Rising Star School Year Underway

By Paula Carpenter School is now in full swing and students are settling into their classes. The new school  year brings with it severalchanges in administration  and staff at Rising Star ISD. During “Meet the TeacherNight” parents and students were able to visit with Mary Jane Atkins, who is beginning her first year as Superintendent of Rising Star Schools. Atkins spent several years in Dublin, where she worked for Dublin ISD. Atkins said that she and her husband, Gaylon, have two sons, a wonderful daughter in law, and six grandchildren. Atkins has a strong educational background and is looking forward to the new school year. “Although we have been in Rising Star only a couple of months, we have been welcomed  y many in the community,” she said.