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SCHOOL PATROL: H.G Middle School

NewsChannel5 H.G.Hill Middle School visited the school recently and had the chance to take a good look at Panther Time and all the fun and learning that's going on there

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SCHOOL PATROL: Project L.U.C.Y.
Eight year old Lucy Pfeiffer has created a pencil drive at her school to help the children of Uganda and collected over 12,000 pencils.more>>
SCHOOL PATROL: Davidson Academy
At Davidson Academy what started out as a fun idea, has become a fast paced way of life for most of the children there.more>>
SCHOOL PATROL: Groove Club
Several Belmont college students have pooled their interests to create ‘Groove Club".more>>
SCHOOL PATROL: Students Learn About Worldwide Holiday Traditions
The Discovery Center in Murfreesboro teaches children about holiday traditions celebrated all over the world.more>>
SCHOOL PATROL: Sylvan Park Elementary
Sylvan Park Elementary has made some major improvements especially to the cafeteria.more>>
SCHOOL PATROL: Discovery Center Encourages Exercise
Discovery Center in Murfreesboro is helping kids get the physical exercise they need.more>>
SCHOOL PATROL: Ravenwood High School Performs ‘Don’t Tell Mother’
It's been said that drama is easy, but comedy is hard. And a group of student actors at Ravenwood High School found that out recently.more>>
School Patrol: Close Up Look At Ghouls At Grassmere
Well, Halloween is over for this year, but the memories remain. And if you are a fan of the Nashville Zoo, you've got some pretty special memories.more>>
School Patrol: Rainy Day Field Trip To Gentry’s Farm
It's near the end of October, so of course that means pumpkin patches are pretty popular. But what happens when your plans for pumpkin picking go poof?more>>
School Patrol: Beyond School Walls Unites Kids And Mentors
Updated: Wednesday, October 19 2011 8:53 PM EDT2011-10-20 00:53:50 GMT
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Nashville has begun a new mentoring program called Beyond School Walls, bringing together Comcast employees with students from Jere Baxter Middle School in Nashville.more>>
School Patrol: Mt. View Elementary Wins National Award
Mt. View Elementary won the Bronze award in the Healthier U.S. Schools Challenge. Cafe Manager Diane Carney will fly to Washington D.C. where she will receive her award from First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House.more>>
School Patrol: Program Helps Kids Learn How To Say No To Drugs
Kids in Murfreesboro are learning about the dangers of drugs how to avoid unsafe situations. The program is called "Spring to Life" at the Patterson Park Community Center.more>>
School Patrol: MLK Students Learn About History Of School
Martin Luther King Magnet School is best known for having a stellar Science and Math curriculum. But, it's only been MLK since 1986. Before that, it had a well known history for another reason, and just recently the students of today became acquainted with the students who came before them.more>>
Best Buddies Program At Pearl Cohn
Now that school is underway again, it's time for students to get together, making new friends and re-connecting with old ones. We visited Pearl Cohn High School and met up with some Best Buddies.more>>
Kids Participate In Chess Camp At Nashville Chess Center
It's easy to learn, but chess can take a lifetime to master. In School Patrol, we take a trip to Chess camp and learn it's about a lot more than just strategy.more>>
McGavock Students Now Required To Learn Basic Finance
School Patrol: Summer Camp Held For Kids With Asthma
When you're a child suffering from breathing problems, relief from the heat can be hard to find. Camp Widjiwagan held a camp where kids with asthma are having the time of their lives playing in the summer sun.more>>
School Patrol: Kids Participate In Read 2 Achieve
In just a few weeks, summer break will end and kids will be going back to school. Some students are already ahead of the game thanks to a summer program.more>>
Franklin High Student Wins National Medal For Art
In School Patrol, we meet a young Williamson County man whose love of the arts has brought him national recognition.more>>
Families Participate in ‘Birding' At Discovery Center
Have you ever heard of Birding? Well, it's alive and well all over the world. In this week's School Patrol, we travel to Rutherford County, where fowl and fauna are in large supply.more>>
Antioch Senior Is Only Girl To Wrestle In Metro Schools
At first glance, she looks like an average high school senior, but Jasmine Cothran is one of kind, when it comes to hitting the mat.more>>
Glee Club Happy To Sing At Pearl Cohn
Pearl Cohn's Pop Ensemble has performed in front of many audiences, including at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, and they perform with love.more>>
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Franklin School Rewards Students For Good Behavior
Most students are going after good grades, but at one Williamson County middle school, the students are also hoping they will be ticketed for positive behavior.more>>
Tootsie's Gives 15 Guitars To Local Music Students
In this School Patrol, we look at what happened when Nashville's most famous Honky Tonk and the students of Holy Rosary Academy got together.more>>
Football Team Visits Middle School
When most of us were younger, we got exercise by playing outside until the street lights came on. But these days, video games have kept many children homebound. That's why a women's football team recently paid a visit to a Clarksville middle school. more>>
