“Back to the 80’s – The Totally Awesome Musical!”

The Haywood High School Fine Arts Department did it again. The cast and crew of 88 wowed audiences with this year’s production of "Back to the 80’s ... The Totally Awesome Musical!" They performed for most of the schools in the county and to two packed houses on March 5 and March 6 at the Ann Marks Performing Arts Center.

The play, written about a senior class in the 80's at William Ocean High School, featured such musical hits of the 80’s as “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” “Let’s Hear it for the Boy,” “Man in the Mirror,” “Material Girl,” and “The Time of My Life.” Director of the play was Michelle Tillman; Allyson Byrum was the assistant director. For more play pictures click here.
 

HHS Mock Trial team places second
Local students sweep individual awards

Members of the Regional Runner-up White Team were Alex Galbraith, Demarcus Coney, Isaiah Nixon, Molly McAdams, Breanne Sills, Karla Cisneros, Chionte McGee, Destinee Gage, Willis Hardaway, Morgan Marlar, and Seth Tillman.

Members of the Purple Team were Chris Rich, Lauren Perry, Fabiola Calderon, Mickey Nixon, Violet Chavez, Quincey Halliburton, Andrew Pearson, Blace Correa, and Reeves Garrett.

Members of the Black Team were Clifton Smith, Holland Aguayo, Leslie Smith, Elesha Powell, Chester Jones, Jay Clinton, Kierra Woods, Kara Davis, Nijaa Murray, and Summer Pugh.

Thirty-one Haywood High School students participated in the District 2 High School Mock Trial Competition sponsored by the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association on February 27, 2010. Three HHS teams participated in this competition at the Jackson-Madison County Criminal Justice Center. The 2010 problem was a civil scenario involving a dispute over design and construction of a 400,000-square-foot distribution center featuring a concrete slab-on-grade floor. The central issue at stake is whether the work performed constitutes a breach of contract and/or professional negligence.

Haywood’s White Team won the preliminary rounds by scoring the most points in the competition’s first three rounds, but lost to Dyersburg in the final round by one (1) point. However, Haywood’s mock trial team members swept all four individual awards.
Sophomores Jay Clinton (Black Team) and Karla Cisneros (White Team) won Best Plaintiff Witness and Best Defense Witness respectively. Seniors Alex Galbraith White Team) and Clifton Smith (Black Team) won Best Plaintiff Attorney and Best Defense Attorney.

HHS Teacher Eddie Keel is the sponsor for Mock Trial teams.

Mrs. Johnson’s FCCLA Officers


Officers in Mrs. Johnson’s FCCLA organization are John Person, vice president of programs, hospitality; Brittany Tucker, vice president of STAR events; and Jatarius Boyd, president; Xavier Robertson, public relations officer; Nicole Jenkins, treasurer; Andre` Douglas, secretary; and Michael Johnson, parliamentarian. Not pictured, Kaitlyn Schwarz, vice president for bylaws and membership.
 

Gail Chapman selected as HHS Teacher of the Year

Mrs. Gail Chapman

The faculty at Haywood High School chose as their Teacher of the Year Gail Chapman. Mrs. Chapman has been teaching for 19 years, 15 of them at Haywood High. She teaches French I and II to students in grades 10 through 12.

Mrs. Chapman received her undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Science in Education Certification: French, English, from Mississippi State University. She also studied advanced French at the Université de Paris a la Sorbonne, Paris, France, in July 1977. Before teaching at Haywood High, Mrs. Chapman taught three years at The Hutchison School in Memphis, two years in the Haywood County GED Program and one year at Haywood Junior High School teaching French enrichment.

She is a member of the American Association of Teachers of French and the Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association. She has participated in a number of leadership activities, and was also named Teacher of the Year in 1998-1999. She also serves as the Tennessee Academic Decathlon Board of Directors Chairperson.

Mrs. Chapman believes strongly in the importance of teachers being involved in the community, and she also believes that the most important community service she can perform is to be “ … a caring, dedicated teacher in our school system. I am honored to teach school in my hometown, and through my service I hope to make a difference in the future of Brownsville and Haywood County.”

Haywood High School Principal Robert Mitchell said, “Mrs. Chapman is an exemplary teacher who has always received high marks on her evaluations. She is dedicated to the students of our school and is always seeking new ways to serve our students.” He also commended Mrs. Chapman on her many leadership activities within the school that have led to new and productive programs for the students.

HHS Academic Decathlon 2010
Purple Team places third in state

At the Tennessee Academic Decathlon State Competition February 19-20, the Haywood High School Purple Team placed third, and the White Team placed sixth in over-all rankings. Third place is the highest our school has achieved in many years. Our students won 22 medals, one plaque, four scholarships, and one trophy.

