Pontotoc Middle School

That's right, PMS. The school of PMS is located right down the road from Deanna's house and is populated by 48% women. Here is their scores when compared to the rest of Mississippi

Mississippi Curriculum Test (2002-2003)

About the Tests

* Mississippi uses the Mississippi Curriculum Test (MCT) to test students in grades 2-8.
* The MCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Mississippi.
* The goal is to have 100% of students meet or exceed grade-level standards on the test.

Scale: % of students meeting or exceeding standards


Grade 6

Language Arts
73% (2003)
The state average for grade 6 language arts was 62% in 2003.

Math
90% (2003)
The state average for grade 6 math was 62% in 2003.

Reading
89% (2003)
The state average for grade 6 reading was 74% in 2003

Grade 7

Language Arts
72% (2003)
The state average for grade 7 language arts was 52% in 2003.

Math
84% (2003)
The state average for grade 7 math was 54% in 2003.

Reading
84% (2003)
The state average for grade 7 reading was 63% in 2003

Grade 8

Language Arts
58% (2003)
The state average for grade 8 language arts was 53% in 2003.

Math
60% (2003)
The state average for grade 8 math was 48% in 2003.

Reading
59% (2003)
The state average for grade 8 reading was 57% in 2003.


MCT Results by Subgroup (2002-2003)

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population. The goal is that all students will achieve at high levels.

Grade 6

Language Arts
73% (Total)
63% (African American)
71% (Economically Disadvantaged)
80% (Female)
67% (Male)
74% (Not Economically Disadvantaged)
20% (Students with Disabilities)
78% (Students without Disabilities)
74% (White)
The state average for grade 6 language arts was 62% in 2003.

Math
90% (Total)
87% (African American)
80% (Economically Disadvantaged)
89% (Female)
90% (Male)
95% (Not Economically Disadvantaged)
92% (Students without Disabilities)
90% (White)
The state average for grade 6 math was 62% in 2003.

Reading
89% (Total)
81% (African American)
86% (Economically Disadvantaged)
95% (Female)
84% (Male)
90% (Not Economically Disadvantaged)
46% (Students with Disabilities)
93% (Students without Disabilities)
90% (White)
The state average for grade 6 reading was 74% in 2003

Grade 7

Language Arts
72% (Total)
59% (Economically Disadvantaged)
87% (Female)
53% (Male)
78% (Not Economically Disadvantaged)
75% (Students without Disabilities)
74% (White)
The state average for grade 7 language arts was 52% in 2003.

Math
84% (Total)
78% (Economically Disadvantaged)
91% (Female)
75% (Male)
87% (Not Economically Disadvantaged)
85% (Students without Disabilities)
85% (White)
The state average for grade 7 math was 54% in 2003.

Reading
84% (Total)
73% (Economically Disadvantaged)
83% (Female)
84% (Male)
88% (Not Economically Disadvantaged)
85% (Students without Disabilities)
86% (White)
The state average for grade 7 reading was 63% in 2003

Grade 8

Language Arts
58% (Total)
59% (Economically Disadvantaged)
59% (Female)
56% (Male)
57% (Not Economically Disadvantaged)
60% (Students without Disabilities)
56% (White)
The state average for grade 8 language arts was 53% in 2003.

Math
60% (Total)
62% (Economically Disadvantaged)
60% (Female)
59% (Male)
58% (Not Economically Disadvantaged)
62% (Students without Disabilities)
60% (White)
The state average for grade 8 math was 48% in 2003.

Reading
59% (Total)
61% (Economically Disadvantaged)
65% (Female)
51% (Male)
58% (Not Economically Disadvantaged)
59% (Students without Disabilities)
60% (White)
The state average for grade 8 reading was 57% in 2003

Here is their stats:

% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch

This school State average
49% 62%

Students per teacher 15.2

Student Ethnicity

Ethnicity This School State Avg.

African American 10% 57%
American Indian 1% 1%
Asian 0% 1%
Hispanic 3% 1%
White 87% 40%

So in other words, any young men attending this school are up shit creek. Middle school is when young girls start to become women (read: bleed for 6 days straight and tear heads off people for no reason). Images of young men wearing "PMS" jackets while young girls get their "I GRADUATED P.M.S." bracelets. I would lower my head in shame every day that I would have to attend that school. Every damn day.

http://www.vincepinto.com/misc/pms-swat.jpg

this is why i dont live in pontotoc...only losers are from pontotoc middle school

Huh.

(Great Rumbler doesn't know what PMS means)

GR GO BACK TO SEVENTH GRADE!!! I'm sure there is room for you at PMS.

