News 2016

The Cannon County Central Office recognized the following Cannon County School System Teachers at the recent Board of Education meeting last week.  
Connie Lorance-Tennessee FCCLA Rose Award
National Beta Club School of Distinction Award went to Ana Smith, Amy Underwood and Brad Underwood
6th Grade 4-H Club of the Year with Gay Burger the sponsor
Tennessee Achieves Fellow with America Achieves was Lisa Choate
Named to the Score Educator Fellow is Mary Beth Young
The following teachers completed and participated in the new teachers induction program:
Participation was Haley Atchley, Jessica Bryson, Brittany Cook, Jessica Grathwohl, Colin Jones, Taylor King, Emily Mullins and Jami Smith.  Completing the year one induction program was Michael Atwood, John Conklin, Jamie DeLong, Suzanne Hammox, Holly Luna, Robin McCord, Nancy McGee, Brandon Parsley, Amy Reed, Heath Roberts and Jeran Tenpenny.
 

The Cannon County Schools Coordinated School Health Program recognized various award winners Thursday night at the Cannon County Board Of Education meeting.  Coordinated School Health promotes healthy habits for Cannon County school staff and students.

In the category of Streaks for Small Starts Rewards Staff Wellness, the school with the most users was Westside while the school with most healthy habits was Woodland.

Individuals with the most Healthy Habits earned per school Westside’s Angel Neal, Alice Parker of Woodbury Grammar and Joanie Blackburn of Woodland Elementary.

The Longest Healthy Habit Streak winners were Ms Barbara Parker and Joanie Blackburn

The GoNoodle Physical Activity Contest Student Physical Activity winners were

School with the highest participation rate was Short Mountain and Eastside

Individual at each school with the highest participation rate included

Auburn-Sunshine Robbins, Ana Smith had the highest participation rate at Eastside.  Short Mountain’s highest participation rate belonged to Amanda Francis.  Kathy Gannon was tops at Westside while Darlene Pendergrass was first at Woodland.  The top go noodlers in the Cannon County district was Tiffany Gannon and Holly Harwood at Woodbury Grammar.

Friday May 20th:
12:00-12:30 Senior Center Choir
12:30-1:30 Senior Bingo
1:30-2:30 Senior Events 1
:00-2:30 School Events (Dillon Park)
2:30-3:00 Senior Ms. Pageant
3:15-3:45 Nick & Patsy Nokes
3:45-4:00 Ballroom Dancing
4:00-4:45 Porch People
5:00-6:30 Jr. Miss Pageant
6:45-7:15 Jonathan & Shelly Womack
7:30-8:30 Miss Teen Good Ole Days
9:00-10:30 Cripple Creek Review Band
Saturday May 21st:
7:00-9:00 Cannon Ball Run
9:00-11:30 Baby Show
11:30-12:15 Senior Symphony
12:00-12:30 Parade In Town
12:30-2:00 Cannon Arts Dance Studio
2:00-4:00 Dog Show (Back Stage)
2:15-3:15 The King’s Rumor
3:30-4:30 Little Miss Good Ole Days
4:45-5:45 UPC Band
6:00-7:30 Miss Good Ole Days
8:00-10:30 The Gilley Brothers

May 17—CCHS FFA Banquet
May 25—WBRY Spotlight—Bonnie Patterson, Coordinated School Health and Attendance
May 26—Teacher Work Day—no students
May 27—Report Cards, 7:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
May 27—CCHS Graduation, 7:00 p.m., CCHS Football Field
May 31—School System mowing bids are due to the Central Office by 10:00 a.m.

Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced Friday the recipients of the 2016 Read to be Ready Summer Grant. Earlier this year, in conjunction with the launch of the statewide Read to be Ready Campaign, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation gave a $1 million gift to the department to award for summer reading programs over the next three years. This spring, the department received over two hundred proposals and has selected 12 summer programs from across the state to receive funding.  One of those programs was the Cannon County  who received the grant as part of the Upper Cumberland region with local teachers MaryBeth Young and Melisha Simmons as directors of the program.

“With less than half of the state’s third graders currently reading on grade level, we must approach reading in new and innovative ways,” Commissioner McQueen said. “Read to be Ready summer grants will support individual communities as they tailor their approach to reading to meet the needs of the families they serve.”

