HJH crowns homecoming queens

Haywood junior High School celebrated its basketball homecoming on December 4 and introduced the court for each class. In the seventh-grade court were Aaliyah Bailey (Queen), Keondria Muex, Amanda Lopez, Ricarnicea Johnson, Crystal Shepard, and April Miller.

The HJH eighth-grade court included Calandria Reid, Kaayla Cunningham (Queen), Chardonnay DeMoss and Jasmine Taylor.
 

Career exploration classes visit U of M Engineering College

On Friday, November 21, Herff Engineering College at the University of Memphis opened its doors to some very excited and career-minded students of Haywood Junior High School. The Career Explorations classes of Ms. Nicole Bond, Ms. Pat Harwell, and Ms. Sarita Johnson spent a day taking guided tours of the engineering labs that included measurement of an EKG and using infrared wavelengths, making biodiesel fuel out of vegetable oil, and seeing an industrial robot in action.

The industrial robot made a business card holder in under five minutes out of a block of plastic as a present for Ms. Bond. Students were able to design their own web page and see how the depletion of well water affects our ecosystem. In addition, students toured forensics labs and got to see how to test the psi of concrete columns used in buildings and bridges. Representatives of Fed Ex were on hand to give the students souvenirs from their trip to the Herff Engineering College and to talk with them about future career opportunities at Fed Ex. Students were able to see first hand how careers in engineering and technology affect the word around them. Dr. John Hockestein will be following up with the students by taking a trip to HJH next spring.
 

HJH Beta Club members sponsor food drive

The Haywood Junior High School Beta Club sponsored a canned food drive for the Mustard Seed, which helps the needy in Brownsville and Haywood County. The homeroom classes were in competition to see which classes collected the most cans. Mrs. Gorman's homeroom collected the most cans in the seventh grade, and Mrs. Call's homeroom collected the most cans in the eighth grade. In all, 495 cans were collected. The winning homerooms were treated to donuts and juice during homeroom on Tuesday, November 25.

 

HJH students compete in WHIZ Wednesdays

WHIZ Wednesdays is back in full swing at HJH this year with broadcasters helping to promote academic achievement throughout the school. It is a fun method for reinforcing TCAP skills. It starts in November and begins with a short video that is channeled into every classroom television on Wednesday mornings. The short videos are of student broadcasters, selected through try-outs, portraying news reporters. They offer information and entertainment to motivate the students to want to read. Following the video, the student body is given a short reading passage with questions. The students who answer all questions correctly will have a chance to win prizes.

Serving as broadcasters are Jamaica Bond, Tiara Boyd, Caleb Glidewell, Matthew Hooper, Aliceson Hobock, Angelica Jackson, Michelle Leal, Sarah Lewis, Molly McAdams, Morgan Marlar, Ashley Meyers, April Miller, Mary Drake Owen, Josh Perry, Emily Pugh, Billy Rapier, Marcea Stark, Myesha Stone, Jasmine Taylor, Bria Thomas, Precious Walker, Cortez Williams, Shana Williams, Ciera Woods and Emily Wright.

Winners in the competition, who received Sonic gift cards, were Payton Jarrett, Tabitha Parsons, Molly McAdams, Daniel Williams, and Noryani Perez.

HJH second honor roll students earn breakfast treat

Students at Haywood Junior High School who earned second honor roll for the second six weeks were treated to donuts and juice provided by the school’s Partners in Education. Haywood Company, Mid-South Farmers Co-op, and Southwest Tennessee E.M.C. Congratulations to the students for their academic achievement.

2008-09 HJH Warriors

The 2008-2009 Haywood Junior High Basketball Warriors are ready for action this year as they take the court with an all-new coaching staff. Team members are Jaylon Hall, Justin Batchelor, D.J. Pendleton, Patrick Cephus, Jeffrey Starks, Rodney Clark, Montravious Currie, Marquise Person, Tarecus Hughes, Chevia Hughes, James Vance, Jalen Bond, Juvanna Harwell, Louis Mitchell, Sadarius Delk, Devonte Briley, Montravious Maclin, Denoatus Murphy, Quintavious Caldwell, Kendal Middlebrooks, and Skip Smith. and Coaches are Stephen Harshaw and Grover Harwell. Manager is Jatarius Boyd.

2008-2009 HJH Lady Warriors

Members of the 2008-2009 HJH Lady Warriors basketball team are Maiya Bradford, Casionica Harris, Dakisha Watkins, Franchesta Watkins, Calandria Reid, Rhonda Clark, Aaliyah Bailey, Amanda Lopez, Amber Williams, Chardonnay Demoss, Jessica Maclin, Desiree Murphy, Jamiya Bell, Kaayla Cunningham, and Latesha Walker. Coaches are Grover Harwell and Stephen Harshaw. Manager is Whitney Mitchell.
 

Cheering for the HJH Basketball Warriors

The 2008-2009 basketball cheerleaders for the Haywood Junior High Warriors are Ricarnicea Johnson, Jasmine Taylor, Asia White, April Miller, Jamaica Bond, Katora Holmes, Michaela Lovings, Enchantra Henderson, Keondria Meux, Jada Brooks, and Amber Harris. The cheerleader sponsor is Hattie Starks.
 

Students learn from Agricenter field trip

On Tuesday, November 4, Ms. Nicole Bond, Ms. Pat Harwell, and Ms. Sarita Johnson’s Career Explorations clases at Haywood Junior High had the opportunity to spend a day at a man-made forest at the Agricenter in Memphis. Local forestry engineer Tim Roberts assisted the students in using Biltmore sticks that they made in their Career Explorations class to find the DBH (Diameter - Breast Height) of the trees. This field trip brought a conclusion to the unit on careers in environment for the first trimester students.