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SCHOOL NEWS FOR
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2004
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Notes From the High School |
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By Terry Howell
McKenzie High School Principal |
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The golf team had two matches last week. On Tuesday they
traveled to the Magic Valley Golf Course to play a
head-to-head match with Camden. The Rebels crushed their
opponent by 40 strokes in the win. Justin Wilson was the
medalist with a 38. On Thursday, the Lady Rebels and
Rebels both competed against Huntingdon and Gleason in a
three-way match. The Lady Rebels garnered two wins over
the visiting teams. Kristi Petering and Tish Brown
combined for a one stroke win over Gleason and a
30-stroke margin over Huntingdon. Beau Brown and Justin
Wilson each shot 38's to help the Rebels improve to 7-0.
This week the teams play at Henry County on Tuesday and
at home on Thursday against Clarksburg, Gleason, and
Humboldt.
The Balfour representative will be here during lunch to
deliver class rings to the juniors who ordered them last
spring. Parents should have received notices during the
summer as to balance due with the opportunity to make
full or partial payment on a monthly basis. Balances due
have also been posted in the hallways for students to
note their responsibility. Students may go to the
Balfour booth to get their rings during lunch. Payment
must be by money order or cash. No checks will be
accepted. The money order should be made payable to
Balfour.
Juniors began their magazine sales drive this past
Monday in conjunction with the QSP Company. Sales of the
magazines are earmarked for the Junior-Senior Prom and
other class expenses. I encourage everyone to support
these young people in their fundraiser. Each student has
a goal of at least 7 magazines to sell. If they meet the
minimum, they will not have a prom fee to pay.
Last week students at the elementary, middle school, and
high school received a flyer to purchase T-shirts or
sweatshirts supporting the McKenzie Rebels. Princes
ranged from $10.00 for short sleeve shirts to $15.00 for
long sleeve shirts. The sweatshirts were $20.00 or
$30.00 for hooded sweatshirts. This fundraiser is
sponsored by the McKenzie Rebel Touchdown Club and is
intended not only to raise money, but also increase
school spirit. Sales will extend until this Friday,
August 27. Each school has extra flyers if the public
would also like to place an order.
Last week the school received its ACT High School
Profile for the 2004 high school graduating class.
Students taking the ACT are assessed in four key areas:
English, mathematics, reading, and science. The profile
lists scores for each area plus an overall composite
score. In English our students scored a 20.7 compared to
20.6 for the state and 20.4 with the nation. This may
reflect the extra English course that the McKenzie
Special School District requires for graduation. In
mathematics, our students scored 20.4 compared to the
state's 19.7 and the nation's 20.7. The .7 difference
with the state is significant and reflects well on our
math department. For reading our students averaged 20.6
compared to the state's 21.0 and the nation's 21.3. With
the addition of reading as a separate course of study at
the middle school, I expect that we will improve
significantly as future classes take the assessment. Our
science scores were 20.8. This compared to the state's
20.3 and the nation's 20.9. Science has traditionally
been an area in which our student's fared well. The
composite score for our school was 20.7. This compared
to the 20.5 and 20.9 of the state and nation
respectively. For students who had taken core classes or
more, our scores were about identical to the state
average - 21.2 compared to 21.3. Those students who had
less than core classes (5 in all) scored 16.2, compared
to 19.4 nationally and 19.1 statewide. Students with a
GPA of 3.5-4.0 fared well on the ACT with a composite
score of 24.8 (24.1 nationally and statewide). Those
students who had a 2.50-2.99 earned an 18.6 which about
identically matched the national and state average.
Finally, those students who had a 2.00-2.49 had earned a
17.4 score locally as compared to a 17.1 and 17.3,
nationally and statewide. All-in-all the scores
indicated that our students taking core classes are
equal to or better than their peers across the state or
nation.
This week the Rebels open their football season against
the Rebels of Obion County at Troy at 7:30 P.M. First
games are always important as they set the tone for the
rest of the season. Obion County generally has a
hard-nosed team that is well coached. Coach Comer and
his staff and players expect a difficult test against
the AAA team. We are still selling season passes for our
home football games for $25.00. This individual ticket
is good for all varsity, B-Team, and freshmen games. The
team played the Lexington Tigers at the Huntingdon
Jamboree this weekend, losing 13-7. Despite the loss,
the Rebels showed some firepower on offense and showed
improvement on defense. Lexington promises to be a
formidable team this season, and our young,
inexperienced players held their own against them. I
encourage everyone to come out and support the team.
To the Class of 2004, we received the 2004 yearbooks
last week. Please come to the school to get your
yearbook as soon as possible.
As always, I hope everyone has a great week.
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Phone (731) 352-3323 or
Fax (731) 352-3322
washburn@mckenziebanner.com
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