Cheerleaders are leaders

Cheerleaders are leaders

In her freshman year of high school, Macy Olive decided to try out for the cheerleading squad. Olive came from what she considers a “football family” and was in love with the game. She shared, “My dad has a real passion for football, and that translated to me. I took...
A Celebration of Scots

A Celebration of Scots

A piper stands atop a grassy mound moving his bagpipe to and fro, playing songs of his kinsman that have been passed down for centuries. The sights of weavers and craftsmen honing their ancestral craft and creating masterpieces for patrons to take home, can be seen...
Story time in the great outdoors

Story time in the great outdoors

Nestled alongside the Rock Creek Greenway in Tullahoma is a storybook trail that encourages families to read together and spend some time in the great outdoors. The trail opened to the public in 2019, thanks to a $5,000 Well Connected Communities grant through the...
50 years of dedication to education

50 years of dedication to education

Imagine being Neil Armstrong for a moment. As the very first man on the moon, he undoubtedly must have felt a tremendous sense of pride and an even greater sense of delight. But could he have felt isolated too? After all, it is lonely at the top. Being the first to...
Sandy Klonaris’ refreshing approach to teaching

Sandy Klonaris’ refreshing approach to teaching

It’s one thing to find an incredibly passionate and motivated teacher to teach students a particular subject. It’s another thing to find a teacher devoted to developing within students, the skill to become lifelong learners. Sandy Klonaris, an English teacher at...
Juneteenth

Juneteenth

“Freedom” enters the chatroom, and immediately it’s all, barbecued meat and who’s got the biggest bang of a firework show. While Independence Day is our nation’s designated time to pause and celebrate freedom and independence from Great Britain, the day is not...