Category: Malakoff

Around the Town: The scarecrows are out in Malakoff

belindas-comboBy Loretta Humble/Around the Town

Fall is in the air and scarecrows are out again. This is the third year that Malakoff has gone all out to see who can come up with the most outlandish scarecrow. This year, the 19th Annual Cornbread Festival has moved from the spring to the fall to join the scarecrow fun with a new name: The Cornbread and Scarecrow Festival will be held Saturday, October 22. And, in addition to a new name and a new time of year, the festival will move to a new place.

The former Cornbread Festival has always been held down town, but this year the new Cornbread & Scarecrow Festival will be held at the Malakoff Community Center, 504 N. Main St Malakoff, Texas 75148, though a number of special events will still be held Downtown Malakoff.

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Tool Elementary named a Blue Ribbon School

 

The video above is from January 2016 when Tool Elementary was nominated for the Blue Ribbon School honor.

From staff reports

Malakoff ISD has now gone back-to-back.

The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that Tool Elementary School is one of 26 Texas schools to earn Blue Ribbon recognition for 2016. There were just 329 campuses nationwide to be named Blue Ribbon School.

Malakoff Elementary School earned the designation in 2015.

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Malakoff ISD earns postsecondary readiness distinction

Malakoff ISD LogoStaff and wire reports

The honors just keep rolling in for Malakoff ISD.

This week, the Texas Education Agency announced that Malakoff ISD is among 24 school districts and charters that achieved a distinction designation for postsecondary readiness and a Met Standard rating for 2016.

Malakoff ISD was the only Henderson County school district to receive the distinction.

” Malakoff ISD is thrilled to be listed among only 24 districts in the state receiving the distinction for postsecondary readiness,” said Superintendent Randy Perry. “This distinction represents ongoing efforts to not only have MISD students progressing from grade to grade, but for our students to have options in life after graduation. Great things are happening at Malakoff ISD.”

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First Responders Luncheon

first_responders_luncheon_-page-0The Malakoff High School FCCLA and FFA will be hosting a lunch for the First Responders that serve Malakoff ISD. The lunch will be served on Thursday September 15 from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. It is a come and go lunch served in our FCCLA classrooms. This is an opportunity for our students to say thank you to the men and women who risk their lives for us on a daily basis.