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The CMCSS School Board announced the following Points of Pride for students, faculty, and staff during the March 2026 formal board meeting.

MONTGOMERY CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Montgomery Central Middle School’s Cheerleading Team was a finalist at the 2026 UCA National Cheerleading Championship in the Large Junior High Intermediate Division.

Student-Athletes:
Olivia French
E’lajah Haley
Abagail Leo
Layla Lewis
Amber Neblett
Allyssa Jurecki
Ryleigh Hatmaker
Jenna Caudle
Ashlyn Chambers
Eliza Henley
Hayden Allen
Audrina Aull
Baylee Cilk
Paisleigh Hill
Cady Perry
Caroline Rasch
Sadie Shawver
Ava Walter

Coaches:
Leah Dillard
Carrie Britt

KENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

The Kenwood High School Robotics Team earned First Place at the 2026 7th Brigade Robotics Championship and Third Place overall at the State Robotics Championship.

Cadets:
Tianlee Zhao
Marlyne Petit
Saolong Zhao
Khyson Gray
Coach:
LTC (Ret) Hugo Jackson

WEST CREEK HIGH SCHOOL

The West Creek High School JROTC Marksmanship Team was the first-place champions at the 2026 Tennessee State High School Three-Position (3 Par) Air Rifle Championship.

Cadets:
Brentney Armstrong, 3rd Place
Gwenyth Barham, 5th Place
Ariel Gutierrez, 2nd Place
Neela Romero, 4th Place

Coach:
SFC (Ret) Joe Slate

The following Clarksville High, Kirkwood High, Montgomery Central High, Northwest, Rossview, and West Creek High schools student-athletes placed at the TSSAA Wrestling State Championship.

CLARKSVILLE HIGH
Boys Individuals:
Aiden Rowe – 3rd Place Boys 132

Girls Team:
2nd Place – 2026 TSSAA Girls Dual Wrestling State Championship
2nd Place – 2026 TSSAA Girls Individual Wrestling State Championship

Team Members:
Alaih’la Allen
Madylyn Carlyle
Macy Dallefeld
Jazzlyn Deghost
Amber Dufour
Kalei Durham
Alexandra Erb
Mya Erminelli
Millie Hoback
Ciara Hoye
Emma Husser
Ava Johnson
Sally Johnson
Chloe Kemmerlin
Alyssa Michalenko
Elisabeth Nelson
Elizabeth Nelson
Lacore Obermuller
Valeria Ortiz
Tatiana Pena-Corona
Shianne Phelan
Angel Robles
Allison Velasco
Evelin Velasco
Luvleigh Watkins
Saniya Whiteside
Ava Ziegler

Coaches:
Doug Badon
David Johnson
Shaun Manhollan
Cole McCartney
Colleen Powers
Santonya Ransom

Individuals:
Sally Johnson – 1st Place State Champion Girls 165
Alexandra Erb – 2nd Place Girls 100
Tatiana Pena-Corona – 2nd Place Girls 114
Ava Johnson – 2nd Place Girls 145
Emma Husser – 3rd Place Girls 152
Kalei Durham – 5th Place Girls 185
Chloe Kemmerlin – 6th Place Girls 107

(photo of Kirkwood High School not available)

KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Boys Individuals:
Luke Louzensky – 2nd Place Boys 132

Girls Individuals:
Ella McKeown – 3rd Place Girls 100

(photo of Montgomery Central High School not available)

MONTGOMERY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Boys Individuals:
Wesley Sudderth – 3rd Place Boys 106
Tamarion Johnson – 2nd Place Boys 150

Girls Individuals:
Audrey Levendusky – 2nd Place Girls 152

NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL

Girls Individuals:
Anjolina Rosario – 3rd Place Girls 235

ROSSVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

Girls Individuals:
Nevada Wildheart – 1st Place State Champion Girls 126

WEST CREEK HIGH SCHOOL

Girls Team:
3rd Place – 2026 TSSAA Girls Individual Wrestling State Championship

Team Members:
Darcy Aguilar
Kiara Amerson
Gabriela Barzola Rodriguez
Mariana Bowen
Emilia Contreras
Lexi Dean
Rosy Lagunas Rogel
Elizabella Laurin
Irelynn Laurin
Judy Liu
Xophie McGhee
Clarissa Miralles
Kori Redding
Mackenzi Simons
Aniyah Wakefield
Amya Everett

Coaches:
John Nikolao
Jen Binkley
Dominico Bowen
Beau Roberts
Roseanna Vaugh

Individuals:
Mariana Bowen – 1st Place State Champion Girls 138
Irelynn Laurin – 2nd Place Girls 165
Lexi Dean – 3rd Place Girls 132

Free Community Event

Saturday, February 28, 2026
Competition starts at 8:00 a.m.
Held at Kenwood High School (241 E. Pine Mountain Road)

Hosted by the Kenwood High School Black Knights Battalion, the JROTC Red River Brigade Championships will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Events will occur inside and outside of Kenwood High School, 241 E. Pine Mountain Road. This event is free and open to the public. The community is invited to watch and cheer for the cadets from all eight traditional CMCSS high schools. Cadets from Tennessee, Kentucky, and the surrounding area will be competing.

