The Academic Awards Program at Haywood Middle School was held on May 18 in the gymnasium. Welcoming everyone to the event was Principal Yvette Blue. Presenting awards were: Exchange Club Citizenship Award – Mrs. Joan Banks; DAR Award – Mrs. Margaret Welch; VFW Patriot’s Pen Essay Awards – Mr. Ray Dixon; EXPLORE Awards – Mrs. Michelle Brasfield; Duke TIP Awards – Mrs. Michelle Brasfield; Passport2Manhood Club – Mr. Dwight Jones; HMS Spelling Bee Awards – Ms. Gina Cozart; Library Awards – Ms. Gina Cozart; Top Reader Awards – Ms. Gina Cozart; Pod Awards – Mrs. Mary Jane Williams – Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Citizenship, Most Improved; Second Honor Roll – Asst. Principal Morris Long; First Honor Roll – Principal Yvette Blue; Perfect Attendance Awards – Mrs. Jane Jameson; and Closing Remarks – Asst. Principal Morris Long.

Award Winners

Exchange Club Citizenship Award – 6th Grade – Elizabeth Kirby, runner-up – Anthony Nile; 7th Grade – Keterrian Currie, runner-up – Alyssa Allen; 8th Grade – Bendy Yuan Zhao, runner-up Victoria Colbeck

DAR Award – Ellington Steele

VFW Essay Awards – Honorable Mention ($10.00)- 6th Grade – Elizabeth Kirby, Aniya Flournoy, Shantia Branch; 7th Grade – Asia Palmer; 8th Grade – Jordan Bell; WINNER- Dylan Milton ($50.00)

EXPLORE Awards – Sam Banks, Massai Twitty, Bendy Yuan Zhao, Anya Allen, Jordan Bell, Carlisle Clagg, Victoria Colbeck, Jordan Cone, Laurynn Ferrell, Leslie Fox, Gabriel Gonzalez, Anna Haynes, Jenavieve Jordan, Colbie Killen, Macon Leon, Titus Newble, Acayla Palmer, Everette Pettigrew, Ellie Riddle, Emily Russell, Alex Sceals, Brandy Zamudio

Duke Tip (7th Grade) – Benjamin Naylor, Duke TIP Qualification; Amanda Watson, Duke TIP Participant; Charles Phillips, Duke TIP Participant; Kameron Pickens, Duke TIP Participant; Rebecca Davis, Duke TIP State Recognition; Asia Palmer, Duke TIP State Recognition

Spelling Bee – 1st place-Kameron Pickens; Runner up-Emily Russell

Library Awards – Rebecca Davis, Kameron Pickens

Top Reader Awards Certificates

POP Awards

6th Grade “Alabama” – Language Arts – Reed Chapman, /Elizabeth Kirby, Math-Ann Wesley Banks/Elizabeth Kirby; Science – Elizabeth Kirby; Social Studies – Elizabeth Kirby; Most Improved – Tyrine Traxler, Savanna Coulston, Tanner Gatlin, Lucas Haynes; Good Citizenship – Alexis Priddy, Rianna Woods, Shaqwan Currie, Dyriah Pickens

6th Grade “Vols” – Language Arts – Jasmine Wellington; Math – Angelina Ferrer; Science – Angelina Ferrer; Social Studies – Angelina Ferrer; Most Improved – Xzavion Turner; Good Citizenship – Ruth Aguilar and Elizabeth Steele

6th Grade  “Tigers” – Language Arts – Velma Santos; Math – Chayoue Yuan; Science – Chayoue Yuan; Social Studies – Molly McCage; Most Improved – Haley Anthony, Zoe Melo, Arianna Flagg, Anahi Cruz; Good Citizenship – Mikya Montgomery, Uziel Policarpo, Shelby Littlejohn, Samuel Haynes

7th Grade  “Vols” – Language Arts – Preston Moore; Math – Riley Simmons; Science – Rebecca Davis; Social Studies – Rebecca Davis; Most Improved- Malik Turner; Good Citizenship- Riley Simmons

7th Grade  “Union Bulldogs” – Language Arts – Alexandria Goodman; Math – Alexandria Goodman; Science – Alexis Ocegueda; Social Studies – Alexis Ocegueda

Most Improved – Mia Gaieto-McKinney, Shaquira Brown, Trevor Brewer

Good Citizenship – Alexandria Goodman, Haven Williams, Andrew Stanley, Alexis Ocegueda

7th Grade  “Skyhawks” – Language Arts – Iverson Hines; Math – Alyssa Allen; Science – Alyssa Allen; Social Studies – Alyssa Allen; Most Improved – Chandler Nixon, Juan Martinez, Valentcia Dancy, Cortasia Stewart; Good Citizenship –Abbie Meck

