The Academies of Nashville Blog

Students in the Academies of Nashville earned high honors at the 10th Annual Mid-south Regional Student Television Awards for Excellence competition. Students from Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School won in the Sports category for their coverage of Pearl-Cohn football and basketball. McGavock High School won awards in the Long Form–Non-fiction and Writing categories. Another MNPS [...]

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 courses in marketing and communications at Nashville State Community College (NSCC) [...]

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 schools enhances the academic rigor of the high school experience by enabling students [...]

At a press conference today at Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and John Esposito, president and CEO of Warner Music Nashville, announced the creation of the first student-run music label in the United States. The record label will be fully-functioning and will be operated by students at Pearl-Cohn High School with [...]

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 Open Education Week, a celebration of [...]

Brittany G. is a student in Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School‘s Academy of Entertainment Management. In this post, she writes about participating in a telepresence video conference hosted by AT&T. Technological fluency is an important component of the Academies of Nashville program and coincides with the general mission of the STEM Education Coalition. This type [...]

Selecting the right high school, with the right academy, is an important step for students and families in Nashville. More options are available than ever before and the Fall and Spring enrollment processprovides families with the chance to sign up. Visiting our schools is an important step in the decision-making process. Showcases provide an opportunity [...]

Pearl-Cohn High School is the first entertainment magnet high school in the United States. The Academies at Pearl-Cohn focus on production and management in the entertainment field through partnerships with Nashville’s dynamic music and tourism industries. On March 8, 2012, Warner Music Nashville president and CEO John Esposito and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean announced the creation of [...]

In this entry of the Academies of Nashville Blog, Student Ambassador Gerald H. from Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School talks about the dynamic opportunities made possible by the Academy of Entertainment Communication. Pearl-Cohn is the first entertainment magnet high school in the United States. Through partnerships with local television stations and the tremendous generosity of [...]

Pearl-Cohn High School has always been a school full of talented students, amazing teachers, and opportunities. Our school has now become even more unique and is providing even more opportunities by becoming an Entertainment Magnet High School. This is the only Entertainment Magnet High School in the country.  We have two Academies; the first academy [...]