District celebrates student competition wins and all schools’ Purple Star status

The Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board used its points-of-pride segment to honor student teams and individuals who placed in state competitions and to recognize districtwide Purple Star status.

Anthony Johnson introduced winners including the Richview Middle School Cowboy Robotics team, which took first place and the Champions Award at the 2026 FIRST Lego League State Robotics Championship; named team members and coaches were read into the record. Students from Montgomery Central High School, Northeast High School and Rossview placed in FBLA, FCCLA, SkillsUSA, Tennessee TSA and speech-and-debate events and qualified for national-level competitions. The board and a present county commissioner congratulated the students.

Deana McLaughlin (introduced by the board as a long-time commissioner with a role described in the record as "Deputy District Director" and as a representative of the Tennessee organization noted in the transcript) presented a congressional record from Congressman Matt Van Epps honoring military-connected children and explained the Purple Star Award recognition for schools that support military families. The Director of Schools later emphasized that the district is the only large district in Tennessee with 100% of its schools designated Purple Star and reminded the board of upcoming end-of-year ceremonies, promotions and graduations.

Fort Campbell’s school liaison, Karen Watkins-Diouf, invited the community to KidFest and described a sensory-friendly hour for families on the 25th. A CMCEA representative spoke about statewide testing as a snapshot of student performance and praised educator efforts to support students during testing.

The meeting record lists the schools and programs recognized; no formal policy changes or budget actions accompanied the recognitions on the transcript.