Haywood Junior High School
2006-2007 Athletic Banquet Awards

Haywood Junior High School Warriors (W 11-L 5)

Ray Jones, coach - Will Joyner, student coach – Travis Richardson, statistician

Jamarcus Comage-All Conference; All District Tournament Team; WTAC All Tournament Team, Most Assists; Most Steals; Best Free Throw Percentage Award

Terry Grandberry-Most Improved Player Award

Latavious Walker-Most Dedicated Player Award

James Gavin-Coach Leonard Boyd Award

Desmon Meaux-Coach Jones 100% Hustle Award

Anthony Boyd-Character Award

Timothy Moore-Most Potential Award

Dewayne Taylor- All Conference; All District Tournament Team; WTAC All Tournament Team, Leading Scorer Award

Nick Leffridge-Most Underrated Player Award

Zach Austin-Team Loyalty Award

Haywood Junior High School Lady Warriors (W 4-L 12)

Holly Pipkin, Coach - Michael Bursey-Assistant Coach
Thad Delk, statistician - Ashaunta Jeter-manager

Ida Parrish-Most Improved Player Award

Alexis Peeples-Best Defensive Player Award

Jasmine Phillips-Most Potential Award

Felicia Ingram-Most Assists

Alesha King-Most Loyal Award

Trinity Jackson-Coach Jones 100% Hustle Award

Itianna Shirley-Best Free Throw Percentage Award; Best Shot Blocker Award

Chelsey Owens-Co-MVP

Shante’ Sutherland-Co-MVP; Highest Scorer Award

Jelisa Bell-Best Scoring Percentage Award

Dominique Adams-Best Rebounder Award

Laura Gavin-Most Dedicated Player Award

Jessica Watkins-The Patricia Thomas Award

Monique Adams-Super Sub Award

 

Teacher takes “communication” to next level

Haywood Junior High School teacher Becky Streeter took a cue from parents at the fall parent-teacher conferences and is taking communication to a new level. She asked all parents who had computer access to give her their e-mail addresses, and she e-mails all of them each day with a report of what her students did in class that day and what their homework assignments are. Streeter also informs parents of upcoming tests. “I just wanted to be able to improve communication between myself, parents, and students,” she said, adding that she has had some very positive feedback, and her students’ grades are better this semester.

Making the “Right Choices”

HJH students listened closely as Alicia Ladd and Danny Cates talked to them about “Right Choices of Tennessee.” The two educators carry the message of making right choices, touching on topics such as abstinence until a faithful marriage relationship, goal setting, and eliminating other risky behaviors. They give presentations on these subjects and others in schools for students in grades 6-12 in Haywood and six other surrounding counties as part of a federal program. For more information on the Right Choices of Tennessee program, go to rightchoicestn.com.

Funky Boots and Funky Shoes

Art is fun at Haywood Junior High as you can see in the latest projects students completed using shoes as the theme. The lesson by art teacher Anita Rickman was the study of different types of drawing, including memory, representational architectural, gesture, and contour.

The students began with blind-contour drawings of shoes, which yielded amusing outcomes of misplaced laces and soles. In the contour drawings, students focused on the basic rules of not looking at their drawing while their hands were moving, using one continuous line often causing distorted results.

“Using the fluid motion of the contour of an object is an excellent way for students to learn about composition, pattern, variety, and color in their artwork,” Mrs. Rickman said.

Using criteria developed by Mrs. Rickman, judges chose several drawings as winners. Andrea Durham won first place, Mariana Jimenez and Jocelyn Ballentine tied for second place, and Shelby Smith and Cordie Payton won third place.

Students help with Reading Railroad registration

Several Haywood Junior High School students helped with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Reading Railroad registration earlier this year. Donating their time to help preschool children (ages 0 to 4) participate in the program that gives every child each month a new book were Teigland Duckworth, Sheena Edwards, Ebony Gavin, Natavian Booker, and Candra Taylor. The purpose of the program is to encourage parents to read to their children because this activity is the “single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.” Librarian Jerilyn Thornton called for volunteers at HJH. For more information about the program, call 772-9534.
 

Jerilyn Thornton selected as one of Haywood County’s Teachers of the Year

Haywood Junior High School librarian Jerilyn Thornton was also selected as one of Haywood County’s Teacher of the Year. She began working for Haywood County Schools in 1999 as director of the Family Resource Center at East Side, then after two years moved to the junior high to be the school’s librarian.

Thornton holds a bachelor of science degree in biology from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, but returned to school in 2000-2001 to be certified as a school librarian.

“I loved it at the Family Resource Center,” Thornton said. The Resource Centers, the result of a partnership of Haywood County Schools and the University of Tennessee Extension Service, provide parents with books and other materials and access to computers to help their children succeed in school.

But she is also happy working with junior high school students in the library. “I love this age group,” she said. “They are more settled, read independently, and are more open to new ideas. They also have a wide range of reading interests and abilities,” which makes her job at HJH a challenge.

“I try to cater to that in the materials I select for the library,” Thornton said, adding that she also tries to select books that will have a positive influence in students’ lives and that are uplifting.

“Reading is a very important skill for life,” she said. “There is always an ongoing need for information, and what they learn will help them to be able to independently access that information as adults.”

Thornton has three sons that she and husband, the late Nick Thornton, raised in Haywood County and all three attended local schools. “I feel good about this school system, my colleagues and the administration. I know that many of our students go on to lead very successful lives.” Then, she added, that for a quality education, it takes the parents, students and schools working together.