FEATURED
Two of Shaw's own were featured in Allison Kennedy's article, "The Lost Art of Snail Mail,"  in the Sunday, April 30 edition of the Ledger-Enquirer. Brittany Bellamy, a Shaw senior, who plans to major in political science and then go into law says that she prefers the hand-written letter for, "Letter writing is more personal and secure. With e-mail you could accidentally send it to someone else; and a letter is in your own penmanship." Miriam Whitten, a Spanish teacher at Shaw, writes letters twice a year, one at Christmas and one during the summer, to about 100 people to catch them up on what is going on in her family's lives. She stated, "I started writing them in the summer too because if you wait a year, so much happens."  

FINE ARTS
Art Show
The annual Shaw Raider Art Show was held in the Shaw Media Center May 2 from 7:00 to 8:00pm. Click here to see a view of some of the wonderful talent that students in our Art Department displayed. Music was provided by members of the Shaw orchestra. It was truly a Shawsome experience!

Band
Congratulations to Jeff Edwards, the 2006 -- 2007 Sound of Silver Drum Major!

The band spring concert was held on May 4 in the auditorium. The band revisited the funk days of the 1970s with music from Earth, Wind & Fire, Motown hits, and Louis Armstrong. They then picked up the pace with some of their stand hits from the 2005 football season.

Chorus Spring Concert
Congratulations to our Shaw Mixed Chorus for making all Superior ratings at the Six Flags High Note Festival held Saturday, May 13. Way to go Raiders!

Spring Production
On May 11 and 12, "Broadway: A Night of Stars" was presented in the Shaw auditorium.This year's production was a salute to American musical theater which included singing and dancing. Fifteen songs were performed from musicals, such as "Cats," "The Lion King," " The Sound of Music," "42nd Street," "The Phantom of the Opera," and "Grease." It was absolutely wonderful! Click here to view photos from the musical.  

GUESTS/SPEAKERS
On April 25, Mr. John Wells, a member of the Muscogee County School Board, presented a slide show of highlights of his January 2006 climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro to Shaw High School students in the school media center. In addition to the slide show, Mr. Wells shared artifacts from his trip to the African country of Tanzania, where Kilimanjaro is located. He also spoke of the local culture and the educational systems of that land. Shaw High School appreciates Mr. Wells giving of his time to share his experiences with us.
 

HONORS
Shaw's Skills USA placed first in "Crime Scene Investigation" at the Skills USA competition. Haley Lyman and Marisa Gray, winners, went to Kansas City, Missouri, in June to participate in the National Skills USA competition. Great going!

Congratulations to Catherine Wade who is the new FCCLA State Secretary!

Congratulations to Janice Redding who was selected  to attend the Diversity Institute of the University of Georgia.  Janice was one of only two students from Columbus to attend. She was nominated by Mr. Terry White, a counselor at Shaw.  Congratulations Janice!  She represented Shaw and our community well.

Congratulations to the staffs of The Silver Star and the Sharaide and to their advisors Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. St. Clair. At the 2006 Scholastic Press Association awards ceremony at the University of Georgia on April 21, The Silver Star received four awards.  Kayla Whitaker received an individual award of an exemplar rating for Photographic Essay, and Kevin Johnson received an individual award of a superior rating for Editorial Cartooning. The Silver Star and the Sharaide received merit awards for overall excellence, and The Silver Star took first place in the state for community service.  The judges said that no one else even came close to winning first, citing the efforts of the staff to advise a newspaper at Fox Elementary School, work with the Salvation Army and Hurricane Relief, and Drug Free You and Me! There were over 1000 entries from 148 publications in high schools all over Georgia--a big congratulations to our school newspaper and yearbook!

PHYSICS/MATHEMATICS COMPETITION
Kudos to Shaw's first robotics team!! The team in their competition at the first Vex National Robotics competition at the Georgia Dome April 29 made it to the Quarterfinals and placed 18th in a field of fifty-one contestants!! Y'all are great!  This is another reason we are proud to be Shaw Raider!
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April
ATHLETICS
Boys' Track
The boys' track team finished first place in the Region Track Meet Saturday, April 29. Individuals qualifying for state competitions are Josh Hogan (110m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles); Anton Graphenreed (400m Dash); Nathaniel Jones (Long Jump); Terrence Smith (Discus); Charles Gandy (110m Hurdles); Anton Graphenreed, Demetrius Jackson, Roger Chaney, and Charles Gandy (1600m Relay). That is wonderful! Congratulations to all the other young men for their tremendous effort during the meet. 

