Good News Abounds at CHS (Spring 2012-2013)

• Croatan Graduation 2013
• Valedictorian:  Rebekah Best
• Salutatorian:  Kimberly Fitzgerald
• Congrats: CHS Athletic Award Recipients
  • Most Outstanding Male:  Alex Bray
  • Most Outstanding Female:  Savannah Pugh, Sammy Jo Layko
  • Best All-Around Male:  Kyle Colborn, Johnathan Rigsby
  • Best All-Around Female:  Kalen Perry
  • Scholar-Athletes:  Rebekah Best, Nick Pugh
  • James Johnson Award:  Alex Bray
  • Wendy’s Heisman:  Kalen Perry
  • Sport Specific Awards
• Congrats:  JacQues Chambers Signs w/ Brunswick for Hoops
• Congrats:  Kyle Colborn Signs w/ Methodist for Football
• Congrats:  Taylor Wright Signs w/ Wake Tech for Baseball
• State Competitive Events – FBLA 2013
  • 3rd Place – Community Service Project HS – Roy Allen Award – Mary Hogan, Cassie Roman, Courtney Stewart
  • 3rd Place – Introduction to Business – Jake Parrish
  • 3rd Place – Public Speaking I – Caroline Farrington
  • Top Ten in Recognition Testing – Courtney Stewart
  • Top Ten in Business Communications – Ricky Farrington
  • Top Ten in Business Math – Hailey Humphrey
  • Top Ten in Hospitality Management – Courtney Stewart
  • Top Ten in Impromptu Speaking – Savannah Farrington
  • Top Ten in Introduction to Technology Concepts – Tripp Chesnutt
  • Top Ten in Public Speaking II – Mary Hogan
  • Top Ten in Spreadsheet Applications – Morgan King
• Congrats:  SASI Participants (Ruth Alexander, Gina Ryan, Katie Ryan, Coley Howard, Catherine Holloway, Cameron Ragsdale, Kate Mrak, Savannah Pugh, Duncan Nelson, and Jake Parrish)
• Jonathan “Butterbean” Rigsby Signs w/ Methodist for Football
• Alex Bray Signs to Wrestle at Alma Michigan (5/22)
• Congrats:  Sammy Jo Laykoh, News-Times Athlete of the Week (5/22)
• High Notes:  Final Vocal and Band Concerts Delight and Amaze!
• Congrats:  183 Receive Academic Achievement Awards (5/21)
• Congrats:  Kalen Perry, WITN Class of 2013 (5/20)
• Congrats: CHS Girls Track Team Finishes 10th in State 2A (5/17)
• Congrats:  Sammy Jo Layko, 1st in State 2A Discus (5/17)
• Congrats:  Girls 3200m Relay Team (Ruth Alexander, Hannah Parkhurst, Savannah Pugh, Mary Stegall), 4th in State 2A
• Congrats:  Girls 1600m Relay Team (Madison Pitambersingh, Rebekah Best, Coley Howard, Marissa Yarbrough)  11th in State 2A
• Congrats:  Savannah Pugh, Girls 3200, 5th in State 2A
• Congrats:  Ruth Alexander, Girls 800, 10th in State 2A
• Congrats:  Mary Stegall, Girls 3200, 12th in State 2A
• Congrats:  Billy Ryan, Discus, 7th in State 2A
• County Baseball Teams Have Every Reason to be Proud (5/18)
• Emotional Control Leaders:  Croatan Athletics Remain Ejection-free Two Years Running
• Good Luck at 2A Track and Field States:  Savannah Pugh, Mary Stegall, Hannah Parkhurst, Ruth Alexander, Rebecah Best, Coley Howard, Marrissa Yarbrough, Madison Pitambersingh, Samantha Layko, Billy Ryan
• Congrats:  Sayo Eweje, Sope Eweje, and Grant Miller accepted into NC School of Science and Math
• Congrats:  Maddie Heverly Wins Photo Contest for Meredith
• Congrats:  Mrs. Perry, 2013-2014 Certified Employee of the Year for Carteret County Schools
• Congrats:  Mr. Poletti, 2013-2014 Principal of the Year for Carteret County Schools
• Sammy Jo Layko Leading Area in Field Events (5/13)
• Round 2:  Girls Soccer Over Reidsville, 4-0 (5/10)
• Round 1:  Girls Soccer Over East Bladen, 5-1 (5/7)
