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By Terry Howell
McKenzie High School Principal |
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Clint Anderson, Rachael Clark, Kimberly Gaskins,
Virginia Hames, and Carol Perritt were recently selected
by independent judges to participate in Youth Leadership
Carroll County. Each special school district in Carroll
County has the opportunity to send five students to this
leadership program. The program consists of four
sessions during the school year - two the first semester
and two the second semester. Students will transport
themselves during the school day to these meetings which
will take place at the Chamber of Commerce building in
Huntingdon. Students are responsible for a $60.00
tuition cost which will include lunch during each
session. Youth Leadership Carroll County provides a
quality opportunity to learn skills needed for future
leaders and to increase the civic mindedness of young
people. Congratulations to them.
The girls' and boys' golf teams ended the year in the
regional tournament at Shiloh Golf Course at Adamsville
on Monday and Tuesday of last week. The boys ended their
successful season at 25-5. Craig Broadbent came within
two strokes of qualifying for the State Tournament as he
shot a 77. The team finished fourth in the region to
complete their season. On Tuesday Tish Brown and Kristi
Petering competed for region honors. They too did not
qualify, but will return next season for another
opportunity to do well in the region.
We will have our mid-term exams this week on Thursday
and Friday. On Thursday, we will have our First and
Fourth Block exams. On Friday, we will have our Second
and Third Block exams. These exams are critical for this
first reporting period. The exams count 25% of the
overall semester grade with the other 75% made up of
daily grades, chapter and unit tests. These tests will
be comprehensive and cover everything that students have
studied in a class so far. Report cards for the mid-term
will be issued on Thursday, October 14. Students should
bring these home and have them signed to return to the
First Block teacher. Please help us in stressing the
importance of these mid-term exams.
The band will return to its competition season by
participating in the Hickman County Marching Banding
Invitational. To date, the band has gone to Milan and
Waverly and appears to be improving each week. Upcoming
competitions in Trenton and Union City are the finishing
touches before the State Competition in Division I on
October 30 at Murfreesboro. The band is led by director
Keith Breeden.
Last Wednesday I met with members of the Minority
Council. These members include the following: James
Carter, Kayla Dudley, Netisha Gordon, Blake Milam, Tyler
Moore, Charles Nored, Jesalyn Pate, Jessie Townes,
Jullian Tucker, Chris Ventura, Renee Crawley, and Heidi
Thomas. The students selected Heidi Thomas as president,
Renee Crawley as vice-president, James Carter as
secretary/treasurer, and Kayla Dudley as Student Council
representative. The Minority Council provides me input
on school policies, procedures, and operations from the
minority perspective. It also is a forum in which
students plan special assembly programs to promote an
awareness of the positive values of minority cultures.
The cross country team competed in the JCM Invitational
Meet at the U.T. Ag Center last Thursday. The girls had
three competitors in the meet. Hannah Scruton ran a
24:44 for 34th place. Caitlin Blackwell ran a 29:19 for
60th place. Chloe Cunningham ran a 31:10 for 62nd place.
The boys had nine runners. Caleb Owen (18:31) and Matt
Blaylock (18:48) paced the Rebels with a 16th and 22nd
place finishes respectively. Chase Mitchell (20:15),
Brice Priestley (20:22), and Lee Barham (20:50) also had
finishes that contributed to the overall team score. The
teams' next meet is October 12 at Obion County.
The football team played another nail-biter last Friday
in a region game against Parsons-Riverside. Although the
Panthers had won only one game prior to last Friday,
they had played everyone well. Friday's action saw a
hard-hitting offensive by both teams as the half ended
in a 13-13 tie. The second half again saw the defense
dominate action with a scoreless third quarter. In the
fourth quarter, the Panthers converted several third
downs and took advantage of some Rebel penalties to take
the lead 20-13. The Rebels had one last chance with a
minute and a half left when they took possession. They
drove the ball to the Panther 25 yard line as time
expired. Their record now stands at 3-3. This week the
Rebels travel to Dresden to do battle in a non-region
game. They return to Rebel Stadium on October 15 to
match up with the Chester County Eagles.
On Monday, October 11, our students will not attend
school. Our faculty and staff will be involved in a
Professional Development Day. This will be the last
student break until the Thanksgiving holidays.
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