CasTle heights military Academy

Archives & Museum

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Castle Heights Military Academy

Archives & Museum
Mission Statement
The Castle Heights Military Academy Archives
& Museum is a facility to be operated for the
purpose of preserving, educating, and
inspiring visitors through the rich history that
remains the legacy of Castle Heights. The
museum's primary objective will be to collect,
preserve, and display to the public exhibits
that are accurate representations of the
Academy and those who shared in that
experience. Additionally, the museum will
continually strive to develop new and
engaging exhibits that encourage visitors to
return and to serve as a valued asset to the
community.
Museum Concept
The illustrations depicted are conceptual in
nature and may or may not represent the final
design or scope of project. All materials
contained are for planning and evaluation
purposes only. Dimensions must be verified.
Structural and code compliance must be
maintained.
Designs
All designs are the intellectual property of
Semmes Media. Copyright 2016 by Trey
Semmes. Heights National Alumni Assoc. and
its associates are granted use and duplication
rights. All other usage or reproduction is
prohibited without written permission by the
owner.
Heights National Alumni Assoc.
1045 Woodmont Dr.
Gallatin, TN 37066
PROJECT
Castle Heights Military Academy
Archives & Museum
ISSUE
7/16/2016

DRAWN BY
TREY SEMMES

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MEDIA
SEMMES MEDIA
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V. (615) 210-1499
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Castle Heights Military Academy

Archives & Museum
Mission Statement
The Castle Heights Military Academy Archives
& Museum is a facility to be operated for the
purpose of preserving, educating, and
inspiring visitors through the rich history that
remains the legacy of Castle Heights. The
museum's primary objective will be to collect,
preserve, and display to the public exhibits
that are accurate representations of the
Academy and those who shared in that
experience. Additionally, the museum will
continually strive to develop new and
engaging exhibits that encourage visitors to
return and to serve as a valued asset to the
community.
Museum Concept

The CHMA Archives and Museum cannot succeed by being a static experience. It has to be
an active experience, coupled with the great tradition of museum storytelling.
Visitors wont just see and hear about Castle Heights Military Academy, but they will be
able to actually experience what it was like to attend the academy. Hopefully, the visitors
will leave the museum with such a feeling as well as knowledge of the academys history.

The illustrations depicted are conceptual in

nature and may or may not represent the final
design or scope of project. All materials
contained are for planning and evaluation
purposes only. Dimensions must be verified.
Structural and code compliance must be
maintained.
Designs
All designs are the intellectual property of
Semmes Media. Copyright 2016 by Trey
Semmes. Heights National Alumni Assoc. and
its associates are granted use and duplication
rights. All other usage or reproduction is
prohibited without written permission by the
owner.
Heights National Alumni Assoc.
1045 Woodmont Dr.
Gallatin, TN 37066
PROJECT
Castle Heights Military Academy
Archives & Museum
ISSUE
7/16/2016

DRAWN BY
TREY SEMMES

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Exhibit: GRADUATION FROM HEIGHTS

Cadets graduate having been transformed
into the well educated- highly disciplined and confident men
and women they have through the Castle Heights
Experience.

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EXHIBIT CONCEPTS

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EXHIBIT

GREEK COLUMNS TO
COMMEMORATE THE
MACFADDEN AUDITORIUM

LOBBY
Exhibit: TRIBUTE to FALLEN CADETS
This pictorial history puts faces with the names
in remembrance of those cadets who gave their lives for their
country while serving.

LIBRARY AND
LEFTWICH
EXHIBITS

INFORMATION

Corner
Display
Case

ALUMNI
AND
VETERANS
EXHIBITS

EXIT

LARGE DISPLAY CASE

Exhibit: EARLY HISTORY of CASTLE HEIGHTS

A focus on the first three decades of the
Academy's history.