• Baseball Team Downs East Duplin, 1-0 (5/6)
• Congrats:  Kalen Perry, NC State Park Scholarship Recipient
• Billy Ryan Signs  for Football with Emory and Henry (5/6)
• Congrats:  Boatbuilders Mr. Staab and Josh Fulp
  • 1st Place Overall. Boat Building Challenge
• Congrats:  Boatbuilders Caleb Fulp and Brandon Griffin
  • 3rd Place Overall, Boat Building Challenge
  • 1st Place High School, Boat Building Challenge
• Perfecto!  JV Baseball Beats S-boro; Stellar 14-0 Season
• Baseball Team Defeats S-boro, 5-4 (5/3)
• Softball Team Victorious Over S-Boro, 6-3 (5/3)
• Girls Track Finishes Second in Conference (5/3)
• Girls Track All Conference:  Savannah Pugh, Hannah Parkhurst, Mary Stegall, Ruth Alexander, Samantha Layko
• Conference Best in Field:  Samantha Layko
• Girls Soccer Ties Richlands, 1-1 (4/30)
• Baseball Team Defeats Richlands, 5-3 (4/30)
• Austin Saunders Signs w/ Methodist for Basketball
• JV Baseball Defeats Richlands, 16-1 (4/30)
• Congrats, Science Olympiad State Competition–
  • Grant Miller and Ethan Kornegay:  4th place in Designer Genes Competition
  • Sope Eweje: 7th in Remote Sensing.
• Congrats, Prom Royalty:
  • Alexis Shew and Kyle Hebert, Queen and King
  • Karlie Yeomans and Matt Butta, Princess and Prince
• Congrats:  Scarlett Dowdy, Kenny Palmer, and Jack Byrd Way–Skills USA Promo Bulletin Board Team, 1st Place in the State!
• Baseball Team Defeats South Lenoir, 13-0 (4/25)
• JV Baseball Tops South Lenoir, 10-1 (4/25)
• Logan Zimarino Finishes Third in Golf Conference (4/24)
• Girls Soccer Defeats South Lenoir (4/24)
• Congrats, Regional Tennis Qualifiers—
  • Singles:  Ricky Farrington and Michael Lopazanski
  • Doubles: Peter Alfano/Jackson Winchester and Zach Tracy/Cole Dozier
• Congrats:  Peter Alfano, News-Times Athlete of the Week (4/24)
• Girls Soccer Tops Topsail, 1-0 (4/23)
• JV Baseball Over Topsail, 12-5.  Move to 10-0 on Season (4/23)
• JV Girls Soccer Ties Topsail, 1-1 (4/23)
• Congrats:  Nick Pugh, Emily Abshear and Nathan Wall Finish Strong in Statewide Essay Contest
• Baseball Team Over East Duplin, 12-0 (4/23)
• JV Baseball Defeats East Duplin, 10-2 (4/23)
• Girls Soccer Downs East Duplin, 1-0 (4/23)
• JV Girls Soccer Tops East Duplin, 4-0 (4/23)
• Kyle Hopewell Signs for Football with Endicott (4/21)
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Delights Seven Audiences
• Girls Track Takes First, Boys Second in Quad Meet (4/17)
• Croatan Tennis over ECHS and S-boro; Finish Regular Season 13-3
• Baseball over Northside, 13-3 (4/16)
• Girls JV Soccer over Swansboro, 1-0 (4/16)
• Congrats:  JacQues Chambers, Repeats as News-Times Player of the Year
• Softball Team Takes Two from Clinton (4/13)
• Congrats:  Corrine LeBlanc, Regional Recognition in National Writing Contest
• Congrats:  Ray Adams, accepted into NC School of the Arts
• Cougar Netters Blank East, 9-0 (4/11)
• Logan Zimarino Places First at 8-Team Conference Golf Match
• CHS Girls Track Takes First at Home Quad Meet (4/11)
• CHS Boys Track Takes Second at Home Quad Meet (4/11)
• Congrats:  Bailey Page and Courtney Stewart, All-Conference Cheerleading
• Tennis Team Defeats WCHS, 5-4 (4/10)
• County Kids are Some of the Best (4/10)
• Logan Zimarino Captures 2nd Place at New Bern Golf Match (4/9)
• Cougars Baseball over S-boro, 4-3 (4/9)
• CHS JV Baseball over S-boro, 14-6 (4/9)
• CHS Indoor Percussion takes Bronze Medal at the Atlantic Indoor Association Circuit Championships (4/6)
