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SCHOOL NEWS FOR
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2002
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Notes From the High School |
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By MHS Principal Terry Howell |
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On Tuesday, October 15, the boys' and girls' track team
competed in the Best of the West meet at the U.T. Ag
Center in Jackson. The girls raced against 75 other
girls from eight other A-AA schools in West Tennessee.
The boys faced 100 other boys from thirteen schools. The
top fifteen individuals received medals as the Best of
the West Tennessee A-AA school runners. Amber King
received a medal for her 12th place finish in the girls'
meet. Lucy Snead placed 31st with a 27:08. Caleb Owen,
Holland Hames, and Jason Bloodworth ran for 27th, 36th,
and 66th respectively. The team will compete at the
Region 7 A-AA Cross Country Meet in Jackson at the U.T.
Ag Center this week. The top ten runners will advance to
the state meet in Nashville on November 2.
Ryan Lacey, a McKenzie High School senior, has been
nominated to compete in the national Principal's
Leadership Award (PLA) Scholarship program, sponsored by
the National Association of Secondary School Principals
(NASSP). Herff Jones, Inc. funds the PLA program. One
hundred fifty national PLA winners will be chosen this
spring to receive $1000 college scholarships. High
School principals from across the United States could
nominate one of their student leaders. Nominees were
selected based on their leadership skills, participation
in service organizations and clubs, achievements in the
arts and sciences, employment experiences, and academic
record. They are also required to write an original
essay. The PLA scholarship recognizes the importance of
a well-rounded education. This year Ryan serves as the
president of the Student Council. She is active in the
Beta Club, Science Club, Principal's Advisory Council,
school drama, Spanish Club, and numerous other
organizations. She has also performed many hours of
community service in several other organizations. Ryan
will submit her application in the near future to
compete for the scholarship money.
Congratulations to John Craig Howell. John Craig, a
junior member of the football team, received recognition
as the Jackson Sun defensive player of the week for his
efforts against Dyer County. John Craig recorded nine
tackles, ten assists, a fumble recovery, two tackles for
loss, a quarterback sack, and a pass break-up. The Rebel
defense had an impressive game against the Choctaws by
holding them to less than 100 yards total offense. Ten
players received headhunter recognition for recording
ten points or more for a game. The Rebels are yielding
approximately 10 points per game on defense for the
year.
The band will compete in the State Division I Band
Competition on Saturday, October 26, at Riverside High
School in Murfreesboro. The band has had several
competitions leading up to this state competition and
practice for many hours in preparation for this event.
After their practice session on Saturday, the band hopes
to continue to make improvement to score in the top
eight in the state. Although young, they have shown
progress and hope that their hard work culminates in
state recognition. The band will travel to Murfreesboro
by way of chartered buses that are largely funded from
the active Band Booster organization. As with any school
our size, the band relies upon the hard work,
organization, and fund-raising ability of this booster
club. Good luck to them as they represent our school.
A reminder that retakes for school day photographs will
be Wednesday, October 23. We will use the pre-pay method
for this opportunity as we did with the first. Students
may pick up envelopes in this office if they want to buy
a package. All students in grades 9-11 who did not have
photos taken on the September 11 first take will do so
at this time.
The Balfour representative will be here on October 30 to
meet with seniors about graduation supplies and
materials. He will meet with the senior class officers
at 10:00 A.M. to focus on the invitation style to be
ordered by the group. At 10:30 A.M., he will meet with
all seniors in the Theater to present what Balfour has
to offer for graduation purposes. The only two items
that seniors will need to order are caps and gowns and
diplomas and diploma covers. All the other aspects of
the order are individual choice. The representative will
return on November 6 at 7:15 A.M. to take orders. A
$60.00 deposit is required to place an order at this
time.
Parents, a reminder that report cards were issued on
Tuesday, October 22. If you would like a conference with
a teacher, you may call the school and we will set one
up during that teacher's planning block.
The football team faced an improved Chester County
Eagles team at Rebel Stadium last Friday in a key 6-AA
contest. After a shaky start, the Rebels took charge in
the second half to score a 25-7 victory. The game had a
hodgepodge of plays to cater to any football fan -- a
long pass from Matt Merrick to Jay Taylor, a long
touchdown run by Demerick Diggs, two goal line stints by
the Rebel defense, turnovers by both teams, and spirited
play during crunch time. The Rebel region record
improved to 3-1 for the season with the last region game
scheduled at Huntingdon on Week 10. The Rebels overall
record improved to 6-2. They travel to Lexington to
battle the much improved and athletically talented
Lexington Tiger squad. Last Friday we recognized several
important students in three programs at our school --
these were senior members of the band, cheerleading
squad, and football. Senior band members recognized were
Jeff Bunn, Deanna Hickman, Matthew Holt, Nick Laws,
Alissa Lee, and Crystal Mattox. Cheerleading their last
regular season home game were Emily Kee and Monica
Mayberry. Senior football players include Daniel Beal,
Brandon Cook, Steven Dickson, Demerick Diggs, Ryan
Drewry, Matthew Jones, Ricky Mathis, Matt Merrick, Chris
Stephens, Jay Taylor, and Brian Winston. Our two senior
football managers are Kristan Wiggins and Sara Wilson.
We appreciate the time and the commitment that they and
their parents have provided to make each of these
programs successful.
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Phone (731) 352-3323 or
Fax (731) 352-3322
washburn@mckenziebanner.com
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