Article Category: School

Meet the Valedictorian and Salutatorian of Tucker High’s 2022 Graduation Class

Tucker’s Cluster Schools Training The Next Generation Of Musicians Across America, music in schools has something of a fraught history. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 emphasized core subjects such as math, science and reading – subjects that […]

THSF Raises Money To Support Students, Teachers There are many ways to support your local schools. Some of the most well-known include joining the parent-teacher association or volunteering for school events. However, most of these avenues assume that you are […]

New Program Geared Toward Getting Young Girls Interested in Computer Science While women make up 48 percent of the workforce, their employment has lagged in the field of computer science. According to Pew Research, only 25 percent of computer science […]

City of Tucker Awarded Federal Trail Grant The City of Tucker announced last month that the City has secured a grant from the federal government to fund part of a proposed three-mile multi-use trail to connect Tucker’s downtown to the […]

Smoke Rise Elementary Recognized for Student Achievement Exciting things are happening at all seven of Tucker’s cluster schools. Students are achieving and growing, and great strides are being made inside and outside of the classroom. No school is a better […]

Longtime Principal Steps Aside, Reflects on Impactful Stint at TMS One thing the longtime Tucker Middle School principal says has not changed are the children. “The technology has changed tremendously, but students overall are pretty much the same,” Cunningham explains. […]

DeKalb Schools Master Plan Could Have Seismic Impact on Tucker Cluster In a school district the size of DeKalb County, change is inevitable. With overcrowding of some schools, underutilization of others and facility maintenance needs across the board, the Board […]

Midvale Garden Gives Students New Opportunities Hands on learning is something you see in practice at schools all across the City of Tucker. In some cases, it’s happening inside the classroom. In others, students get to go outside to innovate. […]

Tucker High Program Seeks to Train Students for the Workforce America today is hampered by workforce shortages the likes of which have not been seen in generations. Whatever the reason, and there’s quite a number of factors to debate, companies […]

When it opens on August 2, the new Smoke Rise Elementary School will welcome 420 students with capacity to eventually house up to 900 students. The school shares the same model as other recently constructed DeKalb County schools including the […]

Teachers Receiving Grants, Donations is a Win-Win in the Classroom Teaching is one of the toughest professions around. Sure, there are perks. Having summers off is a nice reprieve. Being able to watch the growth and development of a young […]