A14 • Thursday, November 19, 2009 • THE LEADER
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MHS honor roll NINTH GRADE: Scott, Addlessee, Lauren Agcanas, Nicolas Alcala, Dalton Baker, Ryan Bargery, Maggie Billings, Leanne Boudreaux, Jonathan Boulder, Nicolas Brees, Colton Brewer, Timothy Byers, Sydney Campbell, Maigon Cambell-Nowlin, Audra Carter, Wesley Carter, Francisco Cervantes, Jessica Chambers, Alyshia Christopher, Christopher Conn, Nicholas Cook, Jenna Crotts, Trevor Cullum, Alyssa DeLatorre, Kelsey Deneka, Jonah DeVaughn, Jason DeWitt, Carlye Dixon, Kelsey Doty, Sarah Drexler, Morgan Embrey, Caitlyn Felix, Nathaniel Fite, Vaden Fite, Amber Freelove, Kara Freeman, Kirby Frizzell, Aaron Fulcher, Andrew Giffin, Tatiana Godebski, Reiamaria Guevarra, Jaimianne Guieb, Amanda Hampton, Lauren Hart, Amber Harvey, Daniel Hawkins, Christin Howard, Jason Hutchinson, David Johnson, Margaret Johnson, Tyler Kothe, Zachary Kurtzman, Joshau Lawrence, Austin Lenagar, Whitney Lewis, Justin Lindsey, Anthony Lombardo, Salvador Lopez, Paolo Lucia, Bennie Lynch, Christopher Massey, Joshua Mecklin, Kaitylin Moody, Kyle Moore, Patricia Noyes, Taylor Patterson, Ian Pierce, Dylan Poole, Amber Pruitt, Jessica Pyland, Cianna Rabern, Joshua Ray, Natalie Ray, Camille Reasons, Kayla Reeves, Brianna Riebe, Terry Russell, Corianne Salois, Kasey Sanders, Danielle Santucci, Samantha Schulz, Alexandra Selby, Brandon Shahan, Loralee Shoffner, Taylor Short, Naomi Sigler, Shelby Simmons, Anton Smith, Elena Smith, Xiandra Somerville, Christopher Stark, Jessica Starnes, Tara Swirka, Courtney Tackett, Trista Torres, Alexis Turner, Dylan Voyles, Jonhathan Wade, Alexis Warren, Madison Willis, Emily Wood, Paul Wortham Allen Wright, Micayla Wright and Lauren Zvolanek TENTH GRADE: Roman Arthur, Elizabeth Atkins, Shelby Bampfield, Shelby Benoit, Amanda Boles, Layne Bower, Karie Branum, Jeffrey Brewer, Derrick Collie, Khalyn Culbreath, Elizabeth Dajnowski, Mikaela Deal, Garrett Doo, Troy Dow, Drew Duncan, Roberta Evans, Kristen Fleming, Savannah Gable, Brittany Galbreath, Gunner Glass, Erica Gray, Shelby Gregory, Jade Hallmark, Melissa Harper, Hunter Herring, Robert Jackson, Hannah Johnson, Taylor Jones, Joshua Kenneth, Athena Knight, Amanda Levin, Randal Locke, Gianni Lucia, Natalie Marking, Courtney Mashburn, Joseph Meinweiser, Jessica Millican, Adrianna Montgomery, John Murchison, Karla O’Hara, Jessica Potter, Hannah Reasons, Joshua Reeves, James Roach, Cole Roe, Jeffery Rogers, John Clayton Rook, Courtney Schaal, Hailey Shellenberger, Samantha Smith, Alexi Starnes, Rachel Stroud, Eric Suter, Caleb Tibbits, Brandon Topping, Joseph Torkell, Daniel Turner, Erin Wallace, Johnathon Walton, Eva Walters, Jorden Wendel, Cedric Williams, Mark Williams, Jacob Willingham, Jessica Yarbrough and Honora
