Northeast Middle School Students Win State Competition with Help from APSU
May 2, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville is a large venue, with two levels of seating and a capacity for more than 1,600 people. When three Northeast Middle School students first entered the building last month, their eyes widened. One of them might have gasped.
That’s where they were supposed to perform the short play they wrote? With all those seats?
“We didn’t think we would do well at all,” Ariana Nelson, 14, said.
“We said, ‘our play is so lame,’” Brianna Tyre, 14, said.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, Brianna Tyre, Lauryn Jennings, Ariana Nelson, Robert Cheatham, executive director of Humanities Tennessee and Charlie Cook, president of the Tennessee Historical Society.
Montgomery County Mother Honored as Mother of the Year for Her Fight to Obtain Healthcare for Her Son
April 18, 2011
Cunningham, TN – Nancy Hollis of Cunningham is being honored as a 2011 Mother of the Year by the Tennessee Justice Center (TJC). The award is in recognition of her persistence in battling to obtain medical services for her son and for her extraordinary commitment to the healthcare of children and families throughout Tennessee. Ms. Hollis is one of six women from across the state who are receiving the 2011 TJC Mother of the Year award. The awards will be presented on May 5th during a reception in Nashville.
Nancy Hollis with her son Dusty. (Photo by Shea Halliburton)
Team Barbee
April 15, 2011
Family and Friends of David Barbee
Clarksville, TN – Please join us as we show our support for David in his fight against cancer.
Join Team Barbee in the Country Music Marathon and 1/2 Marathon.
Country Music Marathon and half Marathon
$100.00 donation (race and non-race participants) will get a Team Barbee T-Shirt with Team and Sponsor/Business names printed on the back. (You do not have to participate in race to donate)
If you plan to participate on race day, you must register on your own. Do not wait too long as the price increases the closer it gets to race day. Please remember that you must fill out a Team Barbee registration form so we offically know everyone that has joined the team plus you MUST register at the official Country Music Marathon website. [Read more]
APSU Women’s and Gender Studies Program to celebrate 10 years of producing Ensler’s play
March 27, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Women’s and Gender Studies Program will celebrate 10 years of producing Eve Ensler’s award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues” next week.
The show, also sponsored by the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance at APSU and the V-Day national effort, will be performed at 7:00pm, March 30th and 31st in Clement Auditorium. Tickets are $5.00 each. [Read more]
The Green Zone Brings A Big Science Exhibit and Interactive Activities to Rivers & Spires
March 25, 2011
Clarksville, TN – During the Rivers & Spires Festival, April 14th-16th, a very special environmentally aware Green Zone area will be set up and will have booths dedicated to all things related to sustainable living.
Participating businesses and non-profits teach visitors about recycling, organic living, nature preservation and conservation. Each of the 12 booths will also have interactive entertainment for the whole family. This year’s Green Zone will have a fun, passport theme. Each booth will have an activity for kids to complete and once they do, their passport will be stamped. When the passport has been stamped by each booth vendor, it can be redeemed for a prize. And like all other activities at the festival, it’s free!
The 2010 Rivers & Spires Festival
Clarksville Leaders make Nashville Post’s “In Charge” List
March 24, 2011
Nashville, TN – Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan is among a handful of local people who made the Nashville Post’s “In Charge” list of Middle Tennessee’s business and political “power brokers.”
This is the second year the prominent Music City business publication has recognized those in the Nashville area who have “the ability to use a position to create opportunity for others … in business, government or on broader civic issues,” according to the magazine’s March/April issue. The list was broken into various categories such as Banking & Finance, Education, and Government/Politics, in addition to Media, Music, Sports and Technology. [Read more]
APSU Chamber Singers Tour Tennessee and Kentucky
March 1, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Chamber Singers, Austin Peay State University’s premiere choral ensemble, is hitting the road this week in order to bring high caliber performances to four communities in Tennessee and Kentucky.
“It’s a free concert, and it allows individuals in those communities to see and experience the fantastic music department at APSU,” Korre Foster, assistant professor of music at APSU and conductor of the ensemble, said. [Read more]
Parks & Recreation’s 2010 NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Competition results
September 24, 2010
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department hosted the local division of the 2010 NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition on September 18th at Kenwood High School Football Stadium. Boys and girls competed separately in five age divisions (6-7,8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15). The following are the first-place winners of this year’s competition:
Girls
- Ages 6-7 – Jill Casillas
- Ages 8-9 – Mackenzie Cherry
- Ages 12-13 – Alexis Mihalinec
- Ages 14-15 – Kayla Mihalinec
Boys
- Ages 8-9 – Hank Casillas
- Ages 10-11 – Kyle Mihalinec
- Ages 14-15 – Donovan Lakin
These first-place winners will move on to the Sectional Competition to be held October 9th at Baptist Sports Park in Nashville, Tennessee where they could qualify for the Team Championship Competition. The Team Championship Competition is to be held in conjunction with the Titans vs. Eagles game at LP Field.
