The University of Tennessee Extension office in Hamblen County runs 4-H Youth Development summer programs for kids ages 5 to 18 — day camps, project clubs, and county-fair prep across agriculture, STEM, outdoor skills, leadership, and the arts. Most programs are free or low-cost and scholarships are widely available. Reach out to the Hamblen County Extension office for current schedules and to register.
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Merrol Hyde Third Grader Timothy Bell Jr. Named Tennessee’s Top Elementary Reader in Tristar Reads
Bell logged an incredible 8,172 minutes of reading over the summer.
Tristar Reads Winners Turn Summer Pages into Scholarships
The contest’s four winners racked up more than 1,400 hours of reading this summer, including overall winner Wesley Martin, who spent nearly 8 hours a day reading.
Four teachers named finalists for award recognizing excellence in math and science
The PAEMST award is considered the nation’s highest honor for U.S. K-12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teachers.
House Subcommittee advances bill to limit cell phones in classrooms
The bill, brought by Representative Rebecca Alexander R-Jonesborough, would require local boards of education and public charter schools to adopt a policy prohibiting students from using any wireless communication devices during instructional time, with a few exceptions.