Q: Tell me about your position, what does the health services supervisor do? A: So, the health services supervisor and homebound supervisor is over all the school nurses – then over the homebound services. So, I’m working with students who are unable to attend school also. I started out at Rock Springs Middle School as…
The initiative is part of Rutherford County Schools’ new Ion school program. “Ion is an exciting opportunity for our schools to engage their communities in developing new programs that will reach students with a wide variety of strengths,” said RCS Choice School Coordinator Dr. Caitlin Bullard. “Ion programs will promote relationship-building and help ensure that…
For Mengliang “Mike” Zhang, MTSU assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and rising research star on campus, successful research is all about collaboration. “Michael Jordan said, ‘Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships,’” Zhang said. “Similarly, research and education in science benefit immensely from collaborations and support.” Since joining the MTSU faculty…
This past weekend, Siegel High School took 50 delegates to the VOLMUN VIII Conference in Knoxville to compete against 10 other regional schools. Collectively, Siegel students represented Australia, Belgium, Belarus, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Ethiopia, Mexico, and the United States. Of those 50 students, 15 won individual awards (pictured below) and the club received the…
In today’s episode of Beyond the Classroom – we talk with two coaches, Katy Bell and Lonnie Drayton, from Smyrna High School about the community support surrounding Janae Edmondson, and what it means to be part of a team. For more information on how to support Janae, please visit: https://smyrnahighathletics.com/2023/02/22/help-for-janae/
Do you know this person? Detectives would like to speak to her as a person of interest in a theft of merchandise case. On Feb. 10, the unidentified woman entered the Walmart on Joe B. Jackson Pkwy., selected merchandise and placed the items into shopping bags. The person of interest attempted to leave without paying…
Award-winning author and educator Ilyasah Shabazz closed out MTSU’s full calendar of Black History Month events Monday, Feb. 27, with her wide-ranging keynote address, discussing her parents’ legacy, the power of unity and the importance of education as “the key to understanding.” Shabazz, daughter of the late Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz as well as…
The prehistoric beasts are returning this spring and summer at Nashville Zoo’s fourth installation of DinoTrek. Starting March 10 through July 30, guests will have a chance to embark on a journey from the past and venture through a wooded forest alongside more than 20 life-size animatronic dinosaurs. DinoTrek begins at a hidden entrance near…
Mr. Mark Costello, age 68, of Smyrna, TN passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023. He was born in Springfield, MA to the late John J. and Jean Kierstead Costello. Mr. Costello retired as an underground cable splicer from PSE&G where he worked his entire career. He was involved with IBEW Local 94 in Moorestown, NJ….
Jeanette Glover Brandenburg, age 87 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023. A native of Lauderdale County, AL, she was the daughter of the late James Thomas Glover, Sr., and Tilda Lorene Smith Glover. Mrs. Brandenburg was also preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Mrs. Brandenburg is survived by her husband…