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School Resource Officer of the Year
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Scott Langford Named Supervisor of the Year by Tennessee Department of Education
Sumner County Schools Chief Academic Officer, Scott Langford, has been named Supervisor of the Year by the Tennessee Department of Education. Langford, a Sumner County Schools alum, is the second SCS administrator to win the award in the last 5 years and is in the midst of his 13th year with the district.
“I can’t think of a better place to be able to give back than the same school district that gave me my foundation to succeed,” Langford said. “This recognition is a result of the vision, hard work and dedication of Sumner County School teachers and staff. Education is filled with highly dedicated and caring professionals and to be named as Supervisor of the Year is an honor.”
According to U.S. News and World Report Sumner County Schools is home to the number one school in the state and seventh in the nation. SCS is also consistently designated an Exemplary School District by the Tennessee Department of Education and had 13 schools designated as reward schools in 2021.
“Strong leadership is vital to the success of our students, and I am excited to see another leader in Sumner County win this prestigious award,” Director of Sumner County Schools, Dr. Del Phillips said. “Mr. Langford is a dynamic school leader and is dedicated to making Sumner County one of the best places to work and learn. I am grateful for him and all of our leaders who are doing so much to serve our students.”
The Tennessee Supervisor of the Year award is presented annually to a district administrator for outstanding service in education and exceptional leadership. This honor is reserved for leaders who demonstrate superior abilities in managing and motivating students and faculties, evoking high standards, implementing innovative programs, and having a track record of exceptional gains in student learning.
For the first time in recent program history, scoring for the Tennessee Supervisor of the Year wards was so close that two outstanding educators were selected for each award. Mr. Rory Hinson of Gibson County Special School District was also selected as the 2021-2022 Tennessee Supervisor of the Year.
Former SCS Deputy Director, Dr. Jennifer Brown, won Tennessee Supervisor of the Year in 2017.
Thursday, May 19th:
White House High School - 7:00PM at Long Hollow
Friday, May 20th:
Hendersonville High School - 6:00PM at Hendersonville High School
Station Camp High School - 6:30PM at Long Hollow
E.B. Wilson Virtual School - 6:30PM at Central Office Gymnasium
Gallatin High School - 7:00PM at Gallatin High School Gymnasium
Saturday, May 21st:
Westmoreland High School - 9:00AM at Westmoreland High School
Portland High School - 10:00AM at Long Hollow
Middle College High School at Vol State - 1:00PM at Vol State's Caudill Hall
Middle Tech College High School at Portland - 1:00PM at Portland High School Auditorium
Beech High School - 6:00PM at Long Hollow
Merrol Hyde Magnet - 7:00PM at Merrol Hyde Magnet School Main Gym
Hendersonville High’s JROTC Wins National Championship
Hendersonville High School’s Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program can add national title to their list of accomplishments. The team competed against competitors from across the nation in grueling physical events and came out victorious in the 2021 All-Service Raider Nationals Tournament winning the title of 2021 Rope Bridge National Champions.
“These cadets worked their tails off. They started the day after last season ended with the goal of winning a Rope Bridge National Championship,” Lt. Col. Jeff Stone, Senior Marine Instructor said. “They wrote the goal on the board and went to work. They trained four days a week all summer when other teams went on vacation. They trained in all weather conditions heat, cold, rain, or shine. They worked together as a team, stay focused and positive for a full year and it paid off. I couldn’t be prouder of them.”
Physical events consisted of a 5K team mountain run, a one-mile obstacle course race with gear, a half-mile physical fitness test and the highly coveted 10-man Rope Bridge Competition. The tournament was held at the Gerald I Lawhorn Scouting Base in Molena, Georgia. HHS JROTC competed against teams from all military branches including Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.
“This is an amazing accomplishment,” Director of Sumner County Schools Dr. Del Phillips said. “Hendersonville’s JROTC has an impressive resume, and it keeps growing. These students and their instructor represented Sumner County and the nation well and we couldn’t be more impressed.”
Hendersonville’s JROTC was recently selected and awarded the designation of “Naval Honor School” for the 2020-2021 school year. Incredibly, it is the third time this designation has been bestowed upon HHS in the past four years.
Selection as a Naval Honor School means that the cadet leadership of the HHS Marine Corps JROTC program was in the top 10 percent of all programs in the southeastern region of the United States.
The Commandos are led by team captains, Cadet 1st Lieutenant Justin Mumaw, 1st Lieutenant Greydon Bleau and 1st Sergeant Bailee McCollum. Marine Corps JROTC is led by Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Stone.
Two Sumner County Schools Employees Receive Awards
Sumner County Schools is pleased to announce that Nurse Clinical Team Leader Nancy Lawson has received the Lifetime Achievement award by the 2021 Sumner County Health Committee. Lawson served the Sumner County School district for 22 years and was instrumental in writing the Coordinated School Health grant. She was also a CPR and School Emergency Team (SET) instructor and was dedicated to the district wide AED program, ensuring each school had the same equipment.
"Nancy is an angel, ninja, rockstar, and compassionate caregiver," Coordinated School Health Coordinator Janel Garrett said. "I wish that I could come up with quantifiable data to present a picture of the number of students she has touched over the years. I have no doubt that countless lives have been forever changed because of her love, intervention, and dedication."
Award criteria states that nominees should be responsible for advancing the health of the community through their actions by mobilizing individuals, resources, and organization to tackle a community health issue as well as develop new services or support to improve the health of a specific population and increase the level of awareness of an important health issue in Sumner County.
Lawson recently retired from SCS, and we wish her the best.
Sumner County Schools is pleased to announce that Ellis Middle School Teacher Lawson Watson has received the Community Health Leadership award by the 2021 Sumner County Health Committee.
Throughout his tenure, Watson has been a powerful and positive influence to Sumner County students as a coach for Hendersonville High School Football, baseball, middle school football and basketball. On top of coaching and teaching, he also leads Fellowship of Christian Athletes with an average attendance of 70 – 100 students.
"Coach Watson is a model for us all. He sets the bar high, engages all students, and creates a passion within the students/athletes that he serves for each other and the goals that they set out to achieve," Ellis Middle School Principal Adam Cripps said. "Ellis Middle School could not be the exceptional school that it is without him."
Watson was committed to keeping his students active and engaged. Watson came up with a plan to send out daily video challenges for students and their families. His goal was to stay relevant with the kids and keep them engaged.
"I honestly had my mind going one night in bed; I got up and wrote several ideas down. I wanted to do a variety of things to meet multiple interests and try to get families who were all home together involved," Ellis Middle School Teacher Lawson Watson said. "As we kept going, we got better with the videos. My family had a great time helping and coming up with ideas too.”
Some of the challenges included 3 point basketball, biking, push up, final step, jumprope, ab challenges, as well as a throwing contest, dance-off, and even a virtual “horse” challenge. These videos were instrumental in encouraging his students and their families to continue moving through physical activity while having a blast!
"Lawson is a dedicated leader to all Sumner County physical education teachers," Coordinated School Health Coordinator Janel Garrett said. "He models by example, with passion, and dedication to instill a lifetime love for a healthy lifestyle and the vital importance of physical activity."
If you would like to check out the videos he created during the lockdown, click below.
Daily Challenges
Throwing Football Challenge
Whit Ip Wednesday Jump Rope Challenge
Threshold Thursday Plank Challenge
FaceTime Friday Horse Basketball Over Video With A Friend