Girls' Track
Congratulations to the girls' track team for their first place finish in Region competition on Monday, April 24. Individuals qualifying for the State Meet are Nakela Jackson (100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles); Patricia Blair (Triple Jump); Misha Aldridge (Discus); Erica Marchand (100m Run and 3200m Run); Shaundra Mattox, Nakela Jackson, LaQuanta Strickland, and Rasheedah Brown (400m Relay and 1600m Relay). They make us proud to be a Raider!

Track
A big Raider congratulations to the boys' track team who placed first overall in the Columbus Relays on April 1 and the girls' team who placed second overall!  Eleven boys' teams and eleven girls' teams competed.  Individual winners placing first were Charles Gandy (300m Hurdles); Nathaniel Jones (Long Jump and Triple Jump); Anton Graphenreed, Demetrius Jackson, Charles Gandy, and Sean Carter ( 400m Relay); Nakela Jackson (100 and 300m Hurdles); Patricia Blair (Triple Jump); Rasheedah Brown, Nakela Jackson, Laquanta Strickland, and Shaundra Maddox (200m Relay); Rasheedah Brown, Nakela Jackson, Laquanta Strickland, and Shaundra Maddox (200m Relay); and Brittany Jones, Maquetta Hagan, and Erica Marchand (4000m Distance Medley Relay).  Those individuals placing second were Josh Hogan (110m Hurdles); Justin Bray, Anton Graphenreed, Nathaniel Jones, and Sean Carter (100m Relay); Justin Bray, Anton Graphenreed, Nathaniel Jones, and Sean Carter (200m Relay); Patricia Blair (Long Jump); Misha Aldridge (Discus); Shaundra Maddox, Nakela Jackson, Laquanta Strickland, and Rasheedah Brown (200m Relay); and Brittany Jones, Erica Marchand, and Jakell Santiago (800m Relay). Raiders placing third were Sean Carter (100m Dash); Josh Hogan (300m Hurdles);  Roger Chaney, Greg Pickett, and Kornyvan Bailey (4000m Distance Medley Relay); Marquetta Hagan (Triple Jump); Laquanta Strickland, Shaundra Maddox, Rasheedah Brown, and Nekela Jackson (400m Relay); Bayley Mayes, Kazue Takemoto, and Jakell Santiago (1600m Distance Medley Relay).  

HONORS
Congratulations to our two senior class song singers! This year's senior class song, "When You Believe," by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey was sung by Shaw seniors Shaundra Maddox and Jessica Smith.

Chelsie Plunkett is featured in the Local & Business section of April 12 issue of the Ledger-Enquirer. Click here to see how she was honored in March. In her application, she wrote," Before October 2004, I believed as long as you're not the one doing the drugs, then it doesn't matter.  But reality is, to be truly drug-free and receive the benefits of being drug-free, all aspects of your life must remain drug-free -- even friends. Drug-free means that you not only stay from drugs but set an example that will influence others to be drug-free." Chelsie is involved in Distributive Education Clubs of America (she took second-place in the state for business speech), the school's newspaper, senior council, drama club, and soccer team (captain). She is also a volunteer youth and church soccer coach and mentors Fox Elementary students working on their school's newspaper. Ron Hinze, the chamber's senior vice president for small business development, oversees the Drugs Don't Work program. He said selecting the Kees' award winner is tough but enjoyable task for the committee. He said, "These kids are phenomenal. When you read their applications, it just makes you feel so good about our future." 

Chelsie stood out as someone whose  life was so adversely affected by substance abuse, just be associating with it, but she overcame that label because of her positive behavior." Additionally, classmate and editor of the school newspaper, Erin Henderson wrote in her recommendation for Chelsie that she "is an example of someone who has fun and finds joy in life without the assistance of drugs. She has truly turned a lemon into lemonade." Chelsie has earned an academic scholarship to Andrew College in Cuthbert, Georgia.  She wants to study political science and then attend law school to give her more skills to help troubled youth. Need we say more? We are so proud to have Chelsie here at Shaw!

