Annual Drill Competition 

Sullivan North High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Unit (NJROTC) hosted their annual drill competition on Saturday 3 November.  Ten schools including North, East, Crockett, Farragut, Anderson County, Cherokee, Volunteer, Bearden. Wilson Central and Loudon participate d in this event.  Each school participated in a myriad of events ranging from academics, inspection, marching events and a knock out.  At the end of the day, Farragut was the overall winner followed closely by David Crockett, Anderson County, Cherokee and Volunteer.  Anderson County, Cherokee, and Volunteer all qualified to advance to the regional competition in Kansas City in February.  Farragut and Crockett had previously qualified.

Cadet of the Month 

Cadet Third Class Officer Caitlin Hodgson has been selected as the cadet of the month for November 2012.   Caitlin is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hodgson of Kingsport.   She is an active member of the unit's drill team and is assigned as the unit assistant supply officer.   Caitlin has been selected for promotion to second class petty officer and will be promoted in the near future.   Caitlin is exploring all options for her future after graduation.

Halloween morning was full of chills and a few giggles for Sullivan Gardens K-8. The Jonesborough Repertory Theatre made SGS a part of their day tour with their production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

We joined Ichabod Crane and the residents of Sleepy Hollow for a magically haunting performance. This adaptation of Washington Irving's classic story followed new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane as he competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt to woo the most eligible bachelorette in town, Katrina Van Tassel. Considered a superstitious schoolmaster with an overactive imagination, all came to a climax as Ichabod leaves a party and is chased by the Headless Horseman. What happens afterwards, nobody knows. This classic tale was both told and performed by Ben Bolt, Shelley Bolt, Lorianne Carver, Ricky Pentland and Lucas Schmidt.

"We can't wait to have more live theatre come to our school," says Kathleen Buttolph, SGS Performing Arts teacher. "After the show, we had a 'talk-back' with the cast and performing arts students. The students were able to ask the cast and crew questions about how they got their start in acting, getting into character, and how they memorize all those lines. It was a great experience!"

"This version is not done in the dark, spine tingling style of Tim Burton," commented director Janette Gaines. "While there are some intense moments, it's overall a comedy. It highlights the hilariously funny side of these Sleepy Hollow characters. That and the fact that it is a one act (approx. 1 hour) make it a great show for both younger and older audiences."

It was the perfect show for a school tour. After Sullivan Gardens, the cast traveled to Volunteer High School for a performance, then onto the Rogersville Playhouse for two evening performances. That's four performances in one day.

Lucas Schmidt (Ichabod Crane) added, "I've always liked the story. I grew up watching the animated movie. When the director encouraged me to audition for it, I did.  Ichabod is a lanky tall person and I am too; I thought it would be fun to try out," Schmidt said. "There's a lot of physical comedy for my character, which I love. Plus my cast mates are great and the directors are wonderful to work with."

On November 8th, auditions were held for All County Band.  The Rebel Band has 40 students representing Sullivan South at All County Band this year!  Congratulations to: