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HJH Warriors keeping up a winning tradition
The Haywood Junior High School Warriors, under the direction of
Coach Mike Young and his assistant, Coach Shannon Burdick, are
having once again a winning season. They played Munford in the
Jamboree the first week of the season, beating them 32-0. During
their second time out in Ripley, they came home with a shut-out –
22-0. The Warriors played for the third time this season at home
against Covington on September 12, and came away with a winning
score –24-22, albeit a close one. Next the Warriors will take on
Munford again, this time in a regular season game on September 19,
and they will be home again on September 26 to face Brighton.
Homecoming is October 3 against Fayette East, and the last game of
the regular season before playoffs will be against Fayette West in
Fayette County. Games begin at 6:30 p.m.
AYP Day Celebration
Haywood Junior High School students and
faculty enjoyed watching a movie, teacher-student competitions,
and playing games on AYP Day. But by far, the best part of the day
came when the performers of the Great China Circus from
Sevierville, Tennessee, entertained the entire group. The
Brownsville-Haywood County Arts Council paid for part of this
entertainment through the organization’s Arts in the School
program. They also enjoyed the day’s finale when Principal Donte
Bradford and Assistant Principal Don Sims made a grand entrance
into the school’s gymnasium on Sims’ motorcycle. The HJH theme for
AYP Day: AWESOME! YOU PASSED!
Brown’s classes training ground for HHS band
Natasha Brown is in her second year as the band teacher at Haywood
Junior High, and she is introducing her students to the world of
musical instruments. Many of her students have never played an
instrument before they came to her classes, but it doesn’t take
long for her to have them marching to the beat of a new talent.
Brown, a graduate of Lane College with a bachelor of arts degree
in music education, was in her Brinkley, Arkansas, high school
band and the Lane College band. Although she played baritone in
the bands, she can play most any instrument and delights in
teaching her students how fulfilling it can be as a musician.
She has a total of 45 students in her seventh- and eighth-grade
bands, and has them practicing their skills to prepare them to
join the Haywood High School band after graduation from HJH.
Her eighth-grade band performs at HJH football games and their
theme this year is “Oldies but Goodies.” They play old favorites
“Proud Mary” and “Smoke on the Water” and offer a percussion
feature at each show. Both bands will perform in Brownsville’s
Christmas parade, and both will compete in the area Solo Ensemble
competition this year. The eighth-grade band will also compete in
an All-State contest. Last year the bands received 20 superior
ratings and 18 excellent ratings in the competitions, and also
marched and played in the Humboldt Strawberry Festival and earned
a second-place overall ribbon.
Master Gardener and helpers enhance HJH front entrance
Haywood County Extension Service Director Walter
Battle, who is also the instructor of the service’s Master
Gardener classes, volunteered his time, along with the time of his
children, Max and Paige, to enhance the front entrance flower beds
at Haywood Junior High School. The pruning of the Crape Myrtles
this fall will be the final touches that will make the landscape
most attractive.
2006 Haywood Junior High School
Warriors Football Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Location |
| Aug. 22 |
TBA |
Jamboree |
Munford |
| Sept. 5 |
6:30 |
Ripley |
Away |
| Sept. 12 |
6:30 |
Covington |
Home |
| Sept. 19 |
6:30 |
Munford |
Away |
| Sept. 26 |
6:30 |
Brighton |
Home |
| Oct. 3 |
6:30 |
Fayette East |
Homecoming |
| Oct. 10 |
6:30 |
Fayette West |
Away |
| Oct. 17 |
TBA |
WTAC- Playoffs |
TBA |
| Oct. 24 |
TBA |
TMSAA Semi-Finals |
TBA |
| Oct. 29 |
TBA |
TMSAA Finals |
TBA |
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| B games start at
6:00 p.m., regular games at 6:30 p.m. |
Head Coach: Mike
Young
Assistant Coach: Shannon Burdick |
HJH Campus Day/Open House a success
Upcoming seventh graders and new or returning eighth graders had
the opportunity to get an early peek at their school on Monday,
July 31, at the first annual Haywood Junior High School Campus
Day/Open House.
HJH Principal Dontye Bradford, her new assistant principal Don
Sims, and faculty members welcomed the students and their parents
with lots of activities and information. “Spend a fun-filled day
with your child engaging in activities that will prepare him/her
for the junior high experience,” Mrs.Bradford wrote to parents,
inviting them to attend.
Teachers held sessions with the students and parents and talked to
them about how to balance extra-curricular activities and school
work, how to effectively use their textbooks, how to open locks,
how to use the Internet for achievement, how to help with
homework, peer pressure, time management, study skills, and TCAP
preparation. The students were also invited to attend a fashion
show and enjoy inflatable games, a water slide, a scavenger hunt,
and seventh- and eighth-grade family competitions.
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