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12-05-2025
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Vote for top seniors in this week's The Tennessean Student of the Week poll
As the school 2024-25 school year comes to a close, the latest installment of The Tennessean's Student of the Week contest celebrates seniors. The Tennessean asked Middle Tennessee schools to nominate seniors who have made fantastic contributions to their school community. After a weeklong nomination period, The Tennessean received five responses from guidance counselors, coaches, teachers and principals. Polls are open now and will close at noon on May 15. Vote in the ballot at the end of this article. These are the nominations: Gatlin Dunn: Stewart County High School Dunn comes to school each day with a positive attitude towards students and staff. He is the type of student that, if all were as good as he is, would put all principals out of business because he is that outstanding! Dunn is the most respectful student I have ever encountered. A truly Outstanding Senior! Braden Cole: Beech High School Cole is an exceptional young man and student. Due to his outstanding character, school spirit, reputation, and work ethic, Cole was chosen as the student body president for his senior year. He has taken part in a variety of activities such as serving on student council his sophomore year, working as a Beech Patrol leader and a DECA member. As a DECA member, he also competed at the state level where he won all 3 years and earned a bid to Nationals. He has been an integral part of their Shackle Island community and will be greatly missed when he graduates. Jennifer Gomez Ceba: Pearl-Cohn High School Gomez Ceba exemplifies academic excellence as the valedictorian and a distinguished Bell Tower Scholar. Beyond her achievements, she consistently supports her classmates and fosters a positive, peaceful environment throughout the school. Her leadership, kindness, and dedication make her an outstanding choice for this honor. Cleveland Fuller: Pearl-Cohn High School Fuller is a well-rounded student who shines both in and out of the classroom through his involvement in football, e-sports, and yearbook. He consistently stays on top of his assignments and demonstrates strong responsibility and dedication. With his infectious school spirit and positive attitude, Cleveland is truly a joy to work with and a perfect choice for this honor. Joshua Sims: Pearl-Cohn High School Sims is the definition of a gentle giant — bringing intensity and focus to the football field while remaining quiet and respectful in the building. He maintains straight A grades and leads by example, consistently motivating both his teammates and fellow seniors. His balance of strength, humility, and academic excellence makes him an outstanding choice for this honor. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Tennessean Student of the Week celebrates seniors. Vote now
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02-05-2025
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Mt. Juliet Christian Academy Prom Queen Belle Cort wins The Tennessean Student of the Week
Mt. Juliet Christian Academy senior and Prom Queen Belle Cort secured the top spot in The Tennessean's Student of the Week poll featuring the best and brightest students in the region involved in their schools' prom. Cort raked in more than 85% of the vote to secure the title. Mt. Juliet Christian Academy High School Science Teacher and Prom Coordinator Mallory Burkeen nominated Cort, saying "for our Prom, Belle was my right-hand-man." "Not only did she help build our song playlist, she also went with me to pick out and purchase decorations," Burkeen said. "Belle is an amazing student!" Cort serves as the senior class vice president, is active on the school volleyball and tennis teams and participates in Student Council, a school club that organizes dances and other fun events. Middle Tennessee schools have been abuzz with proms this spring. More: Greenbrier's Aidan Raymer tops close Student of the Week poll for esports, STEM, robotics More: Riverdale's Danielle Clark named The Tennessean Criminal justice Student of the Week Six names were submitted for this week's poll. Student of the Week nominations are sent every week to The Tennessean by principals, teachers, administrators and staffers at participating Tennessee high schools. The Tennessean plans to honor outstanding seniors in its next poll, which will publish online at at 5 a.m. on Monday. Voting will remain open until noon on Thursday. Results will publish online at the end of the week and in our Sunday print edition. But before the new poll drops, let's take a look at this week's student nominees and what makes them stand out: Pearl-Cohn High School officials nominated this year's Prom King Da'Vontae Anderson and Queen Dyna'C Davis for their many talents. Seniors Anderson and Davis are both star athletes and students