PROGRAMS
Honors Night was held Monday, April 24 at 6:30pm in the Shaw Auditorium; a reception followed in the Commons.

Shaw students volunteered for the 15th Annual Drug Free You & Me Conference held at the Trade Center for all sixth grade students in the MCSD system.  The students volunteered over a three day period from April 11-13. Each day sixth graders from different middle schools were entertained by a Pisces Kiss, a band from Atlanta, and were inspired by Janice Johnson and Dan Davis, international motivational speakers. Their message was for students to make right choices concerning drugs and alcohol and not be persuaded by peer pressure and wanting to belong to a group influence them. Additionally, Shaw students received a honor by having Dan Davis, former college and NFL player speak to them April 12. Dan shared the devastation of drug usage and addiction in his own life.  As a result of his usage, he contracted Hepatitis C and is now on the list for a liver transplant. He comments, "When you use drugs, you pay now, or you pay later."

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March
ACADEMIC HONORS
At the Region Literary Meet held at First Presbyterian Church on March 10, Jill Bradley placed third (Girls' Extemporaneous Speaking); Carlton Dawson placed third (Boys Solo); Cameron Baskin placed third (Boys Dramatic Interpretation); Ebony Hamilton and Maquetta Hagan placed fourth (Girls Trio); Nick Wright placed third (Boys Spelling); Tanisha Hemingway placed 3rd (Girls Solo); and Carlton Dawson, Justin Wise, Marcus Jenkins, and Nathaniel Thomas placed fourth (Boys Quartet). Great job Raiders!

ATHLETICS
Basketball
Congratulations to Dontae Fedrick and Treasure Johnson (pictured below) for making the All-Bi-City Basketball Teams.  Dontae led the Raiders in scoring, averaging twelve points per game.  Treasure averaged eighteen points per game and fifteen rebounds. Receiving honorable mention from Shaw were Eric Evans, Patrick Grant, Pat Powell and Ryan McNeil.  From the girls' team, Taneshia McFadden and Rasheedah Brown also received honorable mention. Way to go!  Keep up the great work. We are proud of you!

Softball/Honors
Shaw's Carrie Jones is featured in and is on the cover of the March 14 issue of "Thrive: Your Health Magazine," a  publication of the Ledger-Enquirer. The article states that Carrie is an "elite" athlete, but she is also representative of "busy athletes as she leads her senior class as president, edits the yearbook and maintains a more-than-perfect grade point average, is Shaw's Page One nominee in Athletics, all while playing softball." Carrie pointed out in the article that being an athlete helps girls have a healthy body image and by being busy in sports and academics "keeps you on the right path and doesn't let you veer off." Congratulations Carrie!

Swim Team
Congratulations to Tony Torian for being selected for Honorable Mention on the 2006 All-Bi-City Swim Team!

Track
Way to go again Raider girls and boys' track teams for their first place finishes in the track meet held March 28 at Kinnett!  Individuals placing first in the meet were Josh Hogan (100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles); Nathaniel Jones (Long Jump and Triple Jump); Anton Graphenreed (400m Dash); Justin Bray, Anton Graphenreed, Nathaniel Jones, and Sean Carter (400m Relay); Anton Graphenreed, Demetrius Jackson, Charles Gandy, and Sean Carter (1600m Relay); Misha Aldridge (Discus); Patricia Blair (Long Jump and Triple Jump); Laquanta Strickland (400m Dash); Erica Marchand (3200 Run and 1600m Run); Nakela Jackson (100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles).

The girls' track team placed second in the Yellow Jacket Invitational held in Thomasville, Georgia, March 18, and the boys placed sixth.  Individual winners were Nakela Jackson (100 m & 200m Hurdles); Erica Marchand (1600m Run); Rasheedah Brown (100m Dash); Maquetta Hagan (Triple Jump); Laquanta Strickland (400m Dash); Laquanta Strickland, Patricia Blair, Rahseedah Brown, and Nakela Jackson (400m Relay); Shaundra Maddox, Nakela Jackson, Laquandah Strickland, and Rasheedah Brown (400m Relay); Anton Graphenreed, Demetrius Jackson, Charles Gandy, and Sean Carter (1600m Relay).  Well done!!  A very special congratulations to Nakela Jackson for being named the "most outstanding female performer" of the meet! 

