Thomas County Schools Welcome Back!

Opening Meeting 2014

Teachers of the Year

Hand-in-Hand Teacher of the Year

Meredith Powell

Garrison Pilcher Teacher of the Year

Dara Creech

TCMS Teacher of the Year

Carrie Holland

TCCHS Teacher of the Year

Meagan Bradshaw

Bishop Hall Teacher of the Year

Julia Winter

Cross Creek Teacher of the Year

Delisa Barrow

Thomas County Teacher of the Year

Congratulations Mrs. Trista Jones

New Principal of Thomas County Central High School

Congratulations Mr. Chris Huckans

New Principal of Bishop Hall

Congratulations

• Mr. Jamie Thompson, Assistant Principal, Thomas County Central High School

Welcome New TCCHS Assistant Band Director

• Paul Johns

Congratulations

• Robin Cartright, Instructional Coordinator

• TCMS

Congratulations

• Dara Creech, Counselor

– Garrison Pilcher

Congratulations

• Mr. Kevin Keve, Counselor, Thomas County Upper Elementary/Thomas County Middle School

Congratulations

Mrs. Whitney Robertson, Senior Counselor, Thomas County Central High School

Moving to a new location

Mrs. Ashley Sellers, Counselor, Hand-in-Hand Primary School

Congratulations

Teresa Carver • National Society Colonial

Dames XVII Century American History Teacher of the Year for the State of Georgia.

Kristy Peeples

Region Soccer Coach of the Year

Chosen to Serve on State Committee

• Erin Rehberg

• TCMS Media Specialist selected to serve on University of Georgia’s State-wide Children’s Book Award Committee

Congratulations

Mike Singletary Thomas County Schools Athletic Director

• Elected President of the Georgia Athletic Directors Association

• Inducted into the Thomasville/Thomas County Athletic Hall of Fame

Congratulations on Advanced Degrees Earned

• Masters

– Dontavior Bryant

– Dorothy Bush

– Marval Hines-Moore

– Megan Lewis

– Erin Lipsey

– Amanda McConnell

– Melissa O’Neal

– Stephanie White

Congratulations on Advanced Degrees Earned

• Education Specialist

– Alison Parker

– Anthony Paulino

Congratulations on Advanced Degrees Earned

• Doctorate

– Dr. Scott Sweeting

– Dr. Verna Wiggins

8th Grade Writing Test Perfect Scores

• Marion Rose Young

• Faythe Choate

• Ansley Alligood

• Riley Jones

TCCHS Georgia High School Writing Test Perfect Scores

• Addison Frasch

• Noah Harris

• Justin Knapp

Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP)

• R.J. Delaney, 7th grade

• Ben Wilhelm, 7th grade

TCCHS Georgia Scholars • Sam Long

• Kaylee Shaver

• Lauren Rich

• 447 High Schools in Georgia

• Approximately 89,000 graduates

• Only 66 of the 447 high schools had Georgia Scholars

• Only 116 Georgia Scholars named in the entire state.

• Thomas County Central had three of them.

TCCHS Governor’s Honors Program

• Noah Harris

– Chemistry

• Justin Knapp

– Communicative Arts

TCMS First Place PAGE Region Academic Bowl • Kyle Clark

• Sierra Stephens

• Kennedy Ward

• Jason Weeks

• Andrew Allensworth

• Brody Smith

• Drew Lloyd

• Landon Trotter

• R.J. Delaney

TCMS Georgia Regional Bridge Contest

• Chandler Fiveash, 6th grade, 1st place

• Ryland Ramhofer, 6th grade, 1st place

Coach: Mr. Clayton Woodfin

TCCHS Science Olympiad Region Champions

– Noah Harris • First place in Chemistry Lab & Mission Possible

– Justin Knapp • First place in Chemistry Lab

– Emily Kornegay • First place in Mission Possible

– Viraj Patel • First place in Bungee Drop & Elastic Launched Glider

– Lauren Rich • First place in Astronomy & Write It/Do It

– Kaylee Shaver • First place in Astronomy, Bungee Drop, Elastic Launched Glider & Write It/Do It

– Courtney Randall – Elisha McDaniel – Savannah Matherly – Brian West

TCUE DAR First Place in State

• Anajah Donaldson, 5th grade

– Stamp Design

• Cody Stehlar, 5th grade

–Stamp Design

• Sean Jester, 5th grade

– Photo Essay

TCMS National History Day National Qualifiers

• Group Website Design—placed ninth in nation

– Emma Goff – Clay Goff – Zach Goff

• Group Exhibit – Reagan Gurule – Brooklyn Reese

• Individual Performance – Marion Rose Young

TCMS All-State Chorus

• Joseph Riglioni

• Marion Rose Young

• Caleb Giddens

Director: Mrs. Risa Young

TCCHS FBLA State Winners - advanced to to nationals

Tessa McCorkle, 11th grade

Savannah Matherly, 12th grade

Lauren Rich, 12th grade

Tessa placed 9th in the nation in website design!