If GR showed up there with his small stature and boyish charm he would be eaten alive by several hundred young girls like that scene in the Resident Evil 2 movie

And they would use his bones as tampons

And they would use his bones as tampons


that just caused me so much pain


OUUUUCH

You know you want it, everybody wants it.

Bone Humping is traditionally taught in Japanese schools at the age of 8.

Junior high stunk...

Tell me about it, when you go through puberty use deodorant for fuck's sake! What is it? Dp they DENY their stench? "No, cant be me, I never smelled like this before it must be the teacher, yeah" HELLO?

yeah there is this guy on our bus who has a crush on me and asked me out...but he smells like...MANURE DRIVING A GARBAGE TRUCK

Does he smell like a turd wrapped in burnt hair?

no he smells like a turd wrapped in burnt hair that has been under a bed for 15 years

I went to Providence Middle School.

I went to Yuba Elementary School [YES], but that was some years ago.

but YES would be cool, and it would be a very big help in an argument...if you were a mime....and if you were arguing YES and not no...

:erm:

YES... that's a TV channel in New York, you know. Yankees Entertainment Sports, I believe... the Yankees channel.

NESN is better. :D

NESN is better.

No it isn't.

Any channel with the Red Sox on it is going to be better than any channel with the Yankees on it. :)

The Rangers are way cooler than the Yankees and the Red Sox combined.

You guys can keep your AL crap teams and I'll stick with my Padres and the NL: Where men are men, scoring is not just from 3 run homers, managers know what a double switch means (and how to perform one and when), and pitchers hit. AKA the REAL baseball league.

NL > AL. It isn't even close.

Texas Rangers > The entire NL

DeAnna > sports

Sorry guys...accept the truth and continue living

Rocks X Pizza / Shellfish (Aardvark + Mario X Maple Tree - Wisconsin Cheese) > DeAnna

Junior high stunk...

Elementary school sucked, Jr. high sucked, high school semi-sucked... college is way better than all three of them.

But college smelled worse than all of them combined.

Vomit, low quality high volume snacks, cheap liberally applied perfumes.... fast food, pizza and ass. It was like smelling a layer of Saturn's atmosphere through your eyeballs.

And GR you assorted fruit platter --

Rocks X Pizza - Meat X Shellfish (squared) "Guzinta" (Aardvark + Mario DEVIDED BY Maple Tree) - Wisconsin Cheese (+ Packers - cheese hats) = YOU < YOUR FATHER

LICK ME NOW!!!!!!

Does he smell like a turd wrapped in burnt hair?

He smells more like Bigfoot's dick.

He smells more like Bigfoot's dick.

And how did you come across that smell?

Wal*Mart.

I was waiting for someone to grab on my Ron Burgandy quotes.

I THREW A BURRITO AT THE MAN ON THE MOTORCYCLE

AL > NL, sorry... the AL is much more interesting, and all the GOOD teams are in the AL anyway... :)

"Double Switch"? I don't remember exactly what one of those is (though I have a good guess), and I don't care much. You don't need one if you actually have nine hitters who can hit...

It's all about strategy and pitching. The AL game is just a game of going up to the plate and swinging away while the NL game is much more cerebral. In the NL you have to be much more cognizant of matchups because with the pitcher batting you have to constantly be thinking of whether or not he should be taken out and how it will affect the batting order as well as the pitching matchups for the next inning. And it seems like the leagues are pretty even to me. Yes the Red Sox won last year, but since the Yankee's dynasty ended the AL and NL have both had 2 World Series champions.

I was waiting for someone to grab on my Ron Burgandy quotes.

I THREW A BURRITO AT THE MAN ON THE MOTORCYCLE

The human torch was denied a bank loan.

The pitcher-batter matchup is the heart of baseball, you've got to pay a lot of attention to it in either league... in the AL you don't have that 9-slot pitcher you can ignore so you've got to pay more attention to ALL the batters... can't just do anything with #8 because you know #9's a definite out. It might wear out pitchers faster, though... in the NL pitchers can last longer into games because of how much easier the lineups are, with that pitcher on the end.

But college smelled worse than all of them combined.

Vomit, low quality high volume snacks, cheap liberally applied perfumes.... fast food, pizza and ass. It was like smelling a layer of Saturn's atmosphere through your eyeballs.

And GR you assorted fruit platter --

Rocks X Pizza - Meat X Shellfish (squared) "Guzinta" (Aardvark + Mario DEVIDED BY Maple Tree) - Wisconsin Cheese (+ Packers - cheese hats) = YOU < YOUR FATHER

LICK ME NOW!!!!!!

You referring to Fullsail?

Hey Lazy, did you ever watch the "Afternoon Delight" film clip that was on the Anchorman DVD?

"This is a song about daytime lovemaking...... the naughty type!"

