Denmark Elementary News Today

The Leaders Education Foundation hosted a Leads Grants reception at Union University Thursday night, where they awarded 38 educators from across West Tennessee with grants

After making what they thought would be a one-time donation, a local church is working to support Jackson schools each month.

The Jackson Chamber held an "education breakfast" to honor educators and partners in education who are striving to give students opportunities.

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School System held a career fair Tuesday to fill upcoming open positions in the fall.

The JMCSS board appointed its ethics and charter school committees,

This year, school districts are either using their stockpile days to close the district or requesting a remote learning waiver for classes or schools.

5/29 Denmark Arts Center Begins its Summer Music Series in Bicentennial Park Denmark Arts Center opens its summer 2021 music series in Bicentennial Park. They begin the season with the New Orleans-based Lott String Quartet (LSQ). Artists-in-residence at the University of New Orleans, Lott String Quartet have quickly established themselves as one of the pre-eminent ensembles in the Southeast. LSQ is comprised of Kurt Munstedt, Benjamin Thacher, Rachel Hsieh, and Luke Fleming. Selected to attend ...

Denmark Elementary dedicated its walking trail to former students Dallas Weddle and Serenity Wilkes who faced – and overcame – their health challenges.   Despite what they endured – Dallas, 14, with a rare diagnosis that causes tumors and Serenity, 13, with a bone disease that immobilized her most of her life – they had good spirits and positive attitudes as students at Denmark, principal Kimberly Quinn said. “Those children are overcomers,” she said about the two teenagers. “I s...

“’I’m giving you my baby,’” a parent once told Penny Schwinn, then a principal. The Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner didn’t quite understand what she meant until Schwinn became a mother when she adopted her first child – something that shapes her decisions as a commissioner. “’I love this baby, but I cannot give her what she deserves; I cannot give her what she needs, so I’m giving you my baby,’” the birth mother told Schwinn. “In that moment, becoming a ...

WBBJ TV January 15, 2021 “I’m thankful,” Helen Brooks, attendance and registration secretary at North Side High School, said. “Relieved. It takes a weight off,” said Elizabeth Pickens, a fourth grade teacher at Denmark Elementary School. “I feel more comfortable now going to work,” said North Side High School assistant principal Tony Brown. Faculty and staff at Jackson-Madison County Schools received the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday as part of Phase 1B of the vaccine distribution. T...