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January 29, 2008


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Notes From McKenzie High School

By Terry Howell
Principal, McKenzie High School

The basketball teams had another busy week with three games – two of them district contests. On Tuesday, the Lady Rebels encountered the high-flying Lady Rockets of Clarksburg. Despite balanced scoring – Zana Carter (12), Morgan Limbaugh (9), Travatia Bowden (8), and Alex Gray (8) – the Lady Rebels fell to the home team 62-47. The team continued to improve and played much better against the seasoned Clarksburg unit. In the boys contest, the Rebels looked to sweep the Rockets for the regular season. The Rebels started fast and never gave up the lead in taking a 63-58 victory. The Rebels’ defensive intensity against the talented Rockets propelled them to the win as they played a steady man-to-man that squelched the athletic host team. Josh Brown made several key 3-point shots to earn high scorer distinction with 19. Hunter Herrin and Shabree Payne both added 12. Derek Carr helped the team effort with 10 rebounds to go with his 8 points. Luke Anderson and Tyler Holt scored 7 and 5 respectively to round out the scoring.

On Friday the team stayed in the district against the Jaguars of Carroll Academy. Both the Lady Rebels and the Lady Jaguars had trouble finding the range in the first quarter as missed shots and turnovers were the order of the day. The Lady Rebels did manage some late scores to take a 10-0. In the second frame the home team turned the defensive pressure up a notch to take a 33-0 halftime lead. The Lady Rebel reserves played the majority of the second half as they coasted to a 70-13 win. Leading scorers were Trevatia Bowden with 16 and Evan Hudgins with 14. The Rebels had a strong overall game as they defeated the Jaguars 56-24. The defense held the Jaguars to single digits in all four quarters, and the team had three players in double figures – Josh Brown (20), Derek Carr (11), and Tyler Holt (11). Several younger players had playing time in the homecoming win. On Saturday the teams faced the Cardinals of Adamsville. Both squads struggled offensively and defensively as they lost by large margins. The Lady Rebels lost 68-32. Alex Gray had her best game of the year scoring in double figures with 10. The boys lost by a wider margin 88-23. Josh Brown led the scoring with 8. This week the teams play at Gleason on Monday (1/28) and at Big Sandy on Tuesday (1/29). They will close the week at home against Bruceton on Friday.

Congratulations to Morgan Limbaugh. Morgan was crowned homecoming queen prior to the game against Carroll Academy. Morgan, a senior basketball player, was joined by Sarah Owen, Lesley Robertson, Elizabeth Russell, and Samantha Wheat on the homecoming court.

Last week we had our final writing prompt before the State Writing Assessment on February 6 for our junior class. Our goal is to have all juniors score at level 4 or above to show proficiency or advanced ability. We have typically scored at level 4 and have scored at above average on the State Report Card. Since communication and written expression are so important, we stress this with periodic prompts across the curriculum.

Last week approximately 33 members of our Distributive Education Club of America (DECA) competed in the regional meet at Union University in Jackson. The results that we have are as follows: Hannah Scruton/Lesley Robertson (3rd place in role play) in financial analysis; Chloe Cunningham/Sarah Owen (3rd place role play) in travel and tourism; Rusty Chapman (3rd place test); Nick Bryant (1st place test, 2nd and 3rd place role play) – accounting; Travis Russell (2nd test) – automotive services; Ryan Ferrell (1st test) – automotive services; Midia Becerra (3rd test) – business services; Nick Riggs (1st test) – food marketing; Chris Ventura (2nd role play) – marketing management; Keenan Bannon (3rd role play ) – restaurant and food; Derek Carr (2nd place sales presentation) – technical sales. To date these students have qualified for state competition: Keenan Bannon, Nick Bryant, Rusty Chapman, Kelsey Cooper, Josie Jarrett, Jessica Neisler, Travis Russell, Chris Ventura, and Samantha Wheat. The students will attend the State Competition in Nashville on March 6-8.

On Thursday, January 31, Ms. Anderson will meet with any student and their parents interested in going to Europe in the summer of 2009. The trip will center on Greece and Italy and will have a cruise built into the package. While this event is not one that is school-related, it will be a great education experience for anyone interest in cultural travel. The meeting is scheduled for 6:00 P.M. in the library.

Ms. Herrin has rescheduled the financial aid workshop to this Thursday at 6:00 P.M. in the Theater. Ms. Laura Bateman from Bethel College will be the guest presenter. She will explain to parents and students the various paperwork that must be completed before students may receive financial aid. Much of this is now done online so everyone would benefit from the expertise of Ms. Bateman. Also, Ms. Herrin will emphasize the prompt submission of the FAFSA, a necessary form that must be submitted to the federal government before any aid is awarded – including the Hope Scholarship (lottery money). For the next several months students and parents will need to read the Senior Newsletter closely and aggressively apply for the scholarships available. Colleges and universities typically look at four areas of a high school student’s life in granting scholarships in this order: scores on standardized tests (ACT and SAT), community service, extracurricular activities in high school, and grade point average. Seniors need current resumés to submit with scholarship applications. Ms. Bateman and Ms. Herrin will discuss these items and much more on January 31 at 6:00 P.M. in the Theater.

This Saturday, February 2, Project Graduation will sponsor a Womanless Beauty Review at the high school at 7:00 P.M. This pageant will feature several “beauties” from the high school and some brave adults in the community. All proceeds will go toward the drug-free, alcohol-free celebration after graduation on May 18. The price of admission is $5.00.

Parents, please mark on your calendar February 7. We will have Parent-Teacher Conferences that day from 3:30-6:00 P.M. These are of equal importance to the first semester since students are taking all new classes with all new teachers. This day also is approximately the ¼ mark in the semester so teachers have enough data to apprise parents of the progress of their students. Parent-Teacher Conferences are not just an elementary or middle school activity, but are just as integral, if not more so, at the high school level. I solicit your attendance and support.

As always, I hope everyone has a great week.

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