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In the Grenada School District, we are proud to have a band program that is not only recognized statewide but also respected across the country. This level of success does not happen by chance. It is the result of years of tradition, strong leadership, careful planning, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

Did You Know?

• Mississippi State University’s new Entrepreneurship major includes product development, venture creation, and branding coursework.

• Universiy of Southern Mississippi offers certificates in professional selling and marketing analytics—skills students practice every day in the Make-It-Lab.

• The custom merchandise and promotional product industry in the U.S. is worth over $30 billion annually.

• Students in Grenada are learning with industry-grade equipment like sublimation presses, vinyl cutters, and embroidery machines—before they graduate high school.

Students at the Grenada Career and Tech Center recently welcomed Mr. Robert Black from Nashville Auto-Diesel College to speak with automotive students about career and training opportunities. 

GSD alum Dr. Shaquita Starks was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, one of the highest honors in the profession.

Students collaborate by testing ideas and adapting competition strategies. This format emphasizes teamwork, problem-solving, and engineering skills. Throughout the school year, FIRST offers exciting and educational experiences. 

Mississippi's accountability system assigns "A" through "F" letter grades for schools and districts. Grades are based on student achievement, student growth, student participation in testing, and other academic measures.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Grenada School District has achieved an A rating in the Mississippi Department of Education’s accountability results—a monumental accomplishment that speaks volumes about the unwavering dedication, focus, and excellence of our students, educators, and leadership.

This year’s district accountability score of 707 continues to place Grenada among the highest-performing school districts in the state. Such a distinction is not easily earned—nor easily maintained. It requires relentless effort, strategic planning, and a shared vision for success, year after year.

In a rapidly changing world, artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining how people learn, work, and solve problems. For Grenada School District (GSD), this shift isn’t something happening far away, it’s a new chapter in a journey that began nearly a decade ago with Project Lead The Way (PLTW). Now, Grenada will become one of the first rural school districts in the nation to pilot PLTW’s Principles of Artificial Intelligence course, an initiative designed to bring the power of AI learning to every kind of community, not just major cities or well-funded schools.

GMS School Counselor, Kiara Williams Johnson, was named Mississippi Counseling Association's 2025 School Counselor of the Year!

Students from the Health Science program at Grenada Career & Technical Center (GCTC) took part in the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s (UMMC) Discovery Day in Jackson, Mississippi.

The event, held annually, provides high school students across the state with a hands-on opportunity to explore careers in health care. GCTC students toured medical facilities, interacted with health professionals, and engaged in interactive demonstrations that highlighted fields such as nursing, radiology, surgery, pharmacy, and biomedical research.

Andrew Gordon grew up in Duck Hill, and he played football and graduated from Grenada High School in 2005, working part time at Mo Suga Catfish. After his football career at Holmes was sidelined by injury he moved to Oxford and attended Northwest Community College. In Oxford, Andrew’s aspiring culinary career continued at Oby’s, he said lightheartedly. After culinary school in Oregon, his career has now come full circle as the Culinary Arts teacher at Grenada’s Career and Technical Center. Gordo to his friends, Chef Andrew to his students and employees, says his goal as a teacher is to pass on the lessons learned from years in restaurant kitchens: discipline, attention to detail, and teamwork. 

Did You Know?
• Mississippi State University offers a simulation-based construction curriculum that includes digital twin design and VR modeling.

• The University of Mississippi Medical Center uses immersive anatomy platforms like zSpace and HoloAnatomy in nursing and pre-med programs.

• Many career-tech degrees now require simulation experience to meet industry safety standards.

• Grenada’s Immersion Lab will offer these tools to students before they ever step onto a college campus or job site.

It’s hard to put into words just how proud I am of our Grenada High School football team, both for what they accomplished last season and what they’re already working toward this year.

As Superintendent of the Grenada School District, I have the unique privilege of witnessing firsthand the dedication, teamwork, and community spirit that define our students—and nowhere is that more evident than in our football program under the leadership of Head Coach Michael Fair. 

The Grenada School District is making bold strides in healthcare education with the exciting addition of not one, but two state-of-the-art Anatomage Tables—a transformative investment that will elevate learning opportunities for Career and Technical Education (CTE) students across the district and surrounding communities.

These advanced virtual dissection and anatomy visualization systems—used at prestigious institutions like Vanderbilt University, Mississippi State University (MSU), and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC)—are now part of the Grenada School District’s growing healthcare education program. The Anatomage Tables are more than just impressive technology; they represent a giant leap forward in student preparation, and opportunity. 

The Grenada Career & Technical Center’s Welding class received a generous boost this week thanks to a donation from Crazy Charlie’s Pawn Shop, a locally owned business based in Greenwood, Mississippi.

The donation included welding gloves, rods, tools, and other vital supplies that will be used by students as they train for careers in the skilled trade. The contribution will have a direct impact on students’ learning experiences by expanding hands-on opportunities and better preparing them for work in the welding industry.