Truancy Intervention Program in HCS Provides Support to Families

The first step of any student’s learning process begins in the classroom.  If a student does not attend class, the student will not be able to reach…

STEAM – Hannah Riley – Haywood Elementary School

After the early introduction to STEAM at Anderson Early Childhood Center, students at Haywood Elementary School continue their education in science,…

STEAM – Nicole Henderson – Anderson Early Childhood Center

Foundational structure is imperative if anything of substance is to be built. There has been a seismic shift in education over the last decade with a…

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Even more options for postsecondary Tomcats

Haywood County Schools and Superintendent Joey Hassell continue to demonstrate and prove their commitment to the post-secondary success of its…

Chris Haliburton – Building Early Foundations of Learning at Anderson Early Childhood Center

“Renaissance man” is a term and idea that developed from the period of history in which knowledge, art, and special skills grew across culture at an…

The Writing Revolution

One of the most effective ways for a student to display and communicate the knowledge they have acquired is by learning to successfully compose their…

The Math Collaborative

Collaboration in a professional setting is necessary for growth and success. Working in isolation can cause a professional in any occupation to…

Book characters come to life

Haywood Elementary and East Side held their annual book character parades on Friday, October 29. Students, teachers and administrators dressed up as…

Dancin’ the day away at AECC

In a time-honored tradition, the entire staff at Anderson Early Childhood Center – Cubs, teachers and administrators alike – rocked the socks off of…

Tressy Halbrook: Combining Learning and Fun at East Side Elementary School

Tressy Halbrook: Combining Learning and Fun at East Side Elementary School At its most essential level, opportunity comes down to two things: being…

Co-Instruction in HCS

Co-Instruction in Haywood County Provides Equity and Inclusivity in the Classroom Elementary schools in Haywood County are partnering with the…

HHS Student Council

Haywood High School Student Council Allows Students to Lead and Support Their School and Community Finding ways to allow students to contribute to…

Sunny Hill goes big for Go Jim Go

We speak often of Brownsville’s big benevolent heart. Sunny Hill Intermediate School is the latest to exemplify such kindness and giving. And in a…

Boo-tiful art from HHS

Haywood High School art students, under the direction of Jennifer Friedman, used pumpkins as the canvas for their latest creations. The boo-tifully…

Thank you, bus drivers!

HCS celebrates transportation staff Last week, Haywood County Schools honored their bus drivers, monitors and transportation staff by having a…

Celebrating success at East Side

East Side Wildcats celebrated first-quarter top achievers and good behavior with a Wacky Wildcat Party. Students who completed the first nine weeks…

Haywood County Virtual Academy – Providing Non-Traditional Learning Options for Students and Families in Haywood County 

In March of 2020, the shape of education in the state of Tennessee changed forever. Because of the outbreak of COVID-19, many school districts across…

Transportation Appreciation Week

Any school district, no matter the size, could be accurately compared to a complex machine such as a computer, smartphone, or, for the purposes of…

HMS Choir Performs

Haywood Middle School Choir Performs First Concert of the Year On Tuesday, October 19, the Haywood Middle School Choir performed their Fall concert.…

Anna Roberts – Developing Leaders at Haywood Elementary School

The way a person experiences a sensory event is as unique as the person themselves.  Certain sounds might be soothing to one person, but bothersome…

Planning for the future at HMS

Haywood Middle School is Helping Students Plan for their Future Choosing a career path for an adult can be a daunting task, but the process of…

HHS College Fair

Haywood High School hosts college fair Last week, Haywood High School hosted a college fair in the Doc Crowder Gymnasium.  Twenty-six colleges and…

Ford gives to Class of 2022; new student council introduced

The Haywood County Board of Education met last week for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Coming out of the gate strong, Superintendent Joey…

The Student Options Academy – Giving Innovative Options to Students in Haywood County

“You can’t go home again.” There are a multitude of sentences like the one above that aren’t immediately understood based on the words that make it…

The “I am a Reader and Writer Project” is Developing Young Readers in Haywood County

The cornerstone of a solid educational foundation is for a student to be able to read on their grade level.  While statistics of how many students…

