Weekly News: May 6 – May 10, 2019

Reader’s Choice

It’s that time of the year again!  Clarksville Academy has been nominated in 3 categories this year!!! Favorite Private School, Favorite Principal—Mrs. Jennifer Hinote, and Favorite Teacher—Emily Lindsey, 1st Grade.  Please follow the links below and vote daily!!!

Exam Schedule

The exam schedule will be live online this week, but for now refer to the dates and class periods below.

Tuesday, May 21 

8:00-9:30                     1st Period Exam
9:30-9:45                     Break
9:45-11:15                   2nd Period Exam

Wednesday, May 22 

8:00-9:30                     3rd Period Exam
9:30-9:45                      Break
9:45-11:15                    4th Period Exam

Thursday, May 23   

8:00-9:30                     5th Period Exam
9:30-9:45                      Break
9:45-11:15                    6th Period Exam

 

Seniors

Cap & gown pick up notifications were sent to parents May 1.  Caps & gowns are ready for pick up and we ask that these be picked up by Friday, May 17.  Balances must be paid in order to receive these items.

 

Academic Awards Program

We are in the midst of sending out Academic Awards Ceremony invitations.  The Academic Awards Program is scheduled for Friday, May 17 at 9:00 A.M. in Clarksville Academy’s Activities Center.

 

Senior Class Breakfast with the Head of School

The senior class breakfast will also be held on the morning of May 17.  This will be at 7:15 A.M. in the Dorothy Martin Library and this event is only for members of the senior class and Mrs. Hinote.

 

Summer Camp

CA’s summer camps are live this week!  Check out what we have to offer online here: https://marketplace.clarksvilleacademy.com/summercamps/

We also encourage you to check out ClarksvilleTennis.com for more information on tennis camps this summer.  This is a great way to introduce your child to tennis or to strengthen their skills.

 

FCA

It’s that time of year! Mrs.Walker has the Wesley Smith Scholarship questionnaire. Please stop by and pick it up, fill it out, and return it for a chance to win $1,000.00. Remember, the winner is randomly selected by a drawing.

We will have our last high school FCA meeting on May 8. It has been a wonderful year and we look forward to seeing everyone one last time!

 

Athletics

Softball

Congratulations to our Softball team for making it into Regional play.  They worked hard and had a wonderful season!  We are so proud of all they did!

Tennis

Our girl’s team, as well as doubles partners, Finn Shea  & Hayden Sturm, and Grace Parbs & Cheyenne Deibert make their way to Regionals this week!  Ayden Kujawa will also advance to Regionals after her first place win at Districts!  We wish the best of luck to these athletes!

Baseball

Cougars win against Friendship Christian on Monday and advance to State tournament on Saturday! Go Cougars!

National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association

The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that Patrick Miller, Intermediate School Athletic Director at Clarksville Academy, has been recognized by this association as a Certified Athletic Administrator.

To earn this distinction, Patrick has demonstrated the highest level of knowledge and expertise in the field of interscholastic athletic administration. The voluntary certification process included a thorough evaluation of the candidate’s educational background, experience and professional contributions, as well as a rigorous, comprehensive written examination.

Patrick is one of an elite group of interscholastic athletic administrators nationwide to attain this level of professionalism.

The NIAAA is a national professional organization consisting of all 50 state athletic administrator associations and more than 10,000 individual members.  It is dedicated to promoting the professional growth of high school athletic administrators and preserving the educational nature of interscholastic athletics and the place of these programs in the secondary school curriculum.

Congratulations to Coach Miller.

 

Marketing

CA’s Instagram is now live!  Follow us on Instagram at CACougarsTN.

Have you seen our new video?  We’d love you to share it on social media or with friends or neighbors you think would be interested in CA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O6sx–YQUs&feature=youtu.be

 

Engage, Embrace, Empower

Clarksville Academy is blogging!  Our new blog launched the week of Thanksgiving and will post twice weekly. The hope of this blog is to offer insights for parents.  We will discuss a variety of topics from technology, to parenting ideas, ways to prepare your child for testing, long breaks, etc.  We hope you will choose to subscribe and to encourage your friends to do so as well. These blogs will not be CA centered, but will offer insights for any parent at any school.  Subscribe at: https://clarksvilleacademy.com/category/engage-embrace-empower/

 

Giving

Giving is ongoing at CA.  There is still time to give to the annual fund for the 2018-2019 school year. Annual Fund monies have helped to secure much needed professional development, technology, security needs, campus improvements and more.  We encourage you to reach out with questions regarding giving or with ideas on how you can support Clarksville Academy in our giving efforts. Please contact Sally Allen at sallen@clarksvilleacademy.com to find out more about how you can help.

 

Important Dates

  • May 10 – Billy Frank Smith Sports Banquet
  • May 17 – Academic Awards Day
  • May 21-23 – Finals for Intermediate & Upper School
  • May 22 – Last Day for Lower School
  • May 24 – Graduation 7PM
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