Education K-12

Gathering together to read and celebrate reading was the motivation behind Read Across America Day, which was celebrated in many Blount County and city schools on March 2. At Union Grove Middle School, Literacy Leader Cindy Van Pelt helped put ...

Alcoa City, Blount County and Maryville City School menus for the week of March 22-26, 2010

Carpenters Middle School is in the running for $210,000 in prizes from Samsung. Terri Bradshaw said Friday she was notified Monday that the school’s essay in the Four Seasons of Hope contest had placed in the top three finish. “They ...

The latest musical production at Maryville High School is all about love, romance and spending someone else’s money. “Hello Dolly!” is the classic musical/comedy about Mrs. Dolly Levi’s efforts to marry Horace Vandergelder, the well-known half-a-millionaire, and send his money ...

Male teachers at Maryville Middle School gave new meaning to the phrase “Winning ugly” when they helped students raise $800 in 3 minutes for the American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti. The male teachers were good sports and participated ...

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Energy Policy Office, in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Tennessee Department of Education, are putting out the call for entries in an energy art competition for Tennessee second and ...

Alcoa City, Blount County and Maryville City School Menus for the week of March 1-5, 2010

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but at Maryville Christian School the “Money Tree” is a program that gives students the chance to save money and learn the behind the scenes goings on of a financial institution. Maryville Christian School recently ...

Valentine’s Day took on musical overtones notes the Maryville High School Orchestra performed their annual Valentine concert at a new venue, the Clayton Center for the Arts. It was the first public performance in the main hall of the center, ...

Alcoa City, Blount County and Maryville City School Menus for the week of February 22-26, 2010

When Mary Liford’s fourth grade students at Fort Craig School of Dynamic Learning saw news reports of the earthquake devastation in Haiti, they wanted to do something to help. Liford thought the students had a good thought, but didn’t want ...

Blount County and Maryville City School Menus for the week of February 15-19, 2010

Five teachers from Blount County and Maryville schools will not only teach their students environmental lessons but help the community at the same time thanks to five “Go Green Grants” awarded by the Leadership Blount Class of 2009. From earthworm ...

Alcoa City, Blount County and Maryville City school menus for the week of February 8-12, 2010

The Second Annual Family Literacy Night at Hastings Books Music and Video drew a crowd of middle school teachers, administrators and students from throughout Blount County. The event was held Tuesday evening, Jan. 19. Terri Bradshaw, literacy leader with Carpenters ...