Local JROTC unit best in state

Haywood High School Principal Robert Mitchell announced recently that the AFJROTC Unit at Haywood High was named the “2009 TN-944 AFJROTC Unit of the Year” for the state of Tennessee. Local instructors, Lt. Col. Mark Avery, Major Delois Dailey, and MSgt. Mark Parker, attended the 2009 Tennessee Air Force Association State Convention in May in Knoxville and received the award.

This recognition is in addition to the TN-944 Unit receiving the Excellent rating on its inspection this year and the three instructors receiving Outstanding Instructor awards.

This is Major Daley’s 14th year with the program. MSgt. Parker has been with the program for five years, and Lt. Col. Avery, three years. The HHS AFJROTC program, which has been at HHS since 1994, includes classes in leadership, aerospace science, wellness and drill and ceremony. In the 2008-2009 school year, 179 students completed the course of study.
 

Haywood High School Graduation – CLASS OF 2009
Graduation Exercises, May 21, 2009

Top Ten
The following Distinguished Scholar students are the Top Ten in the senior class.

#1 Hunter Burroughs	#1 Leah Taylor	#3 Raven McKinnie
#4 Kelsey Currie	#5 Alston Owen	#6 Jaclyn Pillow
#7 Haley Chrisman	#8 Jalissa Bond	#9 Trey McAdams
	#9 Gabrielle Odeneal

Haywood High School Top Ten Students

Hunter Burroughs
Ranked #1 - 4.0
Son of Ray and Janna Burroughs
Hunter plans to attend Vanderbilt University and major in physics.

Leah Taylor
Ranked #1 - 4.0
Daughter of Barrow and Julie Taylor
Leah plans to attend the University of Tennessee – Knoxville and major in exercise science.

Raven McKinnie
Ranked #3 - 3.91
Daughter of Debra and Randy McKinnie
Raven plans to attend Vanderbilt University and major in chemistry.

Kelsey Currie
Ranked #4 - 3.89
Daughter of Mary Currie
Kelsey plans to attend University of Tennessee at Martin and major in pre-pharmacy and minor in music.

Alston Owen
Ranked #5 - 3.76
Son of James and Mary Margaret Owen
Alston plans to attend the University Mississippi and major in forensic chemistry.

Jaclyn Pillow
Ranked #6 - 3.72
Daughter of Lisa and Jeff Mulherin
Jaclyn plans to attend the University of Tennessee at Martin and major in elementary education.

Haley Chrisman
Ranked #7 – 3.71
Daughter of Scott and Candy Chrisman and Jana and Chad Blount
Haley plans to attend Freed Hardeman University and major in elementary education.

Jalissa Bond
Ranked #8 - 3.70
Daughter of Cynthia and Daniel Bond
Jalissa plans to attend the University of Tennessee at Martin and major in accounting.

Trey McAdams
Ranked #9 - 3.68
Son of Jim and Jan McAdams
Trey plans to attend the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and major in marketing.

Gabrielle Odeneal
Ranked #9 - 3.68
Daughter of Glenn Doris Perkins and Kurt Odeneal
Gabrielle plans to attend Middle Tennessee State University and major in criminal justice administration.
 

Valedictorians
Hunter and Leah, who have maintained a 4.0 GPA during their four years in high school, received the Valedictorian Award for having the highest scholastic average in the Distinguished Scholar Program.

Joe T. Naylor Award
Hunter Burroughs received the Joe T. Naylor Award for having an ACT composite score of 35. This award is given to the boy in the senior class with the highest ACT score.

Ed Thompson Award
Jordan Gill, Raven McKinnie, and Leah Taylor received the Ed Thompson Award for having an ACT composite score of 28. This award is given to the girl(s) in the senior class with the highest ACT score.

Outstanding Career-Technical Scholar Award
Haley Chrisman received the Outstanding Career-Technical Scholar Award. The recipient of this award was chosen by the Career and Technical teaching staff and administration.

