HHS FCLA busy “serving”

FCCLA students as teachers helping in the classroom at Sunny Hill Elementary.

Students in the Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) organization at Haywood High School Career and Technical Division are participating this week in the “National Learn and Serve Challenge.” This challenge is a weeklong series of local, state and national events designed to raise awareness and public support for service-learning.

FCCLA “students as teachers” helping with Book Jam students as teachers read the books of the younger students to them.

What is service-learning? It is a teaching methodology that combines academic, work skills, character and behavioral learning with hands-on volunteer service. This teaching method has been proven effective for reaching youth at risk of academic failure and dropping out.

 
FCCLA students as teachers continue tutoring students at Anderson.

HHS Family and Consumer Science students are members of the FCCLA organizations, and they actively pursue service opportunities. Among other activities they perform, students volunteer to serve as tutors and mentors for elementary students in the local school system.

FCCLA students tutoring students at East Side Elementary.

One of the high school students who participated in this program said, “It was a wonderful experience for me. The look on the child’s face when they finally understood their work was priceless.” In addition to helping the students, the volunteers from FCCLA helped teachers with bulletin boards, grading papers, making up games and cleaning the classrooms. This program offers benefits for the elementary students as well as the high school students who learn important life lessons from their volunteer efforts and gain self-esteem from a sense of accomplishment and the interaction with small children who look up to the high school students.

FCCLA students as teachers getting assignments to help Spanish-speaking students at Sunny Hill Elementary

Teachers of Family and Consumer Science classes at HHS are Shaunda Brittain, Lauren Shearon and Pam Diebold.

FCCLA II elects officers

Officers for the FCCLA II organization are president, Leslie Rowe; vice-president Star Events, Alex Primrose; vice president of programs, Chelsey McBride; secretary, Sarah Foster; treasurer, Sarah Hawkins; and reporter, Brittany Siler.
 

HHS Students literally climbed the wall

The National Guard rock climbing wall was a popular event with the students in Haywood High School during AYP Celebration Day. A number of students quickly stepped forward to accept the challenge and several students made it all the way to the top.
 

HHS Sports

The Haywood High Tomcats – in all sports – have been hard at work this fall representing the school and honing their skills to capture a winning record. All have not been successful – but their efforts have made them winners anyway.

Volleyball

Lady Tomcats Volleyball
The 2007-08 Haywood High School volleyball team members are Kendra Jones, Rachel Smith, LaKesha Vaughn, Charrie Boyd, Jamie Shutes, Constance Bonds, Angelica Gunn, Marquita Bond, Nycoria Wilson, Avis Swift, Raven Reed, Tiffany King, Andrea Durham, Lauren Reed, Christina German, Kelsey Moore, Leslie Smith, Naomi Adams, Ebony Allen, and Shanel Harris. The Lady Tomcats’ head volleyball coach is Zan Jones, and her assistant is Jason Winfrey.

The young HHS volleyball team, coached by Zandra Jones, is close to the end of their season, posting 4 wins and 12 losses.

Soccer

The Lady Tomcat soccer team, for the first year under the direction of Coach Catherine Patterson, is also in a rebuilding year and has only one more game in regular season play. The team holds a 0-13-2 season record.

Cross Country

The HHS Cross Country team will be going into district play soon. They haven’t won any meets, but have had several team members to place in the top 20 in the competitions.

Golf

The HHS Golf teams have had a successful season. The girls took second place in the district with a team score of 185 and advanced to the Region 8 tournament. Leah Taylor led the Haywood girls with a 90, followed by Morgan Dennis with a 95 and Maggie Gardner with a 97.

Haywood’s boys placed fifth in the district. Although the team did not advance to the region contest, Alston Owen, who led the Haywood boys’ team with an 81, will play as an individual. John Evans was second with a 90, and Colton Keen and Taylor Dedmon tied for third place on the Haywood team with scores of 92 each. Coaching the HHS golf teams is Kavin Carr. (see story below)

Football

And the HHS Tomcats – freshman, junior varsity and varsity football – are seeing great success this year in their seasons. The freshman squad has a 5-0 record and the junior varsity a 2-0-1 record. The coaches for these teams are Bronson Bradley, Terrence Beard and Shane Britt.

The varsity team is shining bright this year with a 5-1 record with four more games to go before district competition. Head Coach is Bart Stowe, and his assistants are Matthew Shearon and Tim Seymore and the freshman and junior varsity coaches.

And where would our athletes be without those cheering for the Purple and White.

Go Tomcats!

Go, Tomcats!

Tomcat pep rally in the gym brought AYP Celebration Day to a close at Haywood High School as the students were given a short day that led to a long weekend, beginning with Tomcat football Friday night.
 

A break in the action

There is time-out on the floor during some three-legged basketball and time in for a photo session with these scoreboard operators. The action took place in the Haywood High School gym during AYP Celebration Day Friday morning.
 

HHS holds open house

Haywood High School held its open house on August 21 to welcome students and parents to a new school year. Principal Robert Mitchell spoke to the group in the gym before inviting everyone to visit the cafeteria for refreshments and to see displays from each department in the school. HHS Career and Technical Division Video students produced their first video, a “Welcome to HHS,” that everyone seemed to enjoy.

HHS JROTC cadets presented the colors at the open house.

Entertaining open house attendees were members of the HHS Show Choir, directed by Michelle Tillman.

Among the special guests at the HHS Open House were Haywood School Board members, including Joe Barden IV, who is pictured here talking to a parent.

 

2007 Haywood High School
Tomcat Football Schedule

2007 Haywood High School
Tomcat Freshman/JV Football Schedule

Nunn attends TGSAS

Pictured with William Nunn are (left) Dr. Jerry Gresham, Director of the Tennessee Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences (TGSAS), and Dr. Joey Melhorn, the TGSAS Assistant Director.

William Nunn, son of Alice and Jim Nunn of Brownsville, graduated June 29 from the 4th Tennessee Governor’s School for the Agricultural Sciences (TGSAS). The TGSAS was held on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin, began on May 27 and concluded on June 29. Thirty-four young men and women from across Tennessee were part of the program. Students lived on the campus of UTM, taking college level courses as well as participating in field trips. One of the highlights of the experience was a trip to Chicago, Illinois, where the scholars toured the Chicago Board of Trade, the Federal Reserve Bank, and the Field Museum. First State Bank also provided tickets for the 34 scholars and chaperones to go to the Chicago Cubs game on June 15.

The TGSAS is one of nine Governors Schools offered by the Tennessee Department of Education for Tennessee high school students. Students enrolled in the Tennessee Governor’s Schools receive six hours of college credits for their efforts.