Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Academy hosted its annual Awards Night on May 3rd, 2012 on Procter Court in the Miller Activities Center. Every Senior in this year’s class received a scholarship and all are going on to college.
These scholarships range from the Hope Lottery Scholarship to Athletic scholarships to Academic Scholarships. The Class of 2012 at Clarksville Academy has had a successful year and to date has received $4.8 million dollars in scholarship offers!
[1](L to R) Morgan Burman, Mr. CA, Kay Drew, Head of School, & Dawson Nicholson, Ms. CA. (Photo taken by Grace Allen, Graceful Designs Photography.)
At just 51 members in this class that is an average of $94,000 per class member. (Awards vary per person) This is an awesome feat!
Members of this class will attend colleges from West Point to Elon, from Austin Peay to The Citadel, from Hanover to UT Knoxville and many, many more. The college prep curriculum and the recent daily infusion of technology gives Clarksville Academy graduates a solid base to begin their college career.
Awards
Valedictorian: Martha Dawson Nicholson
Salutatorian: Lauren Elizabeth Maki
Miss Clarksville Academy: Martha Dawson Nicholson
Mr. Clarksville Academy: Morgan Merfield Burman
12th grade Top Scholar: Martha Dawson Nicholson, Avery Evan Jaracz
11th grade Top Scholar: Brandi Lee Phillips, Carson Lee Jowers
10th grade Top Scholar: Jenny Elizabeth Whitford, Daniel Christopher Trent
9th grade Top Scholar: Kaylyn Kristine Campbell, Erik Johan Anderson
National Honor Society Graduates: Luke Wakefield Baggett, Sarah Elizabeth Bandel, T.J. Anthony Binkowski, Nathan Curtis Burkhart, Morgan Merfield Burman, Courtney Leann Burney, Ilaria Calò, Brian David Conn, Bert Shelton Covington, III, Sarah Elizabeth Elrod, Avery Evan Jaracz, Claire Bryant Kinney, Hill Stratton Kinney, Alexander Hayward Koehler, Montel Rene Lavelanet, Lauren Elizabeth Maki, Kaylee Morgan Mattice, Daniel Edward Miller, Shannon Bianca Murtha, Martha Dawson Nicholson, Zach Hagan Nussbaumer, Ross Evans Peay, Steven Tyler Phillips, Dylan Joe Ragsdale, Blake Robert Rowlett, John Carter Salyers, Kathryn Haley Spigner, Alyssa Roselani Stilke, Katherine Gannaway Telford, Whitley Jordan Thompson, William Burkhart Thompson, Jacob Lee Van Doorn, Dustin Alan Warmath, Amanda Gayle Worley.
Altrusa Club Academic Hall of Fame: T.J. Anthony Binkowski, Brian David Conn, Avery Evan Jaracz, Hill Stratton Kinney, Lauren Elizabeth Maki, Martha Dawson Nicholson, Zach Hagan Nussbaumer, Kathryn Haley Spigner, Whitley Jordan Thompson, Jacob Lee Van Doorn
Hugh O’Brien Award: Anna Gray Kinney, Adrian Noel Ortiz
Boys State Delegates: Bennett Russell Evans, Daniel Kai-Jei Huang, Sharath Prabhu, Karan Anil Wadhwa
Girls State Delegates: Caroline Louise Burchett, Emma Ann Denley
Youth Leadership Clarksville Representatives: Lauren Elizabeth Maki, Shannon Bianca Murtha, Martha Dawson Nicholson, Katherine Gannaway Telford
Biology Award: Martha Dawson Nicholson
Chemistry Award: Heiler Christian Meek
Physics Award: Avery Evan Jaracz
Dan Burden Mathematics Award: Jacob Lee Van Doorn
Art Awards: Studio Art – Ashley Lynn McDermid , All Around Artist – Dustin Alan Warmath, Broadcasting – Bert Shelton Covington, III, Photography I – Jessica Paige Dandurand, Photography II – Emma Ann Denley, Amelia Grace Mathis, Karan Anil Wadhwa, Sculpture – David James Woods
Publications Award: Kaylee Morgan Mattice
Music Award: Sarah Elizabeth Elrod, Claire Bryant Kinney, Martha Dawson Nicholson, Katherine Gannaway Telford
English Award: Whitley Jordan Thompson
U.S. Government Award: Avery Evan Jaracz
U.S. History Award – Emma Ann Denley
Economics Award: Dustin Alan Warmath
Jo M. Greene Award: John William Ankoviak
Eta Sigma Phi Award (Latin) – Emma Ann Denley, Daniel Christopher Trent
Spanish Award: Kathryn Haley Spigner
Key Club Service Award: Lauren Elizabeth Maki
