Superintendent Teresa Russell resigns

Superintendent Teresa Russell It wasn’t the first order of business, but the last. Superintendent of Schools Teresa Russell read a letter resigning…

Students hear the message “Don’t Drink and Drive”

Haywood High School seniors on Monday, April 10, took the production of a mock car crash seriously that they experienced where several were injured…

GEAR UP offers ACT prep workshop

 Haywood County GEAR UP TN provided a great opportunity for juniors to do well on their ACT Test this school year. GEAR UP offered a workshop from…

East Siders compete in 4-H speech contest

  Photo by Chris McCain Article Contributed by Brooke McCain, Brownsville Press On Wednesday, March 15, five fourth-grade students and two fifth…

Saving students, growing leaders

Sixteen high school students were present at the March school board meeting to talk about their trip to Nashville to the Education Equal Opportunity…

Jalyn Mann wins bike

Anderson Early Childhood Center announces that Jalyn Mann won the bike for the third nine weeks. Donated by the Brownsville Police Department and…

HES holds Pep Rally

At the school’s Academic Pep Rally on March 31 for the third nine weeks, Haywood Elementary student Sabren Hasan was the winner of the perfect…

Keunte Rudd shares with younger students

 Keunte Rudd, a student at the REACH Academy at Sunny Hill School, was given permission by Superintendent Teresa Russell to speak to members of the…

GEAR UP and others sponsor tours

  Haywood County GEAR UP TN provided tours at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Jackson and Lane College in January for 13 students…

HHS DECA students advance to international competition

  HHS DECA Students Advance to International Competition Three Haywood students, Leslie Fox, Satya Patel, and Colbie Killen, placed second in…

HHS DECA hosts on-site Mini Conference

  Haywood High’s DECA Chapter hosted its annual on-site mini conference in the Career and Technical building on March 2. Each year DECA likes to…

Show Choir takes on California

  By Hannah Riley The weekend of March 18-19, the Haywood High School Show Choir competed in four categories in Anaheim, California. They…

Fractions in review

Mrs. Cress' students at East Side reviewed fractions yesterday with their dry erase boards. We see our Wildcats using their strategies to answer the…

Students learn science lessons

Mrs. Cress's science classes at East Side had so much fun recently testing substances to see if each one was an acid or base!

ES students create banner

This Kaboom Park Banner was used for the ground breaking ceremony recently at the new community Park on Jefferson Street by the Farmers Market. East…

March Board meeting packed with news

Mr. Bobby Henderson, TSBA Southwest District Director and Chairman of the Hardeman County Board of Education, presented the Board of Distinction…

Academic Decathlon State Results 2017

Haywood High School had three teams who participated in the Academic Decathlon regional and state online competition as well as in a scrimmage that…

Marketing students target Tomcat football

Haywood High School marketing student Delmy Ortega created a survey as part of the unit on marketing information management. Student groups prepared…

“Cookies for Courage” for local heroes

East Side's Student Council members labeled Famous Amos chocolate chip cookies “Cookies for Courage”  for our local firemen, EMS, and police…

ES students talk about “Leader in Me” model

A few representatives from the East Side Intermediate School Student Lighthouse Team shared with a few of the county commissioners their thoughts on…

Haywood Elementary students love books!

Recently students and teachers at Haywood Elementary celebrated reading by dressing as their favorite book characters. First-grade Teachers and…

East Side “outside” math lesson

  Mrs. Kelso at East Side took her students outside on a beautiful day and taught her fraction lesson with sidewalk chalk!!!    

Students learn about decimals

East Side fourth-grade students in Mrs. Kellie Haywood and Mrs. Danielle Crider's classes have been discussing real life situations in which they…

Hey there! Hi there! Wowza! Wooza!

