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Cross-country try-outs will be Mon, May 18th and Tue, May 19th at SHHS from 3:00-4:00. This is open to anyone from incoming 3rd graders to high schoolers. Email woolard.brandon@hcschoolstn.org for more info.

Middle School Tennis Tryouts!

April Students of the Month for South Side Elementary are:
Pre-K-Knox Hardy and Colson Pruitt, Kindergarten-Bennett Coleman, Ava
Loera, Avery Rogers, and Lynlee Venable, 1 st Grade-Clayton Gilbert, Taz
Rogers, Kiya Parrish, Violet Adams, Houstyn Stanfill, and Remington
Starkey, 2 nd Grade-Lucas Timms, Alliana Hart, and Maverick Staggs, 3 rd
Grade-William Moody, Brantley Starkey, Maebre Lane, Laney Pusser, Aria
Holt, Lindsey Gilbert, and Will Clark, 4 th Grade-Remington Martin, Lyla
Millinder, JoLeigh Moore, Abel Timms, Aleena Anderson, Josey Holder,
and Hadley Scott, 5 th Grade-Emma Branch and Judah Garner, 6 th Grade-
Isabella Major, Abigail Parrish, and Urijah Anderson, 7 th Grade-Nicholas
Taylor, Aubrey Tate, Allianna Tate, Andrew Roberts, and Joshua Timms,
and 8 th Grade-Troy Bromley, Aiden Phillips, and McKenna Welch. Not
pictured: Knox Hardy, Brantley Starkey, and Josey Holder.

April Teachers and Staff of the Month for South Side Elementary are:
Pre-K-2 nd Grade-Cara Essary, 3 rd -4 th Grade-Chris Harrington, 5 th -8 th Grade-
April Greenway, Specialist-Jessica Wallace, and Staff-Courtney Aston,
Doris Hardy, and Shelia Richardson. Not pictured: Jessica Wallace.

🏆 Congratulations to the South Side cafeteria staff for recently taking home 1st place in the sanitation category! We are so proud of our amazing cafeteria ladies and appreciate all you do each and every day. Great job! 👏🍽️

7th grade had a great field trip to Donnell Farms!

Today our 8th grade students enjoyed participating in the 4-H On My Own program — a real-life financial simulation that gave students hands-on experience with budgeting, decision-making, and planning for the future. Thank you to everyone involved for helping make this valuable learning experience possible for our students!

Our 8th grade students had an amazing day on their field trip today! They enjoyed visiting Freed-Hardeman University and also had a fun experience at the alpaca farm in Jacks Creek. Thank you to everyone who helped make this day so special for our students! 🚌🎓🦙

Kindergarten Field Day Part 2

Kindergarten Field Day Patt 3

We are proud to recognize our Accelerated Reader students for the month of April! These students have earned 25 AR points—what an amazing accomplishment!

🗞️ EXTRA! EXTRA! 🗞️

We have extra South Side yearbooks available for purchase! 📘

💲 Cost: $35.00
⏰ First come, first served — once they’re gone, they’re gone!

Don’t miss your chance to grab a copy and hold on to this year’s memories!

🎓 Please join us as we celebrate our South Side graduates!
We are so proud of their hard work, dedication, and accomplishments.
Let’s come together to honor their success and wish them the very best in their next chapter!

🩺💙 Happy School Nurse Day, Ms. Christy! 💙🩺

Thank you for going above and beyond every single day. You do so much more than care for our students—you step in wherever you’re needed and support our entire school with a heart full of compassion.

We are so grateful for all that you do. You truly are our superhero! 🦸‍♀️✨

Kindergarten Field Day 2026

🩺💙 Happy School Nurse Day, Ms. Christy! 💙🩺

Thank you for going above and beyond every single day. You do so much more than care for our students—you step in wherever you’re needed and support our entire school with a heart full of compassion.

We are so grateful for all that you do. You truly are our superhero! 🦸‍♀️✨

We are so thankful for these two gentlemen who have volunteered their time for several years to help proctor the TCAP test. Your willingness to give your time and support our students does not go unnoticed. Thank you for all you have done for South Side—we truly appreciate you!

2026/27 Henderson County Middle School Dance Team

Congratulations to our top three school-wide spelling bee winners! 1st Place: Logan Wright 2nd Place: Kinsley Tuberville 3rd Place: Natalia Cupples These students will represent South Side on May 13 at the county-level spelling bee at Lexington High School. A HUGE shoutout to all of our participants—you all did an incredible job! We’re so proud of your hard work, courage, and determination. Keep shining!

Happy Birthday!