Congratulations to the girls' and boys' track teams for their first place finish in a five-team meet Wednesday, March 15!  Individual winners were Erica Marchand (3200m Run); Nakela Jackson (100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles); Maquetta Hagan (High Jump and Triple Jump); Laquanta Strickland (400m Dash); Shaundra Maddox (100m Dash); Misha Aldridge (Discus); Shaundra Maddox, Nakela Jackson, Laquanta Strickland and Rasheedah Brown (400m Relay); Laquanta Strickland, Patricia Blair, Rasheedah Brown and Nakela Jackson (1600m Relay); Josh Hogan (110m and 300m Hurdles); Julius Anglin (Pole Vault); Anton Graphenreed (400m Dash); Sean Carter (200m Dash); Anton Graphenreed, Demetrius Jackson, Nathaniel Jones and Sean Carter (1600m Relay).

Congratulations again to the boys' track team for their second place finish in the Wildcat Invitational!  Congratulations also to the girls' track team for their third place finish.  Individual medal winners were Maquetta Hagan (Triple Jump); Nakela Jackson (400m Hurdles); Saundra Maddox, Nakela Jackson, Laquanta Strickland and Rasheedah Brown (400m Relay); Nathaniel Jones (Long Jump); Juan Pickett (Shot Put); Terrance Smith (Discus); Nathaniel Jones, Anton Graphenreed, Justin Bray, and Sean Carter (800m Relay).

Wrestling
Marcus Mattox, Shaw senior, was named to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer's All-Bi-City wrestling team (weight class 275). James Bradley was selected as Second Team, and  Juan Pickett received Honorable Mention.  Congratulations Raiders!
 

Marcus Mattox--275 category

CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS
DECA
A big congratulations to Chelsie Plunkett for placing Second in the state in DECA competition. Chelsie participated in the Business Speech competition, and she only lost by one point.  She scored a 99!!  Chelsie will attend the National DECA competition in Dallas, Texas, this summer. Way to go Chelsie. Congratulations also go to DECA sponsors, Mrs. Moyer and Mrs. Clay.

FBLA
Congratulations to CJ Jones, Jawaun Collins, and Troy Howell for winning fifth place in Partnership with Business Project at FBLA's State Leadership Conference!

FCCLA
Chloe Greene participated in FCCLA Star Events Saturday, March 18, and did a great job representing Shaw High School and Muscogee County.  Congratulations Chloe!    

FACULTY/STAFF
Shaw's very own Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Kay Agnew, was selected as one of the top ten semifinalists in MCSD's Teacher of the Year.  And we were not the least bit surprised!  She also had an outstanding career at Pacelli where she was awarded Teacher  of the Year for our entire area. 

FINE ARTS
Art
The CSU Youth Art Month High School Exhibition was March 20-31.  It highlighted the artwork of seniors at Shaw. The Riverfest Art Competition and the End-of-the-Year Art Show was held in April.

Band
Seven students participated in the District II Honor Band February 10 and 11 at Troup County High School. The SHS Band had their Performance Evaluation at Kendrick High School Thursday, March 16 at 6pm. The Sound of Silver Marching Band held their annual Spring Band Camp students interested in participating in the marching band during the 2006-2007 season. The camp was open to any individual who plays a band instrument and who will be attending Shaw next year.  Interested students should sign up in the band room by 3pm March 31. The Spring Concert for the SHS Band will be Thursday, May 4 at 7pm in the SHS auditorium.

Chorus
The Literary Meet for Region 3 is March 10. The Performance Evaluation will be March 14 for the Intermediate Mixed Chorus and March 15 for the Advanced Mixed Chorus.

Drama
"A Piece of My Heart" was performed by the drama students March 31 at 1:30pm. There was also an evening performance at 7:30pm. The Spring Performance of "Broadway Bound" was held May 11 and 12.

Congratulations to the following students for being cast in this year's spring production "Broadway Bound:" Carlton Dawson, Nathaniel Thomas, Bryan Brown, and Yalani Castro (Principal Singers/Performers); Krystal House, Ashleigh Bass, Aundrea Johnson, Camille High, Amy Pippins, and Charlee James (Chorus Dancers/Back-up Singers); Cameron Baskin, Garrett Goodson, Alisa Anderson, Ventrine Parham, and Ernest Seldon (Ensemble Singers/Dancers).

