CLARKSVILLE, Tenn (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Clarksville-Montgomery County School System recognized September’s points of pride at their formal meeting on Tuesday, September 17.
Ten CMCSS schools, seven elementary and three high schools, were selected as Tennessee Reward Schools. Schools earn this status buy achieving an average of 3.1 or higher out of 4, based on the most recent year of data. These schools are in the top five percent of schools in the state:
East Montgomery Elementary School (3rd award), Glenellen Elementary School (4th award), Liberty Elementary School (2nd award), Northeast Elementary School (3rd award), Ringgold Elementary School, Sango Elementary School (4th award), Rossview Elementary School (2nd award) Clarksville High School, Middle College High School @ APSU (6th award), Rossview High School
Kenwood High is one of two Tennessee schools to receive a MakerMinded School of Distinction Award for the 2018-2019 school year. The award includes a $2,000 prize.
At the Junior Classical League National Competition this summer, Rossview High took home multiple trophies. Junior Classical League is an academic organization for students of Latin and classical history. Every Rossview student who attended the convention placed in the top 10 in the nation on an academic test. Results of the competition were as follows:
Emily Caldarelli (Latin 4): 2nd – Ancient Geography; 3rd – Hellenic (Greek) History; 4th – Roman Life, Reading Comprehension: Prose; 5th – Vocabulary, Academic Heptathlon (7-subject test); 6th – Advanced Latin Grammar, Reading Comprehension: Poetry; 7th – Roman History; 8th – Latin Derivatives
Patrick Clapsaddle (Latin 1): 4th – Roman Life; 6th – Ancient Geography; 10th – Academic Heptathlon
Grayson Cobb (Latin 2): 2nd – Roman Life; 6th – Hellenic History; 10th – Ancient Geography
Hannah Dodson (Latin 2): 7th – Art: Illustrated Quotes; 8th – Latin Literature
Lily Oliver (Latin 2): 6th – Art: Colored Pencil; 7th – Latin Literature; 8th – Art: Mixed Media
Sofia Tejeda (Latin 1): 5th – Hellenic History
Grayson Cobb also served as Tennessee’s 2018-19 TJCL Torch Editor. The Torch is a publication put out several times throughout the year featuring news and updates from TJCL events and chapters, information on upcoming conventions, interviews, creative writing, and more. Grayson published four editions of the Torch in 2018-19 and placed 7th in the State Publications contest.
Sofia Tejeda played on the winning Latin I Open Certamen team. Certamen is a quiz bowl game revolving around all things ancient. At Nationals, there are two “leagues” – Competitive and Open. Open is more for fun, learning, and meeting teammates from other states.
Ruth Coats and Michelle Hart, fifth grade teachers at East Montgomery Elementary and Montgomery Central Elementary respectively, were selected to participate in the Teacher Innovator Institute at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum this past summer. They attended the Institute for two weeks in July and will continue studying in Washington D.C. for two weeks with their cohort for another two summers.
As part of the Institute, the teachers were granted $1,000 for classroom materials as well as a $1,000 allowance to go towards additional professional learning opportunities over the next school year.