The 2022-23 school year culminated with a celebration of the Class of 2023 across Williamson County last week as 11 schools held graduation ceremonies from May 25-27.
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Independence High School senior Nate Martinez was named a 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholar on Monday, one of just 161 students in the country to earn the honor, including only two in the state of Tennessee.
Several local universities held commencement ceremonies over the past two weeks to honor their 2023 spring graduating classes.
Williamson County and Nashville teachers are among the 30 educators nationwide who have been named as 2023 Music Teachers of Excellence by the Country Music Association Foundation.
Battle Ground Academy is offering a variety of summer camps starting on May 30, which are open to students throughout the Williamson County community.
Independence High School will offer a PSAT Prep Camp this summer for rising WCS 10th and 11th grade honors students.
Monday night’s Williamson County School board meeting took a somber tone as Superintendent Jason Golden reflected on the deadly school shooting in Nashville.
High school seniors across Williamson County are preparing to walk across the stage and receive their diplomas this May, with a full list of both public school and private school graduation ceremonies listed below.
Williamson County Schools and Franklin Special Schools District will close on Friday, March 3, as sustained 30-35 mph winds with gusts of 45-55 mph are forecast to impact much of the state.
Williamson County Schools will host a district-wide career fair on Saturday, March 4.
Ravenwood High School won the Brentwood Historic Commission’s 13th “Battle of the Minds” Sarah Bayrd American History Bowl.
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The Williamson County Board of Education approved the name of two future elementary schools during their Feb. 20, 2023 meeting, one of which will honor the county's first African American principal.
The move would mean less federal oversight for Tennessee schools
The Brentwood Historic Commission will hold their annual “Battle of the Minds” Sarah Bayrd American History Bowl on Thursday, Feb. 23.
Williamson County Schools and the Franklin Special Schools District will both remain closed on Wednesday, Feb. 1, due to inclement weather.
Williamson County Schools and the Franklin Special Schools District will both close on Tuesday, Jan. 31, due to inclement weather, while Metro Nashville Public Schools will see a two-hour delay to their start time.
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Williamson County Schools has begun the planning process to create a new five-year Strategic Plan, and next month they will host five community meetings where they are seeking input from the public.
Franklin-based Nashville K-9 has donated a therapy dog to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office which will serve students at Williamson County Schools and the Franklin Special Schools District.
Williamson County Schools has announced their 2022-23 Teachers of the Year and Principal of the Year, with the highest honor recognizing the work of Franklin's Walnut Grove Elementary Principal Dr. Kate Donnelly.
Williamson County Schools will host a Classified Career Fair on Jan. 12 for a variety of positions including special education paraprofessionals, cafeteria staff, bus drivers, School Age Child Care staff and maintenance workers.
Applications for the Bank of America Student Leaders Program are open until January 13, 2023, offering students the chance at an eight-week paid internship. The applications are open to high school juniors and seniors with the internship taking place in the summer of 2023. According to a new…
Williamson County Schools students have partnered with the Tennessee Titans in designing shoes to raise awareness for a local non-profit as part of the My Cause, My Kicks initiative.
The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission unanimously voted against Founders Classical Academy of Brentwood, a proposed charter school, during Monday’s commission meeting.
Williamson Inc. hosted Williamson County Schools and Franklin Special School District representatives in Franklin on Thursday for the 2022 State of the Schools address where the accomplishments of and challenges for teachers took center stage.
Williamson County Schools and Williamson Medical Center celebrated the newest addition to the district's Heart Healthy Bus, which will give student's first-hand healthcare learning experiences.
94 Williamson County Schools high school students have been named as 2022 National Merit Commended Students.According to a WCS news release, around 34,000 students receive the annual honor based on their high PSAT/NMSQT exam scores."The Commended Students are chosen based on a nationally-app…
The Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival, in partnership with Williamson County Schools’ Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center (EIC), hosted the two finalists in its Battle of the Bands this past Saturday with the winner receiving a prized slot on the main stage of the festival.
Williamson County Schools has been named an Exemplary District with 29 of their schools named as Reward Schools by the Tennessee Department of Education.
Every week, the Nashville Post will have a roundup of the weekend's Nashville-area college football games, including top performers and takeaways, as well as updates from around the state and on local players.
Seventy-nine Williamson County Schools students have been named National Merit Semifinalists.This is the highest number ever for WCS, who saw 72 finalists in 2021, 52 in 2020 and 53 in both 2019 and 2018."I just want to congratulate all the students and commend them on their hard work," WCS …
Dozens of high school students in the Williamson County Schools district have earned national recognition from the College Board.
As the weekend draws nearer for the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, organizers have partnered with Williamson County Schools and its Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center (EIC) program to host a Battle of the Bands for high school acts during its upcoming pep rally.
More than 100 colleges and universities are scheduled to be at the Williamson County Schools College Fair later this month, according to a report from InFocus.
Students in Williamson County Schools will have access to a new tool in the fight against bullying, one that ensures the identity of a person making a report won’t be revealed.
Harpeth Hall announced on Thursday that it will not move forward with a gender diversity philosophy released to the public last week.
Saying “we’ve got some work to do,” Williamson County Schools Superintendent Jason Golden shared some sobering results with Board of Education members Thursday night from a survey of district teachers that was taken as the 2021-22 school year came to a close in May.
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Williamson County educator Willie Dickerson was recognized on Thursday by dozens of her professional peers, community members, family members and former students for her 50 years of service to Williamson County Schools.
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After the recent election for six of the 12 seats on the Williamson County Board of Education, two newcomers will be sworn in at the Sept. 19 regular monthly meeting.
Harpeth Hall’s student body is no longer entirely female, forcing the administration to define its 157-year-old commitment to all-girls education.
It’s the first day of school, and Williamson County Schools Superintendent Jason Golden could be seen where he typically is on this traditional kickoff to a new year — in front of one of the 50 schools within the WCS district.
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Four of the five incumbents in the school board race for Williamson County Schools held on to their seats after Thursday night’s general election, with the lone exception coming in District 12 where independent candidate Nancy Garrett lost to Republican Drason Beasley.
Williamson County students returning to school on Friday and law enforcement officials throughout the county are reminding drivers to exercise patience and caution during their morning and afternoon commutes.
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As the new school year is about to begin, law enforcement agencies and school officials, including those in Williamson County, are reevaluating security measures and preparedness following the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.
For those Williamson County Schools teachers who have retired and are now finding themselves with too many idle hours, the district may have a solution.
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As election day nears, the Home Page has continued to try and connect with several political candidates.
Vanderbilt University officials have announced plans for three future residential buildings to sit on the main campus and targeted to upper-division students.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic erupted in March 2020, Franklin Special School District Director of Schools David Snowden figures he had participated in maybe one Zoom meeting.
Despite a cramped timeline, the Tennessee Department of Education is pursuing its Education Savings Account program for the coming school year
As likely expected by most in the room, members of the Williamson County Board of Education voted unanimously in a special-called meeting Thursday night to uphold a committee’s recommendation to deny an appeal of an application for a new charter school that would operate in the county.
A Fairview High School graduate has been named the principal of his alma mater, effective immediately.
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