Month: September 2016

Check out our awesome color wars each grade put in a great effort! All students brought canned goods to donate and non-perishable food items. See you tonight at the game!

Varsity Golf

On Friday, the Cougars and the Lady Cougars competed in the regional golf tournament at The Legacy in Springfield.  The Lady Cougars began the tournament with a mission, return to the state tournament, and they did just that.  Led by Hunter Farrell firing her best round of the season, a 76, the Lady Cougars defeated the competition to accomplish their goal.  Mallory Saleh shot an 82 and Michaela Dowdy a 90 to complete the team score of 158.  On the boys side, the Cougars put together their absolute best round of the season by shooting a 315 as a team.  However, Houston County bested the Cougars with a team score of 312.  The highlights of the day had to include Taylor Norris making a vow to break 82 and boy did he.  Taylor finished the day shooting an all time best 80 helping with the final score of the Cougars.  The other scores on the team were Samuel Nicholson 80, Bryson Batson 82 and Dawson Bagwell 89. Wyatt Samuels came into the tournament with one goal, make the state tournament.  Wyatt shot a 1 over par 73, and then had to wait and see if the score would qualify him.  After all the scores were in, Wyatt found himself in a familiar position, tied for the last qualifying spot for the to make the state field.  Wyatt matched up against Lipscomb Academy’s Paul Swindell for the last spot.  On the first hole Paul parred the hole and then Wyatt calmly sank a 3 foot birdie putt for the win.

Wyatt, Mallory, Hunter and Michaela will be competing at the state tournament October 3-5.

 

Players of the Week

Julie Parks, from Heritage Bank, and Head Football Coach Todd Hood presents Garrett Bragg with the Player of The Week Award based on his outstanding performance in the home game Montgomery Centra High School Friday night, September 9th. Garrett a freshman, had 19 carries for 87  and caught 3 passes for 43 yards. Garrett also had 7 tackles on the defensive side of the ball. The Cougars lost the non- region match up 35 to 17. Coach Hood declared “Garrett had to to step in at running back for us and he played great. Garrett is starting at corner and running back and we are looking for more big nights from this freshman.”  He ran hard all night long and presented match-up problems for Central. After a bye week, the Cougars will be at home with week vs. Collinwood at 7pm.  It’s homecoming week and the school is excited.

 

Julie Parks, from Heritage Bank, and Head Football Coach Todd Hood presents Matthew Morris with the Player of The Week Award based on his outstanding performance  against McEwen High School this past Friday night, September 16th. Matthew had 11 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 4 tackles for a loss. The Cougars lost the region match up 35 to 0. Coach Hood declared “Matthew had his most explosive game yet this year and we are looking for more big nights from our senior. Its was a tough loss but we must keep working and our younger kids are getting better every game.

 

Honors Biology

This week in honors biology students are doing a two part lab modeling the patterns of genetic drift and natural selection.  Students are analyzing data collected after simulating three generations of selection by a predator and selection by a natural disaster.  This key lab starts our unit on the process of evolution.

Fitness– Fitness class doing a little circuit training & core work.

 

Great Job

Stone Norris presented at the Red River Tales in Adams on Sunday. He did a fantastic job talking about the Red River and how it had a huge impact on the tobacco industry. He did such a great job and we are so proud him!

 

CBL

Challenge Based Learning kicked off on Friday with many exciting new groups and some groups seeing the end of projects from last year. Mr. Magrans’ group Team Pura Vida is completing the installation of a Disk Golf Course at Rotary Park. On Friday they were able to survey the area and watch the initial installation take place. The students were also presented with a check from the Community Health Foundation for $29,000 to complete this project.

 

The boot display began today at Fort Campbell.  This event runs from September 23rd- October 2nd, from 8am-6pm on the Division Headquarters Lawn.  Coach Bragg’s CBL group was able to attend today. They were able to help the soldiers straightened name tags and flags. They were over 7,210 boots on the ground.

 

 

Homecoming

Homecoming Week takes place September 26-30. The week is packed full of exciting activities for each grade level. Below you will see a list of days of the week themes and color wars color assignments. More information will follow as we near the week.

