Tag Archives: Upperman High School

The Baxter Christmas Parade has been pushed to Monday amid weather concerns and Upperman Football playing for a state championship. Parade organizer Chelsey Stanton said rain appears to be a possibility Friday and rain limited attendance at last year’s event. Stanton said with a large portion of the community heading to Chattanooga for the high school football state championship, she ... Read More »

York Institute and Upperman High School will both play in state football semifinal matchups Friday. York will host East Robertson for a crack at the 2-A state title.  York Institute principal Abbi Dunford said the team has the school staff, student body, and the entire Jamestown community behind them. “These boys and the coaches have worked so hard,” Dunford said. ... Read More »

Upperman High School exploring its options on how to best build a barn with money awarded through the Innovative School Models Grant. The grant awarded the school $100,000 for the barn to be spent within three years of receiving the grant. CTE Supervisor Jackie Vester said the school is looking at what structures would be the most feasible with their ... Read More »

Work has slowed on the Upperman High School expansion project because of brick. Upland Design Group Consultant Kim Chamberlin said the facility will now likely not be delivered before the end of the year. “We are under roof, so they’re inside doing mechanical systems, sprinkler, piping, electrical work,” Chamberlin said. “Those things are progressing. But not having the brick there ... Read More »

The biggest change in the Putnam County Schools’ enrollment through the first month of the school year, home schooled students and students enrolled through the VITAL program. Attendance Supervisor Chris Pierce reported to the School Board Thursday night. Pierce said roughly 248 fewer students had enrolled systemwide to begin the year, a decrease of 2.5 percent. “VITAL enrollment was down ... Read More »

The growing student numbers at Upperman High School led the Putnam County School Board Thursday night to restrict school enrollment. Only students zoned to go to Upperman, students enrolled there this past year, or the children of full-time Putnam County School employees will be allowed to register. Enrollment Supervisor Chris Pierce said the school will likely exceed its listed capacity ... Read More »

Upperman High School’s Audio and Video Production class named one of the top 10 Best School-Run Broadcast Teams in the nation. Instructor Susie Dobbs said she decided to enter the Mascot Media competition even though the class is only in its second year. She said Upperman is the only school from Tennessee among the finalists. “Literally we’re up against high ... Read More »

Upperman High School set to get a new livestock barn facility through the district’s Innovative School Model grant funding. Interim CTE Supervisor Jackie Vester said there has been an interest in such a facility from the school’s CTE program for some time. She said because Upperman offers an animal science pathway program, it seemed like a right fit. “So this ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools awarded a $3.8 million bid to replace the Upperman High School roof. Director of Schools Corby King said the project should be completed in about 18 months. “That’s something that was just next on the list,” King said. “With the county commission, we’re fortunately able to roll that into the ESSER funding, so we’ve been able to ... Read More »

While the rest of the Upper Cumberland has been dry, the designers working on the Upperman High School expansion have experienced the opposite: a lot of water and wet ground. Upland Design Architect Kim Chamberlain said crews have encountered the expected bad soil at the back of the site. “Work for the actual building, footprint itself where the ROTC and ... Read More »