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Welcome back to another exciting week of Inside the Blue and White! It’s so incredible to have you back reading this week’s news straight from the halls of Water Valley High School! Our students and teachers have been busy making memories, achieving goals, and showing off that true Blue Devil pride. From classroom highlights to athletic victories, there’s so much to share.
The first round of playoffs for your Blue Devils football team was last Friday against the Walnut Wildcats! It was a beautiful Friday night, maybe one of the last short-sleeve nights for football this year. Since we won the district, we had home-field advantage. The boys fought incredibly hard to move on to the second round, ending the night with a score of 34–8!
Next Friday, we take on Kemper County at “Death Valley.” Come out and support your Blue Devils as they continue their road to a state championship! Also, to get all the fellow students pumped for the game, our amazing student council put together an amazing pep rally!
We also had a little fun outside the halls as our high school and junior high students were rewarded with an exciting trip to watch the Lady Rebs basketball game on Monday! This special outing was earned by maintaining excellent attendance and having no office discipline referrals (ODRs) during the month of October. It was a great way to celebrate students’ hard work and positive behavior!
It was a rainy day — not a heavy downpour, but a steady drizzle — when Health Science student Chyanne Winter was passing by Turnage Drug Store last month. Suddenly, an older gentleman fell in front of BankFirst and Turnage Drug Store.
“I wasn’t thinking much at first,” Chyanne recalled. “I just noticed a little commotion out of the corner of my eye. But when I realized what was actually happening, I turned around as fast as I could. I rushed back, threw my flashers on, and asked if anyone needed help. The people around him were struggling, so I told them I was trained in first aid and would do what I could.”
Chyanne quickly parked her car and grabbed whatever supplies she had — two jackets — before hurrying back to the scene. “When I got there, I saw an older man, maybe in his late 60s. He had fallen and hit his head. It was a very bloody scene because of the head injury,” she said. “I noticed crust around one of his eyes and asked his daughter about it. She told me he had recently had an eye infection.
When I checked his pupils, I saw that one was slightly larger than the other.”
Relying on what she learned in class, Chyanne and others at the scene applied pressure to the wound. “I remembered Mrs. Hamilton telling us, ‘Never remove the dressings — just keep adding more,’ so that’s exactly what we did. We used paper towels and kept steady pressure on the spot.”
Students from Water Valley High School enjoyed a field trip to the University of Mississippi to watch the Ole Miss Lady Rebels basketball team. The trip rewarded students with excellent attendance and no office discipline referrals during October.
When asked how the experience affected her, Chyanne became emotional. “I walked back to my car and cried. I couldn’t control the tears. I felt horrible, like I didn’t do enough — like there was more I could’ve done. But in reality, I did everything I could with what I had: my training, my knowledge, and two jackets.” She added, “Mrs. Hamilton is a wonderful Health Science teacher. I completely owe everything to her and everything she’s taught me over the two years I’ve taken her class.”
Now a little news from the elementary school — the yearly book fair has once again brought smiles to many faces! The book fair has been a beloved tradition for about 10 years now.
“I am excited each year to see the DES students enjoy buying books and building a foundation for the love of reading. I have some students come daily to get another book. I hear, ‘I love the Book Fair!’ all week! I know it impacts them beyond elementary school when they come back as seniors and tell me, ‘Oh, I loved the book fair. I remember getting so many good books and fun items!’” said our sweetest DES library teacher, Mrs. Andrea Clement. “All proceeds go right back into our library by funding INCHY, our book vending machine. Each month, one student from every classroom earns a golden coin, which can be exchanged for a book from the machine. The funds also help stock our shelves with new books for all DES students and teachers to check out.” Mrs. Clement added, “Thank you to all teachers, staff, volunteers, parents, families, community members, and students for supporting this year’s DES Scholastic Book Fair! I appreciate you all!”
And that concludes this week’s news from both inside and outside the halls of Water Valley High School! I’m so honored to bring you the latest updates. Thank you so much for tuning in, and I hope you’ll join us again next week for more exciting news.
