This week, we’ll visit with newly retired South Side High School principal Anita Tucker to reflect on her time in the district as a student-athlete, teacher, and administrator. We’ll also find out what the future holds for South Side as Dr. Shari Baldwin takes over after serving as assistant principal for several years. Mrs. Tucker has been associated with the school for 41 years: as a student at the junior high and the high school; as a teacher at the junior high and later as a teacher and coach at the high school. For the past 13 years, however, Anita has been the head principal. She succeeded Jimmy Arnold, who led in that position from 1993-2011.

This week, we are spotlighting our Mechatronics program at the Workforce Development Center. This is a great opportunity for students and families to hear how JMCSS is preparing students for careers in Mechanical engineering, electrical/electronics engineering, and computer engineering. We’ll be joined by Jeff Replogle, the Mechatronics Teacher at JCM-Early College High and Michael Patrick, an Early College High School freshman and a star pupil in the Mechatronics program.

This week we’re visiting Madison Academic! English teacher Sara Billingsley, Class president Ximena Acosta and Governors School alumna Beth Myers discuss the upcoming 20th Year Celebration as well as Madison’s Top 10 schools in the state of Tennessee and Level 5 status.