posted by: Bass, Joseph A - MNPS at Jan 11, 2013 2:53:00 PM
Back to the Future…The FANS Retro Classic Rocks
The North Sports Report attended the most exciting, innovative, heartwarming basketball extravaganza last weekend at the old Historic Isaac Litton Gymnasium. I hope you saw the media coverage. Four local television stations, The Tennessean, and even ESPN.com covered The FANS Retro Classic. The teams wore throwback uniforms of bygone high schools, fans wore memorabilia and legendary MNPS coaches were recognized at mid-court. Decked out in retro uniforms of old DuPont High, Litton High, Cameron High and the eye popping iconic Madison High polka dots, the teams took to the court in what I believe is the first varsity high school basketball games at the old Litton gym in over forty years. Nashville Sporting Goods helped with the throwback uniforms, and Maplewood, Hume-Fogg, Hunters Lane, Stratford, Glencliff, and McGavock hooped it old school.
Talk about history, recognizing great old-school coaches was a highlight of the event: McGavock’s first basketball coach Joe Allen; Stratford’s first football coach Ronald Webb; Stratford’s first basketball coach Charlie Anderson; Hunters Lane’s first basketball coach Carlton Collier; and Madison High’s first football coach Bill Brimm. What’s that, Coach? No sir, I didn’t say “old school.” I said “wise and experienced.”
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Coaching legends: McGavock's Joe Allen; Madison's Bill Brimm; Stratford and Litton's Ronald Webb (also a long time Principal at McMurray); Stratford's Charlie Anderson; and Madison and Hunters Lane's Carlton Collier. |
Hunters Lane in old school Madison High uniforms and Glencliff in old school Cameron High uniforms. |
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Game action: Hume-Fogg, dressed as old Madison, vs. Maplewood, dressed as old Litton. |
Stratford Coach Barry Mangrum introduces legends, principal Ronald Webb and coach Charlie Anderson, for pre-game words of wisdom to the attentive Spartans. |
The North Sports Report can’t wait until next year’s FANS Retro Classic!
News from the Alley… Best in Tennessee History
Check out this morning’s Tennessean and sportswriter Chip Cirillo’s piece on Cane Ridge superstar bowler Aaron Ruiz who won the state championship his freshman year, led the state with the highest per game average last year as a sophomore, and broke the state record this year with an average of 244. By the time Aaron concludes his high school career, he will be recognized as the best bowler in the history of Tennessee interscholastic bowling. The state tournament is January 24-26 in Smyrna. Good luck to all our bowlers!
-- Mark North
MNPS: The First Choice for Historic Performances
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posted by: Bass, Joseph A - MNPS at Sep 21, 2012 10:41:00 AM
Our students' voices will be heard loud and clear... on TV, in movie theaters, in the newspaper, wrapped around city buses and more.
They'll tell the whole city how the Academies of Nashville have impacted them and share their success stories. The ads are designed to encourage students and families to explore their high school options and find the right path for them.
It's an amazing outreach effort, fully paid for and produced by the Ford Motor Company Fund and other amazing Academy partners:
- The James Stephen Turner Family Foundation
- The Memorial Foundation
- Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
- HCA
- IBM
- Bridgestone Firestone
- Belmont University
- CMT
- Caterpillar Financial Services
- Trevecca Nazarene University
- The Southwestern Company
- Rogers Group, Inc.
- ESA
- ACE Mentor Program of Greater Nashville, Inc.
- Hiscall, Inc.
- LP Corp.
- Permanent General
We want to give a HUGE thanks to these partners for their generous donations of time and money. Because of them, we'll see these ads all over town!
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posted by: Bass, Joseph A - MNPS at Jul 17, 2012 12:43:00 PM
The Maplewood Showstoppers performed at the grand opening of a Fifth Third Bank last Saturday, July 14.
The Maplewood Showstoppers' "Black Cat Band" performed outside the new Madison bank branch, and were even joined by a famous sabre-toothed mascot - Gnash from the Nashville Predators!
Despite the weather and having to reroute the sound, sound board and speakers due to the rain, the dedicated students were able to perform for a very enthusiastic crowd. The band played songs from Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and the Temptations.
Fifth Third has asked for the band to come back and perform at future events. The performance was Maplewood's way of saying "thank you" to Fifth Third and giving back to an amazing Academy partner.
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posted by: Mashburn, Noelle B - MNPS at Jun 08, 2011 3:03:00 PM
They've spent the year helping establish new community/school partnerships, securing grants to help students get and stay healthy, providing teachers with free school supplies through LP Pencil Box, and so much more!
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