TCCHS

• Odyssey of the Mind – World Finals Qualifier for “Driver’s Test” team

• Alexis Bergozza, 10th

• Terrance Smith, 11th

• Chelcie Nix, 10th

• Mallorie Johnson, 11th

• Bobby Hancock, 9th

• Addison Frasch, 11th

• Beth Sharpe, 9th

• Coaches Kimsey Hodge & Tammy Simmons

– Two other teams qualified for state

TCCHS National History Day National Qualifiers

• Individual Website

– Tessa McCorkle

• Group Documentary

– Lauren Rich

– Camille Sowell

• Group Exhibit

– Asia Gurule

– Tristan Spires

Hand-in-Hand Exceeded state averages on ALL four domains of GKIDS

– ELA

– Math

– Approaches to Learning

– Personal/Social Development

Garrison Pilcher

Scored over 80% meets or exceeds in the following areas of the Grade 2 Mock CRCT

- Reading

- ELA

Cross Creek

• Scored over 90% meets or exceeds on CRCT in 4th Grade – Reading

– ELA

• Exceeded state averages on CRCT in 4th Grade – Reading

– ELA

– Math

– Science

– Social Studies

TCUE/TCMS

• Scored over 90% meets or exceeds on CRCT in

– 5th grade Reading, ELA & Math

– 6th grade Reading

– 7th grade Reading

– 8th grade Reading & ELA

• Exceeded state averages on CRCT in

– 5th grade Reading, ELA, Math, Science, & SS

– 6th grade Science & SS

TCCHS

• Scored over 80% meets or exceeds on EOCT in

– 9th Grade Literature

– American Literature

– Physical Science

Middle School Students Taking High School EOCTs

TCMS Pass Rate State Pass Rate

Physical Science

100% 85%

English 100% 88%

Coordinate Algebra

94% 40%

TCCHS Quiz Bowl Qualifies for Nationals

• Noah Hobbs

• Luke Jackson

• Kutter Harrison

• Hayes Nelson

• Richard Hightower

Engine Building

• Two high school engine building teams have qualified for national competition this November in Las Vegas.

• TCCHS has the nation’s first all girl engine building team to rank nationally.

• TCCHS teams are two of the 10 fastest teams in the nation.

Congratulations!

• TCCHS welding program under the direction of Mr. Travis Barrett earned industry certification, Spring 2014.

• TCCHS now has four industry certified programs:

– Broadcasting

– Healthcare

– Automotives

– Welding

• Business Education will be added this year.

Congratulations

• The Certified Nursing Program at TCCHS has maintained a 95% pass rate on the state exam for the last two years.

• Congratulations to Ms. Cindy Griner and her students.

Strongest high school visual arts program in South Georgia

• Two hundred sixty-nine student entries won awards in regional or state shows

• Multiple best of show awards

• Visit Mrs. Jocelyn Rivard’s website to see a gallery of her students’ art-work and to see a full list of awards won by TCCHS art students.

TCCHS Art Winners

• Asia Gurule’ – First place state winner

in Georgia School Nutrition Association Poster Contest

• Bryce Gilliard – Best of Show in VSU’s

Regional Invitational

• Lyndsae Madden – First place in VSU’s

Regional Invitational

TCCHS Plantation Wildlife Art Festival

Best in Show

Sophie Anderson

First Place

Lyndsae Madden

Thomasville Center for the Arts Annual High School Art Competition

Portfolio Competition/ Scholarship Winner

Lyndsae Madden

TCCHS was also recognized for

• First Place—Holly Zolt

• One 3rd place award,

• Two awards of excellence, and

• Four Honorable Mention

Bands

• Thomas County bands placed more students in District Honor Band than any of the other 30+ schools competing.

• Over one-third of the District Honor Band wore blue & gold.

• Both the high school and middle school bands earned superior ratings at festival.

• TCCHS band also won first place in Parade Competition, Best in Class Concert Band, and Best in Class Symphonic Band.

