Editor’s note: The Empty Bowls event has been moved to Wednesday, April 3, due to recent school closings for illness and flooding. Online tickets have been changed to reflect the …
Career Magnet Academy students aim for space soil
A group of Knox County students is exploring ways to turn waste into soil, and they’ll send a package into space to test their hypothesis.
The student spaceflight experiment team at …
Governor emphasizes career pathways in South-Doyle visit
Bill Lee’s first visit to Knox County as Tennessee’s governor brought him to South-Doyle High School, where an excited crowd of politicians, educators and business leaders greeted him and his …
Transfer deadline draws near for KCS families
If you’re a Knox County family looking for choices outside of your zoned school, there are plenty of options – but time is running out.
The KCS transfer window lets families …
Tate’s School launches music class for babies
Tate’s School has been known for 50 years for innovation in the classroom. Now the school, located off Cedar Bluff Road, has introduced the first Suzuki Early Childhood Education program …
Girl Scout builds pollinator garden at Cedar Bluff
Silver Award Girl Scout Sarah Alarcon had a unique vision: create a pesticide-free pollinator garden at Cedar Bluff Middle School to help increase the dwindling bee population.
The 520 square-foot garden …
Sam E. Hill Primary celebrates a century
A pillar of the Lonsdale community is celebrating its centennial.
Sam E. Hill Primary School was founded in 1919 and moved into its current building in 1951.
The school had served pre-K …
Paul Kelley academy settles into namesake’s old neighborhood
In a way, the Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy’s move into the old Lincoln Park Elementary School building at 535 Chicamauga Ave. was like coming home.
Founded in 2010 by …