Issue 16 Articles
Hillsboro School Band
High School Late Start Days
WCS Budget Update
Summer Camps
Counselor Connects
New Walking Trail Planned for Spring
Hill
Signs Serve as Warning for Parents
High Schools Compete in Hunger
Games Food Drive
Awards & Accolades
Little Mr. & Miss Franklin Pageant
Student Chosen to be Ball Boy at
NCAA Tourney
Middle College Presents Arts, Beats & Eats
2012 History Day Winners
Students Conquer
Reading Challenge
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AWARDS &
ACCOLADES
| CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Congratulations to
Centennial High School's Women's Chorus and Concert
Choir for their performance in the Middle Tennessee
Vocal Association Regional Festival at MTSU.
Both groups received a score of
"superior" in the Concert Literature, which is the
highest honor. The concert choir also received a
"superior" in sight reading. By receiving top
scores in all categories, both choirs qualified to
compete in the state finals April 26 at Lipscomb
University. |
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FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL |
Josh Lampley |
Congratulations to Fairview
High School student Josh Lampley for winning third place
at the Shakespeare Monologue Competition March 10.
Held in the Blackbox Theatre at Belmont, the contest
required each student to present a monologue and a
sonnet from Shakespeare's works. As one of the top
winners, Josh received a book on Shakespeare.
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FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL |
The Wanderer by FHS student Peter Garvin |
Congratulations to
Franklin High School student Peter Garvin for earning
national recognition in The Scholastic Art and Writing
Awards of 2012.
Peter received a Silver Medal for his
painting The Wanderer. This year, 200,000 works
of art and writing were submitted. Only the top 1,500
were recognized at the national level.
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| FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL |
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Congratulations to the following
students for their outstanding performance during the
State DECA competition. Each one may participate
in the National DECA competition April 27-May 2 in Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Steven Czarnecki – Business Finance – 3rd Place
Anna Laws - Food Marketing -
1st Place
Brenna McKamey – Apparel and
Accessories – 5th Place
Trey
Cunningham – Marketing Communications – 3rd Place
Matthew Ren – Marketing
Communications – 3rd Place
Zac Castle – Sports and
Entertainment Marketing – 3rd Place
Alexis Burgos – Quick Serve
Restaurant – 3rd Place
Taylor Ware – alternate
Quinn Headley – alternate
Lindsey Waggoner – alternate
Riley Manion – alternate
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| FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL |
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Congratulations to the
following Franklin High School students for medaling in
events in the 2012 Science Olympiad.
Rebecca Shrem and Jacob Dubin -
Anatomy & Physiology - 3rd place
Grace Calhoun and Hannah Friedman - Astronomy - 2nd
place
Linda Xu and Christina Gore - Dynamic Planet - 3rd place
Jacob Dubin and Jake Marotta - Microbe Mission - 3rd
place
Linda Xu and Ashton Naqy - Optics - 2nd place
Hannah Friedman, Grace Calhoun and Rebecca Shrem -
Protein Modeling - 3rd place
Linda Xu and Jake Marotta - Sounds of Music - 3rd place
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GRASSLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL |
Stephen Quiton |
Congratulations to
Grassland Middle School student Stephen Quiton for
winning third place at the Sixth Grade MBA Math
Competition March 10.
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| INDEPENDENCE HIGH
SCHOOL |
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Congratulations to the following
students for their outstanding performance during the
State DECA competition.
Mallory Lemmers & Rachel Burge - Travel & Tourism team
event - 3rd place
Evan Howard – Accounting Applications – top 5 overall
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RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL |
Cameron Brown |
Congratulations to Ravenwood High
School senior Cameron Brown
for placing at the New Balance Indoor Track and Field
Nationals.
Cameron earned All American status in the weight throw
by placing fifth.
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RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL |
Zach Gilroy |
Congratulations to Ravenwood High School junior Zach
Gilroy
for placing at the New Balance Indoor Track and Field
Nationals. Zach finished 13th in the pentathlon.
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RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL |
Eden Holmes |
Congratulations to Ravenwood High
School junior Eden Holmes for winning the Best Defense
Witness Award at the 2012 State Mock Trial Competition.
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RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL |
Katie Lee |
Congratulations to Ravenwood High School
student Katie Lee for winning a National Silver Medal in
the Scholastic Art & Writing competition for the drawing
Please Reserve Booth from Two or More Guests.
Approximately 1,500
top students receive National Scholastic Art & Writing
Awards.