who stand out amongst their peers, Pearl-Cohn High School Assistant Principal Dr. Lavette Dunham said. "(Anderson) is quiet with a smile that will light up a room," Dunham said. "He is also highly respected by his peers (and) enjoys laughing and making others laugh." "(Davis) is highly respected and revered by her peers as indicated by her vote for Prom Queen," Dunham said. "She is a beautiful person and is ambitious and eager to graduate and start her collegiate journey." John Overton High School's Ana Gallman helped plan and promote this year's prom, John Overton High School Academy of Interdisciplinary Research Dean April Adams said. Gallman also participated in the cafeteria fashion show to advertise her school's prom. "And she was the only prom committee student who showed up for the debrief," Adams said. Hickman County High School officials nominated this year's Prom King and Queen Colby Odom and Savannah Parrish for a slew of reasons. Both students helped with prom set up and take down and last-minute decoration changes while practicing for a school play and maintaining their Top 10 GPAs. "They are not only amazing students, but wonderful people," Hickman County High School Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher, FCCLA Advisor and Prom Coordinator Raven Davidson said. Katie Nixon can be reached at knixon@ This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Mt. Juliet Christian's Cort named The Tennessean Student of the Week
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28-04-2025
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The Tennessean Student of the Week honors prom planners. Vote now in our poll
Middle Tennessee schools are abuzz with proms this spring, and so are we, so let's celebrate the students that make it all possible. This week, we asked principals, teachers and guidance counselors in Middle Tennessee to send us their nominations for high schoolers who went the extra mile to make prom a night to remember, as The Tennessean continues to recognize students who are the "best of the best" in different categories this school year. More: Greenbrier's Aidan Raymer tops close Student of the Week poll for esports, STEM, robotics More: Riverdale's Danielle Clark named The Tennessean Criminal justice Student of the Week They responded with six students. Now, it's your turn to decide who comes out on top by voting in our online poll before noon on Thursday, May 1. From building song playlists to coordinating decorations and advertising, these students are passionate about prom season and stand out amongst their peers. Learn all about this week's nominees and their outstanding skills and achievements before casting your vote at the bottom of this story: Pearl-Cohn High School officials nominated this year's Prom King Da'Vontae Anderson and Queen Dyna'C Davis for their many talents. Seniors Anderson and Davis are both star athletes and students who stand out amongst their peers, Pearl-Cohn High School Assistant Principal Dr. Lavette Dunham said. "(Anderson) is quiet with a smile that will light up a room," Dunham said. "He is also highly respected by his peers (and) enjoys laughing and making others laugh." "(Davis) is highly respected and revered by her peers as indicated by her vote for Prom Queen," Dunham said. "She is a beautiful person and is ambitious and eager to graduate and start her collegiate journey." A senior at Mount Juliet Christian Academy, Prom Queen Belle Cort has her hand in many school extracurriculars. Cort serves as the senior class vice president, is active on the school volleyball and tennis teams and participates in Student Council, a school club that organizes dances and other fun events. Mount Juliet Christian Academy High School Science Teacher and Prom Coordinator Mallory Burkeen nominated Cort, saying "for our Prom, Belle was my right-hand-man." "Not only did she help build our song playlist, she also went with me to pick out and purchase decorations," Burkeen said. "Belle is an amazing student!" John Overton High School's Ana Gallman helped plan and promote this year's prom, John Overton High School Academy of Interdisciplinary Research Dean April Adams said. Gallman also participated in the cafeteria fashion show to advertise her school's prom. "And she was the only prom committee student who showed up for the debrief," Adams said. Hickman County High School officials nominated this year's Prom King and Queen Colby Odom and Savannah Parrish for a slew of reasons. Both students helped with prom set up and take down and last-minute decoration changes while practicing for a school play and maintaining their Top 10 GPAs. "They are not only amazing students, but wonderful people," Hickman County High School Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher, FCCLA Advisor and Prom Coordinator Raven Davidson said. Katie Nixon can be reached at knixon@ This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Tennessean Student of the Week features students with zest for prom
