HJH students compete in Math Meet

Nineteen students from Haywood Junior High School participated in the Math Meet
at Haywood High School on Saturday, November 7. There were three other schools in the middle school/junior high competition: Fayette Academy, Fayette East, and Fayette West. Each school was allowed to enter five students in the individual testing categories. 

There was a team competition, which was played in a Knowledge Bowl fashion. Those students serving on the HJH Knowledge Bowl Team were: Enchantra Henderson, Bishop Noble, Kamen Pickens, and Ryan Watson. Haywood Junior High placed third in the team competition.

The following students participated in these individual testing categories:

7th Grade Math - Martravious Washington - 2nd place, Destiny Williams - 3rd place, Lauren Markowski - 4th place, and Ethan Riddle – 5th place

Pre-Algebra - Ryan Watson - 1st place, Emma Baumheckel - 3rd place, Robbyn Pocock - 4th place, Mireya Pulido - 6th place, and Kyle Sills - 7th place

8th Grade Math - Kamen Pickens - 2nd place, Amanda Lopez - 4th place, Walker Thornton - 5th place, Diana Meraz - 7th place, and Brent Ward - 10th place

Algebra I - Amanda Tindle - 2nd place, Enchantra Henderson - 4th place, J.P. Barden - 5th place, Jada Brooks - 7th place, and Bishop Noble
 

Haywood Junior High Basketball 2009-2010

HJH Student Council members give back

It is 8:30A.M. on a cold, soggy Saturday morning; the night after a big HHS football game. I know you are thinking most kids are at home in the bed … right? NO! Haywood Junior High Student Council members were giving up part of their Saturday morning to help clean the football stadium for the people who use the stadium for exercise. The exercisers were very enthused to see young adults trying to make a difference in their community. In only an hour and 15 minutes, the students had filled all t10 garbage bags given to them by the Brownsville-Haywood County Parks and Recreation Department.

Members of the HJH Student Council, Emily Wright and Xavier Rogers, said that they could not wait until the next community service project. Kelsey Byars said, “It feels really good to give back to a community that has given so much to the students at Haywood Junior High.”

Nicole Bond is the sponsor for the group.

Mrs. Rickman announces art winners in HJH contest

Haywood Junior High School art teacher Anita Rickman recently announced the winners of an art contest she held in her classes. There was a tie for first place between Shantoria Perkins and Taylor Call. Earning second place was Jamiya Bell, and third place went to Deonte Brown for her work.

HJH celebrates Homecoming

When Haywood Junior High School celebrated its homecoming on September 29, nine girls were selected to serve in the homecoming court: Amanda Lopez, Taylor Call, Mireya Pulido, Cassidy Hendrix, Lindsey Long (8th grade queen), Abbey Morris (7th grade queen), Kameron Tyus, Idalias Flagg and Teri Shaw. Lindsey Long was crowned 8th grade queen, and Abbey Morris, 7th grade queen.

The HJH Warriors football team had a really good season this year, defeating Memphis Kingsbury, Fayette East, Fayette West and Ripley. Some of the team’s strengths included good offense, improved defense and a lot of team spirit.

Prior to the game, students had a great time at the school’s Homecoming Dance on September 25.

HJH Beta Club members elect officers

Members of the Haywood Junior High School Beta Club recently elected officers. Serving as president is Bishop Noble. Lindsey Long is vice-president, and Emily Pugh, secretary. Elected treasurer is Walker Thornton and Crystal Shephard will serve as reporter.

HJH announces 2009-2010 Student Council representatives

Seventh-grade Student Council representatives

Eighth-grade Student Council representatives

The student body at Haywood Junior High School elected some of their peers to serve on the school’s Student Council. Those selected were: Ebony Clark, Macharia Bond, Ethan Riddle, Justice Powell, Tyler Turnage, Emily Pugh, Deja Taylor, Ragan Avant, Jovonni Sayahore, Xavier Delk, Jeffery Starks, Kyler Douglas, Emily Wright, Kelsey Byars, Shavius Hines, Ashley Morgan, Travassa Sweet, Justice Brown, Xavier Rogers, Destiny Williams, Martravius Washington, Selena Scarbrough, Juvanna Harwell, and Bishop Noble.
 

Milk-color changing milk in HJH class experiment

Tamy Roland’s eighth-grade students at Haywood Junior High School learned to use dishwashing liquid to separate the lipids in milk products with 2 percent fat content. To show this more effectively, food coloring was used.


 

HJH geometry classes design “Gum Drop” bridges

On Friday, August 28, the students of Ms. Nicole Bond’s eighth-grade geometry classes put to use their knowledge of triangles and designed a gumdrop bridge. Each team designed a bridge using no more than 12 toothpicks and 20 gumdrops. The bridges had to span a distance of six inches. After the bridges were designed, each team had to hook one end of a paper clip to the center of the bridge and the other end of the paper clip to a small plastic cup. Then each team dropped in one penny at a time into the cup until their bridge failed. The pennies were dropped in a distance of approximately one inch from the lip of the cup.

The team that had the bridge design that withstood the weight of the most pennies won. The winners from second-period geometry class designed a bridge that withstood 61 pennies. Members of that team were Brook Haywood, Dustin Kirby, and Keondria Muex. The winning team from fifth period Geometry designed a bridge that withstood 57 pennies - Anna Jackson, Michaela Lovings, and Makiya Maness. Who knew designing bridges could be so fun and delicious!