A new 61,000-square-foot addition at LaVergne Middle School will provide students and teachers with something they’ve needed desperately – rooms to call their own. School and district leaders joined with students, teachers and administrators Thursday morning to cut the ribbon on the new annex and showoff the facility. “This addition means we can have more…
With about 30 minutes left before the deadline to apply for a new position as ATLAS Family Engagement Specialist, Kyle Bowron thought long and hard before finally moving her cursor over the submit button and clicking. It was not as though Bowron (pronounced Bo-Run) had second thoughts about the position. Her heart had been at…
Twenty years later, Elizabeth Davis has a rather unique way of recalling her move from Giles to Shelby County when she enrolled at the University of Memphis. Her hometown of Pulaski had only one Walmart and, in 2001, she does not recall any on the 196-mile drive along Highway 64 when drove to and from…
Growing up, Shane Morgan had an interest in drawing, drafting and industrial arts. For a short time, he studied engineering technology at Old Dominion University, but left to pursue an appetite for culinary arts, which led him to working in the restaurant and hotel industry for five years before eventually enlisting in the U.S. Army….
Angela Shofner will receive the Public School Incentive Award later this week at the 2021 Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists conference. Shofner is a district-level assistive technology facilitator. As part of the augmentative and alternative communication program, Shofner assists and supports students with communication needs. She also facilitates speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, special…
Several upcoming parent meetings have been scheduled for those interested in knowing more information about school choice options in Rutherford County. Homer Pittard Campus School, Central Magnet, Thurman Francis Arts Academy and Oakland High have announced dates and times — which can be found below — for their respective meetings. Smyrna High and McFadden School…
It’s election time at Lascassas Elementary School when students who donate canned food items will vote for one of three stuffed animals to be school “president.” School Resource Officer Chad Dodson introduced stuffed old English bulldog, Pancake, to students last year to help them adjust to COVID protocols. Pancake encouraged the students to raise 13,340…
Two of the top three middle schools in the state of Tennessee — Central Magnet School, first, and Thurman Francis Arts Academy, third — are from Rutherford County, according to the first-ever “Best K-8 Schools” rankings of public elementary and middle schools by the U.S. News & World Report. Stewarts Creek Middle is ranked 75th…
Dr. Clark Blair was scrolling through his Twitter feed Monday morning when he saw a Tweet from U.S. News & World Report. The message contained a link announcing their first-ever “Best K-8 Schools” rankings of public elementary and middle schools. A few clicks later and Blair, the principal of McFadden School of Excellence, saw they…