Eagle Scout Kickball Project Helps Special Ed Students
A kickball tournament at Brentwood High School was one student's Eagle Scout project. "My sister has autism and I've always wanted to do something to help the special ed and I thought my Eagle Scout project would present a great opportunity for me to be able to do that," said Mike Koenig. more>>
Farm Becomes Classroom For Kindergartners
It is officially fall and that means the leaves will soon be turning and the temperatures are already falling. It also means pumpkins will soon be ready for carving as a group of young students found out when they took a trip to a local farm.more>>
Visit To Landmark Transports Students Back In Time
A group of Midstate students visited the Oaklands Historic House Museum for a little educational fun. Their visit to the Murfreesboro landmark was like taking a trip back into time. more>>
Recreation Department Helps Homeschooled Students
There are some 40,000 students who are homeschooled in Tennessee. While getting their academics taken care of isn't that difficult, sometimes getting physical education isn't that easy.more>>
Activities Entertain Teens At Library
Where do some Nashville teenagers go after school is dismissed? Some go home while others look for other things to do. The southeast branch of the Nashville Public Library has an idea that some students are just eating up.more>>
Rutherford Co. School Promotes Excellence, Character
The Providence Christian Academy in Rutherford County has come a long way with its unique but classical way of educating students.more>>
Students Build Robots At Summer Camp
Middle and high school students built robots that were pitted against each other during a special camp held at Lipscomb University. Lipscomb BisonBot allowed students to learn and apply mechanical principles. more>>
Students Spend Part of Summer At Goodwill
A group of high school students are preparing to return to class after learning lessons about employment at Goodwill.more>>
Lipscomb Taking Charge To Train More Nurses
The demand for nurses is high across the country. Lipscomb University is taking charge in recruiting students to the nursing field.more>>
Tennis Quite A Racket For Students
Most schools will be back in session in about a month from now, but until then, many students are enjoying time at camp. At one camp many students put up quite a racket. more>>
Introducing New, Potential Students To Vol State
In a little more than a month, students will be returning to school. Volunteer State Community College wanted to give their students extra incentive so staff threw a party for new and prospective students. more>>
Science Is A Blast For Fifth Graders
Learning hasn't stopped this summer for some fifth graders at Cole Elementary in Antioch. It's taking them to the stars and beyond.more>>
Adventure Science Center Provides Weather Lessons
School may be out for the summer, but the learning continues at Adventure Science Center for schoolchildren. Children and their parents said classes at the center make learning about science fun. more>>
Students Get Taste Of Business World At Early Age
Hunters Bend Elementary School students learned about the economy and managing businesses through Junior Achievement BizTown, a hands-on learning simulation. more>>
Hands-On Experience At Science Center
With the cost of gas going sky high everyone is considering which trips to make and which ones to put off. Local schools are no different. more>>
PTA Treats Teachers To Spa Day
Members of Sylvan Park Elementary Paideia Design Center's Parent Teach Association treated the teachers to a spa day. This week, the PTA offered different surprises for the teachers as a way to compliment the teachers' contributions to the school. more>>
Williamson Co. Woman Enjoys Helping Kids Read
Williamson County Schools recently honored people and organizations that have made a difference throughout the school year. One of the honorees, Joanna Roberts, a FLIP volunteer.more>>
Middle School Students Learn About Various Careers
Middle school is perhaps the hardest few years to get through for students who are no longer elementary school age, but not quite high school students. But on Wednesday at one local middle school, the students were treated like the adults they will one day be. more>>
Benefit Concert For Allergen-Free Home Construction
No one wants their children to be anything but 100 percent healthy, but when they aren't, parents are willing to do whatever it takes to keep them healthy. A Midstate family hopes to keep their children that way - literally from the ground up. more>>
Sunny Delight Donates Money, Cups To Y
Sunny Delight is a popular drink with children. The company wanted to acknowledge all the children who support them by giving them a special day. The company donated money, toys and cups to the East Nashville YMCA.more>>
Sunny Delight Donates Money, Cups To Y
Toddlers Learn About Black History At Library
During Black History month, Nashville Public Library presented special programs. At the Hermitage Branch, toddlers got involved in the observance. more>>
Toddlers Learn About Black History At Library
Kindergartners In Cheatham Co. Learn Etiquette
Do you know which fork to use when eating out or how about how to formally introduce yourself? Students at an Ashland City school are learning the finer points of the lost art of etiquette.more>>
Upgrades At Nation's Oldest Professional Theater For Kids
The Nashville Children's Theatre is the country's oldest professional children's theatre company. Recently, the theater got a facelift. more>>
