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The season in song
Students under the direction of Mrs. Sandy Arnold sing “Santa Clause is
Coming to Town” for family and friends at a recent performance
at RES.
Mrs. Teresa Queen leads her fifth-grade piano students in a
rendition of “Up On the Housetop.” The musical keyboard class is
one of the enrichment activities provided to Project L.E.A.D.
students in the organization’s after-school program.
Students enrolled in Ripley Elementary School’s Project L.E.A.D.
program recently entertained their family and friends with a
holiday performance of seasonal music. The program included
singing and musical keyboard instrumental performances.
Clean hands are the key
Fay Johnson, a nurse at Christian Family Medicine, was a recent
guest of Ripley Primary School’s early morning Project L.E.A.D.
program. Johnson spoke to students about the importance of
proper hand washing and is pictured demonstrating the correct
technique with a student who won a special bag with hand
sanitizer and lotion.
RES sponsors food drive to aid TTFC
Students at Ripley Elementary School recently held a canned food
drive to help the Exchange Club/Tina Turner Family Center aid
local families throughout the holiday season. Participating
students brought over 2,000 canned goods and non-perishable
items. Students in Mrs. Iva Jarrett and Mrs. Jennifer Milan’s
classes are pictured. Each of the classes brought over 300
canned food items and will receive a popcorn party.
RES Recognizes top students
Ripley Elementary School recently recognized its
top students. Students with the highest grade-point averages in
each grade, perfect attendance, and all of their AR points were
recognized, with the top 10 students from each grade receiving a
trophy from RHS Librarian Teresa Henderson. Students with the
highest grade-point average in their grade who received a $25
gift certificate from Wal-Mart include third grader Weston
Conrad, fourth grader Angel Smith and fifth graders Nicole
Francis and Shelby Simpson.
Students are not listed in order pictured
RES students create
Destination Imagination team
A group of RES students have come together to challenge their
minds in a program that meets classroom standards and takes them
to a higher level. The group will prepare a team challenge for a
competition that may lead them to eventually compete at a state
level. Students in DI include Jarvis Banks, Raylon Barbee, Abby
Bratton, Melody Culver, Nicole Francis, Joyce Kim, and Shaquiera
Glen. The group’s coordinators are Chatity Joyce and Rhonda
Waldo.
Save that receipt!
RES students interested in E.W. James receipts
are not expecting to refund their purchases, just to enjoy a
little fun in a contest sponsored by the local grocery store.
Students are collecting receipts from the store
and turning them into their teachers, with the hopes of being
the class with the largest dollar amount at the end of the
contest. The class with the most money represented will earn a
party featuring candy apples, popcorn and drinks.
Students in Ms. Gina Hendrens’ fifth-grade class
are pictured above.
Local author shares book
Local children’s book author Dr. Joan Hartman
recently visited Ripley Elementary School’s Project L.E.A.D.
program to share her book, “Sam’s Special Cookie.” The book,
which was also illustrated locally, teaches not only the
importance of not taking something that doesn’t belong to you,
but that parents can make mistakes, too.
Dr. Hartman, a former teacher and supervisor in
the Lauderdale County School System, also provided an
interesting discussion on how the students can become writers of
their life experiences, as well.
RES celebrates National
Children’s Book Week
An RES student enjoys a book with her grandmother during
school’s recent Family Read Night.
Students in Ripley Elementary School’s
after-school Project L.E.A.D. Program recently enjoyed an
extended hour of reading in observance of National Children’s
Book Week, Nov. 13 through 17. Many of the students involved in
the program brought a family member to share a book on Thursday
evening for the school’s Family Read Night.
Students use technology to
tour famous museum
Using the school’s mobile laptop computers,
students in Kathi Bridges’ fourth-grade Excel classes recently
went on a virtual tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The
students became further acquainted with the museum on their
virtual tour after reading about it in From the Mixed-Up Files
of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
Using the laptops, teachers at RES can turn any
classroom into a computer lab and take virtual trips such as
this to expand any curriculum theme or lesson plan.
Ripley Elementary School
recently released its Honor Roll for the first nine weeks of the
2006-2007 school year.
