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September 9
Board Meeting @ 6:30 pm
September 19
Schools Closed
Parent/Teacher Conferences
September 20
Schools Closed
Inservice Day
October 14-18
Schools Closed
Fall Break |
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| School Nutrition Welcomes Parents and Students Back to School with a New Menu App |  Start off the school year by checking out our awesome new school menus! Beginning September 1, Sullivan County menus will be available online through Google Chrome at sullivank12.nutrislice.com. Also, if you have a "Smart" device, you can download a free menu app by searching for "Nutrislice" in your app store. Either way, you will find quick and easy access to what is being dished up daily! USDA is an equal opportunity provider |
| Superintendent School Lunch Tour |  Parents are invited to join Dr. Yennie as he visits each school for lunch. A schedule is posted here. Please remember to sign in at the school office if you plan to visit. |
| Sullivan South JROTC | |
Last week, five cadets from Sullivan South High School JROTC Program (Emily Moore, Brandon Bowen, Spencer Southerland, Ally Bishop and Brenda Castle) visited Rock Springs Elementary School. They performed a flag etiquette presentation to the fifth grade describing how to properly care for the American Flag. The kids learned how to display, fold, and show respect to our flag. They asked a lot of great questions and seemed to enjoy the cadets visit. |
| Sullivan South JROTC Orientation Flights | |
Fifteen cadets from Sullivan South JROTC Program took an orientation flight at Tri Cities Airport on September 3, 2013.
Pictured above left to right: Dustin McClure, Jordan Watts, Peyton Dean, Benjamin Dean, Jared Dykes and Sydney Luffman.
Pictured above left to right: Allie Bishop, Anthony Larosa, Andrew Davison, Christian Meide, Alex Beyersdorf, Heather Powell, Zach Davidson, Joe Barton and Spencer Southerland. |
| Way to Go Blountville Middle School Tigers! | |
Blountville Middle School hosted their first home football game on Tuesday, August 27th. The students participated in their first pep rally of the school year. The BMS band performed "Rocky Top", "Blue" and "We Will Rock You". Athletes in all sports were introduced to the student body and the BETA Club invitations were given to students with a 3.25 GPA or higher. The activities continued on into the evening when the BMS Chorus performed "The Star-Spangled Banner". Cheerleaders made banners and tossed t-shirts, popsicles, cups and beads to the crowd. The Tigers took on Jonesborough and celebrated with a victory of 26-7. It was a glorious day to be a Tiger! |
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Rock Springs 4th Grade Marshmallow Engineering Challenge | |
Rock Springs Elementary School fourth graders took part in the Marshmallow Challenge. Each team of four students were given 20 spaghetti noodles, 1 yard of string, 1 yard of masking tape, and 1 marshmallow. Each group was then given the task to build the tallest free-standing structure they could with the whole marshmallow to be placed on top. They were told they could use as few or as many of their resources their team wanted. The winning team's tower was measured at 18 1/4 inches tall. Rock Springs fourth grade teachers are Jackie Seto, Caren Venable-Dean, and Jessica Hollomon. Way to go Rock Springs Fourth Graders!
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| Sullivan Gardens K-8 News | |
Sullivan Gardens first graders learned about schools long ago and grandparents were invited to share their experiences in first grade.
Students are also learning about life cycles of plants and animals. In the spring, Kindergarters planted potatoes in the garden. Now in first grade, students visited the garden to harvest the potatoes they planted. While in the garden, we discovered caterpillars and collected a few to take back to the classrooms to observe, measure, and document the life cycle of the butterflies.
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| North Middle School Library Receives Grant from Lowe's | |
North Middle School library received a grant from Lowe's - Toolbox for Education. The school received $5,000 to replace the library tables that were falling apart and create a safe space for our middle school students to read and work while they are in the library. With the money, the school bought eight square tables that create a seating area for 32 students and one large rectangle table was added to the high school seating area. Two recreational reading chairs were also purchased. Eighth grade students helped assemble the furniture and arrange new seating areas. A large THANK YOU to Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant!
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Blountville Middle School News | |
Today, all of Ms. Leanne Corona's classes made an edible earth to emphasize the layers of the planet and their differences. Pictures are from Ms. Corona's second period class. |
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