Orchestra
Ike Means, AJ Braman, Wahid Mohammed, and Jerel Brown represented Shaw High School at the District III Honor Chorus. The Performance Evaluation Concert for the Orchestra will be on March 9.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Congratulations to the following students who participated and placed in the Foreign Language Fair on March 25 at Columbus State University:
French
Mrs. Robinson's French IV Class with their Language Album entry (First Place, Level IV); John-Paul Cooper (Second Place, Album Entry, Level II); Robert Newsome (Third Place, Album Entry, Level II); and Jonathan Lapp (Second Place, Oral Poetry, Level II)

Japanese
Chris Lee (Honorable Mention, Yume Calligraphy and Third Place, Vocabulary Bee, Level II); Ike Means (First Place, Vocabulary Bee, Level II and First Place, Poetry Recitation, Level II); Samantha Nieves (Second Place, Anime); Allie Tillery (First Place, Peace Calligraphy); Aaron Kotwal (Second Place, Peace Calligraphy); and Eric Waddell (Second Place, Japanese Dessert).

Spanish
Antione Martin, Alex Tolbert, and Theo Hernandez (Second Place, Project -- Molas, Level III); Katie Elder and Andrew Pollock (Second Place, Project -- I Spy Book); and Ersenio Edwards (Second  Place, Food -- Main Dish Category).

HONORS
Chelsie Plunkett was awarded the 2006 "Whitney Kees Drug Free Youth Award" at the Columbus Chamber of commerce Eye-Opener Breakfast on March 22. Chelsie will receive $1,000 and a crystal Frabel Star Fish on April 11 at the first day of the Drug Free You and Me Conference. Ron Hinze, the Chamber of Commerce Business Against Drugs chairperson, presented the award. (Whitney Kees who was a senior at Shaw High School and would have graduated in 1994 was killed in September 1993 by a drunk driver after a football game. Whitney was a shinning example of a student who was involved in school activities and led a drug free life. The award was created to highlight those students who also lead a drug free life, are involved in school activities, and have influenced others in a positive manner.)

Nicole Eldridge, a junior at Shaw, is on the front cover of the March 21 issue of "Thrive: Your Health Magazine," a publication of the Ledger-Enquirer. Plus, Mrs. Laura Chandler, Ms. Detra Harvey, Dr. Debbie Ball, Coach Charles Flowers, Dr. Eddie Obleton, and Dr. Jim Arnold are mentioned and praised by the parents of Reese Gierer, a graduate of the Shaw High class of 2000, in an article called "The Shaw Years,"  the sixth part of a series of seven articles/columns about Reese.  Columbus also knows that Shaw students and faculty are great!

LEARN AND SERVE GRANT:  VIETNAM WAR
A "Welcome Home Celebration" for our Vietnam War Veterans was held in the auditorium Thursday, March 30. Faculty, staff, students, and  administration of Shaw and Hardaway High Schools. There were speeches from soldiers and officers who participated in the war, music from the band and chorus, and a reception in the Shaw Media Center immediately following where a copy of the student-made collection of biographies, Saluting Our Heroes, Part III:  Vietnam War was presented to participants. Click here to find out more about our Learn and Serve Projects.  

PHYSICS/MATHEMATICS HONORS
Congratulations to Shaw's first robotics team for placing second in the First FVC competition held Thursday, March 16 in Duluth Georgia. This inaugural team impressed the judges as well as other veteran teams for their outstanding work as a first year team.  Robot design and engineering as well as website design were competitive with the other teams.  Alliances, which are crucial in competition, were forged early with the top  teams. Shaw's alliance proved that strategy as well as bot design was crucial in success during the competition, and the alliance (three bot teams) worked together in placing second in the regionals. The final score between first and second alliances was close. Judges remarked that this was the best finals that they had seen in any regional competition.  The next stop for Shaw's Robotic Team---National Robotics Competition at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta April 27-29 where 256 teams are expected to compete!  That's Shawsome!! Shaw's Robotic Team was featured in the March 31 edition of the Ledger-Enquirer. The article stated that about 50 teams started the March competition; however, 21 were eliminated because they did not meet the requirements.

