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HHS Fall Sports
At Halls High School, the crisp fall air brings
students the opportunity to compete and cheer for several
sports.
Football, volleyball and golf are available for
students in the first semester, with teams working hard to
represent their school.
In football, the Tigers are about halfway through
their season and working hard to move forward in their district.
“We’ve got a good group of hardworking kids,”
said Coach Chris Hurt. “They are working hard to have success,
and I think success will follow them.”
The HHS golf team recently hosted the District
15A-AA Golf Tournament at Dyersburg Municipal Golf Course.
Senior Christi Meeks scored the fifth lowest among the girls,
sending her on to Regional competition at Bear Trace in
Chickasaw. Todd Aitken also played well in the District
Tournament, earning a score of 85, one stroke short of advancing
to Regionals.
Coach Joey Tetleton leads the volleyball team.
Government class enjoys speaking with U.S.
Congressman Corker
HHS Government students pose for a photo with U.S. Congressman
Bob Corker at a recent appearance in Halls.
Former HHS history teacher and current Veterans’ Museum Director
Pat Higdon presents Congressman Corker with a copy of Forgotten
Fields featuring the former Dyersburg Army Air Base where the
Veterans’ Museum now sits.
Students in Jimmy Clendenin’s Government class at
Halls High School recently had the opportunity to spend the
morning with U.S. Senator Bob Corker when he visited the
Veterans’ Museum in Halls.
Clendenin’s students asked Corker questions,
including what effects a recent farm bill will have on
agriculture in the area and whether there will be a draft in the
near future. The students also had their photos taken with the
congressman.
HHS Student Council raises money for
Make-a-Wish
Winners of the HHS 5K Run/Walk take a break for a photo
following the school’s annual fundraiser for the Make-a-Wish
Foundation.
Top finishers are pictured (from left) Chip Hughes, Allyson
McGuire, Donald East and Jessica Myers.
Halls High School Student Council held its annual
5K Run/Walk to benefit the Make-a-Wish foundation on Saturday,
August 18. Many school officials and area residents joined the
race to stay fit and help make dreams come true for sick
children in the area.
Overall winners of the event included Donald East
with a time of 20.04 and Jessica Myers with 22.05. Masters
winners were Chip Hughes with a time of 20.59 and Allyson
McGuire with 24.07.
Dustin Belton took first place in the 11- through
19-year old category with his time of 22.13.
Travis Laird won first place in the male 20- to
29-year old group with his time of 23.57, with Joe Keith placing
second with a time of 36.02 and Billy Keith claiming third with
48.14.
Robert Eaton took first place in the male 30- and
39-year-old category with his time of 23.47, with Greg Crihfield
placing second with 25.32 and Scott Holcomb earning third with
29.56.
Randy Smith won first place in the men’s 40-
through 49-year-old group with his time of 21.56, with Halls
Mayor Trent McManus taking second place with 23.58 and HHS
Assistant Principal Jimmy Meeks placing third with 26.59.
Bart Williams took first place in the 50- to
59-year-old category with his time of 21.31, with Lynnwood
Jackson placing second place with 22.09 and Jerry Edmundson
earning third with 23.46.
Joe Camp earned first place in the 70-years-old
and over group with his time of 46.22.
Mary Compere was named winner of the 10-year-old
and under category.
Elizabeth Spiller took first place in the female
11- through 19-year old group with a time of 26.43, with Carrie
Doss taking second with a 33.00 and Heather Hill claiming third
with 33.01.
Molly Tetleton took first place in the female 20-
through 29-year old category with her time of 37.52, with Angela
Laird taking second with a 37.52 and Joy Vance placing third
with a 38.05.
Shirley Spiller took first place in the female
40- through 49-year-old group with her time of 40.49, with Donna
Smith taking second with 46.44.
Jeanne Riggs took first place in the female
50-year old and over category with a time of 40.39.
HHS senior makes hole-in-one
Kristi Meeks, Halls High School senior and member
of the HHS golf team, recently made a hole-in-one on the second
hole at Dyersburg Golf Course during a grudge match with her
coach, Jimmy Clendenin.
"When we play it’s like a blood sport,” said
Clendenin. “It’s serious.”
Kristi used a pitching wedge to move her ball
about 125 yards on the second hole at Dyersburg Golf Course. The
score gave her an early lead in the game, but Clendenin ended up
with the victory.
She is the daughter of Jimmy and Mary Nola Meeks
of Halls.
Summer break brings school improvements at HHS
A table to welcome students to register for the 2007-2008 school
year is waiting in the foyer of Halls High School as well new
tile and paint featuring the Tiger colors giving a boost to
school spirit.
The Lauderdale County Board of Education was busy making
improvements to schools throughout the system during the summer
break.
At Halls High School, new tile was added to the hallway around
the main corridor, replacing the worn carpet.
HHS FFA members travel to Washington, D.C.
Several members, Charlie Hammond and Ashton Smith, of the Halls
High School Future Farmers of America organization traveled to
the nation’s capitol to learn and serve alongside 2,300 others
at the National FFA Washington Leadership Conference.
The five-day event trains FFA members to make a positive impact
on their school, local community, state and country. Activities
focused on honing their leadership skills to the highest level
and concentrating on lessons in problem-solving,
relationship-building, living with character and developing an
attitude for serving others.
The capstone activity of the Washington Leadership Conference is
a civic engagement activity, which takes leadership and service
learning to new standards. Partnered with the Mid Atlantic
Gleaning Network, participants gleaned food for Washington area
food banks and shelters. In the past two years, WLC participants
have dedicated over 23,000 hours of service to the Washington
area.
HHS FFA member shows Grand Champion Dorset Ewe
Halls High School FFA member Charlie Hammond exhibited the Grand
Champion Dorset Ewe at the Tennessee Junior Livestock Exposition
in Cookville, Tennessee, on July 31, 2007.
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