First Semester Honor Roll

02/01/09 Gowdy

   With half of the school year gone, students are striving to keep their averages up. Approximately 27 percent of RHS students managed to maintain an “A” or “B” average which places them on the Superintendent’s or Principal’s List the first semester.
  Those students earning all A’s the first semester were placed on the Superintendent’s List.  Those seniors listed were Amanda Cooper, Kate Haynes, Bekka Rich, and Camille Smith. 

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Senior Signs with Northeast

Senior Running Back for Ripley, Jaquise, has signed with Northeast Mississippi Community College. Pictured above are his mother, Charlotte Cook, and his football coach, Quess Hood.  Jaquise will be majoring in computer technology at NEMCC

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Students Graduate without Passing State Tests

2/18/09 Stubbs

  In the state of California, a judge made a ruling giving tens of thousands of students the opportunity to graduate, despite whether they passed their state exam or not.
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Baseball Team Take Wins

2/19/09 Stubbs
   The Ripley Tiger baseball team has control of its 2009 season with a current record of 2-0. On Saturday, February 14, Ripley played their first game with Alcorn Central as their opponent. The game was
Saldona Grasps the Silver
2/01/09

   Grasping a Silver Award at the Mid-South Scholastic Art Competition this year was RHS’s Robert Saldona.  Saldona won his Silver for his oil pastel of “The Faulkner Creation.”  Other art students awarded an Honorable Mention for their

Basketball at North Half
2/19/09 Walker
       The Ripley Tigers and Lady Tigers competed in the second round of the North Half State Tournament on February 19. The girls played at Houston and the boys played at Corinth.
   The Lady Tigers rallied against the Aberdeen Lady Bulldogs. The first quarter was close, with Ripley scoring 14 points to Aberdeen’s 16.
Fortune 500 Companies
02/6/09 Stubbs
     The Economic Crisis has finally taken its toll on corporate businesses across the United States. Many Fortune 500 Companies have been laying off thousands of workers, closing some store locations, and even shutting down the entire company.
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Phelps Banned
2/10/09 3 Comments
Steelers take Super Bowl
2/02/09 4 Comments
In what is considered by Steeler fans and commentators “the most exciting Super Bowl ever,” the Arizona Cardinals were about to stamp this game as the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history.  The Cardinals were down at the end of the third quarter by 20-7 . . . 13 points; yet, in the fourth the Cardinals went on to score 16 unanswered points.
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