Read to be Ready is a coordinated approach to move third grade reading proficiency in Tennessee to 75 percent by 2025. The campaign seeks to raise awareness about the importance of reading, unite efforts to address the reading gap, highlight best practices, and build partnerships. Read to be Ready summer grants are designed to support students even after the last day of school.

To find out more about the grant requirements, visit the Read to be Ready website. To learn more about our Read to be Ready trainers, read their blog on Classroom Chronicles.

From executive amnesty, to unilateral gun control, the Obama Administration has never been one to let the Constitutional separation of powers stand in the way from pursuing a liberal agenda, but its latest directive is truly beyond the pale and, ultimately, dangerous.
This morning, officials at the Department of Justice and the Department of Education sent a letter to school districts across the country outlining new steps that schools must take in order to accommodate transgender students. Under this sweeping directive, all it would require is a simple note from a parent or guardian in order for a student to be granted access to the bathroom that corresponds with their gender “identity” rather than the gender indicated on their birth certificate. Worse, the Obama Administration is threatening to withhold federal funding from schools that don’t comply.
We all agree on the right of every student to be treated with dignity and respect, but that right must also exist alongside students’ rights to privacy and safety in their own schools. By forcing students to potentially share a restroom with someone who is biologically of the opposite sex, this directive fails to strike that balance. As a grandmother of young girls, I believe the Obama Administration is now directly responsible for endangering our students.
It is worth noting that this letter does not carry the force of law. In my view, the Obama Administration lacks the authority to carry out this directive and Tennesseans should not feel compelled to comply. I encourage Tennessee school officials to continue following their consciences. Our principals, superintendents, and state administrators know better than President Obama or any Washington bureaucrat what it takes to serve the needs of their specific student population.
Going forward, we have to protect the rights of states like ours to make our own choices when it comes to how to best provide for our students. That is why, later this year when appropriations bills come to the House floor to fund each area of government for the next fiscal year, I plan to introduce an amendmentbanning the Department of Education from penalizing states that take action to protect students from this dangerous and illogical decree.
We can’t let the Obama Administration bully our schools into conforming to a political agenda. It’s time this President realized that one student’s comfort does not trump another student’s right to personal safety.

The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties’ Community Celebration will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro.

The Community Celebration will serve as an annual meeting, recognizing the organization’s accomplishments and impact on Rutherford and Cannon counties through programs and services, corporate and community partners and volunteers of United Way.  

Recognition will include Volunteer of the Year, new leadership investors, community partner award winners and an up close look at United Way’s impact in the community.

Tickets are $10 per person or $150 for a reserved table of ten. Reservations may be made online at www.yourlocaluw.org/communitycelebration or by contacting Lisbeth Couser at Lisbeth.Couser@yourlocaluw.org. Reservations are required by June 10, 2016.

Event Sponsors include Publix Super Markets Charities, City Auto and Regions Bank.

The National Theatre’s adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s The Cat In The Hat is a lively, engaging “play with sound effects” for performance by adults for young children.   It will take place at the Arts Center of Cannon County Saturday afternoon starting at 2:00  Not a word has been touched or added to Dr. Seuss’s classic, ensuring anyone who’s read the story will find themselves transported into the world they’ve always imagined.
From the moment his tall, red-and-white-striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that The Cat In The Hat is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he is certainly fun to play with. And he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure. But what will mum find when she gets home…?  There will be a special pre-show performance by Christopher L Sullivan, former clown for Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus.  Tickets are available by calling the Arts Center at 615-563-2787

There is an alumni football game featuring former high school football players from Cannon County High School.  They will be playing former high school football players from Dekalb County High School Saturday night.   Both schools high school football programs have tickets to this game.  In order to support Cannon County’s football program if you are going to this game, you’ll want to purchase your tickets before Saturday night as any ticket purchased at the gate will go to the organization that has coordinated the event.  Tickets are $10 each.  Call Mandy Litchford for more information at 615-714-9092.  The game will take place at Fred Schwartz Field with the kickoff set for 7:00.
 

The Middle Tennessee Mule Skinners Association presents “Mule Day” in Cannon County Saturday.  Gates open Saturday morning at 11:00 at the Horse Show arena located on Lehman Street in Woodbury.  Contact Andy Duggin at 615-624-1708 for more information.