Haywood County Schools Brownsville Tennessee

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Haywood County Schools
900 East Main Street
Brownsville, TN 38012
Phone: 731-772-9613
Fax: 731-772-3275
Email: battled1@k12tn.net
haywood.k12.tn.us

Doris Battle, Editor

Welcome to a new year

It is my pleasure to welcome all Haywood County students to the 2008-2009 school year. As interim director, I realize the great responsibility our school system has in shaping the lives of the children. We hope all students have settled into their classrooms and are looking forward to a great school year.

As you may have heard, our system made AYP during the last school year, and we are proud of the administrators, teachers and students for their hard work. This is an ongoing challenge for us all, and you should know that our administrators are ever vigilant in doing what needs to be done to continue this trend in our schools.

I have visited all the schools this year and always enjoy seeing all the children at work and at play. It’s part of our job to provide not only academic training in our schools but also lessons in good behavior, social interaction, the arts, music, and athletics. Each school is providing healthy food choices and exercise opportunities for the students to promote a healthier lifestyle and opportunities to learn through hands-on experiences in many different areas. We want our schools to be a well-rounded learning experience for all children.

So, to all the students and their families, let’s join together for another year to give our children an exceptional educational experience. It’s the most important thing we can do for them and for our community.

HJH Top Ten receive recognition

The Top 10 Students at Haywood Junior High School in academics for the school year 2006-2007 were: Anna Baumheckel (99.541), Nathan Peace (99.000), Zach Austin (98.833), Breanne Sills (98.791), Leslie Smith (98.625), Travis Richardson (98.333), Holly Hayes (98.167), Christopher Harston (97.917), Logan Eubanks (97.625), and Haynes Russell (96.958).

HJH students qualify for Duke University TIP

Twenty-five seventh-grade students at Haywood Junior High School qualified to participate in the Duke University Talent Identification Program. To qualify, a student must score at or above the 95th percentile on the national norms of a standardized achievement test. A student may qualify in one pf three areas: mathematics, verbal, or total battery. To participate in the program, s student must take the ACT or SAT tests, which are designed for college-bound high school students. Sixteen students participated in the program, and six students qualified for the state recognition ceremony, including Madison Eubanks, Reeves Garrett, Dwight Johnson, Shaterica Jones, Rebecca Taylor, and Seth Tillman.

The 25 seventh grade students qualified to participate in the Duke University Talent Identification Program were: Shane Akins, Paige Battle, Blake Bond, Jay Clinton, Xavier Cole, Madison Eubanks, Daniel Evans, Reeves Garrett, Laura Gavin, Devin Gibbs, Tyler Glover, Mary Paige Hall, Alycia Johns, Dwight Johnson, Shaterica Jones, Kaitlyn Kaiser, Kalyn LaFrain, Sara Long, Chelsey Owens, Tyler Phillips, Taylor Primrose, Patrick Sellari, Rebecca Taylor, Seth Tillman, and Kyle Watson.

Exchange Club gives Citizenship Awards

Brownsville Exchange Club Young Citizenship Awards were presented to Haywood Junior High School students who have demonstrated good citizenship characteristics at home, at school, and in the community. Nancy Cates represented the Brownsville Exchange Club to present awards to eighth-grade honorable mention winners, George McRae and Travis Richardson. The Eighth-Grade Young Citizenship Award winner was Zach Austin.

Sidelines

School Dates

Oct.13-17
Fall Break

Nov. 5
End 2nd Six Weeks

Nov. 14
Report Cards Issued

Nov. 26-28
Thanksgiving Holidays

Dec. 2-4
Gateway Test (Grade 9-12)

Dec. 19
(½ Day Students & Teachers) End of 1st Semester (89 days)

Dec. 22-31
Christmas Holidays