PTSA
Our PTSA's "Adopt-a-Seat" campaign to raise funds to replace Shaw's worn-out auditorium seats has raised one-third of the funds needed. We have now been assured that the MCSD will accept responsibility for completing the project.  All those who "adopted" a seat will have their engraved plaques on their seats, and Shaw's PTSA  is most grateful for the generosity of its faculty, both past and present, alumni; students; parents; and friends during this campaign. We are hopeful that the auditorium seats will be replaced by the fall of 2006. Anyone with questions, please contact Kathy Tracy at kt283@bellsouth.net or at 706.573.2293.
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February
ATHLETICS
Basketball
Congratulations to the boys' varsity team for being second in Region 2-AAA with the girls' varsity team being fourth.  The boys also won their First Round in the the state tournament with Dougherty Friday, February 17. The girls lost to Worth County Saturday, February 18 at Worth County. The boys advanced to the 2nd Round/Quarterfinals, achieving the highest level of advancement in the history of Shaw High School basketball, and won (83-78) against Washington County Friday, February 24; however, lost to Liberty County Saturday, February 25. What a fantastic season! We are so proud of both girls' and boys' varsity teams!

Special honors and congratulations go to the freshmen boys' basketball team under Coaches Terry White and Anthony Jenkins who went undefeated the entire season!  Way to go Raiders!

National Signing Day
On February 1, eight Shaw football players and a softball player signed letters of intent to prospective colleges in the Shaw Media Center. Carrie Jones signed with Georgia Tech. Lamar Holland, Matthew Kyles, Kevin Matthews, and Taylor Perez signed with Fort Valley State. Chris Bowen and Justin Bray signed with Troy State, while Steve Jacobs and Emanuel "ET" Dudley signed with South Carolina State.  
 

Softball
A great big congratulations to Carrie Jones who was named the Female Athlete of the Year of the Georgia Women's Inter Sports Network!  Carrie was chosen out of 350 applicants from across the state!! This award is presented to a senior who had represented her sport(s) in both performance and leadership. Carrie was presented at a press conference at the Georgia Capitol building Thursday, February 2, and was later scheduled to appear before the Georgia Legislature and the MCSD Board's February meeting. GA-Win's mission is to develop and promote an awareness of and a network for women involved in sports. Their goals are to enhance the visibility of girls and women in sports; attract membership from all segments of sports and athletic-related professions; increase public awareness of Title IX; and mentor girls' and young women for career enhancement. We're proud of you Carrie! Congratulations also to Dr. Debbie Ball who coached her in Fast Pitch softball.
 

Pictured with Carrie are Dr. Debbie Ball, her softball coach, and Mrs. Lynda Kannady, her social studies teacher and supporter.

Swim Team
The Raider Swim Team placed third, and the Lady Raider Swim Team placed fourth at the City Championship. Top finishers were Tyler Burroughs placing fifth in 200 Free Style and fourth in 100 Free; Johnathan Bender placing fourth in 200 IM and 100 Butterfly; Tony Torian placing fourth in 50 Free and third in 100 Backstroke; Rob Marion placing sixth in 100 Breaststroke; and Lisa Lauve placing fourth in 200 Free. Congratulations to the Raider Swim Team for a successful season!

Wrestling
At the State Tournament, Shaw's James Bradley and Juan Pickett placed sixth in their respective AAA weight classes. Congratulations guys! Congratulations also go out to Marcus Mattox who had a wonderful season all year long but unfortunately broke his ankle in the first round of his first match at the tournament.

At the 2006 Area I-AAA Wrestling Tournament held at Shaw February 3 and 4, Shaw finished fifth out of sixteen teams with winners pictured below: Adam Gibson (112) and Juan Pickett (215) placed fourth, James Bradley (171) placed third, and Marcus "Sunshine" Mattox (Heavyweight) placed first in regional wrestling. Great Raiders!

Congratulations to Shaw's wrestling team which competed in the Columbus City Tournament and placed fourth out of eleven teams. Marcus Mattox won the city championship in the heavyweight division. James Bradley placed second; Juan Pickett placed third; and Carson Grimsley, Julius Anglin, and Shaw Havens placed fourth. 