 

Dress-Up Days

Monday—Super Hero Day
Tuesday—Twin/Dress Alike Day
Wednesday—Alphabet Day*
Thursday—Color Wars Day **
Friday—Blue & Gold Day
*Dress like something that begins with the first letter of your first name.
**Color Wars Day Colors—12th/K—Black, 11th/PK—Blue, 10th/1st—Pink, 9th/2nd—Purple, 8th/3rd—White, 7th/4th—Gold, 6th/5th Orange

 

Schedule of Events

Thursday, September 29
Color Wars & Door Wars judging 8:30AM
Bonfire at Sports Complex 6:00-8:00 PM
Fence Design Judging during Bonfire

Friday, September 30
Blue & Gold Day
Pep Rally at 2:30 PM Main Gym
5:00 PM Tailgating Begins
6:30PM Coronation of the 2016 Homecoming Queen
7:00 PM Varsity Football Game against Collinwood

Saturday, October 1
Homecoming Dances for both Intermediate & Upper School
Belle Hollow Event Center (Located at Miss Lucille’s on Madison St)
$15 at the door
Intermediate Dance is 5:00-7:00 PM Dress is Sunday Dress/Dressy Dress
Upper School Dance is 9:00-11:00PM Dress is semi-formal/Cocktail dress attire

 

Homecoming Attendants

Congratulations to the 2016 Homecoming Court!!!

Freshman Class Attendants & Escorts

Addison Means
Caroline Giles

Conroy Taylor
Garrett Burger

 

Sophomore Class Attendants & Escorts

Ahna Herrera
Grace Parbs

Griffin Blackman
Hunter Kueter

 

Junior Class Attendants & Escorts

Cambree Reed
Macy Truitt

Jason Longwell
Jonas Aakesson

 

Senior Class Attendants & Escorts

Abbey Hogan
Anne Marie Rocconi
Elizabeth Mabry

Damian Hardison
Eli Norman
Will Lankford

 

First Grade Attendants

Flower Girl – Sophia Maund
Crown Bearer – Caleb Brake

 

FCA

FCA meets weekly on Wednesdays at 7:15AM in Coach Williams’ room. We invite all US students to attend.

 

Box Tops

This is a reminder that CA collects Box Tops through our CAA. The money raised from this project funds various school improvement projects. Last year we raised over $2000 through the Box Tops program alone! Please turn yours into your child’s teacher or Ms. Turnage in the front office.

 

Social Media

Please like us on Facebook—Clarksville Academy; and follow us on Twitter—CACougarsTN.

Drama Class

The Intermediate School Drama classes started a unit on monologues last week. They are having fun learning more about Shakespearean monologues and practicing them for each other as they rehearse.

They will be reciting them from memory in class on Tuesday! Way to go Drama students!

Pictured Top: First Period Drama- Bo Bryant, Logan Peay, Tyler Thrash, Rafi Kenney, Noah Goble, Amari Ramtahal, Caroline Johnston, Lauren Mead, Kaden Cobb, Annalynn Rakett, and Emily Schroeder.

Pictured Below: Second Period Drama- Evan Kelley, Julia Briningstool, Myrtle Yates, Stephen Combs, Brooke Keifer, Adianna Cervantes, Sophia Swadley, and Emma Dozier.

 

iLink

Intermediate School iLink kicked off on Friday centering on a year of giving back. Students will participate within their iLink groups doing good deeds or random acts of kindness. Many groups had a great start and did everything from helping our maintenance staff with projects, to leaving positive notes of affirmation around campus, holding lunch duty for lower school teachers, and inviting lower school to read or play. We look forward to seeing what great acts they perform this year.

The Caring Cawood Coffee Crew spread kindness to a few lower school classes during our first iLink meeting of the school year. While the teachers and students were out of the room, we sneaked in and cleaned their desks, vacuumed and wrote inspirational notes to them on the board. We ask for nothing in return except to pass the kind gesture forward!!

 

Physical Education

The Final Ceremony for the CA Olympics was held and medals were given to the teams with the highest scores. This was a great team building activity and the children had a great time.