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Politics
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren's underwhelming stop in Nashville was a missed opportunity
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, photographed on April 5 at Nashville's Pearl-Cohn High School.(Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Joining the ranks of prominent national Democrats parachuting into red parts of the country for town-hall-style pep rallies, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren popped into town last weekend to headline a buck-up-the-blue gig at Nashville's Pearl-Cohn High School gym. A crowd of 1,500 or so despairing Democrats were on hand to receive a collective transfusion of progressive gusto delivered by a skilled celebrity political phlebotomist. Actually, the despair was already in temporary remission even before Warren took the stage, given the timing — many ventured on over to Pearl-Cohn already jazzed by the anti-everything-Trump 'Hands Off' rally in Centennial Park earlier that afternoon. Judging by the enthusiasm in the gym it's fair to assume most thought Warren's amped-up harangue on the horrors of Trump 2.0 delivered the goods, juicing some optimism that Democrats can navigate a path out of the wilderness. I didn't come away sharing that optimism. I was more than happy to spend part of an afternoon in the company of fellow political travelers thirsty for compelling evidence that an organized opposition lives and breathes, and for a jolt of bullishness about the ability of that opposition to rescue the American experiment. It was good of Warren to give over her Saturday to flying down to the provinces to spend an hour rallying the righteous, but once she was done shouting at us I felt no more sanguine that the national party has come to grips with its own debilities than when she began – and perhaps even less so. Here are the things that troubled me about Warren's appearance. For starters, while the topical arc of her remarks was wide, the depth was shallow and connections to present political realities were thin. It came off largely as a rote restatement of what the Democratic party stands for on issues of economic inequality, health care, education, corruption, and climate change. It was a litany of problems framed in familiar (read: stale) ways without concrete solutions that are attainable in the present political environment. When Warren did connect some dots to current Trump administration mayhem, the lines drawn felt simplistic. She threaded her comments with a vapidly recurring call-and-response gambit: Will cutting the Department of Education put more money in your pocket? 'No!' Will shearing veteran's benefits put more money in your pocket? 'No!'And she kept tediously circling back to her enduring bête noire, billionaires. There are a few problems here. For one thing, while the slapdash DOGEcropping of federal bureaucracy may be feckless and pernicious, the motivation behind it is politically popular, and a good deal of it ultimately involves rearranging deck chairs, not throwing them overboard. So it is simplistic to frame these issues in all-or-nothing terms. Also, the conceit behind Warren's call-and-response is technically flawed. Actual cuts to actual federal programs (however bad an idea any particular cut may be) actually could put money in voter pockets if funneled into tax cuts. If you called out those questions in front of an audience of moderates and non-MAGA Republicans you might well get a different response, and it wouldn't be an insane one. And her billionaire obsession is a distraction. The craven fealty of many of them to Trump may be grotesque, but over the long-haul Democrats have been just as complicit as Republicans in the financialization of American democracy. I was especially troubled by all the things that Warren didn't talk about. No discussion of immigration and culture-war issues that tanked Joe Biden's and the party's popularity over the last two years. No mention of party leadership's complicity in propping up Biden and preempting a nomination contest. And no mention of the urgent generational tensions happening right now in her party—a particularly noxious omission when the speaker is a 75-year-old third-term senator and a member in good standing of the geriatric caucus that many wish to see urgently disrupted. And let me pile on with two quibbles. Quibble 1: I faulted Warren above for lacking depth, but beyond that I found aspects of her remarks to border on infantilizing. She spent time and breath explaining some of the biggest issues of the day in the simplest of terms. This was an activist audience turning out to hear an out-of-state senator on a Saturday afternoon. Everyone in the room knew coming in what's bugging them about the current state of affairs, and didn't need a remedial lesson. It's as if in deciding to fly down she thought to