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…
The Tennessee Department of Education announced 79 school districts — over half of all districts in the state — intend to participate in the Tennessee Accelerating Literacy and Learning Corps tutoring program to mitigate learning loss and accelerate student achievement. The participating districts, which includes Rutherford County Schools, and the department will invest a projected $200…
Teachers locked their children in classrooms when educational assistant Joanna Jones called a “Code Yellow” during a school safety drill Tuesday at Lascassas Elementary School. Principal Randall Uptain and Assistant Principal Tina Maxwell and educational assistant Joanna Jones quickly checked to make sure doors were secured while bookkeeper Coreana Ward watched for visitors during the…
A contract addendum increasing the daily pay and bill rate for substitutes in six hard-to-fill schools — LaVergne high and middle, LaVergne Lake, Roy Waldon, Smyrna Middle and Cedar Grove — was approved by the Rutherford County School Board Thursday. The $10 per day increase is immediately effective and will continue through the 2021–2022 school…
No one suffered injuries after a man allegedly fired a handgun in the air in a rear parking lot during the Stewarts Creek High School football game Friday, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. The gunfire seemed to stem from a juvenile and her adult sister fighting other juveniles, said Detective Andrea Butler, who led…
Congratulations to Redstone Federal Credit Union for their ribbon cutting at Blackman High School on Monday, September 27th at 10am. Redstone Federal Credit Union at Blackman High School is located at 3956 Blaze Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37128.
LaVergne High senior Savannah Simmons was among nine students recognized this week by the Tennessee School Boards Association. Simmons was selected by a panel of TSBA judges to represent one of nine districts from throughout the state as part of their student recognition program. Her application included a 1,000-word essay. She will receive a plaque…