News & Announcements

Livingston Academy teachers are using some of their summer days to learn more about the diesel industry and the needs of employers.

The American Rescue Plan signed into law in March by President Joe Biden included $122 billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds for school districts across the country, which is the single largest investment in federal elementary and secondary education in the nation’s history. Overton County Schools would like your feedback to help develop school improvement plans. Read more >

Emergency Feeding for schools ends on June 30th. Meals can be
picked up at Livingston Academy. If you need meals, please call
Livingston Academy at 931-823-5911.

The Nutrition Science and Diet Therapy students at Livingston Academy prepared lunch for the Overton County Maintenance staff to show their appreciation for their hard work in remodeling our kitchen lab space. The menu were pinto beans, cornbread, onion, relish, sweet tea, and lemon bars.
Students standing left to right are Haskell Cunningham, Madison Tidwell, Leila White, Hannah Wilson, and Sarah Waits.
Maintenance men seated are Edward Walker, Danny England, Jeff Hammock and Terry Smith.

Students in the Intro to Human Studies class created fruit pizzas. This was an enjoyable 2-day lab in which students learned the importance of reading a recipe, following instructions, use of basic math and reading skills, along with teamwork. They did an excellent job!

We would like to acknowledge and congratulate Amelia Scarlett for passing the Medical Terminology dual credit exam with Vol State. We are extremely proud of her. Congratulating Amelia is health science teacher, Aleshia Reeder.

Students in Family and Consumer Sciences classes collected personal care items for an FCCLA service project. This service project was carried out to provide some much-needed assistance to individuals being served by the Genesis House, Inc. of the Upper Cumberland. FCCLA is all about Family and this project will support families in our area.

We are very thankful for the generous donation of incentive prizes by Steve Cooper of Cooper Recycling. Read more to learn how you could win one of these great prizes!

The At-Home Decodable Book Series is now available for free for all Tennessee families of K–2 children to encourage at-home reading practice to help young learners become stronger readers.

Teachers change lives and inspire others daily while facing all of the additional challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Please know that you are a valued and appreciated member of the Overton County School System.

O.C. School Board and Dr. Donnie Holman