Topic: ROTC

Tennessee’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment getting new commander

June 9, 2011 |

Knoxville, TN – The largest unit in the Tennessee National Guard will have a new commander after ceremonies Sunday, June 12th, at West High School Football Stadium, 3326 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville. The event will begin at 2:00pm. 

Col. Jeffrey H. Holmes, who led the regiment since 2006, will turn command over to Col. Franklin C. McCauley.  Col. McCauley previously served as the Deputy Regimental Commander and commanded the 2nd Squadron, headquartered in Kingsport.

Col. Franklin C. McCauley (left); Col. Jeffrey H. Holmes (right)

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Former high school dropout evolves into Academic All-American

July 4, 2010 |

By Brad Kirtley – APSU Sports Information Director

Second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America.

“No one would believe that back home,” said 2nd Lt. Shamai Larsen, who recently earned the award after being a two-year member of Austin Peay State University‘s cross country and track teams.

Why would people in Dillingham, Alaska be surprised?

Larsen was a high school dropout.

“The town I grew up in was small, 2,500 people,” said Larsen, who graduated from Austin Peay and was commissioned by the Army in May. “There are really no roads in and out-you have to fly. There were 140 students in my high school and I was in a class of about 25. It was really a tough way to grow up.  You really don’t get to experience the outside world.  It also was dark a lot during the winter time.” «Read the rest of this article»

H.O.P.E awards scholarships to four local high school students.

By Bill Larson | May 29, 2010 |

On Thursday, the Hispanic Organization for Progress & Education issued the Juan Vasquez scholarship to 4 High School Students from the Clarksville-Montgomery County Area: Yarliz Rodriguez, Francis Nicole Griffin, Rebecca S. Keyes, and Yazarette Guzman. Hope looked at the students civic involvement and their grades in determining who to award the scholarship to.

Ismael Onate from the El Toro De Don Jose Mexican Restaurant was on hand to present the first installments of what he hopes will become an annual scholarship award to “give something back to the community”. He said “We try to help students in the Hispanic Community to give them a scholarship and help them on the path to a career. This is the first time that we have done this, and we plan to continue it every year, because we get a lot from the community and we want to give them something back.” This time each of the three students were awarded $200, but plans are in place to increase that amount next year. «Read the rest of this article»

APSU student bests ROTC peers in physical fitness test

August 3, 2009 |

Austin Peay State University student Maia Paris finished ahead of nearly 500 other Army ROTC cadets in the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) held recently as part of cadet training at Fort Lewis, Wash.

Passing the APFT is required to become commissioned as a U.S. Army lieutenant, and each cadet must pass the test on the fourth day of training in the 29-day Leader Development and Assessment Course.

The test, which measures a student’s strength and endurance, includes sit-ups and push-ups, each times over two minutes, and a two-mile run.

Scores are aggregated into an overall official Army score. Paris scored 343 points on an extended scale – 300 is the Army’s standard maximum score – placing her in the top 2 percent of the 500-squad regiment.

Stewart Hired As New F&M Mortgage Lender

July 13, 2009 |

Yolanda Stewart

F&M Bank has announced the addition of Yolanda Stewart as a mortgage lender, working in the bank’s St. Bethlehem office at 2601 Wilma Rudolph Blvd. Stewart has been a mortgage lender since 2001, following an extensive military career that culminated at Ft. Campbell.  In addition to her F&M lending responsibilities, Stewart continues military service as an Army Reserve officer and assistant professor in the Military Science Department at Austin Peay State University where she trains future officers enrolled in the school’s ROTC program. «Read the rest of this article»

First Thursday Art Walk on July 2nd

June 30, 2009 |

You’re invited to join the merchants of Historic Downtown Clarksville for The monthly Art Walk, on July 2nd from 5 – 8 p.m. Paige King from Hodgepodge sent us this information about July’s artistic extravaganza.

Visions Metaphysical Boutique will host Deborah Raleigh-Chandler, oils–impressionistic, still life; Afton Chandler, acrylics–modern, impressionistic; Amanda Harrison, acrylics–modern, impressionistic (some new pieces); Linda Cain, handcrafted sterling silver & gemstone jewelry (some new pieces).

The Roxy Regional Theatre–Clarksville’s Center for Arts and Education, will host the work of Beverly Parker Riggins in the Peg Harvill Gallery. The subject matter includes architecture from historic downtown Clarksville. They are large digital prints from manipulated polaroid transfer images. For the performing arts, enjoy Disney’s Mulan, Jr. playing at 6pm and tickets for the hit musical RENT will be on sale in the lobby. «Read the rest of this article»

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