Record Number of Football Scholarships

• Malcolm McClenton – Valdosta State University

• Austin Parmer – Carson Newman University, Tennessee

• Deondre Cooksey – Garden City Community College,

Kansas

• Adam Choice – Clemson University, South Carolina

• Jarell Jones – Point University

• Caleb Autrey – Point University

• Gavin Wilson – Murray State University, Kentucky

2014 College Athletic Scholarship Signees • Malcolm McClenton

– Valdosta State University

• Austin Parmer – Carson Newman University,

Tennessee

• Deondre Cooksey – Garden City Community College,

Kansas

• Adam Choice – Clemson University, South

Carolina

• Jarell Jones – Point University

• Caleb Autrey – Point University

• Gavin Wilson – Murray State University, Kentucky

• Ashley Ramirez – Darton State College

• Brook Stanley – Darton State College

• Cooper Mayhall – Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

• Eric Delaney – Darton State College

• Kendall Stanaland – Georgia Southwestern State University

• Ray Neil Williams – Life University

• Savannah Morris – Darton State College

• Sunnie Dee Wynn – North Central Texas College

What’s New?

• More than 250 new computers system-wide

• 19 new SmartBoards

• 32 document cameras

CrossRoads is now The Renaissance Center for

Academic and Career Development

• Certified teachers in all core academic disciplines

• Full day program for middle and high school

• Mrs. Sharon Monroe, Director

What’s New?

• Garrison-Pilcher - New computer lab

• Cross Creek - New teacher furniture

• Thomas County Middle School

– New dance studio

– Renovated health classrooms

– New computers

– New foreign language lab

• Renaissance Center building renovation

New Program

• Mr. Donald Dalton

• Young Farmer Program

A new building for Bishop Hall

Opening January 2015

Hand-in-Hand

Five kindergarten students placed first at media festival for website, “100 Days Smarter”

– Cory Williams

– Roan Adams

– Erin Lippert

– Ryann Risher

– Will Doughty

TCUE DAR First Place in State

• Anajah Donaldson, 5th grade

– Stamp Design

• Cody Stehlar, 5th grade

–Stamp Design

• Sean Jester, 5th grade

– Photo Essay

Hand-in-Hand

Five students placed first in the Deep South Fair – Will Griner, Pre-K

• Mixed Media

– C.J. Humphries, K • Marker

– Emma Jean Reeves, Pre-K • Chalk

– Peyton Reneau, Pre-K • 3-D Marker

– Corey Williams, K • Marker

Garrison Pilcher First Place State DAR Winners

• Poster Design – Chloe O’Neal, 1st

– Hannabelle Fulgencio, 2nd

– Ransom Young, 2nd

• Stamp Design – Triston Mitchell, 1st

– Paige Parkerson, 1st

– Harrison Johnson, 2nd

– Aiyanna Yerkes, 2nd

• Poetry – Libby Stewart, 2nd

• Team Banner Design – Sara Connell, 2nd

– Alex Ward, 2nd

– Brady Whatley, 2nd

– Braxton White, 2nd

• Banner Design – Mrs. Daphne King’s Class

– Mrs. Jennie Rich’s Class

– Mrs. Donna Taylor’s Class

Deep South Fair Art Contest

• Garrison Pilcher – Two 1st place ribbons

– Three 2nd place ribbons

– Three 3rd place ribbons

– Three honorable mention ribbons

• Cross Creek – Seven 1st place ribbons

– Eight 2nd place ribbons

– Seven 3rd place ribbons

– Seven honorable mention ribbons

Cross Creek First Place State DAR Winners • Poster Design

– Sarah Edgerton, 3rd – Jacey Keyton, 3rd – Georgia Rose Patton, 4th

• Poetry – Kaleigh Fender, 3rd – Kadasia Haliburton, 3rd – Claire Pope, 4th

• Stamp Design – Hailey Atkinson, 3rd – Riley Scoggins, 3rd – Molly Grace White, 4th

• Banner Design – Whitt Finch, 3rd – Klara Lane, 3rd – Luke Pierce, 3rd – Kaytlyn Prevatt, 3rd – Ayden Webb, 3rd

• Community Service – Ms. Carolyn Clifton’s class – Ms. Morgan Taylor’s class

• Short Story – Julia Horne, 4th – Witt Wetherinton, 4th

Cross Creek

• Cason Dennard

– Rose City Run Hayes Lewis Award Winner

TCMS Nine students placed First at Region Science Fair and two qualified for State • Emily Mitchell, 7th

