Community Centers’ Hours Adjusted During Fall Break
October 11, 2011
The City of Clarksville’s three community centers and Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence will adjust their hours of operation for CMCSS Fall Break. From October 10-14, all three community centers will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Indoor Aquatic Center will remain open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. All facilities will resume normal operating hours on Saturday, October 15.
Each community center as well as the Indoor Aquatic Center have lots of opportunities for Fall Break fun, check out a list of current programs in the Parks & Recreation “Recreation Guide” available online at recpro.cityofclarksville.com or http://www.cityofclarksville.com/parks&rec
Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools Director Announces Retirement Plans at Board Work Session
September 27, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools Director Mike Harris announced tonight his plans to retire at the end of this school year. Mr. Harris has contributed 36 years of service to public education, including five years in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. [Read more]
New Scholarship at APSU Honors Longtime Educator Patricia Hancock Richardson
September 27, 2011
Clarksville, TN – In the spring of 2010, two years into her battle with cancer, Patricia Hancock Richardson reminded her husband, James, of an errand he needed to run.
“She said, ‘make sure you get our basketball and football season tickets,’” James Richardson remembered. “ She told me, ‘We’re going to every game.’”
Patricia, known by her friends as Patty, had rooted for the Austin Peay State University Governors since the early 1950s, when she was a varsity cheerleader at the school. In the years that followed, she became a fixture at most home games, cheering on the Governors during good seasons and bad. So that spring, James listened to his wife and bought the tickets. They went unused. [Read more]
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation to be Presented Bank of America Workforce Development Grant
September 22, 2011
Clarksville, TN – A $5,000 Bank of America grant will be awarded Friday to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation to support a program designed to give students a dose of financial reality. The check presentation will be at 2:00pm at Bank of America located at 215 Legion and Second streets.
The grant will fund the “Reality Check Program” offered to all CMCSS ninth-graders. Students will be given the opportunity to role-play as a 25-year-old providing sole or primary support of their household. Students will visit 14 stations where they make financial decisions for their household, while staying within a monthly budget. [Read more]
CMCSS CAO Named Tennessee Supervisor of the Year
September 21, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – Clarksville Montgomery County School System’s Chief Academic Officer Dr. B.J. Worthington was named Tennessee Supervisor of the Year Monday night during the state Department of Education’s annual Leadership Conference in Nashville. [Read more]
APSU receives Partner Service Award from CMCSS, Chamber of Commerce
September 16, 2011
Clarksville, TN – For its many efforts to the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, Austin Peay State University was presented with the Partner Service Award on September 14th.
Local school officials and representatives with the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce presented the award during the annual Partners in Education Appreciation Breakfast at the Montgomery County Civic Hall.
David Smith, past president of the local Chamber of Commerce, present the Partner Service Award to Dr. Becky McMahan, a faculty member in the APSU College of Education, and Carol Clark, director of community and business relations and executive assistant to the president, during the annual Partners in Education Appreciation Breakfast on September 14th. (Photo provided by the CMCSS)
Smith Lauded for Volunteer Effort
September 10, 2011
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee School Boards Association has selected David B. Smith as its 2011 Volunteer for his leadership and work in the CMCSS 100% Graduation is Clarksville’s Business project.
Launched in 2008, the 100% Graduation Project Team has had Smith’s leadership and involvement from the start.
School Board members (from left) Horace Murphy, Jr., Eula Gardner Dowdy, George Giles, Chairman Jimmie Garland, Josh Baggett and Harris attended the Mid Cumberland District meeting in White House where the award was presented to Smith (center).
Assistant Principal Named for Kenwood Elementary
August 31, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – Jeremy Cecil has been selected as assistant principal at Kenwood Elementary, replacing Tracy Hodges who was named Principal at St. Bethlehem Elementary.
Jeremy Cecil
Mr. Cecil has taught in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System for 10 years, first at Woodlawn Elementary and for the last four years at Moore Magnet School, where he has been a fifth grade teacher.
He earned his M.A. in Educational Leadership at Austin Peay State University, where he also earned a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Northeast Middle School Offers Middle School 101 for Parents
August 27, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – Northeast Middle School is offering a seminar for parents of all Northeast Middle School students. From 6:00pm – 7:00pm on Monday, August 29th, Northeast school counselors will be hosting “Middle School 101”.
This event will help parents or guardians learn more about what middle school students are like and how best to relate to them during these pre-teen and teenage years. [Read more]
First 3 Weeks Progress Reports Friday
August 25, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – Students will be receiving their first progress reports on Friday, based on the first three weeks of academic performance. Parents can follow along on their child’s progress more frequently by signing up for PowerSchool.
If parents need a sign-in password, they may contact their child’s school office for assistance.
