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…
Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposed state budget released Tuesday includes a $38 million recommendation to build a new academic classroom building for MTSU’s College of Behavioral and Health Sciences. The MTSU building, ranked No. 1 on the higher education priority list by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, is among $94.8 million in capital outlay projects that…
By the end of the third Hack-MT at Middle Tennessee State University Sunday (Jan. 28), there was plenty of cheering and whooping and hollering from a bunch of tired people. Along the way from Friday (Jan. 26) until the science fair portion of the event Sunday morning, a wealth of collaboration and teamwork and an…
MTSU Theatre is setting the scene Feb. 1-3 for another collaboration with the Nashville Shakespeare Festival devoutly to be wished on the Tucker Theatre stage: the woes of that troubled Danish prince, Hamlet. Director Denice Hicks, who brought the glamorous fairy queen Titania to life at MTSU in last fall’s joint production of “A Midsummer…
The Secret Sisters, an Americana duo that includes MTSU alumna Laura Rogers, was honored Saturday by the College of Media and Entertainment at its annual industry event preceding the Grammy Awards. Rogers and her sister, Lydia Rogers, are nominated for Best Folk Album in Sunday’s 60th Grammy Awards. They shared their excitement, and some life…