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Back to School Bash scheduled July 27 at Hampton High School
The Be Kind 17th Annual Back to School Bash will be held July 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hampton High School. The event is sponsored by area churches along with community volunteers, organizations, and businesses. This year’s event is in honor of LD and Susie Berry and will feature free school supplies, […] The post Back to School Bash scheduled July 27 at Hampton High School appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Elizabethton City Schools educator named National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador
Jerry Agan, agriscience teacher at Elizabethton City Schools in Elizabethton, successfully completed the 20th annual National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador Academy, joining the other 507 outstanding agriscience teachers from across the country who have earned that title. The NAAE National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador Academy is a professional development institute available to members of the National Association […] The post Elizabethton City Schools educator named National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
ETSU’s first Bluegrass Summer Camp
Camper band at the ETSU Bluegrass Summer Camp – photo © G Nicholas Hancock. The first ever East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Bluegrass Summer Camp, held July 8-12 on the campus of the university in Johnson City, TN, was deemed a success by ETSU camp officials and student campers alike. The camp was started through the Bluegrass, Old-time, and Roots Music Program at the university.
High School Standouts: University High’s Kittrell chases down dreams on the track
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – University High junior Dalencia Kittrell started running track in the eighth grade. But, her story truly begins years earlier – almost 1,400 miles south of Johnson City. “I lived in Haiti until I was nine years-old,” she said. By the time she was three, Hunter and Jillian Kittrell had become Dalencia’s […]
Board of Education welcomes newest members
NEWLAND — On Tuesday, July 9, the Avery County Board of Education swore in its newest members to the board. Linda Webb and David Wright were both sworn in prior to the meeting, as well as Michelle Burnop, who has been a part of the board for several months prior being the highest vote recipient during the March primary election, filling a board seat that had been previously vacant for more than a year. After the newest members were sworn in, the board began the...
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