If a child is hurt at school, it might take paramedics a few minutes to arrive. “That’s a lifetime in a trauma situation,” said Rockvale Elementary School Principal Dayna Nichols said. To be better prepared, Rockvale School Resource Officer Greg King suggested paramedics teach first aid techniques to the school’s teachers. Nichols enlisted her son,…
Check out the guitar and piano students from the studios of teachers Jacob Hendley and Leigh Ann Johnston who performed a Christmas music recital at Maney Hall on Sunday, December 9th. The stage and sound was donated by Concert Production, and the space was provided by Oakland’s Mansion.
Overall Creek Elementary will serve as the host school for the Tennessee Rural STEM Collaborative on Friday, December 7. The program will introduce cohort members to resource-based thinking and help facilitate solutions development for regional STEM education challenges in West, Middle, and East Tennessee. Overall Creek was one of only 15 schools to receive the…
Five students waiting for school buses lost their lives when struck by drivers in one week this fall in the U.S. Those tragic deaths prompted Rutherford County Sheriff’s patrol deputies and school resource officers to develop Operation Bus Stop, an educational and enforcement program to promote school bus safety from Dec. 10-14. Their goal is…
Rutherford County Schools continues to rank among the best in Tennessee, based on the results of a redesigned annual report card released today by the Tennessee Department of Education. The report ranks Rutherford County Schools as a Level 5 district overall, the highest score possible. “We are generally pleased with our district’s performance and plan…
They entered Murphy Center excited to watch the MTSU Lady Raiders play a college basketball game. All of the thousands of Murfreesboro City Schools’ students left happy when the final horn sounded. In between, they danced, wiggled and screamed as the Lady Raiders used a 22-7 fourth-quarter spurt to defeat visiting Georgia State, 69-54, in…
Dr. Theowauna Hatchett has been named principal of Smyrna Middle School, Director of Schools Bill Spurlock announced today. Hatchett succeeds Steve Luker, who has been named the principal of Rockvale High School, which will open in August 2019. “Dr. Hatchett has an impressive background with experience at both the middle and high school levels,” Director…
Siegel High School Model UN competed at the Southeastern High School Model United Nations conference last week. They were one of 26 schools attending. The five countries represented by Siegel–Netherlands, Japan, Iceland, Philippines, and Sri Lanka–competed against 75 other countries and over 600 delegates. The Netherlands (Malcolm Bryant, Zoe Chavis, Millie Jones, Andrew Bruce, Jahon…
Trey Duke has been named Principal of Murfreesboro City Schools’ newest elementary school, scheduled to open in August 2019. Duke will assume his new role in January and will oversee the opening and hiring for the school. “Mr. Duke’s experience and leadership are ideal for the role of Principal of our newest school,” says Dr….