Greenhouse Groundbreaking!
TCMS made the news again!
Tates Creek Middle held a groundbreaking for a new outdoor classroom in partnership with KSU and Fayette County Public Schools on Tuesday, December 3. The outdoor classroom and greenhouse are a direct result of the hard work and dedication of our AgriScience students. Under the leadership of their teachers, Mr. Parham and Ms. Dallas, the students took ownership of their education, worked together with our community, and partnered with the Office of Innovation and Kentucky State University to make this dream a reality.
The Outdoor Classroom was made possible through a grant awarded by the Farm Credit Mid-America to provide a site for students to experience classroom-type lectures and practical farming activities. In addition, students will receive hands-on training on topics such as post-harvest safe handling of food, sales of food, and farm financial management.
We look forward to seeing the fruits of our labor. The ribbon cutting will be announced in 2025.
Check out the news coverage of our ceremony below!
Junior MANNRS Institute Results
TCMS attended the Junior MANNRS Institute at the University of Kentucky this weekend! The annual Junior MANRRS Leadership Institute is designed to inspire students in middle and high school to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering, agriculture and mathematics fields. Our students competed in multiple events at the institute and represented us well in multiple categories! Please join us in celebrating this list of students and their amazing results:
Stephany Lion-Contreras: First Place, Impromptu Speaking
Esther Mazibo: Second Place, Impromptu Speaking
Parker Holifield: Third Place, Impromptu Speaking
MaHaleigh Sanford: First Place, Mock Job Interview
Judith Frimpong: First Place, Public Speaking
Avery Brancato: Second Place, Public Speaking
Amarea Raglin: Third Place, Public Speaking
Judith Frimpong: First Place, Essay
Tates Creek Middle School: Second Place, Quiz Bowl
Academic Team Hosts the Sixth Grade Showcase
TCMS Academic Team hosted the Fayette County Sixth Grade Showcase this weekend. Our Commodores came in second place, to boot! Hosting an event like this takes an enormous amount of time, organization and effort. Thank you to Ms. Herald and all our families for everything you did to make this happen!
Join us for our annual Frost Fest winter celebration!
December 10
5-7 pm
Come to enjoy:
- Music Performances by Orchestra and Jazz Band
- Theatre Presentations
- Art Gallery
- Photo Booth
- Crepes, El Salvadorian Rice and Potstickers
- Hot Cocoa Bar and DIY Ornaments
- Loteria
- Vote on our Commodore Time Gingerbread Houses!
Join us for FCPS Global Celebrations: โOne Family, One Communityโ.
- Saturday, December 14
- 3-6 pm
- John D. Price Administration Building: 450 Park Place, Lexington
This is a FREE immersive holiday experience from around the world. Food, culture, arts, musical performances, dances and more! Please register here: https://bit.ly/FAMU2024
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) welcomes nominations for the 2026 Kentucky Teacher of the Year awards. Any full-time public school teacher in the state with at least three years of experience is eligible.
Teachers can be recommended by students, families, colleagues, principals, superintendents, or anyone in the community who wants to honor an outstanding educator. The deadline for submissions is 6 pm on January 3. All nominated teachers will then be invited to submit a formal application by Feb. 14.
Nominees should:
- Be an expert in their field who advances growth for students of all backgrounds and abilities
- Build collaborative relationships with colleagues, students, and families to create a school culture of equity and success
- Deliberately connect the classroom to the community to impact student growth and learning
- Be a lifelong learner and teacher leader and use innovative learning experiences in and out of the classroom, and
- Express themselves in an engaging and clear way that conveys the lived classroom experience to a variety of audiences
Teacher Achievement Award winners and the Kentucky Teacher of the Year will be announced later in 2025 and will receive cash prizes and other awards. The overall winner will also represent Kentucky in the 2026 National Teacher of the Year competition.
Now in its 25th year, the Kentucky Teacher Awards program is a collaboration between private industry and public education.
These books highlight people and communities working, protesting, and fighting for human rightsโsome in our communities and others around the globe, in the past and continuing today.
The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown
Dark Sky Rising by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The Port Chicago 50 by Steve Sheinkin
March by John Lewis
Stonewall by Ann Bausum
Jane Against the World by Karen Blumenthal
Dissenter on the Bench by Victoria Ortiz
Finding a Way Home by Larry Dane Brimner
Loving vs. Virginia by Patricia Hruby Powell
Banned Book Club by Hyun Sook Kim
Votes For Women!: American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot by Winifred Conkling
Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights by Lawrence Goldstone
Just Mercy: Adapted for Young Adults by Bryan Stevenson