 

Homecoming

Homecoming Week takes place September 26-30. The week is packed full of exciting activities for each grade level. Below you will see a list of days of the week themes and color wars color assignments. More information will follow as we near the week.

Dress-Up Days

Monday—Super Hero Day
Tuesday—Twin/Dress Alike Day
Wednesday—Alphabet Day*
Thursday—Color Wars Day **
Friday—Blue & Gold Day
*Dress like something that begins with the first letter of your first name.
**Color Wars Day Colors—12th/K—Black, 11th/PK—Blue, 10th/1st—Pink, 9th/2nd—Purple, 8th/3rd—White, 7th/4th—Gold, 6th/5th Orange

 

Schedule of Events

Thursday, September 29
Color Wars & Door Wars judging 8:30AM
Bonfire at Sports Complex 6:00-8:00 PM
Fence Design Judging during Bonfire
Friday, September 30
Blue & Gold Day
Pep Rally at 2:30 PM Main Gym
5:00 PM Tailgating Begins
6:30PM Coronation of the 2016 Homecoming Queen
7:00 PM Varsity Football Game against Collinwood
Saturday, October 1
Homecoming Dances for both Intermediate & Upper School
Belle Hollow Event Center (Located at Miss Lucille’s on Madison St)
$15 at the door
Intermediate Dance is 5:00-7:00 PM Dress is Sunday Dress/Dressy Dress
Upper School Dance is 9:00-11:00PM Dress is semi-formal/Cocktail dress attire

 

Intermediate School Sports Photos

We would love for you to share your action shots at IS sporting events. Please send action photos to photos@clarksvilleacademy.com for use in the yearbook.

 

CA Fall Festival

The Annual CA Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 29 from 10-3. If you are a vendor and would like to have booth at this annual event please contact Candice Wall at candicewall@att.net. More information regarding class participation will be available soon.

 

School Photos

School Photo Day will be held on September 19. Packets were sent home on Friday containing order information. Photos may be preordered either online or using the form. Questions regarding school photos may be directed to sragsdale@clarksvilleacademy.com.

 

FCA

FCA meets weekly in Coach Trent’s room on Wednesday at 7:15AM. We invite every IS student to attend.

 

Box Tops

This is a reminder that CA collects Box Tops through our CAA. The money raised from this project funds various school improvement projects. Last year we raised over $2000 through the Box Tops program alone! Please turn yours into your child’s teacher or Ms. Turnage in the front office.

 

Social Media

Please like us on Facebook—Clarksville Academy; and follow us on Twitter—CACougarsTN.

Physical Education

The Final Ceremony for the CA Olympics was held and medals were given to the teams with the highest scores. This was a great team building activity and the children had a great time.

 

Second Grade

Second Graders learned about addends and sums while playing charades in Math Lab. They discussed and wrote problems after students acted out scenes of bowling, going to the movies, playing football, in a candy store, and swimming.

 

Third Grade

Mrs.Williams’ third grade classes are participating in a scavenger hunt around the room to learn about popular inventors from around the world.

 

Third grade students are working on graphic organizers using common and proper nouns. Students labeled and categorized pictures in the appropriate columns. Students were also creating a haiku deck using vocabulary words from their reading story.

Jr. Dance

Save the date for Junior Dance Camp with the Varsity Dance team, the week of Oct 24th for 2 days. The junior dancers, pre-k through 5th grade, will be performing at the October 28th football. More details to follow closer to date.

 

FUSE

Coach Daniels’s Intermediate School CBL group surprised Mrs. Morgan’s 4th graders by inviting them to a game of kickball! The “AOK” group did this as a “random act of kindness”. The students were very appreciative and excited!

 

Box Tops

This is a reminder that CA collects Box Tops through our CAA. The money raised from this project funds various school improvement projects. Last year we raised over $2000 through the Box Tops program alone! Please turn yours into your child’s teacher or Ms. Turnage in the front office.

 

Social Media

Please like us on Facebook—Clarksville Academy; and follow us on Twitter—CACougarsTN.

Homecoming

Homecoming Week takes place September 26-30. The week is packed full of exciting activities for each grade level. Below you will see a list of days of the week themes and color wars color assignments. More information will follow as we near the week.

