West Creek Middle School to hold Car Wash this Saturday
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, July 28th, West Creek Middle School is having a car wash at the Middle School from 8:00am to 11:00am. They are collecting donations in the form of school supplies.
Anything from backpacks, composition notebooks, lined and graphing paper, pencils and pens, colored pencils, various colors of highlighters, sticky notes, index cards, glue sticks, and dry erase markers. A list of supplies can be found on the WCMS website.
All donations will be used to help students with financial needs throughout the year.
APSU to present graduating military students, veterans with APSU Military coin on August 8th
Clarksville, TN – Active duty and military veteran students who will graduate from Austin Peay State University on August 10th will receive APSU’s military coin in a separate ceremony.
The military graduate recognition and coin presentation ceremony, with the theme “All Hail to Those Who Serve,” is scheduled for 5:00pm, Wednesday, August 8th in the Morgan University Center Ballroom. The event is open to the public.
APSU’s Military Coin.
APSU to hold Chick-fil-A Leadercast Conference
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Center for Extended and Distant Education will hold a rebroadcast of the 12th annual Chick-fil-A Leadercast Conference from 8:00am–4:30pm, August 17th in the Morgan University Center.
The event is designed for those interested in becoming leaders in their community and for those wanting to strengthen their leadership skills to better themselves and those around them. [Read more]
Clarksville Academy announces SACS Accreditation
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Academy, a Pre-K through 12th grade private college preparatory school, is pleased to announce that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) has awarded Clarksville Academy accreditation.
This group represents 27,000 public and private schools and districts across the U.S. and in 65 countries worldwide educating 15 million students.
The SACS team visited Clarksville Academy in February over a two-day period and announced their accreditation in July.
Clarksville Academy students are immersed in technology with MacBook laptops and Apple iPads which are used for all work done in and outside of class.
APSU Campus Police to participate in National Night Out
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University Campus Police, along with Clarksville and Montgomery County, will join cities nationwide for the 29th annual National Night Out (NNO), a crime and prevention event, on Tuesday, August 7th.
National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in, local anticrime efforts, strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, and to send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. [Read more]
Billy Dunlop Park to Closed to the Public, July 26th
Clarksville, TN – Billy Dunlop Park, located at 1930 East Boy Scout Road, will be closed to the public Thursday, July 26th, 2012 for the Clarksville Police Department’s Teen Citizen Police Academy.
The park will reopen to the public at dawn on July 27th, 2012.
For more information, please call the Parks and Recreation Department at 931.645.7476.
APSU’s IB5 Quintet earns third place at Calvin Smith Festival
Clarksville, TN – Last weekend, Austin Peay State University’s IB5 Brass Quintet traveled east to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where the group placed third at the Calvin Smith Festival and Brass Quintet Competition.
The festival was held in memory of Calvin Smith, a former horn professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, who passed away last year. [Read more]
Clarksville Christian School Gains Accreditation Status
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Christian School is proud to announce that it has been granted accreditation by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), and has applied for additional accreditation through AdvancED (formerly SACS – Southern Association of Colleges and Schools).
From the inception of Clarksville Christian School in 2007, the desire has been to strive for excellence. CCS has undergone an intensive and rigorous five-year process to earn this distinction.
Clarksville Christian School
Aspire Foundation Announces Katherine Cannata as New Chair of the Board
Clarksville, TN – The Aspire Clarksville Foundation is pleased to announce Katherine Cannata as the Chair of the Board for the 2012-2013 term.
“I am looking forward to serving as Chairperson this year and representing the investors who have helped make the work of the Economic Development Council and its partners possible,” said Cannata. “Over the next year, the Foundation Board will work to ensure that investments continue to enhance the economic landscape of Clarksville-Montgomery County.”
Katherine Cannata
First Baptist Church to host Alzheimer’s Association “Brain Health A to Z” Health Expo August 25th
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday August 25th, 2012 the Mid South Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will be putting on a health expo “Brain Health A to Z” at First Baptist Church. Open admission between 9:00am and 1:00pm.
Alzheimer’s A-Z is for families who have a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, a family history of Alzheimer’s or anyone interested in brain health. This day will offer attendees everything they need to know about Alzheimer’s disease and brain health under one roof.
