May 2014 News

Please note: This article was originally published on 5/15/2014. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. All eight CMCSS high schools had graduation ceremonies in the Dunn Center at Austin Peay State University May 22-24. The ceremonies were live web streamed by Austin Peay State University at http://graduation.cmcss.net/. Copies of the graduation exercises are available by ordering through the APSU Communications Department.

Please note: This article was originally published on 5/9/2014. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Beth Unfried, who currently serves as principal of Norman Smith, has been selected as an Elementary Schools Director, replacing Priscilla Story who is retiring. Mrs. Unfried began in CMCSS in 1988 as a substitute teacher, then joined the district as a fifth grade teacher at Minglewood Elementary. She was named assistant principal at Northeast Elementary in 1995. She has served as principal at Kenwood Elementary, West Creek Elementary and joined Smith in 2010, where the school was chosen as the Tennessee SCORE Prize winner and was named a state Reward School last year.

Please note: This article was originally published on 5/5/2014. Information and/or dates from past events may be not be relevant for the current school year. Local artist Lynne Waters Griffey was commissioned by the Foundation to create 7 original watercolor renderings of our high schools because of her connection to education and passion for working with non-profits. Each print purchased will benefit the Count Me In Endowment campaign which will help to sustain the work of the Foundation for years to come. The first 18×24 Limited Edition Giclee prints (6-50) currently are available for purchase and can be picked up from the Foundation office at 621 Gracey Avenue. Smaller prints will be made available to graduating seniors. To order a print, please visit the CMCSS Education Foundation website