Thursday, May 12, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the inaugural Academy of Nashville Awards Ceremony, an event designed to recognize the work of the district's zoned high schools and community partners in redesigning the schools into smaller, more personalized learning communities. Ralph Schulz, CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, kicked off the evening by taking a page out of Hollywood's Academy Awards playbook and announcing that all winners would be receiving "Jesse" Awards (as opposed to Oscars), in honor of MNPS Director of Schools Dr. Jesse Register.
Congratulations to the following Academy of Nashville Award winners, each of whom proudly took home an "Academy Award:"
2011 Academies of Nashville Award Winners
Teacher of the Year (CTE/Thematic Pathway)
John Marshall, Engineering, Overton’s Academy of Engineering
Teacher of the Year (General Education)
Naomi Williams, Math, Antioch’s Freshman Academy
Team Leader of the Year
Tara Baker, English, Glencliff’s Freshman Academy
Academy Partnership of the Year: Arts, Media, and Communications Partnership Council
CMT and McGavock’s Academy of Digital Design and Communication
Academy Partnership of the Year: Business, Marketing, and IT Partnership Council
The Tennessee Credit Union and Antioch’s The Tennessee Credit Union Academy of Business and Finance
Academy Partnership of the Year: Engineering, Manufacturing, and Industrial Technology Partnership Council
LP Corporation and Overton’s Academy of Engineering
Academy Partnership of the Year: Health Partnership Council
HCA and Hillwood’s Academy of Health
Academy Partnership of the Year: Hospitality and Tourism Partnership Council
Gaylord Entertainment and McGavock’s Academy of Hospitality and Finance
Academy Partnership of the Year: Human and Public Services Partnership Council
YMCA and Cane Ridge’s Academy of Wellness and Healthy Living
Externship Project of the Year
LP Corporation and Overton’s Academy of Engineering
Academy Coach of the Year
Pam Appleton, Antioch
Academy Assistant Principal of the Year
Jennifer Bell, McGavock’s Academy of Aviation and Transportation
Executive Principal of the Year
Tony Majors, Executive Principal, Glencliff
Counselor of the Year
Jennifer Marciano, Glencliff’s Academy of Hospitality and Marketing
Freshman Academy of the Year
Glencliff’s Freshman Academy
Academy of the Year
Antioch’s The Tennessee Credit Union Academy of Business and Finance
Chamber’s Choice Award (for being a difference maker in supporting high school reform in Nashville)
Cheryl Carrier, Ford Motor Company Fund
CEO Champions Awards (for extraordinary leadership and initiative in launching high school reform in Nashville)
Margaret Bess, former principal, Antioch High School
Brenda Elliott, former principal, Stratford High School
Lora Hall, former principal, Glencliff High School
Alvin Jones, former principal, Whites Creek High School
Karl Lang, former principal, Hillwood High School
Darwin Mason, former principal, Maplewood High School
Clay Myers, former principal, Hunters Lane High School
Jim Overstreet, former Director of High Schools
Michael Tribue, former principal, McGavock High School
Academy Students of the Year
Tyreke Ansah, Glencliff High School’s Ford Academy of Business
Edgar Bolivar, Overton High School’s Academy of Engineering
Ashley Brown, Hillwood High School’s Academy of Art, Design, and Communication
Kaitlyn Carter, Whites Creek High School’s Academy of Community Health
Cody Dawson, Cane Ridge High School’s Academy of Architecture and Construction
Diamond Grimes, Antioch High School’s Tennessee Credit Union Academy of Business and Finance
Gerald Harris, Pearl Cohn High School’s Academy of Entertainment Communication
Emma Loyer, Hillsboro High School’s Academy of International Fine Arts
Elliott Martin, McGavock High School’s Academy of Aviation and Transportation
Megan Watson, Stratford High School’s Academy of Science and Engineering
Diamond Wright, Hunters Lane High School’s Academy of Design and Technology
Kareem Wright, Maplewood High School’s Academy of Energy and Power
The Academies of Nashville give students real-world learning experience, access to rigorous academics, close relationships with teachers and peers, and true college preparedness.