"I'm talking about enjoying a bowl of chicken soup.... with a rubin! And then making dirty rubin love!"

I love that movie.

Mmm.. this is the first time Will Ferrel has ever really gotten to cut loose. Combined with a great cast and a great director, makes for one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

"Hey... where did you get your clothes? At the.. toilet.. store?"

Haha, indeed. Lots of people complained about how unstructured and random it was, but I loved that. Felt like Sealab or something.

OHHH IT'S A DEEP BURN! SO DEEP!

I can barely lift my arms because I did so many. I don't know if you heard me counting, I did over a thousand.

Mm... Ribs. I had ribs for lunch, that's why I'm doing this.

I have many leather bound books. And my apartment smells of.. rich.. mahagony!

The arsenist has oddly shaped feet.

Today we spell "Redemption".. R-O-N! *drops microphone and walks away*

Why don't you go back to WHORE ISLAND where you belong!?

I could quote that movie all day. I've watched it too many times since it came out on DVD. :)

The pitcher-batter matchup is the heart of baseball, you've got to pay a lot of attention to it in either league... in the AL you don't have that 9-slot pitcher you can ignore so you've got to pay more attention to ALL the batters... can't just do anything with #8 because you know #9's a definite out. It might wear out pitchers faster, though... in the NL pitchers can last longer into games because of how much easier the lineups are, with that pitcher on the end.

The pitcher-batter matchup is the heart of baseball, but the nearly infinite strategic decisions that can be made at any given point in a game are what make the game even better. There are some pretty crappy 9 hitters in the AL and some pretty decent hitting pitchers in the NL so the rule that you can pitch around the #8 hitter in the NL doesn't always apply, nor the rule that you always have to worry about the #9 hitter in the NL. NL pitchers actually don't last as long as AL pitchers because of the fact that they don't sit on the bench the entire time they aren't pitching because they may have to pick up a bat. Pitchers know they can't just ignore the opposing pitcher as a batter because even a poor major league hitter is a someone who can get on base if you aren't careful. NL pitchers also might not last as long as AL pitchers because managers may want to use a pinch hitter for their spot in the order. It's all the strategy, plus the fact that pitchers are expected to pick up a bat once in a while, that makes me like the NL so much more than the AL.

I know I heard talk that Pedro might last an inning longer now that he's in the NL... it seems like it'd make sense that there would be truth to that. Yes, some pitchers hit well and some #9 hitters are bad, but as bas as a batting pitcher? I don't know about that... perhaps some catchers, but I doubt even that... and the majority of both in both leagues will overall fit into the stereotypes, in general.

As for strategy, there are a couple of things NL teams do AL teams don't. Yay. I wouldn't use it as an example of something that makes the game far better... the AL game has plenty of strategy. And I like the DH...

The DH is a position for players who can't field worth a damn or are too old to even make the trot out to the field. Truthfully, I think the AL and NL games are pretty similar, but it is those few bits of added strategy, and the fact that everybody is forced to play the field and bat, that makes me like the NL just a little bit better.

I wouldn't say that what the NL has is more strategy, it's just different strategy...

How does it not have more strategy? Having a DH just means that the pitcher has to worry more about the 8 and 9 hitters, it doesn't really add more strategy. Having the pitcher in the 9 spot means the pitcher can choose to pitch around the 8 hitter, but the manager has to worry about the other team possibly taking the pitcher out for a pinch-hitter. The manager of the team at-bat has to think about whether it would be more beneficial to send in a pinch-hitter or if the pitcher has another inning or two left in him. The NL also has the double switch, which you seem to despise. It is simply putting in two new players where the new pitcher who is put in takes a position player's spot in the batting order while the position player takes the pitcher's spot in the batting order. This is used if you want to bring in a new pitcher, but don't want to have to worry about the pitcher having to bat right away. This is important because many relief pitchers only step up to the plate a handful of times a year, so they are pretty much a guaranteed out if you don't take them out, but it could be a waste to put in a relief pitcher and then take him out during the next half inning, hence the double switch.

The DH has its advantages and its drawbacks... sure, on the bad side it means that the pitchers don't have to hit so they can have less fear of the opposing team -- no retaliation in the batter's box. But on the other hand, it makes the game much more exciting... there are no weak spots in the batting order in a good AL team. Sure, in this era of heightened offence that might be less of an advantage, but it still is one...

Some of the stereotypes just aren't always true. Sure, a lot of AL teams play by waiting for the home runs, but not all of them... there certainly are some that play smaller ball.

I guess about stuff like double-switching, the question is if that added 'strategy' makes much of a difference... so you don't do that in the AL. So? Why does this make such a big difference to strategy? You still have to switch pitchers, based on the lineups of the other team (or the tiredness of the pitcher), and switch the position players and maybe DH... and the DH might not do a lot, but it is one more player on your team and that adds some strategy (to make up for what they don't have to do, at least partially).

