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.

School board members honored at monthly meeting

Members of the Haywood County School Board, Patricia Gruenewald, Harold Garrett, Joe Barden IV, Pearlie Hess, and Robbie Jarrett King (in absentia) were honored at the January 9 meeting by Mayor Franklin Smith. He read the members a proclamation declaring January 21-27 as School Board Appreciation Week in Haywood County and expressed his appreciation for their service.

Haywood High School English teachers and Academic Decathlon coaches George Norvell and Glenn Bridgewater were also present at the meeting with the Academic Decathlon team members. Students spoke to board members about their class work and preparation for the regional competition against six other West Tennessee schools on January 27 at HHS. The overall theme this year is “China and its Influence on the World.” Students will take tined tests in social science, art, music, economics, literature, mathematics, and super quiz. All categories relate to the over-all theme, except the super quiz, which focuses on climatology this year.

This is the twenty-first consecutive year that Haywood High School has been the host for the regional competition, which originated in Brownsville in 1986.

Members of the Haywood High School Academic team are Tequitta King, Iman McGhee, Kiatra Jones, Shanel Crawford-Harris, Jessica Ligon, Amy Olmedo, Megan Hood, Matthew Summerlin, Amber Bond, Isaac Olmedo, Justin Tyus, Ellen Hudson, Chris Bradford, Angel Briseno.

Board members received a special invitation to attend the competition and the awards banquet, which begins at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria.

In other business, board members agreed to open the bidding process up again to anyone wishing to lease the Sunny Hill farm.

Leadership class visits schools

Members of the Leadership Haywood County class visited several local schools on January 18, “Education Day,” as part of their monthly study of the community. Members are pictured here at the Haywood High School Career and Technical Division with several food service students who helped prepare their lunch...more

Haywood County Schools benefit from Microsoft settlement

Haywood County Schools will receive $57,079.80 from a Microsoft settlement, according to the State of Tennessee Department of Education. The Tennessee Department of Education will distribute $15,315,586.25 in soft vouchers to local school systems as a result of a settlement in a lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation. The class action suit alleged Microsoft used unlawful trade practices to maintain a monopoly and overcharge Tennessee consumers...more

School board hears from HHS Show Choir, softball parents

School board hears from HHS Show Choir, softball parents
The Haywood County School Board met in regular session on December 12 to discuss business and were entertained by the HHS Show Choir. They also heard from a group of HHS softball parents, discussed the lease of the Sunny Hill Farm, discussed several capital projects, approved a trip for the HHS Jazz Band and announced a grant United Way gave to Anderson...more

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