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LaVergne Middle addition will help better serve students
Students, educators and parents alike have watched with great anticipation as a construction crew of nearly 150 have worked on building a 56,000 square-foot annex to the right of LaVergne Middle School’s main building. When construction, which began back in mid-August 2020, is completed, the 26 new classrooms will be used to house the entire…
Lascassas teacher nominated for prestigious Athena Award
Lascassas teacher April Holland has come a long way. She always preferred working in the background and supporting others with their projects. But her experience with the Junior League of Murfreesboro has helped develop leadership skills and feel more comfortable taking the reins, she said. “It’s done so much (for me) professionally and personally,” Holland…
Rutherford County Schools’ JROTC hosts annual summer camp
Rutherford County’s JROTC program teamed up with the Tennessee Army National Guard to host the JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge at various locations throughout Murfreesboro from June 3-10. CLC is a weeklong course designed to challenge students physically JROTC Campand mentally while incorporating JROTC principles and values. High school sophomores, juniors, and seniors are provided a…
Rutherford County Schools putting final touches on new Plainview Elementary School
From the outside it has looked like the site of a future elementary school for quite some time. Monday morning, Dr. Mark Gonyea emerged from his latest walk-through at Plainview Elementary School able to say it feels like a school. “It’s gotten more and more real each and every day,” said Gonyea, who was named…
Central Magnet School graduates compete in Great Race again
Four Central Magnet School graduates will concentrate not on speed but accuracy when they compete in the Hemmings Motor News Great Race starting Saturday in San Antonio, Texas. The Great Race website explains the driver and navigator team receive instructions showing every turn, speed change, stops and starts for the day with about 220 to…
Aaron Culver named principal of Kittrell Elementary School
Director of Schools Bill Spurlock has named Aaron Culver the next principal of Kittrell Elementary School, which serves grades PreK-5 in the Kittrell community of Rutherford County. Culver currently serves as the assistant principal of the school. “Mr. Culver is a strong instructional leader with a history of success in the classroom,” Director Spurlock said….
TDOE announces over $2M in Perkins Reserve Grant awards
The Tennessee Department of Education announced over $2 million in Perkins Reserve Grant awards to 38 school districts for the 2021-22 school year to support career and technical education (CTE) across the state. This year’s Perkins Reserve Grant recipients submitted applications for programs, initiatives, and strategies that help to ensure their students succeed in exploring,…
Temporary federal program to help eligible families pay for internet service during the pandemic
The Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program may be able to help families of students who are struggling to afford their monthly internet service. Households with a child who is approved to receive free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program, including children who attend schools participating…
Smyrna FFA receives $1,200 Living to Serve grant from National FFA Organization
The Smyrna FFA chapter in Smyrna, TN has been awarded a Spring Semester-Long Living to Serve Grant in the amount of $1200. The nationwide program provides grant money to local FFA chapters to support semester-long service-learning projects that address needs related to community safety; environmental responsibility; hunger, health and nutrition; and community engagement during the…