Student Spotlight Awards-5588
Published January 17, 2014
Student Spotlight Awards are given to Williamson County students who placed first in state or national competitions. Each Student Spotlight award winner is recognized before the School Board at its monthly meeting. Listed below are the district's Student Spotlight Award winners for the month of November.
Brentwood High Volleyball Team Wins State Title
Brentwood High School won the 2013 TSSAA Class AAA Volleyball State Championship. Team members include Piper Cleveland, Kelly Severino, Hunter Thompson, Sarah Tuttle, Samantha Cotton, Julia Dickenson, Katie Kemp, Jenny Roy, Ashley West, Kaela Massey, Lil Schwarz, Anna Wilson, Georgia Cotton, Findlay Black, Megan Jantzi, Keely Kaufman, Kelly Mathis, Kayla Roulhac and Olivia Ryals. Head Coach is Barbara Campbell, and assistant coaches are Teresa Ashcraft and Angie Noble. The team managers are Cole McKechnie and Joseph Shuster.
BHS Boys Cross Country Claims State Championship
Brentwood High School's Boys Cross Country team won the 2013 TSSAA Class AAA Cross Country State Championship. Members are Alec Thomas, Taylor Caldwell, Coleman Churitch, Waqqas Fazili, Aaron Thomas, Francois Llorens, Ryan Lee, Ryan Dennison, Taylor Vroon and Rayann Bashir. Their coach is Derek Youel.
Brentwood High Students Win Tennessee eTales Competition
Former Brentwood Middle and current Brentwood High students Tomas Starr and Jackson Rector won first place in the 2013 e-Tales Competition, sixth through eighth grades. e-Tales is a digital storytelling competition that is open to any student in a K-12 Tennessee school.
Brentwood Middle Student's Artwork Becomes Part of a Comic Book
Former Edmondson Elementary and current Brentwood Middle student Ethan Douglas earned a Student Spotlight when his art was turned into a comic book character as part of the Comic and Fantasy Convention.
It all began when Ethan was in fourth grade at Edmondson. His art teacher, Beth Perthel, invited Joe Thordarson from the Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention to talk with her students about comic book art and animation.
The students were given an assignment to create a character and a story or attributes to go with the character. From all the characters/stories submitted state-wide, Thordarson chose Ethan's to turn into a comic book.
It took several years, but the final outcome was put on display for the first time November 15 at the Animation Education conference in Nashville. Ethan's art teacher at Brentwood Middle is Maggie Tucker.
Independence High Student Named High School Heisman National Finalist
Independence High School Senior Lizzy Kroeger is the 2013 Wendy’s High School Heisman State Winner and a National Finalist. Kroeger was chosen for this award based on her excellence in academics, athletics and community leadership.
In addition to her academic accomplishments, Lizzy is also known for her achievements in cross country, track and field and swimming and diving. As one of 12 National Finalists, Kroeger will receive an all-expense paid trip to New York City, where she will attend the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award Ceremony, announcing the two National Winners.
CLICK HERE to watch a video of Lizzy getting the surprise news that she is a national finalist for the award. Lizzy is pictured below with her coaches, Luke Finley and Mollye Hague.