Singleton state champion high jumper


Shanice Singleton shows the style and form that keeps her always at the top of the competition. This state champion high jumper also placed third in the state in the 100-meter competition at the 2006 TSSAA Track and Field Championship held on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University at Murfreesboro in May. She is a graduate of the Haywood High School Class of 2006.
 

2006 HHS graduates earns more than $1.8 million in scholarships
 

1. Sara Grace Edwards	1. Kyle McClinton	1. Trista Wade	4. Mary Jameson
5. Ayla Woolls	6. Lauren Carl	7. Matthew Terry	8. T riana Fleming
	9. Hunter Smith	10.Kevin Seymore

Haywood High School band members and the Show Choir performed at the HHS 2006 graduation.

The Haywood High School Class of 2006, 173 strong, walked the walk Thursday night, May 18, and received their diplomas in the high school gymnasium. Three students tied for the valedictorian honor, and in all the seniors earned more than $1.8 million in scholarships, including those who qualified for money from the state lottery fund. This figure is based on a four-year total for all scholarships awarded.

The graduates received college and university scholarships totaling $980,417, Hope Scholarships totaling $756,900, and $74,450 in local scholarship awards.

Earning Top Ten honors were Sara Grace Edwards, Kyle McClinton, and Trista Wade, all tying for first place in the class with a 4.0 grade point average; Mary Jameson, 3.84; Ayla Woolls, 3.82; Lauren Carl, 3.77; Matthew Terry, 3.71; Triana Fleming, 3.70; Hunter Smith, 3.64; and Kevin Seymore, 3.57.

One of the HHS Valedictorians, Trista Wade, was awarded the Chancellor’s Scholarship from Vanderbilt University and the Chancellor’s Summer Study Stipend, equaling $145, 380, the highest scholarship award received at HHS. Kyle McClinton, also tied for the number one position in the class, received a total of $115,245 from the University of Miami, the second highest scholarship award at HHS.

Other special recognition went to Josh Masters and Kyle McClinton for earning the highest ACT composite score of 31, and to Ayla Woolls who scored 30 on the ACT. Thomas Marbury received the Outstanding Career-Technical Scholar Award, Sara Grace Edwards was the DAR Good Citizenship Award recipient, and Miles Matheny and Cheree Jones were selected as the recipients of the Army Scholar/Athlete Award this year. Two students earned recognition for perfect attendance, Shari Douglas and Shaka Taylor, and Taylor received further recognition for not having missed a day of school in 13 years.

This is the first year that Haywood High School has participated in the Tennessee Scholars program, a business-led initiative endorsed by the Tennessee Department of Education, the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Tennessee Business Roundtable, and many other education coalitions across the state. To become Tennessee Scholars, students must complete a rigorous academic and technical course of study that exceeds the minimum requirements for a diploma. Additionally, they must meet other criteria including at least 20 hours of community service.

“It speaks well of Haywood High School and of our seniors that 29 of our graduates met all the requirements for Tennessee Scholar status in the first year of the program,” said HHS principal Robert Mitchell.

Two students were recognized for entering the military service, CaSondra Johnson and Cardaryl Johnson.


College and University Scholarships -- $980,417 (4 years)
The following students have received scholarships from colleges and universities:

Clay Bridgewater – Wells Fargo “College STEPS” Scholarship - $1,000
Bonner Service Scholarship and Stipend Rhodes College - $12,100 per year for 4 years = $48,400
Academic Grant – Rhodes College - $10,470 per year for 4 years = $41,880
Total = $91,280

Sherrika Hamilton - Presidential Scholarship - Tennessee State University - $9,000 per year for 4 years = - $36,000

Chasity Pirtle - African-American Incentive Grant - University of Tennessee, Knoxville - $750 per year for 4 years = $3,000

Ashleigh McBride - Cheerleader Athletic Scholarship - University of Tennessee, Martin - $400

Courtney Oliver - Presidential Freedom Scholarship for Leadership as an Alcohol and Drug Prevention Volunteer - $500

Kevin Seymore - African-American Incentive Grant - University of Tennessee, Knoxville - $1,500 per year for 4 years = $6,000
GMAC Minority Scholarship - $2,500 - Total = $8,500

