A 14-year-old girl accused of making a threat to a school she did not attend was charged with making a false report this week, a School Resource Officer reported. She was also charged with criminal impersonation by using another student’s log-in information to send the threat to Rock Springs Middle School. She remains in the…
Alyssa Puff graduated in December from Hazel Green High School in Huntsville, Alabama. For postsecondary education, she was courted by “Harvard, Vanderbilt and 150 other schools,” her mother, Judy Finley said. They came to Murfreesboro Monday (Feb. 19) to attend the Honors College Presidents’ Day Open House at Middle Tennessee State University, where Puff will go to school “because…
Middle Tennessee State University will host hundreds of prospective students and their families Saturday, Feb. 24, for the first of two MTSU Preview Days on campus. MTSU holds preview days as a way for prospective students to see the campus, take tours given by student guides, learn about departments, programs and student organizations and meet faculty and staff from…
Oakland High School is proud to announce that two students, Dara Zwemer (left) and Elizabeth Clippard (right), have been awarded MTSU Buchanan Fellowships. Twenty Buchanan Fellowships are awarded each year by MTSU, and our own OHS students earned two of those. This is the highest academic honor scholarship offered by MTSU. Both Elizabeth and Dara…
Mitchell-Neilson School has been named a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by Franklin Covey Co. This recognition comes because the school has achieved outstanding results in school and student outcomes, by implementing The Leader in Me process with fidelity. It is also because of the extraordinary impact the school is having on staff, students, parents, and the greater community….
The MCS Competition Cheer Team has won their bid to the National High School Cheerleading Championship at Disney this weekend. Thirty-one students from across the district have trained, fundraised and cheered their way to the national championship scheduled for February 10-11. The MCS team will perform in the Junior Club Finalist Division on Feb 11 at…
The following students placed at DECA District Competition last Friday. They qualify to compete at State DECA in March. 1st place Ryan Seibert- Food Marketing Devin Dixon/Jailyn Elgin- Hospitality Services Team Kendall Davis- Principles of Hospitality and Tourism Breja Hooks/MaryBeth Wich–Oakland High School Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team 2nd Place Wyn Blankenship/Margo Leskinen- Buying and Merchandising…
House Speaker Beth Harwell led a delegation of Tennessee legislators to campus Monday (Feb. 5) to learn more about Middle Tennessee State University’s Tennessee Center for Botanical Medicine Research and its ongoing studies with non-psychotropic cannabinoids, which are derived from hemp. “I’m so proud of your ability to lead the nation (with this research),” said Harwell, R-Nashville. “You’re on the cutting…
February is American Heart Month. And MTSU once again participated in the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. The MTSU community gathered Friday (Feb. 2 National Wear Red Day) for a short program and heart-shaped photo opportunity for attendees assembled in the Liz and Creighton Rhea Atrium. Those attending learned about risks and symptoms of heart disease…
Murfreesboro City Schools is proud to announce the 2018 Teachers of the Year. Teachers from each school were nominated for the prestigious education award given by the Tennessee Department of Education. Twenty four teachers were chosen for the honor based on their commitment to teaching excellence both in and outside of the classroom. From those…