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SHS assistant principal taking on same role at CCCHS

4/25/2019

Aime Carter

The Cheatham County School District has named Aime Carter as the new assistant principal at Cheatham County Central High School.

Carter is currently the assistant principal at Sycamore High School, a position she has held since 2016.

She replaces Dana Bates, who will become the new assistant principal at Harpeth Middle School.

Carter, a CCCHS graduate, has been with the district for 19 years.

She taught at Sycamore Middle School for seven years and at Cheatham Middle School for seven years. She then served as the academic specialist at SMS for two years before joining the SHS staff as assistant principal.

“It has been an honor to be a part of the Sycamore High School family. Sycamore is an amazing school with an amazing faculty, staff and students. I have developed many great friendships and great relationships with the students that I will cherish forever,” Carter said.

She added: “I am so excited to have the opportunity to take my growth and experiences from SHS with me to my alma mater, Cheatham County Central High School, where I will have the opportunity to work with again and help educate the students to whom I taught at Cheatham Middle School. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue working with students in an administrative role to continue helping students succeed in our school district.”

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Wenning selected as new SHS principal

4/25/2019

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Dawn Wenning

The Cheatham County School District has named Dawn Wenning as the new Sycamore High School principal.

Wenning, who is currently the principal at Kingston Springs Elementary School, will replace Dr. Amy McWhirter, who will retire and work part time as the district’s RTI coordinator.

Wenning earned her bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education English from Welch College (formerly Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville) in 1994.

She received her Special Education endorsement from Tennessee State University in 2001 and Masters in Educational Leadership from Austin Peay State University in 2012.

Wenning has been in the education field for 23 years.

She spent three years at Metro Christian Academy, teaching third grade and middle school English.

Wenning has been with Cheatham County Schools for 19 years. She started in 1998 as a special education teacher at Cheatham County Central High School and then moved to the English Department to teach English I until 2005.

Her family moved to Florence, Ala., and she taught seventh and eighth grade English for one year at Florence Christian Academy.

Wenning returned to Cheatham County in 2007 to begin teaching in the English Department at Sycamore High School before becoming the academic specialist at Pegram Elementary School in 2015. She was named the KSES principal in 2017.

She is married to Steve Wenning, the principal at Cheatham County Central High School.

"I am thrilled to continue my journey in education by being able to come home to Sycamore High School. I am so thankful for the opportunity to serve and work in the community where I live,” Wenning said.

She added: “Sycamore holds a very special place in my heart because that's where Steve and I taught when we returned from Alabama back in 2007. Our oldest son Sean is a 2018 graduate of SHS, and our son Avery will be a freshman there in the fall. I look forward to renewing relationships with former colleagues and meeting all of the new staff members that have been added to the faculty in the four years that I have been away.”

A meet and greet for the Sycamore community to welcome Wenning and new assistant principal Adrian Baker will be held Wednesday, May 1 from 5-6 p.m.

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Baker named new SHS assistant principal

4/25/2019

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Adrian Baker

The Cheatham County School District has named Adrian Baker as the new assistant principal at Sycamore High School.

Baker is currently the assistant principal at Harpeth Middle School, a position he has held since 2015.

He replaces Aime Carter, who will become the new assistant principal at Cheatham County Central High School.

Baker, a CCCHS graduate, has been with the district since 2011. He taught for four years at Sycamore Middle School, where he served as music teacher and band director.

During his time at SMS, Baker also served as assistant band director at Sycamore High School, and has maintained connections to the SHS band program as the music composer/arranger for the Marching War Eagles from 2014-present.

Throughout his administrative career, Baker has served as a mentor to new and veteran teachers, facilitating reflective practices for professional learning and growth.

He has also modeled a technology-driven approach with school-level and classroom processes and instruction.

"I am incredibly humbled for the opportunity to return to my home community to serve as the assistant principal at Sycamore High School. The past four years at Harpeth Middle School have provided many opportunities for growth and development, and I am thankful for the educators who have taught me more than they realize. ‘Grateful’ and ‘excited’ are the words that come to mind as I look forward to working with the faculty and students at SHS," Baker said.

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CCCHS assistant principal taking on same role at HMS

4/24/2019

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Dana Bates

The Cheatham County School District has named Dana Bates as the new assistant principal of Harpeth Middle School.

Bates is currently the assistant principal at Cheatham County Central High School.

Bates has been with the district for nearly 30 years and much of that time was at Harpeth High School as a teacher and academic director. She was named the CCCHS assistant principal in 2015.