Brittni Sloan - Academic Scholarship - Tennessee Technological University - $8,000

Drew Davis - Academic Scholarship - Rhodes College - $22,250 per year for 4 years = $89,000

Shaka Taylor -Dean’s Scholarship -Middle Tennessee State University - $3,000 per year for 4 years = $12,000

Nakeia Banks - Presidential Scholarship - Tennessee State University - $4,000 per year for 4 years = $16,000

Miles Matheny - Tennessee Titans Football Organization - Community Service Scholarship - $1,200

Aaron Carney - Athletic Scholarship - University of Tennessee, Martin - $2,000 per year for 4 years = $8,000

Amanda Trotter - Harold Conner African-American Academic Scholarship - University of Tennessee, Martin - $3,000 per year for 4 years = $12,000
Health and Human Performance Scholarship - $1,000
Total, UTM = $13,000

Shari Alyse Douglas - Academic Scholarship - Fisk University - $5,600 per year for 4 years = $22,400

Siwavar Danielle Rogers - Academic Work Scholarship - Tennessee State University
$3,000 per year for 4 years = $12,000

Cheree Jones - Dean’s Scholarship - University of Tennessee, Chattanooga - $2,000 per year for 4 years = $8,000

Cap Nunn - STAPLECOTN Marketing Cooperative Scholarship - $2,000

Shavonda Watkins - Dean’s Scholarship - University of Tennessee, Martin - $1,500 per year for 4 years = $6,000

Porsha Minor - Pledge Academic Scholarship - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
$12,975 per year for 4 years = $51,900

Courtney Thornton - Pledge Academic Scholarship - University of Tennessee, Knoxville - $15,028 per year for 4 years = $60,112

Trista Wade - Chancellor’s Scholarship -Vanderbilt University - $35,095 per year for 4 years = $140,380 - Chancellor’s Summer Study Stipend = $5,000 - Total = $145,380

Jarvis Varnado - Basketball Athletic Scholarship - Mississippi State University - $16,536 per year for 4 years = $66,144

Matthew Terry - Dean’s Scholarship - University of Memphis - $2,542 per year for 4 years = $10,168
Academic Scholarship - $1,000 per year for 4 years = $4,000
Total = $14,168

Joe Sills - On the Ball Magazine Journalism Scholarship - $500

Sara Grace Edwards - Academic Scholarship - University of Tennessee, Knoxville $12,800 per year for 4 years = $51,200

Terion Reynolds - Academic Scholarship - Tennessee State University - $3,300 per year for 4 years = $13,200 - Academic Assistance Award - $2,322 per year for 4 years = $9,288
Total = $22,488

Lauren Carl - Trustee Academic Award - Lambuth University - $7,500 per year for 4 years = $30,000
Lambuth Church Grant - $1,000 per year for 4 years = $4,000
Lambuth Alumni Legacy Award - $2,000 per year for 4 years = $8,000
Total = $42,000


Walter Edgar Davis, II - Presidential Scholarship - Tennessee State University - $10,000 per year for 4 years = $40,000

Ayla Woolls - Presidential Honors Scholarship - Carson-Newman College - $8,500 per year for 4 years = $34,000

Kyle McClinton - Bowman Ashe Academic Scholarship - University of Miami - $23,049 per year for 5 years = $115,245

HOPE Scholarships -- $756,900 over 4 years

The State of Tennessee provides HOPE Scholarships for students who meet certain academic requirements and who will continue their education at a postsecondary school in Tennessee. The following 49 seniors meet those academic criteria and are eligible for scholarships ranging from $1,650 to $4,800 per year: Nakeia Banks, Clay Bridgewater, Elizabeth Buie, Christopher Byrum, Gildardo Calderon, Lauren Carl, Christopher Choate, Walter Davis, Drew Davis, Ryan Dinwiddie, Shari Douglas, Ashley Edmonds, Jennifer Fergie, Triana Fleming, Matt Garrett, Sherrika Hamilton, Chelsey Hood, CaSondra Johnson, Tiffanie Jones, Tamara Cheree Jones, Tiffany Lugo, Josh Masters, Miles Matheny, Ashleigh McBride, Porsha Minor, Cap Nunn, Will Pattat, Kristin Pickens, Chasity Pirtle, Terion Reynolds, Kayla Rich, Siwaver Danielle Rogers, Kevin Seymore, Joe Sills, Nicholas Singleton, Hunter Smith, Rickey Smith, Shaka Taylor, Matthew Terry, Courtney Thornton, Amanda Trotter, Jessica Walker, Stephen Warren, Shavonda Watkins, Morgan Williams, and LaTamara Jones.