The following students received awards:

Chris Rich – Silver medal in Essay, Bronze medals in science and math, Copper medals in economics and literature, and a plaque for being the 4th highest over-all scorer in his division

Mickey Nixon – Copper medals in science and music

Audrey Pattat – Bronze medal in interview and Copper medals in literature and essay writing

La’Keithia Caldwell – Copper medal in literature

Violet Chavez – Silver medal in interview and Copper medal in literature

Taylor Dedmon – Silver medal in speech

Anna Baumheckel – Bronze medal in essay writing – Copper medals in interview, math and art

Tonya Elrod – Copper medal in speech

Martha Jane Jameson – Silver medal in interview

Karl Navarro – Copper medal in science

Chris Harston – Bronze medal in math

The following students received scholarships: Audrey Pattat, $1,000 to the college of her choice; Blace Correa, $1,000 to the college of his choice; Andrew Pearson, $300 to the college of his choice; and Nick Bostic, $300 to the college of his choice.

HHS students won awards in nine of the 10 categories in the competition. Other team members included Jessica Boyd, Fabiola Calderon and Kristen Reed. Sponsors for the group are George Norvell and Glynn Bridgewater.

Career and Technical Service Organizations Officers

FFA Greenhand officers

Officers of the HHS Future Farmers of America Greenhand Chapter are (front, from left) Maggie Herron, secretary; Katie Lewis, vice president; and Ladawn Ammons, reporter; (back row) Hayden Baynes, president; and Adriana Caletre, treasurer. Not pictured are Jarron Bryant, second vice president; Brent Crawford, sentinel; and Shelby Marlar, student advisor. Advisors are John Joyner and Garry Butler.

FFA Chapter Officers

FFA Chapter officers are (front, from left) Candace Lester, reporter; Hailey Bendall, chaplin; Leslie Smith, president; Raven Ferrell, historian; and Christin McBride, treasurer; (back row) Tyler Glover, second vice president; Kaleb Neal, vice president; Aaron Martin, sentinel; Nick Johnson, secretary; and Seth Mothershead, parliamentarian. Advisors are John Joyner and Garry Butler.

Skills Chapter Officers

Officers for the Skills USA organization are (front, from left) Octavius Lanier, parliamentarian; Marcos Navarette, treasurer; Cody Moore, reporter; and (back row) Cody Campbell, secretary; Chris Rich, president; and Jesus Cardona, vice president. Advisors for Skills USA are Kenneth Emerson, Rita Hathcock and Officer Patrick Black.

HOSA Officers 2009-2010

Health Occupations Students of America officers at Haywood High are (from left) Kiara Jones, treasurer; Melissa Powell, reports; Courtney Freels, president; Sarah Webb, vice president; Jessica Treadway and Danielle Elrod, historians; and Becca Davis, secretary. Advisor for the group is Julie Taylor.

FBLA Officers 2009-2010

Officers for the Future Business Leaders of America are (from left) Kayla Cunningham, parliamentarian; Kierra Woods, vice president; Jonathon Watson, treasurer; La’Kethia Caldwell, president; Monica Austin, secretary. Not pictured is Meshara Williams, reporter. Advisors are Jane Wicker, Karen Irick, and Carolyn Brown.

Mrs. Diebold’s FCCLA Officers

Officers for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America in Mrs. Pam Diebold’s class are (front, from left) Tiera Walker, president; Meshara Williams, secretary; and Tessa Stephens, reporter; (back row) Sarah Foster, vice president STAR Events; Coretta Murphy, Homecoming chairman; and Teresa Covington, treasurer. Not pictured is Beth White, fundraising chairman.

Mrs. Jarratt’s FCCLA Officers

Serving as officers for Mrs. Denita Jarratt’s Family and Consumer Science classes are (from left, seated) Adrianna Murphy, reporter; Jazmyne Singleton, president; and (standing) Kendra Turner, treasurer; Kaswayla Gayden, secretary; and Sara Tinsley fundraising co-chairman. Not pictured are Ashland Davis, vice president programs/Star Events; and Lakesha Vaughn, co-fundraising chairman.
 

HHS Academic Decathlon Teams advance to state contest
Academic Decathlon celebrates 25th Anniversary

Haywood Schools Board Chairman Harold Garrett (above) represented Brownsville Alderman Leon King at the Academic Decathlon banquet on January 23 and presented a proclamation from the City of Brownsville to HHS Decathlon sponsors George Norvell and Glynn Bridgewater honoring the Haywood High School Academic Decathlon tradition. Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith (below) also presented on behalf of the county a proclamation honoring the Academic Decathlon. Also pictured are HHS teachers Gail Chapman and Suzanna Martinez and Assistant Principal Jerry Pyron.

