| Ripley Primary School 225 Volz Road
Ripley, TN 38063
Phone - 731-635-0691
Fax - 731-635-0312
Principal: Drayton Hawkins (dhawkins@mail.lced.net)
Drayton Hawkins was chosen to lead Ripley Primary School’s
administrative team at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school
year. A graduate of Ripley High School, Hawkins completed his
Bachelor’s Degree in English at Tennessee State University and
his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Trevecca
Nazarene University. He has also completed teacher education
coursework at the University of Memphis.
Hawkins came home to Lauderdale County after serving as
assistant principal at Sunny Hill Elementary School and
assistant principal at Anderson Early Childhood Center, both in
Brownsville. He also taught English, creative writing and
computer classes and coached basketball, softball and volleyball
at Haywood Junior High School from 1998-2006. He served as an
educational assistant at Lauderdale Middle School in 1997.
He is married to Krystal Hawkins, and they have two sons.
Assistant Principal: Lillie Treadway (ltreadway@mail.lced.net)
Lillie Treadway began her teaching career in the Lauderdale
County School System, where she taught third grade for nine
years. For the past eight years, she has taught third grade for
Dyersburg City Schools. She has served in many leadership roles,
including on the Leadership Instructional Team, as a
Superintendent Teacher Advisory, in the Tennessee School
Improvement Planning Process and Tennessee Formative Assessment
Program. She was a 2001 Teacher of the Year recipient for
Lauderdale County and a 2008 Teacher of the Year recipient or
Dyersburg City Schools. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the
University of Memphis, a Master’s Degree in Educational
Leadership from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, and
obtained her education specialist degree (Ed. S) through Union
University in 2007. She has also completed all her coursework
toward her Doctorate at Union. Mrs. Treadway joined the RPS
administrative team as assistant principal in the 2009-2010
school year. She and her husband, Bobby, have two daughters,
Brandi and Jessica.
Curriculum Coordinator:
Debbie Kennedy (DKennedy@mail.lced.net)
Debbie Kennedy was appointed Curriculum
Coordinator at Ripley Primary School in 1992, after teaching
first and third grades for 15 years. Kennedy earned both a
Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and
Instruction from the University of Tennessee at Martin. She
later completed her certification in administration and
supervision and is Career Ladder Level III teacher. She also
recently earned a Graduate Certificate in Dyslexic Studies at
Middle Tennessee State University.
Marnecia and the bee
Students representing every school in the Lauderdale County
School System recently met at Halls Elementary School to take
part in the Lauderdale County Spelling Bee.
Top spellers in each grade earned a chance to c-o-m-p-e-t-e
on the county level and f-l-a-u-n-t their spelling f-l-a-i-r.
Marnecia Srackangast, a second-grade student from Mrs. Laura
Dial’s room at Ripley Primary School, won the event.
RPS celebrates National School Board Week
Faculty, staff and students at Ripley Primary School recently
invited members of the Lauderdale County School Board,
Superintendent Joey Hassell and Assistant Superintendent Shawn
Kimble, to lunch. The event was held in appreciation of National
School Board Week.
Mrs. Teresa White’s second-grade class wrote invitations and
made phone calls to the guests. The students also ate lunch with
the guests. Table decorations were designed and constructed by
pre-Kindergarten students of Mrs. Pam Langley and Mrs. Katrina
Walker.
After lunch, each guest was presented a tray of cookies prepared
by the Ripley Primary School cafeteria.
RPS students celebrate 100 days of fun
Students and teachers on the Ripley Primary School Blue Wing
recently celebrated the 100th day of Kindergarten by dressing
like they were 100 years old.
Blue Wing teachers participating in the event included Pam
Reviere, Allison Phelps, Ernestine Henderson, Karen Harris,
Brenda Harrell, Barbara Mann, Emilee Lemons and Mandy Hunter.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!
Miss Beth Simpson’s Kindergarten class recently brought a little
tropical sunshine in the midst of some very cold weather.
Students performed the song and dance “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”
- a song about the ABC’s - for PTO members at their regular
monthly meeting.
LEAD-ing the way in technology
Morning Project Lead classes taught by Christina Cleek and
Frances Young at Ripley Primary School are LEAD-ing the way in
technology. The students recently used technology like this for
their Accelerated Reader story.
Helping Haiti
The generous hearts and helping hands of first
graders in Ms. Melissa Helton’s class at Ripley Primary School
were recently felt across the world.
After hearing about the tragedy in Haiti from
their teacher, they wanted to know what they could do to help.
The students cheerfully donated bandages, pain medicines,
blankets, baby formula and more.
The class also learned interesting facts about
earthquakes.
Gingerbread Caper returns to RPS
The Gingerbread Caper continues to delight
audiences young and old at Ripley Primary School. This Christmas
season, Mrs. Teresa White’s second-grade class presented a
traditional musical program, “The Gingerbread Kid Caper,” for
parents and guests. After the performance, students also
entertained guests with many of their favorite Christmas carols.
Festival of Trees
Students in Mrs. Pam Langley’s class at Ripley
Primary School recently visited the Festival of Trees. Her class
voted for the Candy Tree constructed by the Lauderdale Middle
School. Their second choice was the “Books from Birth” tree.
Kindergarten students enjoy Christmas field
trip
Kindergarten classes of Mrs. Barbara Mann,
Miss Mandy Hunter, Mrs. Karen Harris and Mrs. Allison Phelps at
Ripley Primary School went on a class field trip to see “The
Festival of Trees.” The group later sang Christmas carols at
Asbury Cove Assisted Living Center.
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