DAR Good Citizenship Award
Alston Owen is the recipient of the DAR Good Citizenship Award.

Perfect Attendance Recognition
There are five students in this graduating class who have maintained perfect attendance for the entire four years of high school: Max Battle, Bryce Holmes, Trey McAdams, Raven McKinnie, and Leah Taylor.

Tri-Athlete Award
The Tri-Athlete Award is unique to Haywood High School. In order to receive this award, an athlete must letter in at least three different sports in his or her high school career. The following students earned this award: Leah Taylor, Alston Owen, Trista Rivers, Kenya Clark, and Kelsey Moore.

Tennessee Scholars
The Tennessee Scholars program is 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 senior class that 33 of our graduates meet all the requirements for Tennessee Scholar status: Renesha Armstrong, Max Battle, Jessica Beasley, Jalissa Bond, Constance Bonds, Candace Brown, Hunter Burroughs, Haley Chrisman, Kenya Clark, Kelsey Currie, John Evans, Kimberly Farmer, Marisa Franklin, Jordan Gill, Carleigh Graham, Angelica Gunn, Al Hardaway, Shenetric Harris, Morgan Henry, Cameron Hines, Veronica Kinnon, Kellee Lofton, Trey McAdams, Raven McKinnie, Ashley Musgrave, Angela Newble, Jaclyn Pillow, Rickela Reed, Trista Rivers, Flamesha Taylor, Leah Taylor, Jessica Thomas, and Ronesha Wilkins.

Recognition of Seniors Entering Military Service
Courtney Adkisson is joining the United States Army.

College and University Scholarships -- $1,069,707 (4 years)
The following students have received scholarships from colleges and universities.

John Wesley Davie Evans, Jr. - Academic Scholarship, Mississippi State University, $9,102 per year for 4 years = $36,408; Athletic Scholarship (Tennessee SCTP/Quail Forever Scholarship), $125 per year for 4 years = $500. Total = $36,908

Haley Suzanne Chrisman - Academic Scholarship, Freed Hardeman University, $9,100 per year for 4 years = $36,400; Leadership Scholarship - $675 per year for 4 years = $2,700. Total = $39,100

Kenya Clark - Academic Scholarship, Christian Brothers University, $39,484 per year for 4 years = $157,936; Science Scholarship, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson - $6,000 per year for 4 years = $24,000. Total = $181,936

Jalissa Bond - Academic Scholarship (Dean’s Scholarship), University of Tennessee, Martin, $1,500 per year for 4 years = $6,000

Jaclyn Pillow - Academic Scholarship (Dean’s Scholarship) - University of Tennessee, Martin, $1,500 per year for 4 years = $6,000

Raven McKinnie - Girl Scout Heart of the South Scholarship, $500 per year for 4 years = $2,000
Academic Scholarship Vanderbilt University - $44,973 per year for 4 years = $179,892. Total = $181,892

Goffrey Al Hardaway, II - Academic Scholarship Vanderbilt University - $28,274 per year for 4 years = $113,096

Leah Taylor - Academic Scholarship (UT Volunteer Scholarship) University of Tennessee, Knoxville - $1,500 per year for 4 years = $6,000

Alston Owen - Forensic Chemistry Academic Scholarship University of Mississippi, $5,500 per year for 4 years = $22,000; Academic Excellence Scholarship - $1,250 per year for 4 years = $5,000
Alumni Scholarship - $3,000 per year for 4 years = $12,000; Non-resident Scholarship, $11,000 per year for 4 years = $44,000. Total = $83,000

Rachel Baggett - Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Scholarship University of Mississippi - $1,000

Constance Bonds - McWhorter Academic Scholarship University of Tennessee, Martin = $500 per year for 4 years = $2,000

Bryce Holmes - Leader-in-Residence Leadership Scholarship University of Tennessee, Martin - $1,000; McWhorter Academic Scholarship - $500; Jackson Chapter of Links, Inc., Scholarship - $2,000; TASCOE Scholarship - $500. Total = $4,000

Sascha Tabler - Federal Creek Indian Organization of Ohio Scholarship - $100; Research and Identification of Early Occupancy of Southern Ohio Scholarship - $75. Total = $175.
Sascha will be attending Baptist Hospital School of Nursing.