National Award winners are invited to New York to
receive recognition
at
Carnegie Hall
as part of the annual National Awards Ceremony.
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RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL |
Celina Stewart |
Congratulations to Ravenwood High School
student Celina Stewart for being named the Trithon
Champion at the Smokey Mountain Invitational Forensics
Tournament.
Celina placed first in three
events: Original Oratory, Impromptu (placing 1st and 2nd
respectively) and Declamation.
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| RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL |
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Congratulations to the
following Ravenwood High School students for medaling in
events in the 2012 Science Olympiad.
Anatomy & Physiology: 1st place,
Veronica Go and Osenimien Imeokparia
Chemistry Lab: 1st place, Eric Yang and Frances Ding
Disease Detectives: 1st place, Niman Mann and Frances
Ding
Dynamic Planet: 1st place, Jordan Widjaja and Gene Li
Experimental Design: 1st place, Ashwin Sundaram, Nishant
Subramani, and Osenimien Imeokparia
Fermi Questions: 2nd place, Nishant Subramani and Drew
Martin
Gravity Vehicle: 1st place, Jordan Widjaja and Austin
Hetherington
Helicopters: 2nd place, Mitchell Gordon and Gordon
Chavez
Microbe Mission: 1st place, Gabby Dent and Niman Mann
Protein Modeling: 2nd place, Frances Ding, Veronica Go,
and Osenimien Imeokparia
Remote Sensing: 2nd place, Gene Li and Ashwin Sundaram
Robot Arm: 3rd place, Jordan Widjaja, Mitchell Gordon,
and Kyle Mathues
Rocks and Minerals: 1st place, Niman Mann and Veronica
Go
Sounds of Music: 3rd place, Kevin Okseniuk and Drew
Martin
Technical Problem Solving: 1st place, Nishant Subramani
and Kevin Okseniuk
Thermodynamics: 2nd place, Gordon Chavez, Ryan
McGinnity, and Sarah Pak
Water Quality: 1st place, Ashwin Sundaram and Gene Li
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| RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL |
| Congratulations to the
Ravenwood High School students who
qualified for DECA nationals,
which will take place in Salt Lake City in April.
They include Brent Hojer (Principles of Finance), Byron
Glover (Marketing), Natalie Castro (Apparel and
Accessories), Niko Szellan (Sports and Entertainment
Marketing), Kristen Portanova (Restaurant and Food
Services Marketing), Miranda Pettit and Catherine Kindy
(Marketing Communications) and Riley Hadden and Ali
Meshkat (Financial Services). |
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First row (left to right):
Natalie Castro, Kristen Portanova, Miranda Pettit and
Catherine Kindy. Second row: Alli
Blassburg, Corinn Shepard, Ryan Rife, Gordon Chavez,
Riley Hadden. Back row:
Brad McMahon, Brent Hojer, Niko Szellanand Byron Glover.
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| RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL |
| Congratulations to the
Ravenwood High School Wind Ensemble for their
performance at the MTSBOA Concert Performance
Assessment. At this event, bands are rated on a
scale of 1-5 with a 1 being the highest score. The
RHS Wind Ensemble received ratings of 1’s in all
categories. As a result of this, the group has
qualified to perform at the Tennessee Bandmasters State
Concert Festival in April. |
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| RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL |
| Congratulations to the
Ravenwood High School Hockey Team for winning the
Greater Nashville Area Scholastic Hockey Championship.
The Raptors beat Brentwood 1-0 to win the 2012 Predators
Cup. Ravenwood is the first team to claim three
hockey state titles. |
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| SCALES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| Congratulations to the
Scales Elementary School fifth grade Quiz Bowl Team for
winning first place
at MBA’s first annual Quiz Bowl tournament. Team
members are Millie Oldham, Hanna Seiters and Connor
Novak. |
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Scales
Elementary School students Millie Oldham, Hanna Seiters
and Connor Novak proudly display their first place Quiz
Bowl Trophy, which was presented to Principal Rick West
and Math Coach Jaimee Dresdner.
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Important Dates
Friday, March 30, Half day for students, teacher staff
development
Monday-Friday, April 2-6, No school due to Spring Break
Friday-Friday,
April 27-May4, TCAP Assessment for grades 3-8
Friday-Wednesday, May 18-23, Semester exams
Wednesday,
May 23, Half day for students and end of second semester
Friday-Sunday, May 25-27, Graduation window
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