Superintendent Hassell opens 2017-2018 school year
According to Haywood County Schools Chief Human Resources Officer Toni Eubanks, roughly 600 Haywood County School employees gathered at Haywood High…
HHS welcomes Class of 2018
More than 930 students will be walking the halls of Haywood High School this year, featuring the seniors - the Class of 2018, 228 strong. They came…
HMS opens doors to new school year
Haywood Middle School opened its doors to more than 640 students this year on August 7. As the administrators, teachers and other staff members…
East Side welcomes students
Students in the fourth and fifth grades came together on the first day of the 2017-2018 school year at East Side Intermediate School, meeting their…
First Day at Haywood Elementary
On Monday, August 7, first, second and third graders settled into their new classrooms as the first day of the new school year began. They met their…
Anderson First Day
Students at Anderson began the school year touring the buildings and meeting their new teachers and principal, Mr. Charles Byrum. Everyone seemed…
HCS Promotions and Appointment
Brittany Higgins I am pleased to announce that Brittany Higgins has been selected as the instructional facilitator for Haywood Elementary School.…
Superintendent Hassell leads first board meeting
The July 13 board meeting was newly appointed Superintendent Joey Hassell’s first meeting. All board members were present except Olivia Farrington.…
Meet and Greet
Kathryn and Joey Hassell Brownsville parent, citizens, school officials, teachers, city and county officials came out to meet and welcome Haywood…
Joe Hassell named Superintendent of Schools
Haywood County Schools Board Chairman Harold Garrett, Superintendent Teresa Russell and new Superintendent Joey Hassell. The Haywood County School…
East Side Welcome Back
August 9, 2017Superintendent Hassell opens 2017-2018 school yearAccording to Haywood County Schools Chief…
Ashlei Williams wins in 2017 FCCLA National Competition
Recently in Nashville, FCCLA participants from all over the nation competed in their individual STAR event categories and in leadership workshops,…
Joe Hassell named Superintendent
Haywood County Schools Board Chairman Harold Garrett, Superintendent Teresa Russell and new Superintendent Joey Hassell The Haywood County School…
HHS honors Spring Sports athletes
HHS honors Spring Sports athletes On Tuesday, May 23, Haywood High School honored its athletes from Spring Sports at a awards banquet. Students who…
2017 Kindergarten Cubs graduate
Ms. Connie Allen - Braden Bobbitt, Jamecus Blackwell, Jaylen Douglas, Jaidan Grandberry, NeHaven Houston and Hunter Perry Ms. Anna Leek - Amalin…
HMS holds Promotion Ceremony
Members of the Class of 2021 took the first step on Monday, May 22, to complete their education in Haywood County Schools.…
HHS Scholarships/Awards
Haywood High School Scholarship/Awards Ceremony - May 19, 2017 Top Ten The following Distinguished Scholar students are the Top Ten in the senior…
Class of 2017 awards diplomas to 198 graduates
On Saturday, May 20, 198 Haywood High School seniors walked across the stage in the HHS gymnasium to receive their high school diplomas. Quintavious…
2017 HHS Top Ten
2017 Haywood High School Top Ten 1. Elliot Garrett (GPA 101.758) – The son of Art and Laurel Garrett, Elliot is a member of the HHS Show Choir, the…
Youth Leadership graduates
The 2016-17 Haywood County Youth Leadership Class recently graduated and celebrated at a banquet at First South Community Center. The seniors…
Students learn from Safety Day
Third-grade students had a lot of fun while learning very important information about lots of different area of safety. The UT Extension office out…
Haywood Middle School holds Academic Awards Program
On Thursday, May 18, Haywood Middle School held its Academic Award Program. Principal Morris Long welcomed everyone to the event. Instructional…
Guests enjoy music at the HMS Fine Arts Night
The Haywood County Schools School-Wide Choir is a newly formed group of singers from East Side, Haywood Middle, and Haywood High, who presented a…
Preschoolers entertain with music and dance
Anderson preschoolers joined together to entertain family and friends with music and dance at their end-of-the-year music program on May 19. Under…
