Camden Central High School, Camden, Tennessee 2006
Advanced American History class
Camden Central High, Camden, Tennessee
Rachel Beasley Nikki Bussey Charity Coleman
Jenna French Sascha Hayes Ashley Hollingswor
Ashley Henry Kayla King Jesse Leonard
Jake Lumpkin Candace Nunnery Stefanie Robinson
Justin Russell Lindsey Sroka Missie Taylor Tyson Weller
Nominated by their teacher, Wanda Allen:
The Camden Central High advanced American history class completed several major projects both for the school and community. These projects emphasize citizenship, patriotism, civic involvement, heritage and history, many of which are of course intertwined.
The class did extended projects for Constitution Week, including a video based on the Constitutional Convention. Students wrote, produced and performed the video which was shown throughout the school. They also sponsored an art, essay, poetry and car-decorating contest, did the judging, and provided prizes for the winners.
Another major project was holding the Veterans Day assembly, which has become an annual event. The history students provide publicity, plan the assembly, write original speeches for the event, contact a Veteran to speak, provide musical guests, etc. During the assembly the students present speeches, poems, patriotic readings, make special presentations, introduce guest speakers, etc. This year the students sponsored a theme-related art contest and the winning art piece was used for the front of the program for the assembly.
A new project for us this year was to be involved in the
Adopt-a-Platoon project in conjunction with Channel One. We were paired with a
group of soldiers overseas and we sent them Christmas cards and a video of good
wishes and interviews with people talking about honoring veterans and what they
do. We also sent valentines to our platoon in February. Also in February
students wrote and performed a skit honoring Ben Franklin’s 300th
birthday and performed it for the Daughters of the American Revolution meeting.
They wrote articles about noted women and their achievements for the local paper
for Woman’s History Month. Last Saturday, April 29, students helped at the
Benton County Public Library in a county-wide project called “Family Reunion”
which emphasized the history and heritage of our county. The students worked
with younger children with “historical” games and crafts, and helped set up and
clear up—on a Saturday!
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Director's note:
Camden Central High has accomplished the second goal
of the White Hats program. Camden students have received White Hats recognition
regularly for many years. It is not the only school, but we didn't think to
publish the recognition in earlier years. Soon we will put some of the other
applications, photos and news paper clipping online that managed to survive the
move the Foundation made to new quarters in 2006. In the future all submittals
will be posted online.
Remember #1 goal is to lobby local media to publish good news students
collect in the community and #2 goal is to ceremoniously honor the best
good deeds they uncover. For both students are awarded certificates and school
lapel pins. Students that perform the good works themselves receive
certificates and the community lapel pins. Anyone can nominate a program or
individual for the best-of-the-month $1,000 award. Currently via email but by
the end of the year you will be able to do it online in real time.