Dress-Up Days

Monday—Super Hero Day
Tuesday—Twin/Dress Alike Day
Wednesday—Alphabet Day*
Thursday—Color Wars Day **
Friday—Blue & Gold Day

*Dress like something that begins with the first letter of your first name.
**Color Wars Day Colors—12th/K—Black, 11th/PK—Blue, 10th/1st—Pink, 9th/2nd—Purple, 8th/3rd—White, 7th/4th—Gold, 6th/5th Orange
Color Wars T-shirts for grades 6-12 are available for order now. Students should turn in $10 to their class secretary.

 

Schedule of Events

Thursday, September 29
Color Wars & Door Wars judging 8:30AM
Bonfire at Sports Complex 6:00-8:00 PM
Fence Design Judging during Bonfire

Friday, September 30
Blue & Gold Day
Pep Rally at 2:30 PM Main Gym
5:00 PM Tailgating Begins
6:30PM Coronation of the 2016 Homecoming Queen
7:00 PM Varsity Football Game against Collinwood

Saturday, October 1
Homecoming Dances for both Intermediate & Upper School
Both dances will be at Belle Hollow located in Miss Lucille’s Marketplace, Madison Street
Intermediate School Dance is 5:00-7:00 PM
Upper School Dance is 9:00-11:00 PM

 

Homecoming Attendants

Congratulations to the 2016 Homecoming Court!!!

Freshman Class Attendants & Escorts

Addison Means
Caroline Giles

Conroy Taylor
Garrett Burger

 
Sophomore Class Attendants & Escorts

Ahna Herrera
Grace Parbs

Griffin Blackman
Hunter Kueter

 

Junior Class Attendants & Escorts

Cambree Reed
Macy Truitt

Jason Longwell
Jonas Aakesson

 

Senior Class Attendants & Escorts

Abbey Hogan
Anne Marie Rocconi
Elizabeth Mabry

Damian Hardison
Eli Norman
Will Lankford

 
First Grade Attendants

Flower Girl – Sophia Maund
Crown Bearer – Caleb Brake

 

See You at the Pole

(SYATP) is an annual gathering of thousands of students gathering for prayer, during the early morning before school starts. The American SYATP events occur on the 28 of September at 7:15 A.M. This year FCA would love to invite everyone to join them at the flagpole in the front of the school at 7:15 A.M.

 

Magazine Sales

Thank you to everyone who sold magazines or donated to our sale. We met our goal and are so proud of all your hardwork. Our Lower School brought in over $40,000 in total sales! Way to go guys! We will now have a half day of school on October 7.

 

After School Enrichment

We are pleased to announce that our After School Enrichment program will begin next week! We have two wonderful offerings—Cursive Writing with Mrs. Marla Clemments and Drawing with Pencils and Pastels with Mrs. Shelley Holt. Registration is online here.

 

CA Fall Festival

The Annual CA Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 29 from 10-3. If you are a vendor and would like to have booth at this annual event please contact Candice Wall at candicewall@att.net. More information regarding class participation will be available soon.

 

Photos

Throughout the year if you take photos at various school events and would like to submit them for possible use in the yearbook or for marketing purposes, please send them to photos@clarksvilleacademy.com.

 

Important Dates

• September 26-30—Homecoming Week Festivities
• September 29—Homecoming Bonfire
• September 30—Homecoming Varsity Football Game
• October 7—Friday prior to Fall Break will be a HALF Day.
• October 10-14—Fall Break

 

Box Tops

This is a reminder that CA collects Box Tops through our CAA. The money raised from this project funds various school improvement projects. Last year we raised over $2000 through the Box Tops program alone! Please turn yours into your child’s teacher or Ms. Turnage in the front office.

 

Social Media

Please like us on Facebook—Clarksville Academy; and follow us on Twitter—CACougarsTN.