Edgehill Woman Creates Program To Inspire Youth
A Nashville woman established a program to help teenagers within her community. Kerry Hall recently introduced her dream to members of the community. more>>
Cosmetology Programs Popular In Metro Schools
Vocational programs such as cosmetology prepare Metro students for different career fields following graduation. There are five Metro schools that offer a cosmetology program. more>>
Children Help Design Edgehill Playground
A new playground was built at the Edgehill Center in cooperation with Home Depot and KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit organization that works to provide play space for children.more>>
Students Soar In Space Camp
Many young people are fascinated by the idea of traveling into space. Several Freedom Intermediate School students in Franklin got to explore outer space through a special camp. more>>
Program Promotes Dialogue, Literacy
Children go to school to learn, but some of those lessons can be taught outside the classroom. A program designed by local teenagers and sponsored by the Nashville Public Library is designed to inspire students to open up.more>>
Career Day For Budding Musicians
Students interested in a career in music were given a head start thanks to the Grammys in the Schools program. Music students at the Nashville School of the Arts received the chance to pick the brains of professionals. more>>
Poet-Educator Nikki Giovanni Visits Hillsboro H.S.
One of America's most honored and respected poets visited students at Hillsboro High School. Nikki Giovanni, a Knoxville native, was the special guest of the school's journalism team. more>>
Students Record Tribute For The Military
Veterans Day was officially celebrated earlier this week, but musically inclined students at a Nashville elementary school started the celebration a few days earlier.more>>
Young Thespians Show Off Talent At Film Festival
Stacie Sanders and her actor son, C.J. Sanders conducted a seminar titled "Getting Your Child in the Movies" during the first annual International Black Film Festival of Nashville. They also hosted a casting call for "Kid Edition: The Series." more>>
Midstate Student Ambassadors Travel Down Under
Dozens of Middle Tennessee students participated in a People to People student ambassador program in Australia. President Dwight Eisenhower established the program for young leaders to promote understanding of different cultures.more>>
Starting The School Year In Wilson Co.
Although many schools won't start the new academic year for more than a week, several of them opened their doors Wednesday including Lakeview Elementary School in Wilson County.more>>
Libraries Full Of Summer Programs
Now that summer has arrived many young people have a lot of free time. But if a child tells their parents that they're bored, taking a trip to a local library can probably keep them busy.more>>
Student Survives Infection
Nathan Belew, 10, is beating the odds. He is one of four Midstate young people who contracted infection. Three youth died from MRSA in the past two years.more>>
Campers Learn Life Lessons
Participants in one Middle Tennessee camp are learning more than just arts and crafts. P.L.E.A.S.E.S strives to teach girls valuable life lessons. The name means Positive Leaders Embracing And Structuring Each Sister. more>>
Fairytales Come To Life For Children
Fairytales have come to life at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art. Once Upon A Garden features children's storybook settings including Mr. McGregor's garden from the Peter Rabbit series of books by Beatrix Potter.more>>
Students Publish Books, Celebrate Literacy
Students at a Williamson County elementary school celebrated reading through a project that made them published authors.more>>
Metro Teachers Of The Year Named, Honored
Three Metro Nashville Public School teachers were named winners in the annual Teacher of the Year awards program Monday night. Three principals were also honored for their accomplishments.more>>
Teacher of the Year Nominee: Kimberly Vaughan
Kimberly Vaughan, who teaches eighth grade pre-Algebra and Algebra I at Haynes Health/Medical Science Design Center,loves numbers and shares that love with her students as she instills working hard and taking ownership of their learning.more>>
Teacher of The Year Nominee: Micki Agee
Micki Agee's classroom at Hermitage Elementary may look like a toy store, but her style as a reading specialist teacher proves that she is serious about helping students. In her own words, she explains how atmosphere is just as important as academics.more>>
Teacher Of The Year Nominee: Sue Gilmore
Sue Gilmore takes her love of history and English to students at Martin Luther King Magnet school. Gilmore tell in her own words how history is about more than names, dates and places.more>>
Teacher Of The Year Nominee: Teresa Davis
The third nominee is Teresa Davis, librarian at Paragon Mills Elementary. As the Library Media Specialist, Davis uses her own words to explain why she thinks a quiet library is old school when teaching her English language learner students.more>>
Teacher Of The Year Nominee: Suzanne Daniel
Suzanne Daniel, who teaches Language Arts and Social Studies at Neely's Bend Middle School in Madison, shares her love of the written word with her sixth grade studentsmore>>
Teacher Of The Year Nominee: Karen Boles
The first nominee is Karen Boles of Hume Fogg Magnet High School. Whether calculus easy to get or not, Boles makes learning the method of calculation enjoyable.more>>

