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Jefferson girls finish second in state in track, field

Posted at 11:23 pm May 23, 2016
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Jefferson Middle School 4x400 Relay Team State Runner-up 2016

The Jefferson Middle School girls’ track and field team finished as state runner-up in the first-ever state meet for Class A middle schools at Austin Peay University in Clarksville on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Members of the girls 4×400-meter relay team, which finished second at the state meet, are pictured above. From left to right they are Grace Wilson, Katie Swigert, Aaliyah Hall, and Khamari Mitchell. (Submitted photo via Barbara Gritzner)

 

The Jefferson Middle School girls track and field team finished as state runner-up in a first-ever state track and field meet for middle schools in Clarksville on Saturday. The girls team finished second in two events and third in another.

The Jefferson Middle School team of Katie Swigert, Aaliyah Hall, Grace Wilson, and Khamari Mitchell finished second in the 4×400-meter relay, Coach Bill Byas said. And Muskan Vohra finished second in the girls 800-meter run and third in the 1,600-meter run.

The girls team earned enough points to finish as state runner-up. The JMS boys team finished eighth.

It was the first state track and field meet for Class A and Class AA middle schools. It was held Saturday, May 21, at Austin Peay University in Clarksville.

“I expected a great outcome because they worked so hard all season long,” Byas said. “We’ve been going at it since February, and these kids have just consistently improved.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Middle School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: 1600-meter run, 4x400-meter relay, 800-meter run, Aaliyah Hall, Austin Peay University, Bill Byas, Brian Wilson, Cade Young, Cadon McCullah, Carson Hope, DeMarcus Wright, Grace Wilson, Jefferson Middle School, Jessie Strader, JMS, Katie Swigert, Khamari Mitchell, Matthew Swigert, Minnwoo Kim, Misty Greenhalgh, Muskan Vohra, Rebecca Joyal, Rylie Dickens, state runner-up, state track and field meet, Steve Reddick, track and field, Vaughn Coleman

Artwork by JMS sixth-grader chosen for homeless coalition poster

Posted at 11:35 am April 1, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

JMS Misty Greenhalgh

Misty Greenhalgh holding the 2015 PIT Count Poster with art teacher, Jim Dodson; JMS Principal Phil Cox; and TORCH Art Show Director Sheila Michel. (Submitted photo)

 

Misty Greenhalgh, a sixth-grade art student of Jim Dodson at Jefferson Middle School in Oak Ridge, submitted artwork to the Second Annual TORCH Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Art Show that was then submitted to the TVCH (Tennessee Valley Coalition for the Homeless) Point in Time Count Poster Contest.

In the past, TVCH chose one piece of art from each county to be that county’s PIT poster. This year, they created the same poster for all 12 counties they serve. Faces from artwork used in past year’s posters as well as the face from Greenhalgh’s work were used for this year’s poster.

The 2015 poster states: “We are more than just faces. Everyone counts.”

Greenhalgh was recognized at the Monday night meeting of the Oak Ridge Board of Education. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Education, Entertainment, Front Page News, K-12, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Elizabeth Noe, homeless, Jefferson Middle School, Jim Dodson, JMS, Misty Greenhalgh, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Phil Cox, PIT, PIT poster, Point in Time, Tennessee Valley Coalition for the Homeless, TORCH, TORCH Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Art Show, TVCH, TVCH Point in Time Count Poster Contest

JMS cross country teams sweep city championships

Posted at 1:10 pm October 11, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

2014 JMS Boys Cross Country Team

The 2014 Jefferson Middle Schools boys cross country team is pictured above. The JMS boys and girls cross country teams were city champions this year. (Submitted photos)

 

Jordan Van Druff

Jordan Van Druff of Jefferson Middle School, the boys city champion. Van Druff was undefeated in all of Jefferson’s regular season races during his three-year career.

By Steve Reddick

Both Oak Ridge middle school cross country teams wrapped up their seasons at the City Championship meet held Tuesday, September 29, on the Jefferson Middle School campus.

Battling hard against determined Ram and Lady Ram teams, the JMS Eagle and Lady Eagle cross country teams emerged as City Champions in the meet.

Led by standout runner Jordan Van Druff, the Eagles captured 18 of the first 20 places in the boys race, including the top five positions, to finish the race with a perfect score of 15 points.

Robertsville Middle School’s top runner, seventh-grader Christopher Van Hook, placed sixth overall. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Middle School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Abby Hausladen, Andrew Ledden, Balin Allred, Bekah Joyal, Bill Andress, Charli Rodriguez, Christopher Van Hook, City Championship, cross county, Dalton Morgan, DeMarcus Wright, Eagle, Ethan Brady, Jefferson Middle School, JMS, Jordan Van Druff, Josie Fellers, Kenny Moon, Keyanna Thompson, Lady Eagle, Lady Eagles, Lady Ram, Laura Scott, Lesly Chavez, Lydia Cooke, Max Marczak, middle school, Misty Greenhalgh, Mollie Smith, Muskaan Vohra, Oak Ridge, RAM, Robertsville Middle School, runners, Ruthie Froning, Sean Greene, Steve Reddick, Will Dallas, Zoe Marczak

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