Students who have an ACT score of 29 or higher and who have a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher qualify for the General Assembly Merit Scholarship in addition to the HOPE Scholarship. Three of our graduates – Sara Grace Edwards, Trista Wade, and
Ayla Woolls – meet these qualifications and will receive General Assembly Merit Schlarships.

Local Scholarships -- $74,450 awarded

The Rotary Club Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Courtney Thornton

INSOUTH Bank Community Scholarship - $2,000 - Awarded to Triana Fleming

Dunbar – Haywood County Training School / Carver High School Alumni Association, Haywood County Chapter Scholarship - $1,000 each (2 scholarships)
Awarded to Jamie Bond and Jacquline Witherspoon

The C. A. Rawls Memorial Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Brittni Janay Sloan

Fair Lily Chapter No. 35, Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship - $250 - Awarded to Monica S. Jarrett

The Pearl Qualls Memorial Scholarships - $500 each (2 scholarships)- Awarded to Brittany S. Bond and Marvette Woods

The Mann Scholarship - $2,000 - $1,000 per year for 2 years - Awarded to Chasity Pirtle

Dunbar – Haywood County Training School / Carver High School Alumni Association, Nashville Chapter Scholarship - $1,000 each (2 scholarships)
Awarded to Shannon M. Rhodes and Chinita N. Perry

Trooper John Gregory Mann Memorial Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Nakeia Banks

The Ervin Scholarships - (Given by Bergie Ervin, Jr., and Jere Mann Ervin)
Bergie E. Ervin Memorial Scholarship - $2,500 - Awarded to Kyle McClinton
Nell Mann Ervin Memorial Scholarship - $2,500 - Awarded to Ayla Woolls
Florence Ervin Dickinson Williams Memorial Scholarship - $2,500 - Awarded to Mary Richard Jameson

Haywood County Memorial Scholarship – to honor the following men who contributed
much to the youth of Haywood County through the church, school, sports, and friendship:
Mr. Phil Williams, Mr. Brick Veirs, Mr. Al Ferguson, Mr. Marshall Mulherin, Mr. Jim Booth, Mr. Edwin Thomas, Mr. Ed Thompson, Mr. Lloyd Wilson. Mr. Roy Bond, Mr. George Herring, Mr. Ernest Dumas, Mr. Henry Felsenthal, and Mr. Sidney Sternberger.
$2,500 - Awarded to Matthew Terry

Brownsville-Haywood County Arts Council Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Kevin Seymore

Tennessee State University Alumni Association Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Sherrika Hamilton

The Sam Walton Community Scholarships - $1,000 each (2 scholarships) - Awarded to Whitney Richmond and Trista Wade

The Elizabeth R. Norris Memorial Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Miles Matheny

The H & H Services, Inc., School Spirit Scholarship - Presented by Mr. David Hunt
$1,250 - Awarded to Cheree Jones

Clay Evans Scholarships - $1,000 each (2 scholarships) - Awarded to Jonathan Pillow and Brittni Janay Sloan

Marvin Taylor Memorial Scholarship - $2,000 - Awarded to Will Pattat

Thirteenth Review Club Scholarship - $300 - Awarded to Blake Simpson

First South Bank Scholarship - $1,100 for the 11th Distinguished Scholar - Awarded to Danielle Rogers

First United Methodist Church – James Sharpe Memorial Scholarship - $500 each (6 scholarships) - Awarded to Lauren Carl, Knox Crider, Sara Grace Edwards,
Mary Richard Jameson, Cap Nunn, and Trista Wade