Interact Club

CA Interact Club attended the Sunrise Rotary meeting on Thursday, Sept 15. The meetings take place at 6:45am every Thursday at APSU’s Morgan University Center, and CA Interact will send about 10 students once a month. The Interacters enjoy meeting and connecting with the Rotary members and learning about the opportunities for community service in Clarksville and surrounding areas. (Pictured: Front- Elizabeth Mabry, Brinley Meek, Dalton Smith, Trés James, Back- Carlynn Holleman, Madison Hawkins, Shali Griffy, Abby Watson, Allie Munro, Brianna Bond, DJ McDowell, Malia McDowell)

 

English

In freshman English, we are focusing on extracting relevant text evidence and inferring thematic statements. To reinforce our learning in a creative manner, students made their own “found poetry.” Using a course text as the original source, students used Google drawing and Google docs to make their own poem about hope.

 

Homecoming Attendants

Congratulations to the 2016 Homecoming Court!!!

Freshman Class Attendants & Escorts
Addison Means
Caroline Giles

Conroy Taylor
Garrett Burger

 

Sophomore Class Attendants & Escorts
Ahna Herrera
Grace Parbs

Griffin Blackman
Hunter Kueter

 

Junior Class Attendants & Escorts
Cambree Reed
Macy Truitt

Jason Longwell
Jonas Aakesson

 

Senior Class Attendants & Escorts
Abbey Hogan
Anne Marie Rocconi
Elizabeth Mabry

Damian Hardison
Eli Norman
Will Lankford

 

First Grade Attendants
Flower Girl – Sophia Maund
Crown Bearer – Caleb Brake

 

Homecoming

Homecoming Week takes place September 26-30. The week is packed full of exciting activities for each grade level. Below you will see a list of days of the week themes and color wars color assignments. More information will follow as we near the week.

Dress-Up Days

Monday—Super Hero Day
Tuesday—Twin/Dress Alike Day
Wednesday—Alphabet Day*
Thursday—Color Wars Day **
Friday—Blue & Gold Day
*Dress like something that begins with the first letter of your first name.
**Color Wars Day Colors—12th/K—Black, 11th/PK—Blue, 10th/1st—Pink, 9th/2nd—Purple, 8th/3rd—White, 7th/4th—Gold, 6th/5th Orange

 

Schedule of Events

Thursday, September 29
Color Wars & Door Wars judging 8:30AM
Bonfire at Sports Complex 6:00-8:00 PM
Fence Design Judging during Bonfire

Friday, September 30
Blue & Gold Day
Pep Rally at 2:30 PM Main Gym
5:00 PM Tailgating Begins
6:30PM Coronation of the 2016 Homecoming Queen
7:00 PM Varsity Football Game against Collinwood

Saturday, October 1
Homecoming Dances for both Intermediate & Upper School
(Details to follow)

 

FCA

FCA meets weekly on Wednesdays at 7:15AM in Coach Williams’ room. We invite all US students to attend.

 

Box Tops

This is a reminder that CA collects Box Tops through our CAA. The money raised from this project funds various school improvement projects. Last year we raised over $2000 through the Box Tops program alone! Please turn yours into your child’s teacher or Ms. Turnage in the front office.

 

Social Media

Please like us on Facebook—Clarksville Academy; and follow us on Twitter—CACougarsTN.

Stone Sculpting

Mr. Wise’s stone sculpting class has begun their first project. After selecting their piece of alabaster, drawing preparatory sketches and making clay models, students are now in the initial stages of working on the stone by chiseling away larger portions of excess material.

 

English

Seventh grade English students enjoyed reading and having class outside for a few minutes on a beautiful morning this week.

 

Science

The 8th Grade Physical Science Classes are exploring chemical and physical properties.  Three students are demonstrating each chemical property for the other students.

 

Social Studies

Monday, students in the 8th grade Social Social Studies class are participating in a Constitution Day presentation by our Congressional Representative, Marsha Blackburn. This meeting will take place via Google Hangouts. Students will be given an opportunity to ask questions about the constitution after the presentation concludes. This is yet another way that our students are experiencing technology in the classroom!

 

Homecoming

Homecoming Week takes place September 26-30. The week is packed full of exciting activities for each grade level. Below you will see a list of days of the week themes and color wars color assignments. More information will follow as we near the week.