The HHS Purple Team placed third in the Regional Academic Decathlon contest on January 23. Members of the Purple Team are Anna Baumheckel, Nick Bostic, Jessica Boyd, Violet Chavez, Chris Harston, Martha Jane Jameson, Mickey Nixon, Audrey Pattat, and Chris Rich. The HHS White Team members are Fabiola Calderon, La’Keithia Caldwell, Blace Correa, Taylor Dedmon, Tonya Elrod, Karl Navarro, Andrew Pearson, and Kristen Reed. George Norvell and Glynn Bridgewater are the teachers for the Academic Decathlon teams. Both teams will compete in the state competition February 19-20 at Austin Peay State University.

The West Tennessee Regional Academic Decathlon held Saturday, January 23, at Haywood High School marked 25 years of Academic Decathlon competition in Tennessee. County Mayor Franklin Smith and Brownsville Mayor Webb Banks both issued proclamations honoring both the event and Haywood High School for bringing the Academic Decathlon to Tennessee. In the past 25 years, literally thousands of students across the state have benefitted from involvement in the state’s preliminary events for the United States Academic Decathlon.

In this year’s regional event, Haywood High’s two teams advanced to State competition for the 25th consecutive year. The HHS Purple Team placed third overall, and Haywood High amassed 26 medals, two plaques for individual scores, and third-place standing in the Super Quiz event.

Individual winners included:

Mickey Nixon – copper medals in Science, Math, and individual Super Quiz, bronze medal in team Super Quiz

Karl Navarro – copper medal in Science, silver medal in Music, fourth highest individual score in his division

Chris Rich – copper medal in Math, bronze medals in Science, Language and Literature, and Super Quiz, fifth highest individual score in his division

Audrey Pattat – copper medal in Science, bronze medal in Super Quiz

Violet Chavez – copper medal in Language and Literature, silver medal in Math, bronze medal in Super Quiz

Tonya Elrod – gold medal in Math

La’Keithia Caldwell – silver medal in Math

Taylor Dedmon – copper medal in Music

Jessica Boyd – copper medal in Language and Literature, bronze medal in Super Quiz

Martha Jane Jameson – bronze medals in Language and Literature, and Super Quiz

Nick Bostic – copper medal in individual Super Quiz, bronze medal for team Super Quiz

Anna Baumheckel – bronze medal in Super Quiz, highest individual score for the Purple Team

Chris Harston – bronze medal in Super Quiz

Andrew Pearson – highest individual score on the White Team

The teams and their coaches, HHS English teachers George Norvell and Glynn Bridgewater, wish to thank all of the faculty, staff, students, and members of the Academic Booster Club who worked to make Saturday’s event a success. The State competition will be February 19-20 at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville.

HHS crowns Homecoming Queen and King

The Haywood High School Basketball Homecoming was held on Saturday, January 16, before the games against Fayette-Ware. In the court were Jamie Shutes, Lauren Thomas, Latoria Sutherland, Bianca Cole, Kendra Jones and Fabiola Calderon, and Harold Watson, Demarcus Douglas, Colton Keen, Alex Galbreath, Dewayne Turner, and Jamarcus Comage. Crowned King and Queen were Demarcus Douglas and Latoria Sutherland. First runners-up were (left) Dewayne Turner and Lauren Thomas, and second runners-up were Alex Galbreath and Jamie Shutes.

Selected to serve as representatives for each class were (from left) Senior, Kiara Kirkman and Deidria Tyus; Junior, Sarah Hawkins and Bria Wade; Sophomore, Rachel Morris and Bria Jelks; and Freshman, Calandria Reid and Katie Lewis (not pictured).
 

HHS TA’s share with Sunny Hill students

Members of the Haywood High School Teen Advisors chapter recently visited Sunny Hill School to talk to the students about peer pressure.
 

Nathan Peace qualifies for 30+ Club

Nathan Peace, son of David and Sandra Peace, is the newest member of the Haywood High School 30+ Club. Nathan scored 33 on the ACT. Currently a junior, Nathan plans to attend college with a major in pre-med. Nathan is a member of the Haywood High Decathlon class, the Biology Club, and Mu Alpha Theta. He has participated in extracurricular activities as a member of the Haywood High baseball team, a member of the spring musical production, and is currently serving as president of the Junior class. Nathan is a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church where he participates in youth activities.

HHS FCCLA members visit Washington

Members of the Haywood High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapters attended the national cluster meeting in Washington, D. C., in November. Accompanying the students were club sponsors Mrs. Nekieta Johnson and Mrs. Denita Jarratt. The students attended leadership seminars as well as other FCCLA activities. While there the group had time for a little sightseeing, including a tour of the White House and the Pentagon.