A ribbon cutting will be held for the ceremonial opening of Creekside Elementary School Sunday at 2 p.m., but teachers and students will have already acclimated themselves to the new facility as their first official day there is Wednesday.

Avery Greene

Though the Williamson County Schools district is still wrestling with the issue of a bus driver shortage, that is not the cause of students having to stand on some buses as it was pointed out at the most recent County Commission meeting. 

Creekside Elementary School, the 49th school to be constructed in the Williamson County Schools district, is scheduled to open for its kindergarten through fifth grade students during the week of Jan. 20.

High school seniors and current college students who live in Williamson County are encouraged to apply for a scholarship to be awarded by Leadership Franklin, which will award one $1,500 scholarship to a student who meets the scholarship criteria.

Mary Oldham

Boone Callis

Two students and two faculty members from Brentwood Academy were among six people who were stranded and rescued after a fishing boat sank off the west coast of Costa Rica on Sunday morning.

Bryan Overlund

The attorney who has filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee School Board Association on behalf of a Williamson County parent said the case could have a ripple effect on school districts across the state.

Love the Dress, an organization that provides affordable prom dresses to students, is currently accepting donations of new or gently used formal dresses and accessories.

Students from Brentwood High School and Ravenwood High School theater programs will perform at the 2020 State High School Thespian Conference, also known as ThesCon, in January. 

Ruth Ann Nowotny

Saurav Chakraborty

Lincoln Moore

Lillie Hulgan

Joud Nofal

Santa's Trees at Hill Center Brentwood raised $7,500 for Brentwood High School  after donating a portion of the Christmas tree lot's sales.

Grace Woodside

Jack Smithson

As Ravenwood High School prepares for its 6A semifinal football game against the Houston Mustangs on Friday, a team of Ravenwood parents and Brentwood community leaders have stepped up to support.

Olivia Williams

Adaugo Nwachuku

The prospects of Williamson County students joining the cutting edge in informational technology education became more tangible Thursday. 

In December, schools and organizations around the world will be participating in the Hour of Code program, designed to engage kids in age-appropriate activities that reinforce foundational computer science skills.

High Hopes Development Center has named an industry veteran and a former department chair at Independence High School as its new director of education. 

The new school doesn’t have a name yet, but it does have an enrollment plan in place after the Williamson County Schools Board of Education voted Monday night to approve the district’s latest zoning proposal.

Fares Eskandar

Caroline Cruse

The Williamson County Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to approve an incentive bonus for substitute teachers, but several members stressed the need to up the ante even more in the way of a pay increase.

Lauren Freeman

While officials from Williamson County Schools are asking the Board of Education to approve pay bonuses for substitute teachers, one board member called the district’s standard rate for subs “a slap in the face.”

With a record number of Tennessee students applying for TN Promise, the program needs 2,600 additional volunteer mentors to ensure each student has a local support system, according to a release.

Zeke Engle

Parents will have a chance to hear and discuss the proposed 2020-21 zoning plan at the second of two community meetings this Thursday.

Nathan Yemane

Youth Leadership Brentwood kicked off the opening ceremony for their 2020 class of 24 high school students.

Noah True

Gracey Sanderson

Megan McMillan

Jordan Harvey

Naysa Haywood