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SCHOOL NEWS FOR
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2002
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Elementary School News |
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By Mary Nethaway and Max
Batchelor |
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Congratulations to Mrs. Suzanne Howell for being chosen
Teacher of the Year for 2003 by her peers. This award is
sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Education to
recognize outstanding teachers. Mrs. Suzanne certainly
deserves this special recognition. The Citizen of the
Month Program for January was held Friday, January 25.
Reverend Dennis Trull was the speaker. Clayton Owen
represented the Rotary Club and John Barham and Myrna
Johnson represented the Kiwanis Club. Dennis Simpson of
Woodman of the World also participated in the program.
These organization help to sponsor the Citizen of the
Month program with donations and also by helping present
the awards to the students. Kindergarten citizens of the
month were Alec Parrish, Jacob Owen, Logan Drewry,
Jalexis Haynes and Chace Jackson. First grade citizens
of the month were Curtis Broadbent, Dusty Hollowell,
John Bell, Jay McCutcheon, and Austin Chapman. Second
grade citizens of the month were Taylor Webb, Kayla
Hopper, Kelsey Mattox, Matthew Eaton and Maurice
Lawrence. Third grade citizens of the month were Mallory
Dunavan, Jonathan Curtis, Matthew McBride, Adam Horner,
Tyler Sisson, and Hannah Potts. Fourth grade citizens of
the month were Elizabeth Tovar, Seth Foster, Tommy Sam,
Linley McClain, and Kristy Kalinowski. Congratulations
to all of these students who have demonstrated what it
means to be a good citizen.
Last week several classrooms reported fun activities.
Mrs. Patti Witty's fourth grade made tornadoes in the
science lab. Some third grade classes made Thundercake
to go along with the story in the reading book. Mrs.
Charlotte Verner's class has been studying the forest
habitat in science.
The K-Kids will be making get well cards and
Valentine cards for kids at St. Jude. Students in the
K-Kids club hold monthly meetings at 7:30 a.m. at
McKenzie Elementary School.
Jump Rope for Heart will be January 28-29. Students need
to wear tennis shoes and comfortable clothing on those
days. Pledges will be collected afterwards. Physical
education teacher Darlene Bowlin is in charge of the
event. All proceeds go to the American Heart
Association.
On February 5, the fourth grade will be participating
in the Writing Assessment Test sponsored by the
Tennessee Department of Education. Students have been
participating throughout the year in school-wide writing
days. These test scores will be reported on the state
report card.
On February 11, McKenzie Elementary School PTO will
sponsor a Penny Harvest. Students and staff are to bring
in all the pennies they have. Two large jars will be
placed in the lobby. The school will try to fill these
jars with pennies. The Penny Harvest will run from
February 11-28. The PTO will use the money collected to
sponsor events for students at McKenzie Elementary.
The speaker for last week was Timothy Mayhew from
Mrs. Malissa Anderson's second grade class. Timothy did
a great job with the morning announcements. |
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Middle School News |
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Our seventh grade ACE program recently competed at
Western Kentucky University. The students were in a
public service announcement contest. When the results of
the daylong contest came in, McKenzie students received
first place. Each student received $100 in prize money.
Carson Rider, Lauren Morris, Chase Mitchell, Brianna
Jones, and Brittany Martin represented MMS in the
contest. Their teacher is Mrs. Linda Furr. "The Broom
Maker" visited MMS on Friday, January 18. Mr. Jack
Martin of Hockaday Brooms in Selmer presented assembly
programs to the students. Mr. Martin's company makes
brooms the way they were made in the 1800's. He
assembled a broom for the students while giving a
history of broom making. Mr. Martin's program stressed
the importance of education and always doing what is
right.
Students will receive progress reports on February 5.
These reports are sent home at the halfway point of each
nine-week grading period. Also on this date, the seventh
grade will take the T-CAP writing assessment. One of the
focus points of instruction this year has been improving
the students' writing skills. It is hopes that the
scores will reflect the efforts of students and staff. |
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Notes from the High School |
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By McKenzie High School Principal, Terry Howell |
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Several of our band members competed for the All West
Tennessee Senior High Band on Saturday, January 19.
Approximately 160 percussionists auditioned from all
over West Tennessee including Memphis with 24 chosen (8
in each of these bands). The Wind Ensemble Band included
the top eight percussionists with Matthew Holt chosen as
4th chair. He also was recognized as an alternate to the
Tennessee All State Band. The Blue Band had the overall
ninth through sixteenth percussionists with Ben Martin
earning 4th chair. Approximately 120 French horn
musicians auditioned with 18 being selected. Amanda
Mansfield placed 4th chair in the Red Band for French
horns. Congratulations to these students. McKenzie High
School band director Keith Breeden accompanied these
competitors to the contest.
At our football banquet on January 18, our coaches
recognized all of our players and cited the numerous
accomplishments of the 2001 team. They also cited
several special awards. The Banner attended the banquet
and as always covered the event well. I would, however,
like to mention the awards that we give in honor of or
in memory of someone. Bruce Anderson with a G.P.A. of
3.9 won the David Long Academic Award. This award is
given in memory of David Long, a 1987 graduate of
McKenzie High School. David played on our football and
baseball teams while maintaining high academic
standards. David died from leukemia several years ago,
but left a legacy of scholarship and academic
excellence. Jonathan Gaskins and Stevia Harris won the
Jeff Givens Sportsmanship Award. These student athletes
committed themselves to good sportsmanship and fair play
and served as role models for their teammates. The award
is named after Jeff Givens, a MHS football player who
died in a car wreck in 1985. Jeff had the spirit of fun
and the perspective of not taking the game too
seriously. The J.P. Carter Most Inspired Player Award
went to David Duncan. David played the entire year with
injuries and even had a broken wrist that required
surgery after the season. This award is named after
Jerry Phillip Carter, a 1974 graduate of McKenzie High
School. J.P. played the game with grit and
determination. He was always willing to give the
ultimate effort for his teammates. The final special
award, the Kermit Holland 3-D Award went to Mitchell
Hall. This award is named after Kermit Holland, an
alumnus of McKenzie High School and a patron of all
sports played at our school. The award epitomizes the
3-D's of determination, dedication, and discipline.
