October 2021 Points of Pride
October 29, 2021
Please note: This article was originally posted during a previous school year. Information and/or dates from past events
may be not be relevant for the current school year.
The following students and staff were recognized during the Points of Pride ceremony held at the School Board Meeting in October 2021.
The Northeast High School Robotics Team 5999A
Team 5999A Students:
o Aleksandre Josef Barnuevo
o Marcus Kinch
o Guido Ricabal
o Michael Scates
Team 5999 Coaches:
o Mr. Nicholas DuBee
o Chief Thomas Hager
o Mr. Daniel Saucer
Team 5999A participated in the Remote VEX Worlds JROTC Division competition. This division was comprised of 23 teams throughout the nation that were also associated with a JROTC program. The students conducted an interview with judges before the competition. Within this judging, team 5999A received the Judges Award; an award that is given to a team that deserves special recognition. They then ran their robots through a skills competition where they had three one-minute attempts at driver skills and three one-minute attempts at programming skills. This team performed extremely well and they maxed out driver skills with a 126 and had a programming skills score of 67 for a total of 193 points. With that score, this team was awarded the VEX Worlds JROTC Division Robot Skills Award; the award for having the best-combined skills score amongst all competitors. This team continues to strive to achieve their best and they are excited to continue to compete in the 2021-2022 VEX Robotics season.
Clarksville High School Girl’s Golf Team
Student-Athletes:
o Autumn Spencer
o Zoe Phillips
o Darcy Phillips
Coach:
John Robichaud
The 2020-2021 TSSAA Girls’ Golf State Championship Winners. This amazing group of student-athletes won the state tournament by 15 strokes. Congratulations to our state champs, the Clarksville High Girls’ Golf Team!
Cadet Major Kaylee Coon
Cadet Major Kaylee Coon was one out of 65 Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine JROTC Cadets to receive the prestigious Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement award out of over 500,000 Cadets across the Country. C/MAJ Coon received this award due to her outstanding academic performance and incredible leadership ability. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA and an academic average that is over 100%. Major Coon is the Executive Officer for the Viking Battalion at Northwest High School where she leads with distinction. She is the Commander of her Color Guard that has won numerous competitions, including at the Brigade level. She led her JROTC Academic team to the Nationals in Washington, DC where they finished 16th out of over 1,500 teams across the country, putting them in the top 1%.
As a Junior, C/MAJ Coon was the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System Cadet of the Month where her accomplishments included having her JLAB team achieve the highest academic score in the District. C/MAJ Coon was also awarded the 7th Brigade Cadet of the Month last school year for her outstanding leadership and academic prowess.
Tennessee Purple Star
The Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3) Tennessee has bestowed the Tennessee Purple Star School Award to 11 CMCSS schools. In fact, 11 of the 18 total schools awarded this year are from the Montgomery County community.
The Tennessee Purple Star School Award was designed to highlight military-friendly schools that show a major commitment to serving students and families connected to our nation’s military. Awardees receive special recognition to display in their buildings. A school must reapply every two years to maintain the recognition status. Schools are eligible for the award if they have a point of contact within the school that has completed a professional development component specific to the needs of military-connected students. The school website must contain a page that provides resources for military families. The school then chooses an additional activity that aligns with the school’s population and goals. For families, the designation will help guide them to schools that have supports in place.
o Glenellen Elementary
o New Providence Middle
o West Creek High
o West Creek Elementary
o Moore Magnet STEM
o Rossview Elementary
o Hazelwood Elementary
o Oakland Elementary
o Kenwood Middle
o West Creek Middle
o Woodlawn Elementary
2020-2021 Reward Schools
Three CMCSS schools were named Reward Schools by the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) for the 2020-2021 school year. Congratulations to Montgomery Central Elementary, Rossview Elementary, and Sango Elementary schools.
These schools were all awarded the designation due to their student success in achievement and growth. This designation indicates that these schools performed in the top 5% of the state. In other words, these are 3 of the top 90 of over 1,800 schools across Tennessee.
Although schools were held harmless for the 2020-2021 school year, they were still eligible for Reward status even if they did not have a letter grade assigned. According to a statement by the TDOE, “Reward schools for the 2020-2021 school year are those who would have earned Reward status if the accountability system were used this year.”
Congratulations to the students, faculty, and staff at Montgomery Central, Rossview, and Sango elementary schools for this amazing achievement during arguably one of the most difficult years.