Spring is just around the corner, with students eager to get outside for recess and classroom instruction (when allowed) and spring sports just starting the last athletic seasons for this school year.
Elementary News
Congratulations to Marah Smith, a first grade teacher at Nolan Elementary, for being selected as one of three grade-level Teachers of the Year for Hamilton County Schools! Best wishes in your nomination for regional award consideration!
Kudos also to Leslie MacPike, a fifth grade teacher recognized as Nolan’s Teacher of the Year for grades 3-5, and Courtney Johnson, a fourth grade math and science teacher recognized as Thrasher Elementary’s Teacher of the Year! We are grateful for all our teachers for their daily dedication to making a positive difference for our students!
Kudos to all spelling bee participants at Nolan and Thrasher elementary schools! Thrasher’s fourth grade winners are Sawyer Kennedy, first place; Devlin Davis, second place; and Phin Walker, third place. Fifth grade winners are Hutton Whatley, first; John McCarthy, second; and Bijal Patel, third.
Nolan’s fourth grade winners are Jace Long, Barrett West, and Arthur Alexander. Fifth grade winners were Emmy Pittman, Joy Wang and Ally Melhorn. Fifth-grade winners were Emmy Pittman, Joy Wang and Ally Melhorn.
Nolan was awarded the Governor’s Civic Seal for schools that prioritize teaching our nation’s history and civic values. Implementing high-quality civic education programs result in readiness for college, career, and civic life.
Middle and High School News
Congratulations to some Signal Mountain High School students on regional awards that qualified them for the FBLA State Leadership Competition! Hanna Yang, Erick Fowler, Cambria Ginther, Mason Howell, and Sophie Jackson will compete at the state event this month.
SMMHS Art Recognitions
Bravo to all involved in the Signal Mountain Middle School production of “The Music Man Jr.” Don’t miss the high school musical “Newsies,” with performances scheduled March 23-26.
Applause is extended to several SMMHS band and strings students for earning a place (from more than 2,000 who auditioned) in an honor band at the All East Tennessee State Band and Orchestra Association regional clinic and concerts in Gatlinburg. Congrats to Alexia Apablaza, Joshua Dulin, Rylan Stone, Carter Downs, Everett Paulson, Carter Livingood, Vivian Miller, Ellie Bielcik, Emily Campbell, Fin Dodson, Lee Greeson, Jason Sepulveda, Carter Alley, Weston Livingood, Gina Shome, Autumn Cadieux, Jake Stubblefield, Andrew Milz, Lindsey Coppel, JJ Massey, Wes Graybeal, Brenden Skinner, and Kaitlyn Castellanet.
Rylan Stone, JJ Massey, Lindsey Coppel, and Emily Campbell also earned the coveted All State recognition, which earns them attendance at a state level clinic and concert in April.
Congratulations to Leah Davis, whose art earned her third place in the 2022 Skate Graphics Contest!
Congratulations to Liv Hamilton, Grayson Holiday, Harrison Ogden, Frankie Millsaps, Hailey Kimsey, Olivia Glover, and Abbey Bevans for their art being selected for display at the Hunter Museum Teen Art Show!
SMMHS Athletic Achievements
Congratulations to the Signal Mountain boys’ bowling team for winning a regional championship for the first time ever, as well as winning the Sectionals, which advanced these guys to State competition!
There, our boys won their quarterfinal match before losing in a semifinal to the state title-holder and eventual state champ. This was a Cinderella season for this group of boys and girls, who had a full team for the first time in a few years and ended their season as district champs.
Congratulations to Landyn Sanders, Georgia Bartlett, and Siara Ellis for recognition as Bowlers of the Year at the program’s awards party! Sawyer Guffey, Henry Nord, and Sanders were on the All-District team, while Sanders, Clay Cooper, Stewart Thibault and Carson Gayton made the All-Region team.
The icing on the cake came when Signal’s Special Olympics bowling team placed third at the TSSAA competition. Kudos to Sam Goff and David Heinichen and their teammates!
Wrestling
Congratulations to Signal Mountain wrestling for being crowned district and regional champs again, and for winning the sectional for a chance to to defend the team’s state title. Unfortunately, a one-point difference in the final match designated them as state runner-up, a great honor despite the boys’ disappointment.
This team finished its year with a 21-3 record, and in a historic two-year run, this program amassed a 42-3 record over the past two years, and made back-to-back state championship appearances. What an incredible run!
At the time this column was being written, several of our bowlers were preparing to compete in individual contests with the goal of returning to State in that category.
Basketball
Congrats to Signal Mountain’s girls’ basketball team for securing 22 wins and receiving recognition as regular-season district champs as the gals prepared for the district tournament!
Golf
Congratulations to Peyton Ogle and Maxine Richards for being named to all-state golf and cross country teams by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association!
Swimming
Signal Mountain brings home a state champion in swimming, from the recent TISCA State Championships! Congratulations to sophomore Avery May for taking the state title and winning 1st place the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:58.67. She also placed 4th overall in the 100-yard breaststroke. May, teamed up with Hannah Laramore, Ella Obringer and Ada Boyd to place 16th in the 200-yard medley relay. Other state qualifiers were Jake Holmes, Maddox May and Madeline Daverson. On the diving side, freshman Valerie Roslin placed 4th overall in the 1-meter diving competition!
Congratulations to eighth-grader Hayden Vicknair for breaking the 100 Butterfly and 200 Individual Medley swimming records at the recent Northwest Georgia Middle School Championships!
