For the third consecutive school year, Siegel Middle has been designated a Path to College school for 2020–2021 by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. Believing it is never too early to impress upon their students the importance of looking ahead at their respective futures, administrators at Siegel — assistant principal Kristin Boynton and guidance counselor…
In life and, in this instance, education, paths or pathways randomly cross. At Smyrna High, students enrolled in the new video production pathway and the second-year construction pathway are preparing for the opportunity to pursue two very different careers. The two popular career and technical education pathways intersected this past summer. Kyle Dietz, video production…
The Jernigan name is synonymous with Rutherford County. Joe Frank Jernigan represented District 6 on the County Commission for 22 years during which time he served on the Health & Education committee and his district benefited from the building of Whitworth-Buchanan Middle, Christiana Middle and Kittrell Elementary schools, as well as other county facilities and…
Eagleville has been a unique community well-before it agreed to become part of Rutherford County in 1877. Today, it remains the only K-12 school in the district and, in her first year as graduation coach at Eagleville School, Christina Tibbs wanted to create an opportunity for seniors to give back to the school most of…
Shortly after turning 14, Tenille Townes made her first trip to Nashville with her parents and on the drive back up to Canada she “just got to dreaming.” Then, seven and a half years ago, the singer-songwriter moved to Music City having already written a series of ballads that led to her most recent single,…
One student was treated for his injuries after being stabbed allegedly by another student before classes began Tuesday at Rocky Fork Middle School in Smyrna, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. Emergency Medical Services paramedics treated the 13-year-old boy and took him to StoneCrest Medical Center. Detective Steve Brown said the boy was treated and…
The narrow margin of support does not mitigate the historical significance of Tiffany Johnson being selected to serve as the first-ever female chairperson for the Rutherford County School Board. Nominated by outgoing Chairman Coy Young — a move that received a second from Jim Estes — Johnson was selected by a 4-3 margin, yet her…
Murfreesboro City Schools (MCS) STEM program received a generous donation from The Business Education Partnership (BEP) Foundation in conjunction with the Nissan Neighbors Program. The $25,000 grant will be used for current STEM schools and schools seeking STEM designation. MCS boasts five schools with the designation of Tennessee STEM School by the TSIN organization. This…
After being adopted by the Rutherford County Board of Education last week, Rutherford County Schools began its temporary mask requirement Monday morning. The mask requirement is in effect now for all employees, students and visitors at the district’s 50 schools and the central office. The requirement will be for 30 days, from Sept. 13 through…