This is something new Williamson Source will be doing so the readers can follow all the younger ones throughout the area. Each month we will start a thread that will cover the multitudes of information we receive from Williamson County Elementary and Middle Schools. We hope you enjoy this new feature: Let’s get it started!
Students in Mrs. Sharon Brasher’s Focus class collaborate to invent and create a unique toy to pitch to a toy company. Students must identify the target audience, age range, product name, function, price, as well as create a visual representation for the toy. Each member will participate in an in-class presentation as well as a role in the creation of the product. Pictured are: Nolan Imbrect, Morgan Willis, and Taylor Ligon
This week is our food drive at Fairview Elementary! We are collecting food and other goods to be donated to Graceworks which is located right down the street in Fairview. Students participate by bringing in items all week. They are then put to work checking expiration dates, sorting, and boxing up the goods donated. Every day the classes compete to earn the right to display the CanMan in their classroom. We can’t wait to see how much is donated at the end of the week! Thank you to Celeste Rietveld, our counselor, for organizing this great opportunity for us! Pictured: First grade students helping to sort items
Deputy Lindsey Cook stands with Longview Elementary First Graders, Sam Wells, Brady Cheatham, Savannah Hasen and Seanna Perkins as they learn about the Spring Hill Police Force.
Crockett Elementary 4th grade students in Kim Reff’s class took knowledge about weathering, erosion, and deposition and applied it to building a structure that can help man and nature. Pictured left to right: Sarah Clark, Megan Hopfensperger, Katlyn Riddle, Levi Mathis, Ashlyn Davidson, Ariane Ivanec
At Hillsboro Middle, the Cross country medal-run on Wednesday, seventh grader Danielle Lunny finished in 8th place and sixth grader Nora Henderson finished in 1st place! Awesome job, runners!
Spirit week has been fun at Scales with Mustang Monday wearing our school colors, Team Tuesday, Western Wednesday, 
Throwback Thursday and Fun Friday.
Crockett Elementary students Jacy Whitt, Bella Holloway, and Nina Sylver dressed in red, white, and blue to show their awareness of Constitution Day.
This past Saturday, Woodland Middle School celebrated their 20th birthday! The event was 
spectacular! During the event the brand new Auditorium that Woodland just finished, was dedicated to our Principal Mrs. Priscilla Fizer. She has been the Principal of Woodland Middle School since it was opened.
Longview Elementary student Callie Pitsino, in Mrs. Crystal James’ third grade class, works diligently at a thank you note to our local fire fighters/law enforcement in commemoration of 9/11. In the days leading to the annual remembrance of 9/11 students in Mrs. James 3rd grade class at Longview Elementary diligently crafted thoughtful letters of appreciation displaying colorful pictures for Spring Hill’s Public Service Members. Some children were also able to create videos to express their gratitude to their favorite community member.
This is a picture of Libby Murrell in Mrs. Laura Kasick’s second grade class looking at her caterpillar. All of our second grade students at Bethesda Elementary School are watching and studying the Life Cycle of a butterfly. The metamorphosis is exciting for the children to observe and see for themselves. The caterpillars are now in the pupa stage. This stage can last from a few weeks to a month.
Crockett Elementary kids have fun at Ravenwood Homecoming Parade
Pictured left to right back row: Blake Holloway, Saahil Arun, Parker Morris, Grey Von Wald, Hal Johnson and Taylor Wein in front.
Kenn and Mary Kay Groth traveled from California for the second year in a row to attend Crockett Elementary’s Grandparents’ Breakfast with their grandchildren Jack and Quinn West.
Crockett Elementary first grade teacher Sherry Birdwell poses with Lincoln Hughes, Gavin Holland, Addison grace Gipson, Eden Geiger, and Sofia Elalayli during the Ravenwood Homecoming parade.
Hillsboro Elementary: Eliza McLaughlin, an 8th grader at Hillsboro, was selected to participate in the 2014-2015 Philharmonia, a performance group with Curb Youth Symphony and the Nashville Youth Orchestra Program. This highly advanced ensemble includes students from three states and faculty members from the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University and musicians in the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Eliza auditioned and was selected from a very talented pool of students. Eliza will attend weekly rehearsals at Vanderbilt and perform throughout the year with the Philharmonia orchestra. Way to go, Eliza!
Heritage Middle School events for 9/15-9/18 :
9/15-Power Monday
9/15-HMS Volleyball vs. PMS at PMS-6th-3:45 pm; 7th-4:45 pm; 8th-5:45 pm
9/16-ACT EXPLORE Test for 8th grade students
9/16-HMS Volleyball vs. FMA at HMS-6th-3:45 pm; 7th-4:45 pm; 8th-5:45 pm
9/16-HMS Tennis vs. GMS at GMS
9/16-HMS JV Football vs. PMS at PMS-5 pm
9/17-HMS Cross Country Medal Run at WMS
9/18-HMS Football vs. FMS at FMS-6 pm
9/18-HMS Volleyball vs. BMS at BMS-6th-3:45 pm; 7th-4:45 pm; 8th-5:45 pm
9/18-HMS Tennis vs. WMS at WMS
9/18-Destination Imagination Meeting at 7 pm in Room 603
9/10/2014 :Woodland Middle School .. We had a BENICE visit from the Brentwood police and Brentwood Fire Station. What a wonderful community and their support for local schools!