You missed a fun time, If you missed Seussapalooza! Anderson answered the creative call And a wondermous time was enjoyed by all! The Cat in the Hat,…

HES celebrates Dr. Seuss’s Birthday

Last week, the staff and students celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday by decorating the classrooms and making the hallways come alive! The first graders…

East Side students perform in Black History program

  Sheronda Rogers-Green and Daughters of Destiny were guests at East Side Elementary and presented a Black History program on February 23.…

Farmer Grady’s STEM Challenge

Chelsea Currie, 4th grade Math/ Science East Side Intermediate Living in Haywood County, the Heart of the Tennessee Delta, agriculture is of great…

HCS Nutrition staff attends culinary training

  On February 21, Denita Jarratt, Director of Nutrition for the Haywood County School System, attended Culinary Training in Cordova along with…

HES students honor history in song

Third-grade students at Haywood Elementary School pulled out all the stops to present a monumental Black History Month and Presidents’ Day Music…

East Side graduates 210 D.A.R.E. students

It was a outstanding graduation ceremony with a gym full of guests for 210 fifth graders at East Side Intermediate School as they completed the…

Julian Stanz REACH Academy Teacher of the Year

Mr. Julian Stanz has taught for eight years in Haywood County Schools. He currently serves as the History and Economics instructor for Sunny Hill…

Sarah Haynes C & T Teacher of the Year

Mrs. Sarah Haynes, a native of Haywood County, has taught five years in the HHS Career and Technical School as Lifespan Development and Human…

Jarrod Kornegay HHS Teacher of the Year

Mr. Jarrod Kornegay has taught for 10 years, and this is his second year with Haywood County Schools, teaching U. S. and World History at Haywood…

Shaquana Leonard HMS Teacher of the Year

Ms. Shaquana Leonard, a native of Haywood County, has five years’ teaching experience with Haywood Middle School in sixth-grade math. She holds a…

Cecilia Frost East Side Teacher of the Year

Mrs. Cecilia Frost has taught for nine years in total, with four years at East Side Intermediate School as a fourth- or fifth-grade English Language…

Megan Mysinger HES Teacher of the Year

Ms. Megan Mysinger has taught Special Education at Haywood Elementary School in Haywood County Schools for four years. During her tenure with Haywood…

Denise Hooser Anderson Teacher of the Year

Mrs. Denise Hooser, a native of Haywood County, has taught kindergarteners at Anderson Early Childhood Center for 24 years. She holds a Bachelor’s…

School Board honors Teachers of the Year

Teachers of the Year are (from left) Jarrod Kornegay, Megan Mysinger, Cecilia Frost, Julian Stanz, Denise Hooser, Shaquana Leonard, and Sarah……

Four Tomcats sign to play college football

  Four Haywood High School Tomcats signed on the dotted line Friday morning, February 10, to play football for two Tennessee universities.…

East Side holds Awards Rally

East Side Intermediate School recently held its second 9 Weeks awards rally where students were recognized for their accomplishments in the classroom…

ES holds Literacy Night

East Side Intermediate School hosted a Family Literacy Night on February 9 with the theme, “Falling In Love With Reading.” Students, along with their…

Lean on Me Club performs acts of kindness

In honor of National Random Acts of Kindness Week, the Haywood High School Lean on Me Club provided cupcakes, positive affirmations, happy teacher…

Leadership tours schools

Members of 2017 Leadership Haywood County toured the schools on Thursday, February 9, as one of their monthly classes in the Brownsville-Haywood…

2017 Haywood County Spelling Bee

Fifteen students from Haywood Middle School qualified to compete in the Haywood County Schools Spelling Bee at the Central Office on February 2.…

HHS Beta Club inducts new members

Members of the Haywood High School National Beta Club held an induction Saturday night on Thursday, February 9, to welcome 48 new members to their…

Lean on Me Club performs acts of kindness

  In honor of National Random Acts of Kindness Week, the HHS Lean on Me Club provided cupcakes, positive affirmations, happy teacher calendars,…

Students learn about polar bears

The January program was about polar bears in Ms. Karetha Miller's Save the Children after-school program. Miss Cindy came and read a story about…

HMS Beta Club inducts new members

HMS Beta Club President Elizabeth Kirby opened the Induction Ceremony. On Tuesday, January 31, Haywood Middle School held its Junior Beta Club…

GEAR UP sponsors tours

Haywood County GEAR UP TN provided tours at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Jackson and Lane College on January 27 for 13 students who…

CUBS – 100 Days!

Cubs created and celebrated 100 ways for 100 Days!