PATRIOT REPORTH E R I T A G E A C A D E M Y - C O L U M B U S , M S

June 3, 2019

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CONGRATULATIONS, HA CLASS OF 2019!!Twenty-nine seniors walked across the stage at the Trotter Convention Center on Thursday, May 9thand became HA graduates and alumni! The Class of 2019 will be going in many different directions andpursuing many different dreams. They were offered over $ 2 million in scholarships that will help them asthey continue their education at 14 different universities and colleges. We wish them well and remindthem that they will always be part of the HA family!

MAKING HA HISTORY!(See pg 6) In this Issue:

HA Class of 2019 Concludes with SpecialEvents....................................................pg 2 Mrs. Wamble and Mrs. Fieldshonored..................................................pg 36th Grade Graduation/Awards Day andmore.......................................................pg 4Making News in the Community.............pg 5Exciting News in HA Sports....................pg 6-7See why members of the 1994 HA BaseballTeam Returned to Campus.....................pg 8

See more Photos from the Class of 2019 End of Year Special Events - page 2

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HA School Board President Mrs.Robbie Upton presenteddiplomas to Valedictorian HaleyBarker (left) and SalutatorianKayla Thornton (right) and theirclassmates.

Senior Walk ThroughA relatively new tradition at HA is for our Seniors to paradethrough the elementary hallways intheir caps & gowns. Theelementary students cheer forthese role models and know thatone day they will be taking thesesame steps! For the Seniors in thefar right photo, it was a return towhere they began school inKindergarten or 1st grade.

GRADUATION

Senior Class Day

2019 Hall of Fame Named - congratulations toGigi Fields, Moak Griffin, Lores Sharp andClay Walters!

An exciting part of Class Day is the presentation ofvarious awards and scholarships. Quin Smith-Tribblewas presented with a “check" from the U.S. ArmyRecruiter for her college tuition.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways submit toHim, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5 NIV

CLASS OF 2019 BIBLE VERSE

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FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS & MORERETIREMENT RECOGNITION Mrs. Marilyn Fields and Mrs. CindyWamble were recently honored witha retirement reception. Mrs. Fieldshas taught music for 40+ years at HAand Mrs. Wamble has served as HAElementary Principal for the past 7years. Mrs. Wamble was also ateacher and administrator in theCMSD for many years. Early in hercareer she taught English at HA! In addition to teaching elementarymusic and private piano lessons, Mrs. Fields was also the director formany memorable HA eventsincluding num-erous high schoolmusicals, elemen-tary field days andmore! (Additional photo on page 8)

Ceremonial First Pitch - In honor of herretirement, Mrs. Cindy Wamble (center) wasinvited to throw out the first pitch for ourbaseball team's first home playoff game thisseason! Mrs. Marilyn Fields (left) with Mrs.

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ANNUAL MEETING & SCHOOL BOARD NEWSAt the conclusion of the school's (Columbus Educational Foundation) AnnualMeeting in May, Headmaster Dr. Greg Carlyle thanked the school boardmembers who have completed their terms. They are: Trip Hairston, TommyHoward, Dr. Scott Jones and Louis Sharp. Dr. Carlyle presented a plaquein appreciation to members rotating off and also to Mrs. Robbie Upton whohas completed her term as School Board President (see photo). "We trulyappreciate the commitment and excellent work of HA's school boardmembers," said Dr. Carlyle.

Dr. Carlyle also welcomed new school board members Leah Ellis, JasonMcCoy, Leslie Singley, and Paige Spears. Following the annual meeting,the new school board held its first meeting. They were joined by Dr. ShaneBlanton, MAIS Executive Director, who provided school board training.

Pictured l-r: Trip Hairston, RobbieUpton and Dr. Greg Carlyle.

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Sophomore Nick Hairston was therecipient of the Bill Walker Awardwhich is presented to a current LYLstudent who exemplifies dedication,positive attitude and hard workthroughout the LYL program! Theaward was presented at theColumbus Rotary Club's LYLLuncheon. Congratulations, Nick!

Hairston PresentedLowndes Young Leader Award

Pictured is Nick Hairston (right).

"A LEADER IS SOMEONEWHO KNOWS THE WAY,

GOES THE WAY AND SHOWSTHE WAY."

- John C. Maxwell

HA ELEMENTARY NEWS

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6th Grade

Graduation &

Awards Program

Sixth grade graduation marksthe end of our students'elementary years. Studentswere recognized for academicachievements, awardeddiplomas and more.

Fran Hazard Award - presented toJacob Matocha (center). He ispictured with Mr. George Hazard, III(left) and Mr. George Hazard, Jr.

HA Headmaster Dr. Greg Carlyleaddresses the 6th grade students,their parents and other special guests.

Kim Keys Dickey Award presentedto Ella Kathryn Naugher. Picturedwith Mrs. Ashley Hull (left) andMrs. Dawn Dawkins.

Principal’s Award - Sarah Irvinand Tyler Phillips pictured withMrs. Dawn Dawkins.

