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Richmond County: Learning Today . . . Leading Tomorrow / Hephzibah High School: Teaching Today . . . Leaders of TomorrowHephzibah High HeraldDr. Walter Reeves, PrincipalJeanette Elam, Robert Johnson, and Wade WhiteAssistant PrincipalsPrincipal’s CornerHHS Welcomes Dr. Walter Reeves!I am excited about joining the HephzibahHigh School family! The students, faculty,staff, parents and the community havemade me feel welcome and at home here.Hephzibah High School is a great place tobe and together we can accomplish greatthings for our young people.I am sure you have noticed that there areseveral changes this year such as the 9week grading period and early releasedays added to the school calendar. Theseare initiatives by the school system toimprove student achievement and provideprofessional learning opportunities forfaculty and staff. As with everything we do,these are designed to help improve theacademic achievement of our students.Good ByeOn Tuesday, September 30, 2008,Hephzibah High School said good bye toits chief teacher, primary goodwillambassador and head cheerleader. Dr.Veta Powell New retired from theRichmond County School System afternearly 32 years of dedicated service. Shehas accepted the Director of TeacherQuality position with the GeorgiaDepartment of Education.The Hephzibah family said its finalgoodbyes at a surprise assembly programand luncheon on Friday, September 26,2008. Each department presented Dr.New with a reminder of her years atHephzibah High School. Thank you, Dr.New, for more than four “great years oflearning of Hephzibah High.”Homecoming Court from left: Stewart Hines, ChrisCrosby, Jamie Hawkins—King, Chiquena “Kiki”Bennett—Queen, Jessica Killoran, Kenya Drayton,Dana Freeman, and Audrey Mills. Not pictured:Tony Miller and Courtney Campbell.We have adopted a new motto atHephzibah High School: “Rebels with aCause” - Excelling on the Georgia HighSchool Graduation Test (GHSGT);Excelling on the End of Course Tests(EOCT); and making Adequate YearlyProgress (AYP). Our teachers, staff andstudents are working hard and I amconfident that we will accomplish our goals.Remember to use I-Parent and if youhave not been registered yet, pleasecontact the school. Also, if you have aconcern, problem, or issue, please feel freeto contact me. Again, I am glad to be apart of the Hephzibah family and lookforward to a successful school year for ouryoung people and our school!—Dr. WalterReevesFootball StadiumOn Friday, August 29, 2008, HHS held themuch anticipated grand opening of the newfootball stadium. In addition to the HHSfaithful, visiting dignitaries includedSuperintendent, Dr. Dana Bedden; SchoolBoard President, Jimmy Atkins; StateSenator, J.B. Powell; State Representative,Gloria Frazier; Councilman, Jimmy Smith,school board members, central office leaders,school council members and many others.Homecoming Court 2008Volume 3, Issue 1October 23, 2008Parents, Faculty and Staff,Mark Your Calendar! October 23rd: Report cards November 4th: Early Release/Professional Learning November 11th: Veteran’s DayHoliday November 17th: ProgressReports November 26th, 27th, 28th:Thanksgiving Holidays December 19th: End of 2ndNine Weeks December 22nd—January 2nd:Christmas/Winter Break January 5th: Beginning of 3rdNine Weeks January 13th: Report Cards January 19th: M. L. King, Jr.,Holiday January 20th: ProfessionalLearning Day/Student HolidayRichmond CountyHigh School Testing Calendar October 28th and 29th:English Language ArtsBenchmark I November 3rd-November 6th:GA High School GraduationContent Retest December 8th-December 11th:End of Course Test December 15th-19th:Benchmark II

Richmond County: Learning Today . . . Leading Tomorrow / Hephzibah High School: Teaching Today . . . Leaders of TomorrowVolume 3, Issue 1DramaSenior CouncilFFAPage 2***TONIGHT***The HHS Drama Club begins itsseason tonight with the presentationof Nobody Heard Me Cry. The playis designed to show Julie’sdeteriorating mental state and herinability to deal with the emotions thatoverwhelm her and other’s lack ofunderstanding in dealing with hisproblems. The play brings attentionto the circumstances surroundingteenage suicide and will serve as thekick-off to HHS’s Red Ribbon Weekcelebration. Chris Norris will be theguest speaker.The play is today, October 23rd,and begins at 7:00 p.m. It will be heldThink Pink WeekThe Senior Counciland the class of 2009under the advisementof Ms. Robin Gibson isoff to a great start this 2009year. Mark yourcalendars now for the Class of 2009Christmas Breakfast. This year’sbreakfast will take place on Friday,December 5th. Students, be sure tocast your vote on the location, ourtraditional Cracker Barrel or the newInternational House of Pancakes(IHOP).at the Hephzibah Middle Schooltheater. Donations will be accepted.As the nation celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness month, theHephzibah family celebrates our annual Think Pink Week. Duringthis time the rebel red is a little faded and the campus is flooded inpink. To start off our activities the family participated in TheMiracle Mile Walk for Breast Cancer. The HHS team included Ms.Melinda Robinson, Ms. Karen Johnson, Ms. Queen Coleman,Cameron Freeman, Samantha Brown, and Lindsey Singletary.Official Think Pink Week activities will be take place October 27—31st. Manyactivities are planned that will bring awareness to cancer and salute oursurvivors. Some activities include, but are not limited to, door and halldecorations, visual arts contests, and fundraising. Think pink t-shirts arepresently for sale for $10.00 each.All funds raised will go to the Melinda Lewis Williams Scholarship Fund. Mrs.Melinda Lewis Williams taught at Hephzibah High School for 27 years. Shegraced our halls with an attitude of perseverance and excellence. Thescholarship which is dedicated to her memory is awarded annually to adeserving graduating senior.Future Business Leaders of AmericaHHS FFA is off to a great start withover 160 members and many cocurricularactivities planned. Thisyear the HHS FFA chapter has donevery well in regional and statecompetitions. The chapter washighlighted and pictured in theOctober issue of the national FFAmagazine, New Horizons. At theGeorgia Chapter Officers LeadershipTraining Conference Hephzibah(Dusty Williams, Kasey Boutwell,Andy Whisnant, Coty Bailey, JeffMalcom, Heather Daniels, LindseyHart, Chris Crosby, M.J. Dixon, NickSmith and Zach Mason) received theaward for the Most Spirited Chapter.Congratulations to Chris Crosby forhis first place in the central regionlawnmower maintenance andoperation competition. Chrisadvances to the state level in thespring. Congratulations to JeffMalcom, Kasey Boutwell, Zach Masonand John Creech for their 2 nd place inthe regional archery competition.Congratulations to Chris Crosby,Thomas Harmon, Nick Smith, JeffMalcom, and M.J. Dixonon their three 1 st placefinishes in the 1 st annualBBQ cook-off. Pleasevisit our website atwww.hhsffa.com.Red RibbonWeek October23—31, 2008It is not too late to join theFuture Business Leaders ofAmerica (FBLA)! Dues are $15for the entire year. Studentsmay also purchase an FBLA shirt for an additional cost of$10. Shirts have already been ordered, but we will haveextras. They are exceptionally good-looking, collared,polo shirts with the official HHS, as well as, the officialFBLA logos on them.FBLA will begin working on preparations for RegionCompetition at our October meeting which will be October28 th . All members interested in placing at RegionCompetition so that they have a shot at State Competition,and then National Competition, are encouraged to attendthis very important meeting.Our FBLA club had a beautiful float in the HomecomingParade on Oct. 10 th . The float had a patriotic themefeaturing our presidential candidates with an emphasis onvoting. Many thanks to Mrs. Murray who helped put ittogether! All who participated had a great time at theparade!