– First Place Overall Junior Division – State Qualifier

• C’lee Kornegay, 8th

– Second Place overall Junior Divison – State Qualifier

• Award for best integration of science/social/environmental science

• Erin Alford, 8th

• Andy Baugh, 6th • Kealie Bennett, 8th • Alan Brinn, 8th • Nick Herndon, 7th • Brentley Odom, 8th • Kennedy Ward, 8th

TCMS National History Day State Qualifiers • Individual Website Design

– Nathan Blanchard

– Elizabeth Nix

– Kaleb Ward

• Group Exhibit – Faythe Choate

– Courtney Harrison

– Taylor Hester

– Daniel Holland

– Brandon Hopper

– C’lee Kornegay

– Drew Lloyd

– Courtney Robinson

– Huntley Rodgers

– Austin Sellars

– Georgia Smith

• Individual Performance – Gretchen Turnbull

• Individual Exhibit – Kealie Bennett – Nicholas Herndon – Ethan Mims – Lexie Redfearn – Christina Smith – Caitlin West

• Group Performance – Lindsey Danel – Ryan Fitzgerald – Sarah Kefalas – Harrison Keyton – Jared Russell – Hailey Slivia

Group Website Kayla Shoup Kelsie Shoup Sierra Stephens Kennedy Ward

TCMS Odyssey of the Mind

• First place at region

– Jax Hodge

– Kira Benton

– Stephen Sykes

– Emily Johnson

– Breanna Woods

– Harrison Owens

– not pictured Josh Sharpe

TCMS Band

• Marion Rose Young, 8th grade – District Two Middle School Honor Band

– First Chair French Horn

• Caleb Moore, 7th grade – District Two Middle School Honor Band

– First Chair Trombone

FIRST LEGO League Mechanical Design Award • Austin King

• Isaiah Manning

• Case Carter

• Bradley Dechman

• Abigail Beamon

• Alan Brinn

• Zachary Lisk

• Nathan Gibson

• Jason Weeks

• Kyle Clark

• Isaac Swope

Innovation Award

• Tristin Scuddard

• Dakota Stewart

• Keaton Stephens

• Georgia Rose Patton

• Kaitlyn Mercer

• Sierra Stephens

• Jax Hodge

• C’lee Kornegay

• Joshua Caleb Stephens

• Kaleb Ward

TCMS

Media Festival

• First place region, state qualifiers in Group Website

– Clay Goff

– Zach Goff

– Emma Goff

TCMS Academic Quiz Bowl Team First Place

Okefenokee Academic Bowl

• Morgan Ward

• Kyle Clark

• Kennedy Ward

• Sierra Stephens

• Joshua Stephens

• Kaleb Ward

Cheerleading

• All-American Cheerleader Award

– Erica Harvey, 12th grade

– Angel Michaels, 12th grade

– Kasey Melton, 7th grade

• Top 40 Finalist in Georgia All-State Cheerleading

– Bobbi Owens

TCCHS Seven students placed First at Region Science Fair and qualified for State • Ally Sealy, 9th, Chemistry

– American Chemical Society Award Winner

• Ellen Ponder, 9th, Behavioral Science • Emily Kornegay, 11th, Environmental Sci.

– Overall 2nd place senior division winner – Association for Women Geoscientists Award & Inspiring

Excellence Award at State Science Fair

• Richard Rountree, 11th, Chemistry • Rhonda Brown, 9th, Chemistry • Kaitlyn Douglas, 9th, Medicine & Health • Mason Lawing, 10th, Engineering

– First Place at State Science Fair

TCCHS National History Day State Qualifiers • Historical Paper

– Justin Knapp – Maggie Martin – Daniel Winchester

• Group Performance – Dakota Beever – Palmer NeSmith

• Individual Website – Mikayla Jordan – Angel Tran

• Group Documentary – Lillie Horton – Eli Kosciw – Dallas Sellars – Victoria Talbott-Cortez – Steven Tran

• Individual Exhibit – Shelby Mitchell – Cole Redfearn – Vince Wynn

• Group Exhibit – Nicole Baker – Maggie Bowden – Austin Bryant – Hannah Dixon – Cole Donovan – Anne Marie Holland – Ethan Hopper – Jamilah Johnson – Emily Kornegay – Tony Melear

