Bigger. Faster. Stronger.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
  • The new strength and conditioning facility at JCHS was officially named the Womack Performance Center during a ribbon cutting Monday.
    The new strength and conditioning facility at JCHS was officially named the Womack Performance Center during a ribbon cutting Monday.
  • JCHS Principal Chance Scott shares about how the new facility will impact all student athletes.
    JCHS Principal Chance Scott shares about how the new facility will impact all student athletes.
  • Director of Strength and Performance Taylor Williams lends insight into how the new space will enable JCHS athletes to be their best, on and off the field.
    Director of Strength and Performance Taylor Williams lends insight into how the new space will enable JCHS athletes to be their best, on and off the field.
  • Jones County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jessica Graves discusses how the new facility plays into the system’s overall strategic goals.
    Jones County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jessica Graves discusses how the new facility plays into the system’s overall strategic goals.

    Ribbon cutting held for Womack Performance Center

    Something envisioned more than a year ago was officially christened on Monday night, as a ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the overhauled Womack Performance Center, where student-athletes across all Greyhound sports will enter with a goal of becoming bigger, faster, and stronger. It was a moment of celebrating a coming together of leaders from JCHS athletics, the Jones County School System, the Board of Education, and other key stakeholders, many of whom were on hand for Monday’s ribbon cutting.

    That included Dennis Woolfolk, the Jones County High School principal when the project began last spring, as well as Jones County Schools Director of Athletics Charles David and JCHS Director of Strength and Performance Taylor Williams.

    “A vision was seen, and a vision was chased by Coach Woolfolk, Coach David, and Coach Taylor Williams for a building that would accommodate all students and make us a better program,” Jones County High School principal Chance Scott said. “Ultimately, this building is not just for our football team; it’s not just for our softball team; it’s for every Greyhound that wants to be bigger, faster, and stronger.”

    The building being named the Womack Performance Center, nicknamed “The Mack,” was an intentional point of emphasis on Monday night.

    “This building will forever be known as the Womack Performance Center to honor his legacy and all that he has done here. That’s why it’s so special,” Williams said. “We are in the business of molding young people every single day, and I can think of no better platform to do it than in a weight room and one called ‘The Mack’ donated by the Womack family.”

    While a goal of any strength and conditioning facility is to help win on the field or in the arena of competition, the overall vision goes further than that, Jones County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jessica Graves said just before the ribbon was officially cut.

    “This place that you see here is more than just athletics. While we want to win and we will always play to win, the thing that I want our community to know is that we are committed to developing contributing members to society,” Graves said. “For so many of our students, their abilities lie in ‘who am I?’ That’s what is made in a place like the one you see around you.”