Mock Crash Sends “Don’t Drink And Drive” Message
Haywood High School seniors on Wednesday, April 23, experienced what it would be like to be a part of or know someone who was injured or killed in an…
Mayor Jo Matherne Joins Others “Walking With Drew”
Guess what? If you don't really like to walk, you can always dance when you come to the Walk with Drew and Friends walks! Mayor Jo Matherne and…
East Side students learn about nutrition
UT Extension agent Tiffany Thomas recently completed nutrition education classes at East Side. The fourth-grade students learned about healthy eating…
HMS draws a crowd for Walk With Drew
One-hundred-sixty-five walkers turned out for Saturday's Walk on April 12 with Drew and Friends on the stadium track, and 82 of them were from…
Chamber host for Industrial Roundtable Luncheon at HHS
The Haywood High School Career and Tech Commons area was the meeting place on April 17 for the third Industrial Roundtable luncheon, hosted by the…
Students Job Shadow At Local Restaurants
Members of Mrs. Vickie Noles' Culinary Arts classes at HHS in the Career and Technical Department took their studies a step further by job shadowing…
Students Participate In Public Health Week
Students at Haywood Elementary School recently participated in Public Health Week by drawing pictures that show active living or healthy eating. The…
Students participate in Public Health Week
Students at East Side Intermediate School recently participated in Public Health Week by drawing pictures that show active living or healthy eating.…
East Side holds father-son “Shoot-Out”
East Side recently held a father-son basketball "shoot out," sponsored by the Chronic Disease Grant Team, who are providing activities to promote…
HHS Show Choir Competes In Heritage Music Festival
The HHS Show Choir competed in the Heritage Music Festival in Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday, April 5, placed first in their division and received a…
School Board announces HOSA students going to Nationals; Spring Mini-Grant recipients
When the Haywood County School Board met in regular session on Tuesday, April 8, Superintendent Teresa Russell began the night by announcing the…
East Side teachers and staff win winter wellness contest
Haywood County teachers and staff recently completed an eight-week winter wellness program to increase exercising and improve health. Participants…
Montravious Currie Signs With Bluefield College
HHS Senior Football Tomcat Montravious Currie signed to play football on April 7 with the Bluefield College Rams, a Christian Liberal Arts College in…
GEAR UP students tour the TCAT at Whiteville
Taking a college tour while in middle school has two main goals – helping students plan for college and career success and understanding how they can…
Two HHS Students Win SWTEMC Contest
Congratulations to Dannon Eubanks and Emma Baumheckel who are school winners in the Southwest Tennessee EMC Youth Tour Short Story Contest. Emma won…
Two HHS students win SWTEMC contest
Congratulations to Dannon Eubanks and Emma Baumheckel who are school winners in the Southwest Tennessee EMC Youth Tour Short Story Contest. Emma won…
Haywood County GEAR UP TN completes site visit
Haywood County GEAR UP TN was honored to receive a programmatic site visit from Dr. Richard Rhoda, Executive Director of the Tennessee Higher…
HHS Students participate in activities on ACT Day
For the second year, Haywood High School students participated in a variety of activities while the juniors took the ACT test. Freshman attended…
HES Celebrates Dr. Seuss’ Birthday
Haywood Elementary School said "Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!" and celebrated Read Across America Week in a big way this year. The faculty and staff all…
Meteorologist Tim Simpson visits East Side
On Wednesday, January 29, Mr. Tim Simpson, meteorologist from WREG Channel 3 in Memphis, came and spoke to East Side students about reading and…
HHS DECA Holds Onsite Mini-Conference
DECA held its Second Annual Onsite Marketing Mini-Conference on March 20, 2014. Marketing professionals shared expertise to business and marketing…
Forty-Three Inducted Into HHS Beta Club
On Thursday, March 13, 43 Haywood High School students were inducted into the Beta Club. Conducting the ceremony were officers J. P. Barden,…
HES Honors Students At Third Nine Weeks Awards
HES held the Third Nine-Weeks Awards programs on March 21. Students were so excited as they received their awards and anticipated the long, lazy week…
HMS Marching Band
Members of the Haywood Middle School Band of Blue are: Flutes - Kylah Johnson, Kamya Burrell, Cayla Talley, Jamaya Douglas, Faith Peeler, and Jorden…
HMS Beta Club 2012-13
HMS Beta Club inducts 64 new members In a ceremony on February 11 in the Haywood Middle School cafeteria, 64 new members were inducted into the…
HMS Band participates in Solo and Ensemble Contest
