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Sumner County Schools is pleased to announce that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated (BVI) and Battelle Education have awarded $35,500 to nine Sumner County schools to fund science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.
Congratulations to the following schools:
- Oakmont Elementary; Cottontown - $5,000
- Indian Lake Elementary; Hendersonville - $5,000
- Portland West Middle; Portland - $5,000
- Station Camp Elementary; Gallatin - $3,500
- Westmoreland Middle; Westmoreland - $2,500
- Vena Stewart Elementary; Gallatin - $5,000
- Jack Anderson Elementary; Hendersonville - $1,000
- Portland Gateview Elementary; Portland - $3,500
- Union Elementary; Gallatin - $5,000
“We are extremely excited to receive these grants that will enrich and challenge Sumner County students,” SCS Supervisor of CTE and STEM, Chase Moore said. “Ensuring our students have access to high-quality STEM education is essential to building college and career readiness. We are thankful to Battelle Education, TVA and BVI for their continued support.”
Sumner County Schools leads the state with seven STEM accredited schools. Becoming STEM certified is a multiple year process that includes extensive work and evaluation on behalf of the teachers and administrators. Only 61 schools across the state, both public and private, have earned the Tennessee STEM Designation. Sumner County Schools has 5 schools in the process of becoming certified. This includes a mix of high schools, middle schools and elementary schools.
SCS Celebrates Career and Technical Education
Sumner County students and staff celebrated Career and Technical Education (CTE) Wednesday, March 23. CTE, formerly known as vocational education, helps students gain work experience through job shadowing, on-the-job training, internships, and industry certifications. Sumner County Schools leads the state with the most pathways, and we are in the process of adding more including aviation, mechatronics, and audio/visual production. We are also continuing to invest and grow our current programs by updating the equipment needed to help students be successful.
Included in the celebration, Portland High School Alum and Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group Nashville, Troy Tomlinson; School Board Members Jeff G. Duncan, Sumner County School Board, District 5; Alice Bachman, School Board District 3; Tammy Hayes Sumner County School Board; Sarah Andrews, Sumner County School Board-District 4; Patricia Brown; Tim Brewer; Sumner County Commissioner Deanne DeWitt; Forward Sumner President and CEO Jimmy Johnston.
Industry Certifications Earned by students:
- 2019-2020 = 451
- 2020-2021 = 610
New Programs:
- Coding in six high schools
- Audio / Visual Production
- Jailer Certification Program
- Sumner County Skills Competition
- Pre-Apprenticeship program with North American Stamping Group
- Educator Prep Program
Special thanks to CTE students Haley Durrett (Station Camp High School) and Hadley Brown (Beech High School) for speaking at today's festivities. Hayley is the 2021-22 TN State FCCLA President, and Hadley is the 2021-22 TN State DECA President. Also, thank you to Gallatin High School's culinary class for preparing today's meal. They are taught by Chef Greg West.
SCS Transportation receives $200k Grant
Congratulations to our Transportation Director Andrew Grasty and his team! They have been awarded $200,000 in federal grants to purchase 2 new school buses. We buy 15 new school buses every year. Currently, we have more than 225 in our fleet. According to Tennessee law, we can only keep a school bus on the road for a certain length of time and mileage, so on average we are replacing 15 school buses every year. The cost of a school bus is $100,000.
We drive 726 runs a day for a grand total of 7,902 miles every day. (That mileage does not include field trips or sporting events.)
Thank you to our amazing transportation department for working hard and earning this grant. Sumner County Schools is the only school district in the state to be awarded with the 2021 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) School Bus Rebate Award. The two new buses will be eco-friendly.
Check out the full story HERE
Check out SCS Technology Network Administrator, Derrick Cannon. In addition to his I.T. work, he sings the National Anthem and is celebrating his 25th year as PA announcer for Westmoreland High School Basketball. Congratulations on the milestone, Derrick
*Video courtesy of NCTC hosted by YouTube
Middle School Robotics Teams Advance to World Tournament
Members of Portland East and Ellis Middle School's robotics teams are headed to the WORLD Championship after earning a spot at the VEX IQ Robotics Tournament. Congratulations to Portland East's Jackson Lassiter and Isaiah Greer. They won second place in the teamwork category at the state championship this past weekend at Brentwood Academy. They also won the Build Award which recognizes their robot for its superb construction. Each of these accomplishments earned them a spot at the world tournament. Portland East Robotics is coached by Dale Sadler.
Ellis Middle School's robotic team, CouGEARS Z Team, comprised of Andrew Bodnar and Davis Linn finished in the fourth-place alliance to qualify. This is the team's first year competing in the competition.
Kellen Fisher, Cade Zasada, Matt Wilkins, and Coen Evans finished 7th. Justin and Britt Smith finished in 8th. The team is coached by Hendersonville High School's Engineering / Coding Teacher, Jeff Wilkins.
The World Tournament will take place in Dallas, TX May 8-10. This three-day event will have 800 teams from across the world competing.
