Shaw High School Announcements for May 2007

ATHLETICS
Baseball
All new baseball players and parents report to the field on Sunday, May 20 at 4PM for information concerning summer ball. Summer workouts begin May 23 at 4PM.

Congratulations to the Raider baseball team on their 11-1 victory over Northside on May 2. Donte Williams picked up the win, and Lance Lambert, Howie Shackleford, and John Hammock supplied some of the defense! As a result of this win, the Raiders will play Friday, May 11, at South Effingham in the first round of the state playoffs. The first game will start at 5PM with the second game to follow, and the third game if needed will be Saturday at noon. Best of luck Raiders! Click here for driving directions to South Effingham High School in Guyton, Georgia.

Tennis
Congratulations to Marcos Rivera for winning the Dr. Nelson Tyrone, Jr. Memorial Tennis Trophy May 15 at the CORTA members' appreciation party held at Cooper Creek. Marcos is the first area teen 18 and under to receive this award since 1989! Marcos is a member of CORTA's teen advisory board and works to promote and build our area's tennis program. He also works with Tennis Works in the Park for the area's underprivileged. He was undefeated this year in region and holds a 14-1 season record. He is currently ranked 54th in the state and 258th nationally among the 18 and under category. Marcos is looking forward to competing in Nationals this summer. We are very proud of Marcos and will proudly display the Nelson Tyrone Award presented to Shaw for the 2007--2008 school year. Additionally, as a junior this year at Shaw, Marcos was the Ledger-Enquirer's Bi-City Boys Player of the year.

Track
Congratulations to the Girls' Track Team for their eighth place finish at the AAA state meet. Individuals placing the meet were Nakela Jackson who placed first in the 300 Meter Hurdles and fifth in the 100 Meter Hurdles; Patricia Blair placed third in the Triple Jump and fourth in the 100 Meter Hurdles; Patricia Blair, Charquisa Burnley, Deziree Murphy, and Nakela Jackson placed fifth in the 1600 Meter Relay. Melania Takemoto placed seventh in the 1600 Meter Run and 800 Meter Run. Treasure Johnson placed seventh in the High Jump, and Misha Aldridge placed ninth in the Discus. Y'all are totally Shawsome!! Thanks to all the other young ladies for an absolutely outstanding season. Click here to see photos of our Lady Raiders in action!

Congratulations to the Boys' Track Team for their third place finish at the AAA state meet! Individuals placing in the meet were Anton Graphenreed--first in the 400 Meter Dash and sixth in the 200 Meter Dash; Stephen Waynick--fourth place in the 1600 Meter Run and 3200 Meter Run; Demetrius Jackson, Anton Graphenreed, Ivan Shipp, and Sean Carter--third place in the 400 Meter Relay; and Roger Chaney, Sean Carter, Aaron Whitaker, and Anton Graphenreed--second place in the 1600 Meter Relay. Additionally, the boys' 1600 Meter Relays team broke the school record at state! Thanks for a great season! Click here to see photos of our Boys' Track Team in action, too!

Coach Edgar Johnson deserves special recognition! He has nineteen titles in track!! Twelve in girls and seven in boys. Talk about being Shawsome, Coach Johnson truly is! Congratulations!

As a result of the 2007 AAA State Meet, Nakela Jackson is the Girls' State Track champ, and Anton Graphenreed is the Boys' State Track champ! Excellent work, Nakela and Anton!

BEREAVEMENT
Kathy Tracy, better known to some perhaps as Mrs. Fineran, served as a teacher at Shaw High School from 1980 until retirement in 2005. Mrs. Tracy was an educational professional in every meaning of the term. She was a mentor and role model for students and teachers alike, and, through the force of her personality and the strength of her beliefs became the guiding conscience of Shaw High School. Mrs. Tracy stood for all that was good and right and moral, and was our compass in good times and bad. She never allowed us to accept mediocrity, never let us give up, and never lessened her passion for helping others. After her retirement, Mrs. Tracy was a frequent figure in the halls of Shaw, and took upon herself the goal of raising money for the PTSA to replace the seats in our auditorium. We recognized her service recently in this effort at our Honors' Night program and dedication of our newly renovated auditorium on April 24, and did not realize we were seeing her for the last time. Shaw High School and Columbus, Georgia, are better places because of Kathleen Tracy, and we are thankful for the many things we learned from her.

FINE ARTS
Art
The Annual Shaw Art Show and Sale was Tuesday, May 1, in the Shaw Media Center. Click here to see the wonderful pieces of art shown and their artists.

Drama
Shaw's drama department performed "Marcus is Walking" fourth block in the Shaw Auditorium. Additionally, the drama department's spring production, Rock Around the Clock, a salute to Motown and early rock n' roll of the 50s and 60s, was performed on May 11 and 12. Some of the sixteen classics to be performed were "The Locomotion," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "My Girl," "Stop in the Name of Love," "Heat Wave," and "Dancing in the Street." Click here to see photos from Shaw's spring musical.