Hunter Ray Burroughs - Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. Ned McWherter Academic and Leadership Scholarship - $6,000 per year for 4 years = $24,000; Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship
Vanderbilt University - $37,632 per year for 4 years plus $6,000 one-time scholarship for study abroad or research = $156,528; National Merit Scholarship - $2,000 per year for 4 years = $8,000
Total = $188,528

Trista LaDawn Rivers - Methodist Healthcare – Chester N. Kossman Scholarship - $1,500 per year for 1 year = $1,500; Chapman Foundation, Inc., Leadership Scholarship - $1,000 per year for 1 year = $1,000; Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation Scholarship - $2,322 per year for 1 year = $2,322; Academic Scholarships, University of Tennessee, Martin - $1,250 per year for 1 year = $1,250; Evans Debutante Cotillion Scholarship - $300. Total = $6,372

Kelsey Currie - Harold Conner Academic Scholarship University of Tennessee, Martin - $2,000 per year for 4 years = $8,000; McWhorter Leadership Scholarship $500 per year for 4 years = $2,000; Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Pageant Scholarship - $300; Girl Scout Heart of the Southwest Tennessee Leadership Scholarship - $500 per year for 4 years = $2,000. Total = $12,300

Willeta Pirtle – Renaissance Band Scholarship Bethel College- $7,500 per year for 4 years = $30,000

Cameron Hines – Renaissance Choir Scholarship Bethel College - $7,500 per year for 4 years = $30,000

Michael Clark, Jr. – Thomas Mason Academic Scholarship Philander Smith College - $15,850 per year for 4 years - $63,400

Veronica Kinnon – Leadership Scholarship Union University - $1,500 per year for 4 years = $6,000; Academic Scholarship - $1,000 for 1 year and $2000 per year for 3 years = $7,000. Total - $13,000

Chakeya Bowen – Academic Scholarship Murray State University - $5,000

Christopher Brown – Presidential Scholarship Westminister College - $9,000 per year for 4 years = $36,000; National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Scholarship - $6,000 per year for 4 years = $24,000. Total = $60,000

HOPE Scholarships -- $918,000 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 $2,000 to $5,500 per year, pending approval from the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation. These are the seniors qualified for the HOPE Scholarships, and others students may qualify as their application process is completed: Brittany K. Bond, Jalissa Bond, Constance Bonds, Brandon Bradford, Candace Brown, Christopher Brown, Haley Chrisman, Michael Clark, Kenya Clark, Andrew Cole, Kelsey Currie, Cornelius Drake, Al Hardaway, Dana Hendrix, Morgan Henry, Jose Lopez, Trey McAdams, Raven McKinnie, Gabrielle Odeneal, Kanesha Pickens, Jaclyn Pillow, Cordaryl Smith, Michael Snyder, Leah Taylor, Ronesha Wilkins, Max Battle, Jessica Beasley, Kanesha Bond, Freonika Bond, Hunter Burroughs, David Dobbs, Amy Forshea, Marisa Franklin, Jody Gierman, Carleigh Graham, Shenetric Harris, Bryce Holmes, Larry Kinney, Veronica Kinnon, Mariah Logan, Braxton May, Angela Newble, Rickela Reed, Trista Rivers, Candice Shaw, Alan Olmedo, Jessica Cantu, Angelica Gunn, and Cameron Hines.

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. One of our graduates – Hunter Burroughs – meets these qualifications and will receive General Assembly Merit Scholarship, pending approval from the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.

