Howard Husky POP
APRIL 2019
SILVER PAW RECIPIENTS
Our Honor Graduates have chosen the educator who has most impacted their academic careers by awarding the prestigious Silver Paw award to that person. Please join me in celebrating these educators:
Amy Brand
Grant Bray
Latavia Coleman
Lynette Crowley
Brandon Durden
Carra Floyd
Susan George
Veronica Jackson
Morgan Jarvis
Deloris Mercer
Brian Olson
N'Yasha O'Neal
Melinda Powell
Corey Roper
Rachel Roper
Leslie Smith
John Sweat
Kathrine Thompson
Millard Vining
Nicole Willard
Ron Hill-former HHS teacher
Mitchell Moore-former HHS teacher
CLASS OF 2019 HONOR GRADUATES
Joshua Chase Asbell
Tyus Bartolo
Matthew Collin Blackwell
Keyonna VerShae Brannam
Charles Augustus Burney Jr.
Katherine Nichole Butler
Yuna Kawada Chitea
Korina Madissyn Cook
Katelyn Nicole Cox
Alyssa Kathryn Daughdrill
Helen Dong
Leah Naomi Duval
Alyssa Rebecca Edwards
Ivan Jamal Fleming
Darren Gao
Taliya Jalice Greenlee
Fare’ya C. Harris
Mary Ryan Henneberry
Kameron Briana Hicks
Kenedi Saummone Johnson
Anna Kathryn Johnson
MaKayla Cheyanne Johnson
James Daniel Johnson
Saea Kim
Anna Victoria Knight
Heeeun Rachel Lim
Halie MaKensie McElmurray
Aaryanna Marissa Mercer
Thanh Phuoc Nguyen
Chidinma Onyinyechukwu Ogbuka
Alyn June Ovell
Caden McMichael Pace
Saumil Rajeshkumar Patel
Garrett Michael Patterson
Ashley Summer Pemberton
Jordan Olivia Rozier
Makalya Zhane Searcy
Bradley Hamilton Smith
Joshua Cole Taylor
Matthew Ebey Tessendorf
Asher Keely Testa
Ethan David Venditto
SPRING MUSICAL: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
ORCHESTRA NEWS
Thursday April 18 7:00 pm
Orchestra and Guitar Spring Concert
Auditorium
Free admission
Middle Georgia Regional Young Georgia Authors Winners
1st Place went to Alyssa (Kat) Daughdrill (senior) for Through the Music Box
2nd Place went to Lucy He (freshman) for Dreamland
REGIONAL AND STATE LITERARY COMPETITION - CONGRATULATIONS!
Regional 4A Girls Solo:
Regional 4A Quartet:
- First Place - Tyus Bartolo, Jay'vion Barber, Josh Self, Jekell Smith
Regional 4A Girls Trio:
- Second Place - Leah Duval, Katie-Beth Threlkeld, Cassidy Hall
STATE 4A GIRLS SOLO:
ATTENDANCE REPAIR
Remember, if you have accrued
6 or more unexcused absences in a class, you
will not earn credit for that class at the end of the semester.
What to do?
- Easy! Come to Attendance Repair to make up your missed class time.
When?
- Monday-Thursday: 2:45 p.m. (DO NOT BE LATE) until 4:05 p.m.
Where?
- Monday-Tuesday: Lab 124 (with Mr. Bray)
- Wednesday-Thursday: Media Center (with Mrs. Fox)
Deadline?
- March 29, 2019 (for attendance issues from January and February)
STATE TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION
Congratulations to Kaitlin Collins!
Kaitlin placed 3rd in the Grades 9-10 Internet Applications Category on March 9.
She and one other BCSD student made district history for the first time by placing in their categories!
BLOOD DRIVE
Thursday April 4
Last Blood Drive for this school year, in the JROTC room.
Sign up will be held in the atrium Monday through Wednesday after Spring Break.
LITCON
Saturday April 6 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
We are having our first ever LitCon: Writing Conference and Competition.
Writers who happen to live in the Macon area are coming in and talking to our students about writing and then coaching them to create a piece for a writing competition.
The authors are Young Adult authors Lauren Morrill and Elizabeth Tammi.
Our poet is Kelly Whiddon, a Creative Writing professor at Middle Georgia.
Gift card prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
The cost is $10, which includes lunch and the sessions. Students need to pay and sign up with Ms. Leslie Smith ahead of time in order to secure a spot for their chosen authors.
There will also be an Open Mic Lunch where students can perform and showcase their talents.
DUAL ENROLLMENT
Wednesday MAY 1 - APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications and test scores must be submitted by this date if you plan to participate in Dual Enrollment during the 2019-20 academic year.
If you need assistance with an application, see your counselor for dates when Dual Enrollment representatives from Central Georgia Technical College and Middle Georgia State University will be at HHS.
VOLUNTEERS-TURN IN YOUR HOURS!
Parents, Guardians and Friends! Turn in your Volunteer HOURS!
We want BCSD to know how great HHS Volunteers are, and how much time you devote to making HHS a great place to be for our students.
Please send your total hours (no detail of days needed) for May 2018 through April 2019.
Include any time you know you will be spending in April.
Think about BOOSTERS, CONCESSION STANDS, FIELD TRIPS, COMPETITIONS, AND ANY OTHER EVENT YOU HELPED WITH.
Please email anna.jones@bcsdk12.net or call (478) 779-4874 with TOTAL HOURS!
ART CONTESTS
Monday April 1 Bibb County Organ Donor Art Contest entry is due
Monday April 8 Bibb County Art of Reading Art Contest entry is due
Please turn in your submissions to Mrs. Litke or Ms. Bath AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
STILL NEED TO APPLY TO COLLEGE?
Wednesday April 3
The following college representatives will be here to help you:
- 9 - 12 Central GA Technical College
- 9 - 2 Middle GA State University
- 9 - 2 Columbus State University
- 9 - 2 Gordon State College
You will be able to apply to other colleges online, too!
Interested in the Military? The National Guard and the US Army have been invited as well!
Use the link to REGISTER:
https://tinyurl.com/y3uvfww2
SOCCER SENIOR NIGHT
Saturday April 6
SOCCER - Senior Night at Ed Defore!
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