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The Tennessee Young Farmers and Ranchers State Committee contacted us about doing a service and learning project at our school. We love gardening, so we happily accepted their offer. The committee built two raised gardening beds, taught two classes on garden care and...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Residents young and old enjoyed Pumpkin Paradise at Satterwhite Farm here in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...