Local Scholarships -- $98,550

1. The Brownsville Rotary Club Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Kanesha Bond

2. INSOUTH Bank Community Scholarship - $2,000 - Awarded to Willeta Pirtle

3. Dunbar – Haywood County Training School / Carver High School Alumni Association, Haywood County Chapter Scholarship - $1,000 each (2 scholarships)
Awarded to Chakeya Bowen and Allegra Jackson

4. The C. A. Rawls Memorial Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Lauren Jones

5. Fair Lily Chapter No. 35, Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship - $250
Awarded to Desirée Edmondson

6. The Pearl Qualls Memorial Scholarships - Given by the Milwaukee Chapter, Dunbar-Haywood County Training/Carver High School Alumni Association -
$500 each (2 scholarships) - Awarded to Miriah Logan and Bryce Holmes

7. The Mann Scholarship - $2,000 -- $1,000 per year for 2 years (2 scholarships)
Awarded to Gabrielle Odeneal and Andrea Smith

8. Dunbar – Haywood County Training School / Carver High School Alumni Association, Nashville Chapter Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Lauren Jones

9. Trooper John Gregory Mann Memorial Scholarship - $250 each (2 scholarships)
Awarded to Lauren Jones and Jarvis Beard

10. The Ervin Scholarships (Given by Jere Mann Ervin) - (4 scholarships)
Bergie E. Ervin Memorial Scholarship - $2,500 - Awarded to Kelsey Currie
Nell Mann Ervin Memorial Scholarship - $2,500 - Awarded to Jalissa Bond
Florence Ervin Dickinson Williams Memorial Scholarship - $2,500
Awarded to Leah Taylor
Bergie E. Ervin, Jr., Memorial Scholarship - $2,500 - Awarded to Trey McAdams

11. Brownsville-Haywood County Arts Council Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Jamie Ferguson

12. Tennessee State University Alumni Association Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Cornelius Drake

13. The Sam Walton Community Scholarships - $3,000 each (2 scholarships)
Awarded to Al Hardaway and Dana Hendrix

14. The Elizabeth R. Norris Memorial Scholarship - $1,500 - Awarded to Hunter Burroughs

15. Haywood County Retired Teachers’ Association Scholarship, Given in Honor of Mrs. Roots Miller - $1,000 - Awarded to Haley Chrisman

16. Clay Evans Scholarships - $1,000 each (2 scholarships) - Awarded to Micheal Snyder and Jabari NcNeal

17. Marvin Taylor Memorial Scholarship - $2,000 - Awarded to Candace Brown

18. Bertha Peet White Memorial Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Al Hardaway

19. First South Bank Scholarship - $1,100 for the 11th Distinguished Scholar -
Awarded to John Evans

20. First United Methodist Church – James Sumner Sharpe Memorial Scholarship
$500 each (8 scholarships) - Awarded to John Evans, Amy Forshea, Trey McAdams,
Ashley Musgrave, Alston Owen, Trista Rivers, Leah Taylor, and Austin Parker

21. The Tennessee Academy Foundation Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Austin Parker

22. Mary C. Ragland Memorial Music Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Kelsey Currie

23. Hickory Grove M. B. Church Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Jashun Harris

24. St. Luke Baptist Church – Harold Winbush Memorial Scholarship - $2,500 -
Awarded to Candace Brown

25. Good Hope Baptist Church Scholarship - $300 - Awarded to Jenifer Young

26. Sidney Sternberger Memorial Scholarship - $1,500 - Awarded to Alston Owen

27. The Haywood County Education Association Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Kelsey Currie

28. Faith Deliverance Church Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Cameron Hines

29. Gladys Evans Jones Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Ashley Drake

30. Catherine T. Colhoun Memorial Trust Scholarships (5 scholarships) $2,000 each - Awarded to Max Battle, Haley Chrisman, Marisa Franklin, Jaclyn Pillow, and Raven McKinnie

31. Nola Walker-Bond Scholarships - $500 each (2 scholarships) - Awarded to Angelica Gunn and Chakeya Bowen

32. Robert E. Allison Humanitarian Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Kristi Joyner

33. St. John Baptist Church Scholarship - $500 each (5 scholarships) - Awarded to Steven Clark, Vernon Mann, Markell Vaughn, Kellee Lofton, and Ashley Drake