Meet Haywood Elementary’s therapy dog, River

Students helping dogs; a dog helping students Meet Haywood Elementary’s therapy dog, River It’s no secret that Brownsville has a big, benevolent…

Site Based Social Workers Provide Extra Support for Students

When students enter a classroom to learn, they are bringing multiple dimensions of themselves into the learning environment.  They are bringing their…

HHS students visit UofM

Four Haywood High School seniors recently took their first campus visit and college tour to the University of Memphis, an event sponsored by the…

HHS seniors reach TN Promise goal

Haywood High School’s diligent commitment to the post-secondary success of its students, whether it’s workforce development or college preparation,…

HHS Homecoming 2021

Tomcats celebrate Homecoming 2021 There’s nothing small about a small-town high school homecoming celebration, especially in Brownsville. Despite the…

HMS XC Meet

HMS and Serendipity host XC Eight middle school cross country teams traveled to Haywood County to compete on two miles of beautiful rolling hills at…

Gov. Lee visits Haywood High School

Tuesday, September 28, is certainly one for the record books as it forever changed the trajectory of Haywood County…and Haywood County Schools for…

New TCAT coming too!

New technical college to be built in Haywood County By: Carlton Veirs, The Brownsville Press The big announcements keep coming. On Tuesday, September…

We won! 

Largest auto manufacturing plant ever built in the United States to locate in Haywood County By: Carlton Veirs, The Brownsville Press It’s hard to…

Sunny Hill Intermediate School – Reaching for Excellence

In the principal’s office of Sunny Hill Intermediate School, there’s a piece of art made from metal hanging on the wall. It’s difficult not to…

A School Nurse on Each Campus Provides Needed Support for Teachers and Students

The challenges of navigating COVID-19 within a school building and school system have been immense. A silver lining to the pandemic, however, is…

21st Century: Connecting Students to Academic Opportunities Outside the Classroom

When thinking of a student’s academic learning day, most people would carve out a seven hour window in their minds and believe that learning would…

Grandparents Day 2021

HES celebrates the gift of grandparents In honor of Grandparents’ Day, Haywood Elementary School hosted a drive-thru celebration last Friday. Doting…

Reading intervention is key at HCS

Reading intervention is key at HCS Reading - one of the most crucial elements of every child’s education – develops critical thinking skills and…

Top readers at Anderson

Two Anderson Cubs have claimed the honor of being the first in their grade to be named to the coveted Sight Word Club. If you’ve had a child attend…

2 cafeterias score perfectly

Kudos to Anderson and East Side cafeterias In a recent email from Superintendent Joey Hassell, the CEO of Haywood County Schools applauded two school…

Lighthouse Team

HES announces 2021-2022 Lighthouse Team Successful American Broadway actress, singer and author Lea Michele once said, “A lighthouse doesn’t save the…

HMS Homecoming

HMS celebrates homecoming 2021 Haywood Middle School celebrated homecoming last week. The festivities kicked off with wacky-tacky student-wide…

New social workers

Haywood County Schools welcome social worker at every school School board meets, substitute teachers needed The Board of Education convened last…

HCS delivers aid to Waverly

Haywood County’s benevolent true colors shone brightly last week as the community rallied together to support fellow school district Humphreys…

It’s always sunny on the hill

“Wonderful things are happening on The Hill,” exclaimed Instructional Facilitator Sharon Clark as she passionately spoke of all the happenings at…

HES rewards readers and doers

An incentive is defined as “something that motivates or encourages one to do something.” And no one recognizes the efficacy of this powerful tool…

Understanding the plans

Multi-million-dollar sports complex: Understanding the plans New athletic facilities for Tomcat sports – the town is abuzz. The Haywood County…

LASCO loves HCS

In an act of kindness and support, LASCO/NAPCO/Westlake bestowed baked goodness to every school in Haywood County last Thursday. NAPCO Director of…

HMS cross country in full swing

Haywood Middle School boys cross country is off to leaps and bounds for the fall 2021 season. Under the direction of avid runner and sixth-grade…