School Patrol: Mid-State School Certified Green

A Wilson County elementary school was honored with a ‘green' thumbs up for all of its hard work. Only three other schools in the state have the bragging rights to the honor. More>>

School Patrol: Students Take Part In Camp About Song

Schools in many Middle Tennessee communities have already started their new semester. Some students still on summer break got to participate in Music School. More>>

Local School Teams Up With YMCA For Swimming Season

In School Patrol: the Harding Place YMCA and a local high school have joined together to give local kids a new place to cool off this summer. More>>

Teens Receive Summer Jobs Through Stimulus Package

Due to the state's high unemployment many adults are going after the jobs that teens traditionally fill. In School Patrol, a few students were guaranteed work thanks to the President. More>>

School Patrol: Summer Camp At Adventure Science Center

In NewsChannel5 School Patrol report, learning and fun go hand in hand at the Adventure Science Center this summer. More>>

School Patrol: Fancy Footwork From Emerald Isle

School Patrol: Middle School Classroom Tests Creek Water

In School Patrol a group of students decided to see just how ecologically clean a local creek was by testing the waters. More>>

School Patrol: Young Boy Alive Because Of Organ Donor

There are some 102,000 Tennesseans waiting for organ transplants, and each year, many of them die waiting for the life saving donations. One boy has a bright future because he received a transplant. More>>

School Patrol: BGA Students Battle In Annual Tug Of War

In Williamson County, Battle Ground Academy held their end of the school year event, a tug of war. The tug is a tradition at the school that dates back to 1935. More>>

LEAD Academy Focuses On Service, Scholastic Achievement

Nashville has three successful public charter schools. The newest is LEAD Academy where all of the fifth through seventh graders have one goal when it comes to education. The school stresses college preparation. More>>

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