34. Percy Lee, Jr., Memorial Scholarships - $500 - Awarded to Trista Rivers

35. The Crowder “Doc” Chapman, Jr., Memorial Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Kenya Clark

36. Dunbar-Haywood County Training/Carver High School Alumni Association,
National Chapter Scholarships - $1,000 each ($500 1st semester; $500 2nd semester)
(2 scholarships) - Awarded to Jessica Thomas and Willita Pirtle

37. The Dailey and Minnie Walker Memorial Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Jenifer Young

38. Memrie H. Butler Memorial Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Trista Rivers

39. Haywood County Chapter, Tennessee School Nutrition Association Scholarship - $250 - Awarded to Charles Gaters

40. Brownsville Exchange Club Scholarship - $1,000 - Awarded to Angelica Gunn

41. INSOUTH Bank Leadership Class Scholarship Bank - $250 each (10 scholarships)
Awarded to Hunter Burroughs, Leah Taylor, Max Battle, Alston Owen, John Evans, Rachel Baggett, Jaclyn Pillow, Trey McAdams, Trista Rivers, and Haley Chrisman

42. Willow Grove Baptist Church Scholarships – $500 each (5 scholarships) Awarded to Allegra Jackson, Joveyance Johnson, Lauren Jones, Ashley Musgrave and Chelsey Shaw

43. The Coburn Scholarships (Given in Memory of Mr. E. B. Coburn) - $1,000 each (3 scholarships) - Awarded to Shenetric Harris, Rachel Baggett, and Sascha Tabler

44. Haywood County Achievement Scholarships - $500 each (2 scholarships)
Awarded to Morgan Henry and Andrew Cole

45. The Joe and Evelyn Naylor Memorial Scholarships - $400 each (2 scholarships)
Awarded to Kellee Lofton and Jordan Gill; $500 - Awarded to Carleigh Graham; and $1,000 Awarded to Constance Bonds

46. Family Life Fellowship Ministry Scholarship - $250 each (2 scholarships) -
Awarded to Chakeya Bowen, and Al Hardaway

47. Dollar General Academic Decathlon Achievement Scholarship - $1,000 each (2 scholarships) - Awarded to Hunter Burroughs and Ronesha Wilkins

48. Marla Angotti Memorial Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Jaclyn Pillow

49. Margaret Ann Welch Memorial Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Carleigh Graham

50. Women of Purpose Scholarship - $350 - Awarded to Chelsey Shaw

51. Farmer Chapel C. M. E. Church Maude E. Rawls Scholarship - $1,000 each (3 scholarships) Awarded to Brittany Turner, Cody Smith, and Dennis Tyus

52. Douglass Chapel C. M. E. Church $1,000 each (3 scholarships) – Awarded to Jason Dancy Marisa Franklin, and Christopher Brown

53. Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarships
Alpha Kappa Alpha Cotillion Scholarship - $3,000 - Awarded to Kelsey Currie
Alpha Kappa Alpha Beautillion Scholarship - $2,000 - Awarded to Brandon Bradford
Alpha Kappa Alpha Academic Scholarship - $400 - Awarded to Kelsey Currie

54. Haywood County Lane College Alumni Association Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Ashley Musgrave

55. Jim Batchelor Memorial Scholarship - $600 – Awarded to Keston Mann

The members of the Haywood High School Class of 2009 were awarded with a combined total of $2,086,257 to help further their education over the next 4 years. There were 181 graduates.
 

