| Ripley Primary School 225 Volz Road
Ripley, TN 38063
Phone - 731-635-0691
Fax - 731-635-0312
Principal: Al Ewen Jones
(ajones@mail.lced.net )
 A native of Lauderdale County, Al Ewen Jones returned to his
hometown to be an educator. He holds a bachelor of science
degree from Lane College and earned his master’s degree from the
University of Tennessee at Martin. After teaching school for
seven years, he served as executive director of CAA, a social
agency that serves Lauderdale, Fayette, and Tipton counties. He
returned to teaching and has now been the principal at Ripley
Primary for 16 years. Mr. Jones has three children.
Curriculum Coordinators:
Debbie Kennedy (right) (DKennedy@mail.lced.net)
Vanessa Spoon (left) (VSpoon@mail.lced.net)
Second Grade celebrate Park Day
Second graders at Ripley Primary recently
received a head start on their summer vacation with the school’s
annual end of the year field trip to the Ripley City Park.
Students and teachers alike enjoyed the fresh air and exercise
provided by the park and one day of fun and freedom before the
class officially moves up to third grade. Bank Tennessee
furnished the refreshments.
Ripley Fire Station - one hot field trip
Students in Carol Davis’s class at RPS
recently received a first-hand lesson on community helpers with
a field trip to the Ripley Fire Station. The students toured the
facility where full-time fire fighters wait on standby to help
local residents in emergencies. The students also enjoyed seeing
the fire trucks and equipment needed to fight fires.
RPS bids farewell to “First Lady” of first
grade
Mrs. Deanna Pavletic is retiring after
teaching first grade her entire teaching career in Lauderdale
County. Since, 1969, Mrs. Pavletic has been a great asset to the
Lauderdale County School system and will be missed very much.
She has taught many, many children and Lauderdale County has
been fortunate to have such a wonderful teacher. A reception was
held on May 14 at Ripley Primary School. Many friends, family
and teachers joined in celebrating her retirement. Pictured
(from left) RPS Principal Al E. Jones, Lauderdale County Schools
Superintendent Phillip Jackson, Deanna Pavletic, and her
husband, Ripley Mayor Jon Pavletic.
The buck stops here
Nancy Allen, of Bancorp South of Henning,
recently visited students in Debbie Brewster’s second-grade
class at Ripley Primary School for “Teach a Child to Save Day.”
Mrs. Allen played a buying game with the students and talked
about the many ways to save money.
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