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A different
kind of fireworks
The Ripley High
School Army JROTC Rifle Team spent Independence Day
participating in the 2007 National Junior Olympic Three-Position
Air Rifle Championship in the team’s fifth straight year to
represent Tennessee in the national competition.
The event took
place in the Auxiliary Gym of Diddle Arena at Western Kentucky
University in Bowling Green, Ky. Ripley took 12th place in the
Sporter Scholastic Team Championship, shooting a score of 4029
collectively.
Students who
shot for the RHS team included Matthew Berkley with 1071,
Crystal Jackson earning 1006, Jordan McCalvin with 986 and
Ashley Rorie earning 966. Austin Rorie served as alternate for
the team, which was coached by Major Hugh T. Cook.
The team’s next
competition will take place August 8 through 12 in Fort Benning,
Ga.
Ripley High
School Graduates 2006-2007
Kristy Jean
Adkins
Gabriel Amir Akbar
Javasha Lasha Allen
James Robert Ammons
Nathan Earl Anderson
Joshua Wayne Armstrong
Heather Irene Arwood
Alexandra Leigh Baker
Benjamin Stuart Baker
Katarina Baloghova
Latreace Kenyota Barbee
Adam Bell
Robert Anthony Binkley
Barbara May Blaylock
Brittney Bonds
December Nicolete Bonds
Michael Leon Bradley
Johnathon Cortez Brooks
Jeffery Fadell Bufford
Clisty Louise Bule
Kraneshia Burnett
Zachary Lee Caldwell
Cortney Lane Cannon
Mary Catherine Carpenter
Labrittney Shbreckca Carter
Michael Lee Champagne
Virginia Anne Cherry
Janell Chantal Coleman
Sharlette Danette Coleman
Michael Antonio Cook
Brittany Lynna’Shaunta Cooper
Reunte’Naquita Copeland
Shakira Copeland
James Quentin Coulston
Aaron Lekendric Craig
Dante LaShawn Craig
Holley Elizabeth Cross
Monica Michelle Crowder
Houston Massey Davis
LaTavia TaBree Deberry
Davida Diane DeLock
Emilee Ann Dennison
Heather Ann Dew
Jonviea Elise Dewalt
Shanice Nicole Dewalt
DeAndre Dickerson
Tony Clark Dickerson
Michael Charles Dowell
Cristina Nicole Duncan
Sabrina Brooke Edwards
Keri Elise Ellis
Lauren Paige Emerson
Andrea Michelle Ennis
Phillip Eugene Ezekiel
Tarmeshia Arnai Fisher
Andrew C Francis
Cameryn Lane Gaines
Rachel Elizabeth Gibson
Danielle Nicole Gilbert
Natasha Lasha Glass
Jonathan Gonzalez
Chrispus Donte Graves
Dana Graves
Robin Kathleen Greaves
Tierra La’Marva Green
Rachel Lauren Grigsby
Tiffany Carol Gwaltney
Kari Elizabeth Hankins
Richard Allen Hargett
Anthony Harrell
Kylen Reid Harrell
Veronica Harrell
Kathryn Amanda Harris
Brandon Hall Harrison
Caitlyn Victoria Harrison
Daniel A Hayes
Preston Bradley Haynes
Kara Cecilia Heguy
Robin Kyle Hendren
Terrance Lavell Henning
Bobbie Jo Henson
Raymond Lee Henson
Emily Rebekah Herron
Skye Hickey
Shannon Renee Hickman
Timothy Jerome Holcomb
Adam Russel Houston
Kayla Patrice Hubbard
Brittany Hudson
Marquez DeShunn Jackson
Ja’barre Antonia Jarrett
Sharondrea Micole Jarrett
Courtney Denzel Johnson
Jeanetta Latrice Johnson
Bradley Thomas Jones
Demetrice Lashan Jones
Kelley Ann Jones
Andrea Lind Joseph
Clarence Edward Keeley
Anna Read Kennedy
Caren Ann King
Charles Anthony King
Nicholas Jerome Kirkpatrick
Sylvette Shakesha Lake
Clayton Dru Land
Koralee Dorris Langley
Trenette Lacreisha Lattimore
Patrick Casey Lynch
Jarvis Jacolby Maben
Tyronica D. Maben
Danny Joe Macerway
Cornelius Tre’von Mackey
Christopher Brice Maners
Joshua Leon Maners
Renesha Williams Manns
Justin McElrath
Catelyn Danyelle Meadows
Matthew Thomas Medford
Catherine Nicole Midkiff
Acunda Marie Montgomery
LaSonja Nicole Morgan
Demetria Lynn Morrow
Khayyan Mikhall Norfork
Erica Nicole Northcutt
Refeal Parker
Ricky Van Pickett
Christopher Alan Pike
Daniel Kimery Pilkington
Heather Michelle Presley
Kenneth Robert Prude
Chase Warner Reaves
Keirra Antionette Reed
Katrina Faith Rhoads
Epiphany Shana Rice
Ashely Camille Roark
Tyler Patrick Rodgers
Anna Elizabeth Sanders
Tiffany Renisha Sanders
Rachael Marie Sandoval
Jack Miller Scoggins
Crovian Danielle Scott
Christy Michelle Simpson
