Students of the Month

6 years ago

April 2018

**6th Grade**
Raja Pierre-Lys - Cooper
William Pickens - Wilson
Jalen Washington - Lewis
Sedrick Walker - Eldridge
Tamiyah Chandler - Higginbotham
Beiyonka Woodhouse - Miller
Gabriel Torres - Boatman
Catherine DeLaCruz - Alford
Jessenia Gutierrez - Stewart

**7th Grade**
Khloe Flake - Brown
Sommer Fredrick - Pierce
Emma Smith - Chapman
Amber McIntosh - Chandler
Michael Smith - Lewis
Marcquan Boyd-Clinton - Horn
Paul Buford - J. Moore
Bryson Beltran - Ward
Not Pictured:
Jakiya Avant - Higginbotham

**8th Grade**
Front Row:
Telysa Guido - Gates
Haylie Pettit - Brown
Jasmine Key - Lewis
Olivia Funderburk - Kirby
Amber Kilgore - M. Moore
Maclain Cook - Gann
Kirklyn Johnson - Dendy
Back Row:
Ramiya Armstrong - Ward
Ken Davidson - Borst
Gage Grist - Lewis
CJ Haynes - Aulds
Jazlyn Kyle - Lewis
Shakerria Randle - Gates
Drake Davis - Neal
Dalton Johnson - Jernigan
Jasmeaira Cousins - Gates
Kaliya Brownlee - Ward
Not Pictured:
Alyssa Haire - Lancaster

March 2018

**6th Grade**
Blakely Earrey - J. Moore
Blakely Gill - Stewart
Shakayla Wofford - Boatman
Jalashia McCoy - Cooper
MiKaya Chandler - Wilson
Cooper Morphis - M. Moore
Not Pictured:
Kaleigh Townsend
Jaquarious Hill
John Robert Brassfield
Braxton Porter

**7th Grade**
Kaleigh Heair - Chapman
Kemper Cook - J. Moore
Jordan Pratt - Higginbotham
Bryson Beltran - Pierce
Sydney Bean - Brown
Not Pictured:
Rhianna Criddle
Michal Brassfield

**8th Grade**
Julius Lyons - Dendy
Diamond Hall - Borst
Brittany Brownlee - Lancaster
Autumn Britt - Eldridge
Maddie King - Brown
Gracie Moreno - Jernigan
Yasmin Ruth - J. Moore
Jayla Prophette - Griffin
Dalton Johnson - Kirby
Not Pictured:
Jonathan Fowler
Aaliyah Millsap
Karis Autry

February 2018

**6th Grade**
Kyla Clarett - Stewart
Katie Evans - Wilson
Kylan Marble - Boatman
Lea Grace Dendy - Higginbotham
Drew Black - Alford
Samiah Moore - Eldridge
Nevaeh Brinker - Miller
Hugo Murillo - Cooper
Devonte White - Griffin
*Not Pictured:*
Cataysha Holmes - Lewis

**7th Grade**
Alyse Neal - Pierce
Kaia Brady - J. Moore
Laura Ann Gann - M. Moore
Bryson Beltran - Chandler and Higginbotham
Logan Alvarado - Weaver
Paul Buford - Flowers
Cooper Leigh Watkins - Chapman
Jocelyn Burton - Brown
Jocelynn Loaeza - Horn
*Not Pictured:*
Sydney Bean - Ward

**8th Grade**
Harley Blakeney - Borst
Amy Murillo - Aulds
Christopher Rocha - Kirby
Penelope Harrell - Brown
Greer Nabors - Lancaster
Alexis Ellison - Gann
Malana Shettles - Dendy

January 2018

**6th Grade**
Zelriah Brinker - Boatman
Kailegh Townsend - Eldridge
Case Booth - Wilson
Blakely Earrey - Higginbotham
Islam Al-Omari - Cooper
Not Pictured:
Katelyn Hood - Alford
Jahiem Brownlee - Miller
Kylee Martin - Stewart

**7th Grade**
Brooklyn Williams - Higginbotham
Bella Griffin - J. Moore
Logan Alvarado
Halibeth Winter
Lexie Heair - Pierce
J'Mya Hatchett - Chapman
Not Pictured:
Trevor Carranza - Ward
Jordan Pratt - Horn

