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October/November 2013
GAME ON! Area High Schools Compete
to Raise Funds for Local Charity
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Arlington HS Players of the Game
By Hannah Smith
A high school rivalry
takes their competition to
a whole new level. Links
of Luv is a fundraising
competition
between
Bolton High School and
Arlington High School to
see who can raise the
most money for a local
non-profit organization
called Habitat for Hope.
Habitat for Hope
provides practical and
emotional
care
for
families who have to
come to the local area
because
their
child
requires care at one of the
local hospitals. These
families have come to the
area not knowing anyone
and nt having many
resources and Habitat for
Hope comes along-side
the families to support
them while they are going
through a rough time and
do not have other support.
This is the first year
for Links of Luv.
The competition
was started by a
few IB students at
Bolton
High
School.
These
students volunteer
with Habitat for
Hope and they
wanted to go
above and beyond
to do something to
help
this
amazing
organization.
The two schools will
each
be fundraising
individually and at the
football game on October
4, 2013, the winner of the
competition
will
be
revealed and all of the
money raised will be
presented to Habitat for
Hope.
This rivalry is a
different rivalry because
the competition is not
about what is in it for the
teens themselves. This
competition is all about
the teens raising money
for families who need it.
The teens are giving back
and making a difference
while having fun and
having a little healthy
rivalry.
To find out more
about
this
unique
fundraising competition,
visit www.luvlinks.org
and to find out more
about Habitat for Hope,
visit
www.habitat
forhope.org
Staff Photo
Three First Citizens National Bank Players of the Game were recognized
at a recent Arlington Chamber of Commerce meeting. From left are: AHS
Head Football Coach Chris Wylie; August 23 vs. Kirby HS Awardee George
Walton, Senior, DL, three tackles for loss; September 6 vs. Bartlett HS
Awardee Aaron Pryor, Senior, DL, 4 tackles, 2 for loss, 2nd Interception of
season (with arm in cast!); August 30 at Collierville HS Awardee Hunter
Sheffield, Senior, QB, tied Shelby County record with 33 completions, also
428 yards, 4 touchdowns; and Don Oliver, Community Bank President.
Arlington, Bolton High Students Receive
National Recognition
Arlington High School and Bolton
High School each had two students
among the 28 Shelby County Students
identified recently as 2014 National
Merit Scholarship Semifinalists based on
their scores on the Preliminary SAT.
Seniors Mikayla Correll and Jenna
Mosier of Arlington HS and Daniel
Moore and Lance Yu of Bolton HS were
selected and are eligible to apply for
recognition as Finalists.
The nationwide pool of Semifinalists represents less than one percent of
U.S. high school seniors, and includes
the highest-scoring PSAT students from
each state. Only six SCS high schools
had students achiev e this honor.
Photo by Nancy Allen
Arlington HS Tiger Marching Band performs music with a Latin flair in their
“Spain Con Amor” 2013 Halftime Show. Above: Student musicians play at the
Parent Performance in August.