Congratulations to Laiken Mourovic (right) who was named VRHS Class of 2010 Valedictorian and Ty Redding (left) who was named VRHS Class of 2010 Salutatorian.  They were recently recognized at the Carroll County Board of Education Valedictorian / Salutatorian breakfast for all of their hard work and academic success during their tenure at VRHS.

After completing units on solutions and acids and bases, the Chemistry classes of Mrs. Hasbun and Mrs. Zwingmann created their own tie-dyed shirts.  Pictured are Chemistry students displaying various tie-dyed styles.

Villa Rica High School has five students (left to right, Kelsey Wood, Anthony Foote, Taylor Davis, Shannon Scott, and Kevin Dunham) who have been selected to participate in the Jacksonville State University Honor Band May 6-8, 2010.  The 27th Annual Southerners' Honor Band Festival Program includes nationally acclaimed guest conductors, one high school Wind Ensemble, and two equal high school Symphonic Bands.  These students will rehearse for many hours and conclude the Honor Band with concerts on Saturday, May 8th, on the campus of JSU.

Congratulations to the Wildcat athletes above who brought home medals from the Special Olympics held April 15th at Carrollton High School.  Our winning Wildcats are (left to right) James Stephens (2nd place in the 100m Dash, 3rd place in the Softball Throw), Jamal Taylor (2nd place in the 50m Dash, 3rd place in the Softball Throw), Katie Russell (2nd place in the 100m Dash, 2nd place in the Softball Throw), Kevin Lowe (2nd place in the 50m Dash, 1st place in the Softball Throw), Kenya Cousins (1st place in the 100m Dash, 1st place in the Softball Throw), Rachael Cox (1st place in the Running Long Jump, 1st place in the Softball Throw), Rafael Ramos (1st place in the 50m Dash, 3rd place in the Softball Throw), Julian Hatmaker (2nd place in the 100m Dash, 2nd place in the Softball Throw), Ashley Phillips (3rd place in the Running Long Jump, 3rd place in the Softball Throw), and Demon Redwine (1st place in the 100m Dash, 1st place in the Shot Put).  Congratulations, Wildcats!!!

We are pleased to announce that Destiny Erwin has been named our 2009-10 PAGE STAR student. To obtain the STAR nomination, Destiny had the highest score in one sitting on the SAT taken through December of 2009. Destiny has named Cindy Hardegree as her STAR teacher. We are very proud of Destiny and Mrs. Hardegree and the academic excellence they exemplify at Villa Rica High School.  Shown above are (left to right) Mrs. Hardegree, STAR teacher; Destiny Erwin, STAR student; and Mr. Brown, VRHS Principal.  Congratulations, Destiny!!!

Congratulations to Courtney Remillard (right) and Hannah Hurst (left).  These two young ladies have been named the system-wide winners in their respective grades in the 2010 Young Georgia Authors’ Writing Competition.  Courtney’s winning entry was titled “To Be a Young Soldier” while Hannah’s was titled “Windows”.

The Carrollton Civic Woman's Club sponsored the Community Leadership Education Workshop (CLEW) in March for potential community leaders representing area high schools.  The event was held at the First United Methodist Church in Carrollton. Villa Rica High School was represented by NGA students (left to right) Hunter Smith, Carlie Roberson, Jeffrey Jones, Jr., Myah Long and Chelse Brown.

Congratulations to the Villa Rica High School Literary Team for placing 3rd in the Region 5AAAA meet Saturday, March 13th.  Gage Lindsay took 1st place in Boys Dramatic Interpretation, and he will now go on to compete in the State Literary Meet Saturday, March 20th.  Kim Pigate took 4th place in Girls Dramatic Interpretation; Laiken Mourovic placed 4th and Ross Walker placed 2nd in the Essay Contest;  Max Dubois took 3rd for the boys and Katie McClendon took 2nd for the girls in Extemporaneous Speaking; and Destiny Erwin, Shantrice Laura and Diamond Brown placed 3rd in Girls Trio.  Pictured above are (front row, left to right) Kim Pigate, Laiken Mourovic, Katie McClendon, Destiny Erwin, and Shantrice Laura; (back row, left to right) Max Dubois, Gage Lindsay, and Ross Walker.

The VRHS Wrestling Banquet was held March 16th where the team enjoyed a nice meal provided by Coach Fuller, who then presented awards for the 2009 - 2010 season.  Senior Daniel Finni (171 lbs.) and freshman Josh Ivey (103 lbs.) were both presented with the Times-Georgian All Area Wrestling Team Awards, and Daniel was also recognized for finishing 4th in Region 5-AAAA and qualifying for the State Wrestling Tournament.  Shown above are (left to right) Daniel Finni, Assistant Coach Kyle Sealey, Josh Ivey, and Head Coach Steve Fuller.

Eighteen girls will vie for the coveted title of Miss Wildcat 2010 this Saturday, March 13th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Villa Rica High School Gymnasium.  Tickets are $5 at the door; please come and support your favorite contestant.  The young ladies competing are (front row, left to right) Deanna Collins, Miracle Martinez, Jamie Chism, Jessica Cecilio, Ashley McPherson, Breanna Hall, Julia Anne Key, and Shemeka Mosely;  (back row, left to right) Alicia Nelson, Brianna Thompson, Paulina Vizcarra, Shanequa Ross, Elice Breeden, Camilla Koep, Kim Pigate, and Hannah Seals.  Not Pictured: Frances Perez, Rosa Perez.

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America offers opportunities to develop leadership throughout the year.  In June, students attended the FFA-FCCLA Center for Summer Leadership Camp.  At this camp, students participated in activities such as softball, crafts, leadership training, hunter safety, archery, swimming and much more.  In July, Victoria Winters attended the National FCCLA Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.  The Fall Leadership Conference was held in September at the FFA-FCCLA Centers.  Villa Rica High had two members to attend this weekend training.  The state Motivational Rally was held at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia in October.  Victoria Winters attended the National Cluster Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky in November.  On Tuesday, February 9^th, Villa Rica High School attended the Georgia FCCLA Day at the Capitol.  They are now making plans to attend the State Leadership Meeting in Athens.