GRADUATING SENIORS – 2009

BOYS

Christopher Adam Austin
Jermera Raydell Barken
Kybric Barken
Walter Maxwell Battle, III (DS)
Jarvis James Beard
Jerrell Alexander Blue
Brandon Deshaun Bradford
Christopher Sam LaMont Brown (DS)
Terrance Terrell Brown
Hunter Ray Burroughs (DS)
Danny L. Bynum
Brian O. Castro
Kenya Clark (DS)
Steven Clark
Michael Clark, Jr. (H)
Conner C. Coburn
Andrew Ashton Cole, Jr.
Westin Chaves Crook
Jason Lamont Dancy
David Dobbs (H)
Altavis Dontrelle Douglas
Darren Deshaun Douglas
Cornelius Martez Drake
John Wesley Davie Evans, Jr. (DS)
Jamie Scott Ferguson (H)
Aramis Jebril Franklin
Charles Henry Gaters (H)
Seth Ryan Glidewell
Jason W. Glover
Leonel Godinez
Roberto Gonzalez (H)
Anthony Demond Gray
James Thomas Gray
Goffrey Al Hardaway, II (DS)
Christopher R. Harris
Jashaun Montize Harris
Bryce Verquintez Holmes (DS)
Quinterrio Darvis Jarmon
John Cleotis Jarrett, Jr.
Raymond Donell Jarrett, Jr.
Michael Deangelo Johnson
James Thomas Johnson, Jr.
Cardaron Jevon Jones
Damian Jones
Larry Demarcus Kinney (H)
Wylie Ligon, III
Julius A. Limehouse
Jose Lopez, Jr.
Keston Delouis Mann
Vernon Andre Mann, Jr.
Nicholas Ah’Keam Matthews
Braxton Carroll May (H)
James Berlin McAdams, III (DS)
Christopher McBride
William Matthew McBride
Bakari Akil McNeal
Jabari Talib McNeal
Stanley Wayne Middlebrook, Jr.
Rozell Tamza Miller
Dedrick Lamar Mitchell
Jonathan Edward Nixon
Joseph Hunter Ogden (H)
Jamal M. Oliver
Alan Olmedo
James Alston Owen, Jr. (DS)
William Austin Mann Parker
James Patterson
Joseph Lorenco Perry
Darrius Devon Pickens
Cortightus Zemarius Polk
Tucker Powell
Michael Roland Reid
Kyle Turner Riddle (H)
Tyrone Paris Valentino Robinson
Cordaryl Tijuan Smith
Shawn Micheal Snyder
James Lee Tucker
Terrance Lee Turner
Dennis Ray Tyus, Jr.
Markell De’Angelo Vaughn
Tyler N. Vaulx
Darrisus Darmaria Woodland

