ACTIVITIES
Congratulations to the following Model UN students from Shaw for a job well done at the Columbus Area Model United Nations held November 20-21 at Columbus State University. Joe Housel won an Outstanding General Assembly Delegation Award for his representation of Iran.  This is the second year in a row that Joe has won this award.  Trip Parker won an Outstanding General Assembly Delegation Award and the Outstanding Shaw Delegate Award for his representation of Lebanon.  Trip also won a Senior Delegate Award for participating in Model United Nations for three years.  Erin Henderson won an outstanding Economic and Social Council Delegation Award for her representation of Mexico.  Chris Hall won an Outstanding General Assembly Delegation Award for his representation of Syria.  Thanks to these and all Raiders who participated in the 2006 Columbus Area Model United Nations. These students made a great showing of what Shaw Raiders can do!

ATHLETICS
Cheerleading
Shaw's Varsity Cheerleading team placed fifth in the Region!  Great job ladies!!

Cross Country
Shaw's Cross Country team placed fifth in the Region!  Records were set by Dustin Averett, Jovante Campbell, Kornyan Bailey, Clayton Young, LaTisha Fancis, Jennefer Schmidt, and Joann Rivas.  Special congratulations goes out to Stephen Waynick who placed second and advanced to the State Meet on Saturday, November 11.  Way to go Raiders!

Congratulations to Stephen Waynick who placed 22nd in the State Cross Country Meet.  Stephen ran a time of 17:38 in the 5K and placed 22nd overall.  Way to run, Stephen! 

Football 
Congratulations to our football team for winning the First Round of State Football Playoffs with South Effingham 35 to 0 and the Second Round with Monroe in Albany 28 to 7.  Y'all are fantastic!  We will be playing Grady High School in Atlanta in the Quarter Finals December 1 at 7:30 PM.

Softball
Shaw's pitcher Corri Connally was recognized by the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer as its annual All West Georgia Softball Team Player of the Year!  Were you ever in doubt?!  "Corri finished with a 0.60 ERA and a 14-10 record for the Lady Raiders.  She also batted .460 with 26 runs scored, hit five home runs and drove in 23 runs, struck out 186 in 1763 innings, and led Shaw to the Elite Eight." Kyndal Schaaf, outfielder, who "batted .345, scored 22 runs and was 21 of 22 on stolen base attempts" was named to the First Team.  Lady Raiders named to the Second Team were Misha Aldridge, pitcher, and Ashton Urness, catcher.  Ashley Leverett and Nicole Eldridge were given Honorable Mention.  Congratulations Lady Raiders!  We are so proud of all of you!

Corri Connally

FINE ARTS
Choral
Congratulations to three Shaw students selected to be charter members of the 2007 All-State Sight Reading Chorus.  This is a great honor  for our students and our music program; only 100 students who went through the rigorous audition process were chosen to participate in this outstanding choir.  Our Shaw delegates to the Honor Chorus at Georgia Music Educators Association are Carlton Dawson, Audra King, and Charlie McIlrath.  Audra King had  the highest score in our district in sight reading.  Go Audra and go Shaw!!

Drama/Choral
Congratulations to Carlton Dawson, Jenisse Wilson, Bryan Brown, and Nathaniel Thomas for making it into the cast of Disney's "High School Musical." It is a story of two teenagers who find themselves through each other in the midst of social cliques.  It will be performed at the Liberty Theatre. Performances begin December 8, 9, and 10 and continue through December 15, 16, and 17.  Shows on Fridays and Saturdays are at 8 PM, and shows on Sundays are at 3 PM.  Tickets are $5 for children and $10 for adults.  Call the Liberty Theatre for information on group discounts.

Orchestra  
Congratulations to the Shaw orchestra for a terrific concert on November 16!  You started our holiday season off to a good start!

Thank you to the Shaw Orchestra Ensemble who performed November 18 at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore during the Shaw Media Center book fair.  You represented Shaw well!  We are very proud of you!

Upcoming Concerts:
December 14 at Riverplace at 7:00 PM -- wear black/white
December 15 -- Second Block in the Shaw auditorium.
Be prepared to have your picture taken during the concert orchestra members.

HONORS
Faculty
A big congratulations to Mrs. Lynn Butler, Shaw's nominee for Page One Teacher of the Year, and Mr. Eddie Akers, Shaw's candidate for Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation Teacher of the Year!  Well deserved!!

Junior Class Favorites
Congratulations to the Junior Class Favorites for 2006 -- 2007!  They are Chantell Quintana, Sade Vasquez, Dequan Menzie, and Cody Anderson.

Model UN
Congratulations to the following students for a job well done at the Columbus Area Model United Nations that was held the third week of November at Columbus State University.  Joe Housel won an Outstanding General Assembly Delegation Award for his representation of Iran.  This is the second year in a row that Joe has won this award.  Trip Parker won an Outstanding General Assembly Delegation Award and the Outstanding Shaw Delegate Award for his representation of Lebanon.  Trip also won a Senior Delegate Award for participating in Model United Nations for three years.  Erin Henderson won an outstanding Economic and Social Council Delegation Award for her representation of Mexico.  Chris Hall won an Outstanding General Assembly Delegation Award for his representation of Syria.  Thanks to these and all Raiders who participated in the 2006 Columbus Area Model United Nations. These students made a great showing of what Shaw Raiders can do!

Sophomore Class Favorites
Congratulations to the following sophomores for being selected as class favorites for the 2006 -- 2007 school year:  Stephanie Joy Rhoden, Xzavier Hawkins, Cole Sheheane, Michaela Waldeck, and Xavier Hamilton!!

Special Honors and Recognition 
Congratulations to Michaela Waldeck as being selected as this year's HOBY ambassador.  Michaela will represent Shaw at the annual leadership conference in Atlanta.

Shaw students Anatasia Collins and Erin Henderson became members of a program this semester called Infusion.  This is the program's first year in existence.  Though the members come from many different denominations, it is sponsored by the Chattahoochee Valley Episcopal Ministry and was designed as a way for high school students in Columbus to learn about servant leadership, self-awareness, discuss problems and solutions in the community, and practice teamwork.  Anatasia and Erin participated in a team building ropes course at Camp Concharty in October.  The group plans on discussing topics such as poverty, racism, using gifts and talents, and marginal life as well as designing and executing community service projects. They were featured in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer's November 25, 2006, "Faith and Spirit" section.

TEACHER OF THE MONTH
Tasha Smith, Special Education teacher at Shaw, is Shaw's Teacher of the Month for November. Congratulations!

VISITORS
On its 2006 National Tour, the C-Span School Bus made a stop at Shaw High School.  Throughout the day on November 14, Shaw students and teachers were treated to a tour of this "studio on wheels."  The bus which has been visited by both President George W. Bush and former President Bill Clinton, spotlights the mission of C-Span which is to broadcast public affairs.  Fifteen classes, primarily social studies, media studies, and journalism toured the bus, as did numerous faculty and staff members.  The Shaw visit was sponsored by Mediacom of Columbus, one of the school's two Partners in Education.

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