| Ripley Elementary School 100 Hwy. 19 East
Ripley, TN 38063
Phone - 731-221-3066
Fax - 731-221-3055
Principal: Pennye Deal Thurmond (pthurmond@mail.lced.net)
Pennye Deal Thurmond was chosen to lead the Ripley Elementary
School’s administrative team at the beginning of the 2009-2010
school year. A graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin
with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, Thurmond has
completed her Master’s and Education Specialist degree at Nova
Southeastern University with a focus on educational
administration and supervision, as well as curriculum and
instruction. Thurmond served Lauderdale County as a
seventh-grade language arts teacher at Lauderdale Middle School
in the 2000-2001 school year. She served two years as assistant
principal at Union City Elementary School in Union City, and
taught eighth-grade history and science at Dyersburg Middle
School.
Assistant Principal: Lynn Ferrell (lferrell@mail.lced.net)
Lynn Ferrell was chosen as Assistant Principal of Ripley
Elementary School at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year.
A 1972 graduate of Millington Central High School, Ferrell
earned an Associate Degree from Shelby State Community College
in 1975, and then earned his B.A. and M.A. from Memphis State.
He also attended Travecca-Nazarene, completing coursework for
licensing in administration and supervision. He is married to
Sheila Ferrell, and the couple has two children, Walker Ferrell
and Gracie Ferrell.
Curriculum Coordinator:
Rhonda
Waldo (rwaldo@mail.lced.net)
Rhonda Waldo has been employed by the Lauderdale County
School System
since 1998, teaching third grade at Ripley Elementary for 10
years before earning the position of Curriculum Coordinator. She
earned her Associate Degree from Northwest Mississippi Community
College and a Bachelor’s Degree from Union University.
Cookie Dough fundraiser brings technology
to the classroom
Ripley Elementary School recently held its
annual cookie dough fundraiser, raising nearly $12,000. The
money was used to purchase 24 in-focus projectors to be used in
classrooms. Along with other prizes, big prize winners earned a
limousine ride and an ice cream Sunday. The grand prize winner,
fourth grader Rebekah Ennis, became “Principal of the Day.” She
is pictured with RES Principal Pennye Thurmond.
RES Cook Off yields Golden Rolling Pin
Ripley Elementary School recently held its first annual RES
Cook Off, with staff members making their favorite dishes and
bringing copies of the recipes to share with their fellow
employees.
All staff members were encouraged to vote on their favorite
dish. The winner, fifth-grade teacher April Merando, was
presented the Golden Rolling Pin. April will keep her trophy for
a year and then pass it on to next year’s winner.
RES holds school-wide spelling bee
Ripley Elementary School recently held its annual school wide
spelling bee.
After individual winners were selected in homeroom
classrooms, a grade level bee was conducted. Winners from the
third, fourth and fifth grades combined will participate in the
county-wide Spelling Bee.
Winners of the RES school-wide spelling bee include Lindsey
Hendren, Katie Hubbard, Ambria Maxwell, Allison Northcott,
Anthony Portis, and Michael Srackangast.
Time for Kids
Thank you, Bank Of Ripley!
Students in Dianna Jackson’s third-grade class at Ripley
Elementary School says “thank you” to Bank of Ripley for
providing Time for Kids through the Expanding Minds Mini-Grant
Program. These publications will be used throughout the
curriculum in their classroom this year during whole group and
small group instruction.
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