Vidalia Upper Elementary School fourth graders Lorren Marsh and Annie Luttrull slide down a blow up slide during the school’s annual May Day celebration. View photo »

Fifth-grade language arts teacher Jessica Ryan from Vidalia Upper Elementary School paints fourth grader Jaycee Paris’s face during the school’s annual May Day celebration. Students were given a break from classes and a chance to play games outside Friday. View photo »

McLaurin teacher Amy Smith, Principal Alice Morrison and Natchez High student Tremaine Ford march out at the start of the party. Natchez High and Robert Lewis Middle School students also participated in the prep rally. View photo »

Stevanie Royall and Aja Purvis clap to the music. View photo »

Students at McLaurin Elementary let loose Friday after months of preparation for the Mississippi Curriculum Test II. The school sponsored a kick off party for the test, which will be May 13-15. Joseph White feels the music as he steps during McLaurin’s MCT kickoff party Friday. View photo »

Arts and drama sponsor Leigh Anne Mason directs the rehearsal. Show times for the play are 1:30 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the VJHS gym. Admission will be 50 cents. All proceeds will be donated to a charity foundation. View photo »

It will be nerds versus jocks when Vidalia Junior High arts and drama club puts on its play “School for Nerds.” Show times for the play are 1:30 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the VJHS gym. Admission will be 50 cents. All proceeds will be donated to a charity foundation. View photo »

Arts and drama sponsor Leigh Anne Mason directs the rehearsal. View photo »

Trinity Episcopal sophomore Kayla Elary practices her lines during Sunday’s dress rehearsal of “This is a test.” View photo »

Trinity Episcopal drama class members Jessica Young, Russell Johnson, Brittany McCaliy, and Elary run through their parts Sunday afternoon before Monday’s performance. The play is directed by Trinity sophomore Chesley Coffee. The one act play is about test anxiety and what happens to a student when everything goes wrong in class. View photo »

Lindsey Lee, Ryleigh Probst and Shelby Mize dance to the song, “Dance Like a Daisy.” View photo »

Middleton School of Dance students Joanna David and Madeline Jeansonne, above, lead a lyrical dance to the song, “Wind Beneath My Wings,” during the school’s recital at the Natchez City Auditorium. View photo »

Sarah Godbold, Sieara Neal, Rachel Benoit, Allie Stewart, Tori Bradford and Kate Nix present the opening position of one of their numbers. View photo »

Aidan Gibson enjoys his plate of pancakes at the Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast. View photo »

Natchez Kiwanis Club members were flipping out for a reason Saturday morning at Jefferson Street United Methodist Church. The members, including, from left, Angie Brown, John Lee, Heather France, Sturleen Morris, Andy Burns, Sarah Allen, Stuart Heflin, Jaki Robinson, Janifer Robinson and Wand Frye, made more than 500 pancake plates with sausage to raise money for awards to area high school seniors. View photo »

The Natchez Trace was visited by a different type of southern belle Saturday morning, during the second annual Belles for Bike event. Woman bikers from across the region rode along the Trace as part of the event. View photo »

The Natchez Trace was visited by a different type of southern belle Saturday morning, during the second annual Belles for Bike event. Woman bikers from across the region, including Natchez’s Teva Saxon and Laurie Williams above, rode along the Trace as part of the event. View photo »

Kiwanis Club members Stuart Heflin and Andy Burns pour out batter onto the hot griddle. View photo »

Rhythm Night Club fire survivors Augustine Jones, Ella Russell, Elizabeth Young and Rosie Hawkins listen to a speaker during the commemoration held on the grounds of the Rhythm Night Club Saturday evening. View photo »

Caylen Roberts, age 8, fishes from the dock during the Lake Okhissa bass tournament held Saturday afternoon. View photo »

Brady Hendrix starts his 100 mile trek along the Natchez Trace Friday evening with support crewmember Ali Lionberger in tow. View photo »