Your mention of heightened offense leads me to a question: would you rather see a game where two pitchers have dueling shutouts, or a game where two teams are smacking homeruns and the score is tied 10-10? I'm guessing you'd rather have the offensive game, which is fine, but my preference is to see a great pitched game, which seems to have become rarer nowadays.

Anyway, I don't see the strategy argument going anywhere. If you don't appreciate the little nuances in baseball that are caused by the lack of a DH then I can't force you to appreciate them. Most pitchers actually weren't bad hitters when they were in Little League. In fact, most of them were probably the best hitters on their teams. The fact that college ball and the minor leagues use the DH, though, means that pitchers don't have a chance to bat on a regular basis after Little League so a lot of them lose their hitting talent. If there was no DH at any level we'd see a lot more good hitting pitchers. I'll leave you with Crash Davis' (Kevin Costner's) speech to Susan Sarandon in Bull Durham:

Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve, and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.

Ron Burgandy: I'm gonna punch you in the ovary, that's what I'm gonna do. A straight shot. Right to the babymaker.

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Ron Burgundy: I wanna say something. I'm gonna put it out there; if you like it, you can take it, if you don't, send it right back. I want to be on you. Wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I... I wanna be on you.

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Well guess what, now this is happening. *kicks dog off bridge* That's how I roll!

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Brian Fantana: Don't get me wrong, I love the ladies. I mean they rev my engines, but they don't belong in the newsroom!

Champ Kind: It is anchorMAN, not anchorLADY! And that is a scientific fact.

Brick Tamland: I don't know what we're yelling about!

Brian Fantana: You're with us, Ron, what do you think?

Ron Burgundy: She... Sh... It's terrible! She has beautiful eyes, and her hair smells like cinnamon!

Brick Tamland: LOUD NOISES

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Brian Fantana: That was one crazy party. I am hung over.

Champ Kind: I woke up on the floor of some Japanesse family's living room, and they would NOT stop screaming!

Brick Tamland: I ate a big, red candle.

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Ron Burgundy: You're a real hooker. I'm gonna slap you in public.

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Brick Tamland: Cough... cough! Look over here. Excuse me, Veronica?

Veronica Corningstone: Yes? What is it, Brick?

Brick Tamland: I would like to extend to you, an invitation to the pants party.

Veronica Corningstone: Excuse me?

Brick Tamland: The... party. With the... with the pants. Party with pants?

Veronica Corningstone: Brick, are you saying that there's a party in your pants and that I'm invited?

Brick Tamland: That's it.

Veronica Corningstone: Did Brian tell you to say this, Brick?

Brick Tamland: No! Yes. He did.

Veronica Corningstone: Okay. No. I don't want to go to a party in your pants.

Brick Tamland: Very well. Ian, would you like to go to a party in my pants?

Ian: No, Brick.

Brick Tamland: All right. Lets go! *runs away*

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Ron Burgundy: Look, it's the most glorious rainbow ever!

Veronica Corningstone: Do me on it!

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awesome movie

I can't believe I haven't seen this movie yet!! *will immediately buy this movie when I have time*

Oh Hudson, the music video is genius. I dunno how the camera men kept such steady shots during the filming.

Your mention of heightened offense leads me to a question: would you rather see a game where two pitchers have dueling shutouts, or a game where two teams are smacking homeruns and the score is tied 10-10? I'm guessing you'd rather have the offensive game, which is fine, but my preference is to see a great pitched game, which seems to have become rarer nowadays.

Both are good. I certainly like a good pitcher's duel. And that happens in the AL too... it's not like just because there's a DH you never have pitcher's duels, after all.

Anyway, I don't see the strategy argument going anywhere. If you don't appreciate the little nuances in baseball that are caused by the lack of a DH then I can't force you to appreciate them. Most pitchers actually weren't bad hitters when they were in Little League. In fact, most of them were probably the best hitters on their teams. The fact that college ball and the minor leagues use the DH, though, means that pitchers don't have a chance to bat on a regular basis after Little League so a lot of them lose their hitting talent. If there was no DH at any level we'd see a lot more good hitting pitchers. I'll leave you with Crash Davis' (Kevin Costner's) speech to Susan Sarandon in Bull Durham:

Maybe it is true that pitchers would be better hitters if they hit at all levels, but they'd never be great as they only play one in every five days. This inherently limits their possible success. Yes, the effect is to add offense, but you also could see it as equalizing offense... so that all the spots can be people who can hit, as opposed to one being someone who doesn't have to and doesn't very often.