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Halifax County Public Schools will dedicate its track and field
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Halifax County Public Schools will dedicate its track and field
facilities to Olympian and Halifax County High School graduate Tisha
Waller during a ceremony March 30. The event will take place at 4:30
p.m. around the monument. Special guests offering comments during
the presentation include Halifax County Board of Supervisors
Vice-Chair James Edmunds, II, South Boston Mayor Carroll Thackston,
and Halifax County School Board Vice-Chair Steve H. Anderson.
Superintendent of Schools Paul Stapleton and Deputy Superintendent
Larry Clark will open and close the events. The track and field
facilities will be dedicated to Waller in honor of
her numerous track and field accomplishments, her continued emphasis
on
the importance of education, and her overall contributions to
Halifax
County and throughout the United States. “Tisha Waller sets an
amazing example for young people to follow, especially our own young
people right here in Halifax County,” said Superintendent of Schools
Paul Stapleton. “We are so thrilled to dedicate our track and field
facilities to such a talented and
extraordinary individual. Her accomplishments in sports, in
education,
and in life make her an inspiration and example for all of us.”
Waller’s main track and field event is the high jump. Since
graduating
from Halifax County High School in 1988, Waller’s track and field
career has been peppered with accomplishments, most notably her
participation in the 1996 and 2004 Olympics. In addition, she was an
Olympic Trials champion during those same years. Waller is a
five-time
U.S. outdoor track and field champion (’96, ’98, ’99, ’02, ’04) and
a
five-time U.S. indoor track and field champion (’96, ’98, ’99, ’00,
’02). The Halifax County native is a recipient of the USA Track and
Field’s
2003 Visa Humanitarian Award, which recognizes contributions U.S.
track
and field athletes have made off the field of competition. Waller
also
was named 1996 Teacher of the Year for DeKalb County, Ga. during her
time as a teacher at Livsey Elementary School. She has served as a
speaker for the Anti-Drug Campaign in High School Sports, a division
of
the Georgia Drug Enforcement Agency; a student mentor for Atlanta
children with academic and social concerns; a guest reader for
Wal-Mart’s “Reading on Wheels – an Approach to Literacy” program; a
monthly contributor to the United Negro College Fund and Breast
Cancer
Awareness; a motivational speaker for schools, Girl Scout troops and
track banquets; and a volunteer with Hosea Williams Feed the
Homeless.
Waller received her undergraduate degree from the University of
North
Carolina and her master’s degree in education leadership from Clark
Atlanta University. The track and field facilities include a
quarter-mile rubberized
track, long jump pits, a discus cage, a high jump area, and a shot
put
area. The facilities are used by both the Halifax County High School
and Halifax County Middle School track and field teams.
Spectators attending the March 30 event should enter from the
Halifax
County Middle School entrance adjacent to the Faith Community Church
and park, as directed, behind the stadium.
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