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Claxton students present Spanish and English news


A group of students from Claxton Elementary School presented a video of their morning Cougar Corner news program to the Anderson County Board of Education. Pictured in front are Jonathan Avila, news anchor; Bo Metcalf, news anchor; Eralynn Yarbrough, news anchor Allen Crowe, audio engineer; Autumn O’Gorman, camera operator; Emmaus Masters, Teleprompter operator; and Katherine Cabrera, news anchor. Teachers pictured in the back are, from left, Courtney Aspen and Nikki Kirk. - Ben Pounds
Students are presenting daily announcements for Claxton Elementary School in both Spanish and English.

The students shared this segment called “Cougar Corner” with the Anderson County Board of Education recently.

Using a grant and help from Anderson County Television’s Ryan Sutton, the school put together a morning news-style broadcast including the Pledge of Allegiance and announcements.

CES academic coach Jennifer Rodabaugh spoke about the program recently to the Anderson County Board of Education.

“We put together some of the things we wanted to showcase during the morning’s news, and then we realized there were some other things missing,” she said. “We have quite a few students on the Claxton campus who are Spanish-speaking students,” she said, adding that Spanish-speaking staff were able to help with translations, allowing for a bilingual program.

The example of Cougar Corner that the Board of Education watched at its September meeting began with the song “Everywhere you Look” by Jesse Frederick, famous as the theme from “Full House.”

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The Rock


Cassie Haney, Clinton High School cheerleader from the class of 2021, returned to “The Rock” before the Clinton vs. Campbell County game to decorate it for Senior Night. “We’re thankful that Cassie came back to help cheer on the Dragons,” said Dragons cheerleading Coach Tessa Holbrook.

McAdams to serve on UT Alumni Board


TREY MCADAMS
Trey McAdams, a native of Brownsville, has been chosen to serve on the University of Tennessee Alumni Board of Directors.

Established in 2009, the UT Alumni Board includes alumni from various fields and is representative of the university’s alumni population. All board members share a common goal of supporting the institution in collaboration with the chancellor and other campus leadership.

The board is tasked with addressing the concerns and issues facing UT and its alumni operations, while providing feedback and information to help advance the university.

McAdams now resides in Clinton with his wife, Lauren; their son, James; and their pug, Biscuit. He is a local State Farm agent, located next to Food City in the former office of Herbie Clark. McAdams is the first resident of Clinton to serve on the board.