Spring is definitely right around the corner! Young students are delighted for the return of nice weather for recess, and older students have started spring sports. All students will enjoy spring break the second week of March, and then they will have an extended four-day weekend surrounding Easter.
Kindergarten students and teachers had fun celebrating the 100th day of school in early February with dress-up and themed activities.
Elementary News
Thrasher Elementary students also enjoyed celebrating Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday and her Imagination book program with school librarian Pam Johnston, who dressed as Dolly.
Kudos to Thrasher Elementary’s Ricky McEvoy, who was selected as a member of the 2024 Teacher Fellowship Program for the Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center! He is an instructional technology coach and eLab specialist funded by the Mountain Education Foundation.
Congratulations to all super spellers at Thrasher and Nolan elementary, especially the two fifth grade champs advancing from school Spelling Bees.
Nolan’s fifth grade winners were: Henry Darras, first place; Louis Chemin, second; and Winston Summerlin, third. Fourth grade winners were Annalise Hemstreet, first; Waverly Smith, second; and Noah Iverson, third.
Thrasher’s fifth grade winners were: Sawyer Kennedy, first place; Charlotte Methvin, second; and Madeline Barker, third. Fourth grade winners were: Julia Stabler, first; Olivia Ray, second; and Riggs Stephenson, third.
Kudos to a Nolan third grade team for winning first place in the regional Perennial Math Competition at St. Nicholas School. Team members included Cole Trombley, Aubrey Xi, Zane Ryder, and Walker Wilson.
SMMHS Fine Arts
Several Signal Mountain High School student musicians earned a spot in the All East Senior Clinics at Gatlinburg.
Congrats to Strings students Ben Marsden (who also qualified for All State), Aoife Davis, Alden Warner, and Arshia Panicker.
Congrats also to band students Emily Campbell, who also qualified for All State, as well as other freshmen and sophomores: Ellie Bielcik, Hank Stubblefield, Angelica Schwartz, Vivian Miller, Ray Davis, and Jace Wheat.
Junior and senior band students who qualified for All East were: Jason Sepulveda, Wesley Graybeal, Carter Livingood, Fin Dodson, Abby Smith, Carter Downs, Everett Paulson, Annelise Perez, Allen Zheng, Jackson Kennedy, Brenden Skinner, Grey Robertson, Timothy Parsley, Mariana Murillo, Carter Alley, and Carver Snyder.
Kudos also to Wesley Graybeal, Fin Dodson and Brenden Skinner on amazing performances at the East Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association’s senior jazz clinic!
You can hear the entire Signal Mountain Jazz Band plus a local professional group at the annual Swing, Swang, Swung Dinner and Dance on April 27 at Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church.
SMMHS Athletics
Huge congrats to senior Landyn Sanders, who was selected as this year’s Division 1 recipient of the esteemed Mr. Bowling award at the state TSSAA tournament!
Signal Mountain Wrestling finished its season placing third in the State Duals team tournament with athletes entering the state Individual tournament in mid-February. Unlike past years, this is a young team, so the future is definitely bright for this program.
Both high school basketball teams had a great season and were heading to post-season play when this column was submitted. Congratulations to all senior players: Ben Timblin, Blake Wolfard, Josh Thompson, Malik Davis, Andrew Matukewicz, Emily Redman, Abby Walker, Megan Clark, Ashlynn Rock, and Avery Edwards.
Kudos to senior Blake Wolfard on being selected to the 4-A All State team in football!
Congrats to all our Signal Mountain student athletes who made the Times Free Press’ latest round of Best of Preps recognitions in early February. Ada Boyd, Hannah Laramore, Aubrey Lynch, and Maxine Richards made the Girls’ cross country team, with Coach Dustin Carpenter once again capturing Coach of the Year. For boys’ cross country, Joshua Pote and DiAngelo Cisto were recognized. For volleyball, Carlee Lowry, Emily Redman and Becca Rogers, were named.
Kudos to Signal Mountain’s Unified Bowling team for placing fourth in the TSSAA Unified (Special Olympics) State Bowling Tournament! Members of this team were Sam Goff, Declan Goff, David Heinichen, Isaac Grant, Annie Olds, Siara Ellis, and Kendall Jeppesen.
