{"id":1928,"date":"2013-05-14T19:16:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T00:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=1928"},"modified":"2013-05-15T09:41:19","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T14:41:19","slug":"two-schools-in-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=1928","title":{"rendered":"Two Schools in Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThis week I traveled all the way to Jackson, Alabama. As soon as I pulled into Jackson, I zipped downtown to marched in Jackson&#8217;s annual AR parade. Every year, all of the JISD&#8217;s accelerated readers get honored with their very own parade through downtown Jackson! I marched with 1st Grade and had a great time. I met several great readers, all the way up to high school students.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Gilmore Elementary<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhen the parade was over, I visited my very first Alabama school, <a href=\"http:\/\/clarkecounty.ges.schoolinsites.com\" target=\"_blank\">Gilmore Elementary<\/a>. I had a fun time during the show and enjoyed signing tons of books for some of the politest students I&#8217;ve met. There were so many &#8220;yes, sir&#8217;s&#8221; and &#8220;thank you, sir&#8217;s&#8221; that it sounded like I was in the army.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/clarkecounty.ges.schoolinsites.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN3558.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN3558\" width=\"500\" height=\"253\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN3558.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN3558-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThanks to Mrs. South for inviting me to her school and to be a part of the AR parade. Thanks to Mrs. McKenzie for helping me set up. And a big thanks to all the wonderful students at Gilmore Elementary. Keep reading!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/clarkecounty.ges.schoolinsites.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN3579.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN3579\" width=\"500\" height=\"305\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN3579.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN3579-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Jackson Intermediate<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe second school I visited in Jackson was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarkecounty.jis.schoolinsites.com\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson Intermediate<\/a>. Like Gilmore, JIS is full of great readers. There were tons of young writers, too! I let them know that the easiest way to become better writers is to do something they&#8217;re doing already&#8212;reading!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarkecounty.jis.schoolinsites.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN3582.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN3582\" width=\"500\" height=\"222\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN3582.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN3582-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThanks to Mrs. Wright for having me out. Thanks to Mrs. Rozier and Mrs. Fulmer for helping me set up. And a big thanks to all the great students at Jackson Intermediate. Keep up those great reading habits. See how many books you can read next year!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarkecounty.jis.schoolinsites.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN3585.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN3585\" width=\"500\" height=\"226\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN3585.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSCN3585-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This week I traveled all the way to Jackson, Alabama. As soon as I pulled into Jackson, I zipped downtown to marched in Jackson&#8217;s annual AR parade. Every year, all of the JISD&#8217;s accelerated readers get honored with their very own parade through downtown Jackson! 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