Student performances, college enrollment planning and career exploration lead this Thursday morning's update for Union, Prentiss, Alcorn, Benton and Tippah counties. The announcements were reported Wednesday; the dates below distinguish upcoming events from work already underway.
Union: student cast prepares South Pacific in New Albany
Union County Schools Musical Theatre will present South Pacific at the Magnolia Theatre, 127 East Bankhead Street in New Albany, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. and Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. The organizer's ticket page lists the performances and ticket availability. Union County News reported Wednesday that local students are in the cast. This is a schedule announcement, not a report that the production has opened.
Prentiss: Northeast posts spring orientation deadline
Students planning to start at Northeast Mississippi Community College in January can attend Fall Orientation on Nov. 18 and should register by Nov. 11, according to the college updates reported Wednesday by Prentiss County News. The report says places are limited. Northeast also reported that JESCO visited its Construction Engineering students to discuss careers in the industry. The college's main campus is in Booneville; readers should consult Northeast for orientation registration details.
Alcorn: students test trades with virtual reality
Big Ideas USA's career exploration program ran at Corinth High School Tuesday and Wednesday and is scheduled to continue at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center Thursday, Friday and Monday, Alcorn County News reported Wednesday, citing the Daily Corinthian. The report says a $17,500 grant supported the program, which uses virtual reality tasks to introduce students to jobs such as aircraft servicing, elevator repair and fiber internet repair. The later Alcorn sessions were scheduled as of the report; this update does not claim they have occurred.
No separate meaningful new development with enough specific, verifiable detail was found this morning for Benton or Tippah counties.
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Featured image: Original RCTV 19 information graphic based on the Magnolia Theatre performance schedule. It lists future showtimes and does not depict a performance.
