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Campaigning for mayor of kindergarten Having learned about different parts of the community, Hall-Kent Elementary School kindergarten students are now forming their own, starting with Mayor of Kindergarten. Students elected two candidates from each class to run as mayor. These students had a week to campaign by going to other kindergarten classes and talk about their platforms. Candidates also made flyers, gave speeches to students in their grade, and some even had campaign managers to help them. Cecily Daugherty and Kendall Watts were named this year’s co-mayors for kindergarten.
Next, the classes will elect policemen, bankers and more for their community. Students will begin earning “money” and will get a chance to spend it at their market day where they will sell the goods their businesses made. Homewood City Councilman Vance Moody spoke to the students about leadership during their city formation process. Hall-Kent Mayor candidates were Parker Nichols, Lexy Mhando, Cecily Daughtery, Payne Sheehan, Landon Baldwin, Kendall Watts, Riley King, Nicolas Maccari, Amber Irby and Jayden Vaughn.
Hall-Kent Mayor candidates.
National Honor Society inductees recognized
New National Honor society inductees at HHS.
Homewood High School honored its newest members of the National Honor Society in March. Students honored were Nick Anderson, Chandler Bledsoe, Adair Blomeley, Johnathan Brown, Madison Collins, Alexis Crenshaw, Owen Ferguson, Josh Gardner, Yevgeniy Gavrikov, Thomas Gordon, Elizabeth Hale, Kate Hall, Caroline
Harris, Emily Harrison, Phil Hontzas, Keyonna House, Mary Margaret Jackson, Sadie Johnson, Merrill Johnston, Franny Kyle, Brett Leondike, Trina Mampuya, Sarah Grace McDuff, JP McLeod, Roman Paoletti, Judith Paz, Genny Pittman, Katie Potts, Adam Pratt, David Selden, Chris Simpson, Meredith Smith, Aaron Stansell, Hallie Tarpley, William Walker,
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Adam Westfall, Miller Williams and Riordan Wyatt. The honors were presented by current NHS officers Zach Blomeley, Ann Casey Hughes, Maggie Williams, Grant Smith and Brent Hughes, as well as HHS Assistant Principal Latta Johnston. The event was produced by HHS National Honor Society sponsors Kelly Reaves and Melinda Rouleau.
Math teams finish top in state Homewood High School’s Comprehensive team and Algebra II teams both won state championships this season. The Geometry team finished runner-up at the state tournament by a single point 755-754. Comprehensive team top scorers were: first Tyler Williams, first; Grant Smith, second; Chris Simpson, third; David Selden and Chris Myers, seventh; Aaron Stansell, 13th; Rebecca Riley, 14th; Sarah Grace McDuff, 19th; Josh Gardner, 20th; Chris Campbell and Aubrey Wallace, 21st; and Yevgeniy Gavrikov and Joey Crittenden, 24th. Algebra II top finishers were: Houston Wingo, second; Hunter Kimbrell, third; Chase Kelly, fifth; Joy Korley, sixth; Taylor Lummis, seventh; Connor Biggio, 11th; Katie Gardner, 12th; Will Hunt, 13th; Jake Schiller, 14th; Dixon Simmons, 16th; Morgan Abney, 17th; Caroline Karson, 18th; and Wilson Smith, 19th. Geometry top finishers were: Duncan McDuff, second; Molly K. Richardson, third; Laughlin Ashe, fifth; Jeffrey Ji, eighth; Will Beaumont, ninth; Jacob Patton, 11th; Nick Dutton, 12th; William Jackson, 14th; Kennedy Joe, 15th; Jonathan Cross and Hunter Poole, 17th ; and Mary Chalmers, 20th.