Third-grade students who were named to the
Principal’s List include Cory Alston, Brooklyn Bates,
LaKorria Bates, Taylor Conrad, Weston Conrad, Isaiah Crawley,
Autumn Crowder, Laura Culver, Sara Ann Davidson, Kianna Dye,
Summer Estis, Jade Evans, Micayla Fulton, MacKenzie Haislip,
MaKayla Holmes, Briana Hoye, Hunter Hyde, Cameron Johnson,
Elizabeth Karratti, Lollie King, Gunnar Mann, Lauren Massongill,
Anna McKenzie, Nathan Mitchell, Jeremy Moore, Caitlin Selzer,
Beau Simpson, Brandon Stewart, Brandon Wakefield and Austin
Wilson.
Third graders who earned recognition on the
Excellent List were Kaylee Adkerson, Brenda Aquilar, Jarvis
Banks, Alekah Beard, Jordan Beard, Cubert Bell, Kelsey Buckner,
Mason Cannon, Lesha Cole, Michael Copeland, Sportez Currie,
Nicholas Davis, Lahell Dawson, Elizabeth Delaschmit, Destiny
Deloach, Angel Dyson, Stephen Etheridge, Brooklyn Evans, Collin
Feirn, Malik Ferguson, Brandon Freeman, Martez Glenn, Bethany
Gooch, Haylee Harrell, Wesley Helton, Brianan Holloway, Jesse
Hughes, Shelbi Jackson, Noah Jenkins, Tionna Johnson, Alisha
Langford, Jamilia Leake, Jackierra Mack, Tymeisha Maclin,
Antonette Mann, Carley Mills, Bewanna Moore, Kayla Morris, Greg
Mustion, Jowaun Norfork, Candice Paris, Ally Pipkin, Xavier
Preston, Dontavius Reed, Logan Rose, Heston Sanders, Taylor
Schnetzler, Gracie Servin, Megan Simpson, Devon Taylor, Lania
Theaus, Tierra Tyus, Adrianna Vaughan, Madison Walker, Sam
Williams and Temya Wright.
Third graders listed on the Honor Roll
were Desai Billinglsey, Brittany Bonds, Jonathan Bonds, Alexis
Bradley, Geoffrey Burnett, Hunter Choate, Patrick Cohill, Ryan
Crowder, DeMarie Currie, Dillan Custer, Ashley Davis, Cal’dedra
Davis, Dominique Davis, Londyn Edwards, Taylor Fincher,
Marquaveon Gray, Chelsea Green, Chelsea Hinnard, Joseph Holcomb,
Jessica Howell, Kyle Jackson, Qwon Johnson, Chris Lee, Danny
Lee, Jeremy Lewis, Malik Maben, Bailey Maharrey, Andrew Marsh,
Rodney McCurry, Amanda Montague, Katelyn Myers, Amber Newton,
Travon Nixon, Izaiah Pearson, Quincy Richmond, Bradley Rose,
Carley Ruff, Tripp Sanders, Cody Schultz, Chriswaysa Sherfield,
Jelesa Sims, Destiny Smith, Koreyon Smith, Brittany Taylor,
Demetrius Thomas, Thomas Watkins, Charles Wilcox, Bryson
Yelvertn and Akayla Young.
Fourth-grade students who were named to the
Principal’s List include Melody Culver, Dylan Adams,
Lakeisha Baltimore, Jasmine Coleman, Chad Culbreath, Srivelle
Dewalt, Michael Finch, Kamryn Girchell, Caitlyn Gitchell, Alex
Glass, Racheal Hammock, Emmie Hendren, Curt Lynch, Laura Marbry,
Libby McBride, Amanda McKenzie, Bryan Moody, Anna Morris, Eric
Mumford, Cheyenne Myracle, Mady Newman, Chloe Nipp, Colton Olds,
Amye Pitts, Katy Shellenback, Angle Smith, Rowdy Troutman,
DeUndre Winfrey and Cole Worley.