Jennifer Elaine Smith
Breon Frank Spivey
Brittany Lashae Spivey
Timothy Edward Springfield
Randy Albert Spruill
Tabitha Starnes
Nicholas Quentin Stilwell
Kenyatte Beckom Stowe
Lakeshia LaShun Taliaferro
April Linette Taylor
Banarvon Taylor
Danielle Nicole Taylor
Matthew Geraldo Tyalor
Precious Sharday Taylor
Kimberly Mae Thompson
Caitlin Danielle Tillman
Brad Trezek
Kelli Nichole Troub
Tony Lee Tyus
William Wade Vandergriff
Andrew Vaughan
Carese Nicole Ward
Jessica Renee Webster
Tukendra Nichelle Williams
Whitley Latrice Williams
Dustin Cody Willis
Joshua Andrew Wilson
Rarkeya Lysha Wilson
Courtney Nicole Worlds
Erica Vonsha Wynn
Jereme Jurvon Yancy
Matthew Scott Ziemianin
RHS seniors
receive awards
Ripley High
School recently presented scholarship and award winners during
the school’s annual Senior Awards Night. RHS seniors earned
scholarships totaling over $350,000 for their college careers.
Scholarship
winners included Terrence Henning, Bank of Ripley Valedictorian
Scholarship; Christy Simpson, Courtney Worlds, Allen Hargett,
Catherine Carpenter and Caitlyn Harrison, Bank of Ripley DSCC;
Kate Harris, Exchange Club Student of the Year; Jereme Yancy,
Exchange Club A.C.E. Award; Ginna Cherry, BankTennessee
Salutatorian Award; Brittany Cooper, Tarmisha Fisher, Carese
Ward, Terrence Henning, Joni Dewalt, Brittany Hudson, Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority; Heather Dew, Hayden Ferguson Memorial;
Tabitha Starnes, Caitlyn Harrison, Junior Auxiliary; Jereme
Yancy, Aaron Schuh Memorial; Emily Herron, Kate Harris, Ginna
Cherry, Carol Ann Douglas Fine Arts Scholarship, Lauderdale
County Council of Arts; Cameryn Gaines, Jim Alford Sunday School
class; Cameryn Gaines, Lauderdale County Education Foundation;
Kelly Jones, Lauderdale County Food Services; Kenyatta Stowe,
Michael Dowell, Matthew Medford, Koralee Langley, Whitefield
Assembly of God; Cameryn Gaines, Chris Maners, Earl West Soil
Conservation; Koralee Langley, Sabrina Edwards, Anna Sanders,
DSCC; Alex Baker, Lauderdale County Education Association;
Caitlyn Harrison, Clisty Buie, Ginna Cherry, Cameryn Gaines,
Catelyn Meadows, University of Tennessee at Martin; Emily
Herron, Catelyn Meadows, Catilyn Harrison, Jereme Yancy,
Catherine Carpenter, Allen Hargett, Alex Baker, Anna Kennedy,
Terrence Henning, Ginna Cherry, Matthew Medford, Kate Harris,
Tarmeshia Fisher, Sylvette Lake, Tabitha Starnes, Tollie Cheek
Scholarship; Christy Simpson, Tollie Cheek Full Fees to
Dyersburg State; Cameryn Gaines, Tollie Cheek to UT-Martin;
Robin Greaves, Caitlyn Harrison, Crain’s Pharmacy; Sylvette
Lake, Kierra Reed, S-R Ripley North; Christy Simpson, Sabrina
Edwards, Anna Sanders, S-R Ripley South; Houston Davis, Cameryn
Gaines, Robert and Charlene Ward Memorial; Catherine Carpenter,
C.M. Kelly Scholarship; Emily Herron, Ginna Cherry, Thursday
Evening Musicale; Kelly Jones, Margaret Ann Wright Williams;
Cameryn Gaines, First United Methodist Church; Terrence Henning,
Kate Harris, Criner-Hargett Leadership.
The following
students had been previously notified of their awards but were
recognized during Monday’s ceremony: Kate Harris, Castle Heights
Military Academy Alumni Award; Chris Maners, Estes Express
Lines; Skye Hickey, Howard University Grant; Janeil Coleman,
Sullivan University; December Bonds, MTSU Raider Scholarship;
Anna Kennedy, MTSU Academic Service; Matthew Medford, Bethel
College Music and other; Emily Herron, Bethel College
Renaissance Performing Arts Scholarship; Kate Harris, Belmont
University Academic/Leadership; Joni Dewalt, University of
Memphis Advantage Scholarship and Band; Brittany Cooper, Ashley
Roark, University of Memphis Band Scholarship; Alex Baker,
Lambuth University; Catelyn Meadows, Wal-Mart Scholarship; Adam
Bell, University of Oklahoma, full scholarship; Caitlyn
Harrison, TVA Power Distributors Scholarship; Whitley Williams
Dyersburg State Basketball Scholarship.
