Sunny Hill School names top students

  
The Top Ten fifth-grade scholars at Sunny Hill were Molly McAdams (99.83), Hannah Roberts (97.83), Emily Pilant (98.06), Jamari Johnson (98.11), Jasmine Taylor (98.66), Morgan Marlar (99.17), Connor Coulston (99.56), Caleb Potter (98.67), Christopher Prewitt (98.50), and Sarah Lewis (98.85).

 
The Top Ten scholars of the sixth grade at Sunny Hill School during the 2005-2006 school year were Reeves Garrett (100.00), Seth Tillman (99.66), Alycia Johns (99.66), Laura Gavin (99.55), Tawana Smith (98.99), Mitchell Evans (98.83), Chelsea Duke (98.55), Devin Gibbs (98.41), Sumeur Pugh (98.16), Denesha Jones (97.99), Karla Cisneras (97.99), Madison Eubanks (97.66), and Tacy Schwartz 97.66).

Sunny Hill May Day always a success


Dancing to the music is always a great favorite at Sunny Hill’s May Day event, this year held on May 8. This year kids danced the “Twist,” the “Electric Slide,” and the “Cha Cha Song.” Former principal Carol Williams started the May Day celebration in 1989, and every year, students look forward to the end-of-the-year event.

BINGO – that was the magic word at Sunny Hill’s May Day Bingo game held in the school library.

This group of “orange-shirted” students were waiting their turn in the school gymnasium where huge inflatables were set up for the kids to enjoy on May Day at Sunny Hill.

One of the most popular events of the day was the May Day Pole ceremony that was held first thing Friday morning on May 8. Some of these "green-shirted” students participated in this ritual. Dancing around the May Pole were Rachel Morris, Houston Cozart, Jordan Morris, Jay Clinton, Harley Baggett, Anna Reid, Amesha Allen, Cedric Tyus, Dalton Joves and Garrison Castro. Director of this event was Arethia Turner.
 

Sunny hill receives award


Sunny Hill Principal Dorothy Bond traveled to Nashville in late April to receive the District Title I School Award, one of only four given in the state. “We closed the achievement gap for our students,” Mrs. Bond said.

The Title I Distinguished Schools Program awards recognition in two categories. Sunny Hill received the state award in the second category for schools that have significantly closed the achievement gap between student groups in their schools.
These awards are based on performance on Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) tests, Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System data as well as making adequate yearly progress as required by the No Child Left Behind act.

Students raise funds for local tornado victims


Sunny Hill students raised about $950 for local victims of the storms that damaged or destroyed several homes in Haywood County in April. Principal Dorothy Bond and several students present the school’s gift to one of the storm victims. They gave eight families $115 from the proceeds of the students’ fund-raising efforts.
 

Principal notes… from the desk of Dorothy Bond

The Sunny Hill Choir performed recently for the Nola Walker Bond Scholarship Program at Oakview Baptist Church in Northwestern Haywood County. They also participated in the opening at the Dixie Youth Jamboree.

Sunny Hill School received a flag from the Tennessee National Guard 1175th Transportation Unit in Brownsville. Sunny Hill staff and students adopted the 1175th before the soldiers left for Iraq. Recently deceased Sunny Hill School teacher Marvin Taylor sent an e-mail to the unit each day they were serving their country. In his honor, members of the 1175th unit donated a flag that had flown over their barracks where they were stationed overseas.

The school also has a scholarship fund in member of Marvin Taylor, and the governing committee has decided to award a $2,000 scholarship to a deserving Haywood High graduate this year.