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2014ACTHIGHLIGHTSAverageACTScoreEnglish21.4stateaverage19.6Mathematics22.1stateaverage19.2Reading22.2stateaverage20.1Science21.8stateaverage19.6Composite22.0stateaverage19.8PercentofStudentsCollege-ReadyEnglish67stateaverage59Algebra52stateaverage30SocialScience50stateaverage37Biology44stateaverage28MeetingAllFour32stateaverage19ADVANCEDPLACEMENTHIGHLIGHTSIncreasesin2014APparticipationTotalAPStudents33928over2013NumberofExamsTaken64442over2013StudentswithScoresof325816over201374oftesttakersscored338oftesttakersscored4FINEARTHIGHLIGHTSDOBYNS-BENNETTHIGHSCHOOLBANDHIGHLIGHTS2014AwardedtheprestigiousSudlerShieldoneofthehighestnationalmarchingbandhonors.2014NationalSeminalistPlacing14thoveralland2ndinDivisionAAA2014GovernorsCupStateChampion2014BOARegionalChampion2014TournamentofRosesParade2013PresidentialInaugurationParadeParticipant2013GrandNationalBOASemi-Finalist2013WesternCarolinaUniversityTournamentofChampionsGrandChampion2013BOAWinston-SalemSuperRegionalGrandChampionCHORUSHIGHLIGHTSJeersonElementarySchoolsTJSingersreceivedaSuperiorratingattheCarowindsMusicFestivalin2014.ATHLETICHIGHLIGHTSHIGHSCHOOLSPORTSHIGHLIGHTSWinningestBasketballandBaseballprogramsintheUSAWinningestFootballprograminTennessee12Dobyns-Bennettathleticteamsqualiedforstatetournamentsteamsandindividualin2014.JohnSevierMiddleSchoolGirlsCrossCountryVarsityandJVteamswonthe2014StateChampionships.EMPLOYEEHIGHLIGHTSSuperintendentDr.LyleAilshiewasamemberofAASATheNationalSchoolSuperintendentsAssociationExecutiveCommitteeandwasalsonamedasoneofthetopnationalTechnologistsTransformersandTrailblazersbytheCenterforDigitalEducation.AssistantSuperintendentDoryCreechwasnamedtheFirstTennesseeCORESupervisoroftheYear.BrianPartinservedasaNationalBoardMemberoftheNationalAssociationofElementarySchoolPrincipals.Dr.HollyFlorawasnamedasthePresidentoftheTennesseePrincipalsAssociation.AshleyCarterwasnamedtheEastTennesseeGrandDivisionTeacheroftheYear.TheresaFeliuwasnamedanalistforthenationalPresidentialAwardforExcellenceinMathTeaching.BOARDOFEDUCATIONHIGHLIGHTSKCSBOEVicePresidentSusanLodalwasnamedthe2014TennesseeSchoolBoardsAssociationPresidentandwinneroftheScholarsCircleAward.SCHOOLHIGHLIGHTSDobyns-BennettHighSchoolRoboticsTeamrankedinthetop3ofworldrankingsin2014.ThreeKCSstudentswerenamedNationalMeritSeminalists.12CareerandTechnicalEducationCTEstudentsplacedinstate-levelcompetition.Dobyns-BennettHighSchoolnamednumberoneTNSWVAMarshRegionalBloodDonationSchoolwithover500unitsdonated.JohnSevierMiddleSchool6thgradeidentiedintheNationalRubeGoldbergCompetition.JohnSevierMiddleSchoolnewspaperSequoyahScribereceivedthefollowingawardsTennesseeHighSchoolPressAssociationNewspaperRatingSuperiorHonorableMentionBestInsidePageDesignHonorableMentionBestNewspaperHonorableMentionBestEditorial2ndPlaceBestCommentary1stPlaceBestFeatureNationalScholasticPressAssociationFinalistPacemakerAwardPulitzerPrizeofStudentJournalismRobinsonMiddleSchoolnamedregionalchampionsinbothScienceOlympiadandMathCounts.JeersonElementaryWishonaWellprojectraised11000andbuiltawellinSouthSudanAfrica.SYSTEMHIGHLIGHTSKingsportCitySchoolswasnamedasthe2014SCOREDistrictoftheYearwinner.SCOREPrizeFinalistforthesecondyearinarow2013and2014.KingsportCitySchoolshasmadethe2014CollegeBoards5thAnnualAPDistrictHonorRolllistingandisonlyoneofeightdistrictsinTennesseenamed.KingsportCitySchoolswaspresentedaLevelThreeAwardbytheTennesseeCenterforPerformanceExcellence.Four2014E3WinnersawardedonInnovationDayPalmerCenterJeersonElementaryJohnsonElementaryandKennedyElementary.Sixschoolcafeteriasscoredaperfect100onhealthinspectionsin2014withallothersscoring98orhigher.Approximately200000awardedinNiswongerGrants.