Rock-N-Roll Bowl

Rock-n-Roll Bowl to Raise Funds for Middle and High School Students

Parents can enjoy bowling with their children during the Rock-N-Roll Bowl to raise funds to buy school clothes for underserved middle and high school students, a sheriff’s school resource officer said. School Resource Officer Sam Trubee said SROs are sponsoring the Rock-N-Roll Bowl from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 14 at Smyrna Bowling…

Central Magnet School Receives State Volunteer Award for Sixth Consecutive Year

Central Magnet School Receives State Volunteer Award for Sixth Consecutive Year

Central Magnet School senior Will Starling has already completed more than 150 community service hours this year. That nearly doubles what he’s done most other years while attending the school. “This year I’ve done about Central Volunteers160, but every year I’ve maybe gotten 80 to 100 hours.” He’s earned his hours through a variety of…

Rocky Fork Elementary teacher named Outstanding Young Music Educator

Rocky Fork Elementary teacher named Outstanding Young Music Educator

Corynn York, Rocky Fork Elementary School music teacher, has been named a 2022 Outstanding Young Music Educator by the Tennessee Music Education Association. The Outstanding Young Music Educator Award is given “in recognition of work by young music educators who have shown extraordinary promise, diligence and success,” according to the TMEA website. York was nominated…

Best Communities for Music Education

Rutherford County’s music education program receives national recognition

Rutherford County Schools has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 23rd year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all…

Junior Officer Summer Camp

Murfreesboro Police launches ‘Junior Officer Summer Camp’ for local kids

Murfreesboro Police Department is launching a Junior Officer Summer Camp for children ages eight to 12 as a way of getting to know the officers in our community. The Junior Officer Summer Camp builds bridges between police and youth as well as their families, teaching safety, respect, and encouragement. Youth learn valuable skills, such as…

Rutherford County Schools announces 2021-2022 Teachers of the Year

Rutherford County Schools announces 2021-2022 Teachers of the Year

When Jessica Pinson was told she would be the high school choice for district-level Teacher of the Year, she was surprised. She also felt undeserving. “Simply because if I look at my department, or the rest of the faculty, I don’t deserve it any more than they do,” explained Pinson, a teacher at Central Magnet…

RC Virtual School ‘breaking down barriers’

RC Virtual School ‘breaking down barriers’

“I am a trailblazer … always pushing myself further and breaking down barriers.” That is the motto of the Rutherford County Virtual School, which is now in its second year and boasts an enrollment of more than 400 students in grades 3-12. While the pandemic pushed many students into a distance-learning environment temporarily, many students…

25th annual math-science event at MTSU abuzz with challenging STEM activities, motivation

25th annual math-science event at MTSU abuzz with challenging STEM activities, motivation

Bright, animated and full of energy and determination, Chloe Johnstone epitomized many of the girls and young women attending the 25th Tennessee Girls in STEM Conference at MTSU. “We made it. It worked,” Johnstone, 10, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, squealed with delight as her marble made it down the roller-coaster foam track, through a loop and…