HJH cheerleaders show school and community spirit


Wherever you see the Haywood Junior High School Warriors, you will find their biggest supporters – the HJH cheerleaders. Members of the Haywood Junior High School Warrior football cheerleading squad are Paige Battle, Madison Eubanks, Laura Gavin, Mary Paige Hall, Holly Hayes, Rachel Johnston, Kaitlyn Kaiser, Candice Phillips, Taylor Primrose, Anna Reid, Megan Rye, and Itianna Shirley. Sponsor for the group is Bernice Thompson.

Haywood Junior High School football cheerleaders joined in on the fun during the Hatchie Fall Fest Scarecrow Contest by creating a likeness of their own, touting their school spirit.

The HJH basketball cheerleaders also participated at Fall Fest with a fundraising project.

Colorful flying friends visit HJH classroom

This colorful Greenwing-Catalina Macaw named Jasmine, and her friend, Einstein, a Congo African Grey Macaw, were welcome visitors to Amanda Stanton’s classroom at Haywood Junior High School recently when they entertained class members. Bringing the parrots were Amanda’s mother, Wanda Rapp of Jackson, and her daughter, Kaitlin Garner. Kaitlin is pictured here with Jasmine as she spreads her wings and later dances a little for the crowd. Ms. Stanton said that macaws can exert 900 pounds of pressure with their beak, and they are indigenous of the Amazon rainforests. Ms. Stanton’s students read a story in her literature class about a parrot that could talk, setting them up for the visit. Ms. Stanton said parrots have been used to help teach small children phonics.

Einstein finds Mrs. Rapp’s shoulder the perfect resting place from the crowd of kids in Ms. Stanton’s literature class at Haywood Junior High School. According to Ms. Stanton, researchers say that parrots can identify colors, objects, and sounds. “Some say they just mimic people, but others believe they are very intelligent,” she said.
 

September 11 presentation brings emotional response

Haywood Junior High School teacher Steve May and his students put together a 55-slide Powerpoint presentation as a tribute to the heroes of September 11, 2001 last month, and the project became a two-fold lesson. They added music and the presentation became very emotional for the students and May, but especially for a visiting fire marshal who was inspecting the school. He stopped and watched it, and asked for a copy to send to the New York Fire Department. May said he was happy to give him a copy of the presentation. May, who is a science teacher, said the presentation also included 33 more slides that explained the science behind the attacks on 9/11.
 

And fall means … football and homecoming

Where there’s football, there is always a homecoming celebration, and it was Tuesday, October 3, for the Haywood Junior High School Warriors. Students enjoyed a week of fun before the finale on Tuesday night by holding special “dress-up” days. On September 28, it “PJ Day.” On Friday, it was “Disco Day,” and on Monday it was “Dress Up Day” as your favorite star. These students had fun being C-Lo (instead of J-Lo), Rapper Paul Wall, Mandy Moore, Fantasia, comedian Steve Harvey, and a “Queen” for the day.

Selected as Homecoming Representatives were seventh graders Laura Gavin, Lasarah Johnson, Kendra King, Alexis Peeples, Taylor Primrose, Anna Reid, and Itianna Shirley; and eighth graders Hannah Flood, Holly Hayes, Megan Rye, and Destinee Turner. Voted to be seventh grade Homecoming Queen was Itianna Shirley and eighth-grade Homecoming Queen was Holly Hayes. The team made it a perfect night with a 62-12 win over Fayette East.

Warriors complete season as Southern Division WTAA co-champs

The Haywood Junior High School Warriors have completed their season winning the title of co-champions of the Southern Division of the West Tennessee Athletic Association. They defeated Fayette West in the last game of the season by a score of 46-14. Five HJH Warriors were named to the All-Conference team: Nathan Peace, Travis Richardson, Terry Grandberry, George McCrae, and Dewayne Turner.

 

And the winner is …

Haywood Junior High School students have been drawing “Fine Line Designs” in art class, under the direction of Anita Rickman. These designs are compositions made up of all different types and kinds of lines made to fit inside a certain amount of space. Some of the types of lines discussed were parallel lines, cross-hatching lines, and lines in little dots or pointillism form. Their works of art were judged on over-all pleasing look, neatness, originality, and creativity, and five were selected as winning pieces. Samantha Snipes won first place, Courtney Forsythe and Kimberly Mitchell tied for second place, and Unek Parrish and Daniel Peterson tied for third place. The students’ pieces are now on display in the halls of the school.

Fall is in the air

And speaking of a work of art … it will be worth a trip to visit Haywood Junior High School to see the beautiful fall arrangement that graces the front hall of the school. Anita Rickman and her art students also designed and assembled this display of fall and Halloween decorations. It says, “Welcome to the fall semester at Haywood Junior High School.”

Exercising for their health

Haywood Junior High School students take physical education for one semester each year. Part of their instruction includes exercising and running.

Directing the students in physical education at HJH are long-time educators and coaches Ray Jones and Patricia Thomas.

There’s more to physical education at Haywood Junior High School than just playing around. The seventh- and eighth-grade students learn important lessons about living healthy and including exercise in their daily routine.

“Part of the program is to help our students develop healthy lifestyles,” said PE teacher and Coach Ray Jones. “We discuss health issues and our students read about these issues that are so important. We are dealing with some very serious health issues now, even in our youth. Diabetes is on the rise, and healthy eating and exercise is one way to combat that disease. The more exercise they get, the better their chances of being healthy,” he added.

Coach Jones said that he and girls’ PE teacher Patricia Thomas offer their students as much exercise time as possible. “Instead of just 15 minutes of activity, our students get a minimum of 30 minutes,” he said.

He added that they also talk to students about the dangers of obesity, and work with those who have weight problems. “We do all we can at school, but it is important to try to teach them that eating healthy and exercising needs to be a part of their life. We feel successful when parents tell us that we are making a difference in the lives of their children.” Part of the program includes a weigh-in time and setting goals to achieve a healthy weight.

Beta Club members select officers

Haywood Junior High School Beta Club members recently elected officers for the school year. Selected to serve as president was Nathan Peace; vice-president, David Watts; secretary, Holly Hayes; treasurer, Abbie Perez; and reporter, Logan Eubanks. To become a member of the Beta Club, students may have no grade below a 90 in either the first or second six weeks of the school year. No conduct grade may be below an S, and the student must be involved in the standard academic program. Once a member, students must maintain a 90 average, must have no grades below a B, and must maintain a satisfactory conduct record. Sponsors for the club are teachers Myrna Gorman and Mary Jane Williams. The new member induction ceremony for seventh graders who qualify will be in January. There are currently 34 members in the club. These students go on two field trips during the year and also perform community service projects each year.

Students bring Mt. Rushmore to HJH

Students at HJH in Liz Carlson’s literature class wrote infomercials recently about monuments as a classroom project. This group of students, Cordie Payton, Charity Springfield, Chabrie Boyd and Briana Nelson, chose Mt. Rushmore as their subject so they could learn more about it, they said. Students had to write scripts for their infomercials, including 10 facts about their subject and five jokes to entertain so they could “sell” their subject to classmates. Ms. Carlson videotaped each group. Other groups chose the Statue of Liberty, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the statue of Zeus as their subjects.