HHS Academic Decathlon Purple Team to compete on state level

Haywood High School's Academic Decathlon Purple Team qualified Saturday in
the regional contest at HHS to compete on the state level in February.
 

The Haywood High School Academic Decathlon Purple Team placed seventh in the regional contest at HHS on Saturday, January 27. This gives them the opportunity to compete on the state level in February at Austin Peay State University.

The team also placed fourth in the Super Quiz, and team member Jessica Ligon won a ribbon for third place in the Scholastic Division of the math competition.

Also receiving recognition were Isaac Olmedo, who was the high scorer on the Purple Team, and Shanel Crawford-Harris, who was the high scorer on the HHS White team.

Members of the Haywood High School Academic team are Tequitta King, Iman McGhee, Kiatra Jones, Shanel Crawford-Harris, Jessica Ligon, Amy Olmedo, Megan Hood, Matthew Summerlin, Amber Bond, Isaac Olmedo, Justin Tyus, Ellen Hudson, Chris Bradford, Angel Briseno.

Winning first place in the contest was Madison Academic Magnet High School of Jackson. Nine teams, including two teams from HHS and two from Obion County, one team each from North Side High School, Chester County High School, Trinity Christian Academy and Liberty Technology Magnet High School, were in the competition.

George Norvell and Glynn Bridgewater are the sponsors for the Haywood High team.

The Haywood High School Show Choir and band, under the direction of Michelle Tilliman, entertained the schools competing in the regional Academic
Decathlon event at HHS Saturday.

Haywood High Tomcats are 6-1 in district play

Haywood’s Ricky Taylor goes to the rim with this shot against Jackson-Liberty on January 27. The Tomcats are standing at 15 wins, 10 losses with a 6 and 1 record in district play. They still have games against USJ, Union City, Covington and Fayette Ware on February 2, February 3, February 9 and February 10, respectively. District tournaments run from February 13-20 at Jackson North Side, and regional play will be at Gibson County from February 22-March 1. Coaches for the team are Winston Varnado, Pete Norville and Jason Winfrey.

HHS girls basketball round-up

HHS Lady Tomcat Monique Adams puts up this shot when the team played Jackson North Side on January 19. The Lady Cats are holding a 4 wins-15 losses record now after the January 30 loss to Crockett County. They have a 2 and 4 record in District play. The team plays USJ, Covington and Fayette Ware on February 2, February 9 and February 10, respectively, to complete their regular season. All three are District 14-AA games. The District tourney will be held February 13-20 at Jackson North Side, and the regional competition follows from Feb. 22-Marcch 1 at Gibson County. Coaches for the girls are Zan Jones and Chrystel Roach.

Haywood County Youth Leadership 2006-07

Ten Haywood High School students are participating this year in the Haywood County Youth Leadership 2006-07 program that provides students with an opportunity to increase their awareness of the major issues facing Haywood County. Equally valuable is the opportunity to become acquainted with people from all areas of community life, to listen to their opinions and to share a concern for the county. The mission of Haywood Youth Leadership is to lay the groundwork for future leadership by identifying and nurturing such young leaders.

Participants are HHS juniors Robert Callery, Melanie Dennis, Morgan Dennis, Alex Edwards, Maggie Gardner, Savannah German, Adam Marlar, Amy Olmedo, Brett Stoots, and Ricky Taylor. The Brownsville-Haywood County Chamber of Commerce sponsors the program. Coordinators and individual sponsors for the group are Alan Callery of Insouth Bank and Ken Hall of Brownsville Baptist Church.

The program is designed to foster leadership skills and expose young leaders to the different elements, which interact to form a strong and dynamic community. Participants are chosen based on their recommendation and references demonstrating a certain criteria. Students must make a commitment to serve the Haywood County area, and have an interest in seeking volunteer and/or appointed leadership roles. They must also understand the possibility of achieving policy-shaping responsibility or positions of leadership in employment or volunteer organizations, resulting in the potential to have significant influence on important issues facing the community. They must also be available to participate in the eight sessions in the program.

Through these sessions, students learn about law enforcement, community service, local economics and government, the West Tennessee Penitentiary, and state government. They also have an orientation class, participate in COPE (a team-building activity) and attend a celebration meeting at the end of the program.

HHS Mu Alpha Theta inducts new members

The Haywood High School chapter of Mu Alpha Theta recently inducted its new members. Mu Alpha Theta is the national high school mathematic honor society. Students must pass two college-prep classes with at least a B average to qualify for membership. On September 25, Mu Alpha Theta students served as assistants at the statewide Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association (TMTA) math conference at University of Tennessee/Martin. In November, the HHS chapter hosted the 4th Annual Mathmeet, a math competition for grades 6-12. Over 200 contestants participated this year. HHS chapter sponsors are Eddie Keel, Tracy Mitchell, and Karen West.

HHS Business Professionals of America participate in regional competition

The Haywood High School chapter of the Business Professionals of America participated in regional competition on January 17th at Union University in Jackson. The following students placed in their events: Candace Brown, third place in Fundamental Accounting; Haley Chrisman, fourth place in Advanced Word Processing; Bryson Lax, first place in Banking and Finance; Raven McKinnie, fourth place in Computerized Accounting; Rickela Reed, fifth place in Basic Office Systems and Procedures; Stanley Reid, fifth place in Spreadsheet Application and Analysis; Donquetta Singleton, fourth place in Integrated Office Applications; and Laura Zamaguey, third place in Advance Accounting. Students placing first through fifth place in their events may advance to state competition in March. Sponsors for the club are Beth Cathey, Karen Irick, and Jan Wicker. Those competing were Kelsey Currie, Marquita Bond, David Clark, Candace Brown, Raven McKinnie, Damion Wilkes, Brooks Russell, Rickela Reed, Justin Tyus, Bryson Lax, Haley Chrisman, Laura Zamaguey, Kyndra Dancy, Cameron Hines, Phillip Johnson, Stanley Reid and Donquetta Singleton.