Upper School

Upper School begins an exciting time for students. While they are continuing to grow and develop both physically and mentally, students are finding out who they really are and where their interests are directed. Upper School is an important step in the growing up process and CA tried to foster that growth. All students are challenged educationally with honors level and college preparatory curricula. Challenges for service learning are available through participation in a variety of clubs and organizations. We encourage students to take part in at least one extracurricular activity and to date have over 85% of our student body doing just that. CA also fosters a family atmosphere, one in which we want and expect students to succeed. We work closely with students who need a little extra push in a certain area and also work closely with parents to ensure they are aware of the situation. Our goal is for the student to succeed and to enter a college or university of their choosing. We want to provide every opportunity for that to happen.

A few of the distinct opportunities for Upper School Students are listed below. However, you can find a complete course listing here.

Students at Clarksville Academy have the opportunity to take Pre-Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC and AP Physics C. Clarksville Academy is the only school in Montgomery County to offer AP Physics C to its students. During our last AP Calculus BC course every students passed the AP test and received college credit for the class.

In eleventh grade we require all our students to participate in the Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair during their Chemistry course. This is a year-long project that culminates in presenting their projects at Austin Peay State University to judges that are professors or working in the field of their project. Clarksville Academy has had many students to place in the top five for all of Middle TN. We are also very proud to say that two students were recently published through the Tennessee Junior Academy of Sciences.

Concert Choir is an Upper School class that meets during the school day for the fall semester of every year. The group works on music reading and singing skills. A Veteranʼs Concert is one of the highlights of the fall semester. The choir is also invited each year to sing for various groups throughout the city including the Salvation Army Bell Ringing kickoff and the County Christmas Tree Lighting.

Each year several members audition and are selected for the Tennessee Mid- State and All-State choirs.

Show Choir meets as a class for the spring semester. The group works on a Broadway style show which includes singing and dancing. They debut their show at the schoolʼs annual Evening with Friends. This group travels each year to perform in other cities. Past travel has included New York City, San Antonio, and New Orleans. Next year our tour will take us to Orlando, Florida. After school, evening and Saturday rehearsals are all required to take part in this class.