Clarksville Academy, Health Foundation partner with City on outdoor fitness center
November 19, 2018
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department announces that the McGregor Park North Extension Trailhead will soon be home to the largest outdoor fitness center in Clarksville, thanks to a group of Clarksville Academy students and a grant from the Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Health Foundation.
Outdoor Fitness Gym at the Mary’s Oak Trailhead of the Clarksville Greenway.
Jennifer Hinote to serve as Clarksville Academy Head of School
November 4, 2018
Clarksville Academy
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Academy, a Pre-K through 12th grade private college preparatory school, announced Friday that Jennifer Hinote will serve as the seventh Head of School at Clarksville Academy.
Mrs. Hinote has over 29 years of comprehensive experience in education. She comes to Clarksville Academy from Oak Hill School in Nashville, where she served as Head of School for eight years.
Jennifer Hinote, Head of Clarksville Academy
Clarksville Transit System Spooky Special will roll October 30th-31st
October 29, 2018
Clarksville Transit System
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Transit System’s Spooky Special will be back for another two-day Spooky Tour this week.
The Halloween-adorned bus will run the streets of Clarksville, offering free rides on Tuesday, October 30th and Wednesday, October 31st.
The Spooky Special, or the Spooky Bus as some call it, is a Clarksville Transit System Halloween tradition that started 29 years ago to help residents get acquainted with the transportation service and to thank consistent passengers.
Clarksville Academy students gathered Monday to paint the Spooky Special, a Clarksville Transit System bus that will offer free rides on selected routes on October 30th-31st.
Clarksville Academy’s Cheyenne Deibert, Christy Zheng National Merit Semi-Finalists
September 14, 2018
Clarksville Academy
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Academy reports that on Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
Clarksville Academy seniors (L to R) Cheyenne Deibert and Christy Zheng.
Clarksville Academy commencement celebrates 56 Graduating Seniors
May 31, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Academy recently held commencement exercises in the school’s activity center for 56 graduating seniors, members of CA’s Class of 2018.
After the opening procession, and welcoming remarks, Lakeisha Allyah Phillips, Senior Class President, delivered the invocation, followed by Salutatorian, Hannah Elizabeth Flowers’ address to her fellow graduates.
Clarksville Academy’s Class of 2018 held its commencement ceremony in the school’s gymnasium Saturday.
Clarksville Academy Students to perform “The Montgomery County Chronicles” at the Roxy Regional Theatre
April 25, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Academy students will present two free public viewings of a new play about the history of Clarksville. “The Montgomery County Chronicles: A Tribute to History, Community, and Leadership” is a new stage play, created by Shana Thornton, local author and publisher, that is scheduled to debut at The Roxy Regional Theatre for two performances.
“The Montgomery County Chronicles: A Tribute to History, Community, and Leadership” will be performed by Clarksville Academy Students at the Roxy Regional Theatre on May 3rd and May 5th.
APSU CECA Announces 2018 Ovation Award winners and final program lineup
March 28, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU ) President Alisa White and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or “seek-ah”) invite the entire community to the 2018 Ovation Awards, a free, family-friendly celebration of the arts.
The 2018 Ovation Awards will take place on Sunday, April 8th, at 2:00pm in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall on APSU’s campus. The 2018 Ovation Award winners will be honored, and, in an exciting new format, the event will feature performances and artwork by a variety of arts groups from the community and APSU.
Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” plays the Roxy Regional Theatre, February 9th – February 24th
February 1, 2018
Clarksville, TN – “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like “A Raisin in the Sun”?” In 1959, with her landmark play inspired in part by the preceding lines from Langston Hughes’ poem “Harlem,” Lorraine Hansberry made history as the first black female playwright to have her work produced on Broadway.
In celebration of Black History Month, the Roxy Regional Theatre brings Hansberry’s award-winning classic “A Raisin in the Sun” to the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville, February 9th through February 24th.
Clockwise from top left: Ricardo Blagrove, Dwan Hayes, DaNiesha Carr, Rakeem Lawrence, Jeremiah West and DaMya Gurley star in Lorraine Hansberry’s award-winning classic “A Raisin in the Sun” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, February 9th – February 24th
101st Airborne Band rocks the Downtown Commons
December 25, 2017
Clarksville, TN – On December 2nd, 2017, the 101st Airborne Band played at the Downtown Commons as part of the Downtown Clarksville Christmas Celebration. The event was part of the 3rd Annual SpiritFest, a holiday event, that took place in Downtown Clarksville before the 58th Annual Clarksville Lighted Christmas Parade.
The Christmas celebration at the Downtown Commons featured live music on the new stage, art & gift markets, and ice skating.
Rossview Signing Hawks took part in the Christmas Celebration at Downtown Commons
December 25, 2017
Clarksville, TN – To help celebrate the Christmas Season, the Rossview Signing Hawks performed at the Downtown Commons on December 2nd, 2017. The event was part of the 3rd Annual SpiritFest, a holiday event, that took place in Downtown Clarksville before the 58th Annual Clarksville Lighted Christmas Parade.
The Christmas celebration at the Downtown Commons featured live music on the new stage, art & gift markets, and ice skating.