Corner
Display
Case

ENTER

Castle Heights Military Academy

Archives & Museum

CASTLE HEIGHTS MURAL

Mission Statement
Corner
Display

Corner
Display

DRILL TEAM
BAND
AND ROTC

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Large
Display

"THE CASTLE
HEIGHTS
EXPERIENCE"
EXHIBITS

THEATER
FACULTY
PORTRAITS

Exhibit: BERNARR MACFADDEN, FITNESS CULTURE PIONEER

The story of the eccentric publisher and early fitness culture icon
who acquired Heights in 1928.

FACULTY
PORTRAITS

FEMALE CADETS
AND
FINAL 20 YEAR
HISTORY EXHIBITS

The Castle Heights Military Academy Archives

& Museum is a facility to be operated for the
purpose of preserving, educating, and
inspiring visitors through the rich history that
remains the legacy of Castle Heights. The
museum's primary objective will be to collect,
preserve, and display to the public exhibits
that are accurate representations of the
Academy and those who shared in that
experience. Additionally, the museum will
continually strive to develop new and
engaging exhibits that encourage visitors to
return and to serve as a valued asset to the
community.
Museum Concept

Corner
Display

Corner
Display

SPORTS AND
HALL OF FAME

The illustrations depicted are conceptual in

nature and may or may not represent the final
design or scope of project. All materials
contained are for planning and evaluation
purposes only. Dimensions must be verified.
Structural and code compliance must be
maintained.

Large Display Case

Exhibit: THE LADY CADETS

The inclusion of females to attend Castle Heights in the 1970s
was a landmark change in the school's all male culture that resulted in the
graduation of many highly capable young women.

RESTROOM

Designs

ARCHIVE
ROOM
THE CASTLE HEIGHTS EXPERIENCE
EXHIBITS

CUST

Exhibit: CADET LIFE & POP CULTURE

The sights and sounds of life as a cadet and the popular culture
that influenced them through the decades.

All designs are the intellectual property of

Semmes Media. Copyright 2016 by Trey
Semmes. Heights National Alumni Assoc. and
its associates are granted use and duplication
rights. All other usage or reproduction is
prohibited without written permission by the
owner.
Heights National Alumni Assoc.
1045 Woodmont Dr.
Gallatin, TN 37066

RESTROOM
ARCHIVE
Exhibit: CHMA ATHLETIC HALL of FAME
ROOM

PROJECT
Castle Heights Military Academy
Archives & Museum

and SPORTS MEMORABILIA

Recognizing the accomplishments of cadets and
CUST.
faculty who excelled
in athletics.

ISSUE
7/16/2016

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TREY SEMMES

Exhibit: CADET LIFE

Living at Castle Heights meant sparse amenities and
strict enforcement of a tidy room- especially for
Saturday morning inspection.

EXHIBIT PLAN VIEW

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Museum Theater- Synopsis: A small theater installation is a very practical and flexible
way to deliver multimedia content to visitors. When well planned and executed, it
provides the museum with the capability to present the material that many collections
need and has the capacity to provide diverse content in locations with limited space.
Media theaters have become a standard installation in nearly all modern museum
facilities.

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Content developed for a museum theater will provide a means of drawing special
attention to important events, people, or concepts in a manner that will inherently
draw visitors to view presentations. A major advantage of theater based exhibits vs.
static exhibits is in the ability to precisely control how and what content is delivered to
the viewer sequentially in order to best tell a story or convey an idea. This concept will
also provide a mechanism for sponsors to be recognized without competing with the
museums traditional or permanent exhibits.

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Castle Heights Military Academy