• Ranked 1 in State 2A Boys High Jump:  JacQues Chambers
• Ranked 5 in State 2A Boys Triple Jump:  JacQues Chambers
• Ranked 3 in State 2A Girls Discus:  Sammy Jo Layko
• Ranked 8 in State 2A Girls 3200m:  Savanah Pugh
• Ranked 8 in State 2A Girls 4×800 Relay:  Savanah Pugh, Marry Stegall, Ruth Alexander, Hannah Parkhurst, Macy Brinson
• Ranked 6 in State 2A Girls 4×400 Relay:  Hannah Parkhurst, Marrissa Yarbrough, Coley Howard, Madison Pitambersingh, Becca Best
• Andrew Colborn Takes 8th in Nation at 170 lbs. (4/6)
• Baseball Team Takes Second at Richlands Tourney (4/5)
• Congrats:  Samantha Tracy, News Times Athlete of the Week (4/3)
• Croatan Leads Wells Fargo Cup Standings (4/3)
• Baseball Team Advances to Final in Richlands Tourney (4/3)
• Baseball Team Defeats Richlands, 9-0 (3/29)
• Lady Booters over Richlands, 2-0 (3/29)
• CHS Tennis over East Duplin, 8-1 (3/28)
• Congrats:  Mary Stegall Signs to Run for Pfeiffer (3/28)
• Girls Soccer over So. Lenoir (3/27)
• Girls Soccer ties Dixon, 1-1 (3/25)
• CHS Tennis Team over Northside, 9-0 (3/25)
• Power Lifting Team Scores – 1st Croatan 38 pts. – 2nd Dixon 25 pts. – 3rd (Tie) East and West 20 pts.WT CLASS
  • 114 – 1st Sam O’Connor
  •      123 – 2nd Nate Van Horn
  •             – 3rd Chris Derose
  •      132 – 1st Alex Bray
  •             – 2nd Xavier Rivera
  •      165 – 2nd Marshall Judon
  •            – 3rd Josh Paderick
  •      181 – 2nd Nick Farrugia
  •      198 – 3rd Taylor Wright
  •      220 – 2nd Eric Ellmo
  •      242 – 3rd Jeffrey Tootle
  •      275 – 1st Butterbean Rigsby
  •             – 3rd Julius Davis
  •      SHW – 1st Dylan Christensen
• Lady Booters over Topsail, 2-0 (3/22)
• CHS Boys Track Takes Second at So. Lenior (3/21)
• CHS Tennis Defeats Clinton, 6-2 (3/21)
• Superior:  Croatan Wind Ensemble MPA Rating, 2013 (3/20)
• Science Olympiad First Place (3/20)Designer Genes- Grant Miller and Ethan Kornegay
  • Disease Detectives: Ray Adams and Sope Eweje
  • Remote Sensing: Sope Eweje
  • Write it, do it: Sayo Eweje and Grant Miller
• Science Olympiad Second Place (3/20)Fermi Questions- Ray Adams and Sope Eweje
  • Shock Value- Sayo Eweje and Grant Miller
• Science Olympiad Third Place (3/20)Ray Adams and Sope Eweje- Astronomy
  • Ray Adams-Experimental Design
• Science Olympiad Fourth Place (3/20)Grant Miller and Jonathan Lang for Anatomy and Physiology
  • Rocks and Minerals: Sayo Eweje
• Logan Zimarino Blisters River Landing Course w/ 78; 3rd Place
• Croatan Finishes 3rd in Geometry at ECU, 1st in Class AA
  • Nick Van Loan, 5th Place Comprehensive, ECU Math Competition
  • Geometry Top 10%:  Grant Miller, Tyler Russell, Hailey Humphrey
• Baseball over East Duplin, 7-0 (3/19)
• Girls Soccer over East Duplin, 3-1 (3/19)
• JV Baseball over East Duplin, 7-5 (3/19)
• JV Girls Soccer over East Duplin, 1-0 (3/19)
• Congrats:  Austin Saunders, All-District Basketball
• Congrats:  JacQues Chambers, All-District Basketball
• Congrats:  Butterbean Sets School Record w/ 610 lb. Squat Lift
• Croatan Tennis over Swansboro, 7-2 (3/18)
• Awesome!  Key Club Raises $2200 for Leukemia Lymphoma Society
• Cougar Baseball, Softball, and Girls Soccer over Northside (3/16)
• Congrats:  Jacob Dooley, Tyler Barnum, David Lewandowski, Jonathan Lang, Ryan Staebler, Shane Hooley and Kyle Venters Make All-Conference in Swimming.
