Hamilton County Schools
Developing our diverse graduates to be connected, competitive, and life ready.
Where all children
thrive and experience a future without limits.
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The mission of HCS is to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and support to THRIVE in life. While we know this mission starts with a primary focus on academics, we also understand from listening to our community that a student must possess qualities beyond academics to excel in the real world. We strive to create graduates who embody our "Portrait of a Graduate" with skills rooted in academics, problem-solving, effective communication, cultural inclusivity, and resiliency.
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📱 Make ParentSquare part of your school routine!Download the ParentSquare app and make sure your notifications are turned on so you don’t miss important updates from your child’s school.✨ One app. One place. One less thing to keep track of.👉 Download ParentSquare: www.parentsquare.com/resources/app-download/
🎺🥁 What a night for HCS marching bands! 🎶Red Bank High School hosted the inaugural Hamilton County Marching Band Exhibition Tuesday night, bringing together marching bands from across Hamilton County for an evening full of music, school spirit and community!Students from Soddy Daisy, Sale Creek, Hixson, Tyner, East Hamilton, Central, Signal Mountain, Ooltewah, Brainerd and Red Bank high schools, along with the UTC Marching Mocs, took the field to showcase the hard work and dedication they’ve put into their programs. 👏The exhibition was about more than performances — it was a chance for students, families and band programs to come together, cheer each other on and celebrate the marching arts across our community. 💙A special thank-you to Red Bank for hosting this exciting event! Proceeds will support the Red Bank Band as they prepare to represent Hamilton County and Chattanooga in the Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix later this year. 🌵🎉
Congratulations to Reagan Lowrie of Sale Creek Middle High on being named a regional finalist for Tennessee Novice Teacher of the Year! She is honored for the recognition and loves helping students build confidence in themselves and finding joy in learning Math. Join us in congratulating Ms. Lowrie for her commitment to making sure all children thrive and experience a future without limits! 🎉
Season 2 of Let’s Talk HCS is officially here! 🎙️We’re kicking off the season with David Carroll of Local 3 News to discuss new initiatives, the state of several schools, and what’s ahead for HCS - plus so much more!▶️ Tune in wherever you listen to your podcasts for the first episode and join the conversation!
Think you could stop a cyberattack? 👀💻High school seniors from across the district put their problem-solving skills to the test during the BlueSky CyberOps Challenge, designed and led by Public Education Forward at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee! Teams investigated clues, cracked secret codes, and tackled technical challenges as they raced to stop a simulated cyberattack.Congratulations to the winning teams! 🌟 Red Bank Team 2 — Leo Stolpmann and Kit Matthews🌟 Soddy Daisy Team 4 — Michael McCauley and Tyler Tindell🌟 CSAS Team 2 — Eric Song and Om Thakare
📚 What makes a great day in the library? For CSLA librarian Jennifer Fields, it might be a little messier than you’d think. 💙From building relationships with students from kindergarten through 12th grade to helping them find books they truly connect with, Jennifer believes the library is about so much more than books.Read more about our 2026 SDCL Read 20 Librarian of the Year here 📖✨ : hcde.org/librarian-highlight-cslas-jennifer-fields/
Recent Awards and Recognitions
Hamilton County Schools earned an NSPRA Award of Merit through the National School Public Relations Association’s (NSPRA) 2026 Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards. The honor recognizes excellence in school communications and marketing and places HCS among education organizations from across the United States, Canada, and Department of Defense Education Activity schools worldwide.