Teams will participate in Drill and Air Rifle competitions. We expect representatives from college ROTC programs will be on-site to discuss post secondary opportunities for students. An awards ceremony will be held when all events are complete. Students interested in participating in JROTC are welcome to speak with school leaders to learn more about the programs offered within CMCSS.

Cadets will participate in either Drill or Air Rifle competitions. Drill is a marching unit that performs routines based on military drills. Cadets can perform either armed or unarmed drills during competitive drill competitions. Air Rifle teams compete at varying distances in marksmanship competitions.
Students do not have to participate in JROTC to be eligible for ROTC in college. Students interested in learning more about the benefits of ROTC college programs can speak with college representatives at the event, including the University of Tennessee system, Murray State ROTC, Austin Peay State University ROTC, and more.

The annual Kiwanis Club of Clarksville Interview-a-Veteran Essay Contest is now open to CMCSS students. Students in 6th through 12th grade have the opportunity to submit an essay based on an interview with a military veteran. Submissions are due by September 26, 2025.

All essays will be reviewed and judged based on a rubric, first by CMCSS and then by the Kiwanis Club of Clarksville judges. School winners will receive a plaque and $100 cash. The Grand Division Winners will receive another $100 and a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol. Grand Winner, Runner-up, and Most Inspiring and Heroic winners will read a two to three-minute excerpt of their essays at the Kiwanis Awards Luncheon.

Full rules are available here for the middle school submissions. 

Full rules are available here for the high school submissions. 

The middle school prompt is, “How did (Veteran’s name) service and sacrifice inspire me?”

High school students can choose one of two prompts: “How learning from (Veteran’s name) story has shaped my perspective on leadership, service, or resilience” and “Based on interviewing (Veteran’s name) and research, how important is military preparedness in today’s modern world?”

Interested families can fill out the application form here. Be sure to include your grade and ELA or English teacher’s name on your application. Families are encouraged to work with their students to learn about the history, courage, and sacrifice of military veterans.

The district has hosted a series of successful dyslexia screening events during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years for families in the Montgomery County community. All events are held at the CMCSS Learning Center, 343 Pageant Lane, Clarksville. Dates for the 2026-27 school year will be announced in the summer of 2026.

About the Participants

• During the 2025-26 school year, 98 families participated in evening screening events while 62 families participated in daytime screening events.
• Of the 160 families served:
  • All school levels (elementary, middle, and high) were screened
  • Several out-of-district students were screened, including private, Fort Campbell, out-of-state, and homeschool students

To participate in the screening, children must be at least four years old and up to 12th grade. Students do not have to be enrolled in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. A parent or guardian must remain on-site during the screening. If the child is a CMCSS student, the screener’s results will be shared with the child’s school.

If a student has been previously screened for characteristics of dyslexia, please bring or share the information using the registration link.

Event Dates and Times

2026-27 dates will be announced soon

Additional Resources

What is Dyslexia?

Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that affects reading and spelling skills at the word level. Individuals with dyslexia manifest along a spectrum, with some impacted in minor ways and others experiencing significant difficulty acquiring the ability to recognize and spell words and read with automaticity and fluency.

Click here to read the Signs of Dyslexia by Age from the National Center on Improving Literacy. 

Click here to read about understanding the definition of Dyslexia from the National Center on Improving Literacy.

Click this link to read the Dyslexia Resource Guide

Click this link to see the Screening for Characteristics of Dyslexia – Companion Guide

Why is Screening Important?

By screening for early warning indicators of characteristics of dyslexia, teachers and instructors can better pinpoint areas of concern and design support. If your child’s profile reflects characteristics of dyslexia, parents or guardians will be provided information about dyslexia, and the school will be notified of the screening data. A student does not need to be formally diagnosed with dyslexia to receive appropriate intervention. The survey-level assessments used in screening are sufficient to identify your child’s needs and plan for dyslexia-specific intervention.

How to Participate

Screenings will be held on the dates above. Families must sign up for an appointment time via the Google Form above. No walk-ins will be available. There will also be an option on the form to discuss your child’s reading data and answer questions. This will not include a screener, and the student does not have to be in attendance.

On December 19, the Tennessee Department of Education released the 2023-24 State Report Card with additional data, including school letter grades. The A-F school letter grades for Tennessee schools were implemented in 2023. School letter grades are calculated using several pieces of data, including student achievement and growth on standardized assessments, subgroup performance, and college and career readiness at the high school level. Since implementation, CMCSS has not had any schools rated at the lowest level, an F. CMCSS has continued this trend in 2023-24 and made significant improvements from 2022-23.

In CMCSS, 90% of schools received an average or better letter grade of an A, B, or C, an increase from 73% in 2022-2023. Nearly half of CMCSS schools performed in the top categories, earning an A or B, and the number of schools earning a D decreased by 64%. There were no F grades in CMCSS.

Over 30% of schools improved their letter grades from last year, including a significant 3-grade improvement at Northeast Elementary School from a D to an A, and 2-grade improvements at Montgomery Central Middle School (C to A) and Moore Magnet Elementary School (D to B).

