| Lauderdale Middle School 309 Griggs Avenue
Ripley, TN 38063
Phone – 731-635-1391
Fax – 731-635-0028
Principal: Ron Bales
(rbales@mail.lced.net
)
Ron Bales has been in the Lauderdale County School System for 30
years, 25 years in Halls and five in Ripley schools. In Ripley,
he taught two years at the alternative school, seventh-grade
science for two years, and is completing his first year as
assistant principal at LMS. At Halls High School, he taught
biology, general science, physical science, French and German.
Mr. Bales holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of
Mississippi and a master’s degree in education from Trevecca
Nazarine University. He and his wife, Paula, have two children.
Assistant Principal: Dennis Strayhorn
(dstrayhorn@mail.lced.net )
A native of Gates, Tenn., Dennis Strayhorn is the assistant
principal at Lauderdale Middle School. He earned an associate of
science degree from Dyersburg State Community College, a
bachelor of arts degree from Tennessee State University, and a
master’s degree from Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville. He
has worked in the Lauderdale County School System for 28 years
and has served in his current position for two years. He is a
member of St. Mark Baptist Church in Gates, and he is the church
musician at Springhill Baptist Church in Ripley.
Assistant Principal: Cathy Glover
(Cglover@mail.lced.net)
Magical Motivator
Students at LMS with perfect attendance during
TCAP testing were rewarded with a Magic Show, featuring Kim
Edmonds, a native of Bells, Tenn.
Edmonds, who has traveled extensively and
performed abroad, kept the audience of students and teachers
captivated as he performed his magic.
The most powerful magic in Edmonds life?
Education and reading!
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