The Tennessee Academy Foundation Scholarship - $1,000 each (2 scholarships) - Awarded to Hunter Smith, and Knox Crider

Alpha Delta Kappa Teachers’ Sorority, Iota Chapter - Scholarship - $750 - Awarded to Lauren Carl

Hickory Grove Baptist Church Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Courtney L. Oliver

Tenth Review Club Scholarship - $200 - Awarded to Sara Grace Edwards

First Baptist Church Scholarships - $500 each (4 scholarships) - Awarded to Jamie Bond, Walter Edgar Davis, II, Jarvis Varnado, and Trista Wade

Sidney Sternberger Memorial Scholarship - $1,500 - Awarded to Shavonda Watkins
The Haywood County Education Association Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Shaka Taylor

The Haywood County Agricultural Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Cap Nunn

Gladys Evans Jones Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Dana Y. Yarbrough

Catherine T. Colhoun Memorial Trust Scholarships - $2,000 each (5 scholarships)
Awarded to Lauren Carl, Amanda Trotter, Nakeia Banks, Tiffany Lugo, and
LaTamara Jones

Nola Walker-Bond Scholarships - $500 each (2 scholarships) - Awarded to Jacquline Witherspoon and Brittany S. Bond

Robert E. Allison Humanitarian Scholarship - $500 each (2 scholarships) - Awarded to Knox Crider and Andrew Diebold

St. John Baptist Church Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Shenika Clark

Percy Lee, Jr., Memorial Scholarships - $500 each (2 scholarships) Awarded to LaTamara Nicole Jones and Whitney Nicole Richmond

The Crowder “Doc” Chapman, Jr., Memorial Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to LaTamara Nicole Jones

Dunbar-Haywood County Training/Carver High School Alumni Association, Nashville Chapter, Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Shari Alyse Douglas

The Dailey and Minnie Walker Memorial Scholarship - $400 -Awarded to Marvette Woods

The Memrie H. Butler Memorial Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Morgan Williams

Haywood County School Nutrition Association Scholarship - $200 - Awarded to Rickey Smith

Brownsville Exchange Club Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Tyler Thomason

Central High School Alumni and Associates Scholarship – $1,000 - Awarded to Trista Wade

Ed Worsham Lodge Memorial Scholarship in Memory of Charlie Overton - $1,000
Awarded to Knox Crider

Willow Grove Missionary Baptist Church Scholarships - $500 each (2 scholarships)
Awarded to Travis Jarrett, Jr., and Michael Currie

The Coburn Scholarships (Given in Memory of Mr. E. B. Coburn)
$1,000 each - ($500 per semester) - (3 scholarships) - Awarded to Danielle Rogers, Gildardo Calderon, and Sara Grace Edwards

Bertha Peete White Memorial Scholarships - $500 each (2 scholarships)
Awarded to Nynoka Brown and Amanda Trotter

Haywood County Achievement Scholarships - $1,000 each (5 scholarships) - Awarded to Terion Reynolds, Jessica Walker, Tiffanie Jones, Elizabeth Buie, and Jennifer Fergie
 

