Stewarts Creek Elementary recognized for online safety initiative

Stewarts Creek Elementary Recognized for Online Safety Initiative

Stewarts Creek Elementary School has been recognized as a “Common Sense School,” one of the first in Rutherford County. Common Sense is a national non-profit with a mission to help kids and families navigate media and technology while keeping themselves safe. “We applaud the faculty and staff of Stewarts Creek Elementary for embracing digital citizenship…

Ann Stewart, Stewarts Creek High School

Meet Ann Stewart, Gifted Facilitator at Stewarts Creek High School

In this Q&A, Stewart talks about her recent economics award, her relationship with students, and how Stewarts Creek’s teamwork helps keep school moving forward. Q: What is your position and how long have you been with RCS? A: I am the gifted ed facilitator at Stewarts Creek High School. I have been here since the…

Stewarts Creek robotics team

Stewarts Creek Competing in New Sub-Aquatic Robotics Contest

SC Robotics has launched a new division in its robotics program and will compete in a regional competition in two week. The team is calling their new program S.C.A.R., which simply stands for Stewarts Creek Aquatics Robotics. S.C.A.R. will compete May 14 in the Mate ROV Eastern Appalachian Highlands Regional in the ranger category. SC…

Rutherford County Schools

Stewarts Creek Middle to create wildflower garden, honeybee hives with grant

Stewart’s Creek Middle will soon have an apiary, thanks to Kevin Welch who teaches STEM at the school. If you aren’t familiar, an apiary is a place where honeybees are maintained to harvest honey. The School Board recently approved the project, which will also include a wildflower garden. The space will function as an alternative…

Artificial Turf Football Field

Stewarts Creek, Smyrna high schools to install artificial turf football fields

Stewarts Creek High School and Smyrna High School will soon install new artificial turf for their respective football fields. Smyrna High School’s installation of the turf has been 100% funded by donations from Smyrna Ready Mix. The school plans to rename the field to “Smyrna Ready Mix field at Robert L. Raikes Stadium.” Stewarts Creek…

Rutherford County Sheriff

Student Assaulted at Stewarts Creek High School

A 15-year-old student suffered injuries when allegedly assaulted by another student Friday at Stewarts Creek High School, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s supervisor said. School Resource Officer Shane Vaughn said administrators and SROs were notified and rushed to the hallway, arriving within a few seconds. “It happened outside the nurse’s office and the nurse was right…

Smyrna Police Dept

Smyrna Police Department responds to report of unresponsive male at Stewarts Creek High School

On January 16, 2022, 2:38pm, Smyrna Police Department personnel were dispatched to Stewarts Creek High School in response to a call regarding an unresponsive male, identified as weight-lifting coach and physical education teacher Maurice Grooms. Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services pronounced Mr. Grooms deceased at the scene where he was found near his car in…

Stewarts Creek Middle School Thanksgiving Donations

Stewarts Creek Middle collected thousands of items for Thanksgiving meals

“Be awesome today.” Three simple, yet powerful words Dr. Letoni Murry ends with every single morning as he wraps up the daily announcements at Stewarts Creek Middle School. “It’s another way of saying, all we have is today and let’s make the most of what we have,” Murry explained. “We don’t know what’s going to…