On March 18, nine members of the Haywood Middle School Band traveled to Crockett County Middle School to take part in the annual "Solo and Ensemble…
DECA Club Sponsors Club Shirt Day
The HHS Business Department's DECA organization sponsored a Club Shirt Day on Friday, March 14. Students were allowed to wear jeans as long as they…
Haywood County Schools announces Teachers of the Year
Superintendent of Haywood County Schools Teresa Russell announced recently the 2013-14 Teachers of the Year. Selected at each school by their peers…
East Side Students Learn From “Black Violin” Field Trip To The Orpheum Threatre
On February 27, all 480 students at East Side went on a field trip to the Orpheum Theat in Memphis to listen to two young African-Americans play…
Students compete in Haywood County Spelling Bee
Fifteen students from Haywood Middle School participated in the Haywood County Spelling Bee on January 24: 6th Grade - Deon Jones, Bradley Johnson,…
Morris Long named HMS Teacher of the Year
Jimmy Morris Long, a seventh-grade math teacher at Haywood Middle School, was chosen by his fellow teachers as the Haywood Middle School Teacher of…
Two Winners Of Parent Survey Drawing At HMS
Mrs. Steele and Mr. Ledford were the winning parents in the HMS Parent Survey Drawing; they each won a $50 gas card! We appreciate all of our parents…
Fifth-Grade Reading Buddies Visit Multi-Handicap Students At Sunny Hil
The Fifth-Grade Reading Buddies enjoyed reading and visiting with students at the Multi-Handicap center. The students chose books they enjoyed and…
Patricia Hopper HHS Teacher Of The Year
HHS teachers chose Patricia Hopper as their Teacher of the Year. Patricia is a Special Education Inclusion teacher who teaches social studies, U. S.…
Julie Taylor C & T Teacher Of The Year
Julie Taylor was selected by her peers as the HHS Career and Technical Division Teacher of the Year. Julie teaches health science classes in the…
Stacie Lefave Haywood Elementary Teacher Of The Year
Haywood Elementary teachers chose Stacie Lefave as their Teacher of the Year. Stacie, who has been teaching for 10 years, teaches second grade at…
Kathleen Holmes East Side Teacher of the Year
Kathleen Holmes has been teaching for five years as a fifth-grade teacher, now at East Side Intermediate School. She has a total of 34 years of…
Students learn during Dental Health Month
Hollie Allen, with the West Tennessee TENNdercare program, part of the Health Department services, in partnership with Coordinated School Health,…
HHS teams place second and third in Tennessee Academic Decathlon state competition
In the Twenty-ninth Annual Tennessee State Academic Decathlon competition, Haywood High School’s Purple Team placed second overall, and the White…
HHS DECA Students Participate In Learning Opportunities
DECA students attended the Sports and Entertainment Marketing Conference at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, recently. DECA students return…
Culinary Arts Students Learn About Post-Secondary Options
Culinary Arts classes, taught by Vickie Noles, and Nutrition and Foods classes, taught by Denita Jarratt, welcomed David Rawls from Sullivan…
Talking About Heart Healthy
Trina Daugherty, a Le Bonheur Community Health Educator, recently spent the day with P. E. classes at Haywood Elementary to talk about being “Heart…
HES Students Enjoy Book Jam And Lessons On Weather
On January 29, HES held a Book Jam hosted by The Family Resource Center and its sponsors at the UT Extension Office. Students learned about weather…
HES Third Graders Perform For School, Family And Friends
HES was treated to a third-grade program on February 13, highlighting important events in our nation’s history. A celebration of Black History Month…
HES Earns “Cleanest School” Award
HES received a wonderful surprise recently when GCA, the company contracted to keep our schools clean, awarded a check to the school for $200 as well…
Kyle Sills To Attend Governor’s School
Kyle Sills, junior at Haywood High School, has been selected to attend the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Scientific Exploration of Tennessee…
Students Collect Teddy Bears For Le Bonheur Patients
Several Haywood High School classes in the Career and Technical Department recently completed a community service project. Mrs. Sarah Haynes’…
HHS Special Friends Visit AECC
Special Friends from Haywood High School visited AECC recently. The Special Friends students give our students extra assistance as directed by the…
HMS students learn about “Right Choices”
Each nine weeks, students in physical education classes at Haywood Middle School have a one-week course teaching them how to make the “Right Choices”…
HMS Prodigy students visit Discovery Park
Prodigy students at HMS recently had the opportunity to visit Discovery Park of America in Union City, Tennessee. It is an $80 million project that…