GIRLS

Courtney Leigh Adkisson
Renesha Cherí Armstrong
Rachel Carol-Ann Baggett (H)
Charlene Nicole Barrow
Jessica Lashay Beasley (H)
Brittany Keona Bond
Freonika Lashay Bond (H)
Jalissa Elizabeth Shaw Bond (DS)
Kanesha Symoné Bond (DS)
Constance Mariah Nycole Bonds (DS)
Jasmine Shenelle Bonner
Kaela Raquel Booker (H)
Chakeya Jenay Bowen
Candace Gabrielle Brown (DS)
Lashawanda Alexander Bunch
La’Toya Antionette Bunch
Jessica Vanesa Cantu (H)
Therly Odeth Castro (H)
Haley Suzanne Chrisman (DS)
Lacherica Monshae Clark
Melandie Shanae Clark
Crystal Rosell Coulston (H)
Destini LaSha Currie
Kelsey Nicolette Currie (DS)
Tammie Denise Dean
Kayla Symone Dickerson
Ashley Shuntell Drake
Sharianca Renae Dyson
Desirée Monique Edmondson
Kori Dale Emerson (H)
Keno Lachanta Evans
Kimberly Gerece Farmer
JaBrecca Ronshantí Fields
Chasity Bo’Nae Flagg
Amy Elizabeth Forshea (H)
Marisa Franklin (H)
Caitlin Lauren Garrett
Jody Michelle Gierman (H)
Jordan Simoné Gill (DS)
Carleigh Grace Graham (H)
Jessica Ciara Grant
Angelica Samone Gunn (DS)
Sierra Shardá Hall
Brittany Keyera Hardin
Shenetric Shenelle Harris (DS)
Dana Mechelle Hendrix (H)
Andrea Jean Henley
Morgan Alexis Henry (DS)
Cameron Nicole Hines (H)
Allegra Shakeetha Jackson (H)
Tasha Renee Jackson
Joveyance Marí Johnson
Lauren Juanita Jones
Kristi Len Joyner
Veronica Maria Kinnon (H)
Jordan Kellee Lofton (DS)
Mariah Devone Logan (H)
Caltera Shauniqua Lyons
Marquisha Tavette Mason (H)
Rika Shantell McDougal
Raven Nicole McKinnie (DS)
Kelsey Roniqué Moore
Ardasha Shelle Morgan
Kaitlin Denise Morris (H)
Ashley Marie Musgrave
Angela Michelle Newble (H)
Gabrielle Simone Odeneal (DS)
Mikail Shernea Phillips
Jaclyn Danielle Pillow (DS)
Willeta Elisha Pirtle
Raven Tierra Reed
Rickela Rená Reed (H)
Trista LaDawn Rivers (DS)
Bianca LaShay Sangster
Candice Cheauntell Shaw (H)
Chelsey Dijon Shaw
Vanessa LeAnn Sills
Megan Yenette Simmons
Brittany Michelle Slayton (H)
Andrea Kathleen Smith (DS)
Antwaneika Jameria Starks (H)
Jalisa Varsha Stocking
Avis Yvette Swift
Sascha Dawne Tabler (H)
Aisharee Nicole Taylor
Andrea Lanette Taylor
Flamesha Denee Taylor
Laquita Lashay Taylor (H)
Leah Elizabeth Taylor (DS)
Jessica Latrice Thomas
Brittany Breaunta Turner
Erica Joy Wallace (H)
Toriana Nicole Westbrook
Jenifer Reneé White
Ronesha E. Wilkins (H)
Bethany Ann Williams
Charlette Maretta Wilson
Andrea L. Winters
Jenifer Reneé Young (H)

 

HHS baseball comes to close

The Haywood High baseball team closed the season with a record of 9-19. Haywood had a good season statistic-wise, and had three players make All-District. Haywood’s Alston Owen, Josh Thorpe, and George McRae were named to the regular season All-District team. Alston Owen was selected to the All-District tournament team. Haywood’s team had 587 at bat, 90 runs batted in, 5 homeruns, on base percentage of .390, and a batting average of .278 for the season. Coach for the team was Pete Norville.

HHS soccer completes successful season

The Haywood High soccer team was host to the regional tourney this year, placing second in both district and region play, and ending their season at state. Special awards went to Coach Steve Svebakken, who was named District 15 Coach of the Year in the North Division. Selected as members of the All-District team were Jose Lopez, Gerson Castro, Michael Mendiola, and Roberto Gonzalez, who was also named District MVP. Willis Hardaway, Alan Olmedo and Roberto Gonzalez were named to the Region 8 All-Tournament Team.

HHS tennis closes in region finals

The Haywood High tennis team continued their outstanding performance this year in district and region tournaments. Taylor Dedmon and Eric Sellari placed second in the district doubles tournament. Lindsey Yoder placed second in the district singles tournament. These athletes represented Haywood in the regional tournament held in Jackson on Monday, May 11. Eric Sellari and Taylor Dedmon won the semi-final round to face Madison Academic in the finals. The Sellari/Dedmon team was defeated by Madison (1-6, 2-6). Lindsey Yoder played Madison in the final, but was defeated (3-6, 4-6). Overall, Haywood tennis closed second in the region and district. Coaching the teams was Randy Jetton.

Haywood Track completes season

The Haywood High Track teams had a successful 2009 season. Overall, the Haywood boys placed fourth of 18 teams in regional competition in Dyersburg. From there, Shanavian Woodland, Kenya Clark, Harold Watson, Brandon Johnson (not pictured), Deshaun Douglas, and Anfernee Richardson represented the Haywood track teams in the West Sectional (Sub-state) at University School of Jackson on Thursday, May 14. Kenya Clark advanced to the state competition, placing fifth out of eight. Matthew Shearon is the boys’ coach, and the girls are coached by Tim Seymour.

