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The Bulldog Beat
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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Congratulations
Ellie Adams and Jordan McCord
for being selected as school-level winners of the Heisman High School Scholarship Program!
We are proud to announce that Ellie Adams and Jordan McCord have both been name a School Winner for Mary Persons High School! To be eligible for this award, students must be scholar-athletes, with a 3.0 GPA or better, are participating or have participated in at least one sport recognized by the International Olympic Committee, the Paralympic Games, or the National Federation of State High School Association, and be a leader in the school and in the community and serve as a role for underclassmen.
According to the program website, "The Heisman Memorial Trophy is renowned for symbolizing the pursuit of excellence with integrity. The Heisman High School Scholarship extends the Heisman prestige to our nation’s most esteemed male and female high school seniors by recognizing and rewarding outstanding scholar-athletes who understand that the most important victories not only happen on the field, but in their schools and communities. These remarkable young leaders set the example and make a game-changing difference every day, paving the way to greatness for everyone around them."
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MPHS Environmental and Natural Resources (ENR) Team places 5th in the nation!
Our Mary Persons Environmental and Natural Resources (ENR) team placed 5th in the Nation!!! Team members are Jacob McGouirk, Kaitlyn Shields, Cameron Sparks, and Nyx Winchester. Cameron Sparks placed 5th, Jacob McGouirk placed 11th, and Kaitlyn Shields placed 13th out of the best ENR individuals in the nation! Nyx Winchester earned the title of a Silver Emblem Individual!
Our team represented Georgia FFA at the 95th National FFA Convention & Expo!! This team has worked so hard to get to compete at the national competition! They competed in the Area 3 ENR Competition in November where they placed 1st. The top two teams from each of the six FFA areas in the state moved onto the state competition. At the state competition in December they earned the title of State Champions! Before traveling to Indianapolis, Indiana, the team competed in a virtual general knowledge exam, identification exam, and data interpretation practicum. Once in Indiana, they competed in a team activity and three hands-on practicums. There are five available practicums to compete in which include Data Interpretation, Water Analysis, Soil Profile, GPS Locations, and Waste Management. They did not know which practicums they would be competing in until they arrived. The combined scores of both their virtual and in-person competitions led them to their 5th place National placing! You can read more about these great students at our newsletter linked below!
Congratulations Jacob, Kaitlyn, Cameron, and Nyx! We are so proud of y'all!
Team Picture (above) Left to Right: Cameron Sparks, Jacob McGouirk, Nyx Winchester, Kaitlyn Shields
Pictured Below: Cameron Sparks and his award
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MPHS Girl's Cross Country team finished 3rd in the state!
The Bulldogs Cross Country Teams ended their season at the GHSA 3A State Championships this past weekend. The girls' team made it to the State Awards Podium with a 3rd place finish. The team was led by Senior Madelyn Causey.
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Meet our October Teachers and
Support Staff of the Month!
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Ms. Carter's Intro to Health Class
Last week Ms. Carter’s Intro to Health class participated in CPR training. Captain Cristina Bramlett demonstrated how the automatic CPR device, “Lucas” can provide CPR when emergency responders are having to move a patient and are unable to continue compressions or when they just need a break. Students were able to earn their certification at the end of the course.
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Ms. Carter's Essentials of Healthcare Class
On Friday, Ms. Carter’s Essentials of Healthcare Class dissected sheep hearts as part of their study of the cardiovascular system. This allowed them to assess the structure of the heart using their hands and explore the various chambers, valves, and vessels that make-up the organ. They were also able to understand how the blood flows through the heart and drew chalk diagrams on their desks.
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Ms. Greenway's and Ms. Schneider's 11th Grade ELA Classes
Across the junior classes, students completed an imagery project where they were expected to create an image that reflected fear found in one of the quotations they selected from “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Johnathan Edwards. We turned this into a competition, and Inez Thompson from Greenway’s 4th block was the winner.
Following that, students also competed in a mask making competition in preparation for Edgar Allan Poe’s “Masque of the Red Death,” where Sandi Burns from Schneider's 4th block won!
Our judges included 9th, 10th, and 12th grade English classes as well as Mrs. Trevitt’s AP class! Students judged the imagery project based on a true rubric, but the winner of the mask competition was just based on judges picking which mask they liked best,
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Ms. Morgan's World History Classes
Ms. Morgan's classes were on the front lines of literacy as they built trenches and read about World War I between battles.
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The MPHS JROTC Rifle Team went to Lamar Co for their first competition of the season and won the match with a score of 965. Tia Eckelbarger was top shot with a 249 closely followed by Hunter Dorn, Christian Guitierrez, Dade Purdy, and Devin McLendon who were only a few points behind. A very impressive score for the team considering 3 are new shooters who only started a month ago. Next match will be this Thursday at the MCAC gym right after school. Spectators are welcome. | |
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A special thank you to our MPHS faculty and staff who have served in the United States military:
Zhareia Smith, SPC: Army National Guard
Michael Smallwood, Sgt.: USMC
Jacob Dunn, Major (Ret.): US Army
Chris Dubose, CSM (Command Sgt. Major-Ret.): US Army
Steve Skinner: US Army
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MP Chorus News

Mercer University, Macon hosted its first ever men’s chorus festival on Thursday, November 3rd. Seven MP Chorus men participated and learned from Director, Dr. Stanley Roberts. Beautiful music and memories were made.
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FFA UPDATES
Our FFA teams have had a lot of accomplishments the past few days! Check out the newsletter for more information!
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FFA Newsletter
Click the image below to read!
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MPHS Cross Country
The Bulldogs Cross Country Teams ended their season at the GHSA 3A State Championships this past weekend. The girls' team made it to the State Awards Podium with a 3rd place finish. The team was led by Senior Madelyn Causey. The boys' team placed 13th out of 27 teams overall and was led by Junior Thiago Saralegui. Congratulations and farewell to our seniors Madelyn Causey and Mary Kate Geer.
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Extracurricular Information and Updates | |
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The Student Council delivered canned food items that were collected during homecoming to the Circle of Care pantry on Wednesday.
Claire Campbell
Anna Murdock
Chloe Myers
Salena Sallywhite
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Spanish Club and the World Language Department | |
Spanish Club helped the World Language Department set up for a fiesta to celebrate Day of the Dead on November 2nd. Students decorated the hallway with skeletons and brought food, including many authentic dishes from Spanish-speaking countries. They enjoyed a day of food, music, and crafts while learning about the differences between Halloween and DĂa de los Muertos. | |
Mrs. Bernard's Media Center Moment of the Week | |
This week's Media Center Moment is all about updating your student chromebooks! This will help make sure your devices are working like they are supposed to, as well as prevent many of the problems that have been happening recently. If you have any issues or problems, please let Mrs. Bernard or Mrs. Jones know! | |
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