Chamber announces Academies of Nashville nominees

by Lindsay Chambers | Mar 06, 2015

 

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce today announced the nominees for the fifth annual Academies of Nashville Awards, designed to honor schools, teachers, students, administrators and stakeholders who exemplify excellence in preparing high school students for college and career readiness through applied learning in a theme-based school environment. Metro Nashville Public Schools introduced the Academies of Nashville in 2008, based on the concept of creating small learning communities within each comprehensive high school with individually tailored programs based on their career interests and aptitudes.

“The Academies of Nashville have been nationally recognized as a successful strategy for engaging students through relevant, hands-on learning,” said Ralph Schulz, president and CEO, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. “These nominees are on the cutting edge of helping young people prepare for college and career.”

Award winners will be chosen from the list of nominees by members of “the academy,” which includes high school executive principals, assistant principals, lead teachers, coaches, MNPS executive staff, school board members, academy partnership council members and partners and CEO champions of the program. Awards will be presented Monday, May 18. The Academies of Nashville Awards program is sponsored by Altria, Interior Design Services, Deloitte and the Memorial Foundation. 

The 2015 Academies of Nashville awards nominees are:

 

Partnership of the Year, Arts, Media & Communication

• Audio Engineering Society, Academy of Entertainment Communication, Pearl-Cohn High School
• Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Academy of Arts and Communication, Cane Ridge High School
• HST Interior Elements, Academy of Art, Design and Communication, Hillwood High School

Partnership of the Year, Business, Marketing & IT

• Fifth Third Bank, Academy of Business and Consumer Services, Maplewood High School
• Griffin Technology, Griffin Technology Academy of Design and Technology, Hunters Lane High School
• The Tennessee Credit Union, Academy of Business and Finance, Antioch High School

Partnership of the Year, Engineering, Manufacturing & Industrial Technology

• Hands On Nashville, Academy of Environmental and Urban Planning, Glencliff High School
• LP Building Products, Academy of Alternative Energy, Sustainability and Logistics, Whites Creek High School
• Rogers Group, Academy of Architecture and Construction, Cane Ridge High School

Partnership of the Year, Hospitality & Tourism

• Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Gaylord Academy of Hospitality, McGavock High School
• Holiday Inn - Opryland Airport, Academy of Hospitality and Marketing, Antioch High School
• Omni Nashville Hotel, Academy of Hospitality, Hunters Lane High School

Partnership of the Year, Health & Public Service 

• Aegis Sciences Corporation, Aegis Sciences Corporation Academy of Health Science and Law, McGavock High School
• Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, Academy of Health Sciences, Overton High School
• Juvenile Court of Metro Nashville and Davidson County, Academy of Law, Cane Ridge High School

Externship Project of the Year (presented by the Memorial Foundation)

• Flat Rock Farm, Academy of Health Science and Law, McGavock High School
• Meharry Medical College, Academy of Medical Science and Research, Glencliff High School
• St. Thomas Health Services, Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, Red Cross of Middle Tennessee, American Cancer Society, Academy of Sports Medicine & Wellness, Maplewood High School

Freshman Academy of the Year

• Glencliff Freshman Academy
• Pearl-Cohn Freshman Academy
• Whites Creek Freshman Academy

Academy of the Year

• Antioch High School, Academy of Teaching and Service
• Overton High School, Academy of Health Sciences
• Stratford STEM Magnet, Academy of Science and Engineering

Teacher of the Year (CTE or Thematic Pathway) (presented by Deloitte)

• Lauren Beck, Academy of Information Technology, Overton High School
• Jeremiah Davis, Academy of Education and Law, Whites Creek High School
• Jon Stephens, STEM Magnet Academy of National Safety and Security Technologies, Stratford Stem Magnet High School
• T. J. Williams, Academy of Business and Consumer Services, Maplewood High School
• Todd Young, Academy of Entertainment Communication, Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School

Teacher of the Year (General or Global Education)

• Elijah Ammen, STEM Magnet Academy of National Safety & Security Technologies, Stratford STEM Magnet High School
• Paul Beavers, Freshman Academy, Hillsboro High School
• Serena Moore, Academy of Education & Law, Whites Creek High School
• Ryan Murphey, Academy of Sports Medicine & Wellness, Maplewood High School
• Brittany Tharrington, Academy of Business & Hospitality, Hillwood High School

Team Leader of the Year

• Tobey Green-Mayfield, Academy of National Safety & Security Technologies, Stratford STEM Magnet High School
• Allyson Kriese, Academy of Entertainment Communication, Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School
• Danette McMillan, Academy of Business & Customer Services, Maplewood High School
• Jason Proffitt, Academy of Health & Human Services, Hunters Lane High School
• Josh Swartz, Academy of Global Health & Science, Hillsboro High School

Counselor of the Year

• Adrienne McNew, Academy of Business & Marketing, MNPS Virtual School
• Stephanie Pate, Academy of Engineering, Overton High School
• Amanda Springer, CMT Academy of Digital Design & Communication, McGavock High School

Coach of the Year

• Jennifer Berry, Stratford STEM Magnet High School
• Bradley Meyers, Hunters Lane High School
• Mary York, Overton High School

Assistant Principal of the Year (presented by Altria)

• Celia Conley, Academy of Teaching & Service, Antioch High School
• Melissa Harkreader, Academy of Global Health & Science, Hillsboro High School
• Steve Shaeffer, Academy of Musical Performance, Overton High School
• Janet Wallace, Academy of Science & Engineering, Stratford STEM Magnet High School
• Nick Wilson, Academy of Business & Innovation, Glencliff High School

Executive Principal of the Year

• Susan Kessler, Hunters Lane High School
• Adrienne Koger, Antioch High School
• Shuler Pelham, Overton High School