2006 Graduates

Boys

1. David Lee Benard
2. Tobias Cortez Blair
3. Todd J. Blue
4. Jamie Bond
5. Malcolm Eric Boyd
6. Clay Parks Bridgewater
7. Travis Dean Byars
8. Christopher Derrick Byrum
9. Jermaine Lee Edward Byrum
10. Gildardo Calderon
11. Justin Campbell
12. Billy Douglass Campbell, Jr.
13. Aaron Vanderbilt Carney
14. James Antonio Carney
15. Christopher Choate
16. Marquette Laron Clark
17. Spencer Knox Crider
18. Ilan Steven Cruz
19. Michael Taron Currie
20. Bradley Andrew Davis
21. Walter Edgar Davis, II
22. Justin Tevail Delk
23. Andrew Barry Diebold
24. Ryan Dinwiddie
25. Michael Allen Fulbright
26. Matthew Richard Garrett
27. Nicholas Jarvis Harris
28. Marcell Corneilus Henderson
29. Courtney C. Hines
30. Elliott Vantriece Hines
31. James L. Hopper
32. Richard B. Hurtado
33. Travis Lee Jarrett, Jr.
34. Cardaryl Johnson
35. Cortney J. Johnson
36. Louis Edward Johnson, Jr.
37. Nicholas Dewayne Kelly
38. Dionte Kashrell Lewis
39. Lee Edward Liggins, Jr.
40. Jeremy Cordell Macklin
41. Thomas Lynn Marbury, II
42. Japhfus Mason
43. Joshua S. Masters
44. Miles Brooks Matheny
45. Kyle Joseph McClinton
46. Hansen Lamar Morton
47. James Capell Nunn, III
48. Jarvis Partee
49. Will Pattat
50. Abdi Noe Perez
51. Jonathan Blake Pillow
52. Justin M. Reeder
53. Terion DeAngelo Reynolds
54. Willie Rogers, Jr.
55. Harold Rogers, Jr.
56. Michael Anthony Rutherford
57. Kevin Terrell Seymore
58. Taurance J. Shaw
59. Joseph Lawrence Sills
60. Blake Simpson
61. Nicholas Singleton
62. Jamar Antoine Sloan
63. Jeremy Sloan
64. Franklin Hunter Smith
65. Rickey Daniel Smith, Jr.
66. Jeffery Durante Taylor
67. Kelsey Deon Taylor
68. Matthew Earl Terry
69. Tyler Nash Thomason
70. Jarvis Lamar Varnado
71. Stephen F. Warren
72. Jartarus Lajuan Wilkes
73. Brandon L. Wilson
74. Courtney Raphelle Wood
75. Perez Woods
76. Eric Mann


2006 Graduates

Girls

1. Tyeshia Allen
2. April Dawn Austin
3. Nakeia Gabrielle Banks
4. Candice Lashae Beard
5. Brittany Danyll Benard
6. Brittany Siera Bond
7. Ashley Shanta Brand
8. Bianca Rochelle Brown
9. Tasha Bufford
10. Elizabeth Anne Buie
11. Tamera Nicole Burse
12. Lauren Amelia Carl
13. Antonica R. Carney
14. April Denise Carter
15. Shenika Renée Clark
16. Shantique Rashae Cozart
17. Andrea Nicole Crutchfield
18. Kristie Davis
19. Stacy Mae Davis
20. Shari Alyse Douglas
21. La’Triska Shavette Drake
22. Tiffany Michelle Drake
23. Ashley Ann Edmonds
24. Sara Grace Edwards
25. Krystal Featherstone
26. Jennifer Leigh Fergie
27. Triana Danté Fleming
28. Michelle Renay Gause
29. Cherith Brooke Grisham
30. Sherrika Nicole Hamilton
31. Christian Kiean Hayes
32. Amber Rene Hendrix
33. Emily Gaylyn Herron
34. Vanity Michelle Hicks
35. Chelsey Diane Hood
36. Tiffany Ann Hudson
37. Monica La’Dominique Jackson
38. Trinity Chamar Jackson
39. Mary Richard Jameson
40. Monica Shantal Jarrett
41. Veronica Cantrail Jarrett
42. CaSondra Anquinette Johnson
43. Kasheba Pachita Johnson
44. Cheree Jones
45. Latamara Nicole Jones
46. Tiffanie Leann Jones
47. Cuwannia Kent
48. Crystal DeAnn King
49. Brittany Nicole Leigh
50. Tiffany Marie Lugo
51. Ashleigh Elise McBride
52. Anna Marie McCage
53. Lasydnia S. Miller
54. Porsha Kenyall Minor
55. Kimberly Lashell Nixon
56. Courtney Latrese Oliver
57. Phylicia Shance Palmer
58. Tiffany Shantell Palmer
59. Ashley Nicole Partee
60. Priscilla Cinquay Patterson
61. Chinita Ne’Cole Rayner Perry
62. Kristin René Pickens
63. Bianca Shanterica Pirtle
64. Chasity Shavontà Pirtle
65. Shantay Pirtle
66. Noema Zain Ramirez
67. Shannon Michelle Rhodes
68. Kayla Nicole Rich
69. Whitney Ni’Cole Richmond
70. Siwaver Danielle Rogers
71. Niabori Kenyae Shaw
72. Shanice LaSha Singleton
73. Brittni Janay Sloan
74. Andrea Nicole Stitts
75. La-Keisha Renee Tate
76. Shaka LaKii Taylor
77. Shaterica Arquel Taylor
78. Shayna Renee Taylor
79. Vetrica Latrice Taylor
80. Courtney Rachantà Thornton
81. Amanda A. Trotter
82. Jennifer Shree Turner
83. Trista Le’Gay Wade
84. Jessica Denise Walker
85. Crystal Monique Watkins
86. Shavonda Chevette Watkins
87. Donna Lynn Watson
88. Daquisha Omecia Weddle
89. Morgan Ashley Williams
90. Cierá Franchesca Wills
91. Jacquline Seirra Witherspoon
92. Marvette Denise Woods
93. Ayla Michelle Woolls
94. Dana Nicole Yarbrough
95. Victoria Paulette Young
 