• Congrats:  Congrats:  Grayson Millis, Alex Bray, Austin Meaney, Brody McGrath, Nate Fallon, Andrew Colborn, Kyle Colborn, and Johnathan Rigsby Make All-Conference in Wrestling. 
• Congrats:  Joy Taylor, Kalen Perry, JacQues Chambers and Austin Saunders Make All-Conference in Basketball
• CHS Baseball over Jones Senior, 9-5 (3/14)
• CHS Track Finishes Second in Quad Meet (3/14)
• CHS Tennis over Richlands (3/14)
• Congrats on Selection to Governor’s School:  Sope Eweje, Mason Flythe, Grant Miller, Margeret Miller, Chad Thomas (3/14)
• Big Congratulations:  Employees of the Year (3/14)Mrs. Swigart, teacher
  • Mrs. Perry, certified
  • Mr. McGuiness, classified
  • Mrs. Weinhold, assistant principal
• Congrats to CHS Talent Show Winners (3/12)
  • 1st:  Grant Miller, “Polonaise in A flat Major”
  • 2nd:  Taj Petrelli, “Wagon Wheel”
  • 3rd:  Fred Reindl, “Beth”
• Congrats:  All-State Band
  • Sope Eweje, 1st chair Tenor Sax
  • Chad Thomas, 4th chair Clarinet.
• Congrats:  CHS Vocal Ensemble Superior at MPA (3/9)
• Congrats:  CHS Chorus Excellent at MPA (3/9)
• Over $2K:  Rams, Patriots, Mariners and Cougars Unite for a Cure
• Project Graduation:  Golf Tourney Raises Funds for Event (3/9)
• Girls Soccer Ties SWO, 1-1 (3/8)
• Tennis Team over East Duplin, 7-2 (3/7)
• Congrats:  Alex Bray, News-Times Athlete of the Week (3/7)
• Beta Club Campaign Raises $225 for Shelter Pets (3/7)
• Croatan Enjoys Sweet Return to Wrestling State Title
• Concert Band, Chorus, and Vocal Ensemble Delight (3/5)
• JV Girls Soccer Ties White Oak (3/5)
• JV Baseball over WCHS, 11-3 (3/5)
• Tennis over Clinton, 8-1 (3/5)
• JV Baseball over ECHS (3/5)
• 2A Wrestling State Tournament Team Title:  Croatan
  • 2A Wrestling State Finals (120 lbs):  Alex Bray, State Champion
  • 2A Wrestling State Finals (195 lbs):  Kyle Colborn, 2nd
  • 2A Wrestling State Consolations (138 lbs):  Brody McGrath, 3rd
  • 2A Wrestling State Consolations (170 lbs):  Andrew Colborn, 4th
  • 2A Wrestling State Consolations (113 lbs):  Grayson Millis, 4th 
  • 2A Wrestling State Consolations (145 lbs):  Nate Fallon, 4th
  • 2A Wrestling State Consolations (160 lbs):  Sam Slater, 6th
• Battle @ the Beach:  Girls Soccer Ties Washington; Defeats Reidsville
• Croatan Leads:  2A State Wrestling Team Score Going into Final Day (3/1)
• Wrestling States Day 2 (evening):  Bray and K. Colborn in Championship Finals.  Millis, Slater, McGrath, Fallon, A. Colborn in Consolations.
• Cougars Have Every Reason to be Proud for the Blessing they Offer (3/1)
• Wrestling States Day 2 (morning):   Bray, McGrath, Fallon, K. Colborn. Advance in Championships; Slater, Millis, A. Colborn, Rigsby in Consolations.
• Colborn Brothers Out for Wrestling Gold (3/1)
• Croatan Track:  Girls over White Oak.  Boys Take Second (3/1)
• Croatan Holds Team Lead after Day One in States Wrestling (3/1)
• Wrestlers Win in Rd. 1 States:  Millis, Bray, McGrath, Fallon, A. Colborn, K. Colborn, Rigsby
• Baseball over East Carteret in Opener, 1-0
• JV Baseball over East Carteret, 9-1 (2/28)
• The Road Ends:  B-ball Team Completes Strong 20-6 Season; Two-year Run of 43-9
• The Road Begins:  Girls Soccer Ties New Hanover (2/27)
• JV Girls Soccer Defeats New Hanover (2/2
• Hoops Playoffs:  Cougar Boys over St. Pauls, 66-60 (2/23)