CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – CMCSS recognized several high-achieving students from across the district on Tuesday night for their academic, artistic, and extracurricular achievements with the prestigious Point of Pride award.
Among the recipients are the valedictorian and salutatorian for the graduating class of each high school in the district, who made the highest and second-highest rank in their class, respectively. These students demonstrated great strengths by not only excelling in their studies, but also by taking more rigorous Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, and honors-level courses.
2020 Valedictorians & Salutatorians
- Clarksville High
- Valedictorian: Nathaenael K. Hundie
- Salutatorian: Nina G. Chong
- Kenwood High
- Valedictorian: Sean M. Bouma
- Salutatorian: Yamilet Chavez-Tavera
- Montgomery Central High
- Valedictorian: Anna C. Holt
- Salutatorian: Madison B. Nile
- Northeast High
- Valedictorian: Josephine M. Hoernlen
- Salutatorian: Meghan E. Kane
- Northwest High
- Valedictorian: Emily A. Leninsky
- Salutatorian: Diamond M. Davidson
- Rossview High
- Valedictorian: Charlotte G. Lange
- Salutatorian: Sarah J. Lange
- West Creek High
- Valedictorian: Anna Chen
- Salutatorian: Abigail E. Vance
Khloe Chavez, Justice Nelson, Sandra Lee, and Kayla Gore of Rossview High School’s Academy of Media Arts and Technology also received Point of Pride awards for their achievements in the 2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Competition.
Chavez and Nelson received an honorable mention for their works while Lee received Silver Key recognition and Gore received Gold Key recognition. Gore’s work is also eligible for further national recognition this coming spring.
Also from Rossview High School, wrestling coach Jeff “Tex” Price was recognized for receiving TSSAA’s AF Bridges Award for 2018-19 Athletic District 5 Male Coach of the Year. The board also recognized some of Rossview’s many other wrestling achievements that have taken place throughout the year for both the boys and girls teams.
Rossview High’s Wrestling Achievements
- RHS Girls Wrestling Team State Championship, for three years in a row
- Girls 132 1st Place: Emma Walker
- Girls 125 1st Place: Robin Yunis
- Girls 140 1st Place: Saqara Buchanan
- Girls 190 2nd Place: Jamya Brewer
- Girls 160 2nd Place Brielle Bissonette
- Girls 160 3rd Place: Savannah Barefield
- Emma Walker won the Best Wrestler Award for Girls.
- This marks Robin Yunis’ 4th state championship and Emma Walker’s 3rd
- AAA Boys 132 2nd Place: Ethan Moore;
- AAA Boys 145 2nd Place: Thomas William;
- AAA Boys 126 3rd Place, Samuel Shires
The Northwest High Girls’ Wrestling team is the state runner up, including Brooke Taylor, Katelynn Hernandez, Roseanna Vaughn, Haven Travis, Hailey Atwater, Hailey Lehman, Juanita Jimenez, Jocelyn Mattingly, Mia Gajewski, Brette Spink, Taylor Rickley, Lily Chantler, Shayra Calderon, Miya Chambers, Diamond Conner, Elisabeth Hall, and Autumn Myers. Brette Spink and Taylor Rickley were recognized for receiving 3rd Place in Girls 150 and 160, respectively. The team is coached by Chris Bedell, Blake Spink, and Bill Fleckenstein.
Other Wrestling Acheivements
Clarksville High School:
- Boys AAA 13 8 1st Place: Christian Isbell;
- AAA 170 1st Place: Gabriel Smith
- Girls 125 2nd Place: Taylor Howell
- Girls 190 3rd Place: Kaevon Burney
West Creek High School:
- Girls 103 3rd Place: Ella-lina Gonzalez
Montgomery Central High School:
- Girls 140 2nd Place: Genesis Gilmore
- Girls 150 1st Place: Vivian Hurn
Vivian Hurn was also recognized for her selection as a State of Tennessee Distinguished Finalist for the Prudential Spirit of Community award, for which only six were selected. She organized a blood drive at Montgomery Central High School that collected nearly 80 units of blood from over 100 donors, coordinating with the red cross and organizing a group of volunteers to create a successful event.
Several Kenwood Robotics teams from the STEM Academy at Kenwood High School have traveled to California and England to compete against other VEX Robotics teams in national and international competitions. The students are led by technology and engineering teacher A.J. Wolfe and team sponsor LTC Brady Gallagher (SAI).
- Team 98706A
- Chloe Snyder
- Jacob Ansel
- Giovanni Savatierra
- Behnjamin Barlow
- Leland Brown
- Team 98706E
- Victoria Brooks
- Marilyn Demerchant
- Kierra Thomas
- Team 98706K (Not Present)
- Nekesha Dix
- Amelia Fotias
- Noah Taylor
- Joel Santiago
- Briana Mayes
- Antonio Ramirez
- Team 98706S
- Aidan King
- Ayana Barnett
- Steven Warth
- Malachi Rowe
- Julia Pope
- Team 98706Z
- Isaiah Schultz
- Nicholas Hall
- Victoria Neveu
- Emma Sturtevant
- Bryanna Anderson
- Martin Chris Lopez
- Abigail Ulu
- Matthew Gamble
98706A has won the Design Award and has been invited to both the TN VEX State Competition as well as the US National Robotics Championship, while 98706S has won the Judges Award this season. Both competed at the Google Signature VEX Competition in Palo Alto, California in February.
98706E has won multiple Judges Awards and has also been invited to the TN VEX State Competition due to high scoring performance in Robotic Skills competitions. 98706Z has won the KHS Tournament Champion Award, going undefeated in match play. They have been invited to both the TN VEX State Competition as well as the US National Robotics Championship.
Additionally, 98706Z competed at the University of Hertfordshire Signature VEX Competition in London, England on Feb. 15-16. The Army JROTC Team at Kenwood has been featured on the national JROTC webpage.
Finally, the Richview Girls Basketball team was honored with a Points of Pride award for finishing 3rd in State, winning the titles of Section 3 AAA Champions and Area 13 AAA Champions.