Mitchell Hall displayed these qualities during the
football season. Named as permanent team captains were
Mitchell Hall, Taylor Holland, Josh Stenberg, and Carone
Tharpe.
On Thursday of last week, Ms. Ladona Herrin, our
guidance counselor, issued the monthly Senior
Newsletter. The newsletter has several scholarship
announcements and opportunities, information about Job
Shadowing Day scheduled for February 21, dates for ACT
and the Work Keys Test, and a financial aid
broadcast/information line. I encourage parents to read
this newsletter and work with their senior to maximize
opportunities and learn about post-secondary options.
Call Ms. Herrin if you need a copy of the newsletter
sent to you.
Last week twelve students from our Business
Professionals of America competed against area schools
at the University of Tennessee at Martin. This marked
the first time that we have competed in this contest. We
had several students place in the top five and earn the
right to compete in the state contest in Nashville on
March 13-16. Students representing McKenzie are Jake
Smith in financial math, 4th place; Allison Adams in
fundamental accounting, 2nd place; Ashley Watson in
desktop publishing, 2nd place; Andrew Cross in spread
sheet application, 2nd place; and Heidi Thomas in
prepared speech, 1st place. Congratulations to these
students and their sponsor Sheila Ridley for
representing us so well.
Because of the generosity of several McKenzie High
School alumni, we are getting close to reaching our goal
to finance the Class Composite project. This project is
designed to display all the existing composites in our
school. We have already purchased and mounted one of the
two display units. This week we will order the second
unit courtesy of the Class of 1971 which will use their
sizable donation to memorialize several of their
deceased classmates. All McKenzie High School classes
had one person notified and targeted as the contact
person to request donations for the class. This money
will be used to re-photograph all of the class
composites to place in the display unit. We are excited
about the possibility of exhibiting our alumni and
making these display units an integral part of our
school decor. If you are an alumnus or alumna of our
school and have not been contacted, you may make a
contribution to this project by sending a check to
McKenzie High School, attention Terry Howell. Please
indicate your class as we are trying to accumulate names
for our alumni association in the future.
The basketball teams played three games last week, two
non-district and one district contest. In non-district
play, the Lady Rebels fell to the Lady Bulldogs of
Gleason. After a slow start, the Lady Rebels played with
greater intensity, but had too big a margin to overcome
as they lost to the home team. In a thrilling boys' game
marked by numerous lead changes, the Rebels squeaked out
a one-point victory behind a steal by Bryan Huffman and
a lay-up by Brandon Trull from an assist by John French.
Against Huntingdon, both teams played hard but ended on
the short end of each contest. The Lady Rebels played
the Fillies close until the closing minutes of the game,
eventually losing by 12. The boys had another nail-biter
against the mustangs, but failed to capitalize on free
throw opportunities losing by four points. At the
Homecoming games, the Lady Rebels and Rebels both won in
district action. The Lady Rebels played a complete game,
battling all four quarters for the win against Riverside
High School. Riverside entered the game as the
second-ranked team in the district with a record of
17-4. The Lady Rebels hope to build momentum as they
near the tournament season. The boys also battled the
Panthers in a meaningful game to lock up third place in
the district. The Rebels have been decimated by injuries
including season-ending ones to Carone Tharpe, David
Duncan, and Rory Lacey, all original starters. The other
players have contributed more to make up for the loss of
these seniors. The Riverside game was typical as to how
the boys have played battling throughout the game to
win. Both teams are to be commended for this week's
play. They had three excellent games each. This week the
teams travel to Milan on Tuesday and Camden on Friday.
Our regular season ends the following week with an away
game on Monday (February 4) at Big Sandy and our final
home game against Lexington on Tuesday, February 5. The
Lexington game will be Senior Night. We will recognize
our senior girls and cheerleaders at half time of the
girls' game and the boys at half time of their game.
Come out and support these young people.
Last week Ms. Jackie Carr received recognition as the
Teacher of the Year at McKenzie High School. The faculty
nominated teachers within the building and the Faculty
Advisory Council chose Ms. Carr from the names
submitted. Ms. Carr has taught for 15 years, 13 of these
years in McKenzie. She began her teaching career in
McKenzie and developed one of the finest and most
competitive DECA chapters in the state. She produced
many state award winners in DECA and several that placed
in national competition. Ms. Carr currently teaches
classes in world geography, marketing, and international
marketing/business. She also serves as our system's
vocational director and coordinates local programs with
state mandates and expectations. Ms. Carr has always had
the attitude of going beyond the expected and willingly
helps with extracurricular projects and programs. She
certainly deserved the recognition as our Teacher of the
Year representative. Ms. Carr's application and resumé
will be submitted to the district level for
consideration for statewide Teacher of the Year. |
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Phone (731) 352-3323 or
Fax (731) 352-3322
washburn@mckenziebanner.com
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