Art students at HMS display work
Seventh and eighth graders created the artwork on the wall in the gym at Haywood Middle School. A variety of compositions were created, such as…
School Board to hold a community meeting
For the process of hiring a new superintendent, the Haywood County School Board set a date for a Meeting for community members to attend and express…
Sports May 10, 2017
Courtesy of Brownsville Press
Sports – May 10, 2017
Courtesy of the Brownsville Press
HHS FFA celebrates outstanding year
On Monday, May 8, members of the Haywood High School Future Farmers of America and family members and other guests gathered to celebrate the…
Young signs scholarship
Haywood senior Wandaryku Young recently signed a basketball scholarship with Jackson State Community College. She was joined at the signing by her…
READ to be READY
Haywood County Schools (HCS) is 1 of 212 grant recipients across the state to receive a 2017 Read to be Ready Grant. The grant funds educational…
HHS Senior softball players honored on Senior Night
Senior members of the Haywood High School Softball team, Felescia (Squirrel) Sanders, Claudia Price and Morgan Hendrix, were honored on Senior Night…
Anderson students read more than 40,000 books!
Anderson Early Childhood Center students had a fun reward for collectively reading more than 40,000 books this school year. Pre-K and kindergarten…
2017 Distinguished Scholars Banquet
The Class of 2017 Distinguished Scholars candidates were honored at a banquet on Tuesday, May 2, in the HHS cafeteria. Twenty-nine students were…
Garrett and Bond excel in National Decathlon
Glynn Bridgewater, sponsor for the HHS Academic Decathlon, announced Tuesday that Elliot Garrett was the highest scoring team member in the online…
HHS A/V students work with Jackson Generals
Five HHS A/V students had a great opportunity of hands-on experience in the audio-visual field at a Jackson Generals game. Pictured are Emily Pugh,…
Baseball and Books was a HUGE success!
Baseball and Books was a HUGE success! The Wildcats were allowed to wear their baseball gear and jeans Friday, April 21, for Baseball and Books! The…
ES students “Walk Across Tennessee
East Side students recently concluded an eight-week physical activity challenge called Walk Across Tennessee. The challenge is sponsored by…
Art contest promotes healthy living
By: Tennille Short National Public Health Week was celebrated April 3-9. Local elementary students participated by entering the Public Health Week…
Art contest promotes healthy living
By: Tennille Short National Public Health Week was celebrated April 3-9. Local elementary students participated by entering the Public Health Week…
Reading Is Fundamental “Book Jams”
By: Peggy Jackson For the past 20 years, Haywood County has been a “Reading Is Fundamental” community! This means the Haywood County Family Resource…
Mary-Wyatt Pettigrew named Youth of the Year
Mary Wyatt Pettigrew received the Youth of the YearAward from the Exchange Club. She was chosen among many candidates due to the work she has…
Three artists win contest
The Brownsville Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse chose an Alice in Wonderland theme for the coloring contest they sponsored for…
Ready to be Ready: HCS Spring Book Jam
By Yvette Blue On April 13, 2017, Haywood County Schools sponsored a Spring Book Jam at the Brownsville Boys and Girls Club. In alignment with the…
East Side students make great gains!
These wonderful students achieved the most gains on the Star Spring Screener from Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Pickens' class! Shivam and Akira made the most…
HES presents Spring concert
Haywood Elementary School students pulled out all the stops on April 13 when they presented to a huge crowd of family and friends their Spring…
And the race was on!
Anderson Preschoolers hit the grass running at their annual Easter Egg Hunt held on April 13 on the school’s playground. Overseeing the frantic…
School Board plans for Superintendent selection process; approves preliminary budget
The county school board won’t ask county taxpayers for more money next year, and they’ve decided to manage the hiring of a new school superintendent…