Daughters of the American Revolution Award: Katherine Gannaway Telford
Wesley Smith Memorial Award: Dustin Alan Warmath
Head of School Award: Daniel Edward Miller
K.L. Barton Award: Michael L. Burman
LaNelle Norman Award: Martha Dawson Nicholson
Edward M. Norman Award: Montel Rene Lavelanet
Scholarships to Date
Luke Wakefield Baggett
- Samford Merit Scholarship
- Samford Legacy Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Sarah Elizabeth Bandel
- Hanover Academic Scholarship
- Carson Newman Academic Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
T.J. Anthony Binkowski
- West Point Appointment
- ROTC Scholarship
- UT Knoxville Academic Scholarship
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Nathan Curtis Burkhart
- Coastal Carolina Academic Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Morgan Merfield Burman
- Hanover College Athletic/Academic Scholarships
- UT Martin McWhorter Freshman Scholarship
- Lindsay Wilson Athletic/Academic Scholarships
- Eastern Kentucky Athletic/Academic Scholarships
Courtney Leann Burney
- HOPE Scholarship
Kyle Thomas Cain
- Pay It Forward Scholarship Award
Ilaria Calò
- International Achievement Scholarship Award
Joseph Hughes Cherry
- Carson Newman Academic Scholarship
Brian David Conn
- Maryville College Dean’s Scholarship
- Hanover College Crow/Long Scholarship
- Hanover College Parker Scholarship
- Hanover Volunteer Scholarship
- Harvey Wiley Scholarship
- Global Scholars Travel Award
- Rhodes College Diehl Scholarship
- Transylvania Morrison Scholarship
- Lipscomb Presidential Scholarship
- UT Chattanooga Provost’s Scholarship
- Middle Tennessee State University Presidential Scholarship
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Bert Shelton Covington , III
- University of Kentucky Flagship Scholarship
- Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Scholarship
- Kendall College of Art & Design Scholarship
- Memphis College of Art Scholarship
- Cumberland University Scholarship
- Nossi College of Art Scholarship
- New Hampshire Institute of Art Scholarship
- Maryville College Academic Scholarship
Daniel Wilson Deason
- CMC Community Health Scholarship Award
Sarah Elizabeth Elrod
- APSU Presidential Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Carol Iovanna Guillen
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
Cody William Hanna
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
Avery Evan Jaracz
- UT Knoxville Volunteer Scholarship
- University of Kentucky National Excellence Scholarship
- University of Kentucky Flagship Scholarship
- University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor’s Achievement Scholarship
- General Assembly Merit Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Katelyn Elizabeth Jones
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
Claire Bryant Kinney
- Brescia University Academic Scholarship
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Hill Stratton Kinney
- UT Chattanooga MOCS Scholarship
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Alexander Hayward Koehler
- University of Evansville Academic Scholarship
- University of Evansville National Need/Nurse Scholarship
- University of Evansville Davidson Scholarship
- Post 9/11 Montgomery GI Bill Award
Lucas Anthony Lascano
- Eastern Kentucky University Merit Scholarship
- Post 9/11 Montgomery GI Bill Award
Montel Rene Lavelanet
- UT Chattanooga Scholarship
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Austin Garrett Luntz
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
Lauren Elizabeth Maki
- Austin Peay State University President’s Emerging Leaders Scholarship
- Austin Peay State University Presidential Scholarship
- University of Evansville Scholar Award
- University of Evansville Dean’s Scholarship
- University of Evansville Presidential Scholarship
- University of Evansville Davidson Scholarship
- Belmont General Merit Scholarship
- Belmont University Glover Business Scholarship