Dress-Up Days

Monday—Super Hero Day
Tuesday—Twin/Dress Alike Day
Wednesday—Alphabet Day*
Thursday—Color Wars Day **
Friday—Blue & Gold Day
*Dress like something that begins with the first letter of your first name.
**Color Wars Day Colors—12th/K—Black, 11th/PK—Blue, 10th/1st—Pink, 9th/2nd—Purple, 8th/3rd—White, 7th/4th—Gold, 6th/5th Orange

 

Schedule of Events

Thursday, September 29
Color Wars & Door Wars judging 8:30AM
Bonfire at Sports Complex 6:00-8:00 PM
Fence Design Judging during Bonfire

Friday, September 30
Blue & Gold Day
Pep Rally at 2:30 PM Main Gym
5:00 PM Tailgating Begins
6:30PM Coronation of the 2016 Homecoming Queen
7:00 PM Varsity Football Game against Collinwood

Saturday, October 1
Homecoming Dances for both Intermediate & Upper School
(Details to follow)

 

Intermediate School Sports Photos

We would love for you to share your action shots at IS sporting events. Please send action photos to photos@clarksvilleacademy.com for use in the yearbook.

 

CA Fall Festival

The Annual CA Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 29 from 10-3. If you are a vendor and would like to have booth at this annual event please contact Candice Wall at candicewall@att.net. More information regarding class participation will be available soon.

 

School Photos

School Photo Day will be held on September 19. Packets were sent home on Friday containing order information. Photos may be preordered either online or using the form. Questions regarding school photos may be directed to sragsdale@clarksvilleacademy.com.

 

FCA

FCA meets weekly in Coach Trent’s room on Wednesday at 7:15AM. We invite every IS student to attend.

 

Box Tops

This is a reminder that CA collects Box Tops through our CAA. The money raised from this project funds various school improvement projects. Last year we raised over $2000 through the Box Tops program alone! Please turn yours into your child’s teacher or Ms. Turnage in the front office.

 

Social Media

Please like us on Facebook—Clarksville Academy; and follow us on Twitter—CACougarsTN.

Music

In Music this week the second grade spent time learning how to write music symbols. It can be overwhelming to learn all the music symbols. Hands-on activities help students connect the meaning of the music symbol when giving them time to draw and reflect.

 

Spanish

First grade Spanish students have been reading a story about families this week in the target language. Once students were able to show comprehension, they played a version of Win, Lose, or Draw to help students recall how to say the words themselves. They have done an amazing job!

 

First Grade

Our first grade students began their fun learning at APSU last week. The students will travel to APSU via CA bus and learn rhythmic activities such as locomotor pathway movement, gymnastics, and tumbling. These activities will improve motor learning and development and help them both inside and outside of the classroom. This active learning will be fun and educational. At the end of the semester, students will perform for parents demonstrating what they have learned.

 

Art News

Our first grade students have been studying the Elements of Art since school has started. The Elements of Art are the building blocks to creating all art: Line, Shape, Color, Form, Value, Space and Texture.  While studying the abstract artist, Wassily Kandinsky, we got to see different ways an artist could use lines and shapes. Using Kandinsky as inspiration, we created an abstract painting using watercolor paints for the background. Then to make our lines and shapes we stamped many different objects in black tempera paint. These paintings were incredibly successful, creative and you can find examples hanging in the main hallway (outside of the library)

 

Veterans Parade

On Thursday, September 15th, the second and third grade classes went to Liberty Park to watch a parade honoring our Veterans. The children showed their support and patriotism by waving flags and homemade signs thanking the Veterans for their service and sacrifice. Following the parade, both classes had a picnic lunch at the park.

 

3rd Grade

Third grade students have been sharpening their math skills working 3-digit subtraction with regrouping problems using Baiboard app on their iPads.

 

FUSE

Fifth graders classified plants using QR Codes that sent them to photos of plants and charts that guided them through the process of classification.

 

Fourth grade FUSE Science students are exploring ecosystems and biomes through a series of games and projects.

 

Box Tops

This is a reminder that CA collects Box Tops through our CAA. The money raised from this project funds various school improvement projects. Last year we raised over $2000 through the Box Tops program alone! Please turn yours into your child’s teacher or Ms. Turnage in the front office.

