Junior, Avery Hanson, officially enlisted in the Army National Guard today — wishing him all the best as he begins this new chapter of service and commitment!
Ramon Medina, one of our seniors, commenced his internship today in the Independence High School Library. Ramon will be supervised during his internship by our librarian, Julia Kelly. Thank you, Mr. Harris, for setting this internship up for Ramon.
Mike Wright, who is a junior at Independence High School, mentioned to Mr. Harris several weeks ago his interest in civil engineering as a career. Hearing this, Mr. Harris arranged for Mike to job shadow today with Kevin McLeod, the civil engineer for the Tate County Board of Supervisors.
Congratulations to some of the best student athletes and coaches in the business!
Our Girls and Boys Cross Country teams competed at the State Meet yesterday in Jackson.
Our Girls team placed 6th in State out of 3A teams! Our runners were Juliana Dickey*, Daniella Najera*, Alondra Luevano*, Journee Jackson*, Carly Stricklen, Shelbie Helton*, and Gabriella Ashworth. Five* of these runners ran their best times of the year.
Our Boys team placed 8th in State out of 3A teams! Our runners were Parker Brimmage, Brayden Allred, Tanner Seal, Hayden Garrison, Bryan Waterson, Xander Young, and Rodrigo Najera. All of these runners ran their best times of the year!
On Friday October 31, forty (40) Independence High School seniors visited Rust College in Holly Springs. After a walking tour of the campus, everybody gathered in the gymnasium where numerous administrators explained academics as well as campus life. Also, entertainment was provided by the schools a cappella choir in addition to a Greek step show. Thank you Ms. Hadley, Ms. Payne and Mr. Harris for organizing this event.
One last shoutout to Mr. Miller during National Principals' Month! Our juniors and seniors wanted to let Mr. Miller know he is appreciated!
Congratulations to Hayden Garrison for winning Ms. Kelly's Candy Corn Guessing Game!
We love seeing our Wildcats spread their wings and make their dreams come true! JB is living his dream playing college ball at Blue Mountain! JB, you may have on a different uniform these days, but you will always be one of our favorite WILDCATS!
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Important Announcement!!!
Our Student Council members recognized two very special ladies for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We love you Mrs. Stacy! Ms. Kristen, we miss you and will love you always!
Our newspaper staff spent some quality time tutoring and playing games with our friends across the way!
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Basketball action tonight! Don't miss out!
Good Luck to Coach Dickey, Coach Chambliss and the entire XC team as they compete in the State Championship Track Meet today in Pearl, MS!
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Today we are proud to recognize Mr. Miller, for his steadfast leadership and commitment to our school community. We are also excited to celebrate one of our seniors, Casey Drake, who will be attending Mississippi State University next year. We know she will represent our school and community well!
Congratulations to our Jr High Lady Kats on their win over North Panola! Tonight was also "Pink Out" night. Our Jr High basketball teams recognized Stacy Cook tonight. She is a breast cancer survior that works at IHS.
East Tate Elementary is observing Grandparents Day along with their Book Fair today and tomorrow in their library. We are proud that one of our seniors, Danielle Najera, volunteered to help with the grandparents and grandchildren that visited the Book Fair. Thank you, Danielle, for being of such great service to our schools!
As an effort to prepare for his upcoming internship in the Independence High School Library, senior Ramon Medina is spending this week job shadowing in the East Tate Elementary Library. Ramon will be assisting Ms. Ashley Jones, ETE Librarian, during second block at their Book Fair October 27-31. Thank you, Mr. Harris, for arranging this for Ramon.
Mark your calendar! Make plans to be here! You don't want to miss out!
It's GAME DAY!!!
Parents - here is a link to the pictures of you and your senior
Senior Night Photo Album