Elementary News
Congratulations to Marah Smith, a first grade teacher at Nolan Elementary, for being selected as one of three grade-level Teachers of the Year for Hamilton County Schools! Best wishes in your nomination for regional award consideration!
Kudos also to Leslie MacPike, a fifth grade teacher recognized as Nolan’s Teacher of the Year for grades 3-5, and Courtney Johnson, a fourth grade math and science teacher recognized as Thrasher Elementary’s Teacher of the Year! We are grateful for all our teachers for their daily dedication to making a positive difference for our students!
Kudos to all spelling bee participants at Nolan and Thrasher elementary schools! Thrasher’s fourth grade winners are Sawyer Kennedy, first place; Devlin Davis, second place; and Phin Walker, third place. Fifth grade winners are Hutton Whatley, first; John McCarthy, second; and Bijal Patel, third.
Nolan’s fourth grade winners are Jace Long, Barrett West, and Arthur Alexander. Fifth grade winners were Emmy Pittman, Joy Wang and Ally Melhorn. Fifth-grade winners were Emmy Pittman, Joy Wang and Ally Melhorn.
Nolan was awarded the Governor’s Civic Seal for schools that prioritize teaching our nation’s history and civic values. Implementing high-quality civic education programs result in readiness for college, career, and civic life.
Middle and High School News
Congratulations to some Signal Mountain High School students on regional awards that qualified them for the FBLA State Leadership Competition! Hanna Yang, Erick Fowler, Cambria Ginther, Mason Howell, and Sophie Jackson will compete at the state event this month.
SMMHS Art Recognitions
Bravo to all involved in the Signal Mountain Middle School production of “The Music Man Jr.” Don’t miss the high school musical “Newsies,” with performances scheduled March 23-26.
Applause is extended to several SMMHS band and strings students for earning a place (from more than 2,000 who auditioned) in an honor band at the All East Tennessee State Band and Orchestra Association regional clinic and concerts in Gatlinburg. Congrats to Alexia Apablaza, Joshua Dulin, Rylan Stone, Carter Downs, Everett Paulson, Carter Livingood, Vivian Miller, Ellie Bielcik, Emily Campbell, Fin Dodson, Lee Greeson, Jason Sepulveda, Carter Alley, Weston Livingood, Gina Shome, Autumn Cadieux, Jake Stubblefield, Andrew Milz, Lindsey Coppel, JJ Massey, Wes Graybeal, Brenden Skinner, and Kaitlyn Castellanet.
Rylan Stone, JJ Massey, Lindsey Coppel, and Emily Campbell also earned the coveted All State recognition, which earns them attendance at a state level clinic and concert in April.
Congratulations to Leah Davis, whose art earned her third place in the 2022 Skate Graphics Contest!
Congratulations to Liv Hamilton, Grayson Holiday, Harrison Ogden, Frankie Millsaps, Hailey Kimsey, Olivia Glover, and Abbey Bevans for their art being selected for display at the Hunter Museum Teen Art Show!
SMMHS Athletic Achievements
Congratulations to the Signal Mountain boys’ bowling team for winning a regional championship for the first time ever, as well as winning the Sectionals, which advanced these guys to State competition!
There, our boys won their quarterfinal match before losing in a semifinal to the state title-holder and eventual state champ. This was a Cinderella season for this group of boys and girls, who had a full team for the first time in a few years and ended their season as district champs.
Congratulations to Landyn Sanders, Georgia Bartlett, and Siara Ellis for recognition as Bowlers of the Year at the program’s awards party! Sawyer Guffey, Henry Nord, and Sanders were on the All-District team, while Sanders, Clay Cooper, Stewart Thibault and Carson Gayton made the All-Region team.
The icing on the cake came when Signal’s Special Olympics bowling team placed third at the TSSAA competition. Kudos to Sam Goff and David Heinichen and their teammates!
Wrestling
Congratulations to Signal Mountain wrestling for being crowned district and regional champs again, and for winning the sectional for a chance to to defend the team’s state title. Unfortunately, a one-point difference in the final match designated them as state runner-up, a great honor despite the boys’ disappointment.
This team finished its year with a 21-3 record, and in a historic two-year run, this program amassed a 42-3 record over the past two years, and made back-to-back state championship appearances. What an incredible run!
At the time this column was being written, several of our bowlers were preparing to compete in individual contests with the goal of returning to State in that category.
Basketball
Congrats to Signal Mountain’s girls’ basketball team for securing 22 wins and receiving recognition as regular-season district champs as the gals prepared for the district tournament!
Golf
Congratulations to Peyton Ogle and Maxine Richards for being named to all-state golf and cross country teams by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association!
Swimming
Signal Mountain brings home a state champion in swimming, from the recent TISCA State Championships! Congratulations to sophomore Avery May for taking the state title and winning 1st place the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:58.67. She also placed 4th overall in the 100-yard breaststroke. May, teamed up with Hannah Laramore, Ella Obringer and Ada Boyd to place 16th in the 200-yard medley relay. Other state qualifiers were Jake Holmes, Maddox May and Madeline Daverson. On the diving side, freshman Valerie Roslin placed 4th overall in the 1-meter diving competition!
Congratulations to eighth-grader Hayden Vicknair for breaking the 100 Butterfly and 200 Individual Medley swimming records at the recent Northwest Georgia Middle School Championships!
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