Rutherford County Schools

RCS addresses accelerated learning initiatives for students affected by pandemic

Rutherford County Schools already has plans in motion to accelerate learning for students who experienced learning loss during the 2020-2021 school year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tennessee Department of Education released achievement scores today from last spring’s TCAPs, and as expected, the assessments show students from across the state, including Rutherford…

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Exchange Club of Murfreesboro Donates School Supplies to Department of Children Services

On August 6th The Exchange Club of Murfreesboro presented a variety of school supplies to the Department of Children Services to provide those needs to their clients. Frequently children are removed from situations and do not have time to retrieve their school supplies. In order to help those students continue their education needs these supplies…

FANUC at Oakland High School

Oakland alums return to marvel at Mechatronics program expansion

It had been three years since Dhruv Patel had been in the mechatronics classroom at Oakland High School. After graduating in May 2018, Patel enrolled in the University of Alabama – Huntsville, where he is majoring in aerospace engineering. Last week, he was one of more than 10 former Oakland graduates who returned for the…

Tara Davis, Jessica Wauchek, Beth Porter, and Leanne Barret

Sherriff’s Office Helps Children Get Ready for School

“Shock was the first feeling that I felt when I saw the 98 backpacks that were donated for needy children,” said Beth Porter with the Rutherford County Sherriff’s Office. “Rutherford and Cannon Counties are communities that genuinely care about children.” Thirty-nine Sheriff’s Office employees donated school supplies for needy children who are served by the…

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Ribbon Cutting for Oakland High’s new FANUC Robot

Oakland High School hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate Nissan’s donation of a FANUC robot to an already state of the art mechatronics classroom. Paul Anthony, Wayne Ellington, Mark Little and Nathan Carroll were on hand from Nissan along with Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron, County Commissioner Robert Peay, School Board members Coy Young,…

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RC Traffic safety task force addresses school traffic safety

Keeping students safe in school zones this academic year will be the goal of Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force officers who will launch an awareness event beginning Friday. Tennessee Highway Patrol Lt. Jon Officer said troopers, city police officers and sheriff’s deputies will participate in the enforcement and awareness campaign through Friday, Aug. 13….

Eagle Scout candidate volunteers to clean up Towns Cemetery

Eagle Scout candidate volunteers to clean up Towns Cemetery

Braxton Johnson is currently a Life Scout with BSA Troop 248 in Alabama and working toward earning an Eagle Scout. He was recently granted permission by the Rutherford County School Board to clean up the Towns Cemetery located between Rocky Fork elementary and middle schools. “We always have a great return when we work with…

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Siegel Middle, Siegel High and Stewarts Creek High Beta Club members place at national competition

All their springtime work paid off for the Beta club members from Siegel Middle with a pair of top five finishes at the National Beta Convention, including first place in the performing arts solo, duo, trio category. The first-place team included McKenna Elliott, Samantha Festervand and Reese Lynam and they beat out more than 30…