- Lipscomb University General Merit Scholarship
- Kiwanis International Foundation Matching Scholarship
- General Assembly Merit Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Joshua Michael Marciano
- HOPE Scholarship
Willem Thayer Mathis
- HOPE Scholarship
Kaylee Morgan Mattice
- Fort Campbell Officers’ Spouses’ Club Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Daniel Edward Miller
- Marion Military Institute Swamp Fox Challenge Scholarship
- Marion Military Institute Top Ranger Scholarship
- Marion Military Institute Out of State Cadetship Scholarship
- ROTC Scholarship
- Maryville College Scots Scholarship
- Lindsey Wilson College Scholarship
- Murray State University Kentucky Epsilon Chapter of
- Sigma Phi Epsilon Balanced Man Scholarship
- Tusculum College Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Shannon Bianca Murtha
- Roosevelt University Academic Scholarship
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
- Harcum College Scholarship
- UT Chattanooga Academic Scholarship
- Samford Academic Scholarship
- Murray State Academic Scholarship
- Lipscomb University Provost Scholarship
- East Tennessee State University Academic Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Martha Dawson Nicholson
- University of Kentucky Flagship
- Berry Academic Scholarship
- UT Knoxville Volunteer Scholarship
- Elon Isabella Leadership Fellow Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Zach Hagan Nussbaumer
- Lipscomb University Athletic Golf Scholarship
- Lipscomb Presidential Scholarship
- Church of Christ Scholarship
- Rhodes Honors Scholarship
- General Assembly Merit Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Ross Evans Peay
- Mississippi State University Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Steven Tyler Phillips
- Trevecca Men’s Golf Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
Dylan Joe Ragsdale
- Austin Peaty State University Athletic Scholarship
- Bethel University Athletic Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Mariah Heather Riggins
- Apple Education Scholarship
Brandon Chandler Robinson
- Post 9/11 Montgomery GI Bill Award
Blake Robert Rowlett
- Faulkner Baseball Athletic Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
John Carter Salyers
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Brittney Elizabeth Seay
- HOPE Scholarship
John Michael Shumate
- Give Back to Clarksville Scholarship Award
Kathryn Haley Spigner
- Belmont University General Merit Scholarship
- Lipscomb University Provost Scholarship
- Union University Academic Merit Scholarship
- General Merit Assembly Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Alyssa Roselani Stilke
- Grace P. Ford Volunteer Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Andrew Cole Swaffer
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
Katherine Gannaway Telford
- HOPE Scholarship
Megan Renee Thompson
- Heritage Bank Scholarship
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
Whitley Jordan Thompson
- Bryan College Presidential Scholarship
- Covenant College Academic Scholarship
- Liberty University Academic Scholarship
- Fort Campbell Officers’ Spouses’ Club Scholarship
- Post 9/11 Montgomery GI Bill Award
- HOPE Scholarship
William Burkhart Thompson
- HOPE Scholarship
- LIFE Scholarship
- The Citadel Academic Scholarship
Jacob Lee Van Doorn
- University of Kentucky Presidential Scholarship
- University of Kentucky Provost Scholarship
- Burger King Scholars Scholarship
- UT Knoxville Scholarship
- General Assembly Merit Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
Dustin Alan Warmath
- Bryan College Baseball Scholarship
- St. Catherine’s College Baseball Scholarship
- Tennessee Temple Baseball Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship
David James Woods
- HOPE Scholarship
Amanda Gayle Worley
- Western Kentucky University TIP Scholarship
- HOPE Scholarship