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Tommy Branch
Supervising Principal
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Charles King
11th-12th Grade Principal
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Jon Marshall
9th-10th Grade Principal
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James
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7th-8th Grade
Principal
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NEWS |
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MAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH |
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The South Jones Middle School has started a Students of the Month
program. Winners each month will receive a prize bag and the
chance to win an IPad at the end of the school year. Student of
the Month winners for May are (left to right) Abbie Grayce Corley- 7th grade
and Precious Graham - 8th grade. Congratulations to these
students. |
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APRIL MIDDLE SCHOOL
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH |
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The South Jones Middle School has started a Students of the Month
program. Winners each month will receive a prize bag and the
chance to win an IPad at the end of the school year. Student of
the Month winners for April are (left to right) Skylar Goff- 7th grade
and Trae Warren - 8th grade. Congratulations to these
students. |
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Teacher Appreciation Week at South Jones
High School |
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For Teacher
Appreciation Week at South Jones High School, the Senior High Student
Council and Beta Club provided teachers with a spread of delicious food
and created posters to display in the halls of the school to demonstrate
how much the teachers are appreciated. Picture One: L-R: Uvatira
Watson and Precious Daniels. Picture Two: L-R: Ivory Morris, Cheyenne
Allen, Kaylee Parker, and Karla Strickland. |
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South Jones High School Raises Money for
the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society |
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The
students at South Jones High School raised $300 for Pennies for
Patients, a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which
helps patients with blood cancers to live better, longer lives. The
mission of the LLS is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and
myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their
families. South Jones students are pictured rolling pennies from the
collections that they received. Pictured L-R: Austin Perkins,
Broderick Drakeford, Jamylia McLemore, Shaquille Shelwood, and
Taylor Duffy. |
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COMPANY PLACES IN NATIONAL COMPETITION |
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Out of 75 showchoirs participating in the
FAME National Championship Series, Company finished 9th overall in
Chicago this past weekend. This is the second year in a row that
Company has finished the year in the Top 10. We are so proud of
all the hard work these students have put into this group this year. |
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LADY BRAVE INKS
ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP WITH MILLSAPS COLLEGE |
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Congratulations to Khadejah Buxton, who
recently signed an Academic and Athletic Scholarship with Millsaps.
Surrounding Khadejah are her coaches and teachers who have influenced
and impacted her life.
Front Row: Lady Braves Head Coach &
Proud Mom - Sherri Cooley, Khadejah Buxton, Assistant Coach Dustin
Millwood
Back Row: Jennifer Robinson - AP Calculus
Teacher, Otha Keys - Media Specialist, Jenee Wright - Spanish Teacher,
and Becky Chancellor - AP Government/ Economics Teacher
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SOUTH JONES LADY
BRAVES SIGN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS |
Congratulations to Keoshya Wilson and Chelsea Phillips of the South
Jones Lady Braves for recently signing scholarships with Jones County
Junior College's Lady Bobcats.
Front Row, Left to Right:
Assistant Coach Dustin Millwood, Chelsea Phillips, Keoshya Wilson,
Head Coach Sherri Cooley
Back Row, Left to Right:
Supervising Principal Tommy Branch, Ladonna Phillips, Michelle
Blackwell, Vanessa Wilson, and JCJC Lady Bobcat Head Coach
Sandra Sumrall.
