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Class Notes: Five Hamilton County Schools named Tennessee STEM Schools, and more education news

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd/ Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, center, listens as Cleveland High School students Michael Adriaanse, left, and Trae Allan Parker, explain the operations of the engineering lab at the school on Tuesday morning. Also listening, from left, are Chief Academic Officer for Cleveland City Schools Jeff Elliott, Cleveland Director of Schools Dr. Russell Dyer, Governor Lee, state representative Mark Hall, and Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally. Bill lee toured the school to see the work teachers and students are doing to prepare students for career, college, and life readiness. While at the school, Lee spend time with teachers and student ambassadors in fields such as health science and engineering. Staff Photo by Robin Rudd/ Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, center, listens as Cleveland High School students Michael Adriaanse, left, and Trae Allan Parker, explain the operations of the engineering lab at the school on Tuesday morning. Also listening, from left, are Chief Academic Officer for Cleveland City Schools Jeff Elliott, Cleveland Director of Schools Dr. Russell Dyer, Governor Lee, state representative Mark Hall, and Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally. Bill lee toured the school to see the work teachers and students are doing to prepare students for career, college, and life readiness. While at the school, Lee spend time with teachers and student ambassadors in fields such as health science and engineering.

By Meghan Mangrum May 4, 2020 4 min read

Five Hamilton County Schools, Cleveland High named Tennessee STEM Schools

Five Hamilton County Schools are among 22 schools statewide awarded the Tennessee STEM School Designation for 2020, according to a recent announcement by the Tennessee Department of Education.

Red Bank Elementary, Harrison Elementary, Red Bank High, Hixson Middle and Normal Park Park Museum Magnet have each earned the state designation for their work in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

The selection of five schools in Hamilton County is the most from one district in the state for 2020. The five schools join STEM School Chattanooga and Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy, which each earned the designation in 2018.

Cleveland High School of Cleveland City Schools in neighboring Bradley County, as well as Waterville Elementary School in Bradley County, also were among the 22 schools selected this year.