CHS Students Hold ‘Senior Prom’ For Assisted Living Residents
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Clarksville High School’s Chick-fil-A Leader Academy students held a “Senior Prom” event at Providence Assisted Living on Tuesday, April 14.
Students in J.J. Thornton’s small business operations class were chosen this year to be a Chick-fil-A Academy, with Tim Douglass of Russellville as the sponsoring franchisee of the group.
The year-long curriculum is shared once a month in leader labs which follow the ACTION framework: Awareness, Communication, Teamwork, Innovation, Ownership and Next. Chick-fil-A Leader Academy instills timeless leadership principles in students that empower students to take action in their communities through service projects.
Students in the Academy at CHS participated in the One Million Book Giveaway earlier in the year as they held an assembly at Clarksville Primary School. Pride the Panther joined the Chick-fil-A cow mascot as they shared with students their love of reading. Academy students had prepared packets which included individually created inspirational message cards and a set of books to give to every first grade student.
Throughout the Academy program, students also plan and execute an end-of-year Impact Project, which is the culmination of the program. CHS Academy students planned four different impact projects, and presented their proposals to a panel for feedback.
The Senior Prom was the project chosen to implement. Students wore their prom attire to Providence Assisted Living and decorated the dining hall for the prom. The students presented residents with corsages and masquerade masks, and Douglass provided refreshments, with each resident also receiving a mini Chick-fil-A cow plush.
Music was provided by local retired disc jockey, Randy Hilton. The Chick-fil-A life size mascot also made an appearance at the prom.
CHS students who participated in the Academy included Jai Avila, Yarami Avila, Gerardo Castaneda, Marlen Castro, Trevor Dailey, Emely Delgado, Tha Dah Htoo, Tha Mya Khu, Teresa Lay, Deigo Martinez, Samantha Montelongo, Avery Nichols, Lydia Nichols, Mitzy Perez, Peryn Perrin, Brian Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, Jane Wah, Nay Chai Way and Katie West.
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Clarksville High School student Trevor Dailey puts a corsage on the wrist of Dorothy Frost, a resident at Providence Assisted Living, during the CHS Chik-fil-A Leader Academy’s “Senior Prom” Impact Project on Tuesday, April 14.
–Photo courtesy J.J. Thornton