We are celebrating another outstanding year at Haywood High School!

• One hundred fifty-six students qualified academically for this year’s Academic Awards Banquet, and 152 met all the criteria.

• The Water Education Team (WET) is completing its eighth year of collecting water quality data on the Hatchie River.

• Tom Tipton of the HHS Golf Team was runner-up in the Class A-AA State Tournament.
• The HHS Fine Arts Department’s production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was a huge success.

• The HHS Show Choir received a first-place gold rating at the Heritage Music Festival in Orlando, Florida. The Show Choir also won the Spirit of Orlando Award for best representation of character, school, community, and state.

• Four HHS students received the State FFA Degree.

• Mr. Eddie Keel, HHS Math Department Chairman, was named West Tennessee Teacher of the Year through the State Department of Education’s Teacher of the Year program.

• Approximately 200 students in grades 6-12 competed last November in the third annual MathMeet hosted by Haywood High. This event is sponsored by the HHS Mu Alpha Theta chapter and the Mathematics Teachers of Tennessee-Northwest (MT2-NW). Two HHS students won first place trophies and TI-84 graphing calculators. Twenty-six HHS students placed in the top 10 in six different events.

• The HHS Air Force Junior ROTC unit received the Distinguished Unit designation for 2005-2006. It was also named the West Tennessee Outstanding Unit for 2005-2006.

• Forty-eight HHS French II students took the 2006 Grand Concours — the National French Contest of the American Association of Teachers of French. Two HHS students finished in the Top Twenty in the state of Tennessee.

• The HHS Basketball Team advanced to the state tournament in Murfreesboro.

• Haywood High School seniors have participated in mock job interviews involving numerous individuals from the community. These interviews were coordinated by Miss Suzanna Martinez and Mrs. Beth Crider.

• The HHS Academic Decathlon team placed in the top five in state competition for the twentieth consecutive year. HHS had more medalists in speech than any other school at state competition. All three medalists presented their speeches at the prestigious Speech Showcase.

• For their professional development for 2005-2006, HHS teachers and administrators participated in a three-day study of best practices in education in the United States. They also explored ways to incorporate these best practices in classroom instruction at Haywood High School.

• Lt. Col. Alden Williams was selected as the AFA Teacher of the Year.

• Business Professionals of America (BPA) students helped with the “On My Own” simulation at Haywood Junior High School.

• The HHS Mock Trial team won the Region 2 Mock Trial Championship for the fifth consecutive year. Ayla Woolls won the Best Defense Attorney Award; Courtney Thornton won the Best Defense Witness Award; and Michael Currie won the Best Plaintiff Witness Award at regional competition. HHS placed tenth at state competition. Trista Wade won the MVP award at the state competition.

• Three students placed in the Top 10 at the Regional TMTA Math Contest at Dyersburg State Community College. Hunter Burroughs, taught by Mrs. Gay Thomas, placed third in the Geometry event.

• Family and Consumer Sciences students volunteered on six different nights to assist with children of parents attending Parent Meetings at Anderson Early Childhood Center.

• Ten HHS students won awards at the regional BPA competition. Danielle Rogers placed at the state BPA competition in Nashville.

• Major Delois Dailey was named in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.

