Blountville Middle School
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Bloutville Middle School is located in Blountville, Tennessee. It has 6th through 8th grade with about 500 students annually. Akard, Blountville, and Central Heights Elementary Schools feed in to Blountville Middle. The school's mascot is the tiger.
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[edit] History
The school that is used now was built in 1932 as Blountville High school. When Sullivan Central High School opened in 1968 the school was changed from a high school to a junior high holding 7th through 9th grade. Then in 1980 it was changed again to Blountville Middle holding 6th through 8th grade. During this time 2 wings were added holding the library, offices, and more classes. Two gyms were also added, the smaller one being used at a cafeteria. An auditorium was also built but later turned into two more classrooms and a band room. And last the cafeteria was added connecting the elementary with the middle school.
[edit] Sports
The school has a variety of sports including volleyball, football, basketball, baseball, softball, cheerleading, and track. All sports are open to 7th and 8th graders. But 6th grade can only do track. The girl's basketball team won the state championship in 2005. And in 2006 were the runners-up in the state championship. In 2007 they were the county champs. The football team also won 2nd place in the 2006 season conference, after losing only to Holston Middle School in their last game of the season. Boy's track were runners-up also, yet again to Holston Middle School.
[edit] Fun Facts
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and his wife visited the school in the spring of 2005.
Representative Harold Ford Jr. visited the school in the spring of 2006 beginning his campaign for the senate.
[edit] Building Condemned
On January 26, 2007 The Sullivan County Board of Education deemed the 1932 section of the building unsafe because of the floor sagging. All because of rotten floorboards and missing wall supports removed years earlier. All 180 6th graders and teachers were moved to Holston Middle School. And About 20 behavior modification students and teachers were moved to Gunnings School alongside alternative school. All 7th and 8th graders remained. All 10 classrooms had to be moved. The five 8th grade classrooms were put in the 6th grade rooms. The chorus room was moved under the gym to make room for the one 7th grade class affected. The School Board now has to decide whether to tear down the affected building, repair it, tear down the whole middle school and remodel the elementary, or completely tear down both schools and build a middle an elementary school complex. Next year the incoming 6th graders may be held at their elementary schools, or modulars may be built until the problem is fixed which will probably take around 8 months for remodeling or 2 years to rebuild. The Board should have their decision by April.
[edit] Board's Decision
At the April board meeting the board decided to just fix the floor trusses in the building, so that hopefully the 6th grade could return from Holston by August. They also said that they may build a new building at a later time.
[edit] Another Semester
In May it started to look like the building's renovations may not be completed by the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year. So during the week of May 18, the three feeder school's 5th graders that were going to Blountville Middle started orientation to Holston Middle, because they will attend their first semester at Holston. Hopefully by the 2008 semester 6th grade will return to Blountville Middle, being gone almost 1 full year.
[edit] Building Reopens
The building was finished in December. The renovations fixed the floor system, but also added a science lab. All classrooms were shrunk giving them extra rooms there was also new laminate tile floors put throughout the building with stained oak running boards, new paint jobs on all of the interier and some on the exterier. There were also Smart Boards installed in the rooms. Even though the building is finished, classes will remain at Holston until the second semester, when they will return to Blountville. On December 18th, 6th Graders returned to move things into their new rooms. Both hallways were opened to the students that same day. All 8th Grade teachers had to move back and two 7th grade teachers moved into their classrooms.
[edit] Clubs
Art Smart, Bible, Beta, Drama, 4-H, Golf, Jazz Band, and Yearbook staff
[edit] Related Arts
Art-Amy Smith, Computer Tech-Tim Laek, Band-Tom Bowers, Chorus and Music-Emily Broadhead, and Gym- Jeff Fox, and Jenny Lesuer
[edit] Administration
Michael Wilson-Principal, Sandra Sanders-Assistant Principal, Patty Seeger-Guidance Counselor, Linda Musser-Secretary, and Vivian O'Dell-Bookkeeper
[edit] Teachers
There are 19 teachers. 6-6th Grade, 7-7th Grade, and 6-8th Grade.
[edit] 6th Grade
Terri Miller- Reading/Social Studies, Josh Knapp- Math, Shea Rasnake- Science/Math, Cyndi Madison-English/Reading, Whitney Ramsey-Math/English, Janie Feathers-Social Studies
[edit] 7th Grade
Cheryl Buchanan- Math/English, Leanna Corona- Science/English, Robin Dunn- Reading, Stephanie Earhart- Math, Kevin Jones- Science/Geography, Jennifer Wise- Reading/English, Ben Davenport- Geography
[edit] 8th Grade
Justin Calhoun- Reading/English, Leslie Carr- English, Earl Millard- American History, Josh Bearden- Science/American History, Amanda Barret- Algebra/Math, Tammy Wininger- Science/Reading
[edit] Other Faculty
[edit] Behavior Modification
Beth Quillen, Martha Grigsby, Elizabeth Akard, Cheryl Blair, and Jamie Fleenor
[edit] ISS
Annette Houser
[edit] Nurse
Carla Testerman
[edit] Special Education
Patti Gillenwater
[edit] Outreach
Gail Nixon
[edit] Librarian
Lisa Gentry
