HMS hosted a promotion ceremony for the eighth grade students on Tuesday night, May 21. Despite the weather, the gym was packed with students, teachers, parents, local school board administrators, and county officials. The program began with a dedication of the 2013 promotion ceremony to Rashada Jordan, an eighth grader who passed away only a few weeks before graduation. Her certificate was presented to her grandmother. HHS Principal Dr. Jerry Pyron, the guest speaker, gave the students a glimpse of the expectations, fun, and challenges that they will face in the fall of 2013 when they enter Haywood High. During the ceremony, the Top Ten were recognized: (1) Elliot Garrett, (2) Felescia Sanders, (3) Brandon Taylor, (4) Mary Wyatt Pettigrew, (5) Laurel White, (6) William Chapman, (7) Taylor Ann King, (8) Telcia Nelson, (9) Allison Pilant, and (10) Adara Donald. After all the eighth graders had received their promotion certificates, everyone gave applause for the Class of 2017.

Members of the HMS Promotion Class are: Detyis Adams, Chris Allen, Travion Bailey, Cortarrion Baker, Mary Ashton Barden*, Luis Bautista, Ethan Baynes, Jyles Beard, Lazell Beard, Cameron Beasley, Takiyah Benton, Corey Bond, Quandrea Booker, Dedric Boyd, Shakemia Boykin, Alvin Bradford, Larry Brooks, Hunter Bryant, Kamya Burrell, Jakevious Bynum, Xavier Callaway, Madison Campbell, Cynthia Cardona*, Tyra Carney, Ebed Castellanos, Russ Cates, Hayden Chapman, Will Chapman*, Sonya Clayborne, Sadarius Comage, Blade Cone, Kayla Crawford, Daniel Cruz, Brianna Currie, Dekylan Currie, Katravion Currie, Kendra Currie*, Patrick Currie, Xavier Currie*, Rashada Dancy*, Jeffrey Dennis, Devontay Dixon, Ieshia Dixon, Adara Donald*, Shoya Dorris, Cameron Douglas, Terra Douglass, Jeffrey Dupree, Donte Easterling-Bowers, Kalyn Emerson, Jai Evans, Trevor Ferguson*, Kenyatta Fields, Mikayla Flagg*, Tadarius Foster, Elliot Garrett*, Jasmine Gibson, Zytavious Goodman, Angel Goodrich*, Daisha Grandberry, Tekeeba Grant, Alexia Graves, Jada Grayson, Kiersten Green, Quinterrica Haley, Noelita Hall*, Naiyai Hardin, Cierra Harper, Avery Harris, Corshavion Harris, Quinterrica Haley, Noelita Hall, Naiyai Hardin, Cierra Harper, Avery Harris, Corshavion Harris, Thomas Harris, Aniyah Harwell*, Amanda Hayes, Aaliyah Haynes, Courtney Henderson, Mikayla Hendrix, Morgan Hendrix*, William Hendrix, Isaiah Henning, Isaiah Hess*, Jordan Hines, Shurayveun Hines, Brennan Holloway*, Traonne Holloway Tyeshia Houston, Amaris Houy, Bailie Howard, Brooklyn Howard, Tamar Hudson, Matthew Iglesias, Malik Jackson, Timothy Jackson, Dedra Jarrett, Tristian Jarrett, Macoreia Jelks, Fatimah Jobed, Deondre Johnson, Hunter Johnson, Kylah Johnson*, Martavius Johnson, Trenton Jolley, Antavious Jones, Donsha Jones, Dylan Jones, Laquavis Jones, Cody Kelley, Hailey Kelly, Salud Kennamer-Morales, Taylor Ann King*, Brinisha Kinney, Kyle Leath, Jordan Leonard, Jonathon Long, Tarrel Macklin, Daddrick Maclin, Tekarian Maclin, Cody Marbry, Pablo Marin*, Casey Martin, Emily Martin, Richard Martin, Destiny McNeil, Tachya Middlebrooks*, Madison Milton, Anthony Mitchell, Desi Moore, Ladaisha Moore, Kendrick Murphy, James Nelms, Telecia Nelson, Corey Newble*, Maggie Owen*, Quantonio Parchman, Shunya Parker, Kaylin Partee, Raven Peete, Samaria Pendergrass, Samia Pendergrass, Jonatan Perez, Damontae Perry, Victoria Perry*, Cedarian Person, Mary Wyatt Pettigrew*, Dakota Phillips, Makayla Phillips, Chamaya Phinnessee, Devante Pickett, Allison Pilant*, Alexis Policarpo, Kameron Polk, Claudia Price, Keyshia Pruitt, Montavious Pugh, Tyra Pugh, Pedric Raney, Pedrice Raney, Demarko Reed, Geordan Reed, Marshaun Reed, Devin Reyes, Nicholas Reyna, Hannah Riley*, Camille Rivers, Grayson Robinson*, Eric Rogers, Kayla Rogers, Pablo Sagahon*, Felescia Sanders*, Areionia Sangster, Asia Savage, Eli Scifres, Andrew Scott, Sadie Sharpe*, Rodrell Shaw, Kelsey Shutes, Cartera Smith, Jacob Smith*, Melvin Smith, Andrea Springfield, Jacob Staggs, Michael Talley, Tyrececia Tate, Brandon Taylor*, Jadarius Taylor, John Trevor Taylor, Ryan Taylor, Caitlin Thompson*, Quintavious Toliver, Arterio Trotter, Charles Turner, Eocia Turner, Jalin Turner, Lakesha Turner, Amanda Vales, Taylor Waddell*, Alexis Walker, Cheniya Walker, Dexter Walker, Katlynn Watson, Laurel White*, Harley Whittiemore, Jaylin Wiley, Makhi Williams, Montario Williams, Whitley Williams, Justin Wilson, Kedarius Woodfork, Darrian Worrles, Everett Wright, Renshun You, and Wandaryku Young.

*National Junior Beta Club Member