Students are enjoying

the variety of

connection classes

offered at JRT.

FOOTBALL

9/28 E.Laurens (H)

10/5 @ Bleckley

> SOFTBALL

9/23 Bacon (B Team)

9/25 Swainsboro (A Team)

9/28 W.Laurens (A Team)

10/5-7 Region Tourney

> CROSS COUNTRY

9/30 Vidalia

10/3 Region Tourney

Sports

Happenings

Homecoming Week 9/25

Fall Sports Pictures 9/28

Pep Rally 9/28

Student Holidays 10/5-10

Conference Day 10/4-5

School Pictures 11/2

September, 2017 Dr. Sandy Reid-Principal

Brandon Boston-Asst. Principal

Chief

Important Dates to Remember

The Yearbook Club is selling JRT

fancloth. Deadline to order is

October 16. You may turn in your

order form to Mrs. Terri Collins

or order on line at shop.fancloth.com/30474/314875

Bess is an

8th grader

at JRT and

Science is

her favorite

subject. She

likes Coach

M o n t f o r d

because he is a fun teacher. Bess enjoys cheer-

ing and playing tennis. She is on Leadership

Team of FCA and is also a part of Beta, FBLA

and Student Council. Her favorite food is fettu-

chini alfredo. Hunger Games is Bess’s favorite

book and Elf is her favorite movie. She has two

Kevin’s favorite

thing about JRT is

the sports. He

enjoys soccer,

tennis, and base-

ball. He is in-

volved in FBLA

and FCA.

He was born in

Vidalia on August 24th to John & Kelli Cox. He has

a little sister, Taylor who is in 4th grade. His favor-

ite food is crab legs, and he enjoys vacationing at the

beach. Maze Runner is Kevin’s favorite movie and

book. His favorite teacher is his math teacher, not

because she is his mom, but because she is a good

teacher. Kevin wants to be a major league baseball

player when he grows up. Mike Trout is the person

he admires the most because he is one of the greatest

baseball players.

Bess Wilcox

JRT is

“Going Pro”

So let’s all let our Chief

Pride Show

Kevin Cox

Sophia

Cabe

Sophia is a 7th

grader at JRT and

enjoys Mrs. Cara-

ballo’s ELA class

the most. She

loves the layout of the room and says that Mrs.

Caraballo is very nice. She plays soccer for

TCSA. Chocolate is Sophia’s favorite food and

her favorite book is A Throne of Glass. Her fa-

vorite movies are Harry Potter and The Deathly

Hollows Part 2. She has two brothers and one

sister. When she grows up she wants to be a

Cameron

Wallace

Cameron is

in 7th grade

and math is

his favorite

subject. Mr.

Spivey is his

f a v o r i t e

teacher because he is fun and he likes Social

Studies. He says Mr. Spivey gives them candy

and they play games in his class. His favorite

thing about JRT is the PRIDE store. He enjoys

playing football and swimming. A cool fact

about Cameron is that he can do a back and

front flip. His favorite food is chicken and the

beach is his favorite vacation spot. Batman vs

Superman is his favorite movie and Divergent

is Cameron’s favorite book. The person he

admires the most is his family because they

Brinley

Spivey

Brinley is a 6th grader and was born

in Statesboro, March 22, 2006 to Eva

and Stacy Spivey. She has a sister,

Ansley, who is a senior, and a brother,

Caden who is in 8th grade here at

JRT. Her favorite subject is ELA and Mrs. McCoy is her favorite teacher.

She likes her because she has some rules, but is not super strict. She

enjoys playing softball, tennis, track and is involved in FBLA and FCA at

school. When Brinley grows up, she wants to be a food scientist.

Mrs. McCoy has been teaching for 18 years. This is her first year teaching 6th grade ELA at JRT. She was born in Jack-sonville, FL. Mrs. McCoy graduated f rom Georg ia Southern Univer-sity three times B.S. Ed., in Middle Grades; M.Ed. & Ed.S. Reading Education. Sharing her love for reading with students is what she enjoys most about her job. She believes learning is a continual process that happens daily, but one must be willing to learn. She enjoys reading and being a “Taxi Mama” for all of her children’s activities. Her favorite food is cheesecake and she enjoys listen-ing to Contemporary Christian music. Mrs. McCoy’s favorite TV show is the reruns of Friends.

She has a 12 year o l d d a u g h t e r , Emma; and a 9 year old son, Jack-son. Her mother is the person she ad-mires the most be-cause she showed her what it meant to be strong and to persevere.

Teacher’s

Evan Clark is in his first year teaching at JRT and teaches Spanish. He graduated

from Georgia Southern University with a B.A. in Spanish. He enjoys reading,

watching movies, and now is training for a half marathon. His favorite music is

80’s Hair. Mr. Clark’s favorite food is whatever is in front of him. The Office is

his favorite TV Show. He enjoys

teaching kids because they help

him stay young and hip. He loves

knowing where he will be after

learning, so for each topic he

shows the kids what they will

achieve together, then start from

the beginning. Challenges he faces as a teacher is portraying the more difficult

skills and concepts in a way the kids understand. Mr. Clark’s favorite dream job

would be the one where he lays in a bed for NASA. An interesting fact about Mr.

Clark is he is the founding father of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

Brooke Dunford is in her 21st year teaching. She teaches 8th grade ELA. She loves the relationships she forms with her students as

well as watching them learn over the year. She is a full believer in positive relationships

build a great learning environment.

Mrs. Dunford enjoys shopping, hanging with friends and family, drinking coffee and

decorating her house. Her favorite food is

spaghetti and her favorite TV Show is Big

Brother. She has three kids, Dustin,

Leyton and Kyndall. Mrs. Dunford has

recently been blessed with her first grand-

child, Will. She also wanted to make sure

everyone knew Danni Thompson was her

favorite niece.

Mrs. Dunford’s favorite dream job is

teaching of course, but she would also

like to be a house flipper. The person she admires the most is her mom, because she

is the epidemy of strength and courage.

Student Council has been a part of JR Trippe for many

years. Four students from each grade are elected by

their peers to serve on the council. The members serve

as leaders among their classmates as well as having

many responsibilities throughout the year. Being a

member of Student Council requires a high degree of

commitment, a willingness to be a positive example for

others at all times, and helping to create an atmosphere

at JRT of acceptance, school pride, and togetherness.

Some of the responsibilities include putting the flags up

and down, making announcements, selling tickets to

events, and promoting school pride within the school.

The Student Council is instrumental in the schools talent

show. The members help sell tickets, organize and

decorate for the show, help with tryouts, and serve as the

hosts for the actual talent show event. The Student

Council members are to strive to be good role models

for the entire school as well as working toward a suc-

cessful future.

Beta Club

6th Grade: Braylie Cary, Blake Lawrence, J’Da Bacon, Peyton Corbett; 7th Grade: Urane Salem,

Jaquan Johnson, Madison Starr, Essence Knight; 8th Grade: Danni Thompson, Crystal Boyd,

Jadhari Jones, Bess Wilcox

The Junior BETA Club at JRT is a division of the National

BETA Club. This organization promotes character, develops

leadership skills, encourages service involvement, recognizes

achievement, and provides technological advantages to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Membership is a privilege and is

granted by invitation by displaying excellent character traits, commendable attitude and earning a 90 or above average in each

subject area for the entire school year.

President: Mikkelle Peters

Addy Reid—Vice President

Madison Starr—Secretary