Fourth graders who earned recognition on the
Excellent List were Josh Brummett, Shermanette Craig,
Danielle Gause, Consuelo Bailey, Christopher Ballard, Jamonte
Balton, Kimarsha Barlow, Shamia Barnes, Zachery Bates, Princess
Beard, Keirria Bernard, Walter Billingsley, Blake Bobo, Javon
Bonds, Courtland Bonner, Casarsha Boxley, Amberr Buchanan, Kyle
Carver, Ciarra Cohill, Savanna Cook, Blake Cox, Jamira Crawford,
Aaron Cunningham, T.J. Danield, Demarco Davis, Ashanti
Degraffenried, Breyanna Dixon, Demarius river, Andrew Dunavant,
DeCarlos Evans, Rodney Fitzpatrick, Maria Garrett, C.J. Gause,
Lakesha Genesy, Skylee Ghrist, Johnathan Glass, Quadareon Glass,
Callie Glover, Marqueius Gray, Zachary Hankins, Whitney Hardy,
Justin Harrell, Joshua Harris, Chelsea Harvey, Natalie
Henderson, Jenard Henning, Quadesha Henning, Natassia Hodges,
Dustin Hoffman, Jeremy Jackson, Deandrea Johnson, Darius Jones,
Rachel Lane, Justin Latham, Chelsea Maynard, Conner McLemore,
Kailyn Mitchell, Matthew Moore, Shanika Nelson, Kaleb Norhtcott,
Thomas Peat, Troi Pipkin, Haylee Pittman, Tristan Pittman,
Joslyn Rogers, Bria Scott, Darius Scott, Katina Shelton,
Kimberly Spoon, Rodneva Steward, Devontay Thomas, Monica Tynes,
Andrew Warren, Martravius Washington, Riley White, Breadrea
Whitley and Precious Winbush.
Fourth graders listed on the Honor Roll
were Emily Davis, Emilee Adkerson, Chrystal Alston, Seth Barham,
Datelin Booker, Wyatt Braden, Jaquisha Bursey, Anna Carver,
Brandon Coleman, Amelia Cooper, Mariah Crew, Donnarius Dean,
Brittanie Demps, Shaniya Glenn, Asia Gngery, Issaish Graves,
Charlie Hale, Shaquille Holloway, Jolna Hutcherson, Destinee
Maclin, Jarmeisha Mann, Gregory Mays, Mary Meives, Tiffany
Meyers, Prichard Norman, Danielle Oswald, Madison Parker, Jamal
Payton, Marktavin Phillips, A;Donniss Plummer, Tramaine Porter,
Robert Reynolds, Jasmine Rivers, Altraveun Rogers, Qwamesha
Rogers, Chelsea Scott, Dylon Sealand, Bobby Shanks, Keyonna
Smith, Jacob Sprayberry, Bailey Stewart, Aylissa Taylor, Jaylon
Taylor, Jayvon Treadway, Zachary Vaughan and Cody Wells.
Fifth grade students who were named to the
Principal’s List include Alayah Ammons, Colten Anderson,
Zach Arnold, Gabby Arwood, Josh Bates, Christ Bockholdt, Lexie
Bolden, Abbey Bratten, Cody Cox, Elizabeth Edwards, Benjamin
Elkins, Nicole Francis, Brendan Hall, Jenny Hendren, Kolby
Herron, Josh Heyl, Wesley Jenkins, Logan Jones, Trevor Kelley,
Katie Kissell, Abigail Medford, Kaitlin Mooney, Kelsey Ruff,
Shelby Simpson, Leroy Taliaferro, Ashton Tatum, Keshonna Theus,
Curt Webb, Jasmine Wilkes and DaNesha Wynn.
Fifth graders who achieved the Excellent List
were Marquita Anderson, Brenna Bailey, Courtney Biggs, Montrell
Bouie, Hailee Bryant, Christine Buckner, Breana Copeland,
Kimberly Cox, Marshall Dowdy, Timarian Edwards, Kyle Emerson,
Whitten Fisher, Loreshia Ford, Peter Glass, Jared Gonzales,
Christina Graham, Jesse Gray, Emily Grimes, Eric Hofstee, John
Hoye, Mitchell Jackson, Tanner Jenkins, Jonathan Joseph, Shunta
King, Mercedes Lake, Daniel Lopez, Daniel Lovett, Xavier
Lumpkin, Arturo Marquez, Ashley Marsh, Lyane Miller, Chelsea
Moore, Larnell Morgan, Adrian Norfork, Chase Pickens, Karlee
Pittman, Raquel Porter, Kelsey Pugh, Gabriel Rodriquez, Carleica
Rogers, Cari Scott, Dylan Sherrod, Stenesha Singleton, Brandon
Smith, Quianna Smith, John Michael Spoon, Brittany Stephens,
Greg Stringfellow, Lauren Taylor, Maurizio
Red Ribbon Week offers many
activities
During Red Ribbon Week at RES, bulletin boards
and displays sent out a drug-free message such as this display,
“No Bones About It,” in front Ms. Jackson’s third-grade class.
