Siegel High School Student National Merit Semi-Finalist
Congratulations to Samuel “Sam” Trout for becoming Siegel High School’s newest National Merit Semi-Finalist for the 2022-2023 school year! Great work Sam!
State Farm and BEPF Donate to Teen DRIVE Program
Rutherford County teens will have enhanced driver’s training by school resource officers after a donation by the Business Education Partnership Foundation and State Farm Insurance. The foundation and State Farm contributed $1,190.65 to the SROs free Defense Response Improving Vehicle Education course to purchase DVDs, drowsy and distracted goggles, “Drunk Busters Impaired Goggles,” a steering…
Discovery and Salem Elementary Receive Reward School Status
Discovery School and Salem Elementary received the designation of Tennessee Reward Schools with Bradley Academy and Black Fox Elementary missing the designation by mere fractions of a point. Reward status is the top distinction a school can earn in Tennessee. The annual Reward School designation identifies schools that are improving overall student academic achievement and…
16 Rutherford Schools Earn ‘Reward’ Status
Rutherford County Schools has been named an Advancing District, and nearly a third of all Rutherford schools have earned “Reward” status. These designations were announced Sept. 12 by the Tennessee Department of Education as part of the annual accountability report. “We are very proud of our schools that were designated as ‘Reward Status,’” Director of…
U.S. News Again Ranks MTSU for Excellence in ‘Social Mobility’
Middle Tennessee State University has again made the U.S. News & World Report’s Top 100 national list for Top Performers in Social Mobility for its efforts to help disadvantaged students reach their educational goals. U.S. News on Monday announced its 2022-23 evaluations of 1,500 colleges and universities, ranking MTSU at No. 82 for social mobility;…
Siegel High Celebrates Capstone Program Entering Fifth Year
Kenny Mosier has found his place in the world at Siegel High School, where he serves as one of the co-founders of the school’s AP Capstone Program. He graduated from the school in 2005, and then a few short years later, “boomeranged back” as a teacher. That was 12 years ago. “Siegel had given me…
April Sneed selected as finalist for Tennessee Principal of the Year
Now in her fourth year as principal of Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School, April Sneed has another accolade to add to her school’s growing list of accomplishments and awards. After being named the Principal of the Year for Rutherford County last school year, and earning the same honor regionally, the Tennessee Department of Education has named Sneed…
Siegel High School Celebrates Its AP Capstone Diploma Recipients
Thirty-six Siegel High School students were honored as AP scholars this past year based on AP test scores and completion of required classes. Siegel had 24 AP Scholars, 7 AP Scholars with Honors, 5 AP Scholars with Distinction, 1 AP Seminar/Research Certificate, and 6 Capstone Diplomas. The AP Capstone Diploma program helps students develop the…
MCS Teachers Receive State and National Awards
Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) excelled at the Tennessee Department of Education Excellence in Education banquet. MCS teachers were prominent as the state recognized the 2022-23 Teacher of the Year finalists, Presidential Awardees for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching and the Milken Award Educators. MCS was the only district with winners in all three categories….
Alive Expands Telehospice Program with $50,000 Grant for Seniors
Alive is pleased to announce it has received a $50,000 grant from the West End Home Foundation (WEHF) to support its Henry Hooker Alive Connect telehospice program. Alive was one of 30 nonprofit and governmental agencies that received grants ranging from $10,000 to $400,000. “We are thrilled to be a recipient of this grant, allowing…