• Four HHS students participated in the MTSU INFLIGHT program last summer.

• The English Department had 10 sections of accelerated English classes this term. More than 200 students are enrolled in accelerated English — the greatest number in many years.

• Members of the Girls’ Ensemble and Concert Choir were selected to sing the National Anthem at the April 18 Grizzlies game in Memphis.

• Mrs. Michelle Tillman was the only choir director in Tennessee to be selected to take a Show Choir to perform for Veterans’ Day, 2006, in Hawaii.

• Eleven HHS students attended the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, and eight students attended the state convention in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

• The Greenhouse Management class held a plant sale to sell the plants that they have grown from seed this semester.

• Drama students performed a Mock Crash for HHS seniors, and also traveled to Trenton-Peabody High School to perform there. WMC-TV weatherman Dave Brown participated in the HHS event, which was featured on Action News 5 that evening.

• FCCLA students have been busy this year. All HHS students who competed in district competition advanced to state. One group will advance to National FCCLA Competition.

• Haywood High’s Ladrecus Sheppard will serve as FCCLA State Parliamentarian for the 2006-2007 term. He is the first male state officer since 1990.

• AFJROTC competed in four drill meets this year and won several trophies.

• FFA teams participated in competition in Soil Judging, Livestock Judging, DairyJudging, Parliamentary Procedure, Opening and Closing, Upper and Lower Skills, Nursery ID, and Forestry Judging this year. HHS had three district winning teams in West Tennessee — Dairy Judging, Parliamentary Procedure, and Nursery ID.

• Mr. Eddie Keel served as president of the Mathematics Teachers of Tennessee-Northwest for 2005-2006, and Mrs. Karen West served as secretary of this organization. These two teachers also made presentations at the Tennessee Math Teachers’ Association Fall Conference and the MT2-NW Spring Math Meeting.

• Mrs. Lois Ferrell, Mrs. Gay Thomas, and Mrs. Tracy Mitchell received certification to teach technical geometry in Tennessee.

• Members of the Air Force Junior ROTC program participated in the Liberty Technology Magnet School first annual Sports Challenge and won three first-place trophies and two second-place trophies.

• Eight HHS agriculture students are in the process of articulation with Jackson State Community College to get college credit in Plant Soil Science.

• All choral groups presented programs in December, February, and March, and finished the year with a concert in May. The Show Choir performed for the community at the Veterans’ Day program in November. Members of the Girls’ Ensemble and Concert Choir sang at First United Methodist Church April 30.

• Math teachers have been active on several state-level committees including the Academic Vocabulary Committee, the Gateway Math Test Item Review Committee, the State P-16 Math Curricula Alignment Committee, and the State Math Curriculum Revision Committee.
 

Lt. Col. Williams AFA Teacher of the Year

 Lt. Col. Alden F. Williams

Lieutenant Colonel Alden Williams, USAF (Retired) was named Tennessee Teacher of the Year (2005-2006) by the Air Force Association (AFA). Upon winning the Tennessee award, Col. Williams was further nominated for the AFA National Teacher of the Year.

Col. Williams is the senior aerospace science instructor at Haywood High School where he has taught for the past 12 years. Of the Junior ROTC program, Col. Williams says, “It is designed to teach citizenship; not to put kids into the military. In fact, only a small percentage actually go into the military.” Junior ROTC does not require a student to meet weight or fitness standards, but the active military is an entirely different story. Another barrier to entering the military is not scoring high enough to qualify on the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (AFVAB) of tests. Under Col. Williams’ guidance, the Junior ROTC program at HHS stresses awareness of opportunities for furthering a student’s education and making wise choices from among those opportunities. The HHS JROTC program enrollment average is about 200 students.

Col. Williams’ influence has motivated students to participate in community projects that have elevated their self-esteem while helping their less fortunate neighbors. His efforts at HHS are demonstrated in his results. The JROTC unit has been a Distinguished Unit (U.S. Air Force top award) every year since opening, and Col. Williams twice has been named Outstanding JROTC Instructor. The unit has accomplished 17 service projects a year. This resulted in their being named the Outstanding Civic Organization in West Tennessee by the Tennessee state government. He has led cadet fund-raising projects that raised over $90,000 with the money being used to build a climbing wall, start a roller blade program, build a track, and add computers at the school.

