The video records Teen Health Connection’s presentation of the Dr. John G. Johnston Award for Outstanding Sustained Leadership and Service to Adolescents to Ann Clark, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools superintendent. Multiple speakers introduce Clark, noting her tenure since 1983, her reputation as the face of CMS, her previous honor as National Principal of the Year, and her lasting legacy for both students and educators. Clark herself speaks, emphasizing her belief that children are the future and expressing a wish that the community truly sees that future in every child. Additional remarks describe her as a strong‑charactered leader with a “melting heart,” unafraid to take risks, speak plainly, and push forward the agenda for all county children. The ceremony underscores her decades‑long commitment, drive, and impact on the Charlotte‑Mecklenburg community.
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Teen Health Connection proudly presents the Dr. John G. Johnston Award for Outstanding Sustained Leadership and Service to Adolescents.
An award for outstanding sustained leadership and service to adolescents. Oh, Anne Clark, our school superintendent. Cool. She's been in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hallway since what, 1983?
She's really the face of CMS. I can't imagine anyone else that has put in the time and the energy and the commitment and the dedication to children in CMS more than Ann Clark.
And then was National Principal of the Year. I guess you have to be pretty dedicated doing that.
She has an incredible legacy here, both in terms of everything she's done for kids, but also what she's done for educators.
I just look, I mean, look into the faces of kids and, you know, people say the kids are our future, but I don't know that people believe that. Like, I believe that. And so that would be my wish for Charlotte, is that when you look into the face of a kid or you look into the face of a teenager, that you really do see the future. And Ms.
Clark, you can tell she's not just here for the job.
Presumably, if you don't know her, she has a tough exterior, but I think when you get to know her, she has a melting heart.
It's strength of character, and it's a commitment to education and children and A community that supports that.
Ann Clark is unafraid to do what it takes to lift up the lives of all our Charlotte-Mecklenburg students. She's unafraid to take the risks, to speak in a straightforward manner in order to push forward the agenda for all of our county's children.
The bottom line, why is Ann Clark the person that was chosen for 2015? Take a look at our community. Take a look at her contributions since 1983. We talk about sustained commitment. She's got the drive. She's got the keep it up, keep it up, keep it going, and we all follow. Thank you, Ann.
