WHAT: Robinson Middle School Centennial Celebration Balloon Release 

WHEN: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 2:20 p.m.

WHERE: Robinson Middle School, 1517 Jessee Street, Kingsport, TN 37664. The balloon release will take place on the Robinson Track behind the school building.

Robinson Middle School Student Council members, along with the student body, faculty and staff, will release balloons with 100 Kingsport facts in celebration of Kingsport’s Centennial year on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 2:20 p.m. One hundred students have been chosen (two from each homeroom) to join student council members to release the balloons. Those students exhibit the R.N.R. Way of Achievement – Respect, Responsibility and Empathy.

Balloons in blue and navy, representing the school colors, will each have facts about Kingsport tied to them. The one hundred students releasing balloons will be located in the middle of the student body on the track. On count, the balloons will be released and whomever finds a balloon will learn interesting tidbits about Kingsport. Robinson Middle School is excited to celebrate Kingsport’s Centennial year and spread facts about Kingsport around the community.

Kingsport City Schools (KCS) is a public school district located in Kingsport, Tenn., serving students in Sullivan and Hawkins county. The district is comprised of 13 schools, including a Pre-K, eight elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, a high school program of choice and an alternative learning program; with total enrollment over 7,500 students. The vision of Kingsport City Schools is to be, Student Focused … World Class.

KCS has been named the top school district in Tennessee as winner of the 2014 SCORE Prize District Award by the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) and has earned the 2014 Achievement Award in the annual Excellence in Tennessee Recognition Program by the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE).

For more information on KCS, visit k12k.com, listen live on WCSK 90.3 FM, The Voice of KCS, read our blog, We Are KCS, or call (423) 378.2100. We’re social too; follow us on Facebook (Kingsport City Schools), Twitter (@KCS_District) and check out our YouTube Channel (KPTSchools).

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