PCMS Career Day 2

CTAE Awards /YAB 2

FFA Events 3

Christmas Spirt 4

Music 5

SS, CC Awards 6

Wrestling 7

Basketball 8-9

Inside this issue:

Volume 5, Issue 13 Pelham High School, Pelham, GA December 17, 2015

2015 BUZZ Staff Jimmy Fackler, Angelica McClain, Nylah Parker, Caleb Salter, Paul Woods, Tatyana Young

Teacher—Mrs. Meg M. Whigham

PHS Stars—Whit Delk and Wes White

It takes all of us to make Pelham City Schools “The School System of Choice,” where

we are committed to educational excellence every day in every way. Be sure to fol-

low us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with all the latest news.

The Pelham City School System does not

discriminate on the basis of race, color or

national origin, sex, or disability. Congratulations to the 2016 PHS Star Student and Star Teacher of the

Year—Whit Delk and Wes White. Whit is honored as Star Student because he has the highest SAT score at PHS; he chose band director, Mr. White as his Star Teacher. Congratulations to both Whit and Mr. White!

The Buzz staff and I wish you each a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous Happy New Year. PCS finished strong in 2015, and now we all have a chance to

refresh and rekindle our spirits over our long holiday break because we need to be even better in the year 2016. Let’s remember those who are

not as fortunate as we are because the holidays also bring the spirit of

loneliness for many. A smile, a kind word, or a helping hand may make all the difference in someone’s life, not just during the holiday season

but throughout the year as well. Hope you enjoy our final Buzz for the

year, 2015!

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Pelham City Middle School held its second annual career day on December 16; Mrs. Tyler Anderson, PCMS Counselor, called upon several alumni of the Pelham City School System. Halliotte Bell, Lolita Munoz, Willie Williams, Tyler Singleton, Kyle Dawson, Rebekah Smith, Latressa Moore, and Mozelle Atkins (MCHS alumnus) spoke to several classes about not only the importance of college, but the importance of planning for college. Pelham City Schools is appre-ciate of the support of all the graduates.

Pelham City Middle School Holds 2nd Annual Career Day

The Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education department of Pelham High School recently selected CTAE students who demonstrated outstanding achievement during the second nine weeks of the fall term. Awards of Excellence were presented to the following: Monquie Williams – Work-Based Learning, Ivey Russ – Agriculture, Shi’Tionne Crump – Early Childcare Education, Kristen Phillips – Audio/Video Technology & Film, Harlee Moates – Busi-ness & Technology, and Erin Adams – Agriculture. Con-gratulations to these students on their award!

CTAE Awards of Excellence

Pelham Banking Company Youth Advisory Board (YAB)

The PHS YAB met Mrs. Lorenda Smith from Pelham Banking Company for an early Christmas lunch.

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Several FFA CDE contests were held at Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College on Saturday, December 5. Pelham FFA had members competing in the Tractor Operations & Maintenance, Job Interview, and FFA Quiz competitions. PCMS FFA member Vaidehi Patel competed in the FFA Quiz competition. Patel was quizzed on FFA History and Parliamen-tary Procedure. Patel won the event and will be awarded at the Georgia FFA Convention in April. PHS FFA member, Christopher Mercer competed in the Tractor Operations & Maintenance event. Contestants completed a 20 question exam, problem solving practicum, and maneuver a New Holland Workmaster 50 tractor through an obstacle course. The contest was judged by James Hunter, Area AG Mechanics Teacher. There were twelve students in the CDE and Christopher placed 8th. “In spite of the cold weather, I enjoyed the overall experience. I correctly answered the entire problem solving practicum and got most of the exam questions right,” said Mercer.

Blaze Beasley, PHS FFA member, competed in the Job Interview event. Beasley submitted a cover letter, resume, completed a job application, interviewed with a panel of judges and corresponded with a follow-up letter. Of the 12 state contestants, Beasley placed in the top four. “I improved a lot from last year. I feel that I could’ve done better, but considering the circumstances, I am thankful to have made it to the final round,” said Beasley. For more information, please visit www.pelhamffa.com. PHS FFA is a student organization striving to make a positive differ-ence in the lives of students through premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural educa-tion.

FFA State Career Development Events

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In the Christmas Spirit

On December 15, Mrs. Beasley’s class ventured to the Albany Mall to enjoy shopping and spending time together. The highlight of their day was enjoying a meal together at Ruby Tuesday. The following day Mrs. Beasley’s class was joined by Mrs. Pollock’s and Mrs. Hilli-

ard’s classes as they enjoyed see-ing Santa Claus, opening gifts, and eating lunch together.

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A Christmas Surprise

On December 16, PHS students and faculty enjoyed an impromptu performance by The Dream Girls (and a few guys) during HELO. It was a nice change from the daily routine and enabled everyone to get inspired by the sounds of Christmas. Thank you for all you do for this organization, Mrs. Hampton, and thank you, Mr. Mullins for sharing your musical talents with PHS.

PHS Band in Concert

The PHS Marching Hornets under the direction of Mr. Wes White have been busy marching and playing their own sounds of Christmas. They marched in the Thomasville, Cairo, and Pelham Christmas parades while playing Mr. Grinch. For more Christ-mas music, come out tonight to the PHS band’s annual Christmas concert at the

auditorium at 7:00. Hope to see you there!

Softball and Cross Country Awards Banquet

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The PHS softball and cross country awards banquet was held on Monday night. Softball awards—Taylor Price, Defensive Player of the Year and Senior Award; Delanie Aday, Pitcher of the Year and Senior Award; Angelica McClain, Senior Award; Lilly Spence, Offensive Player of the Year; Chassidy Chapman, Captain’s Award; Ashleigh Bell, Academic Award, and Sha’Niya Williams, Hornet Award.

Girls Cross Country—Lila Maloy, Academ-i c A w a r d ;

Promise Newton, Rookie of the Season; Monica Webb, Lead Runner Award; Lila Maloy, Beast Mode Award; McKenzie Smith and Winter Wainwright, Senior Awards

Boys Cross Country—Jadon Slaughter, Academic Award; Paul Woods, Rookie of the Season; Austin Horns-

by, Lead Runner Award; Jadon Slaughter, Beast Mode Award; Daniel Smith and Austin Hornsby, Senior Awards. (Pictures by Mrs. Jenny Poitevint)

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On the Mat

The PHS wrestling team was in action at Albany High School on December 11th. The Hornets came out on top with a score lead of 66 points, 84 to 18.

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Pep Rallies Aren’t Just for Football—It’s Basketball Season Check out the pics from last Friday’s pep rally!

The PHS Basketball teams split the series last Friday at home. The Lady Hornets defeated the Thomasville Bulldogs by a score of 72 - 23. The boys lost by a score of 62-49. The Hornets will be back in action tonight in Seminole County at 7:30.

Hoop Action

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