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OUR TRAVELING GNOMES PROVIDED COMIC RELIEF AT OUR
4TH ANNUAL TALAMUSMENT SHOW

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THE SWARM, OUR PEP CLUB, HAS COLLECTED FOOD ITEMS AND FILLED
12 BASKETS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO NEEDY FAMILIES DURING THE
HOLIDAY SEASON.  THE SWARM IS SPONSORED BY PAT LEWIS,
ANGIE GANN WITH A BIG HELP FROM B. J. LEONARD

THERE IS NO ESCAPE WHEN THE GRIM REAPER COMES LOOKING FOR YOU!
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE FRIENDS TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY!!

THE BIRTHDAY GIRLS ENJOY A PARTY!!!

THE COLOR OF THE DAY WAS BLACK IN HONOR OF THAT CERTAIN "DAY"
AND A BIG "THANK YOU" TO MRS. CLARK WHO GAVE ME A FREE LUNCH

MRS. WALKER'S STUDENTS ARE EXTRACTING DNA

WALTER STATE SPONSORS TAG (TALENTED & GIFTED)
WORKSHOPS AT THEIR MORRISTOWN CAMPUS IN JAN &
FEB.  STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE 3 AREAS OF INTEREST
FROM A MULTITUDE OF TOPICS AND SPEND 2 WEEKS
STUDYING EACH TOPIC.  GIFTED STUDENTS FROM ALL SCHOOLS
ARE ELIGIBLE TO PAY AND ATTEND.  CENTRAL OFFICE
SPONSORED AN ESSAY CONTEST AT EACH SCHOOL TO
CHOOSE ONE STUDENT TO SPONSOR AT THE WORKSHOPS.
THERE WAS A TIE AT MAURY SO TWO STUDENTS
WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE WORKSHOPS FOR FREE.
GABBY HAS BEEN ONCE BEFORE AND ISAAC HAS BEEN TWICE.

NOV 19TH HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED BY GOV. BREDESEN AS
NATIONAL PARENT INVELOPMENT DAY IN OUR SCHOOLS.  OUR
PARENTS PERFORM MANY FUNCTIONS IN OUR SCHOOL
INCLUDING SELLING ICE CREAM DURING LUNCH.
WE SALUTE OUR PARENTS FOR THEIR HELP AT SCHOOL
AND FOR THE ENCOURAGE & HELP THEY GIVE THEIR
CHILDREN AT HOME.  MAURY PARENTS DO IT "THE HORNET WAY"

THESE STUDENTS WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE
 IN THE COUNTY-WIDE CHORUS PRESENTATION
ON NOV 5.  KEEGAN WAS SELECTED FOR A SOLO.
WE EXCEL AT MANY THINGS AT MAURY!

A DRAWING WAS HELD FOR A GUITAR FROM NAMES OF ALL
STUDENTS WHO SOLD 1 BOX OF CANDY IN OUR CANDY SALE
OUR NEXT AMERICAN IDOL WINNER WILL BE DESTINY!

THE FCA FROM JCHS CAME TO OUR PRIDE BREAK
AND LED US IN SONGS AND DANCES
AND SHARED SOME INSPIRATIONAL WORDS

ED FRANKLIN WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM SPOKE
AT MAURY'S VETERANS' DAY CEREMONY ON NOV 11

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MR. FRANKLIN GENEROUSLY DONATED $100 TO A MAURY
STUDENT IN HONOR OF VETERANS' DAY.  LEAH'S
NAME WAS CHOSEN RANDOMLY FOR THE PRIZE

OUR CDC DEPARTMENT SERVES A THANKSGIVING MEAL TO
MAURY STAFF AND FACULTY.  EVERYTHING WAS YUMMY!

ON NOV 7 MAURY HOSTED APPALACHIAN OUTREACH'S
COATS FOR THE HOMELESS.  300 MEALS WERE SERVED
 BY THE SWARM, MAURY'S PEP CLUB AND OVER 500 FAMILIES
WERE ABLE TO PICK UP OUTER WEAR FOR THEIR FAMILY.
APPALACHIAN OUTREACH IS PART OF CARSON-NEWMAN.
FAMILIES CAME FROM THE SURROUNDING AREAS AS WELL
AS VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY.

MAURY IS PROUD OF ITS VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
MRS. DELYNN MCCASH SERVED AS A SERGEANT IN THE US AIR FORCE
FOR FIVE YEARS.  SHE RECEIVED A MEDAL OF ACHIEVEMENT,
A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, A LONGEVITY MEDAL, A TRAINING MEDAL AND
A MARKSMANSHIP MEDAL.  DR. AMIE LONAS SERVED TEN YEARS
IN THE TENNESSEE AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND RESIGNED AS A MAJOR IN
OCT. 2009.  SHE SERVED IN IRAQ FOR MOST OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

MRS. ROBERTS' STUDENTS MAKE CARTOUCHES
AS THEY STUDY ANCIENT EGYPT

MR. CLINE'S CLASSES STUDY MEIOSIS

OUR STAFF AND FACULTY DRESSED UP FOR HALLOWEEN
STUDENTS VOTED ON THEIR FAVORITE COSTUMES WITH
THE MONEY GOING TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF HAMS
AND TURKEYS FOR OUR COMMUNITY HOLIDAY
FOOD BASKETS.  MRS. LEONARD AND MRS. PARROTT
WERE THE TOP VOTE GETTERS!

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OUR CANDY SALE WINNERS
OUR BOYS SHARED THE 2ND PRIZE FOR $50 EACH
WHILE OUR 1ST PRIZE OF $100 WENT TO OUR LONE GIRL

OUR HONOR STUDENTS WERE INDUCTED INTO THE
JUNIOR NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

MRS. MCGAHA'S LANGUAGE ARTS STUDENTS MADE
POSTERS OF THE BOOKS THEY HAVE BEEN READING

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