
Holston Show Choir Prepares For Summer Performance
Following a successful run of Moana Jr., the Holston Middle School Show Choir has begun rehearsals for their first summer performance of Matilda the Musical, a show made possible by a Tennessee Arts Commission grant. Natalee Elkins, the HMS choral director and Show Choir director, and Taylor Branson, an HMS school counselor and Show Choir production coordinator, applied for the grant last year, and after a months-long application and interview process, they were finally able to bring their vision to life. “We’ve had the rights for this show for three years. It was supposed to happen...

CMA Student’s Difficult Journey Leads To Academic Success
Commencement ceremonies are about to begin, and Knox County Schools is celebrating outstanding students in the Class of 2023. For a full list of this year’s valedictorians, salutatorians, and military commitments,...

West Co-Valedictorian Aims For Air Force Academy
As commencement ceremonies are about to begin, Knox County Schools is celebrating our dedicated valedictorians and salutatorians. This class is an accomplished group of students who have plans to do great things in their futures. Oliver...
So-Kno Robo Goes To Worlds
So-Kno Robo at the 2023 Smoky Mountains Regional competition that qualified them for Worlds. So-Kno Robo, South-Doyle High School’s robotics team, returned from the FIRST Robotics Competition in...
Pilot Company Volunteers At Schools For Give Back Day
Over 50 Pilot Company employees donated their time on Wednesday to improve district schools, with outdoor beautification projects for Pilot Give Back Day. Four teams went to Amherst Elementary, Pond...
Student Success

CMA Student’s Difficult Journey Leads To Academic Success
Commencement ceremonies are about to begin, and Knox County Schools is celebrating outstanding students in the Class of 2023. For a full list of this year’s valedictorians, salutatorians, and...

West Co-Valedictorian Aims For Air Force Academy
As commencement ceremonies are about to begin, Knox County Schools is celebrating our dedicated valedictorians and salutatorians. This class is an accomplished group of students who have plans to do...

So-Kno Robo Goes To Worlds
So-Kno Robo at the 2023 Smoky Mountains Regional competition that qualified them for Worlds. So-Kno Robo, South-Doyle High School’s robotics team, returned from the FIRST Robotics Competition in...
Student Supports

Holston Show Choir Prepares For Summer Performance
Following a successful run of Moana Jr., the Holston Middle School Show Choir has begun rehearsals for their first summer performance of Matilda the Musical, a show made possible by a Tennessee Arts...

NEA Recognizes West Haven TA With ‘ESP Of The Year’ Award
A West Haven Elementary staff member is earning time in the spotlight as the Tennessee Educational Support Professional (ESP) of the Year and will attend the National Education Association’s ESP...

Teachers Take The Plunge For The Special Olympics
Brave teachers and students leapt into frigid waters last Saturday to raise money for their peers – local Special Olympics athletes. The annual Polar Plunge is a fundraising event hosted by...
Community Partners

Pilot Company Volunteers At Schools For Give Back Day
Over 50 Pilot Company employees donated their time on Wednesday to improve district schools, with outdoor beautification projects for Pilot Give Back Day. Four teams went to Amherst Elementary, Pond...

West Hills Elementary Visited By “Careers On Wheels”
This week, West Hills Elementary had its first College and Career Week with a “Dress for the Job You Want” Day, guest speakers, and mobile professionals from across the county showing students their...

Artsonia Names Addelynn Slinger “Artist Of The Week”
Addelynn Slinger won Artsonia's Artist of the Week competition. Pictured with Ebru Ekici (left) and Christy Davis (right). Farragut Intermediate’s Addelynn Slinger was named the Artsonia Artist of...
Family Supports

Couple Provides Bus Support In Three Languages
A husband-and-wife team from Knoxville is putting their language skills to good use on behalf of Knox County students.

Outreach Specialist Works To Engage Spanish-Speaking Families
Patricia Robledo, hired last fall as KCS's first Latino community outreach specialist, is working to ensure that Spanish-speaking families and others have access to information they need about the...