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Brentwood High School was ranked the fourth best school in all of Tennessee by the U.S. News Best High Schools for 2012.
Of the Tennessee schools in the U.S. News Best High Schools2012 rankings, 4 were awarded gold medals, 12 earned silver medals, and 67 received bronze medals. The two top-ranked schools in Tennessee are located in the state capital of Nashville, in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools district.
Top Ranked TN Schools
To be eligible for a state ranking, a school must be awarded a national gold or silver medal.
#1
1. Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School
700 BROADWAY, NASHVILLE, TN 37203
#2
2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School
613 17TH AVE NORTH, NASHVILLE, TN 37203
#3
128 TOWNSHIP DR, HENDERSONVILLE, TN 37075
#4
5304 MURRAY LN, BRENTWOOD, TN 37027
#5
11237 KINGSTON PK, KNOXVILLE, TN 37922
#6
127 PROVIDENCE RD, OAK RIDGE, TN 37830
#7
9755 WOLF RIVER BLVD, GERMANTOWN, TN 38139
#8
1800 LEGION DR, KINGSPORT, TN 37664
#9
1101 NORTH BYHALIA RD, COLLIERVILLE, TN 38017
#10
1 ALEXENDRA DR, JOHNSON CITY, TN 37614
Courtesy WCS 'In Focus'
Brentwood High’s Si-Qi Fan earned a perfect score on the ACT and was honored with a Student Spotlight during the regular meeting of the Williamson County Board of Education April 16. Page High’s Jared Schaumann earned a perfect score in the American Mathematics Contest, only 17 perfect scores in the world and three in the United States. His teacher is Peter Wade.
Ravenwood High’s Celina Stewart won the 2011-12 National Discus Award for achievements in government, arts and community service. Her teacher is Troy Aldridge. Also from Ravenwood, Eden Holmes won the 2012 State Mock Trial Best Defense Award. Her teacher Daniel Hollandsworth.
Several Independence High students earned first place honors in the State DECA competition. Jordan Bradley won in Business Services; Patrick Whalen and Forrest Billington won in Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team; and Samuel Howard was elected the 2012 Tennessee DECA Vice-President. Their teacher is Wren Anderson.
Ravenwood’s first place DECA winners include Riley Hadden and Ali Meshkat in Financial Services and Natalie Castro in Apparel and Accessories. Their teachers are Amanda Muniz and Donna Smith.
In the State Technology Student Association competition, Fairview High’s Jody Baltz, Jay Crist, Blake Fahy and Will Hyatt placed first in On Demand Video. Their teacher is Kevin Sizemore. Page High’s Carson Stafford, Zach Albert, Wilson Cochrane, Grant Santilli, Jacob Albert and Brock Bolton won first in Manufacturing Prototype; Caroline Hill won first in Transportation Modeling; Chase Moon won first in Flight Endurance; Austin Kiger won first in Dragster Design; and Alec Persch won first in CAD 2D Architecture. Their teacher is Jimmy Baker.
In the area of the arts, Ravenwood’s Travis Fields won the National Scholastic Art and Writing Award. His teacher is Chaley Ayers.
In Staff Spotlights, Fairview Middle teacher Sara Reynolds was honored with the Tennessee Technology Student Association Honorary Lifetime Member Award, the highest award a person can receive from TSA.
In the Superintendent’s Report, Dr. Mike Looney introduced Juli Oyer as the Fairview High School principal for 2012-13. He also shared the Let’s Talk School video. There are two more meetings scheduled: Tuesday night at Fairview Middle and Thursday night at Brentwood High. Both meetings begin at 6 p.m. and continue until 7:30 p.m. Select this link to view the video: http://www.wcs.edu/InFocus/InFocus1112/Issue_17/letstalk.htm.
In her report, Board Chairman Pat Anderson thanked Todd Pewitt and the communications department for creating the Let’s Talk School video. She also congratulated the Hillsboro Tomorrow group for reaching its goal of raising $300,000 for Hillsboro School. In addition, she reminded the Board of the upcoming budget meetings with the County Commission. A joint meeting of the budget and education committees is scheduled for Monday, April 23 at 5:30. Earlier in the meeting, Anderson thanked the Heritage Middle School select choir, VOX AUREA, which performed for the Board prior to the meeting. Lisa Benton is the choir director.
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Approved a budget amendment of $550,000 to cover increased fuel costs.
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Approved an intra-category transfer of $260,000 to replace eight maintenance vehicles.
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Approved three budget amendments including a resolution for $100,000 to be paid for the trustee commission; a resolution for $231,000 in the cafeteria budget to cover federal indirect costs; and a resolution for $49,053 for the extended school program.
In other business, the Board:
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Approved two policies on second reading, Policy Development and Bullying.
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Approved recommended field trip fee requests.
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Approved school fees for the 2012-13 school year. The supply fee at the elementary level will be $25 along with a $5 recorder fee. The basic fee for middle school increased to $100 from $90. Participation fees at the middle school level remained the same for chorus, major sports, minor sports, strings, golf, dance and cheerleading but were added for forensics, $325; drama, $150; science club, $150; and other clubs such as Model UN, Student Council, Destination Imagination, Art Club, etc., $75. At the high school level, fees vary by course and activity. Some new fees that were added include winter drum line and winter guard, $200 each and Student Council, $20.
