News 2016

They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I had to share this photo with you from our town hall meeting yesterday in Fairfield Glade:

I’m so grateful to the more than 180 if you who took time out of your day to join us at this event and ask your questions. Thanks also to the many old friends and new faces who joined us at my town hall meetings inCarthage and Tullahoma. 
From discussing my fight to halt the intake of Syrian refugees until we strengthen our vetting processes, to updating you on my work to defund Planned Parenthood, to explaining my vote against last December’s massive, $1.1 trillion omnibus bill, I appreciated the opportunity to tell you exactly where I stand and hear your feedback. 
I know that Tennesseans are paying attention to the decisions made in Washington and you want to know that your elected representatives are paying attention to youin return. You should be able to expect at least that much. 
That is why, if you didn’t get a chance to join us at one of these events (or even if you did), I’ll also be hosting a “teletown hall” on Monday April 18th at 7:00 PM CT. This will allow you to speak with me from the convenience of your home or cell phone and let me know what’s on your mind. Be sure to check next week’s newsletter for more information on how to participate.

Rabies Clinics start Saturday.  Shots per animal for one year is $8.00 cash or check.  Dr Gayle Tate will be at the Auburn School from 8:30-9:00, Gassaway Store from 9:30-10:00, Short Mountain School from 10:15-10:45 Saturday morning, Eastside School from 11-11:30 and Pleasant View from 11:45 to noon.
Dr. Lewanda Lance-Jordan will be at West Side School from 8:30 to 9 Saturday morning, then she’ll be at the Bradyville Church of Christ from 9:15-9:45.  Ivy Bluff Methodist Church from 10:15-10:30 and Woodland School from 10:45-11:15.  You can stop by or call either office for more details.

Slap on your dancing shoes! Roll up those faded jeans! And get ready, ready Teddy to go back in time to the late 1950s, to what the world looked like through the visionary eyes of the late great, Father of Rock & Roll, Buddy Holly.
This jam packed, fast-paced tribute show will have you SINGING and CLAPPING along to all of Buddy’s greatest hits. You’ll hear stories from his life and you will leave knowing how this soft-spoken humble young man from rural Texas became the legend as we know him today.  Get ready to RAVE ON with Your Buddy, Aaron Tessis.
Aaron Tessis brings to the Arts Center of Cannon County stage his unique style of entertainment he calls, “Essenating”. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night.  The Canadian, Nashville-based artist began performing at the age of six.  From Rock & Roll shows, to Broadway musicals, to recording studios, Aaron Tessis has traveled the world bringing his high-energy, electrifying talent to North America, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, and the high seas.  
Tickets are $15 and available by calling the Arts Center box office at 615-563-2787 or on the website at artscenterofcc.com
 

The annual Celebration of Spring at Edgar Evins State Park will take place at the Edgar Evins State Park. Saturday.  It’s an all day event for just about everyone.  Everything will be free except boat rides and the food vendors.  Registration will open in front of the Visitors Center at 8:00A.  Signing up for the $2 boat rides scheduled throughout the day will be on a first come first serve basis.  To ride on a boat children must be over age 3 years and accompanied by an adult.  
Other highlights include performances by the Cannon Arts Studio at 10:30 followed by the popular Bob Tarter and his animals from NHECM at 11:30.  There will also be games and more.  The park is located in Dekalb County at 1630 Edgar Evins Park Road Silver Point on Center Hill Lake between Smithville and Cookeville.
 

A benefit auction will be held  tonight for Ronald Moss who lost several fingers on both hands in two separate accidents.  The event will take place tonight at the Jewell’s Auction 2566 New Tullahoma Highway in Manchester.  All proceeds from the auction will go to Ronald and his family to help pay medical expenses.  For more information about tonight call Christine at 931-952-3782
 

Farm School Series continues tonight at the Woodbury Lions Club Building.  Tonight is Family night as Ashley Stearns and Kent Polson with the law office of W. Kent Coleman will provide helpful hints on Estate Planning.  Power of attorney, living wills, what will happen to an estate after death.  People are encouraged to take the time now to plan what happens to their estate.  The attorneys caution not to leave it up to the courts or any other family members to disperse an estate.  Family night is sponsored by the Cannon County Farm Bureau.  There will be refreshments served tonight.  The meeting starts at 7:00.

Whether it’s a parent,sibling, friend or neighbor we all know someone who has been touched by cancer.  Relay for Life is one way of recognizing loved ones who are surviving cancer and remembering those who have lost the battle.  After sunset at each Relay For Life event, the track is encircled with luminaria decorated with the names of those who have battled cancer.  This ceremony of light symbolizes the hope and courage with which we all continue to fight cancer.  The American Cancer Society Relay For Life Of Cannon County will take place Friday April 29th on the Woodbury Square from 4-10P.  If you would like to make a donation for a luminaria at the event send your name,address, city, state and zip, phone contact number, and acknowledge who you would like the candle lit in honor of or in memory of and the amount enclosed.  Please make checks payable $5.00 each to American Cancer Society Relay For Life Of Cannon County 504 West Main Street Woodbury TN 37190.