**8th Grade**
J Malik Wofford - Kirby
Alexis Sambrano - Lancaster
Makinzi Moore - Brown
MaKayla Pernell - Griffin
Not Picured
Whitney Walters - Dendy
Kaliyah Prophette - Aulds

december 2017

6th Grade
Alford- Madison Crowley
Cooper - Tyler Brand
Wilson- Jamarcus Hall
Steward- Amy Buckley
Eldridge - Kyler Morris
*Not Pictured:*
M. Moore - Jeremy Cooper
Higginbotham - Madison Crowley
Miller- Jeremy Cooper
Eldridge - Kylar Morris
King-Kole Dendy
Boatman- Zelriah Brinker

7th Grade
J. Moore - Rylan Townsend
Jernigan - Hydea Farr
Chapman - Ethan Cohea
Horn - Bubba Jordan
Higginbotham - Emmy Reynolds
Ward - Taylor Pulphus
*Not Pictured:*
Pierce - McKenzie Bivens
Neal - Eric Stovall
Chandler - Raven Hall
Brown - Micah Hatfield

8th Grade
Borst - Malana Shettles
Lancaster - Keonte McIntosh
Dendy - Yasmin Ruth
Kirby - Hayden Crump
Aulds - Marilyn Montoya
*Not Pictured:*
Griffin - Fantasia Hill
Brown - Sarah Brassfield

November 2017

**6th Grade**
Cataysha Holmes - Boatman
Olashaq Echoles - Miller
X'zasia Townsend - Cooper
Lara Hollingsworth - Alford
Kaleigh Estes - King
Jayden Lawrence - Eldridge
Sedrick Walker - Wilson
*Not Pictured:*
Victoria Price - Stewart

**7th Grade**
ZaRiyah Williams - Pierce
Logan Alvarado - Flowers
Tymekia Clark - Chandler
Persia Cousins - Horn
Jamaal Power - J. Moore
Bella Griffin - Brown
*Not Pictured:*
Kaia Brady - Chapman

**8th Grade**
Saraya Crawford - Lancaster
Alyssa Haire - Aulds
William Anderson - Gann
Autumn Britt - Brown
Katie Hill - M. Moore
Kirk Johnson - Griffin
Logan Dempsey - Ward
Tayisha Walker - Dendy
*Not Pictured:*
Penelope Harrell - Borst
Jessica Torres - Kirby

October 2017

Ivette Gonzalez - Alford
Haley Kyle - Eldridge
Markerra Williams - Boatman
Kyler Morris - Wilson
Jalen Washington - Miller
Alyssa Murphree - King
RJ Utz - Higginbotham & Cooper

Seninah Conway - Brown
Hydea Farr - Neal
Jordan Pratt - Chapman
Jamal Cooperwood - Flowers
Josh Jernigan - Higginbotham
Zandarian Davidson - Horn
Khloe Flake - Pierce
A'laychia Raines - J. Moore
Townes Simmons - Chandler
J'Mya Hatchett - Weaver

Haley Kimble - Borst
Alexis Laster - Gann
Jayla Prophette - Griffin
Gracie Moreno - Lancaster
Olivia Funderburk - Dendy
Gate Grist - Aulds
Not Pictured:
Aaliyah Millsap - Ward
Ollie Franklin - Brown
Christopher Alexander - Kirby

September 2017

**6th Grade**
Samiyah Moore - Stewart
Cecillia Gutierrez - Miller
Kaylee Miller - Alford
Anna Bevill - Wilson
Jonathan Childress - Eldridge
Qudarrius Conway - Cooper
*Not Pictured:*
Victoria Price - King
Ivette Gonzalez - Boatman
Summer Aubert - Higginbotham

**7th Grade**
Alaychia Raines - Chandler
Jaden Ezell - Neal
Amber McIntosh - J. Moore
Emniyah Vance - Brown
Seninah Conway - Pierce
Alyse Neal - Chapman
*Not Pictured:*
Jacob Gordillo - Horn
Marcquan Boyd-Clinton - Flowers
Taylor Pulphus - M. Moore
Micah Hatfield - Malone

