Cookeville Students Share Education Opinions At Conference
Cookeville High School students Milca Reyes and Gabriel Rouchon back from the Student Congress On Policies in Education conference at Belmont. Cookeville High Assistant Principal Amy Rouchon said students across each county in Tennessee were chosen to represent the high school and compete in policy debates on issues affecting their educational environment. “A lot of […]
Fentress Schools Receive New Grant, Extra Tutoring Help
Fentress County Schools set to use a $75,000 Tutoring Innovation Grant to help bolster their in-house tutoring services. Fentress County Schools Director Kristi Hall said the grant is intended to increase the number of tutoring instructors. They will also use training to help guide students towards academic success. “Our students in Fentress County will be […]
UC Home School Team Wins National Title, Over Houston
As college basketball moves toward crowning its national champions, the Upper Cumberland Righteous And Mighty Servants celebrating (RAMS) celebrating their championship. The Rams 18-and-under team won the Division 5 National Christian HomeSchool Basketball Championship. Head Coach Willie Maddux said the home schoolers took on teams from across the nation. “Usually, it takes years to reach […]
Putnam Schools Forming Behavioral Committee
The Putnam County School System is developing a Behavioral Committee to combat an uptick in conduct issues. Secondary Instructional Supervisor Bubba Winningham said the committee will align practices between schools and grade levels. He said the committee will create a tiered system based on the severity of an infraction and outline procedures for discipline and […]
Crossville & Livingston Campuses Now TCAT Upper Cumberland
TCAT Crossville and TCAT Livingston have become TCAT Upper Cumberland, effective Thursday, expanding programming and outreach. TCAT Upper Cumberland President Cliff Wightman said the merger is designed to increase student success above all else. He said the service areas of the two campuses already had major overlap. “This is something that’s thought of far ahead […]
Putnam Schools To Move Personal Finance Out Of Middle Schools
The Putnam County School System plans to make Personal Finance Class available for high schoolers only to ensure that the subject matter reaches students who need it most. Curriculum Supervisor Bubba Winningham said the class is currently taught in high schools but is also available in the spring semester for eighth graders. He said the […]
Clay HS Football Recognized At School Board Meeting
Clay County School Board recognized the high school football team Thursday night for their accomplishments this season. Chair Benji Bailey congratulated the team on making it to the championship for the first time in the school’s history. “Any time that something is accomplished that’s never been done before, it’s a great feat,” Bailey said. “And […]
Fundraiser Approved For Video Board At White County HS
A jumbotron could be on the way to the White County High School Gymnasium after a fundraiser initiative was approved by the school board Tuesday night. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the basketball teams want to pay for the expense through a sponsorship program. “We’ve been talking about this idea for several years,” Dronebarger […]
New LED Lights Coming To Pickett HS
Pickett County Schools has received its shipment of new LED lights that will be installed in the high school next week. Director of Schools Diane Elder said a TVA grant the system received over a year ago will fund the $100,000 project. “When you walk down the hall, everything is just different colors,” Elder said. […]
State Releases HS Graduation Rates, UC Schools See Mixed Bag
The State Department of Education released last school year’s graduation numbers for school districts across the state. Jackson County Schools saw the biggest jump in the Upper Cumberland. A 7.1 percent increase bringing the graduation rate to 88.5 percent. Putnam County Schools saw a slight increase by about one percent with a graduation rate of […]