 Today, the Tennessee State Board of Education launched the science standards review website, https://apps.tn.gov/tcas/, to collect public feedback on Tennessee’s newly revised grade K-12 science standards. This is the first time the revised science standards, recently improved by Tennessee educators, will be available for public review.
The K-12 science standards set grade-specific goals that exemplify what students are expected to know and be able to do by the end of a given grade or course.
This is the second opportunity for every Tennessean to log in online, review each specific science standard by grade level, and provide comments and make suggestions for changes.
“We are eager to gather more public feedback after a very successful first round,” said Dr. Sara Heyburn, Executive Director of the State Board of Education. “This extensive and transparent review is a critical part of our collective efforts to ensure Tennessee students are postsecondary and workforce ready.”
The initial science standards review website was made available for public comment last fall. The website drew over 29,000 public reviews from more than 1,300 reviewers. The data was shared with an educator advisory team during the winter for review and revision work.
Once feedback has been collected again from the public, the Standards Recommendation Committee (SRC), appointed by the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker of the House of Representatives will review it and make additional changes. The SRC will then propose new science standards to the State Board of Education on first reading in July 2016.
The revised science standards will be implemented in the 2018-19 school year.
In October 2014, Gov. Haslam introduced a similar review process online, in partnership with the State Board, for the state’s English language arts and math standards. This process was codified by the General Assembly in HB 1035. For more information, please visit http://tn.gov/sbe/topic/standards-review.

CCHS students attended the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) 71st Annual State Leadership Conference at Chattanooga Convention Center March 28-31, 2016. During the three day convention, students participated in competitions, attended workshops, and had the opportunity to listen to exceptional speakers.
Taylor DeArmond and Hannah Haley won 1st place in Chapter Service Project, and they will be representing Tennessee at the National FCCLA Convention in San Diego, California in July.
Cannon County FCCLA Adviser, Connie Lorance, received the Tennessee FCCLA ROSE Award. In FCCLA, the red rose symbolizes a desire for beauty in everyday living. ROSE is also an acronym for Recognition of Service Excellence. The mission of the ROSE Award is to honor an adviser who exemplifies excellent service to FCCLA. Through one-on-one or behind-the-scenes contact, the adviser has a positive influence on students, families and the community. ROSE award recipients are true goodwill ambassadors for FCCLA.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 12. Everyone is part of a family, and FCCLA is the only national Career and Technical Student Organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education.

Mrs. Angela Cossey and the faculty and staff of Woodland Elementary School are proud to announce the third nine weeks honors students.
Mrs. Melisha Simmons’s Kindergarten:
Perfect Attendance: Aubrey Laxton, Joshua Powell, and Ryder Vance
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Zoey Ferrell, Macie Foster, Aubrey Laxton, Emily Mooneyham, Niome Muse, Joshua Powell, Cade Smith, Mason Thomason, and Ryder Vance.
 
Mrs. MaryBeth Young’s Kindergarten:
Perfect Attendance: Carly Alexander, Peyton Davenport, and Kale Sellars
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Carly Alexander, Peyton Davenport, Brody Franklin, Dean Harrell, Samuel Krietzman, Vanessa Lopez, Bella Mason, Gracie Nichols, Kale Sellars, Meadow Walls, and Tucker Witty.
 
Mrs. Julie Hackney’s First Grade:
Perfect Attendance: Chloe Adcock, James McGee, Emily Parker, and Baylee Sissom
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Chloe Adcock, Abigail Cook, Weston Lovett, James McGee, Emily Parker, Aubrey Phillips, Hannah Pitts, Baylee Sissom, Conner Smith, Lane Southworth, Kail Spray, and Rylee Tucker
 
Mrs. Alice Whittle’s First Grade:
Perfect Attendance: Waylon Crawford
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Sara Austin, Waylon Crawford, Colton Gater, Amber Heisey, Brandyn Murphy, Talmon Scott, Katelynn Smyth, Gunner Stout, and Ryan Zuppa
 
Ms. Larna Martindale’s Second Grade:
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Mathew Austin, Layla Barrett, Jordyn Beaty, Madilyne England, Haylee Foulk, Jag Gamberella, Carlie Gannon, Joshua Johnson, Kyle Judkins, Christian Perez, Ava Roberts, Holly Robinson, and Adlen Sissom
 
Mrs. Maria Vickers’s Second Grade:
Perfect Attendance: Ziya Dillard, Makenna Luttrell, Brett Smithson, Taylor Strawser, Braylynn Taylor, and Jaylynn Taylor
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Brooklyn Bowman, Ziya Dillard, Jaysie Hackney, Carson Henderson, Kiana Henley, Samuel Holloway, Makenna Luttrell, Allie Melton, Lukas Phillips, Carson Powell, Mylee Schwartz, Aiden Smith, Landon Smith, Brett Smithson, Taylor Strawser, Braylynn Taylor, Jaylynn Taylor, Eli Vassar, and Ashton Witty.
 
