Smyrna Elementary School has been named Rutherford County School’s first STEM-designated school by the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network and the Tennessee Department of Education. The award was announced today in Nashville at the organization’s annual summit, and 27 schools were named. Smyrna Elementary has been working toward the designation for more than a year by…
Cason Lane Academy 3rd grade teacher Danielle Gregory was awarded the Bass Book Award upon her completion of MTSU’s Masters of Education program. Congratulations on your stellar achievement, Ms. Gregory! We are proud of how you represent the CLA Chargers!
Blackman High School celebrated its BCA seniors signing scholarships. The school celebrated 58 students, 18 signing with MTSU and 40 signing with other colleges, universities or branches of the military.
Oakland High School IB program Senior, Emma Jackson has been awarded The University of Tennessee’s new “Distinguished Tennessean Award.” This award is given to one student in each of Tennessee’s counties and is based on academic achievement and engagement in the community. The award comes with full tuition and mandatory fees covered while attending UT!
OHS is proud to announce that the following students have earned Certified Clinical Medical Assistant certification while students in health sciences classes at Oakland High School: Bryel Ward, Laureli Hendrix, Kendall Williams, Ameila Talley, Yonna Brown. Congrats to these students and thank you to their health science teacher Ms. Suzanne Morrow.
Mayor Shane McFarland recognized Rutherford County Paramedic Tara Melton and EMT Maclin Eckhardt with ‘Special’ STARS Awards, Thursday, May 5, 2022. Melton and Eckhardt were honored before the regular City Council meeting for their compassionate response to a patient emergency on April 5, 2022. “Every day, first responders in our community devote themselves to medical…
The former chair of the MTSU Military Science Department returned to address 13 ROTC cadets being commissioned as second lieutenants in various branches of the U.S. Army, reserves and national guard. Regarding leadership, retired Lt. Col. Joel Miller referenced his own commissioning ceremony from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, nearly 30…
Two Rutherford County Schools teachers have been honored for mentorship of student teachers. Both teachers — David Bonilla of Whitworth-Buchana Middle and Brooke Singleton of Rock Springs Elementary — were honored as Mentor Teachers of Excellence, a new award developed by Middle Tennessee State University. Bonilla was presented with the middle school award, and Singleton…
They are best friends about to their conclude their undergraduate academic journeys at MTSU. And they are going out on top. Student Government Association President Winton Cooper and fellow motivated senior Kap Paull recently claimed the respective President’s and Provost’s awards during separate ceremonies on campus. Cooper, a Bahamas native, was presented his award —…
First Community Mortgage’s Tammie Russell was named a Bronze Stevie Award winner in the Human Resources Executive category in the 20th Annual American Business Awards. “Through a period of phenomenal growth, a significant merger, the pandemic and all else, Tammie has been an invaluable leader, always innovating so our team members and other stakeholders have…