Stewarts Creek Middle’s band selected among best in Tennessee

Stewarts Creek Middle’s band selected among best in Tennessee

The Stewarts Creek Middle School Band has again been recognized by the Tennessee Music Education Association as one of the state’s top school band programs, and as such, has been invited to perform at state music conference in April. The band has been selected to perform for the TMEA State Professional Development Conference on April…

Ford, Toyota of Murfreesboro partner with school district to reward bikes to students for good attendance

Ford, Toyota of Murfreesboro partner with school district to reward bikes to students for good attendance

Through a partnership with two local automotive dealerships, elementary students in Rutherford County Schools are being surprised and rewarded with a new bicycle for maintaining good attendance. Andy Obeissy — who owns both Toyota and Scion of Murfreesboro and Ford of Murfreesboro — visited Blackman Elementary School on Friday, Feb. 24, to celebrate good attendance…

Oakland High School earns honors at Foreign Language competition

Oakland High School earns honors at Foreign Language competition

On Saturday February 25, Oakland High School students competed in the 2017 Countywide Spanish Contest at MTSU. Oakland High swept the competition by placing in 4 out of the 4 levels. The students and their teachers prepared for this day over the past months enthusiastically and diligently, so it is wonderful to see that the hard work has paid off. The OHS family is…

John Pittard Elementary Students

Murfreesboro City Schools Students Design Their Dream Home

Students at John Pittard Elementary were outside mapping house plans last week after spending weeks focusing on ratio and proportional relationships in real-life form. This hands-on project is part of the 6th grade curriculum standards for mathematical practice and brings engineering to life. During this project, JPE students focus on the importance of teamwork while…

Job Fair

Murfreesboro City Schools Job Fair to be held March 18

Murfreesboro City Schools is hosting a teacher recruitment fair from 9:30 to 11:30 am on Saturday, March 18 at Scales Elementary School. The fair is designed to match qualified candidates to the available teaching positions for the 2017-18 school year. Applicants should bring multiple resumes, licensure documentation, portfolios and any additional relevant materials including scores…