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Students and education‑pathway participants highlighted at South Harrison board meeting
Summary
Students from South Central and other schools presented achievements — student council updates, a 1,147‑hour reading partnership with Zaxby's, and an education pathway student described completing the ParaPro and participating as instructional aides next year.
Students and school representatives presented achievements and program highlights to the South Harrison board on April 19.
Jocelyn Pernett (S6), student council president at South Central, thanked the board and summarized recent events and upcoming dates, including a SkillsUSA state cosmetology result for Stella Paulison and graduation‑related scheduling. A presenter describing a partnership with Zaxby's reported the school exceeded a goal of 1,000 additional reading hours, saying, "We ended up with 1,147 hours of additional reading." (Presenter S8 introduced class representatives and top readers.)
Peyton Samson (S9), a student in the district's education pathway, described the program's three‑year structure — principles of education, child and adolescent development, and teaching and learning — and said pathway students completed employment processes and passed the ParaPro test. Supervision and program leads asked the board to approve pathway participants to serve as instructional aides next year; the board later approved personnel matters as part of the consent agenda.
The presentations also highlighted expansion of AP and dual‑credit offerings: district presenters said dual credits rose from roughly 300 five years ago to about 600 this year, with projections above 700 next year, and said AP courses will increase from zero to six or seven in the coming year.
The student presentations received applause and brief board commentary of appreciation for student work and community partnerships.
