Blount County Schools

Claire's Story

“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” These famous words by John Wayne became the guiding philosophy of Claire Hayes, who lost her battle with cancer on April 18th . It is this same philosophy that sparked passion for Carpenters Middle School, and the entire community in fighting this dreadful disease that has impacted the lives of so many.

Heritage Welder Headed to National Competition

Heritage High School senior Jason Cooper was called to the principal’s office today, but not because he is in trouble. He received a check from Cherokee Millwright CEO Dave Bennett to finance his plane ride to Kansas City, Mo. for the national welding competition, after Jason was named the Tennessee state welding champ.

Alvin Hord "Making a Difference Award"

Every spring, Blount County teachers reflect on the philosophy of community service and the well-known Tennessee spirit of volunteerism in the nomination process for the annual Alvin Hord “Making a Difference” Award. The now retired Director of Schools, Alvin Hord created this award to recognize those students in the elementary, middle and high school arenas who are already involved in their own community “making a difference”. Upon his retirement, Blount County Schools Central Office staff renamed the recognition to honor their director, who is occasionally spotted volunteering himself at one or more of the county’s schools.

WBHS Student First to Win Haslam Scholarship

Robbie Ferguson, a soon to be 2013 graduate of William Blount High School has become the county’s first recipient of The Haslam Scholarship.

Robbie is the son of Robert and Tammy Ferguson and is one of 15 entering freshman to be selected for the prestigious award. The Haslam Scholarship includes full tuition, room, board, and a technology component valued at $2000. He will be housed in Vol Hall, which is usually a seniors only, apartment-style residence hall. Two semesters of study abroad are also included.

Reading Rocks at Carpenters Middle School

Carpenters Middle School recently celebrated 17,742 books read by CMS students. The Reading Rocks Program, coordinated by Literacy Leady Terri Bradshaw, encourages students to read throughout the year with incentives along the way. A celebration concert was awarded to the students for reaching the reading goal.

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