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SCS to start accepting Pre-K applications

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012, 11:42am

SCS to start accepting Pre-K applications

Shelby County Schools will be accepting applications for 2012-13 Pre-K classes the week of June 25 through 28. Applications will be accepted from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day at the following locations:

Monday, June 25

Highland Oaks Elementary
Southwind Elementary

Tuesday, June 26

Millington Elementary
Northaven Elementary

Wednesday, June 27

Oak Elementary
Lucy Elementary

Thursday, June 28

Rivercrest Elementary
Bon Lin Elementary

Shelby County Schools offers Pre-K classes, which are funded by the Tennessee State Lottery and Shelby County Schools. Classes are designed to meet the needs of four-year-old children who are identified as being educationally and economically at risk.

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Future scientists, mathematicians hone their skills at summer camp

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Monday, June 18th, 2012, 1:17pm

Future scientists, mathematicians hone their skills at summer camp

Beginning this week, hundreds of students from all over Shelby County Schools will be immersed in a wide array of STEMulating learning experiences that teach them how to respond to and recover from storm-related emergency situations.

The sixth annual Shelby Scholars Summer Institute (SSSI) kicked off today at the Fogelman Business College on the University of Memphis campus. This one-of-a-kind camp runs every day for the next two weeks and ends with an exhibition in the U of M’s Fed Ex Institute of Technology on Friday, June 29, at 12:30 p.m.

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SCS students exploring art, music of “Memphis: The Musical”

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Monday, June 11th, 2012, 2:41pm

SCS students exploring art, music of “Memphis: The Musical”

More young artists, musicians and thespians than ever are taking part in Shelby County Schools’ 2012 Summer Fine Arts Academy (SFAA). The fifth annual academy is taking place June 11-15 at Elmore Park Middle School in Bartlett, with nearly 500 students from all over the district in grades 6-10 attending unique and stimulating sessions from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. every day.

The theme for this year’s academy is “Memphis: The Musical.” Daily workshops focusing on the areas of visual arts, band/strings, chorus and theatre are being led by local professional artists and musicians, as well as students and teachers from local colleges and universities. These workshops expose students to incredible creative experiences they typically would not have access to during the regular school year.

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Altruria Elementary excels in classroom and beyond

Submitted by GHSTV on Friday, June 8th, 10:36 am

Altruria Elementary is a school with many accomplishments: award-winning teachers, a nationally recognized art program and students and staff who have raised over six-figures for St. Jude.

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Award-winning ESL Summer Camp back for another year

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Thursday, June 7th, 2012, 1:29pm

Shelby County Schools’ award-winning ESL (English as a Second Language) Summer Camp is back for the fifth year.

The camp has earned the statewide Excellence in Education Award from the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) multiple times in its five-year run, and ESL students from around the district are signed up for more multicultural fun this year at Bon Lin Elementary.

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Shelby County mayor to deliver keynote at Title I summit

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Thursday, June 7th, 2012, 10:50am

Shelby County mayor to deliver keynote at Title I summit

(WMC-TV) – Shelby County mayor Mark Luttrell will deliver the keynote address at the school system’s Title I Parent Engagement Summit this Saturday.

The event, which helps families become informed and involved with their children’s schools, will be held on Saturday, June 9 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Middle School.

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Student mechanics from Bolton, Collierville are Tennessee's best

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Thursday, May 10th, 2012, 2:28pm

Student mechanics from Bolton, Collierville are Tennessee's best

Student mechanics from Bolton High and Collierville High were the top two teams in the 63rd annualTennessee Ford/AAA Autoskills competition. Michael Morra and Tim Stewart of Bolton won first place, and Brian Ritchie and Billy Rainey of Collierville placed second.

The Ford/AAA Autoskills competition is a nation-wide automotive technology challenge that brings together the best of the country’s future automotive technicians. At the state finals, student teams raced against the clock to correctly diagnose and repair deliberately “bugged” Ford vehicles. The Bolton and Collierville teams were the only two to find and repair all 10 of the intentionally installed electrical and mechanical “bugs” on their 2012 model Ford Fusions, earning them thousands of dollars in college scholarships and new tools.

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