Throughout her career, she has developed instructional strategies to help students improve attendance, test scores and discipline.

Bates has also served as a mentor to other teachers, helping them to analyze data and develop effective lesson plans.

“It’s been 30 years, and I am fortunate to be back where I started. No matter where I go, it is all about caring and educating children. I am grateful for the incredible educators and students that I have learned from along the way. Thank you,” Bates said.

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PVES principal announces resignation

4/22/2019

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Keith Miller

Pleasant View Elementary School Principal Keith Miller announced Thursday that he is stepping down at the end of the 2018-2019 school year.

Miller plans to go back to the classroom to resume his love of teaching.

Miller has worked in the Cheatham County School District for 22 years. He taught at Sycamore Middle School, was the district Technology Integration Specialist and served as an assistant principal at Cheatham County Central High School and Cheatham Middle School before being named the PVES principal in 2011.

“The faculty, families, community and students have meant a great deal to me in my eight years at Pleasant View Elementary School, and I’m extremely proud of everything that we’ve accomplished. I will be returning to the classroom to get back to teaching; while teaching has its own time requirements, I am hoping that this will free up some time that I can use to finish my doctorate and to spend more time with my family. My children are getting older far too quickly and I want to have time with them while they are still young. I will miss everyone at Pleasant View Elementary, but I know that the community, families and teachers will continue to work together to do great things for the students,” he said.

The district is surveying the Pleasant View staff and parents to help determine the top qualities they believe the new principal should have.

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HMS principal resigning, joining HHS staff

4/18/2019

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Ryan Philipp

Harpeth Middle School Principal Ryan Philipp announced Thursday that he is stepping down as principal at the end of the 2018-2019 school year.

Philipp, who has been with the district for 13 years, will serve as the academic specialist at Harpeth High School next school year.

A 2001 graduate of Harpeth High School, Philipp taught at HHS for eight years before being named the assistant principal at Cheatham Middle School. After two years at CMS, he was named the HMS principal in 2016.

Philipp said the following about his decision:

It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to come back home and serve as the Principal of Harpeth Middle School for the past three years. At this point in my life, though, I have three little ones aged 5, 3, and 8 months that are simply calling for more of my time than this position currently allows.

I believe strongly in the adage that you’ll never regret spending too much time with your children and at 36 years of age, I feel that it’s time to press pause and revisit school administration at a time down the road when they are a little older and I’m better able to dedicate the proper energy to giving the job of a school administrator all I have.

HMS is a fantastic place, with amazing staff members and students, and a wonderful and supportive community, and I couldn’t imagine a better place to have had this opportunity. I’ve made lifelong friends at HMS and I can’t thank all of my friends and colleagues enough for supporting me as principal every day and helping to make these three years so successful and fulfilling as an educator.

I also want to extend a sincere thank you to Dr. Beck, Dr. Watson and Stacy Brinkley for their amazing support and guidance during these past few emotional weeks. I know that I surprised them when I first floated the idea of stepping back from this position, but their kind and understanding approach to every aspect of this tough time has meant more to myself and my family than I can even express. Their leadership and compassion with their staff members represents a primary reason why I couldn’t imagine leaving this district.

To that end, while I am deeply torn on leaving HMS, I am honored to get to return to another place that has been very special to me in education career in Harpeth High School. I will be working with Dr. Rector, Shannon Schliwa and the amazing staff at HHS as their academic specialist starting in the fall, and I look forward to continue serving and supporting the students and staff of the southern cluster in this new role.

Thank you so much again to everyone at HMS for everything these past three years and for giving me an opportunity to lead such a fantastic school and a fantastic group of students, staff, and parents. It has truly been an incredible honor.

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SHS principal announces retirement, taking on new district role

4/18/2019

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Dr. Amy McWhirter

Sycamore High School Principal Dr. Amy McWhirter announced Thursday that she is retiring at the end of the 2018-2019 school year.

However, McWhirter will be taking on a new role in the Cheatham County School District next year as she will become the district’s Response to Intervention (RTI) coordinator on a part-time basis.

McWhirter worked in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School District for 27 years before joining Sycamore in 2014 as the assistant principal. She was promoted to principal in 2016.

“After 32 years in education, it’s time for me to retire and take care of my health issues. I have loved my time at SHS. This is a great community with wonderful staff, students and families. I live in this community and will always support my Sycamore family. I am pleased that I have the opportunity in retirement to continue to serve the students of Cheatham County,” she said.

The district will be surveying the Sycamore staff and parents to help determine the top qualities they believe the new principal should have.

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