The group Stand for Children today called on Gov. Phil Bredesen and the Tennessee General Assembly to "find revenue alternatives in order to fund continued expansion of the state’s voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program as well as improvements to the BEP." “We greatly appreciate Governor Bredesen’s leadership on Pre-K and his work with Sen. Jamie Woodson and the legislature in 2007 to pass BEP 2.0,” ...
Education, Arts & Culture Announces Essay Contest For Area Youth
The Department of Education, Arts & Culture, along with the Chattanooga Lookouts, is sponsoring the second annual summer essay contest – “Lookout Heroes – Here I Come” where area youth are encouraged to write about the hero/heroine in their life. This “hero” can be anyone who has touched their life – a parent, caregiver, sports or historic figure, teacher – the field is wide open. Ten winners ...
Photo by Elaine Womack
Walker County Schools Young Authors' Fair winners from each school attended a workshop and award ceremony at the Walker County Civic Center sponsored by the Walker County Schools Teachers of the Gifted. County winners are, front, Naomi Armstrong (fifth grade) from Naomi Elementary, Maggie Holmes (fourth grade) from Fairyland School, Aaron Asbury (third grade) from Rock Spring Elementary, Mack Erickson (second grade) from Fairyland, Sarahann Helton (first grade) from North LaFayette Elementary and Ashley Rogers (kindergarten) from Chattanoga Valley Elementary. Back, Senior Kelsey Eghdami and Junior Thomas Travis from LaFayette High, Sophomore Jessica Cook and Freshman Aaron Ragsdale from Ridgeland, Collin Taylor (eighth grade) from Chattanooga Valley Middle, Kelly Tipton (seventh grade) from LaFayette Middle and Brianna Blevins (sixth grade) from Chattanooga Valley Middle School. Click to enlarge.SCHOOL LINKS