FACULTY/STAFF
Congratulations to Mr. Drae Hurston-White who was the recipient of the Muscogee County School District's ABCD ("Above and Beyond the Call of Duty") Award for February. Mr. Hurston-White, a Special Education Paraprofessional here at Shaw, assists eight teachers with grading and other paperwork. He also is the Color Guard instructor and choreographer for the Shaw Cheerleading Squad; plus he helps with the Prom and the Military Ball. He always has a smile on his face, and when he is absent, everyone knows. Additionally, he is working on certification in Middle Grades Certification.  We, at Shaw, appreciate the hard work he does each day -- a most deserving honor!

FINE ARTS
Congratulations to the following students for making literary trio and quartet: Ebony Hamilton and Marquetta Hagan with alternates Venetra Coleman and Ashley Obleton; Carlton Dawson, Justin Wise, and Nathaniel Thomas with alternate Christopher Ross.

GMR OPEN HOUSE
Open house for incoming eighth graders and their parents was on February 23 at 6:30pm in the Shaw auditorium.

ORGANIZATIONS
DECA/Miss Raider Pride Pageant
Every year Mrs. Libby Clay's Fashion Marketing class and DECA, an association of marketing students who compete every year at a region, state, and international level, sponsors the Miss Raider Pride Pageant to help raise money to send students to state and international competitions. The Miss Raider Pride Pageant is a contest where students are judged on overall poise, appearance, and attire in casual wear ant formal wear categories. After both rounds, scores are tallied up, and the top ten ladies have an interview question to determine the next Miss Raider Pride and her court.  Congratulations to this year's winners!
Miss Raider Pride--Katie Self
Miss Winter--Sandi Richmond
Miss Spring--Shanet Goodwin
Miss Summer--Jakell Santiago
Miss Fall--Alexis Blum

FBLA
Congratulations to the FBLA winners at Regional competition: Adam Nugyen--third place in Economics; Jakell Santiago--fourth place in Computer Applications; and Stephanie Taylor--fourth place in Business Communications.  Good job!
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January
ART DEPARTMENT
Raiders, if you have not seen the beautiful artwork in the Media Center, you are missing a treat! Once, again Mrs. Butler's art students have outdone themselves and turned the Media Center into an art gallery. Do not miss this exhibit of lovely floral painting that make the Shaw Media Center look like a garden!
 

ATHLETICS
Basketball
Congratulations to Patrick Grant for being selected the Ledger-Enquirer's Player of the Week January 27 edition. He scored 13 points in a win over Troup County, and he then scored a team-high 22 in a 96-91 win against Northside.
 

Three of Shaw's boys' basketball players were quoted in the January 27 Ledger-Enquirer for the Question of the Week:  "With the region tournament a couple of weeks away, how will your mindset change  in the postseason" (1) Shaw guard Eric Evans, "It changes a lot. The region games that we are playing now won't count. We want to continue to win, so we may have to play harder and have more intensity." (2) Shaw guard Dontae Fedrick, "It's going to change.  the practice and hard work is going to pay off.  It's time to play even harder." (3) Shaw guard Patrick Grant, "It's more intense. We have to go for the win or our season will be over. And we don't want  that to happen."

FINE ARTS HONORS
On Saturday, January 14, Trip Parker represented the Shaw band in the Second Round for All State Band Auditions at Houston County High School.

JROTC
Congratulations to Erica Marchand. She was elected as Shaw's JROTC Ball Queen and will be crowned February 4, 2006, at the ball.

MEDIA CENTER
Two more displays were on "display" in the Media Center in addition to the Art Department's. Mrs. Mona Griffin's English II students who were inspired by reading "The Mask of the Red Death" by Edgar Allen Poe made original masks. Mrs. Sheree Tovey's law enforcement students made shoe molds and were on display in the glass display case in the center of the reading room. 

ORGANIZATION/CLUB HONORS
Academic Decathlon
At the 19th annual Academic Decathlon held on January 14 at Kendrick High School, Shaw's team placed second in the Super Quiz!  Adam Nguyen placed first in Honors Essay and third in Honors Economics. Courtney Harris placed third in Varsity Economics, and Jarrod Blaxton placed third in Varsity Math. Congratulations Raiders!!  Also, participating from Shaw were Brittany Bellamy, Rachel Blyler, Gabriela Borrell, Christopher Hall, Erin Henderson, Ben Holmes, Brandon Johnson, Hansol Lee, and Rebecca Salisbury. Mrs. Diana Huddleson is their proud sponsor!