Carlton Dawson was accepted into AMDA's LA program of study for Film and Television. Congratulations Carlton!ScholarshipsCongratulations to the following students who have been awarded music scholarships this year. Shaw and Tri-M Music Honor Society is proud to present: Carlton Dawson, Marcus Jenkins, and Camerae Lang--Georgia Southwestern in Voice; Audra King, Antoine Berry, Tanisha Holloway, Kristina Shifflett, Marquetta Bell, and Nairobi Moloney--Andrew College in Voice; Jenisse Wilson--Clarke Atlanta University in Voice; Aaron Kotwal and Forrest "Trip" Parker--Columbus State University in Instrumental; Jerel Brown, Jeffery Edwards, DeMarcus Hairston, and Mike McCoy--Alabama State University in Instrumental; and Brittany Holloway--Albany State in Instrumental.

GRADUATION
Congratulations to the graduating Class of 2007 whose commencement was Friday, May 18, at 6:30PM at the Columbus Civic Center! We wish you the very best and good luck '07 Raiders!!

HONORS
Congratulations to Erin Henderson, the first place winner in Journalism at the Page One Awards. The Journalism award includes the Tucker-Wilder Scholarship for $2,000. The Journalism award is #1 in the Page One Awards and is a distinction that few students achieve. Congratulations to Erin on this accomplishment! Congratulations also to Carlton Dawson for being named Runner-up in Music. This honor carries a $300 award. Great job! In addition, we congratulate all our candidates for Page One who represented Shaw at the 2007 Page One Awards at the River Center. A special congratulations goes to Mrs. Butler, our outstanding art teacher, for representing Shaw!

Congratulations to Tim Turner and Jamie Bankston who were the recipients of 2007 Shaw High School PTSA Scholarships.

Beth Helmer and Cameron Baskin were chosen as "Best Thespians." Congratulations to both of you!

Mr. Eddie Akers, mathematics teacher, was honored by his students Tuesday, May 8, by receiving WalMart and Sam's Club Teacher of the Year award. Mr. Akers was presented with a t-shirt, a plaque, a gift card of $100, and a check for $1000. His students nominated him for this award they stated because of his commitment and dedication in helping students, and how he was always willing to go that extra mile. You are greatly loved and respected by your students, Mr. Akers!

Congratulations to the following young people for being selected as class officers for the Class of 2008: President, Crystal Nguyen; Vice President, Brittany Campbell; Secretary, Kimberly White; Treasurer, Alice Webb; and Historian, Chantelle Quintana.

Congratulations also to the following seniors who have been awarded music scholarships this year. Tri-M Music Honor Society is proud to present: Carlton Dawson, Marcus Jenkins, and Camerae Lang--Georgia Southwestern University in Voice; Audra King, Antoine Berry, Tanisha Hemingway, Kristina Shifflett, Marquetta Bell, and Nairobi Maloney--Andrew College in Voice; Jenisse Wilson--Clark Atlanta University in Voice; Aaron Kotwal and Forrest Parker--Columbus State University in Instrumental; Jerel Brown, Jeffrey Edwards, DeMarcus Hairston, and Mike McCoy--Alabama State University in Instrumental, and Brittany Holloway--Albany State in Instrumental.

HONORS NIGHT
Of the many honors bestowed on Honors Night, the "Top Ten" students in each class were named and presented. The Top Ten Seniors are Chandler Anderson, Jamie Bankston, William "BJ" Chapman, Erin Henderson, Aaron Kang, Aaron Kotwal, Haley Lyman, Portia Norris, Ashley Perry, and Tiffiny Rhoades.

The Top Ten Juniors are Brittany Campbell, Cristen Carmichael, Janice Cerri, Nancy Eldridge, Whitney Horton, Crystal Nguyen, unnamed, Chantelle Quintana, Daphne Smith, and Samuel Thompson.

The Top Ten Sophomores are Jonathan Carr, Desiree Figueroa, Miranda Gardner, Franchesca Johnson, Rachael Lambert, ..., Ventrine Parham, Jamie Redding, Janice Redding, and Ebony Williams.

The Top Ten Freshmen are Donavan Anderson, Dustin Averett, Zulaikhah Bilal, Dalton Cook, Rachel Herndon, Gayla Jackson, Brittany James, Elizabeth Pitts, Samantha Special, and Nicole Walden.

JROTC
The following cadets were selected for Superior Cadet for the 2006--2007 School Year based on their outstanding performance in JROTC and their capable leadership: Let. 4 James Bradley, Let. 3 Jake Campbell, Let. 2 Lance Ingram, and Let. 1 Algernon Horton. They have possessed integrity and have given selfless service to the JROTC Program at Shaw. Outstanding job cadets!

Awards night for JROTC was Thursday, May 3 at 7PM in the Hardaway High School Auditorium.

Congratulations to Sergeant Jakes and the JROTC Department for the success of the first Shaw JROTC Car Show. Forty-eight vehicles were on display and were in the judging which was April 28 in the Shaw parking lot. The success of the show leads us to hope that there will be another show next year.

PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
A big thanks to our Partner in Education TSYS for the ice cream that they provided at lunch Thursday, May 10! Why did they give us ice cream for 1200 people? It was a gift to celebrate Shaw and all our accomplishments--academic, fine arts, career technology, industrial vocational, and athletic! A big thank you to TSYS and congratulations to the Raiders!

TEACHER OF THE MONTH
Craig Fitts, mathematics teacher, head football and wrestling coach, is May's Teacher of the Month. Congratulations!

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