Look forward to seeing athletes participate in the spring sports of lacrosse, baseball, softball, track, boys’ soccer, high school tennis, and middle school golf.
Kindergarten students and teachers had fun celebrating the 100th day of school in early February with dress-up and themed activities.
Elementary News
Thrasher Elementary students also enjoyed celebrating Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday and her Imagination book program with school librarian Pam Johnston, who dressed as Dolly.
Kudos to Thrasher Elementary’s Ricky McEvoy, who was selected as a member of the 2024 Teacher Fellowship Program for the Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center! He is an instructional technology coach and eLab specialist funded by the Mountain Education Foundation.
Congratulations to all super spellers at Thrasher and Nolan elementary, especially the two fifth grade champs advancing from school Spelling Bees.
Nolan’s fifth grade winners were: Henry Darras, first place; Louis Chemin, second; and Winston Summerlin, third. Fourth grade winners were Annalise Hemstreet, first; Waverly Smith, second; and Noah Iverson, third.
Thrasher’s fifth grade winners were: Sawyer Kennedy, first place; Charlotte Methvin, second; and Madeline Barker, third. Fourth grade winners were: Julia Stabler, first; Olivia Ray, second; and Riggs Stephenson, third.
Kudos to a Nolan third grade team for winning first place in the regional Perennial Math Competition at St. Nicholas School. Team members included Cole Trombley, Aubrey Xi, Zane Ryder, and Walker Wilson.
SMMHS Fine Arts
Several Signal Mountain High School student musicians earned a spot in the All East Senior Clinics at Gatlinburg.
Congrats to Strings students Ben Marsden (who also qualified for All State), Aoife Davis, Alden Warner, and Arshia Panicker.
Congrats also to band students Emily Campbell, who also qualified for All State, as well as other freshmen and sophomores: Ellie Bielcik, Hank Stubblefield, Angelica Schwartz, Vivian Miller, Ray Davis, and Jace Wheat.
Junior and senior band students who qualified for All East were: Jason Sepulveda, Wesley Graybeal, Carter Livingood, Fin Dodson, Abby Smith, Carter Downs, Everett Paulson, Annelise Perez, Allen Zheng, Jackson Kennedy, Brenden Skinner, Grey Robertson, Timothy Parsley, Mariana Murillo, Carter Alley, and Carver Snyder.
Kudos also to Wesley Graybeal, Fin Dodson and Brenden Skinner on amazing performances at the East Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association’s senior jazz clinic!
You can hear the entire Signal Mountain Jazz Band plus a local professional group at the annual Swing, Swang, Swung Dinner and Dance on April 27 at Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church.
SMMHS Athletics
Huge congrats to senior Landyn Sanders, who was selected as this year’s Division 1 recipient of the esteemed Mr. Bowling award at the state TSSAA tournament!
Signal Mountain Wrestling finished its season placing third in the State Duals team tournament with athletes entering the state Individual tournament in mid-February. Unlike past years, this is a young team, so the future is definitely bright for this program.
Both high school basketball teams had a great season and were heading to post-season play when this column was submitted. Congratulations to all senior players: Ben Timblin, Blake Wolfard, Josh Thompson, Malik Davis, Andrew Matukewicz, Emily Redman, Abby Walker, Megan Clark, Ashlynn Rock, and Avery Edwards.
Kudos to senior Blake Wolfard on being selected to the 4-A All State team in football!
Congrats to all our Signal Mountain student athletes who made the Times Free Press’ latest round of Best of Preps recognitions in early February. Ada Boyd, Hannah Laramore, Aubrey Lynch, and Maxine Richards made the Girls’ cross country team, with Coach Dustin Carpenter once again capturing Coach of the Year. For boys’ cross country, Joshua Pote and DiAngelo Cisto were recognized. For volleyball, Carlee Lowry, Emily Redman and Becca Rogers, were named.
Kudos to Signal Mountain’s Unified Bowling team for placing fourth in the TSSAA Unified (Special Olympics) State Bowling Tournament! Members of this team were Sam Goff, Declan Goff, David Heinichen, Isaac Grant, Annie Olds, Siara Ellis, and Kendall Jeppesen.
Look forward to seeing athletes participate in the spring sports of lacrosse, baseball, softball, track, boys’ soccer, high school tennis, and middle school golf.
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