8th Grade  “Wildcats” – Language Arts – Massai Twitty; Math – Alex Sceals; Science – Riley Barr; Most Improved – Arianna Harris, Chelsea Clark, Braxton Turner, Baileigh Waldrop; Good Citizenship – Iana Letman, Skye Green, Jordan Cone, McKenna Barken

8th Grade  “Mississippi State Bulldogs” – Language Arts – Bendy Yuan Zhao; Math – Bendy Yuan Zhao; Science – Titus Newble; Social Studies – Bendy Yuan Zhao; Most Improved – Cortlin Herron, Decourtney Reed, Deronica Nelson; Good Citizenship – Demarius Freeman, Caitlin Williams, Taneshia Jordan, Bria Grant

8th Grade  “Auburn Tigers” – Language Arts – Sam Banks; Math – Victoria Colbeck; Science – Ashlei Williams; Social Studies – Sam Banks; Most Improved – Ahmadia Hines, Colby Warren; Good Citizenship – Robert Harris, Yatzi Cruz

Mr. Featherston – Language Arts – Jacob Warren; Math – Candice Crews; Most Improved – Miracle Taylor, Desmond Reed; Good Citizenship – Miracle Taylor, Candice Crews, Katelyn Campbell, Glendarious Jarrett; Special Olympics- Robert Gilliam, Noah Cole, Jordan Warren

Ms. Logan – Language Arts – DaMarco Taylor; Math – DaMarco Taylor – Jeremiah Taylor; Most Improved – James Goodman, Jeremiah Taylor, Jerelisha Tyus

Good Citizenship – Angel Gill, Jeremiah Taylor, James Goodman, Jerelisha Tyus, Jeremiah Taylor; Special Olympics- Gordan Pearson, DaMarco Taylor, Jeremiah Taylor, Shiann Mathes, Zachary Thweatt, Jerelisha Tyus

First/Second Honor Roll

6th Grade -Ruth Aguilar, Carleigh Cannon, Bryse Carlton, Elizabeth Carpenter, Shaquan Currie, Anna Evans, Aniya Flournoy, Brionna Folks, Madison Harris, Leona Hitch, Walt Lonnon, Drew McBride, Madeline McCage, Britlyn McGarity, Angel Medina, Aiden Morton, Mykayla Mullins, Garrison Parker, Uziel Policarpo, Kyeth Powell, Thomas Pugh, Esmund Ruthkowski, Velma Santos, Julia Snowden, Melanie Tyus, Jasmine Wellington, Nyana Whitelaw

7th Grade – Gemiah Bell, Tamela Bell, Carson Conaster, Alex Goodman, Iverson Hines, Hannah Littlejohn, Abigail Meck, Destiny Medina, Preston Moore, Breyden Mora, Benjamin Naylor, Alexis Ocegueda, Asia Palmer, Kameron Pickens, Lauren Qualls, Andre Robertson, Tamia Robertson, Riley Simmons, Noah Staggs, Katie Walls, Amanda Watson

8th Grade – Shakayla Alford, Daniel Arellanes, Trevon Banks, McKenna Barken, Cornisha Barnes, Riley Barr, Jordan Bell, Jordan Cone, Lashdia Conner, Tyler Dickens, Jamya Douglas, Laurynn Ferrell, Leslie Fox, Bria Grant, Deyondruis Hines, Calen Johnson, McKenzie Kelly, Randarious Kinney, Kaleb Kutz, J.T. Lea, Iana Letman, Briana Mann, Karsen Neal, Titus Newble, Jackson Pettigrew, Lillie Pittman, Isiah Polk, Ellie Riddle, Alex Sceals, Taylor Shields, Ellington Steele, Jakobe Swift, Iyana Taylor, Massai Twitty, Lane Ward, Kirsten Watson, Shanya Whitelaw

First Honor Roll

6th Grade – Ann Wesley Banks, Reed Chapman, Angelina Ferrer, Elizabeth Kirby, Molly McCage, Dyriah Pickens, Rianna Woods, Chaoyue Yuan

7th Grade – Alyssa Allen, Cameron Bond, Rebecca Davis, Charles Phillips,

8th Grade – Sam Banks, Victoria Colbeck, Ahmadia Hines, Colbie Killen, Everette Pettigrew, Breonica Reed, Emily Russell, Hunter Smothers, Ashlei Williams, Bendy Yuan-Zhao

Perfect Attendance

6th Grade – Anasyria Carson, Ashareyah Franklin, Tanner Gatlin, Leona Hitch, Brakiah Hudson, Kiara Liggins, James Moore, Zakia Williams

7th Grade – Contavious Bufford, Rebecca Davis, Hunter Hensley, Chassity Hill, Iverson Hines, Lee Kinnon, Charles Phillips

8th Grade – Xavierious Fields, Trotavious Grade een, Randarious Kinney, Iyana Taylor, Trekia Woods, Tyreke Yancey