Dunbar Elementary begins first day as iZone school
Darrielle Brown, a 6-year-old first-grader at Dunbar Elementary, is greeted on her first day of school Monday, Aug. 12, by members of the Orange Mound Community Service Center. Dunbar Elementary is an iZone school; with the exception of one pre-K teacher, the teaching and administrative staff are new to the school this year. (Houston Cofield/Special to the Daily Memphian)
Students were welcomed back to Dunbar Elementary School by the principal, teachers and community groups. The school is now part of the Shelby County Schools Innovation Zone.
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Brian Ingram Dunbar Elementary School Jamita Swearengen Melrose High School Orange Mound Community Service CenterElle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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