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Clarksville-Montgomery County School District 2 candidate Margaret Pace spoke at 108th annual Lone Oak Picnic

Election 2016Cunningham, TN – Clarksville-Montgomery County School District 2 candidate Margaret Pace gave a speech on Saturday, July 30th, 2016 at the 108th annual Lone Oak Picnic put on by the Central Civitan Club.

“I was born in Metropolis Illinois, raised on a cattle farm. I graduated from Murray State College with a bachelors degree. I have two masters degrees from Austin Peay State University. I started my teaching career in Harrisburg Illinois as a primary teacher,” stated Pace. “We moved to Clarksville the next year.”

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“I began my career with the county system as a class room teacher for 20 years. I went into administration and assistant principle with East Montgomery and St. Bethlehem. I moved to the central office where I was a curriculum supervisor, a testing coordinator, and school accreditation,” said Pace.

“With the school board, I know the main issue is their charged with handling the budget given to them, to provide the best education possible, to deal with zoning issues, to use school space effectively and to improve test scores,” Pace stated.

About the Lone Oak Picnic

The Civitan ClubThe Central Civitan Club has sponsored the Lone Oak Picnic since 1975. Lone Oak is a tradition for candidates in Montgomery County. All the money raised is used in the communities south of the Cumberland River through several projects sponsored by the Central Civitan Club.

The Central Civitan Club, for example, supports the local Boy and Girl Scout troops. The club provides financial assistance to victims of house fires in the community. It supports educational and extracurricular activities of the students, teachers and staff of both Montgomery Central High School and Cumberland Heights Elementary School.

It also supports the Buddy Ball Special Needs Athletic League as well as the #BeMoreLikeWade 5K Scholarship Run/Walk/Crawl. These are just a few of the activities the Club Supports.

They also fund scholarships for and support many educational and extra-curricular activities of the students, teachers and staff at Montgomery Central High School, Montgomery Central Middle School and Montgomery Central Elementary School as well as Cumberland Heights Elementary School.

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