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10 SCS Students Named National Merit Finalists
Sumner County Schools (SCS) is excited to announce the names of our National Merit Finalists. Less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors qualified for this prestigious honor, and they have an opportunity to continue in the competition for more than 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million.
SCS congratulates the following National Merit Finalists:
Carson D. Fisher
Hendersonville High School
Frederick Heerdt
Hendersonville High School
Zachary A. Kovach
Hendersonville High School
Sarah Cooper, Claire Koch, Seth Whitley, Galen Wei, Olivia Rothschild
Merrol Hyde Magnet School
Madeline Burns
Station Camp High School
Braeden Grieb
White House High School
More than 1.5 million students entered the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT, NMSQT), which serves as an initial screen of program entrants.
To become a finalist, these students and a high school official submitted a detailed scholarship application, in which they provided information about their academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received.
“Our students have earned a prestigious honor for themselves and their schools,” said Dr. Del Phillips, Director of Sumner County Schools. “This recognition is a culmination of their hard work and dedication. They are excellent ambassadors for Sumner County, and we are excited to see what they accomplish in the future.”
Shafer Middle Wins Sumner County Academic Tournament
Sumner County middle school academic teams played in a 15-game regular season that concluded with a seven round county tournament held Saturday, February 12th at Gallatin High School.
16 total teams from Shafer, Merrol Hyde, T. W. Hunter, Rucker-Stewart, Portland West, Knox Doss, and Hawkins middle schools competed in the league.
The county tournament was won by the A team from Shafer Middle. They defeated Merrol Hyde's A team in the finals by a score of 325-275. In the consolation match for 3rd and 4th places, T. W. Hunter's B team defeated Rucker's A team. With the win, Shafer A qualifies for the national tournament to be held in Chicago, Illinois later this school year. Merrol Hyde's A team and T. W. Hunter's B team also qualified for nationals.
The 2022 All-County Academic Team selections were made based on results from the regular season matches. Members include:
SHAFER
Andrew Wright
Elijah Schulz
Mya Mimbs
MERROL HYDE
Carson Tidwell
Alaina Calabrese
KNOX DOSS
Dolyn Holybee
Elle Walker
TW HUNTER
Nathan Hawkins
Brody Strong
Caleb Hawkins
Hudson Nitsch
PORTLAND WEST
John Watts
Camden Bean
David Hill
HAWKINS
Dylan Evans
Arin Otaukesh
RUCKER STEWART
Pierre Perrault
Sol Vandiver
Ava Craighead
The Most Improved Player Team for the regular season included:
SHAFER
Karly Potvin
MERROL HYDE
Anderson Crews
KNOX DOSS
Liem Dionne
TW HUNTER
Benjamin Whitfield
PORTLAND WEST
Annabelle Henry
HAWKINS
Danny Coyle
RUCKER STEWART
Ocean Thompson
Results from the regular season's matches: Shafer A and Merrol Hyde A both finished 14-1; T.W. Hunter B and Portland West A both went 12-3; Rucker A 11-1; T.W. Hunter A 10-5. The other teams finishing order for the regular season: Hawkins A; Knox Doss A; Knox Doss B; Rucker D; Shafer B; Merrol Hyde B; Rucker B; Rucker C; Portland West B; and Shafer C.
Meta Donates $28,000 to Sumner County Schools to Enhance Robotics Education
Meta, (formerly Facebook) has donated $28,000 to Sumner County Schools to incorporate robotics education into K-8 classes. The donation will allow for the purchase of VEX Robotics equipment to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education with innovative, age-appropriate equipment.
“In today’s technology-driven world it’s crucial to prepare students for the future,” Sumner County Schools Supervisor of CTE and STEM Chase Moore said. “Meta's donation opens a vast array of opportunities for Sumner County Schools students to grow academically and become even more competitive in their future educational and career pursuits. We are grateful for Meta's generosity and vision to help strengthen our STEM programs.”
The $28,000 was used to purchase two VEX robots and competition components for every middle school, and multiple classroom kits for elementary schools.
Educational robots are great tools for teachers to help spark curiosity in children. Teaching young students the basics of robots offers them a new world of exciting opportunities they wouldn’t have otherwise. It introduces learners to the basics of programming, enhances creativity, facilitates innovation, and prepares them for the future. Thanks to the positive impact robotics brings to students, children can transform into engineers and storytellers as they engage and experiment with robotics.
"When we see what the students at Sumner County Schools are doing with STEM programming, like VEX robotics, we are inspired," Meta Community Development Regional Manager Tara Tenorio said. "We're proud to be part of helping these creative young people in our community unlock their imagination and grow and learn through innovation and technology. We'll be cheering them on at the upcoming VEX robotics competitions."
In 2020, Meta broke ground on its advanced, energy- and water-efficient data center in Gallatin.
All-County Middle and High School Honors Choir
Only the best for Sumner County students is how our music educators described the clinicians they sought out for the Sumner County Schools All-County Middle and High School Honors Choir.
Students in 8th grade or high school had the chance to audition and work with clinicians Brenda Gregory and Dr. Gary Wilson (current HHS Director of Choirs and former Chair of the Classical Music Program / professor at Lipscomb University) along with accompanists Susan Wilson and Roger Hutson. A clinician is a guest conductor hired to work intensive rehearsals. The event culminated with a performance and students received a standing ovation. We think our music educators deserve a standing ovation too!
Howard Elementary Book Giveaway
Howard Elementary has turned into the Mountain View Inn. Teachers have been surprising students with clues and building excitement the last couple of weeks leading to a book reveal. This is part of our Title 1 One Book Blitz and all seven of our Title 1 schools are participating. During the reveal all students at HES received a copy of the secret book, The Mouse and the Motorcycle. Ralph the mouse even helped pass out copies of the book with STEM students using a Sphero robot.
Gallatin Police Chief Donald Bandy, Gallatin Tennessee Chamber of Commerce CEO Kim Baker, Central Office staff, teachers, librarians, and many more recorded themselves reading a chapter of the book. The videos are available on the school's website and Google classroom so, if a parent must work late someone can still read to our students. Thank you to our community partners who are always willing to help our students.