Citizenship Awards - AndieWright (left) and Dale Perkerson(right) with Mrs. Pam Short.

Shirley Miller Award Presented

This award is typically givento a student in 3rd - 5thgrades who has shownperserverance in over-coming a challenge. It isgiven in memory of Mrs.Shirley Miller, a formerteacher and guidancecounselor at HA.Congratulations to thisyear's winner, 5th graderBrady Kimbrell!

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Senior Kindergarten

Mother's Day Tea:

An Annual Tradition!

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HA STUDENTS IN THE NEWS: IN THE COMMUNITY & BEYONDTwo Heritage Students Place in Top 10 in

Miss Mississippi Outstanding Teen Pageant

John Blanton, a HA Sophomore, takes aim at the NationalJunior Olympic Championships in Precision Air Rifle. Thiscompetition is 10 meter range, standing position, with 60 shotseach day over two days of competition. John shot a personalbest the second day of competition beating his previous bestscore by 4.3 points!

HA Sophomore McKenzie Rhettwas crowned Miss Junior TeenMississippi 2019! Read more here.

Hailey Pushis

Evans Rhett Named 2nd Runner Up in this State Wide Competition

Evans Rhett

HA was well represented recently when 35 beautiful, smart andtalented young ladies from across the state competed inVicksburg for the title of Miss Mississippi Outstanding Teen.

Sophomore Evans Rhett was a preliminary talent winner with hervocal performance of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from “TheWizard of Oz." She was also a preliminary winner in the on-stagequestion. She was selected 2nd Runner Up! Eighth grader Hailey Pushis was the youngest contestant in thetop ten. She was competing against high school sopho-moresand juniors. Hailey’s talent was an acro lyrical dance to “I WillAlways Love You” by Whitney Houston.

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2019 MAIS AAA BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONS!!!

Congratulations HA Baseball Team!

First Baseball Championship in School History

The 2019 Baseball Team has provided an exciting, history making season for HA as these Patriots claimedthe District, North State and State Championship titles! It was a perfect combination of hard work, talent,and team effort that provided family, friends and other fans with a year to remember. In its final game of theseason, the Patriots defeated Wayne Academy on the road to bring the title home! Congratulations to ourplayers and coaches!!

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HA TENNIS TEAMS: 2019 STATE CHAMPS!

Congratulations to our HA Tennis Teams for winning 2019 state titles! Both the boys and the girls teams won Overall State Titles! Individual titles went to: Boys #2 Doubles: JonathanSwartz and Rocky Marcel; Girls #2 Doubles: Kendall Kelly and Emily Howard; Girls #2Singles: Elizabeth Nichols. We are so proud of these student athletes!!

2019 Athletic Banquet Held

HERITAGE TAKES MAIS ALL-SPORTS AWARD

FOR 2ND CONSECUTIVE YEAR!! READ MORE HERE!

Student athletes and sports teams were recognized fora great year with many awards and honors. Severalspecial awards were presented, including: LoresSharp, Sports Booster Scholarship Award; MoakGriffin, “Bo Simpson” Award; Lex Rogers, SportsBooster Scholarship Award; and Gigi Fields, “YandellHarris” Award.

Proffitt Wins MAIS State Track TitlesAt the recent MAIS State Track Meet, JuniorReuben Proffitt tied for 1st place in the high jumpat 6’. He also took 1st place in the triple jump with ajump of 43’5”. Wow! Congratulations, Reuben!! Weare so proud of you!! (far left - Reuben pictured with Track Coach Tobias Smith; alsophotographed on the winner's block)

Heritage Academy is a college preparatory school that inspires, challenges, and

motivates its students as it prepares them for college and for life.

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HA ALUMNI - IN THE NEWS

HA 1994 State Championship Runner Up Baseball Team - several members of this awesome Patriot team returnedto campus to throw out the ceremonial first pitch recently when the 2019 Patriots started their playoff run to win the2019 title. It was great having these alumni (and many of their parents!) return to campus to encourage andcheer on our current team! Pictured (l-r) are: Brent Hollis, Foster Lindsey, Jason Willcutt, Eric Durham, RobertFerguson, Dee Haynes, Matt Fowler, Brian James, Brad Boswell and Chad Moody.

Baseball Alumni from 1994 State Runner Up Team Return to Campus 25 years later for Ceremonial First Pitch!

HA 1972 - Mrs. Marilyn Fields waspresented with this special framed"finger print" edition of the HA almamater at her retirement reception!How perfect! She is pictured with herhusband Vic Fields.

HA 2009 - Congratulations to Dr.Lyon Brown - a recentgraduate of the University ofMississippi Medical Center! Weare so proud of Lyon!!

HOMECOMING 2019 - September 13th!!

Send ALUMNI EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGES and ALUMNI NEWS to:

Cheryl Maner: cmaner@HeritagePatriots.com

HA 2009 - Jarrett Eller (left)was recently named “Trooper ofthe Year" by the ColumbusExchange Club. Read TheCommercial Dispatch articlehere.