The front lobby of Westhills Elementary School was filled with excited students and family members the afternoon of Tuesday, March 6, as judges were sealed away in the school's cafeteria judging the Countywide Science Fair. As the moments turned to minutes and the minutes seemed to go on forever, a student would occasionally walk to the safely-guarded cafeteria door window to see if they could catch a glimpse at what the judges were doing. Then between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m., the judges emerged . . . . more

By Rhonda Poole Marshall County School System On Tuesday, April 17, sixteen Cornersville High School students, accompanied by teacher Debra Crable, headed to Martin Methodist College in Pulaski to take part in the 51st annual State-Wide High School Mathematics Contest sponsored by the Tennessee Mathematics Teachers' Association. By the time the young men and women loaded up to head back to Cornersville, seven of those students possessed top 10 awards... more

The weather has finally broken, and hopefully the last frost has passed. With that in mind, the time has come to head to the Lewisburg Middle School Greenhouse for the annual plant sale. Inside the confines of the greenhouse, shoppers will find tomatoes, green peppers, hot peppers, parsley and basil to plant in the garden (or in containers on your patio). ... more

Amy Li, a kindergartner in Mrs. Locke's Oak Grove Elementary School classroom, was awarded Honorable Mention in the 2007 Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators contest sponsored by Nashville Public Television (NPT). The contest was open to children in kindergarten through third grades, with each grade level being judged separately... more

Members of Westhills Elementary School's Principal's Advisory Council (P.A.C.) are constantly looking for ways to help folks in their community. Now they're helping locals who are currently in communities far away; they have collected goods to be sent to our soldiers overseas... more

Westhills Elementary School physical education teachers Pam London and Jeremy Qualls are pseudo garbage persons these days, and their WES students are benefiting from this secondary profession. But it's not actual garbage they are collecting; these PE teachers are obtaining secondhand exercise equipment destined for the landfill to use in their classes... more

Young students throughout the county have spent days, even weeks, preparing for the annual TCAP tests taking place the week of April 16-20. A TCAP Pep Rally was held Friday afternoon, April 13, to get the students at Westhills Elementary School revved up for the tests... more

While Orion Building is making steady progress on the addition at Forrest School, Marshall County's High School Football Jamboree may have to be played on the old football field. Rick Daughrity, president of Orion Building and director of project management, gave the Marshall County Board of Education an update on the progress at the April Board Meeting on Thursday, April 12... more

The Marshall County Child Development Center and other local organizations, in conjunction with the National Association for the Education of Young Children, are celebrating the Week of the Young Child. County Mayor Joe Liggett signed a proclamation officially declaring April 23-27 the Week of the Young Child. ... more

Edgar Flores, a seventh grader at Lewisburg Middle School, competed in the 2007 Tennessee Geographic Bee, sponsored by JPMorgan Chase. Held in the Ezell Center at Lipscomb University in Nashville on Friday, March 30, the bee saw students from across the state vying to win the contest and head on to compete in the national finals... more

If you have pre-teens or teens in your family, you no doubt witness technology in action on a daily basis. From having control of the TVs remote to mastering video games to expertly text messaging friends on their phones, these young men and women are highly skilled... more

Ashley Jasmine Stubblefield of Lewisburg is among 143 University of Mississippi students included in the fall 2006 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." Since 1934, "Who's Who" has recognized students for their academic achievement, service to community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. ... more

by Rachel Cook I still remember that day, months ago, when I won 2nd in the 6th grade school (Westhills Elementary School) spelling bee, and Jennifer Perryman (my best friend) won 1st. I was shocked I'd made it that far. The last few years I had entered I had been distracted in various ways so I missed a word. Not because I have a short attention span, but because we had to wait to spell for so long. (One year I never got a bathroom break; hence distraction.)... more

ACA called upon seventh- to 12th-grade students nationwide to submit original essays of 450 words about the importance of agriculture in the United States. Under the theme "American Agriculture in 2025," students were encouraged to focus their essays on the potential landscape of American agriculture in 2025 based on where we are today and the opportunities that lie ahead... more

Approved school calendar for the 2007-2008 school year: August 3 -- First full day for students -- abbreviated students August 7 -- First full day for students September 3 -- Labor Day September 13 -- Parent Teacher Conference Block (3-6p.m.) October 4 -- Parent Teacher Conference Non-Block... more

Marshall Elementary School celebrated Read Across America Week, which honors Dr. Seuss's birthday, by wearing funny hats, pajamas, silly socks and mismatched shoes. They wore their clothing inside out and invited guest readers into their classrooms to share the joy of reading. But the MES boys and girls decided they wanted to do something more, something special for others to recognize Dr. Seuss. Under the guidance of the school's book committee, the students made the decision to collect books to donate to Marshall County's Head Start program, setting their goal at 200. more