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![Students receive certificates]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747328390/brightschoolcom/spugu6smmgyiv8t2ck7w/recognitiondaythumbnail_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747328390/brightschoolcom/spugu6smmgyiv8t2ck7w/recognitiondaythumbnail_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747328390/brightschoolcom/spugu6smmgyiv8t2ck7w/recognitiondaythumbnail_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747328390/brightschoolcom/spugu6smmgyiv8t2ck7w/recognitiondaythumbnail_1.jpg","width":801}])
Student achievements were honored today at the annual Fifth Grade Recognition Assembly.
- awards
![Third grade winners of the Young Southern Writers Contest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746109406/brightschoolcom/bkbdf8ei5bzfgpsakwmw/5thYSSWthumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746109406/brightschoolcom/bkbdf8ei5bzfgpsakwmw/5thYSSWthumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746109406/brightschoolcom/bkbdf8ei5bzfgpsakwmw/5thYSSWthumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746109406/brightschoolcom/bkbdf8ei5bzfgpsakwmw/5thYSSWthumbnail.jpg","width":806}])
Young writers and poets, including 23 Bright School students, were recognized in the Young Southern Student Writers contest organized by SoLit and the UTC English department.
- YSSW
![The Metropolitan Handbells played Under the Sea for Bright students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741905215/brightschoolcom/fauuxticigf2fzf5ookv/metrohandbells-36.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741905215/brightschoolcom/fauuxticigf2fzf5ookv/metrohandbells-36.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741905215/brightschoolcom/fauuxticigf2fzf5ookv/metrohandbells-36.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741905215/brightschoolcom/fauuxticigf2fzf5ookv/metrohandbells-36.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741905215/brightschoolcom/fauuxticigf2fzf5ookv/metrohandbells-36.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1741905215/brightschoolcom/fauuxticigf2fzf5ookv/metrohandbells-36.jpg","width":2200}])
Ringers from The Metropolitan Bells played and taught students about their instruments during Music Day on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
- music day
![Students show their sticker designs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737760848/brightschoolcom/gulqds3v7yjyxlqh1otp/1R2A9432.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737760848/brightschoolcom/gulqds3v7yjyxlqh1otp/1R2A9432.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1737760848/brightschoolcom/gulqds3v7yjyxlqh1otp/1R2A9432.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1737760848/brightschoolcom/gulqds3v7yjyxlqh1otp/1R2A9432.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1737760848/brightschoolcom/gulqds3v7yjyxlqh1otp/1R2A9432.jpg","width":1600}])
Fourth graders are selling handmade stickers to raise money for wildfire victims in California.
- fourth grade
![Author Natalie Lloyd with her books.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731441138/brightschoolcom/airles3nrkfgim24iyab/1R2A6216.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731441138/brightschoolcom/airles3nrkfgim24iyab/1R2A6216.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731441138/brightschoolcom/airles3nrkfgim24iyab/1R2A6216.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731441138/brightschoolcom/airles3nrkfgim24iyab/1R2A6216.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1731441138/brightschoolcom/airles3nrkfgim24iyab/1R2A6216.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1731441138/brightschoolcom/airles3nrkfgim24iyab/1R2A6216.jpg","width":2200}])
Children’s book author Natalie Lloyd visited with third through fifth grade students this morning.
- author
![Winners of the spelling bee for 2024 with Mrs. Watts]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730919839/brightschoolcom/ws7q2bln9csqioxje8rj/spellingbee2024.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730919839/brightschoolcom/ws7q2bln9csqioxje8rj/spellingbee2024.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730919839/brightschoolcom/ws7q2bln9csqioxje8rj/spellingbee2024.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1730919839/brightschoolcom/ws7q2bln9csqioxje8rj/spellingbee2024.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1730919839/brightschoolcom/ws7q2bln9csqioxje8rj/spellingbee2024.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1730919839/brightschoolcom/ws7q2bln9csqioxje8rj/spellingbee2024.jpg","width":2200}])
Fourth grader Roger Caputo correctly spelled a series of tricky words to win the Bright School Spelling Bee.
![a group photo of alumni who attended the Bright School Lunch in September 2024.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727718952/brightschoolcom/hwhaoakme8xz6tbdzvnt/1R2A4265.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727718952/brightschoolcom/hwhaoakme8xz6tbdzvnt/1R2A4265.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727718952/brightschoolcom/hwhaoakme8xz6tbdzvnt/1R2A4265.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727718952/brightschoolcom/hwhaoakme8xz6tbdzvnt/1R2A4265.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727718952/brightschoolcom/hwhaoakme8xz6tbdzvnt/1R2A4265.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727718952/brightschoolcom/hwhaoakme8xz6tbdzvnt/1R2A4265.jpg","width":1800}])
Alumni were treated to Bright School lunch on Thursday, September 26.
![A PK student has paint on her hands in art class]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719327578/brightschoolcom/kkjdbajpbtqjuoelbohf/IMG_1290-Enhanced-NR.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719327578/brightschoolcom/kkjdbajpbtqjuoelbohf/IMG_1290-Enhanced-NR.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1719327578/brightschoolcom/kkjdbajpbtqjuoelbohf/IMG_1290-Enhanced-NR.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1719327578/brightschoolcom/kkjdbajpbtqjuoelbohf/IMG_1290-Enhanced-NR.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1719327578/brightschoolcom/kkjdbajpbtqjuoelbohf/IMG_1290-Enhanced-NR.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1719327578/brightschoolcom/kkjdbajpbtqjuoelbohf/IMG_1290-Enhanced-NR.jpg","width":2200}])
The Tennessee Arts Academy (TAA) has announced The Bright School as its 2024 Arts Rich Elementary School of the Year.
- arts