In Honor of Teacher Appreciation Week
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. In honor of teachers, I’d like to tell you about a few who had an impact on my life. First, my mother, father, and my grandmother. Naturally your parents are your first teachers, but my grandmother Mildred was also an enormous influence on me. Mammaw was a high school English teacher, and she was a stickler for clear enunciation, good projection, and perfect grammar. My family got me off on the right foot. In fact they did such a good job that I started first grade directly without attending kindergarten. In addition to my family, I’d like to mention these fine folks from Jackson (MS) Public Schools and the Rankin County School District: Green Elementary 1st grade: Mrs. Bass, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Kitchens 2nd grade: Mrs. Farrier 3rd grade: Mrs. Belt, Mrs. Pete (Gifted) Powell Elementary 4th grade: Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. Brakefield, Mrs. Thompson (Gifted) Brandon Middle School 5th grade: Mrs. Bogart, Mrs. McKinney, Mrs. Hales, Mrs. Crawford (Gifted) 6th grade: Mrs. King, Mrs. B. White, Mrs. C. Williams, Mrs. Crawford (Gifted) Brandon Middle School – Junior High 7th grade: 1 Gifted: Mrs. Gill 2 Social Studies: Mr. Turner 3 Band: Mrs. Hagan 4 Science: Mrs. Ferriss 5 English: Mrs. Touchstone 6 Math: Mrs. Morgan 8th grade: 1 Math: Mrs. Fortenberry (now Thornton) 2 English: Mrs. Galloway 3 Band: Mrs. Hagan 4 Social Studies: Mr. Earl 5 Science: Mrs. Goodman 6 Gifted: Mrs. Gill Brandon High School 9th Grade 1 Band: Mr. Hagan 2 Latin I: Mrs. Boyd 3 Algebra I: Mrs. Perry 4 MS History/Civics: Coach Sheppard 5 English: Mrs. Boyd 6 Biology: Coach Lowther Summer: Driver’s Ed: Coach Thornton 10th Grade 1 Band: Mr. Hall/Ms. Crosby 2 Algebra II: Mrs. Nickles 3 Latin II: Mrs. Boyd 4 World History: Mrs. Hollis 5 English: Ms. Perritt 6 Chemistry: Mr. Jones 11th Grade 1 Band: Ms. Crosby 2 English: Mrs. Ratcliff 3 American History: Coach Cameron 4 Keyboarding: Mrs. Stanton / Computer Lit: Mrs. Tucker 5 Advanced Chemistry: Mr. Worley 6 Geometry: Mrs. Patrick 12th Grade 1 Band: Ms. Crosby 2 AP English: Mrs. McGuire 3 Advanced Math: Mrs. Britt 4 Physics: Mrs. Patrick 5 US Government: Mrs. Cutrer 6 Early Dismissal Yes, it’s true. I remember every teacher and every class schedule I had from first grade through my senior year of high school. And for Nancy Patrick, Bobby Worley, June Hollis, Joyce McGuire, Toni Boyd, Gerry Britt and Tracy Crosby, please know this: I certainly wouldn’t have made it this far without your lasting influence and example. I hope you take this post as an indication of my immense gratitude to you all! (Are you interested in improving your own memory? Check out my Memory Mojo course!) Joe M. Turner
“One Enchanted Evening” in Vicksburg Sept 8
Mississippi Native Turner Brings Magic, Music From Atlanta to Vicksburg NOTE: Listen to a radio interview about this upcoming appearance! Interview by Annette Kirklin on The Directors Report, WVBG Radio, Vicksburg, MS (8/17/2011) Atlanta speaker and entertainer Joe M. Turner will perform “One Enchanted Evening” at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center on Thursday, September 8. Turner, a Brandon native, will present a unique show of sleight-of-hand illusions and music performances. The Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation takes immense pride in welcoming acclaimed international speaker, corporate entertainer, and Brandon, Mississippi native Joe M. Turner back to his home state for a one-night-only, one-of-a-kind theatrical performance on Thursday, September 8th at 7:00pm in the SCH Auditorium. Turner will present a multi-faceted evening of variety entertainment including unreal sleight-of-hand mysteries, uncanny psychological illusions, and unforgettable piano and vocal classics, all woven together into what some consider “a 21st-century one-man vaudeville.” Don’t miss this unique entertainment event! This limited engagement will sell out, so don’t miss out! Tickets are $25 for SCHF Members, $30 for Non-Members and $225 for a Corporate/Private Table. Ticket price includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, punch, a cash bar, and an unforgettable evening of magic, mentalism, and music! Tickets are on sale now at the SCHF Business Office, Paper Plus or charge by phone at (601) 631-2997. You can get tickets and directions online at https://www.southernculture.org Joe M. Turner combines seven years of corporate experience in training design and development, business communication, human performance development and change management initiatives at Fortune 100 clients with extensive theatre experience and magical talents to create customized magical presentations for his clients. Joe is a member of the National Speakers Association, the Academy of Magical Arts at The Magic Castle in Hollywood, the Society of American Magicians, the International Brotherhood of Magicians, The Magic Circle in London (A.I.M.C. with silver star), and the Fellowship of Christian Magicians. He is also a popular speaker, onscreen and onstage talent, a professional pianist, an accomplished vocalist, composer and playwright. Visit his website at https://turnermagic.com Space is limited and an advanced ticket purchase is suggested. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call the SCHF office at 601-631-2997 or email info@southernculture.org ### Based in Atlanta, Georgia, professional speaker, mentalist, and corporate magician Joe M. Turner delivers unreal entertainment and keynotes for corporate meetings, events, trade shows, conferences and private events worldwide. Category Entertainment, Event, Arts
