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…
What a cool field trip! Siegel Elementary 2nd grade students enjoyed the great outdoors at Camp Widjiwagan.
SC Robotics has launched a new division in its robotics program and will compete in a regional competition in two week. The team is calling their new program S.C.A.R., which simply stands for Stewarts Creek Aquatics Robotics. S.C.A.R. will compete May 14 in the Mate ROV Eastern Appalachian Highlands Regional in the ranger category. SC…
With many students preparing to take or recently taking the ACT, many parents may be wondering what they can do to help their student achieve the best score possible. Also, high scores may give students a significantly higher scholarship payout — but what is high enough? In the latest episode of RCS’ podcast, Beyond the…
Murfreesboro City Schools is proud to announce the 2021-2022 winners of the Murfreesboro Student Art Show. The 32nd annual art show, held at the Murfreesboro City Hall Rotunda, highlights student art selected by each school’s art teacher as the Best of MCS in art and design. The 2021-22 winners include: Best of Show: Morgan Lee,…
Middle Tennessee State University recently awarded the FCM Cares’ annual Andrew C. Rambo Memorial Scholarship to Elana L. Mister. Mister, the daughter of Elaine and Jarvis Mister of Memphis, graduates in May from MTSU with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship. She plans to use the scholarship toward a 12-month MBA program at MTSU…
A Murfreesboro high school provided evidence Tuesday of how a connection with higher education can make its students far more prepared for college and for life. The Siegel Humanities Academy concluded its first semester Tuesday (April 26) with a celebration of scholarship and partnership attended by school and university officials. The academy is a collaboration…
Congratulations to one of Cason Lane Academy’s 6th Grade Chorus students, Sara Barker, who received the 2022 Richard Siegel Foundation and Tennessee Philharmonic Orchestra Music Excellence Award Friday night! Way to represent the Chargers, Sara!
The Siegel Chamber Choir, led by Mrs. Brenda Gregory and Dr. Gerald Patton, were the featured guest performers at the Spring Spectacular Concert with the Tennessee Philharmonic Orchestra on Friday, April 22, at Belle Aire Baptist Church. The concert was conducted by Dr. Robin Fountain, professor of music at Blair School of Music in Nashville….
Eighteen teachers from Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) received their Tennessee Employment Standard for Gifted Teaching on April 23 after completing the Middle Tennessee State University/Murfreesboro City Schools Gifted Academy. Since its inception in 2015, 186 teachers have graduated from the academy. The Gifted Academy, sponsored by The Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation, MTSU and MCS,…