CLARKSVILLE, TN − The CMCSS School Board announced the Points of Pride awards during their August formal board meeting.

The Clarksville High School Baseball Team finished as a Class 4a Finalist at the 2024 TSSAA Baseball State Championship. Members of the team include:

  • Preston Brooks
  • Brady Davis
  • Parker Frost
  • Briley Hagewood
  • Christian Henderson
  • Connor Wheeler
  • Collin Windham
  • Cade Abernathy
  • Aiden Claret
  • Drew Hawkins
  • Ben Moore
  • Korbin Reynolds
  • Kirk Weatherford
  • Evan Welch
  • Jack Wyatt
  • Keaton Anderson
  • Benton Barksdale
  • Dalton Byrd
  • Carter Hedrick
  • Porter Murff
  • Colie Reynolds
  • Dawson Smith
  • Mason Stuard
  • Braden Taylor
  • Kayden Pledger
  • Jaxson Reese
  • Coaches: Brian Hetland
  • John Robichaud
  • Gavin Hams
  • Skyler Luna
  • Kelley Reynolds

The Rossview High School Boys Soccer Team finished as a Class AAA finalist at the 2024 TSSAA Soccer State Championship. Members of the team include:

  • Ethan Drew
  • Graham Duncan
  • Aidan Hayes
  • Jake Haynes
  • Dylan Hood
  • Nate Smith
  • Ben Taylor
  • Joshua Villa
  • Jacque Collins
  • Bryson Deardorff
  • Jakob Fuss
  • Porter Grandy
  • Spencer Hodgkin
  • Luke Ramsey
  • Luke Russell
  • Kaden Armitage
  • Cody Bonine
  • Alexander Coats
  • Jace Collins
  • Seunghoon Cha
  • Joziah Jardiolin
  • Ben Fitting
  • Emilio Fuimaono
  • Nick Highfill
  • Akash Rao Korivi
  • Abel Lagat
  • Noah Wilcox
  • Eric Fuimaono
  • Pierce Grandy
  • Jayven Jardiolin
  • Jason Moon
  • Sebastian Palumbo
  • Cassius Powe
  • Jacob Villa
  • Nathan Whyte
  • Manager: Mathew Taylor
  • Coaches: Seth Ramsey
  • Ashley Beck
  • Drew Smith
  • Charlie Boehms
  • Alain Brown
The Rossview High School Boys Soccer Team. (CMCSS, Contributed)

Kristen DeSantis from Rossview High School class of 2024 was named the Pole Vault Champion at the 2024 TSSAA Track and Field State Championship.

Kristen DeSantis named the Pole Vault Champion at the 2024 TSSAA Track and Field State Championship. (CMCSS, Contributed)

Mrs. Vanessa Cobb the Director of Bands at Montgomery Central High School was named a 2024 Country Music Association Foundation Music Teacher of Excellence. Mrs. Cobb is one of 30 outstanding teachers named from across the nation.

Mrs. Vanessa Cobb named a 2024 Country Music Association Foundation Music Teacher of Excellence. (CMCSS, Contributed)

For the 9th consecutive year CMCSS music programs have been deemed some of the best in the country, with CMCSS earning the NAMM Foundation Best Community for Music Education honor. We congratulate our over 50 amazing music educators across the district and the tens of thousands of students who participate in music classes and ensembles for this distinction.

CMCSS music programs have been deemed some of the best in the country earning the NAMM Foundation Best Community for Music Education honor. (CMCSS, Contributed)

The FCCLA students from Montgomery Central High School, earned several awards at the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America National Competition. These students earned top honors:

  • Victoria Gillard – Silver in Interior Design Level 2
  • Kaylee Spivey – Silver in Interior Design Level 2
  • Brooke Mangrum – Silver in Public Policy Advocate Level 3
  • Sadie Miles – Silver in Entrepreneurship Level 2
  • Austin Mason – Gold in Job Interview Level 3
The FCCLA students earned several awards at the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America National Competition. (CMCSS, Contributed)

Mrs. Whitney Joyner from Kirkwood Middle School was named a top four finalist out of 102 teachers selected across the nation for the National History Day Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award. Congratulations, Mrs. Joyner!

Mrs. Whitney Joyner was named a top four finalist out of 102 teachers selected across the nation for the National History Day Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award.

The National Junior Classical League students from Rossview High School, competed in the National JCL Championship over the summer, and these students earned top honors:

Adde Underwood – 1st Place Scrapbook
Jia Do – 1st Place Acrylics
Josiah Cunningham – Champion for Intermediate Certamen
Isabella Ochoa – Selected Parliamentarian of National Junior Classical League

The National Junior Classical League students competed in the National JCL Championship over the summer, and these students earned top honors.

Command Sergeant Major James Manning the JROTC instructor from Montgomery Central High School was named the 7th Brigade Senior Army Instructor of the Year. He earned this top honor out of all the instructors in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. Congratulations!

Command Sergeant Major James Manning was named the 7th Brigade Senior Army Instructor of the Year. (CMCSS, Contributed)

The Point of Pride celebration ended with a special recognition. It was the last school board meeting for Ms. Margaret Pace and Mr. Charlie Patterson.

Ms. Pace has served two terms on the school board spanning an eight-year period. She has also been a foundational member of the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System as a long-standing employee. Ms. Pace has been a teacher, mentor, administrator, district office member, and even served as interim Director of Schools. She can often be found at events throughout the district cheering on our faculty, staff, and students. Ms. Pace, thank you for your decades of service.

Mr. Patterson has served three terms on the school board for a total of twelve years. As a family member to educators in the district, Mr. Patterson has been vocal about supporting teachers. His focus on providing work/life balance for employees and teacher retention has made a meaningful impact for the district. You can often find Mr. Patterson throughout Montgomery County cheering on his grandchildren at sporting events. Mr. Patterson, thank you for your years of service.

The district provided Ms. Pace and Mr. Patterson with official lifetime passes to attend all events within CMCSS.

Ms. Margaret Pace and Mr. Charlie Patterson. (CMCSS, Contributed)