 

Social Media

Please like us on Facebook—Clarksville Academy; and follow us on Twitter—CACougarsTN.

Magazine Sales

Magazine sales are going great! Our Lower School Students are knocking this sale out of the water! We would love to see our IS/US students do the same! Our final turn-in day is September 19—TODAY! If everyone sells 3 more magazines we will hit our goal! Please take part in this important fundraiser.
This form is perfect for sharing on social media! Feel free to snap it and post it!

 

School Photos

School Photo Day will be held TODAY–September 19. Packets were sent home last Friday containing order information. Photos may be preordered either online or using the form. Questions regarding school photos may be directed to sragsdale@clarksvilleacademy.com. Photo retake day will be Thursday, November 3 for anyone not able to participate on Monday.

 

FLU Clinic

The Annual Flu Shot Clinic will be held on Thursday, September 22 from 8-10AM in the library. All CA families are able to receive their shots on this day. The cost is $20 and there is a sign-up sheet in the foyer for anyone who wants to participate. Contact our nurse Melinda Parker with any questions nurse@clarksvilleacademy.com.

 

After School Enrichment

We are pleased to announce that our After School Enrichment program will begin next week! We have two wonderful offerings—Cursive Writing with Mrs. Marla Clemments and Drawing with Pencils and Pastels with Mrs. Shelley Holt. Registration is online here.

 

Homecoming Attendants

Congratulations to the 2016 Homecoming Court!!!

Freshman Class Attendants & Escorts
Addison Means
Caroline Giles

Conroy Taylor
Garrett Burger

Sophomore Class Attendants & Escorts
Ahna Herrera
Grace Parbs

Griffin Blackman
Hunter Kueter

Junior Class Attendants & Escorts
Cambree Reed
Macy Truitt

Jason Longwell
Jonas Aakesson

Senior Class Attendants & Escorts
Abbey Hogan
Anne Marie Rocconi
Elizabeth Mabry

Damian Hardison
Eli Norman
Will Lankford

First Grade Attendants
Flower Girl – Sophia Maund
Crown Bearer – Caleb Brake

 

Homecoming

Homecoming Week takes place September 26-30. The week is packed full of exciting activities for each grade level. Below you will see a list of days of the week themes and color wars color assignments. More information will follow as we near the week.

Dress-Up Days

Monday—Super Hero Day
Tuesday—Twin/Dress Alike Day
Wednesday—Alphabet Day*
Thursday—Color Wars Day **
Friday—Blue & Gold Day
*Dress like something that begins with the first letter of your first name.
**Color Wars Day Colors—12th/K—Black, 11th/PK—Blue, 10th/1st—Pink, 9th/2nd—Purple, 8th/3rd—White, 7th/4th—Gold, 6th/5th Orange
Color Wars T-shirts for grades 6-12 are available for order now. Students should turn in $10 to their class secretary. These are optional.

 

Schedule of Events

Thursday, September 29
Color Wars & Door Wars judging 8:30AM
Bonfire at Sports Complex 6:00-8:00 PM
Fence Design Judging during Bonfire

Friday, September 30
Blue & Gold Day
Pep Rally at 2:30 PM Main Gym
5:00 PM Tailgating Begins
6:30PM Coronation of the 2016 Homecoming Queen
7:00 PM Varsity Football Game against Collinwood

Saturday, October 1
Homecoming Dances for both Intermediate & Upper School
Both dances will be at Belle Hollow located in Miss Lucille’s Marketplace, Madison Street
Intermediate School Dance is 5:00-7:00 PM
Upper School Dance is 9:00-11:00 PM

 

CA Fall Festival

The Annual CA Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 29 from 10-3. If you are a vendor and would like to have booth at this annual event please contact Candice Wall at candicewall@att.net. More information regarding class participation will be available soon.

 

Photos

Throughout the year if you take photos at various school events and would like to submit them for possible use in the yearbook or for marketing purposes, please send them to photos@clarksvilleacademy.com.

