HHS Library to host Half-Price Book Fair

Need books? Once you’re done with finals, you’ll have plenty of time to catch up on reading Twilight, The Hunger Games, or another novel in the Bluford High series.

Haywood High School is hosting a Half-Price Scholastic Book Fair right after Spring Break, April 14-16, in the library. Everything will be 50 percent off the cover price, including games, posters, and other goodies. Even books like the 2010 Guinness Book of World Records will be half price.

The book fair will only be held Wednesday through Friday that week, but it will be open until 5 p.m. each day except Friday.

Research shows that students lose a significant amount of learning over the summer. One of the best ways to keep your brain in shape is to read an exciting new book, and the best selection and best prices are at the Scholastic Book Fair. Come to the book fair and find some great bargains.
 

HHS Beta Club members help with election

Members of the Haywood High School Beta Club have been helping with city and county elections for the past four years. In the election in March with the referendum about raising the wheel tax on the ballot, 15 Beta Club seniors worked for Haywood County Administrator of Elections Andrea Smothers and volunteers in voting precincts all over the county. They also assisted with the setup and packing up of the voting machines. The students receive pay for this work, and they also get a firsthand look at how our election process works. Pictured is Beta Club senior Kimberly Turner with other volunteers at the Haywood County Courthouse.

 

County Mayor Smith talks to students about taxes

Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith visited Haywood High on March 19 to talk to banking students in the business department about the “wheel tax” issue, and to encourage them to register and exercise their right to vote when the time comes. Teacher Carolyn Brown is pictured with Mayor Smith (right) and HHS Principal Robert Mitchell.

HHS Banking and Finance Class visits InSouth Bank

On March 2, 17 Haywood High students with their teacher, Carolyn Brown, visited InSouth Bank in downtown Brownsville. This field trip was an educational component of the course that required students to job shadow in the industry of banking. This is a prerequisite to opening a student-operated bank.

They were greeted by Alan Callery, Community Bank Executive. The students were divided into groups of four and rotated positions every 20-25 minutes. On the main level of the bank, the students shadowed Becky Overton, Retail Banking Officer; and Jan Cleek, Retail Banking Officer/Teller Supervisor. On the lower level of the bank, the students shadowed Brenda Lea, Investment Executive, and Tim Stokeley, Loan Manager.

In an effort to teach the students about borrowing, the students’ participated in a hands-on loan application process by completing a pseudo-application. After the rotation, the students were served lunch hosted by Allan Callery and Tim Stokely. Immediately following, Mr. Stokely conducted a presentation on credit.

“Members of the 2009/2010 HHS Banking and Finance Class express our sincere appreciation for the opportunity to experience the banking industry,” Mrs. Brown said. “It is our goal to use the hands-on experience to open a student-operated bank by the end of March.”
 

HHS Biology Club conducts campus clean-up

The HHS Biology Club Campus Clean-Up was held on Saturday, March 13, this year in an effort to stress pride in the school, community, and citizenship. “Participation has been great among the members who have studied ‘Human Impact,’” HHS science teacher and sponsor for the event Kavin Carr said. “The Clean-Up event has qualified Haywood County for the ‘Keep America Beautiful’ Campaign for the past two years, and I will be forwarding the information through appropriate channels in hopes to qualify the county again this year,” he said. The 83 members and volunteers who participated in the Campus Clean-Up were credited with community service hours for Tennessee Scholars and qualified to participate in the Memphis Zoo trip on March 24.


 

Library Club visits Lambuth

The HHS Library Club visited the library at Lambuth University on Tuesday, March 16. The librarians at Lambuth showed the students everything from handwritten documents going back to the early 1800s, to their 21st century digital resources online. In the archives, they met the library’s “ghost” Rachel, who, as the first bride ever to be married in Lambuth’s chapel, has her wedding dress on display. March 16 was also National Social Work Day, so the Library Club got to visit a social work fair held in Lambuth’s ballroom. Sponsors for the Library Club are Mrs. Julie Dahlhauser and Mr. Matthew Cunningham.

Haywood High students “Go Green”

These students in Electronic Media classes at Haywood High School got in the spirit of “Green” on St. Patrick’s Day. Among other activities in the school, students in the media concepts classes performed research on environmental “green” jobs and each gave a report on a career in that field.

 

Clifton Smith wins state award

HHS senior Clifton Smith won first place in the Tennessee Arts Commission Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest in Nashville on March 20. Pictured with him is HHS teacher Perry Burrows.

Haywood High School senior Clifton Smith, son of Annie Harden, won top honors in the National Endowment for the Arts/Tennessee Arts Commission Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest in Nashville on Saturday, March 20. Accompanying him to the contest was HHS teacher Perry Burrows.

Mr. Burrows, a language arts teacher at HHS, has had experience with this contest and was the sponsor for the HHS contest that Clifton won. According to Mr. Burrows, Clifton worked diligently to memorize the entries he recited and gave an outstanding performance. He recited Paul Lawrence Dunbar’s poem, “We Wear the Mask,” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Cross of Snow,” and Claude McKay’s “America.”

“This competition was incredibly challenging,” Mr. Burrows said. “All judges were professional poets, writers, performers and professors.”

Clifton received a cash award, and the school will receive $500 in poetry and poetry-related books for the library. He and Mr. Burrows will travel to Washington, D. C., to compete in late April in the national contest.

For more information, go to http://poetryoutloud.org/
 

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Tomcat Stadium

HHS JROTC proud of cadets – announces upcoming events

Lt. Col. Mark Avery said, “Congratulations Flying Tomcats for winning overall third place trophy at the Third Annual AFJROTC Tn-944 Sports Challenge sponsored by the Tennessee Army National Guard.” The Tomcats won first place in rock climbing, second
place in 50-yard sprint and volleyball and third place in tug of war and basketball.

On Saturdays, March 13 and 20, cadets fly with Lt. Col. Avery on airport tours and Civil Air Patrol Meetings.

On March 27, our cadets will compete in the Oxford Mississippi Drill Meet, Armed, Unarmed Drill Teams and Color Guard, led by MSgt Parker.

On April 15, the AFJROTC at HHS will hold its awards banquet in the school cafeteria. And on April 17, we will participate in a Sports/Drill Challenge at Tennessee State University, hosted by the Air Force College ROTC. It is an all-day event, the bus leaves at 7 a.m.

“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.