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Approved the construction of soccer/football goal posts at Grassland Middle.
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Approved the construction of a storage building at Sunset Middle for athletic equipment.
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Approved the construction of batting cages at Summit High.
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Approved no increase in the use of facility fees.
Each school principal has a copy of the Board packet information.
The next regular meeting of the WCBE will be Monday, May 21, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Administrative Complex.
Time is running out for students who want to be part of the 2012 Summer Freshman Academy at Brentwood High School.
This annual event gives rising freshmen an oprtunity to experience fundamental concepts through engaging activities and integrating core content subjects.
The Summer Freshman Academy will be held June 11-14 from 8 a.m. until noon each day. There is no cost to attend, but space is limited so make your plans today.
The application deadline is Friday, April 20. Select this LINK for more information about the Freshman Academy or to print off an application.
On Saturday, March 24, 2012 Brentwood High School is sponsoring the Brentwood Bruin Boogie.
This 5K Fun Run/Walk will begin at Brentwood High School and enter Granny White Pike at Brentwood Middle School.
The run will travel north on Granny White Pike to Virginia Way and then take Virginia Way to Brecon Road. The run will turn around at Brecon Road and return to Brentwood Middle School via Granny White Pike.
The north bound lane of Granny White Pike will be closed to traffic from Murray Lane to Virginia Way. Northbound traffic will be diverted to the center turn lane during this event. Virginia Way will be closed to traffic from Granny White Pike to Brecon Road. The roads will be closed from 7:45 am to approximately 10:00 am.
Questions or Concerns may be directed to: the BPD Traffic Office at 577-6025 or e-mailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Parents are invited to attend a special event called How to Host a Teen Party tonight from 7-8 pm at Brentwood High.
A panel discussion will focus on the risks and liability of hosting a teen party. The meeting will be held in the BHS Campbell Center.
Hosts are Parents Supporting S.T.A.R.S (Students Taking A Right Stand.
| The Brentwood High School portion of the 2012 National Shakespeare Competition was held January 25 at the school. The annual contest is open to all ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students. Brentwood Senior Shelby Buscher won this year's competition by performing a scene from Hamlet. Shelby will move on to the Regional Competition March 10 at the Troutt Theatre in Nashville. Sigfried Schlunk placed second and Natalie Bennie finished third. |
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"All the students competing this year were excellent in artistic skill, understanding and in communication to the audience," said Lee Huddleston, Brentwood High School teacher and organizer. Judges included Jean Hevel, senior English and speech teacher and Town Centre actor; Jean Klein-Kracht, senior Honors and AP English Teacher; and Huddleston, senior AP English Literature Teacher. The winner of the regional competition will advance to the national competition in New York with an all-expense paid weekend to perform for the chance to win a summer in London studying Shakespeare. |
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Pictured above are the participants in this year's BHS Shakespeare Competition. Back row from left to right: Tom O’Brien, Allison O’Neill, Kristen McCarthy, Kelsey Ziesig, Kasey Smith, Siegfried Schlunk and Mohan Muvvala. Front Row left to right: Olivia Sterling, Shelby Buscher, Savannah Cleveland, Natalie Bennie and Nayla Antypas. |
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The Brentwood High School media program dominated this year's Titans of Taste Video Contest. The annual competition is sponsored by the Tennessee Titans, Purity Milk and the Southeast Dairy Association. Schools from across Middle Tennessee competed in the event which asked students to produce a video publicizing the Titans and Purity Milk.
Brentwood High School students won first, second and third place. In addition to being honored at a luncheon at LP Field December 8, the students received eight tickets and sideline passes to the Titans game verses Tampa Bay, and the Brentwood High School media program was presented with a check for $1,500.
Congratulations to the following students: Riley Ahlstrand, Emily Glasgow, Zach Zimmerman, Logan Kaczmarek, Zach Madell, Danielle Wilson, Zach Driver and Haylie Craver. Their teacher is Ronnie Adcock.
Select this LINK to view the winning video.
Run For Rotary will take place Saturday in Brentwood with 5K, 10K and fun run events scheduled, starting at 7:50 a.m. and ending at approximately 10 a.m.
The event will impact traffic Saturday morning with the City of Brentwood issuing the following traffic advisories:
Primary Location: Brentwood High School, McGavock Farms, Maryland Farms
Roadways Affected:
· Murray Lane
· Good Springs Road
· McGavock Road
· Granny White Pike
· Virginia Way
· Maryland Way and Ward Circle
Notes: The 10K race will start at 8:00 am. The 5K race will start at approximately 8:20 am. During the race, roads in the McGavock Farms subdivision will be closed to traffic. Murray Lane will have one west bound lane closed during the event, northbound traffic on Granny White Pike will be diverted to the center turn lane, Virginia Way will be closed to traffic while runners are on the course, traffic on Ward Circle will be diverted to the appropriate lane to go around the runners, and one east bound lane on Maryland Way will be closed to traffic while runners are on the course.
Questions or Concerns may be directed to:
BPD Traffic Office at 577-6025 or e-mailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
