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AHS Notes
Art Show and Sale
Tigers Commit to College Sports
TSSAA Spring Fling State
Alyx Stafford, U of Memphis
Championships Results and Spring
Sports Wrap-Up
Track and Field
Girls D-1 AAA
1600 Meter Run: 13th Brown, Halley (grade) 11 Bolton
5:34.86
300 Meter Hurdles: 8th Washington, Jamara 11 Bolton
47.63
4x800 Meter Relay: 12th Arlington 10:17.19
High Jump: 11th Warner, Dionna 10 Bolton 4-10.00
(1.47m )
Girls Pole Vault : 8th Leatherwood, Hannah 11 Arlington
9-00.00 (2.74m); 10th Hansen, Laurel 10 Arlington 800.00 ( 2.43m )
Girls Long Jump: 3rd Washington, Jamara 11 Bolton 1710.00 (5.43m)
Girls Triple Jump: 8th Washington, Jamara 11 Bolton 3506.00 (10.82m )
Team Rankings: 26th Bolton; 47th Arlington
Boys D-1 AAA
400 Meter Dash: 4th Garrett, Devonte 12 Arlington 50.26
Boys 4x400 Meter Relay: 8th Arlington 3:25.88
Boys 4x800 Meter Relay: 12th Arlington 8:21.26
Team Rankings: 29th Arlington
Photo by Alan Campbell
(Seated L-R) Holley Stafford-sister, Nicole Deringmother, Alyx Stafford, Amy Stafford-mother, Jonahbrother.
Arlington High School and
Head Soccer coach Zeke
Vezina are proud to announce
that Alyx Stafford signed a
letter of intent on May 8,
2014 to continue her soccer
career at the University of
Memphis.
Coach Vezina says, “Alyx
Stafford exemplified the Lady
Tiger Spirit during her time at
June/July 2014
Arlington. Even after suffering two ACL injuries, she
continued to encourage and
lead her teammates with her
positive attitude on and off
the field. Her love for the
game and invaluable dedication to her Soccer Family will
leave an everlasting mark on
the Lady Tigers Soccer program.”
On April 29th Arlington
High School hosted its 10th
Annual Art Show and Sale
in the high school rotunda. It
was well attended with a
record number of artworks
shown and many of the ACS
school board members
present.
Congratulations to Emily
Burraston who won best in
show, and to all of the award
winners at the show. Many
of the students who showed
their work will move on to
study art in college.
The National Art Honor
Society presented two
students with scholarships to
be applied the art school
their choice, Haley Asbury
and Bailey Kuhar were
awarded these scholarships.
Congratulations to all of
the talented students who
participated.
Clayton Conner, Jackson State CC
Band Honors
At the annual Arlington
High School Band Banquet
at Bellevue Baptist Church,
the Arlington High School
Tiger Band honored the
Allen family.
Bobby and Nancy Allen
have had a child in the AHS
band program since the
band’s beginning in 2004.
Their son James entered the
program in 2004, followed
by Cecilia, then Peter, and
finally Victoria who
graduated this year. Each of
their children has excelled in
the band program, earning
many honors including
participation over the years
in All West and All State
bands.
During their 10 years as
AHS band parents, Bobby
and Nancy have been very
active as volunteers. Nancy
could be found at each band
event taking photos of all of
her “band babies.” Thanks
to her efforts and
commitment, the band has a
history of the band in
photographs from the very
beginning.
Softball: District 14 Winner – Arlington
Baseball: District 14 Runner Up — Bolton
Boys Tennis
Bolton – Regional Team finals
Kenny Miller, Bolton 11 – State Qualifier
Girls Tennis
Megan Wander (Arlington, 11) – State Qualifier
Three Briarcrest Sisters
Qualify For State Tennis
Tourney
Special to THE VIEW 38002
AHS Art Show
Best in Show Winner
By Emily Burraston
Photo by Alan Campbell
(Seated L-R) Kyleigh-niece, Carrie Conner-sister, Clayton Conner, Angie Conner-mother, Eddie Connerfather. (Standing L-R) Shane Jackson-AHS asst. coach,
Ben Glasgow-AHS asst. coach, Rodney Patterson-AHS
asst. coach, J.J. Devine-AHS asst. coach, Chris RingAHS Head Coach, Michael Wallace-Jackson State asst.
coach, Mike Thees-AHS asst. coach.
