Blackman Bowling: A Close to The Season
Kylie Tarver, Sports' Editor
March 11, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Spotlights, Winter Sports
Blackman High School’s bowling team had pulled out another win as their season comes to an end. The bowlers have won their third region title and their fourth district title. This is also the third time in the last three years they have made it to state. “We were very happy, I mean, we’re always the little underdog team. When we can go in and beat a team with a lot of subs, we are always happy...
A Baker’s Success Story: Abby McDaniel
Kayla Donaldson, Reporter
February 14, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Spotlights, Student
Senior Abby McDaniel takes all honors classes here at Blackman but still manages to bake cookies, cakes, and other things three times a week. McDaniel started baking about a year ago and now bakes for everyone from her family to school organizations to sport teams. McDaniel began last year with inspirations...
Youth Leadership Rutherford
Kayla Donaldson, Reporter
February 1, 2019
Filed under @BlackmanNews, News
The Business Education Partnership (BEP) Foundation is an organization founded in 1988 with help from the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. Starting on January 7th, applications for Youth Leadership Rutherford open for current high school juniors for the 2019-2020 school year in Rutherfor...
Blackman High Football Managers
Kylie Tarver, Sports Editor
January 23, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Spotlights, Student
You always hear about the football team, but do you ever hear about the football managers? The job is harder than you think. This is an insight to the hard work, effort, and time they put into it. According to the managers, however, it is all worth it in the end. Total, there are nine managers; these i...
Changes with TNReady: Is it For The Better?
November 28, 2018
Filed under @BlackmanNews, News, Showcase
As many already know, TNReady testing didn’t go as planned last year. Our principal, Dr. Justus, explains what went wrong with testing, but what also went right. “We had multiple technical issues with the online testing to the point where the integrity of the testing situation was not good, ther...
Volleyball Team Attacks Another Season
Kylie Tarver, Sports Editor
November 27, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Showcase, Sports
Another volleyball season is now over, and the team and coaching staff is already looking at how to prepare for next year. Even though the Blackman High School volleyball team didn’t make it to the district tournament, they plan to work harder, “set” the next season into motion, and come out with...
Criminal Justice Competition
Maddy Williams, Reporter
November 26, 2018
Filed under @BlackmanNews, Clubs, News, Showcase
Another criminal justice competition is under wraps. Recently, the members of the Criminal Justice Club competed in many events. They placed in every event at the competition. “These events are very difficult, and I'm extremely proud of our kids. They did so well because of their drive and hard...
Science Day: Bailey Eshelman’s Capstone
Mia Isom, Reporter
November 19, 2018
Filed under Clubs, News, Showcase
Science Day is a STEM based event for 6th-8th graders. There were three different activities and there were rotations so everyone could see them and experience it for themselves. The first rotation was Bailey Eshelman’s Capstone project. She conducted a series of experiments with her teacher, K...
What Is The PSAT and Why Should I Take It?
Mia Isom, Reporter
October 18, 2018
Filed under News
What Is The PSAT and Why Should I Take It? The PSAT is a mock test designed to help students prepare for the SAT and the ACT. It tests students on their reading, writing, and math skills. It is designed with a specific scoring range, the PSAT composite score begins at 320-1520. On the indivi...