Mrs. Amber Phillip’s Third Grade:
Honor Roll: Abbigail Davis, Jacob Smith, Kathryn Trail, and Cadence Witty
Merit List: Lia Bedwell, Jesse Campbell, Kattie Lack, Liliana Pope, and Georgia Wells
Perfect Attendance: Ethan England, Mason Lowe, Jacob Smith, and Kathryn Trail
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Brooklyn Batson, Lia Bedwell, Jesse Campbell, Garrett Crawford, Abbigail Davis, Ethan England, Kattie Lack, Mason Lowe, Mckenzie Merritt, Liliana Pope, Jacob Smith, Kassandra Smyth, Kylea Sullivan, Kathryn Trail, and Cadence Witty
 
Mrs. Dawn Witty’s Third Grade:
Principal’s List: Katherine Fann and Madison Foster
Honor Roll: Bennett Kauffman, Foster Kemp, Thomas McGee and Brennon Parker
Merit List: Haley Hutson, Madi Leath, and Julia Warren
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Wesley Brown, Rihanna Edmondson, Katie Beth Fann, Madison Foster, Alexys Gamberella, Kaylie Hill, Haley Hutson, Bennett Kauffman, Foster Kemp, Lakelyn Kilpatrick, ,Madi Leath, Thomas McGee, Landyn Murphy, Caleb Price, Joey Puffenbarger, Connor Williamson, and Izabell Young
 
Mrs. Beth Northcutt’s Fourth Grade:
Principal’s List: Jenna Bush, Ashlan Reed, and Reese Vance
Honor Roll: Mattea Ciramella and Jacob Robinson
Merit List: Alexia Kennedy, Cassidy McTaggart, and Lola Odom
Perfect Attendance: Jenna Bush, Cody Dubroc, Cassidy McTaggart, Ashlan Reed, Jabob Robinson, and Reese Vance
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Jenna Bush, Chloe Cobb, Luke Cook, Cody Dubroc, Austin Foster, Gavin Fly-Franks, Gavin Franklin, Virginia Hernandez, ernandez, HerLola Odom, Ashlan Reed, Jacob Robinson, and Reese Vance.
 
Mrs. Carla Parker’s Fourth Grade:
Principal’s List: Zowee Dillard
Honor Roll: George Seybold
Merit List: A. J. Armstrong, Destiny Hiles, and Emily Lopez
Perfect Attendance: Carson Farrar, Destiny Hiles, and Waylon Southworth
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: A. J. Armstrong, Korbin Bain, Brianna Bowman, Austin Bush, Autumn Casteel, Zowee Dillard, Carson Farrar, Kathrin Garcia, Destiny Hiles, Jordan Hill, Tucker Horsley, Logan Inge, Emily Lopez, Lucio Lowery, Alexis McClure, Kaia Robinson, George Seybold, and Waylon Southworth
 
Mrs. Stacie Bryson’s Fifth Grade:
Principal’s List: Shelby Duggin and Ethan Powell
Honor Roll: Jerry Carlton and Gunter Pitts
Merit List: Jonathan Fann, Connor Rodgers, Taylor Ross, Rachel Smartt, and Toby Tucker
Perfect Attendance: Shelby Duggin, Hannah Jo Foulk, Ella Simmons, Junior Strawser, and Toby Tucker
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Cady Childs, Anita Chittaphong, Shelby Duggin, Shaeley Edwards, Jonathan Fann, Hannah Jo Foulk, Faith Kilgore, Jessie Mohler, D. J. Moore, Gunter Pitts, Ethan Powell, Connor Rodgers, Taylor Ross, Ella Simmons, Rachel Smartt, Junior Strawser, and Toby Tucker
 
 
Mrs. Theresa Bush’s Fifth Grade:
Honor Roll: Brody Morris, Bryant Robinson, and Kayla Wilson
Merit List: Rose Davis, Ashlyn Garbison, Konnor Lorance, and Tyson Pope
Perfect Attendance: Brody Morris
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Hannah Bowman, Austin Ferrell, Hanna Foster, Ashlyn Garbison, Jadon Henderson, Chantz Inge, Konnor Lorance, Josh Mingle, Brody Morris, Tyson Pope, Cassie Ramsey, Bryant Robinson, Kalyn West, Kayla Wilson, and Houston Witty
 