Archives & Museum

FACULTY EXHIBITS LOCATED ON THEATER SIDES

Mission Statement

FEATURE
CONTENT
1. Castle Heights Time Line: a short presentation comprised of
motion graphics, photographs, film clips, and sound to illustrate
the 84 years of history. Exhibit run time approximately 3
minutes- run on loop within an exhibit cue of other multimedia
presentations.
2. We are Heightsmen: a short video presentation dedicated to
the Heights alumni community. Comprised of hundreds of
candid photographs of Castle Heights cadets submitted by
alumni (or their families), it creates an engaging collage in
motion. Exhibit run time approximately 5 minutes with music.
3. Castle Heights Panoramic: a brief presentation that combines
restored (large format) panoramic images taken at Heights with
current video images filmed in ultra-wide screen format of
existing areas around campus, i.e. Mitchell House, Main,
Rutherford Parks Library, etc. Presentation set to music and runs
approximately 5 minutes.
4. The Castle Heights Experience: a film 15 minutes in length that
recounts the experiences of young cadets (both men and
women) attending Castle Heights through interviews,
photographs and restored 8 & 16mm films.
5. Castle Heights, Preserving the Legacy: a film 15 minutes in
length, is an updated and reformatted version of the
presentation originally released at the 2015 homecoming.
Included will be current information about museum
development and to preserve the legacy of Castle Heights for
future generations.
6. This is the Cadet: a restored version of the promotional film
created in the early 1960s that illustrates an ideal cadet
experience at Castle Heights. Film will include a new
commentary track by Castle Heights Alumni that provides
historical perspective to the film.
7. Holsen & Segarra: a remarkable story about the friendship
of two cadets from the late 1950's who would each play historic
roles during the Cold War with the CIA. Run time 15 minutes.

The Castle Heights Military Academy Archives

& Museum is a facility to be operated for the
purpose of preserving, educating, and
inspiring visitors through the rich history that
remains the legacy of Castle Heights. The
museum's primary objective will be to collect,
preserve, and display to the public exhibits
that are accurate representations of the
Academy and those who shared in that
experience. Additionally, the museum will
continually strive to develop new and
engaging exhibits that encourage visitors to
return and to serve as a valued asset to the
community.
Museum Concept
The illustrations depicted are conceptual in
nature and may or may not represent the final
design or scope of project. All materials
contained are for planning and evaluation
purposes only. Dimensions must be verified.
Structural and code compliance must be
maintained.
Designs
All designs are the intellectual property of
Semmes Media. Copyright 2016 by Trey
Semmes. Heights National Alumni Assoc. and
its associates are granted use and duplication
rights. All other usage or reproduction is
prohibited without written permission by the
owner.
Heights National Alumni Assoc.
1045 Woodmont Dr.
Gallatin, TN 37066
PROJECT
Castle Heights Military Academy
Archives & Museum
ISSUE
7/16/2016

DRAWN BY
TREY SEMMES

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THE CASTLE HEIGHTS EXPERIENCE

SEMMES
MEDIA
SEMMES MEDIA
3367 Blackberry Lane
Lebanon, TN 37087
V. (615) 210-1499
semmesmedia@gmail.com
www.semmesmedia.com

Castle Heights Military Academy

Archives & Museum
Mission Statement
The Castle Heights Military Academy Archives
& Museum is a facility to be operated for the
purpose of preserving, educating, and
inspiring visitors through the rich history that
remains the legacy of Castle Heights. The
museum's primary objective will be to collect,
preserve, and display to the public exhibits
that are accurate representations of the
Academy and those who shared in that
experience. Additionally, the museum will
continually strive to develop new and
engaging exhibits that encourage visitors to
return and to serve as a valued asset to the
community.

The Castle Heights Experience is a collection of exhibits

dedicated to telling the story of life as a cadet.

Museum Concept
The illustrations depicted are conceptual in
nature and may or may not represent the final
design or scope of project. All materials
contained are for planning and evaluation
purposes only. Dimensions must be verified.
Structural and code compliance must be
maintained.
Designs
All designs are the intellectual property of
Semmes Media. Copyright 2016 by Trey
Semmes. Heights National Alumni Assoc. and
its associates are granted use and duplication
rights. All other usage or reproduction is
prohibited without written permission by the
owner.
Heights National Alumni Assoc.
1045 Woodmont Dr.
Gallatin, TN 37066

Cadet room exhibit

The inclusion of female

cadets in 1970s.

PROJECT
Castle Heights Military Academy
Archives & Museum
ISSUE
7/16/2016

DRAWN BY
TREY SEMMES

The experience
of graduation.

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