They are among the best and brightest students at the top high school in the state and, yet, being summoned to the principal’s office brought about a sense of anxiety and uneasiness. Miles Lee was in English class when he was told Central Magnet Principal Dr. John Ash would like to see him in his…
Rutherford County students will have increased access to STEM programs and materials thanks to a generous $25,000 donation from Nissan North America. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs and courses. “Nissan has supported STEM-related curriculum and programs for many years, especially in the communities where our employees live and work,” said Parul…
Siegel High School Beta Club’s leadership team recently competed with Beta Club members at the National Beta Club Regional Leadership Summit in Bowling Green, Kentucky, winning 3 awards–Collaboration Connection, Lead Outside the Box, and Outstanding Leadership School. Siegel now qualifies for the National Beta Club Convention in June. One of the goals of the summit…
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…