herself 'OK, I'm heading to ignoramus-laden Tennessee so I'll need to dial down the rhetoric to hayseed.' Sen. Elizabeth Warren played to the activist crowd but didn't discuss Democratic failures like the culture-war issues that tanked Joe Biden's popularity over the last two years, nor party leadership's complicity in preempting a nomination contest. Quibble 2: The Warren appearance was explicitly billed as a town hall, but a town hall is an audience-question-driven conversation, not stump-speech bloviation followed by a quick handful of softball questions and cue the selfie line. In more ordinary political times I might write this off as just a bit of trifling event misbranding. But at this turbulent moment with blue America begging its hemorrhaging party to take consequential steps to get right with itself and its voters, perhaps the party might want to listen more and talk less, and be candid about that. Is all of this too strident a critique for an event that was mainly fashioned as a get-off-the-mat pep rally? Are my expectations excessive? I get it that these red-state road shows are intended to get Dems out there in places where they might not be expected to show up, highlight party contrasts, tap into pent-up energy among the faithful, and maybe get some press coverage along the way. Plus when thousands answer a party text or email to say yes I'll come to a high school gym to hear Elizabeth Warren, as happened here, that's a nontrivial political organizing gambit. But I'm cranky about Warren's appearance because a political celebrity pop-in that elevates shopworn talking-point speechifying over an actual thoughtful conversation about the real problems the party faces is an occasion quickly forgotten, and rightly so. An amped up crowd filed into Pearl-Cohn's gym eager for insight into how their party is going to turn itself around, and filed out a couple of hours later with no better grasp of it than when they arrived. That's what I call a missed opportunity. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
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05-04-2025
- Business
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren urges Tennesseans to rally against Trump Administration
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), in a visit to Nashville on Saturday, urged Tennesseans to fight back against what she said is the Trump Administration's plan to cut funding for healthcare, social security and public schools while giving trillions of dollars in tax cuts to billionaires. 'The most important thing to start with is to remember you have power,' she said. 'You are strong and you know how to stand up for what is right.' Hundreds turned out to see the Massachusetts senator speak in the gymnasium at Pearl-Cohn High School in North Nashville on Saturday afternoon. She was joined by local democratic lawmakers including Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell and Sen. Charlene Oliver (D-Nashville), who commended Warren as a fierce champion for the working people who "always have the backs of the little guy." Anti-Trump rally in Centennial Park Thousands attend Hands Off Nashville protest against Trump, part of national day of action Trump cuts impact TN arts, books: Trump administration cuts threaten Southern Festival of Books, arts funding across state "She's exemplified now for years how important idea leadership, thought leadership and just the courage of pure leadership are to this entire country," O'Connell said. The crowd cheered and stomped as Warren lambasted President Donald Trump for his relationship with billionaire Elon Musk, the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and for sparking the "dumbest trade war in U.S. history." Warren, who made a bid 2020 presidential race, has been a longtime Trump critic. She noted the administration's plans to cut federal funding for public schools, saying it will lead to larger class sizes and less support for the children that need it the most. 'When they make these cuts to our public schools, does that public money go into your pockets, Tennessee?' she asked. The crowd replied with a resounding, 'No!' 'They're not trying to cut costs for American families, they want to make sure that the billionaires in this country get exactly what they want, and everybody else can pay for it,' Warren said. 'Handing our country over to billionaires is not what we do in America.' She urged Tennesseans to take action against the state's Republican supermajority by calling their local lawmakers, organizing and telling their stories. She said the recent win of liberal Wisconsin Superior Court judge despite Musk pouring $20 million into the race for a conservative opponent is a sign of the powers of organizing. 'Not having as much power as you want is not the same as having no power at all,' she said. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Sen. Elizabeth Warren urges Tennesseans to rally against Trump