Mr. Christy’s class got a new printing press and couldn’t wait to try it out! They began working on the art of Printmaking. These are etchings they do into Plexiglas and then hand colored with watercolor pencils. The artists got to choose their own subject matter and designs.
**Woodland’s 2014-2015 Student Council has been elected this week! President – Mark Hancock, Vice President – Karli Faro, Secretary – Femi Adegoke, Assistant Secretary – Valerie Orange, Attendance Clerk 1 – Jakob Reuter, Attendance Clerk 2 – Lauren Williams, Historian – Sam Anctil. Congratulations to all the elected officers!
9/10/2014: Friday, September 12, 4pm – 7:30pm, for Trinity Elementary School’s fall festival, Romp & Stomp – rain or shine. We anticipate approximately 1,200 people will attend. This year’s event will include a special National Blue Ribbon nomination celebration with Senator Jack Johnson and Dr. Mike Looney, Superintendent of Williamson County Schools.
9/10/2014: It was book fair this week at FES! All grade levels got to visit the book fair and make their wish lists. At Fairview Elementary we love reading and are so excited to find new favorites
9/10/2014: Edmondson Elementary third graders in Darlene Shelton’s class combined technology with reading this week. The “I can” assignment was to use text features and search tools on a computer to locate information. Small groups learned how to use search engines and use keywords for searching for information on an ipad. The following day each student was given an ipad and assigned an animal to research for one fact. Many students took the assignment a step further and watched a video on their animal.
9/10/2014: Families at Scales have been collecting gently used clothing to take to our partner school, Warner Elementary in Nashville, for the Mustang Closet. Grade levels have been collecting shoes, packaged underwear and socks, gloves, scarves and hats separately to add to the items for the Closet. Parents and fifth grade students have spent hours sorting clothes by gender and size… ABOVE: Brad Cole and Madison Cole sort clothes for the Mustang Closet being held at Warner Elementary School, Nashville.
9/10/14 : Keenan West made a stop at Grassland Middle School as part of his Mean Stinks Nicest Tour Ever as part of our BE NICE campaign. Keenan uses music and dancing in his anti-bullying message to kids. He brings a great energy and coolness factor!http://www.keenanwest.com/
9/10/14: The Sunset Middle Boys tennis team lost a close one yesterday 3-2 to Grassland Middle School. The team demonstrated Saber-like competitiveness and good sportsmanship. Truman McDaniel and Aidan Young won as did Matthew Durr and Zachry DiCarlo. Anay Goswami and Chase Thomson, Colton McGarraugh and Blake Armour won exhibition matches.
Match tomorrow (Thursday) versus Woodland Middle School at home.
9/9/14 : Allendale Elem… Summit High School hosted Allendale Elementary on Friday, September 5. The day began with Summit High School Football Players and Cheerleaders visiting Allendale and getting the students excited for the Friday night game. At 6:30 Friday night, several Allendale students and Staff lined up to cheer on the Summit Spartans as they took the field.
9/5/14: Feature Teacher: My name is Julia Hancock and I am the Kindergarten teacher at Hillsboro School! I am excited to also be the middle school cheerleading coach! This is my first year teaching and coaching at Hillsboro. I was born in Texas and have moved around throughout the south. I landed in Tennessee and happily call Franklin home. I am actually a Hillsboro graduate myself! It‟s an amazing feeling t0 give back to the community that gave so much to me! I attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where I cheered collegiately for football and basketball at UTC! Go MOCS! I am a huge football fan and cheer on my Texas Longhorns every weekend! HOOK EM HORNS! I am proud to be a part of this awesome community once again! I am so excited to see what this year has in store for us! Look forward to seeing you at the HMS games!
9/5/14 : Hillsboro School is proud to be recognized as a 2014 SCORE Prize Finalist!
SCORE (State Collaborative on Reforming Education) studied assessment data from all Tennessee public schools (including magnet and charter schools), and has selected Hillsboro School as an exemplar for excellence in student growth and achievement. Hillsboro School is now vying with two other middle schools in the state for a $10,000 prize and the title of 2014 SCORE Prize Winner! Judging continues throughout the month of September, and the final winner will be announced on Monday, October 27, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in downtown Nashville.
Congratulations Hillsboro students, staff, parents, and community supporters! We are so proud of your fantastic accomplishments!
