LOVE, LEARN, LIVE, LEAD.
361
Student Enrollment
34
Faculty Members
17
Support Staff
1985
Year Founded
A Message from the Principal…
Welcome to Parris South Elementary. Together with an outstanding group of teachers, support personnel, parents, and students, Parris South Elementary is the first Leader in Me Lighthouse School in the state of Tennessee. In order to uphold this great achievement, we are committed to providing an environment that builds a culture of leadership and engaging students in opportunities to achieve academic success. Our motto is for our students to “Love to Learn, Live to Lead”. With all stakeholders working together, we can make a difference in our community, school, and home.
Todd Harrison, Principal
Programs and Events
We provide and host plenty of programs and events throughout the year.
- Back to School Parent Nights – Open House
- Courier School Highlight Article
- RTI2 Program and Enrichment Time
- Strong Classroom Instruction
- Schoolwide Health Screenings
- Presidential Physical Fitness Program
- Free Breakfast and Lunch Program
- Free Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snacks Daily
- Special Education Services
- Honor Roll Assembly
- Service Projects
- After-School Program – Morning Tutoring and Afternoon Tutoring and Enrichment Activities
- Lexia
- IXL
- iReady Math
- 1:1 Student Technology
Silver Award Recipient from Alliance for a Healthier Generation
2015-2016
Let’s Move. Active School Award
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
Sports
Hardin County Schools offers athletic programs at the Elementary grade level where we compete between our in-district schools. At Parris South, we offer 5th Grade Boys and Girls Basketball as well as 3rd through 5th Grade Bowling Teams.
Sports
- School Group Tours
- Homecoming Parade
- Go Gold for Childhood Cancer Event
- Veterans’ Day Program
- Red Ribbon Week
- Pink Out
- Christmas Programs
- Leadership Day
- Book Fair Kick-Off Days
- Fun-Filled Fitness Days
- End of the Year Fun Day and Family Picnic
- Spelling Bee
- Our Daily Bread Food Drive
- Graduation Day
Field Trips
- Farm Day
- Pumpkin Patch
- Horse Creek Wildlife Days
- Fun-Filled Fitness Days
- Shiloh National Military Park
- Memphis Zoo
- Ivy Green
- Duncan Tree Farm
- Discovery Museum
- Tennessee Street Park
- Southgate Cinema
- Savannah Bowling Center
- Drama Productions
- Leader in Me Schools
Fundraisers
- World’s Finest Chocolate Bars
- School and Pride Shirts
- Harvest Festival Event
- School Mall Program
- BoxTops for Education
- Book Fairs
- School Pictures
- Yearbook Sales