Zanot ELEVENTH GRADE: Morgan Adkins, Ryan Barton, Sarah Blevins, Samantha Boothe, Douglas Bouler, Katelyn Butcher, Jacob Carsley, Tray Carter, Rachel Childress, Corbin Colon, Brandon Culver, Brian Dembicky, Marissa Deneka, Kelcey Elmore, Patrick Embry, Jordyn Fischer, Jessica Fish, Scarlet Gable, Peyton Graham, Chandler Green, Heather Hamblin, Christopher Herrera, James Huddleston, Taylor Huffman, Jordan Isbell, Shannon Joyce, Jamie Lacomb, Amanda Largue, Katharine Lenagar, Craig Lumley, Brittany Marking, Zachary Mays, Adam McDuffie, Robert McKee, Kelsie Meadors, Sherrica Miller, Hannah Mochrie, Lawrence Montgomery, Antonio Morales, Casey Myers, Scott Noyes, Jessie Ocampo, Jennifer Pittman, Michael Plotner, Jasmine Price, Alyssa Radtke, Andrew Radtke, Christine Ramsden, Christopher Robinson, Brian Rodgers, Mallory Russell, Shawn Slough, Brooke Smith, Joseph Smith, Nathan Smith, Tyler Smith, Dylan Turner, Kayla Walters, Kendal Wardell, Davion Ware, Crystal Webb, Brooke West, Courtny Westrich, Chelsea Williams, Tavia Williams, Twashalyn Williams, Tristen Willis, Kristen Wilson, Paige Wilson, Jennifer Wright and Christopher Yount TWELFTH GRADE: Zach Acheson, Asia Allison, Ashley Ballard, Megan Bates, Sha’Kyra Berry, Elizabeth Berryman, Karmyn Betts, Joseph Billings, Nathan Billings, Taylor Billings, Alexander Blanchard, Joel Brewer, Katelyn Briscoe, Jeremy Brooks, Angelique Carter, Savannah Chapman, Brandy Coke, Jenifer Cole, Eric Combs, Tamecca Comer, McKenzie Curlin, Carlee Daniel, Anna Davis, Madison Davis, Zachary Davis, Bryan Demeza, Magan Dennison, Jamie Dillion, Madison Dobb, Brice Fite, Paul Flores, Charles Gardner, Laura Gillihan, Daniel Goulder, Patrick Grassie, David Gruber, Brandi Hale, Alex Hall, Wyneisha Hall, Faith Halsted, Dennison Harrison, Cody Hays, Samuel Haywood, Abigail Hefner, Jonathan Heminway, Tamara Holland, Samantha Hughes, Anna Hugues, Kelsey Humphrey, Chelsie Johnson, Jake Kinas, Joshua King, Kayla Kirkland, Veronica Knight, Chelsea Ladd, James, Larue, Craig Libby, Brandon Mageary, Laura McConnell, Malcom McLeannan, Kelby Meadors, Gregory Meinweiser, Juliette Mejia, Nicole Miller, Ashley Miller, Dalton Millican, Katrina Moeller, Jordan Moreno, Sarah Muller, Jeremy Nilsen, Quanesha Richardson, Alan Riebe, Jacob Ritter, Heather Roberts, Ashley Robinson, Sarah Schnell, Leslie Serrano, Ian Sheppard, Morgan Sherfield, Rachel Shoemaker, Chelsea Smith, John Smith, Kelsey Smith, Lauren Smith, Danielle Stagner, Jennifer Stevens, Chaz Stoebner, Kiersten Thompson, Gloria Tud, Catherine White, Harley Whitley, Justin Willard, Demi Williams, Dallas Willis, Kaylee Willis, Karli Wright, Kristen Wright and Tiana Wright
Cara Ault (left) and Jessica Dunn (right) read to students from the Porter Leath head start program
BHS FCCLA make an impact at Porter Leath By TORI MILLS & LINDSEY WOOD Special to The Leader On Oct. 30, Brighton High FCCLA took 55 students on a field trip to Porter Leath Head Start Center in Memphis. Porter Leath is a head start program for disadvantaged children ranging from ages fourteen months to five years. FCCLA students volunteered their time to read to the students, participated in arts and crafts, and helped with their fall festival event. Brighton High is also participating in the 104.5 WRVR Fill Santa’s Boot program to help children of Porter Leath have a Merry Christmas. Brighton FCCLA has
Chloe Coats (left) and Shelby Garner (right) help Porter Leath head start students with their art project.
participated for the past two years, and has gladly raised over $1,000 each year. Brighton High FC-
CLA is passionate about Porter Leath and helping out. Brighton High FCCLA
will take two more field trips by the end of the 2009-2010 school year.