Arlington High School and
Head Baseball coach Chris
Ring are proud to announce
that Clayton Conner signed a
letter of intent on May 6,
2014 to continue his baseball
career at Jackson State Community College in Jackson,
TN.
Coach Ring says, “Clayton
has been a vital part of our
program for the past 3 years
starting as our catcher for the
past two years. It will be hard
to replace the work ethic and
toughness he brought to our
program. We are excited to
see what he is able to do at
the next level with Jacks on
State.”
St. Benedict Recognized for
Yearbook Excellence
Photo Courtesy of BCS
Briarcrest high school students and Lakeland residents,
Alexis, Madison, and Peyton Sessions qualified for the
TSSAA State Tournament in May. Alexis and Madison,
seniors, placed third in the region in doubles, and Peyton, a
freshman, placed third in the region in singles. The sisters
failed to advance past the first round in the state tournament.
The Sessions sisters have been playing tennis for five
years, and compete at the high school level and the USTA
state and southern levels. Alexis is currently competing for
Briarcrest in the number one position, and Madison competed in the number one position last year. As a doubles
team, Alexis and Madison qualified for the state tournament
in both their freshman and sophomore years. Last year,
Peyton won the middle school Shelby League Tournament
becoming the first Briarcrest student to capture that title. This year Peyton is currently undefeated at the number
three singles position.
Following the TSSAA State Tournament, the sisters plan
to continue their USTA tournaments in June with the Tennessee State Qualifying Tournament and the USTA Southern Tournament. Alexis and Madison will attend Mississippi
State University this fall, and plan to walk-on the tennis
team.
AHS National Merit Finalists
Receive Scholarships
By Terry Louderback
In addition to their selection as National Merit Finalists, Arlington High School
graduates Mikayla Correll
and Jenna Mosier were also
selected to receive scholarships based on their academic accomplishments,
PSAT scores, skills and
potential for success in their
college studies.
Mikayla Correll was one
of four Shelby County
Schools students named as a
2014 National Merit Scholarship. This year, 2,500
scholarship winners were
selected from 15,000 Finalists from across the nation.
Recipients were selected
based on their academic
achievements. These students also represent the top
one percent of the nation’s
high school seniors. Mikayla
will receive a $2,500 college
scholarship.
Jenna Mosier was selected to receive a National
Merit Mississippi State
University Scholarship by
officials from the college
where she will begin her
undergraduate studies in the
fall. Awards valued between
$500 and $2,000 annually
for up to four years for their
college educations.
This
year, approximately 2,500
National Merit CollegeSponsored scholarship recipients were selected.
Jenna was one of seven
Shelby County Schools
graduates honored with a
College-Sponsored Scholarship.
National Poetry Champion
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Photo courtesy of SBA.
The St. Benedict at
Auburndale 2013 yearbook
staff was recently recognized for its accomplishments in yearbook design
and coverage by Balfour
Yearbooks. The SBA
“Talon” is featured in the
28th
edition
of
"YearbookYearbook" for
having one of the best
spreads in the country and
one of the best pictures in
the country. The Talon
staff above, including front
row, third from left Morgan Patrick of Arlington
and back row, fourth from
left Emma Lightner of
Lakeland
at http://1.usa.gov/1jlFK6i.
On April 29, Norman was
one of 53 high school
students—Poetry Out Loud
champions from every state,
the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands—who recited
poetry in three semifinal
rounds based on geographic
region.
Nine students advanced to
compete in the National
Finals on April 30. Judges
evaluated
student
performances on criteria
including physical presence,
articulation, evidence of
understanding, level of
difficulty, and accuracy.
Now in its ninth year of
national competition, Poetry
Out Loud, sponsored by the
Poetry Foundation and the
National Endowment for the
Arts, has inspired millions of
high school students to
discover classic and
contemporary poetry.