells Students: “We carve our own destiny early.”
On Oct. 19, McComb high school students experienced an up close and personal interview session framed by inspiring words to culminate the..
Students as Historians: Voting Rights History
In July, twelve high school students from McComb stood in the hot shade of an Amite County farm and listened to a blues musician perform..
McComb Students Travel to Washington, DC
Thirteen high school students from Mississippi’s McComb High School came to Washington, DC for an educational trip from June 7-14,..
Local History Tour – May, 2012
An important component of the Mississippi Local Culture course is for students to take a history tour of their community, guided by an..
Students Skype With History: Tinker v. Des Moines to Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin Silent March: In March, the 8th grade Local Culture students conducted a silent protest march in the junior high halls..
Freedom Riders Visit McComb Schools
On Apr. 16, 2012, Eric Etheridge, photographer and author of Breach of Peace: Portraits of 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders, along with..