RHS Who’s
Who:
Ripley High School recently
named its Who’s Who for the Class of 2007.
Most Outgoing - Nico Whitelow
and SkyeHickey
Wittiest - Sabrina Edwards and
Caren King
Best Smile - Andrew Ennis,
Wade Vandergriff, Catherine Carpenter
Best All Around - Jereme
Yancey, Tabitha Starnes
Most Likely to Sweet-Talk a
Teacher - Chris Graves, Catelyn Meadows
Best Eyes - Timmy Holcomb,
Emilee Dennison
Most Dependable - Casey Lynch,
Christy Simpson
Best Car - Miller Scoggins,
Robin Greaves
Friendliest - Aaron Craig,
Brittany Hudson
Most School Spirit - Marquez
Jackson, Kate Harris
Best Dressed - DeAndre
Dickerson, Caresse Ward
Best Personality - Anthony
Harrell, Tarmeshia Fisher
Most Studious - Matthew
Medford, Anna Kennedy
Most Talented - Simmie Ray
Dinkins, Ginna Cherry
Most Athletic - Sylvette Lake,
Khayyan Norfork
RHS Hall of
Fame
Seniors honored in the Ripley
High School Hall of Fame include Alexandria Baker, Catherine
Carpenter, Ginna Cherry, DeAndre Dickerson, Tarmeshia Fisher,
Richard Allen Hargett, Kathryn Harris, Caitlyn Harrison, Emily
Herron, Brittany Hudson, Marquez Jackson, Kelley Ann Jones, Anna
Kennedy, Sylvette Lake, Matthew Medford, Catelyn Meadows,
Khayyan Norfork, Daniel Pilkington, Katrina Rhoads, Christy
Simpson, Timothy Springfield, William Wade Vandergriff, Caresse
Ward and Jereme Yancy.
RHS earns
SACS accreditation
Ripley High School recently
completed its SACS accreditation from the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools.
“We had a lot of support from
the stake holders,” said RHS Principal Bobby Baker.
“The SACS accreditation
process validated the things we knew were working and provided
some challenges that we will address. In education, we must
always strive to get better.”
A Cinderella
story
Ripley High School recently
presented its spring play, “Cinderella,” in the Bank of Ripley
Performing Arts Theater. Members of the Purple Tomato Players
and the RHS Choir brought the endearing fairy tale to life,
complete with a wicked stepmother and ugly stepsisters. Members
of the choir will also participate in a trip to Disney World
this spring, where they will perform.
Cooper earns
bronze medal from DAR
The Fort
Prudhomme Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
recently awarded its annual JROTC medal to Cadet Major Brittany
Cooper. The medal was presented by chapter Regent Mary Hellen
Pugh.
The DAR JROTC
medal and campaign bar is awarded to student cadets of
outstanding ability and achievement in secondary school, junior
college, college or university ROTC programs of the Army, Navy,
Air Force and Marine Corps and the Naval Sea Cadets Units. A
student must have demonstrated qualities of dependability and
good character, adherence to military discipline, leadership
ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the
importance of JROTC training.
A bronze medal
is awarded each year by the DAR’s Fort Prudhomme Chapter to a
graduating senior in the Army Junior ROTC program at Ripley High
School. This was the ninth year that the medal had been
presented to a cadet from Ripley.
Cadet Major
Cooper is currently the Tiger Battalion Executive Officer and
has served as a squad member, squad leader, and company
executive officer. She has also been a member of the JROTC Drill
Team and Color Guard. Cadet Cooper will attend the University of
Memphis this fall.
Ripley Wins
State Air Rifle Championship
For the third
time in four years, the Ripley HS Army JROTC Air Rifle Team won
the annual State Air Rifle Championship. Thhe Tennessee Shooting
Sports Association sanctions this competition.
The team
traveled to Nashville to compete in the competition on April 28.
Ripley shot 2062, defeating the second-place team, David
Crockett HS Naval JROTC from Jonesborough by 20 points. Shooting
for Ripley was Matthew Berkley with a 547, Crystal Jackson with
a 514, Jordan McCalvin with a 504, and Ashley Rorie with a 497.
Ripley’s B team
came in 12th place. Shooting for the B team was Jasmine Shaw
with a 495, Austin Rorie with a 436, Jason Brown with a 426, and
Andrew Spoon with a 375.
The group will
compete again on July 4, when they represent Tennessee in the
National Junior Olympics at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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