Monday, May 20, 2013
The Lady Mavs phenom is one of only 40 nationwide to receive the honor.
Mauldin High School senior Ansley Speaks has been named a National High School Tennis All-American, the school announced. The Simpsonville native, who will play for Furman University next year, was one of only 40 girls selected nationally by the National High School Tennis All-American Foundation. To be eligible, the athlete must maintain an above average academic and citizenship record, compete on a high school tennis team, and garner an individual national ranking. Speaks is an honor roll student at MHS, and this year won the girl's state singles title in tennis while also leading the Lady Mavs to a third straight 4A state title this school year. Recruiting and player ranking services list Speaks as one of the top two players in the …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Shaw has accepted job as head football coach and athletic director at Palmetto High in Williamston.
Mauldin High School head football coach, assistant athletic director and PE teacher, Doug Shaw, is leaving the school, it was announced Friday. Shaw has been named athletic director and head football coach for Palmetto High School in Williamston in Anderson County. He is slated to begin work July 1, a news release said. The coach and educator has been at Mauldin High for seven years, and was named the Big 16 Upstate Coach of the Year in 2009 when the Mavericks went 10-3. Said Shaw: “I am very excited to be coming to Palmetto High. My previous coaching jobs have been very rewarding. I have tried to instill in the young men what it takes to be successful, not only on the field of play, but in the real world as well. "This position holds the…
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Student made gang sign during mass disturbance in school's auditorium.
Lesson: When confronted by police, don't use a gang sign, not even as a joke. Police don't find it funny. A 16-year-old male student at Mauldin High School learned that lesson the hard way last week when he was suspended following a disturbance in the school's auditorium, a Mauldin Police report said. Police were dispatched to the school last Friday in reference to the disturbance, in which several students were standing and yelling at each other in the auditorium. As one officer tried to deescalate the situation from turning into a melee, the officer observed a student yelling at a teacher. The student then was spotted using his hands to make a gang sign associated with the "Bloods" toward the crowd of students, the report said. "I then …
Monday, May 6, 2013
The school is one of 19 in the state to make Newsweek's ranking of the nation's top 2,000 high schools.
Good going, Mavs! Mauldin High School has been ranked among the nation's top high schools in a new ranking by Newsweek and the online newsite The Daily Beast. The school was ranked 1,581st, and was one of just 19 South Carolina High Schools to make the grade. Upstate high schools Eastside (1,571), Riverside (1,284), T.L. Hanna (1,992), Daniel (1,483), Wade Hampton (1,415) and the SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville (59) also made the list. The state's highest rated school, Academic Magnet High School in North Charleston, was ranked 20th. Mauldin High and the other schools were cited for their graduation rates, college placement, SAT/ACT/AP scores, and AP/IB tests, among other criteria. For the original article, …
Important news and notes from Mauldin High.
Gift Cards Needed for Teacher Appreciation Week! PTSA will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week May 6th-10th. PTSA would like to have gift cards as door prizes for our teachers/staff during this week and we are hoping you can help! The cards can be in any amount and some examples include: gas, movies, Target, Wal-Mart, or restaurants. If you can help, please send in gift cards to the front office with the dollar amount noted and marked, “Teacher Appreciation - Sue Ann Scott” written on the outside. Thank you in advance for your generosity and your support. If you have any questions please call 608-0022. Congratulations to the 2013-2014 Club International Officers Co-Presidents - Tyla Hovell and Hannah Kanipe Vice President - Karen …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Mauldin High beat Northwestern to advance to the Upper State AAAA playoffs.
Mauldin High beat Northwestern 6-1 on Wednesday to claim the Class AAAA District III championship and a berth in the opening round of the Upper State playoffs this weekend. Mauldin (17-10, 10-4) will play either Boiling Springs or Blythewood on Saturday. The Mavs clinched the win with a sixth-inning two-run blast by Ramon Osuna, who also hit two homers in the Mavs' win against Northwestern this past Saturday. “On the bus ride home Saturday we gave him the nickname Ramon the Trojan killer,” Mauldin coach Jim Maciejewski told The Greenville News. “He likes to hit against the purple and yellow, I guess.” Despite difficulties in the first two innings, Mauldin starting pitcher Daniel Johnson worked his way out of jams to claim the win. “We had …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Girls will play for District III championship tonight at Clover.
With a thrilling three-run walk-off homer Tuesday by Sarah Stewart, the Hillcrest Girls softball team beat arch-rival Mauldin 4-2 in the Class 4A District III playoffs. With the win, Mauldin is eliminated from the playoffs, while Hillcrest now must take two games against Clover to clinch the district championship and advance to the Upper State playoffs. With the score tied in the final inning, Kaitlyn Wagers gave the Lady Mavs a one-run lead with a solo homer in the top of the seventh before Stewart's blast won it for Hillcrest. When Mauldin scored, my heart sank a little bit,” Hillcrest coach Kim Givens told Greenville News. “It was a do-or-die situation. Sarah was due. I’m speechless.”
Monday, April 22, 2013
Huge week of wins at MHS: Student body elections, awards, honors, and more!
2013-14 Student Council Election Results The following students are the winners of the Student Council election. These students have a mandatory meeting in Mrs. Amanda Robinson's room, B106, Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m.. Sophomores President: Austin McNulty Vice President: Reem Armaly Secretary: Camden Spees Treasurer: Laura Joaqui Spirit Leader: Ryan Standridge Honor Council Chair: Nicki Whelan Juniors President: Chris Donegan Vice President: Trey Walk Secretary: Tess Pereyo Treasurer: Brianna Bassie Spirit Leader: Chris Speaks Honor Council Chair: Reed Horton Seniors President: Eric Singleton Vice President: Connor Pereyo Secretary: Frazier Beane Treasurer: Ellis Burnett Spirit Leader: Kristen Cronin Honor Council Chair: Jessica Harwood …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Freshman offensive tackle Jonathan McLaughlin impresses coaches, in running for starting position.
When Virginia Tech takes the field against Alabama this August to start the football season, Mauldin's Jonathan McLaughlin could be starting at offensive tackle for the Hokies. Though just a freshman (following a year of college prep at Fork Union Academy to improve his grades), the former star of Mauldin High's offensive line has been turning heads in spring practice, earning first-team reps and putting upperclassmen on notice. "He’s got toughness to him, athletic ability. He’s got size. You like his mentality," head coach Frank Beamer told The Virginian-Pilot newspaper of the 6-foot-4, 310-pound specimen. "He’s come in here and established himself pretty quickly.” With several starters now gone, competition is wide open at the Hokies' …
Friday, April 12, 2013
Alyson Nelson joins nine other county teachers vying for the honor.
Alyson Nelson, an Anatomy, Physiology & Biology teacher at Mauldin High has been picked as a finalist for Greenville County Schools Teacher of the Year, the district announced. Nelson, who has six years' experience, joins nine others vying for the honor. Nlson holds a bachelor's in science teaching from Clemson, and a masters in educational technology from Boise State University. The process of selecting the ten finalists began last fall when schools and centers selected their individual Teacher of the Year. These teachers submitted applications which addressed their educational history and professional development, a professional biography, community involvement, philosophy of teaching, education issues and trends, the teaching profession…
Shawn Drury
1:16 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013
What a pleasure it was to deal with Coach Shaw. Always available and positive and kept things in perspective. Best of luck to him. more ›