• Group Website – Ashton Denton – Jane Guo

TCCHS First Place in Region Track Meet

• Joshua Brue

– Pole Vault

• Erica Edwards

– High Jump

• Ashley O’Neal

– Shot Put

• Bryana Scott

– Discus Throw

TCCHS Band • Dalton Bynum

– Trombone

• Maggie Bowden – Percussion

– All-State Orchestra

• Antonio Cooksey – Bass Clarinet

• Jessi Hopland – Flute

• Charles Maggitas – Jazz Ensemble

• Isabel Medellin – Trumpet

• Lauren Rich – Flute & Oboe

• Laken Rutland – Clarinet

• Barron Stuckey – Baritone Saxophone

• Nick Young – Trumpet

TCCHS FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics

• Connect Award Winner

• Second Place at Peachtree Invitational

- Emily Kornegay

- Garrett Castleman

- William McCray

- Kacy Jones

TCCHS CTAE First Place Winners

• Senior Wildlife – Henry Copps – Sam Long – Colby Melton – Jon Ellis NeSmith

• Environmental Natural Resources Team – Dalton Burgess – Colby Melton – Jon Ellis NeSmith – Johnathan Robinson – Stone Stephenson – Justin Tanner

• Senior Forestry Team – Dalton Burgess – David Carver – Jared Eaton – Rachel Gaskin – Madelyn Griner – Hunter Harrison – Austin McLeod – Tyler Palmer – Nick Robison – John Sessions – Justin Tanner

• Discussion Meet – David Carver

TCCHS First Place Literary Meet

• Tessa McCorkle

– Extemporaneous Speaking

• Lauren Rich

– Essay

TCCHS Andrew College Academic Competition • Social Studies

– Maggie Martin, 1st place, 9th grade – Logan Potter, 2nd place, 11th grade

• Math – Emily Kornegay, 1st place, 11th grade

• Science – Cole Donovan, 2nd place, 10th grade – Noah Harris, 1st place, 11th grade – Mikayla Jordan, 2nd place, 9th grade – Justin Knapp, 2nd place, 11th grade – Chandler Watson, 1st place, 9th grade – Brian West, 1st place, 12th grade

TCCHS Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival

- Sophie Anderson, Best of Show, Poster Contest Winner

TCCHS First Place Art Awards

• Taylor Collins

– “Plains, Peanuts, and a President” State Postcard Art Contest

• Aubree Denton

– Keep Thomas County Beautiful “America Recycles” Poster Contest

• Seven 1st place awards were won by students at the Deep South Fair Youth Art Show

TCCHS Georgia National Fair Youth Art Competition

• 1st place “Superior School Art Award”

• Sophie Anderson – Bank of Perry Award – GNF Award of Excellence – Best in Category—Painting – 3 additional 1st place awards

• Stephanie Aracri – Best in Category—3D other – 1 additional 1st place award

• Terra Christian – Best in Category—Drawing – 1 additional 1st place award

• Amber Griffin – 1st place

• Asia Gurule’ – Two 1st place awards

• Megan Johnson – 1st place

• Six 2nd place awards • Eight 3rd place awards • Five 4th place awards

TCCHS North Georgia Fair

• Abigail Towns

– Best of Show

• Twenty-three 1st place awards

• Twenty-two 2nd place awards

• Fourteen 3rd place awards

TCCHS North Florida Fair Youth Art Show

• Emily Robison

– Best of Show

• Twenty-two 1st place awards

• Eight 2nd place awards

• Seven 3rd place awards

• Thirty-three additional awards

Tour of London and Paris

Led by Mrs. Teresa Carver Mrs. Ashley Olson

Yellow Jacket Athletics

State Qualifiers – Golf—Ashton Denton

– Girls Track—Bryana Scott & Erica Edwards

– Boys Track—Donte Ard

– Wrestling—Neil Williams & Conley Wilhelm • Both finished top 10 in

state

• Region Runners-up – Football

– Softball

– Girls Cross Country

– Boys Track

• Area Champion in Wrestling – Neil Williams

• First wrestler to sign a scholarship – Life University

2014 College Scholarship Signees • Caleb Autrey

– Point University

• Adam Choice – Clemson University, South Carolina

• Deondre Cooksey – Garden City Community College,

Kansas

• Eric Delaney – Darton State College

• Jarell Jones – Point University

• Cooper Mayhall – Abraham Baldwin Agricultural

College

• Malcolm McClenton – Valdosta State University

• Savannah Morris – Darton State College

• Austin Parmer – Carson Newman University,

Tennessee

• Ashley Ramirez – Darton State College

• Kendall Stanaland – Georgia Southwestern State

University

• Brook Stanley – Darton State College

• Ray Neil Williams – Life University

• Gavin Wilson – Murray State University, Kentucky

• Sunnie Dee Wynn – North Central Texas College