In this week’s #RCSSundayMessage, Derek Picklesimer from Riverdale High School reflects on his service in the Marine Corps.
RCS is incredibly grateful to all the brave men and women who have served our country. 🇺🇸
#VeteransDay
Game of the Week: Gallatin at Smyrna tonight at 7 P.M.
Live-streaming produced by Stewarts Creek High School's SCTV with a partnership with WGNS Radio, which is providing live coverage and commentary throughout the game.
Watch live: youtube.com/live/eGChbI4uT_I
Thursday was a historic night for girls wrestling, as Oakland MS hosted Blackman MS in the first-ever RCS Girls Wrestling Dual at OHS.
The night included a matchup of two state champions. In a hard-fought match, Blackman’s Ava Westenburger bested Oakland’s Addy Fanguy 6-0.
Plainview Elementary honored those who serve with a Veterans Day program on Friday morning.
The celebration started with donuts and coffee for veterans and their families in the cafeteria, followed by a presentation in the gymnasium.
RCS Transition Academy and Project Search programs held their fall party recently. Each is designed for students 18-22 with a Special Education Diploma. Transition Academy focuses on independent living and Project Search is an unpaid work internship.
More: tinyurl.com/35d3mks6
Roy Waldron Elementary hosted two special guest readers for a schoolwide assembly last week. Tennessee Titans cheerleaders Julia and Milton stopped by to read a few stories as a reward for students completing the All-Pro Readers Challenge of reading 20 minutes a night for a week,
Did you know, Rutherford County School’s athletic trainers and coaches practice and review their emergency action plan for athletic teams annually? This action plan includes both CPR and use of an automatic external defibrillator.
RCS currently employs 21 full-time athletic trainers who serve in both middle and high school. RCS is also currently the only public school district in Tennessee that provides full-time athletic trainers dedicated to middle schools.
Nearly 600 RCS students celebrated Student Reader Day at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville! Thanks to Humanities Tennessee, they met award-winning authors and received free books. Special thanks to RCS Library Services for making this possible!
📸: Jason Bihler
Meet the RCS Middle School Student-Athletes of the Month | October 2026 rcschools.net/o/rcs/article/…
Smyrna High's Luckeydoo named RCS Secondary Teacher of the Year
Now in his fourth year at Smyrna High, Dr. Wally Luckeydoo teaches personal finance at Smyrna High and serves as the school's Work-Based Learning Coordinator.
Congratulations, Dr. Luckeydoo!
Smyrna Middle's Morton named RCS Middle Level Teacher of the Year
Amber Morton is a STEM teacher at Smyrna Middle School. Now in her 11th year with Rutherford County Schools, she attended Smyrna Middle as a student.
Congratulations, Mrs. Morton!
McFadden's Gillespie named RCS Elementary Level Teacher of the Year
Mary Elizabeth Gillespie is a fourth-grade English language arts teacher at McFadden School off Excellence. She is in her 22nd year with Rutherford County Schools.
Congratulations, Mrs. Gillespie!
Rutherford County Schools FFA members earned national recognition at the 99th National FFA Convention!
Full results here: rcschools.net/article/323164…
The local chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated "Liberty Trees" at Poplar Hill Elementary and Poplar Hill Middle last week.
The tulip poplar trees were provided by the Colonel Hardy Murfreesboro Chapter and the Captain William Lytle Chapter of the DAR.
Rockvale High school celebrated the ribbon cutting today for the firetruck donated by Rutherford County Fire Department for the Fire Management and Science program.
Celebrating the best of the best: Meet the 2026-2027 Rutherford County Schools Teachers of the Year!
Three district-level winners will be announced later this week.
Full list: rcschools.net/article/322338…
Choir students from multiple schools recently participated in the All-County Honors Choirs Concert at First United Methodist Church.
A complete program of performers and pieces prepared is available at canva.link/6o2jikkz3abj4ai
THE GOAL IS THE BOWL 🏆
Friday, Nov 6:
Blackman @ Green Hill
Eagleville @ Perry Co.
Oakland @ Lebanon
Riverdale vs Cookeville
Smyrna vs Gallatin
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Students from multiple RCS elementary schools visited MTSU for the annual Education Day game to watch Blue Raider Men's Basketball take on Fisk.
The Homer Pittard Campus School Choir sang the national anthem before the crowd cheered the Blue Raiders to a 117-73 win.
Riverdale hosts Oakland for the WGNS Big G Rutherford County Schools Game of the Week.
Pregame begins at 6:30 p.m., kickoff at 7 p.m. Thanks to Big G TV for partnering with our CTE students to produce games.
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