August 2024 Point of Pride Awards
August 21, 2024
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
Kristen DeSantis from Rossview High School class of 2024 was named the Pole Vault Champion at the 2024 TSSAA Track and Field State Championship.
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.
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.
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
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!
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
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!
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.