Click here to review the Tennessee Department of Education’s School Letter Grade Dashboard. The TCAP Family Portal can be found here, and additional online education tools can be found here.

On the afternoon of Monday, April 8, we will be able to observe a partial solar eclipse in Clarksville-Montgomery County. This will be a different experience than the total solar eclipse in August 2017, when our community was a prime location in the path of totality. However, this will still be a great learning experience for students. CMCSS has purchased ISO-certified solar eclipse safety glasses for students and employees. Weather and schedules permitting, schools may plan educational activities and provide opportunities for students to view the eclipse at school.

If you would prefer to pick up your student early from school, students will be counted present for an entire day if you pick them up after they have been in school for a total of 3 hours and 30 minutes.

If you do not want your child to view the eclipse at school, please send a written note to your child’s school by Friday, April 5 to exempt them from participation in any viewing activities.

CMCSS is offering Open Enrollment in specific schools and grade levels with available capacity for the 2024-2025 school year. Space for Open Enrollment is limited to only the specific schools and grades listed below.

Each grade listed has a limited number of available seats. If more requests are received than available seats, a lottery drawing will be held. Open Enrollment is only open to residents of Montgomery County. Applications for the 2024-2025 school year will be accepted from Monday, March 25 through Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Please see below for the application. Completed applications should be delivered in person or mailed to the CMCSS Enrollment Center, 430 Greenwood Ave. Clarksville, TN 37040, ATTN: Director of Student Services.  This Open Enrollment process is separate from the application period for schools and programs of choice that took place January – February 2024.

2024-2025 Open Enrollment Application (STS-F023)

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CMCSS Open Enrollment Policy (STS-A004)

Due to the comprehensive rezoning that changed capacities at some schools, the District had to delay the determination of open seats for Open Enrollment until spring 2024.

On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, the CMCSS School Board presented the following Point of Pride awards to students, faculty, and staff.

ACT Perfect Score

Cade Deterding is a Rossview High School student who made a perfect score on his ACT exam. The perfect composite score is 36. This score is an average of the four section scores for English, Math, Reading, and Science. Getting a perfect score on the ACT is very rare. Out of the nearly 2 million students who take the ACT across America, only around 0.3% of students earn a perfect ACT score.

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Conference

Austin Mason, Brooke Mangrum, and Tyler Mills from Montgomery Central High School competed in the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Conference. Austin, Brooke, and Tyler earned top honors at the competition.

Austin Mason won 1st Place in Interviewing Skills ($15,000 scholarship)
Brooke Mangrum won 2nd Place in Lesson Plan Development and Modification ($8,000 scholarship)
Tyler Mills scored a 98.5 in the highly competitive Toys that Teach category

State of Tennessee Art Review and Showcase

Areen David is a second grader at Rossview Elementary School, whose artwork won 2nd Place in the State of Tennessee Art Review and Showcase. Areen’s work will be on display at the TN State Museum from March until May of this year.

All-State Musicians

CMCSS students auditioned and were selected to perform in an all-state ensemble. These students auditioned and competed against students across the state to earn one of the limited seats in the all-state ensembles. Students will get to rehearse and perform with other talented musicians from across the state in April.

From Clarksville High School, Mac Mackdanz – All-State Band (Mr. Gaskill, director)

From Montgomery Central High School, Andrew Wall – All-State Choir (Mrs. Rouse, director)

From Rossview High School:
Jamie Noland – All-State Band (Mr. Reynolds, director) and
Elizabeth Stevens – All-State Choir (Mrs. Waugh, director)

Honor Band of America

Jaden Steele is from Northeast High School and through a competitive national audition, Jaden was selected for the Honor Band of America. Jaden will get the opportunity to perform with the ensemble in March under the direction of Col. Timothy Holtan, the Leader and Commander of the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own.”

TSSAA Bowling

Northwest High School’s Unified Bowling Team along with Coach Guevara and Coach Jenkins were the Runner-up in TSSAA State Bowling Championship. The team includes:

Bandon Loreto
Chrissalee Lawrence
Juan “Jay” Cota
Jashaun Williams
Akeyla Farmer
Joseph “JoJo” Richardson
Kayla Taylor
Michael Thompson
Deonta Crawford
Mackinzie McPeak
Analiese Poe

National High School Cheerleading Competition (NHSCC)

The Clarksville High School Wildcats Cheer Team along with Coach Thurman and Coach Kinslow won the Bronze Medal in D1 Small Varsity Game Day Division with 3, zero deduction routines at the National High School Cheerleading Competition in Orlando.

The cheerleaders on the team are:

Anna Grace Parker
Marie Brock
Ari Sohn
Jamiyah Leeks
Blair Butcher
Chloe Blevins
Ella Gallagher
Julie Alford
Kinsley Savage
Madalynne Brunner
McKenna Carbin
Sania Baugh
Ella Roberts
Kennedy Lang
Graham Bryant
Laney Rogers
Peyton Hay
Aubrie Hardy
Mayleigh Carbin
Shaliah Griffey
Ava Austin
Kylee Claret

Congratulations to all of the students, faculty, and staff on their achievements!