Coach Ford

Sylvester Ford Sr.

Age: 69

Years as varsity coach: 39

Career victories: 659

Schools: Oakhaven, Tech, Fairley

Number of state titles: one at Fairley -- 1993 (Class AAA).

Best player(s) he ever coached: "There's (former Fairley point guard) Corey Beck, but Deuce (aka Sylvester Ford Jr.) was a McDonald's All-American. I'd say it's between him and Corey Beck."

ALL-TIME WINS in SHELBY-METRO HISTORY

1. / Jerry Peters, MUS, 942 /

2. / Terry Tippett, Dyer Co., Trezevant, White Station, ECS, 731 /

3. / Sylvester Ford, Oakhaven, Tech, Fairley, 659 /

4. / Jimmy Adams, Central, Raleigh-Egypt, 613 /

5. / Fred Horton, Booker T. Washington, 580 /

Pfizer

The Pfizer Foundation recently gave Fairley High School $60,000 to upgrade the school's science program. Science teachers Carmelita Brackett and Georgia Elizey say they are looking forward to upgrading the chemistry lab with new equipment and the classrooms with new computers. On hand for the presentation were Southwest Regional Superintendent Willie Rhodes (left), Fairley student Gena Jackson, State Department Exemplary Educator Carole Higgs, Pfizer's Memphis Logistics Center site leader Nathan Underwood, Pfizer's senior learning and development specialist Wilmur Vasser (Pfizer's Junior Achievement corporate liaison), Fairley science teachers Carmelita Brackett and Georgia Elizey, Junior Achievement's vice president of programs Mary Brooks and Fairley Principal Clint Jackson.

Fairley Bulldog Pride News!

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Issue 11
20010-2011 Highlights

• Fairley High Makes AYP for the 2nd year in a row
• New Teachers: Mr. Guthrie, Ms. Franklin, Ms. Minor, Mr. Bullock, Mr. Comer
• Coach Slocum coaches Liberty Bowl All-Star Football Team
• Fairley Wins Grant from Michael Jordan's Foundation
• New mobile labs increase student's technological literacy and instruction time

Issue 10.2
2009-2010 Highlights

• Fairley High Makes AYP for the 2nd year in a row
• New Teachers: Mr. Hosman, Ms. Angela Williams, Ms. Echols, Mrs. Mahannah, Ms. Tyler, Ms. Arnold, Ms. Pemberton.
  
• Boys' Cross Country Team Wins Regional Championship, Delta League Championship and City Championship
• Students chosen for Dual Enrollment Programs
• Fairley Artists Shine in Hair and Drawing Competitions
• Fairley Volleyball earn District Runner-Up and Regional Runner-Up.
• Fairley Choir Wins Children Sing Competition, $2000.
• Fairley Football Earns District Runner-Up, Reaches 2nd Round for the 4th straight year
• Girls Basketbal Team Wins Regional Championship, Delta League Championship and City Championship
• Fairley Choir Chosen to Perform for Demand Parent Meeting at Mitchell
• Fairley Band Wins Christmas Parade
  
• Fairley Band Travels to Mardi Gras in New Orleans
• 1st Robotics Team Competes in Atlanta
• Boys Track Team wins City, Sectional, League, and State Runner-Up
• Boys Track has two State Championship Relays
• Fairley Students compete at the State Business Competition
• Dr. Cash attends Fairley's Graduation
  

Issue 9.1
2008-09 Highlights

• Fairley Named School of the Year by the MIAA
• Bot Team Named Rookies of the Year in MN
• Signing Day Sees Several Bulldogs (part 2), Neloms Off To Kentucky
• Slocum Promotes Footballers To College
• Boys Track 400M and 800M Relays Win Sectional
• Football Team Finally Beats Melrose; Reaches Second Round Again
• Baseball Team Wins District
• Fairley Advances to Baseball City Championship
• Ms. Upchurch the Winner of Prestigious Award
• Ms. Brackett and Ms. Elizey Awarded the Pfizer Prize
• Ms. Hodick andCoach Ford Retireafter 75+ Years of Service
• Fairley Students Surpass their Gateway Goals in all subjects!
• Student Work Exhibitions Show off Fairley Talent
• Jimmy Robinson Wins National Football Scholar-Athlete Award
• Erica Ousley Makes All-State Basketball
• Bulldogs Volunteer To Clean Up Memphis
• Coach Ford Honored with Top Coaches
• Coach Slocum Honored at Liberty Bowl Game
• Voices of Fairley Wins Gospel Choir Competition (and $1000)
• Fairley Makes AYP for 2007-08
• Memphis Gives Fairley Some Extra Security
• Skills USA/Mid-South Fair Showcases Fairley's Barbering/Cosmetology Prowess
• Scholarship for the Class of '09 Reach $5,000,000+

Source: House of Names, 2010

Fairley Students earn ROY honors from MN Competition

Bluff City Bots
2009 Rookie Team winners with Dean Kamen

Photo by Dave Darnell

Students from Booker T. Washington, Hamilton and Fairley High Schools are working on a robot for a national competition. BTW students Arnold Reed (left) and Terry Gill (right) measure for a bumper to be made for the robot.

Field Trip Info

The chaperone to student ratio for field trips is 20:1. This means that for every 20 students, only 1 teacher is allowed to attend the field trip (for every 40 students, only 2 chaperones and so on...) Please note that parents are not included in the ratio. If you send in a field trip request and the chaperone to student ratio is not being met, your field trip will be delayed and/or not approved. Vendors may require another configuration, however district protocol is in place and will not be altered for any reasons such as this. Unless the trip includes SPED classes, please make sure that you are following protocol with regard to the chaperone to student ratio.

The Field Trip Form will be uploaded here soon!

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