A pair of Rutherford County students placed among the top competitors at the recent SkillsUSA Nationals. Noah McAlister, a rising senior at Riverdale High, was second in the nation in automotive technology, while Taylor Know, a graduate of Rockvale High, was third in the criminal justice competition. Taylor will attend Tennessee Tech University this fall…
Once again multiple chapters from Rutherford County stood out at the state FFA convention. Stewarts Creek High School highlighted the 2021 event with a laundry list of accomplishments, including the Platinum PLOW Award, Superior Chapter Award and the prestigious National 3 Star Chapter Award. Individually, Class of 2021 graduate Harrison Falcofsky was elected State FFA…
Educators from LaVergne Lake Elementary will participate in an emotional poverty workshop when they return to school the first week of August. The workshop, which will be led by Ruben Perez, is based on Dr. Ruby Payne’s recently published “Emotional Poverty in all Demographics.” Payne, the founder and CEO of aha! Process, is an expert…
Rutherford County Schools renewed its decade-long partnership with Imagine Learning for the 2021-2022 school year following an unanimous vote by the School Board. Imagine Learning is a research-based literacy curriculum with an online component designed to help students develop and strengthen language and literacy skills necessary to fully participate in academic settings and prepare for…
Rutherford County Schools will be using part of its Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund to hire the newly created position of Learning Loss Supervisor. This position, which was unanimously approved by the Rutherford County School Board at its June 10 meeting, will be responsible for all aspects of implementing the Tennessee Department of…
Residents may learn about the daily activities of the law enforcement and corrections during the free Sheriff’s Citizens Academy. Some of the topics covered in the classes are communications, patrol, SWAT, narcotics, K-9, mounted patrol, criminal investigations, court, adult detention center, mental health issues and negotiations, said Community Services Unit Sgt. Gary Herron. Participants will…
A recent update to the admissions policy will offer all applicants an equitable opportunity to attend Homer Pittard Campus School regardless of birthday. Rutherford County Schools’ agreement with Middle Tennessee State University was updated and unanimously supported by the Rutherford County School Board in June. The new agreement — a collaboration between Campus School Principal…
Winners of The Masters don green jackets. Inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are fitted with gold jackets. Wearing their coveted white championship jackets, cheerleading teams from Blackman and Siegel high schools along with Rockvale Middle School and two teams from Stewarts Creek High School recently filled the entire Board Room at the…
Chris Harris’ parents were both educators. His father spent more than 20 years in the military, and while he always pushed for discipline, he also supported Harris in all his endeavors, Harris said. Harris would give anything for his parents to be here today and celebrate his latest milestone. An accomplished athlete and head coach…
Rutherford County Schools has been named a recipient of a new state-funded Innovative High School Grant that will result in additional opportunities for students. Valued at more than $1 million, the grant will reimagine the use of time, space, partnerships and modes of learning for student success. The grant calls for three facilitator positions including…