Munford standout selected for All-American Marching Band Kevin Allen of Munford High School, Munford, TN, has been selected to be a member of the third-annual U.S. Army All-American Marching Band, an honor celebrating the values and strengths these standouts share with Army Strong Soldiers. Allen will join a group of elite marching musicians selected to perform in the 10th Anniversary of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl half-time show on Saturday, January 9, 2010, at the Alamodome
in San Antonio, Texas. “The U.S. Army has a long musical history with more than 34 musical and performing groups,” said Col. Derik Crotts, Deputy Chief of Staff, G7, U.S. Army Accessions Command. “Being an Army musician is just one option the All-American Bowl showcases to young Americans. The mental, emotional and physical qualities necessary to be a successful musician are the same qualities mirrored in Army Strong Soldiers. We are
proud to honor all of our U.S. Army AllAmerican Band musicians and congratulate them on their selection.” The U.S. Army All-American Marching Band recognizes the top 97 high school senior marching musicians from across the country and showcases their talents during the largest celebration of high school football in America, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. The U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl is the country’s premier high
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school football event, featuring the nation’s top 90 high school football players and telecast live on NBC.
Eight students from MHS selected for All-Northwest choir Eight Munford High School students were selected to the 2009 All-Northwest Honor Choir. The choir rehearsed for two days before giving a concert on Nov. 14, in the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in Memphis. The students were conducted by Dr. Jonathan Reed of Michigan State University. Several Munford student were recognized for being selected to the Honor Choir for three years or more. Those students were Garrett Doo, Lacey Hindman, Brooke Reagan, Cat McConnell, and Shelby Bampfield. Greg Meinweiser was also recognized for six consecutive years of selection into the All-Northwest Choir, the maximum number of eligible years. McConnell, Meinweiser, and Doo were also selected to the Tennessee All-State Choirs which will perform April 6, in Nashville. The MHS Christmas Concert will be held Dec. 15 in the school gymnasium.
The students performing were (l-r) Garrett Doo, sophmore; Lacey Hindman, freshman; Greg Meinweiser, senior; Brooke Reagan, junior; Cat McConnell, senior; Jamie Dillon, senior; Morgan Sherfield, senior; and Shelby Bampfield, sophmore.
Home for the holidays concert set for Dec. 4 Dyersburg – Celebrate the holidays with family and friends as Dyersburg State Community College hosts the annual Home for the Holidays concert presented by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra on Friday, Dec. 4. Alastair Willis, a candidate for Music Director for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, will conduct. Born in Acton, Massachusetts, Willis received his Bachelor’s degree with honors from England’s Bristol Univer-
sity and continued his studies at Kingston University, where he earned a postgraduate Certificate of Education degree. He has appeared with many of the major American orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Nashville Symphony. Broadway singing sensation
Lisa Vroman will be guest soloist for the evening. Vroman starred for several years as Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera. As Christine, she garnered Theatre Critic’s awards for the role in a record breaking run in San Francisco, and did a return engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Vroman is a George London Competition Grant recipient and a 1999 Minerva award recipient from Potsdam State University. She received
an Undergraduate degree in Music Education from the Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam, and a Master of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She will perform Sweet Little Jesus Boy and Go Tell It on the Mountain among other traditional favorites. To complete the full program of holiday classics, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the University
of Memphis Singers, under the direction of Dr. Lawrence Edwards, will join the Symphony. The concert will conclude with the traditional holiday sing-along. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the E. H. Lannom, Jr. Gymnasium. Tickets are available for purchase at the Business Office in the Eller Building of the Dyersburg campus. Ticket costs are $35 for priority seating, $15 for adults and $5 for students.