 
Mr. Nathan Brazle’s Sixth Grade:
Principal’s List: Nolan Bell, Ava Bond, Carter Cawthorn, Cynthia Davenport, Rebecca Green, and Kooper Nemeth
Honor Roll:  Hailey Bowman, Parker Cawthorn, Walker Cawthorn, and Jacob Walton
Merit List: Jadyn Romines
Perfect Attendance: Garrett Basham, Ava Bond, Cynthia Davenport, Kayelyse Strawser, and Jacob Walton
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Garett Basham, Nolan Bell, Ava Bond, Hailey Bowman, Carter Cawthorn, Parker Cawthorn, Walker Cawthorn, Karli Davenport, Rebecca Green, Kooper NemethDathan Stanley, Kayelyse Strawser, and Jacob Walton
 
Mrs. Suzette Sissom’s Sixth Grade:
Principal’s List: Kaylee Armstrong, Jalin Fann, Natalie Heisey, Karen Lopez, Maci Sellars, Michaela Sellars, Maleah Sissom, Cassidy Taylor, Chloe Thomas, and Ellianna Young
Merit List: Kolby Duke, Addisyn Milner, Braxton Parker, and Charles Powell
Perfect Attendance: Jalin Fann, Jackson Farrar, and Chloe Thomas
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Kaylee Armstrong, Kolby Duke, Jalin Fann, Natalie Heisey, Emma Grace Hughes, Karen Lopez, Addisyn Milner, Braxton Parker, Maci Sellars, Michaela Sellars, Maleah Sissom, Cassidy Taylor, Dylan Taylor, Chloe Thomas, and Ellianna Young.
 
Mrs. Mary Jean Cook’s Seventh Grade:
Principal’s List: Macey Ciramella, Bradi Mason, and Addison Melton
Perfect Attendance: Brady Davenport, Eric Estrada, Maria Funes, and Wesley George
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Zach Basham, Adam Childs, Macey Ciramella, Dalton Coppinger, Brady Davenport, Hunter Davis, Wesley George, Alex Horsley, Hunter Hutson, Bradi Mason, Addison Melton, Hunter Owen, and Autumn S. Young
 
Mr. Brandon Parsley’s Seventh Grade:
Principal’s List: Madison Arnold, Brady Bryson, Cassie George, and Shelby Smithson
Honor Roll: Dalton Hale and Tyler Southworth
Perfect Attendance: Destiny Leath, Kelsi Mears, Shelby Reed, Kaleb Ryan, Heather Wilson, and Autumn M. Young
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Lindsey Arnold, Madison Arnold, Lexi Browning, Brady Bryson, Jack Davis, Cassie George, Dalton Hale, Chloe Haulty, Destiny Leath, Kelsi Mears, Shelby Reed, Kaleb Ryan, Shelby Smithson, Tyler Southworth, Heather Wilson, and Autumn M. Young
 
Mrs. Tracy Hale’s Eighth Grade:
Principal’s List: Caroline Blanton, Madison Blanton, Jessie Kauffman, Rachel Laxton, and Kaitlynn Trail
Honor Roll: Lily Brazle and Kallie Kemp
Merit List: Joel Smith and McKayla Walton
Perfect Attendance: Jessie Frazier, Kallie Kemp, Creighton Garbison, Dalton Mears, McKenna Powell, and Joel Smith.
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Caroline Blanton, Madison Blanton, Lily Brazle, Damian England, Creighton Garbison, Jessie Kauffman, Kallie Kemp, Rachel Laxton, Dalton Mears, Trinity Muse, Joe Overcast, McKenna Powell, Joel Smith, Samantha Strait, and Kaitlynn Trail
 
Mrs. Pamela O’Hara’s Eighth Grade:
Principal’s List: Blake Bush, Kristin Fann, Abbie Judkins, Rebekah Kavouklis, Austin Powell, and Anna Grace Sissom
Honor Roll: Jackson Simmons and Zoe Witty
Merit List:  Kelsie Foster, Sadie Jones, and Kaleigh Lamb
Perfect Attendance: Jordan Bean, Hayden Cobb, Kelsie Foster, and Kaleigh Lamb
A.R.R.R.O.W. Club: Jordan Bean, Rockwell Bond, Blake Bush, Chris Cancino, Hayden Cobb, Kristin Fann, Kelsie Foster, Sadie Jones, Abbie Judkins, Rebekah Kavouklis, Kaleigh Lamb, Jessica McCrory, Austin Powell, Jackson Simmons, Anna Grace Sissom, Jayda Smith, and Zoe Witty