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CHS basketball teams sweep Alcorn Central
Both Corinth High School basketball squads swept Alcorn Central High School in a twinbill at home Friday night. 
The girls won 40-39 on a Stennett Smith free throw shot with a little over half a minute left in the game.
The boys game started out with Corinth dominating the Golden Bears in the first quarter, but the lead see-sawed for much of the middle two quarters. The momentum shifted back in Corinth's favor late in the fourth quarter. The Warriors ended the night with a 73-64 win.
The CHS Cheerleaders and the CHS Pom Pom squad performed separate routines during halftime of both games Friday night.
Both squads will play on the road Saturday night in Adamsville, Tenn. Tip-off for the first game will be at 6 p.m.
Monday will see the two teams on the road again, this time facing the Biggersville High School squads. The first game begins there at 6 p.m.
The Corinth teams will return home Tuesday night playing host to the Shannon High School Red Raiders. The girls' game will begin at 6 p.m.
Friday night will find the Corinth teams on the road again, this time travelling to Tupelo to face both Golden Wave squads. Those games will begin at 6 p.m., too.
Mathis receives Rotary Honor
John Thomas Mathis, the son of Dr. Phil and Cindy Mathis, was named Rotary Student of the Month for January for the Corinth School District.
Mathis, a senior at Corinth High School, is ranked fourth in his class with a 4.1132 grade point average. He scored a 29 on the ACT.
Active at CHS, Mathis has been a member of the Principal’s Honor Roll throughout high school. He has also been a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, CHS Hi-Tech Media Production Team, C Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Foreign Language Club, Interact Club, Pep Club and Key Club. Mathis was named to the CHS Hall of Fame. He also made a perfect score on the state algebra exam and scored advanced on the state English exam and the state history exam.
Mathis was selected as a Boys State delegate in 2011 by the American Legion, was a Wendy’s Heisman school winner and was chosen as a Lindy Callahan Scholar Athlete for the 2011-2012 school year.
For his senior project, Mathis co-developed a community sale for the Lighthouse Family Thrift Store with a specific focus on marketing. He spent many hours over the summer developing the Little Red Wagon Sale, aiding the community with back-to-school clothing needs.
An athlete, Mathis has been a member of the CHS Soccer team for four years. The team earned state championship honors in 2010. Mathis was named to the First Team All-State Soccer Team in 2010 and 2011. He was also the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Player of the Year in 2010 and was tapped for the All-Region Team in 2011. Mathis was named the Clarion-Ledger Athlete of the Week in 2010, 2011, and 2012. He currently holds the CHS school record on goals scored and is rated the #1 soccer player in Mississippi by Max Preps.
During his senior year, Mathis played varsity kicker for the CHS Football team where he was named CHS 2011 Special Teams Player of the Year. He was also named 1st Team All-Division Punter.
Mathis has also played varsity golf during his four years in high school. The team has been state champions in 2010 and 2011.
Active in his community, Mathis is a member of First Baptist Church where he is active in the youth group. He has been a VBS volunteer and served Thanksgiving meals each year at The Lighthouse. Mathis has gone on mission trips to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Haiti as well as local and national ministry opportunities. He has been involved in Junior Leadership Alcorn and volunteered with a Community Clean-Up Campaign sponsored by The Alliance.
Following graduation from CHS in May, Mathis plans to attend Mississippi State University in the fall and major in biological engineering. He is pursuing a career in dentistry.
Workshop held for students, parents
A group of pre-K students and their parents had a rhyming time at Corinth Elementary School recently.
Fourteen families participated in the Prekindergarten Program’s Make & Take workshop. The theme for this particular workshop was nursery rhymes. Several teachers provided nursery rhymes and activities that corresponded with the rhyme for parents to use at home. Many of the activities required common household items like paper sacks, plates, or cotton balls. Parents also learned the history of each rhyme, and how to use the rhymes to reinforce learning at home.
This is the second parent workshop conducted at CES. The first workshop was held in December and provided parents with early reading activities to conduct at home.
Valeria Weatherly, the conductor of the December workshop, was also very instrumental in making the recent workshop a success.
“The Pre-K workshop was very rewarding,” Weatherly said. “It was wonderful to see the excitement of the students as they collected their make and take activities related to nursery rhymes. The parents seemed very appreciative of the ideas to help their children.”
CES Prekindergarten Director Tanya Nelson is a staunch supporter of hosting workshops to assist parents in aiding their student’s education.
“Each workshop held at CES reinforces learning that goes on during the day, and gives parents an opportunity to become partners with teachers in their child’s academic development,” Nelson explained. “Several teachers participated in the event, including most of our prekindergarten teachers. I think the fact that second and third grade teachers are also participating in the workshops communicates to parents how important prekindergarten is in a child’s academic career. “
The next parent workshop, which will include a mathematics theme, will take place in March.
Soccer teams continue post-season play Saturday
Both Corinth Warrior soccer teams advanced in the playoffs Tuesday night.
The Lady Warriors downed Lafayette 4-3 late in the second five-minute sudden death overtime. Senior Olivia Suitor booted in the winning goal, her second for the night, on a pass from Stennett Smith. Brianna Scobey and Seirra Maness posted a goal each to add to the Lady Warrior's advance in play.
In boys' action, the Warriors dropped Cleveland 5-0. John Mathis scored two goals, bringing his total to 29 for the season. Fletcher Hall, Josh Trest and John Michael McFall scored one goal each to contribute to the Warrior win.
Both teams will play on their home turf again Saturday. They will face teams from Florence who dropped Amory's two squads in playoff action. The girls' game is slated to start at noon with the boys' game set for a 2 p.m. start time.
CMS student places third in spelling bee
When it came time, John Riley Stanford was not “doubtful” he would win the Alcorn County Spelling Bee.
The Kossuth Middle School seventh grader correctly spelled that word to win the Alcorn County title. Corinth Middle School hosted the 2012 Alcorn County Spelling. The event was staged in the Corinth High School Auditorium. Nearly 50 students competed for the county title. A practice round began shortly after 6 p.m. and the final word was correctly spelled around 8:20 p.m.
Stanford will go on to compete in the regional bee in Memphis, Tenn., later this semester.
Other top finishers were: Alyssa McAlister, a sixth-grader at KMS, second place; Anna Ortega, a sixth-grader at Corinth Middle School, third place; Chris Miller, a sixth-grader at Alcorn Central Middle School, fourth place; and Lauren Walker, a fifth-grader at ACMS, who came in fifth place. Ortega is pictured above spelling a word during one round of competition.
Recently retired English teacher Barbara Trapp served as the "caller" for the event. A panel of three served as the bee’s official judges.
The winners received cash prizes from area banking organizations. Stanford earned $50 for his top place finish while the other four garnered $25 each.
Additional information and photos from the spelling competition may be found on the Corinth Middle School website. The website may be found under the schools link at the top of this page.