 

Mock Crash … a collision of drinking and driving

Haywood High School seniors saw first-hand on Wednesday, April 29, a simulation of the results of drinking and driving when the Brownsville Police Department coordinated the annual “Mock Crash” on the high school parking lot. Two wrecked vehicles, injuries, death – all the results of a drunk driver behind the wheel of a car – sending the message to the teen-agers that drinking and driving don’t mix.

In addition to police officers, representatives from the Brownsville Fire Department, the Haywood County Ambulance Authority and the Hospital Wing (helicopter), HHS nursing students and drama students, local wrecker services, the city, the Parks and Recreation Department and the city joined in to make this annual production possible.

After the mock crash production in front of the Class of 2009, Memphis meteorologist Dave Brown spoke to the students about his family experience of losing his daughter, a grandchild and an unborn grandchild in an accident with drunk driver.
 

FFA members earn awards

At the recent HHS Career and Technical Awards banquet, members of the Future Farmers of America organization received awards from their teachers John Joyner and Garry Butler.

Among the awards, some received Greenhand Degrees and Chapter Degrees. The teachers also gave recognition to all members who competed in contests and to officers of both chapter and Greenhand sets.

Earning the award for Star Greenhand were Hailey Bendal and Tyler Glover. Kaleb Neal and Leslie Smith won the Star Chapter awards, and A. J. Powell was recognized as the Outstanding Junior. A. J. and Dana Hendrix also earned State Degrees.
 

HHS Band completes another successful year

The Haywood High School Marching Band participated in the Annual World’s Biggest Fish Fry Parade in Paris, Tennessee, on Friday, April 24. As in year’s past the band did very well and received second place in its class.

The band has participated in several events this year, including the Lane College Homecoming Parade. The band has been a loyal participant in this event for the past 6 years and always faces the task of defending its first-place title while competing against bands from Memphis and Nashville.

The band was asked to be the host band for the Lane College Parade and perform at halftime during the game. The students were extremely excited when they were told they would be performing in the stands with Clark Atlanta’s marching band, as you may know from the Drumline movie. In years past, band members had the opportunity to meet actor Denzel Washington while performing in the stands at the Lane College Homecoming game.

The band is also featured on www.marchingnetwork.com where you will find performance videos from college and high school bands all around the United States featured on the site.

Director Dumanic Wade arranges nearly all of the music the Haywood High School Marching Band plays. She has a music arranging company where she writes and arranges music for high school bands all over the United States.
 

HHS Media students receive awards

At the April 23 Career and Technical Banquet at Haywood High School, nine students in the Media Concepts and Electronic Media Classes received awards for their outstanding performance in the classroom.

In the Electronic Media classes, Senior Brittany Slayton was named the WHHS News Student of the Year, and senior Morgan Henry received the WHHS News Acting for TV Award. Also, senior Constance Bonds was named the Best WHHS News Rookie. Destinee Gage and Mitchell Turner received the WHHS News Outstanding Junior Talent awards, and Bozhena Sheremeta received the WHHS News Outside the Box Award.

In the Media Concepts class, Sarah Edmonds, Jarvis Bynum and Alesha King received the Tomcat Radio Outstanding Broadcaster awards.

Teachers for the classes are Sheri Richards and Rita Hathcock.

FCCLA students honored at C & T Banquet

Among the FCCLA members honored at the recent Career and Technical Banquet at Haywood High were officers Brittany Siler, Christina German, Alex Primrose, Nicolas Matthews, Raymond Jarrett and Kayla Dickerson. These are the officers for Denita Jarratt and Blair Jackson’s classes. Also recognized were District Star Event participants, Kaswayla Gayden and Jazmyne Singleton; State Star Event participants, Brittany Tucker, Raymond Jarrett and Marquisha Mason; and Member of the Year Sara Tinsley for Mrs. Jarratt and Member of the Year Brittany Tucker for Ms. Jackson.