We are a true melting pot, and we made it work. It's really important that Moss Point embrace that idea.

And, as long as I've lived in Southern California I've never done the autograph thing. So, I guess as long as you're in Hawai'i, you might as well do the touristy thing.

(The academy) offers brand new teachers the support they need to get through that very difficult first year. It is a brand new experience and most of what you learn in college is straight from a book. That (classroom) experience is really quite different.

The heart of it is that these children and their families develop a new appreciation for the greatness of our town.

[Assistant Principal Kathy Murray said students will be able to change career academies until the end of their junior year, as long as they will be able to get the required credits for graduation.] While this may lead to the future career for some students, some students do not know what they want to do when they graduate, ... Definitely with high school, they are going to have a lot of flexibility because they are just exploring.

He says it's gang warfare inside the Superdome. There's like 12 National Guard guys - not enough, ... They have water, but they are not eating because they don't want to have to use the bathroom, because it's so horrible.