 

Important Dates

September 26-30—Homecoming Week Festivities
September 29—Homecoming Bonfire
September 30—Homecoming Varsity Football Game
October 10-14—Fall Break

 

Box Tops

This is a reminder that CA collects Box Tops through our CAA. The money raised from this project funds various school improvement projects. Last year we raised over $2000 through the Box Tops program alone! Please turn yours into your child’s teacher or Ms. Turnage in the front office.

 

Social Media

Please like us on Facebook—Clarksville Academy; and follow us on Twitter—CACougarsTN.

Honor Choir

On Saturday, auditions were held for the Montgomery County High School Honor Choir.  Clarksville Academy was well represented with 15 students auditioning.  Twelve were selected for inclusion in the Honor Choir.

These students are:  Sopranos – Ellyn Darke, Ellie Rocconi, Altos – Annalise Martin, Shali Griffy, Madison Fisher, Ashley Roberts, Alisha Whitaker, Lilly Butler, Grace Gilland, Tenor – Michael Mullins,  Basses – Riley Jenkins, Colton Woodson.

In November the students will join others from across the county to work with a college choir director and then present a concert of what they have learned.

 

AP Biology

This week has been full of activities. AP Biology began a unit on the Biochemistry of Organisms. during class on Friday, the students used colored marshmallows and toothpicks to create 3D models of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. Dual Enrollment Animal Science took a field trip to the Bratton Beef Cattle farm in Woodlawn. The students visited with a sick calf and her dame. Mr. Bratton showed the students the techniques he was using to bring the calf back to good health. They also learned about the feeding techniques he uses to finish a beef cow out for slaughter. honors Biology finished the unit on Classification of Organism this week by creating dichotomous keys for fictional creatures.

 

Honors Biology

This week in honors biology students created a dichotomous key using the taxonomy posters they designed.  

This week in honors anatomy and physiology students isolated the four categories of tissue and created slides using a chicken leg.  Students had to identify the specific nerve in their specimen and this group removed the marrow and made slides showing the hematopoietic tissue.

 

AP European History

The AP European History students are doing excellent things while studying the European explorers of the 15th and 16th century! In groups of 2-3, they are creating videos in iMovie to campaign for their specific explorer to be crowned the Explorer of the Century. Later, the whole class will watch all of the videos and decide for themselves which of the six explorers is the most significant. In the spirit of campaign season, they will cast votes in a Google Form. Below are some pictures of them hard at work researching, writing, and creating their short films.

 

School Photos

School Photo Day will be held on September 19. Packets were sent home on Friday containing order information. Photos may be preordered either online or using the form. Questions regarding school photos may be directed to sragsdale@clarksvilleacademy.com.

 

Homecoming

Homecoming Week takes place September 26-30. The week is packed full of exciting activities for each grade level. Below you will see a list of days of the week themes and color wars color assignments. More information will follow as we near the week.

Dress-Up Days

Monday—Super Hero Day
Tuesday—Twin/Dress Alike Day
Wednesday—Alphabet Day*
Thursday—Color Wars Day **
Friday—Blue & Gold Day
*Dress like something that begins with the first letter of your first name.
**Color Wars Day Colors—12th/K—Black, 11th/PK—Blue, 10th/1st—Pink, 9th/2nd—Purple, 8th/3rd—White, 7th/4th—Gold, 6th/5th Orange

 

Schedule of Events

Thursday, September 29— Color Wars & Door Wars judging 8:30AM
Bonfire at Sports Complex 6:00-8:00 PM
Fence Design Judging during Bonfire
Friday, September 30— Blue & Gold Day
Pep Rally at 2:30 PM Main Gym
5:00 PM Tailgating Begins
6:30PM Coronation of the 2016 Homecoming Queen
7:00 PM Varsity Football Game against Collinwood
Saturday, October 1– Homecoming Dances for both Intermediate & Upper School
(Details to follow)

 

FCA

FCA meets weekly on Wednesdays at 7:15AM in Coach Williams’ room. We invite all US students to attend.

 

Box Tops

This is a reminder that CA collects Box Tops through our CAA. The money raised from this project funds various school improvement projects. Last year we raised over $2000 through the Box Tops program alone! Please turn yours into your child’s teacher or Ms. Turnage in the front office.

 

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