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The place to go for all the latest happenings at our school.Special Olympics Summer Games
The State Summer Games is the largest event on the calendar with over 2,500 athletes, coaches, volunteers and family members attending. Festivities kicked off on Friday, May 15th with the Law Enforcement Torch Run starting at 5:30 p.m. on Lipscomb University’s Campus....
read moreDestiny Church Valentine’s Dance
What a fun night! Destiny Church has put on this event for several years now. We are thankful for these fun and caring individuals who are always serving...
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We sent a large group to Ober Gatlinburg for skiing, snowboarding and ice skating! This year, the group got to see some real snow on top of the man-made snow--how exciting! The group had a delicious BBQ meal out on the town and visited The Comedy Barn. They also had...
read moreCFA Classroom Structure
The classrooms at our Center for Autism have been restructured to provide a quieter, less disruptive work environment. Each set of adjoining classrooms now serve as one larger classroom with one side being for work and one side for leisure. The new setup limits...
read moreFranklin Road Academy
What a fantastic day at Franklin Road Academy! FRA students planned lots of activities including a photo booth. They are always amazing hosts for our...
read moreBest Buddies Prom
We recently had the opportunity to send a small group of young adults to the Best Buddies Prom at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Thanks Columbia Academy Best Buddies for being our plus...
read morePumpkin Paradise
Residents young and old enjoyed Pumpkin Paradise at Satterwhite Farm here in...
read moreDr. Craig Competes in Spain
Dr. Craig recently traveled to Spain to represent the USA in the World Masters Athletics championship! After being out of running for many years, Dr. Craig starting running again about four years ago, inspired by playing on our kickball team. He has competed in...
read moreCheer Club
We offer many different clubs as extracurricular activities during evening and weekend hours. Cheer Club has been a hit with our guys and girls! The students are part of a community-wide group at Premier Athletics, and they recently had the opportunity to compete in a...
read moreSpecial Olympics Nationals
This summer our flag football team, a swimmer, a bowler and two bocce participants traveled to Seattle, Washington to compete in the Special Olympics National Games! What an amazing experience for them! We are thankful for the generous donors who helped make this...
read moreCFA Sensory Playground
Center for Autism students have really been enjoying their new sensory playground. We are glad they now have an engaging outdoor area to spend time...
read moreJam Tasting and Sale!
Our Young Adult Academy hosted a fun jam tasting and sale last week! There were three options: sweetened with honey, full sugar and reduced sugar. Full sugar was the winner (imagine that!) followed by reduced sugar then honey. Jams are now for sale in Mrs. Tamra's...
read moreLucky Ladd’s Summer Trip!
Last week's summer trip was to Lucky Ladd in Eagleville! There is so much to do here from the petting zoo to the corn pit to the giant slides and playgrounds! It can easily be an all-day adventure! Next week's fun includes the local movie theater and splash pad! What...
read more2017 Prom
Prom 2017 was a great one! It was held at Westbury for the third year. Westbury is such a beautiful venue that it doesn’t take much to turn it into a stunning prom scene. Students enjoyed dinner and dancing the night away. Several families joined us, which is always...
read moreMy Day At The Fair
It rained on us, but as you can imagine the students still had a fantastic time! We extend a huge thank you to the organizations who made our private day at the fair possible: Maury County Fair Board, Burger King (Nashville Hwy.), Elks Lodge of Columbia, KOC Council...
read moreYAA Food Prep
Our young adults are shopping for ingredients, preparing and cooking lunch for our staff each week! They are offering salads, soups and baked potatoes-made to order. See more photos on...
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