DECA
The Shaw Chapter of DECA competed at the DECA Region Competition on January 26 and brought home First Place Overall and had twenty individual winners!  Of those winners, Zack Morehouse  placed first in Accounting Applications, and Kayla Shaw placed third in Marketing Management Series. Wow, congratulations Raiders!

FBLA-PBL
The Shaw FBLA-PBL competed in the Regional Competition Thursday, January 26 at Harris County High School in Hamilton, Georgia.  Members who were in attendance were Aaron Ballard, Jessica Callaway, Latitia Collins, Shantell Flemming, Xavier Hawkins, Whitney Horton, Christal Judge, Adam Nguyen, Blair Patterson, Jakell Santiago, and Keisha White.  The workshops that these students participated in were FBLA Bingo, Parliamentary Procedures, FBLA 101, and Getting Ready for College.  After the competition, there was a presentation of awards to the winners.  Stephanie Taylor placed fourth in Business Communications, Adam Nguyen placed third in Economics, and Jakell Santiago placed fourth in Computer Applications; these members will be advancing to State. Congratulations for placing and for all members who competed and participated.

Chess Club
Congratulations to Aaron Kang who won first place in the fourth annual Shaw Mini Chess Tournament! Ike Means won second place, and Tami Watkins won third! 

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December
ANNUAL SOCIAL STUDIES 2005 FAIR -- FIRST PLACE WINNERS
Out of over seventy projects entered, the following students who were first place winners will advance to district competition: Brittany Campbell, Andrew Gosselin, Ashley Ledford,  Daneris Madera, Chantelle Quintana, and Alice Webb.  Congratulations on a fine job!

Projects of those students advancing to District Competition
 

ATHLETICS
Football
The senior football players had 47 wins against only 7 losses. Twice they have made it to the semifinals in the Georgia Dome.  Three of their four years, the Raiders have won region championships. Most recently, the 2005 Raiders reclaimed the region title by shutting out the defending state champion, LaGrange, 16-0. This year's team finished the season 12-2 and reached the state semifinals in the Georgia Dome en route to another successful season. Coach Flowers, who will become the district's first athletic director in January, leaves the Raiders with 123 wins, a state championship, and six region titles. The 2005 seniors and the starting players from this year's junior class were introduced to the MCSD School Board during the December meeting by Chief Student Affairs Officer Eddie Obleton. (taken from MCSD website)

Emanuel Dudley and Justin Bray participated in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) North-South All-Star Football Class on December 29 at the A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium. They were the only two students selected from the MCSD to participate. What an honor!
 

Justin Bray, #24 in white and red	Emanuel Dudley, #96 in white and red

After a football season that included twelve straight wins and a second trip to the Georgia Dome in four years, Emanuel Dudley and Chandler Anderson were named to the Georgia Sports Writers Association's Class AAA All-State Team.  Congratulations!
 

Emanuel Dudley #90 in black uniform	Chandler Anderson #22 in black uniform kicking ball

Steve Jacobs, Raider defensive end, was named the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer's All-B-City Defensive Player of the Year.  Chandler Anderson and Taylor Perez were selected as All-Bi-City Offense. Justin Bray, Emanuel Dudley, Jeremiah Golson, and Patrick Grant were selected as All-B-City Defense. Players selected as Second Team from Shaw were Lucas Melton and Chris Bowens. Isn't it great to be a Raider--there's really no question about it!!
 

Steve Jacobs #91 in black uniform

Charles Flowers Appreciation Day at CSU
Charles  Flowers, our Athletic Director who became MCSD's first Athletic Director, was honored Saturday, December 3 at the Lumpkin Center during the boys' basketball team's halftime. The day was declared "Charles Flowers Appreciation Day." Family members, friends, Shaw faculty and staff, and students who have played under him were present to honor him.

New Athletic Director, Head Football Coach and Head Baseball Coach
Dr. Debbie Ball who has been at Shaw since 1978 when the school opened and has coached five different sports was named Shaw's new Athletic Director--the first female Athletic Director in MCSD!  Craig Fitts, a 1987 graduate of Shaw and mathematics teacher of eight years at Shaw, was named the next head football coach. Coach Fitts has been the offensive coordinator for the last seven years. Mike Getkin, an assistant baseball coach at Columbus High, will began at Shaw in January as head baseball coach. Congratulations coaches!