MCS Announces Teachers of the Year

MCS Announces Teachers of the Year

Murfreesboro City Schools is proud to announce the 2020 Teachers of the Year. Teachers from each school were nominated for the prestigious education award given by the Tennessee Department of Education. Teachers from each school were nominated for the prestigious education award given by the Tennessee Department of Education. Twenty-six teachers were chosen by their…

Murfreesboro City Schools

Murfreesboro City Schools Job Fair to be held February 8

Murfreesboro City Schools will host a teacher recruitment fair from 9:30 to 11:30 am on Saturday, February 8 at Scales Elementary School located at 2340 St. Andrews Drive in Murfreesboro. The fair is designed to match qualified candidates to the available teaching positions for the 2020-21 school year. “Applicants will meet principals, peers and other…

Siegel Cross Country Team

Siegel High School’s Phil Young Addresses Cross Country Coaches

Phil Young just finished his 12th season as Head Cross Country Coach at Siegel High School, where he has taught for seventeen years. Truly passionate about raising awareness for the sport he loves, Young recently spoke at the 2020 Track and Field Coaches of Tennessee Clinic in Brentwood. His topic was how to make what…

Bradley Drama Students

Bradley Drama Students Join Murph’s Adventure

Bradley Academy drama students joined forces with award winning children’s show “Adventures in Murphy’s Burrow” for the 2019-20 school year. Adventures in Murphy’s Burrow is a unique educational initiative between the City of Murfreesboro and Murfreesboro City Schools that began in April 2004. “In this first year of the collaboration, we will be working with…

Wilson Elementary Playground

RCFR Officials Seek Public’s Assistance with Weekend Arson Fire

Rutherford County Fire & Rescue (RCFR) officials are seeking the public’s assistance with an intentionally set fire that occurred early Saturday morning on the playground at Wilson Elementary School located at 1545 Cut Off Road. Crews were notified of the incident by Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Division. RCFR’s investigator was able to obtain…

School Resource Officer Chris Erwin and Assistant Principal Alan Davis

SRO and Assistant Principal to wrestle for fundraiser

School Resource Officer Chris Erwin and Assistant Principal Alan Davis will trade their school roles for the mat when they square off with professional wrestlers Saturday at Rocky Fork Middle School’s gym. They will square off against pro wrestlers Chris Michaels and Damien Wayne in the Championship Wrestling USA matches beginning at 7 p.m., Saturday,…

McFadden School of Excellence named National Blue Ribbon School

McFadden School of Excellence named National Blue Ribbon School

For a second time, McFadden School of Excellence has earned a national award placing it among the best schools in the country. The U.S. Department of Education today announced McFadden as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2019. “We recognize and honor your important work in preparing students for successful careers and meaningful lives” said…

Dustin Brannon

Rocky Fork’s Dustin Brannon named state history teacher of the year

Dustin Brannon always knew he was going to be a teacher. He just did not always know he was going to teach history. More specifically, the Murfreesboro native didn’t know he was going to teach eighth-grade history, but he had two younger sisters and he always liked helping them with their homework. When it came…

Discovery School Wins at Beta Convention

Discovery School Wins at Beta Convention

Murfreesboro City Schools’ Discovery School team is the National Champion in the Elementary School Division of the Beta Club Quiz Bowl! Discovery School students competed against 20,000 students from across the country and came home with impressive wins. Quiz Bowl -1st – Jack Gray, Alicia Moreno, Grayson Lin, John Thomas Parkerson Engineering – 7th –…