CARROLLTON — Carroll Academy will begin its second year under the leadership of Headmaster Steve Flemming, who says he is looking forward to the year to come.
“Knowing a little more of what’s going on, I feel more comfortable now about the headmaster’s role,” he said. “I have a good staff and a good office staff. That makes things easier from my standpoint.”
Changes for this year at CA include more interaction with computers at all levels, Flemming said. Elementary students will have an additional time each week for computer use, and junior high students will take a new computer class.
In high school, computers used in computer classes are also being upgraded, he said,
For junior high students, there will be a second semester of Bible class offered, taught by assistant to the headmaster, Duane Jensen. The class was begun last year as a one-semester class. Jensen will also teach a biology class.
High school students will be offered a second year in journalism, which was begun during the past year. Liz Wilson teaches the journalism classes, along with junior and senior English. She also sponsors the school newspaper, which was begun last year and earned recognition in state scholastic press competition.
Wilson hopes to improve the look of the paper this year.
A first for CA last year will be continued this year: She also applied for and received a charter for Quill and Scroll, a national journalism society. Wilson will again sponsor that activity, as well as student council, also begun in the 2010-2011 school year.
The student council, along with the school’s BETA clubs, did a number of community activities, raising funds for various charitable causes. They also participated in patriotic activities in the community. CA’s student council earned numerous awards at the MAIS state convention in 2010-2011.
Wilson was named Carroll’s “teacher of the year” for the past year. She is a former Holmes Community College teacher and administrator.
Also in the high school, Jeri Moore will teach a family living class for the second year. Family living is what was once called home economics, and it includes a number of life skills, Moore said.
“We teach etiquette, manners, nutrition, how to read food labels. Students will also learn minor first aid and emergency planning,” she said. They will also learn some basic cooking and sewing skills.
“I’ll teach them how to prepare for an interview for the type of jobs teenagers get,” she said.
Moore said the class is useful to students, since many parents are busy and lack time to teach these life skills.