**8th Grade**
Haylie Pettit - Borst
Malik Price - Gann
Diamond Hall - Lancaster
Alexis Laster - Jernigan
Bailey Shaw - Harrell
Jackson Laster - Aulds
Khenyia Williams - Dendy
Alexis Ellison - Kirby
Heather Blakely - Ward
Whitney Walters - Brown

august 2017

**6th Grade**
John Hodge Murphree - Miller
Corley Carter - Stewart
Katie Cook - Alford
Jamil Wofford - Boatman
Alondra Valera - Wilson
Sara Casados - King
Emma Cook - Eldridge
Kennedy Pearson - Cooper
*Not Pictured:*
Blakely Gill - Jernigan

**7th Grade**
Jacob Gordillo - Neal
Trent Sanders - Flowers
Dylan Hughes - Chapman
Hydiea Farr - Brown
Raven Hall - Horn
Breeanah Bell - Chandler
Haley Moore - Weaver
Shaley Bustamante - Pierce
Kalasia Johnson - J. Moore
Latreveone Davidson - Higginbotham

**8th Grade**
William Anderson - Ward
Tyshawn Vance - Griffin
Richard De La Cruz - Lancaster
Hayden Mann - Dendy
Maddie King - Brown
Casey Unruh - Gann
Bailey Shaw - Kirby
*Not Pictured:*
Kirk Johnson - M. Moore
Will Wright - Aulds
William Vance - Borst

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Teachers of the Month

4 years ago

Laquanda Cooper

6th Grade ELA Teacher

MARCH 2018

I am a graduate of Houston High School and Mississippi StateUniversity with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. I have been teaching for fourteen years, and I am currently one of the 6th Grade English Language Arts Teachers at Houston Middle School. Teaching is one of my passions. Therefore, I strive to do my best daily to help students reach their maximum

potential. I strongly believe all students can learn and it is my job to find
that creative teaching strategy to utilize in order for that learning to come
to fruition!

Danna Harrell

Library Media Specialists

February 2018

I am the Houston Middle School librarian. I work with students in the 6th - 8th grade. I have a degree in elementary education, as well as an endorsement in library media from the University of Mississippi. I worked as an 8th grade reading teacher for 14 years prior to working in my current position. I am also the yearbook advisor for the middle school, and I am excited about creating a fantastic yearbook this year. As always, feel free to contact me with any library or yearbook questions.

Keith Jernigan

P.E./Girls Basketball

January 2018

I am the 6th - 8th grade physical education teacher, as well as the 7th and 8th grade girls basketball coach. I graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in Health and Physical Education.

Carey Ward

7th & 8th Language Arts

December 2017

As a graduate of Houston High, I am honored to teach in my hometown. This is my eleventh year at HMS, and I love the middle grades with all of their challenges and achievements! I currently hold a bachelor's of science degree from Mississippi State University and a master's degree from the University of Mississippi. My plans are to continue my education, because we never stop learning!

Joyce Moore

7th Grade Math Teacher

November 2017

Ms. Moore has taught school for 25 years, with the past five at Houston Middle School, where she teaches 7th grade math and math tutorial. She has a degree in Elementary Education from Blue Mountain College, with endorsements in math and science. Ms. Moore says one of the best parts about teaching is seeing a student’s face light up after grasping how to work a difficult problem.

Sabrina Weaver

7th Grade Inclusion Teacher

October 2017

Ms. Weaver teaches 7th grade Language Arts Inclusion, Math Inclusion and tutorial. This is her third year teaching at Houston Middle School. She has a degree in Elementary Education with endorsements in Special Education, Language Arts, and Science from the University of Mississippi.

Susan Eldridge

6th Grade Language Arts; Speech & Drama

September 2017

Mrs. Eldridge teaches Language Arts and Speech and Drama at Houston Middle School. She is a graduate of Amory High School, Itawamba Community College, and Mississippi State University.

Kay Borst

8th Grade Science

August 2017

Mrs. Borst is a graduate of Houston High School and Mississippi State University. She has an Elementary Education degree with several educational endorsements. She has taught at HMS for 15 years. Mrs. Borst says she loves her job and enjoys watching the children grow into young men and ladies.

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