Asbury Methodist and the Exchange Club of Lauderdale County
donated prizes to be given away during Ripley Elementary
School’s Red Ribbon Week. Several students are pictured with the
prizes they received.
RES Students recently celebrated Red Ribbon Week with several
activities designed to remind them of the dangers of drug use.
Students and faculty were encouraged to participate in a
different dress-up theme each day of the week. On Monday,
participants wore their favorite sports team’s T-shirt or jersey
to remind their friends that “Winners Don’t Do Drugs.” Tuesday’s
event “Put a Cap on Drugs” had students wearing their favorite
hats, with “Red Alert-I’m Drug Free” on Wednesday encouraging
participants to be creative and wear red socks, earrings, shoes
as well as more traditional red clothing items. On Thursday,
students dressed up in what they hope to become when they grow
up, stating “My Future Looks Bright- I’m Drug-Free.” On Friday’s
“Relax, Don’t Do Drugs” day, participants chilled out in their
pajamas.
Say Cheese!
Third grade students in the Project L.E.A.D. after-school
program recently received information on keeping their smiles
bright and healthy with dental care tips from four senior
nursing students from Union University. Approximately 25
students were instructed on the need and benefits of proper
dental care and were presented with a package of dental supplies
to take home with them. Nursing students who presented the
program are (pictured, from left) Miranda Miller, Paige Pettit,
Judy Mills, and Loren Haynes.
RES honors fifth-grade students for good
behavior
Ripley Elementary School recently presented its Good Behavior
Awards for the first nine weeks of the 2006-2007 school year,
with Leslie Sigman and Beauton Matthews of the Bank of Ripley
making the presentations to the students who were named Best
Behaved and Most Improved. Each student received an AR book,
certificate, pencil and bag of goodies.
Fifth-grade students who were named Best Behaved by their
teachers included Xavier Lumpkin, Jamesha Figgs, Ashley Marsh,
Arturo Marquez, Jesse Gray, Nicholas Paredez, Timarian Edwards,
Kelsey Pugh, Katie Kissell, Latesha Genesy, Cody Cox, Alayah
Ammons, Deangelo Vaughn, Carleica Rogers, and Brenna Bailey.
Most Improved fifth-grade students were Chiara Wells, Wesley
Jenkins, Bradley Hargett, Enrique Barbee, and Michael McFarland
RES honors fourth grade students for good
behavior
Ripley Elementary School recently presented its Good Behavior
Awards for the first nine weeks of the 2006-2007 school year,
with Leslie Sigman and Beauton Matthews of the Bank of Ripley
making the presentations to the students who were named Best
Behaved and Most Improved. Each student received an AR book,
certificate, pencil, and bag of goodies.
Fourth-grade students who were named Best Behaved by their
teachers included Cydravion Barbee, Anna Hutcherson, Angel
Smith, Amye Pitts, Shaquiera Glenn, Amelia Cooper, Consuelo
Bailey, Blake Cox, Caitlyn Gitchell, Paige Tynes, Chelsea Green,
and Anna Morris.
Most Improved fourth-grade students were Shawn White, Bailey
Stewart, Matthew Moore, Joseph Mack, Martravius Toomes, Walter
Billingsly, Jamal Payton, Katina Shelton, Demarius Driver, and
Antoine Coleman.
RES honors third-grade students for good
behavior
Ripley Elementary School recently presented its Good Behavior
Awards for the first nine weeks of the 2006-2007 school year,
with guests Leslie Sigman and Beauton Matthews of the Bank of
Ripley making the presentations to the students who were named
Best Behaved and Most Improved. Each student received an AR
book, certificate, pencil, and bag of goodies.
Third-grade students who were named Best Behaved by their
teachers included Terri White, Weston Conrad, Dominique Davis,
Nicholas Davis, Crystal Braden, Cubert Bell, Autumn Crowder,
Joyce Kim, Chelsea Hinnard, Kyle Jackson, Caitlin Selzer, Briana
Hoye, Amanda Coley, Gracie Servin, Jordan Morris, Antonetta
Mann, David Cove, and Logan Rose.
Most Improved third-grade students were Cory Alston, Taylor
Fincher, Dalton Crowder, Amber Newton, Jelesa Sims, Ranodez
Davis, Rodney McCurry, Brandon Freeman, Jade Evans, and
Stephanie Williams.
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