Blue Grass Elementary

04/08/2026

Happy Assistant Principals Week to our very own Misty Jenkins! Thanks you KCS for spotlighting one of the best of the best!

Happy National Assistant Principals Week! 🎉 We’re grateful for our incredible assistant principals who support students, staff, and families each and every day. 💛

03/27/2026

What a fabulous morning celebrating our new Baseball/Kickball field! So many memories will be created on this field for years to come! Thank you PTO for dreaming big!

02/25/2026

Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year, Holly Wells!

If you know Mrs. Wells, you can’t help but love her. She has a remarkable, almost otherworldly ability to connect with children, and she uses that gift to help her students grow in extraordinary ways — academically, socially, and emotionally.

Mrs. Wells has impacted countless lives at BGE and continues to make Blue Grass a better place every single day. We are incredibly proud to call her one of our own.

Please help us celebrate her by sharing a note below about how Mrs. Wells has impacted you or your child!

12/07/2025

Blue Grass highlighted again in the local news. Check out this article from Knoxville News:

These are the best schools in Knox County, according to US News & World list

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/education/2025/12/04/best-schools-knoxville-us-news-world-list/87554577007/

11/22/2025

Blue Grass Elementary Has Once Again Been Named a Reward School For The 2024-2025 School Year! This is The Highest Honor Given To Schools In The State of Tennessee!

10/29/2025

We are so proud to announce that Mrs. Holly Wells has been selected by our staff as the Blue Grass Elementary Teacher of the Year! 💙🦅

Mrs. Wells pours her heart and soul into her students each day and is deeply loved by our staff, students, and families. She has a true growth mindset and sets high expectations for her students—but her greatest gift is the way she builds incredible relationships and makes learning engaging, meaningful, and fun.

We couldn’t be more proud of Mrs. Wells and can’t think of anyone more deserving of this honor!

09/24/2025

✨🎮 Golden Gamer Award is Back! 🎮✨
This school year, Blue Grass students who go above and beyond in showing the Eagle Essentials can earn the Golden Gamer Award! 🦅💛
Winners will receive:
✅ A positive call home from one of the principals
✅ A Golden Gamer Award certificate
✅ 10 Eagle Points
✅ Their choice of 1 of 4 Limited Edition Golden Gamer Stickers featuring:
- 👮 Officer Boone – our School Resource Officer
- 🧹 Mr. Tony – our Head Custodian
- 👩‍🏫 Mrs. Jenkins – our Assistant Principal
- 🦅 Dr. Cutter – our Principal
We can’t wait to continue to celebrate our Eagles who show outstanding character every day! 💪🌟

09/24/2025

✨🎮 Golden Gamer Award 🎮✨
This school year, Blue Grass students who go above and beyond in showing the Eagle Essentials can earn the Golden Gamer Award! 🦅💛
Winners will receive:
✅ A positive call home from one of the principals
✅ A Golden Gamer Award certificate
✅ 10 Eagle Points
✅ Their choice of 1 of 4 Limited Edition Golden Gamer Stickers featuring:
👮 Officer Boone – our School Resource Officer
🧹 Mr. Tony – our Head Custodian
👩‍🏫 Mrs. Jenkins – our Assistant Principal
🦅 Dr. Cutter – our Principal

We can’t wait to continue to celebrate our Eagles who show outstanding character every day! 💪🌟

08/26/2025

Blue Grass has earned the 2024-2025 Governor’s Civics Seal which recognizes schools that prioritize teaching our nation’s history and civic values! A big thank you to Mr. Sand’s Homeroom for accepting this award on behalf of BGE!

07/31/2025

The best staff around kicked off their school year today by saying “Game On” at Main Event! Our staff proved that we not only like to work hard, but we like to play hard too!

07/31/2025

Meet our new 4th Grade Science & Social Studies teacher, Mrs. Parker!