A 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Col. Williams served as a pilot and held several command positions. His overseas tours include stints in Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. He accumulated more than 3,500 flying hours in 2,700 sorties in aircraft including the legendary Douglas F-4 Phantom, the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter, and the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon. He also served as a test pilot on a night fighter version of the F-16 at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Col. Williams holds degrees in political science, bachelor of arts, University of North Carolina; and Asian history, master of arts from the University of the Philippines.

He is married to his wife of 30 years, the former Jane Moore of Ridgley, Tenn. The Williamses have two daughters, Jaan Anne Kelly of Knoxville and Maggie Williams of Jackson, Tenn. Mrs. Kelly is a graduate of UT-Knoxville and is a registered nurse and physician assistant. Miss Williams is a UT-Knoxville graduate and a teacher in the Jackson-Madison County School System.

 

HHS Construction Tech class lends a helping hand in the community

 
HHS Career and Technical teacher Kenneth Emerson brought his class members together with community members to build another house for the Habitat for Humanity organization. Several weeks ago, these students and others prepared and poured the foundation. A full-day of volunteer work May 25-27 saw the house almost completed. Helping to lay the foundation were Tyler Thomason, Stephen Warren, Jay Hopper, Thomas Marbury, and Blake Simpson. Thomas Marbury’s house design, that he did in Emerson’s CADD class, is being used for this year’s habitat house.

Science technology students create ceiling art


These students of Julie Taylor’s science technology (health occupations) classes at HHS were among others who used their artistic abilities and imagination to brighten the ceilings at Crestview Health Care Center in Brownsville. Students painted a number of these ceiling tiles that Crestview Activities Director Donna Lovell (top, center) will have installed at Crestview for all bed-bound residents to enjoy.

Students in Julie Taylor’s science technology (health occupations) classes in the Career and Technical Division of Haywood High have found a way to brighten the ceilings at Crestview Health Care Center. Their colorful artwork, painted on ceiling tiles, will delight the bed-bound residents in whose rooms they will be placed.

Mrs. Taylor’s senior nursing class students have been going to Crestview four days a week the last six weeks of school to receive on-site clinical training under the certified nursing assistants at the center. A suggestion from Crestview’s activities director Donna Lovell gave the students the idea and the opportunity to express themselves through art while providing a service and gift to several of the county’s elderly residents at Crestview.

“I had heard about that being done at another center,” Mrs. Lovell said, “and I thought it was a great idea. The tiles the HHS students painted are just absolutely beautiful. I had no idea they would be so beautiful,” she added. She also said the students’ clinical experiences at Crestview had been great. “They are always willing to help. It is a good program.”

Mrs. Taylor said students in her other classes were also given the opportunity to participate in the tile painting project. Now the project has rolled over into the classroom where students have painted some of the ceiling tiles in there.

The senior nursing class is a two-hour class, and Mrs. Taylor also teaches introduction to health science, forensic science, anatomy and physiology and an EMS class, which is preview for students who may want to work as an emergency technician, a paramedic or be a first responder.

After students complete the senior nursing class and perform a clinical internship, they can sit for the exam to become a certified nursing assistant.

Participating in the tile-painting project were Leah Taylor, Ashley Drake, Shannon Rhodes, Marvette Woods, Vanity Hicks, Cherith Grisham, Kaycelle White, Kayla Rich, Brittany Benard, Sara Grace Edwards, Jessica Hendrix, and Lauren Siler.

Local Exchange Club donates documents to HHS

The Brownsville Exchange Club held its bi-monthly meeting at Haywood High on May 3 so they could make a presentation to the school. Club members voted to donate to Haywood High School a series of patriotic documents, including the 31 documents that are a part of the famous Freedom Shrine. The first document the group presented to the high school was “Tribute to the Flag of the United States of America.” At the presentation were (front row, from left) Exchange Club members Candy Teague, Sue McElrath, Ellen Young and Jane and Paul Lott. Accepting the first document was HHS Principal Robert Mitchell (back row, left).