Student Achievement

FCCLA Visits the Capitol

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.

Destiny Erwin is our STAR Student

We are pleased to announce that Destiny Erwin, a senior at VRHS, 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.

11th Grade Lit at Work

Ms. Benoskie, Mr. Berryhill, and Mrs. Walker's 11th Grade Literature classes enjoyed a unique grammar lesson while reviewing and preparing for the English Language Arts portion of the Georgia High School Graduation Test. The students were divided into teams that competed in races to form grammatically correct sentences using cards representing all 8 parts of speech. The lesson not only reinforced the use of the different parts of speech, but also gave students the opportunity to work together in a friendly competition setting.

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11th Grade Lit

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Scott Named Winner in 2009 CSO Young Composer Competition

Congratulations to Shannon Scott who was named a winner in the 2009 Carroll Symphony Orchestra Young Composer Competition. Each year, CSO sponsors this event in which Conductor and Musical Director Terry Lowry submits a theme to every music, band, and chorus teacher in Carroll County, and they in turn encourage students to write a short composition based on the theme. Shannon is a sophomore at VRHS where she participates in the music program under the direction of Ms. Robbin Harry, and she is a piano student of Mr. Neil Pollack. She is also a member of PHUMC and sings in the youth choir. Shannon received an Honorable Mention for her entry in last year's competition. While she does enjoy playing the trombone under the guidance of Ms. Harry, Shannon says that her favorite class this year is AP Music Theory with Ms. Sarah Parker.

VRHS Forensic Science Class

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VRHS Forensic Science

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This year Villa Rica High School is offering for the first time a Forensic Science class. Students in this class learn how to apply what they’ve learned in their science classes to a legal or investigative situation. Recently they’ve been studying the physics of blood spatter. Here’s just a peak into what they’ve been up to!

Brooke Shadrix Crowned VRHS Homecoming Queen

Congratulations to Brooke Shadrix who was crowned VRHS's Homecoming Queen and to Zach Bearden who was crowned Homecoming King on a cold, misty Homecoming Night that concluded a week of spirit-filled activities for the Wildcats. Students participated in dress-up days, fence decorating competitions, the Homecoming Parade, and finally the Homecoming Dance which followed the Wildcats' exciting 32 - 29 victory over the Douglas County Tigers. Congratulations also go out to the Class of 2010 who emerged victorious in the Homecoming Week competitions.