Several Williamson County Schools students have qualified for the 2024 National Speech and Debate Tournament through state competitions.
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The 2024 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Nashville/Midsouth Student Production Awards took place at Belmont University on April 12, honoring the best high school TV and film students in the region.
Every Tuesday, Brentwood Academy’s students sit shoulder to shoulder during a dedicated time for chapel. According to sophomore student Oliver Hester, there’s only one thing missing from these services: a church.
Page Middle School students made history at the Future Farmers of America (FFA) State Convention that took place from March 23-26 in Gatlinburg.
HOSA students from across Middle Tennessee traveled to the 2024 Tennessee State Leadership Conference in Chattanooga, which took place from March 25-27.
Ravenwood High School students helped make one Spring Hill child's dreams come true, by funding a trip to Disney World.
In February, three more students from Williamson County Schools earned perfect scores on their ACT exams.
The Williamson County Schools board approved a resolution opposing the state-wide push for school vouchers, following suit with the Franklin Special School District’s own resolution in January, but those resolutions appear to have little impact on Williamson County's majority pro-voucher sen…
The Tennessee High School Press Association 2023-24 student media awards took place at Lipscomb University on March 4, and several local students were honored at the ceremony.
The Williamson County School Board approved the proposed 2024-25 school budget at its March 18 meeting, which can be viewed in its entirety here.
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On Super Tuesday, Williamson County voters cast their ballots for school board officials in the primary. Several Republican races had multiple candidates, and while some ran unopposed, they will go on to face challengers in the general election in August.
Nolensville High School swept the board at the 13th annual Sarah Bayrd American History Bowl.
On Tuesday, Williamson County Schools announced that a district-record-breaking 80 WCS students were named National Merit finalists.
As part of the annual Black History Month celebration, Freedom Middle School presented the Monroe and Mary Booker Awards for Leadership and Service on Friday at the Franklin Special School District Performing Arts Center.
The Tennessee Department of Education announced the school and district designations for the 2022-23 school year on Tuesday.
Franklin High School student Ethan Hill received the chance to live every performers' dream earlier this month by taking the stage at Carnegie Hall.
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Recapping and fact-checking the candidates on the issues
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Franklin High School class of 2023 graduate Ethan Whitfield has earned the "Best Writer" award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 2023 National Student Production Awards for his video "Finding Waldo."
On Jan. 13, students from across the area were honored at the 33rd annual Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Awards.
Schools will remain closed for one more day on Monday as Williamson County Schools, Franklin Special School District, and Metro Nashville Public Schools have announced further closures, while many area private schools are expected to follow. Schools will now have used five of their allotted …
Williamson County Schools, Franklin Special School District, and Metro Nashville Public Schools have announced that school will remain closed on Friday due to dangerous road conditions resulting from this week's winter storm that saw the accumulation of several inches of snow across Middle T…
A county record of nine students — seven high schoolers and two middle schoolers — have joined the top 1% of PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) test takers across the country by earning a perfect score.
Local students will receive another snow day on Wednesday as Williamson County Schools, Franklin Special School District, and Metro Nashville Public Schools all announced school would be cancelled for the second day in a row.
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The Brentwood Historic Commission will present the 14th annual Sarah Bayrd American History Bowl on Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. The event will be hosted by WSMV meteorologist Dan Thomas at Brentwood City Hall, and former Tennessee state librarian and archivist Chuck Sherrill will ask the tea…
A new bill aiming to ban Pride flags from public schools will be debated during the upcoming session of the 113th Tennessee General Assembly, sparking concerns among some LGBTQ students and allied community members.
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For the second year in a row, students from Page High School have placed in the Student Television Network (STN) Fall Challenge.
The 16th annual Middle Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition will return to the Parthenon in January 2024.
WCS Superintendent Jason Golden traveled around the district November 29 to surprise the system-wide Teachers of the Year and Principal of the Year with the good news.
14 Williamson County Schools (WCS) students earned perfect ACT scores in October, joining the four who achieved the rare distinction in September.
Earlier this month, Page Middle and Page High School students earned the honor of competing at the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention in Indianapolis.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls the voucher push ‘an absolute conservative education revolution’
Last week, the Tennessee Department of Education released 2022-23 graduation data for the state, including local school districts and individual schools. The data reveals that, at 90.6 percent, Tennessee has reached its highest recorded statewide graduation rate since 2012.
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Williamson County Schools announced a series of meetings where they are seeking to receive input from families before the upcoming bus transportation service pilot.
Four Williamson County Schools students earned a perfect ACT composite score in September, something less than one percent of students across the nation accomplish each year.
A new law sponsored by Tenn. 7th Congressional District Rep. Mark Green ensures federal funding for archery, hunting and other shooting sports in schools.
138 Williamson County Schools students have been named National Merit Commended Students.According to WCS, this beats the district's previous record of 94 students, which was set in 2022.The 2023 WCS National Merit Commended Students are:Brentwood High
Franklin High School held its annual homecoming parade through Franklin Square on Friday morning.
Williamson Inc. hosted Williamson County Schools and Franklin Special School District representatives in Franklin on Wednesday for the 2023 State of the Schools address where they spoke about the successes and challenges facing schools.
Officials from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced this year's semifinalists for the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship program on Wednesday.
7th Congressional District Rep. Mark Green will host his fifth annual Service Academy Day at Franklin High School on Saturday.
The Department of Education announced on Friday, Aug. 25, that Franklin Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Sondra Wilson-Martin was named the Middle Tennessee Grand Division the Teacher of the Year.
Four parents are suing Williamson County Schools over the presence of several books in school libraries that they call “obscene materials.”
Williamson County Schools saw a record 75% passing rate for students who took the 2022-23 advanced placement (AP) exams.
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