{"id":15255,"date":"2013-05-28T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=15255"},"modified":"2013-05-28T02:56:18","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T07:56:18","slug":"clarksville-montgomery-county-school-system-celebrated-high-school-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2013\/05\/28\/clarksville-montgomery-county-school-system-celebrated-high-school-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville Montgomery County School System celebrated High School Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-175381\" title=\"Clarksville-Montgomery County School System\" alt=\"Clarksville-Montgomery County School System\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Clarksville-Montgomery-County-School-System.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"83\" \/>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; On Thursday, May 23rd, Montgomery Central High School graduated 194 students in a ceremony held at Austin Peay State University&#8217;s Dunn Center. Family and friends of the students gathered to watch as they walked across the stage to pick up their diplomas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_178448\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013-Montgomery-Central-High-School-Graduation.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178448\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-178448 \" title=\"2013 Montgomery Central High School Graduation\" alt=\"2013 Montgomery Central High School Graduation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013-Montgomery-Central-High-School-Graduation-480x320.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-178448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2013 Montgomery Central High School Graduation<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->Throughout the Clarksville-Montgomery County school system, a total of 1834 students graduated in 8 separate ceremonies held between Thursday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Kylie Eastin almost didn&#8217;t make it to her own graduation as the result of being hit by a truck while on her way to school on May 16th. Eastin suffered a broken leg and other injuries during the accident. It was simply amazing to see her as she received her diploma during graduation ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great feeling to be graduating with my classmates. I am so happy I am here, I wouldn&#8217;t have it any other way!,&#8221; she said while speaking to Clarksville Online shortly before the ceremony. She continued, &#8220;I know I don&#8217;t actually get to walk, I get to be pushed; but it&#8217;s such a blessing to be here!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A public education is expensive, but delivers a great return to the community. Taxpayers spent around $174,481,258.00 educating these 1834 students, roughly one hundred thousand dollars each.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the students will be heading off to various public and private colleges in order to complete their education, towards this end, the students were recipients of &#8220;more than 29 million dollars in college scholarships&#8221;, according to CMCSS spokeswoman Elise Shelton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very proud to be graduating this group of students,&#8221; said Montgomery Central High School Principal Christy Houston after the ceremony. &#8220;As I said in my address, these students have a really strong sense of community, a spirit of kindness towards one another, and they&#8217;ve been a really great group of young people to work with. So we&#8217;re all really proud of them!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Graduation Video<\/h3>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2013 MCHS Graduation Ceremony\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N_N16KBJepE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>[320center]<\/p>\n<h3>Photo Gallery<\/h3>\n<p>For more photos, go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/photogallery\/montrgomery-central-high-school-graduation\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Discover Clarksville Photo Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Program<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Processional<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Presentation of Colors<\/strong> &#8211; JROTC<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Anthem<\/strong> &#8211; Performed by Carolyn Ford, Alexis Jackson, Cameron Miller, Jacob Yarborough<\/li>\n<li><strong>Welcome<\/strong> &#8211; Senior Class President KayCee Lindberg<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vocal Music<\/strong> &#8211; Seasons of Love performed by the Senior Choir<\/li>\n<li><strong>Introduction of Faculty and Guests<\/strong> &#8211; Principal Mrs. Christie Houston<\/li>\n<li><strong>Introduction of Speakers<\/strong> &#8211; Principal Mrs. Christie Houston<\/li>\n<li><strong>Salutatorian Address<\/strong> &#8211; Jonathan Johnson, &#8220;An Odyssey in a Box&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Valedictorian Address<\/strong> &#8211; Alexis Jackson, &#8220;Mausoleum of All Hope and Desire&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Presentation of Class<\/strong> &#8211; Principal Mrs. Christie Houston<\/li>\n<li><strong>Acceptance of Class<\/strong> &#8211; Director of Schools Dr. B.J. 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