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BEN COOLEY - 11TH GRADER
SERTOMA CLUB'S
APRIL STUDENT OF THE MONTH
Pictured with Mr. Corey Tolbert |
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MARCH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH |
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The South Jones Middle School has started a Students of the Month
program. Winners each month will receive a prize bag and the
chance to win an IPad at the end of the school year. Student of
the Month winners for March are (left to right) Hayley Smith- 7th grade
and James Walters - 8th grade. Congratulations to these
students. |
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SJHS JAZZ BAND PERFORMS |
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The South Jones Jazz Band
hosted an evening of Music and Munchies Friday, April 13. After
the audience enjoyed a wonderful spread of Munchies and Music from the
South Jones Jazz Band, under the direction of Artie Adams, the Jones
County Junior College Jazz Band, under the direction of Jeff Brown,
performed a variety of jazz selections in the PAC. |
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SJHS ART STUDENTS WIN AWARDS |
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Congratulations to South
Jones High School art students. Sahra McQuirter and Yessenia
Perdomo for representing South Jones so well during the recent
Lauren Rogers Museum of Arts art fair. Sahra McQuirter placed
first place, and Yessenia Perdomo placed third place in the prestigious
competition. The students competed with art students from four
area high schools. Pictured L-R: McQuirter, Perdomo |
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CONGRATULATIONS
SOUTH JONES LADY BRAVES - The Awards Keep Coming! |
Congratulations to the South Jones Lady Braves Basketball Team for
their accomplishments during the 2011-2012 season. The team's
accomplishments include ending the season as Division Champions, South
State Champions, and Runner-Up for the 5A State Championship. Khadejah
Buxton (#24) was named the
MHSAA/C-Spire Scholar-Athlete at the 2011-2012 State Basketball
Tournament. Keoshya Wilson (#40) was selected to play in the
Mississippi/Alabama All-Star game and was also selected by
the Clarion-Ledger as a member of the Girls Basketball All -State
Team. The entire team was also recently received the Mississippi
High School Activities Association Scholar-Athlete Team Award based on
academic excellence. Coach Sherri Cooley was voted Coach
of the Year for their division.
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SOUTH JONES HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND
PERFORMS AT COMFORTCARE RETIREMENT HOME |
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The South Jones High School Jazz Band
performed at the ComfortCare Nursing Care in Laurel on Friday, March
30. The students, under the direction of
Artie Adams, and student teachers Kiel Green and Jimmy Finley, performed
a variety of jazz and pop music for the residents attending the
afternoon festival. Thanks goes out to these South Jones Jazz Students
for livening up the event and performing wonderful community service. |
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FEBRUARY Middle school students of the month |
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The South Jones Middle School has started a Students of the Month
program. Winners each month will receive a prize bag and the
chance to win an IPad at the end of the school year. Student of
the Month winners for February are (left to right) Hayley Ellzey - 7th
grade and Mary Woodyard - 8th grade. Congratulations to these
students. |
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LADY BRAVES FAST PITCH SOFTBALL
TEAM WINS TWO IN THE SJ TOURNAMENT |
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On
Saturday, March 24, the Lady Braves hosted a fast pitch tournament at
Merchant’s Park. In the first game, South Jones soundly defeated
6-A Gulfport 10-0. The Lady Braves saw early and continual success
at the plate. In the 1st inning, Callen Gibson singled
and scored on a triple by Reagan Gavin. Gavin then scored on a
Lauren Welch single. With two outs in the 2nd inning,
Reid Hill came up with a single followed by two walks to load the bases.
Reagan Gavin knocked Hill in on a single while Lauren Welch singled
another run in to finish off the inning. The Lady Braves added
three more runs in the 3rd and 4th innings.
SJ was able to finish off Gulfport with a 10 run rule in the 5th
inning. Callen Gibson contributed a single, double and 1 RBI.
Reagan Gavin had a single, double, triple and 3 RBI. Reid Hill
added two singles with Michala Dye contributing a single as well.
Lauren Welch had three singles, 1 RBI, and pitched a complete game
shutout with 9 strikeouts.
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the second game, the Lady Braves defeated Greene County in a close 3-2
contest. In the 1st inning, Abbey Pitts got a lead off
walk and would eventually score on a Reagan Gavin fielder’s choice.
Greene County came back and scored two runs to take a 2-1 lead. In
the 3rd inning, Callen Gibson drew a walk and
Reagan Gavin brought her home with a home run. Rachel Ellzey’s
pitching dominated for the remainder of the game. She allowed two
runs on one hit and had six strikeouts. Abbey Pitts, Callen
Gibson, Mikaylan Ezell, Hanna Tolbert, and Reid Hill singled in the
game. Regan Gavin hit her fourth home run of the year along with 3
RBI. The Lady Braves are currently 8-3.
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zachary warren - 12th grader
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Laurel Exchange Club's
MARCH Student of the Month
Pictured with Mrs. Jenee Wright |
KELLIE NELSON - 11TH GRADER
IS SERTOMA CLUB'S
MARCH STUDENT OF THE MONTH
Pictured with Mrs. Cindy McKenzie |
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