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Hillsboro High School
Diplomas, Tassels, and Next Steps
3 days ago
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4 years
48 months
208 weeks
1,460 days
While high school may seem to last forever, time certainly has flown for the Class of 2013. This month, thousands of high school students throughout the district will complete their high school journey and receive their diploma as they walk across [...]
Lights, Camera, Action!
2 weeks ago
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Students from throughout Nashville spent the past few weeks tirelessly preparing and creating videos, recruiting community voters, and shining their shoes to walk the red carpet for the 2nd Annual Academy Video Awards, sponsored by MTSU.
The awards show was held April 22 as a part of the Nashville [...]
International professionals visit with high school students
1 month ago
The average American will visit less than 15 places outside of their home state during their lifetime. However, that is not the case for a panel of international professionals who visited Hillsboro High School’s Academy of International Baccalaureate on Wednesday morning.
Ronald Schlincher, former [...]
Hillsboro Students Job Shadow at Belmont College of Pharmacy
1 month ago
From Belmont University News and Media Blog
Hillsboro High School students visited the College of Pharmacy March 20 as part of a job shadowing program designed to expose them to the pharmacy profession and expand student interest in the pharmaceutical field.
“Health care and pharmacy are [...]
Nashville Tour de’CTE Wraps Up
2 months ago
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As another Career and Technical Education month comes to an end, it is amazing to look back on all of the phenomenal work going on in our district. After bombarding, surprising, and downright startling Career and Technical Education teachers across Nashville this month, we can say the Tour de’CTE [...]
Students Attend Naturalization Ceremony for Teacher
2 months ago
Students from the Hillsboro High School Academy of International Business and Communications were able to witness one of the most significant events in their teacher’s life. A naturalization ceremony is the official ceremony where a person is sworn in as an American citizen. Two students received [...]
Burro basketball goes viral
3 months ago
Hands-on experiences are essential to being college and career ready. These experiences, such as Burro TV, gives students the opportunity to see the realities of a profession or industry and the connections between learning and the real world. Logan B, a student from Hillsboro High School’s Academy [...]
MNPS celebrates Career and Technical Education Month
3 months ago
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It’s February 1st and that can mean only one thing. It’s time to kick off Career and Technical Education month! Thousands of school districts across the country recognize February as Career and Technical Education month, and here at MNPS we are celebrating in a big way.
Tune in this month to read [...]
A Cause for Celebration- 200 Business Partnerships and Growing!
3 months ago
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A new era of community involvement has begun in Metro Nashville Public Schools. More than 200 business and community partnerships exist in the Academies of Nashville- including 80 brand new partnerships!
On Wednesday, Jan. 31, MNPS Chief Academy Office Jay Steel. Mayor Karl Dean, and PENCIL [...]
Get in the Loop! Cheekwood creates a unique experience for two MNPS high schools.
3 months ago
“The Loop Project is a collaborative project between Cheekwood, Antioch High School and Hillsboro High School. The program will bring together eight art students from each school to work with two artists. Nashville-based Hans Schmitt Matzen and New York-based Gieves Anderson create collaborative [...]
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My Future My Way Career Exploration Fair
6 months ago
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Thousands of Nashville Freshmen students filled the halls of the Nashville Convention Center on Oct. 24 for the 4th annual My Future My Way Career Exploration Fair. Freshmen high school students from 18 high schools across Nashville attended the career exploration fair to learn about the various [...]
Students visit Starbucks Distrubution Center
7 months ago
Field trips give students the opportunity to see the realities of a profession or industry and the connections between learning and the real world. Idaisha B., Carey R., and Jared A., students from Hillsboro High School’s Academy of International Business and Communications, participated in a [...]
125 Ambassadors Attend Professional Development Training
8 months ago
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More than 125 students gathered on August 23rd to participate in the 2012-2013 Academy Ambassador Training Day. Ambassadors are student leaders in their schools who represent their individual academies and pathways. Not only was the Training Day a great opportunity to network with students from all [...]
Teacher team externship in global logistics at Ingram Content Group
10 months ago
Strong relationships with local academy partners is the key to building effective business engagement in our high schools. The Academies of Nashville provide students with meaningful, hands-on learning in context through unique partnerships with local businesses, non-profit organizations, and [...]
Teacher team externship with Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach
1 year ago
The Academies of Nashville provide students with meaningful, hands-on learning in context. Inquiry-based teaching and project-based learning are important for the Academies’ goal of teaching students how to think critically and creatively to solve problems in the classroom and real world. To bring [...]
Dual credit and dual enrollment opportunities in health science
1 year ago
By participating in the dual credit and dual enrollment program, students in the Academies of Nashville can take college-level courses and earn credits while still in high school. Through strategic partnerships, the Academies of Nashville offer a wide range of opportunities to earn credit for [...]
Dual credit and dual enrollment opportunities in marketing and communications
1 year ago
By participating in the dual credit and dual enrollment program, students in the Academies of Nashville can take college-level courses and earn credits while still in high school. Through strategic partnerships, the Academies of Nashville offer a wide range of opportunities to earn credit for [...]
Dual credit and dual enrollment opportunities in business
1 year ago
By participating in the dual credit and dual enrollment program, students in the Academies of Nashville can take college-level courses and earn credits while still in high school. Through strategic partnerships, the Academies of Nashville offer a wide range of opportunities to earn credit for [...]
What is dual enrollment and what are its benefits?
1 year ago
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Dual enrollment programs emerge from strategic partnerships between high schools and institutions of higher learning. Dual enrollment allows students to take college-level courses and earn college credits while they are still in high school. This type of collaboration between colleges and high [...]
Celebrate Open Education Week, March 5-10, 2012
1 year ago
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A fundamental goal of the Academies of Nashville is to instill a life-long interest in learning and education in the Nashville community. The Internet has opened up many new channels by which people can access information and improve their understanding of the world. March 5–10, 2012 is the first [...]
