News/Features – The Sequoyah Scribe

Teachers are not allowed to wear blue jeans at school

February 12, 2019

Former Sevier teacher finds new career in Johnson City

February 8, 2019

Rebuilding Johnson Elementary’s playground

February 6, 2019

Former student returns to brighten up the school

Amber Cowden, Staff Writer

February 5, 2019

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Maggie Donnellan, a graduate from Furman University, recently started her very first job as a Community Partners Coordinator for Elizabethton City Schools. Before she took on this role, however, she worked on making Sevier Middle...

Newspaper editors visit THSPA conference

February 4, 2019

Parents learn how to prepare kids for online changes

Balu Pushkas, Co-Editor in Chief

February 3, 2019

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Modern wonders like social media, cell phones, communication and connection have expanded to be both efficient and extensive. Yet, with these modern luxuries come some significant drawbacks. Now that most social interaction...

J. Fred Johnson Stadium experiences major rule changes

February 1, 2019

DB Math Tutors Help Sevier Students After School

Alyssa Colhoun, Staff Writer

February 1, 2019

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Math can be a tough subject for middle school students. A new program this school year connects students who need math tutoring with high school students who can help. Every Wednesday from 3:00 to 5:30, members of DB’s Beta...

Music video parodies of historical events help students learn the importance of history

Ella Miller, Editor in Chief

January 31, 2019

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Raging plagues, rich kings, fierce battles, iconic monuments, anything conceivable by the middle school mind, the “History Teachers” have a musical parody for everything world history. The students of Sevier learn a lot from...

New head football coach replaces Graham Clark at DB

Michael Fanning, Staff Writer

December 2, 2018

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In the city of Kingsport, there is a new name in the coaching world: Joey Christian. Christian has been an assistant coach to the football team for 15 years and now leads the team as the head coach for the Dobyns-Bennett Indians....