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Teacher Appreciation Week: Neshawn Calloway

Teacher Appreciation Week: Neshawn Calloway May 8, 2025 - At Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts (CCA), music class is more than notes on a page—it’s a launchpad for confidence, creativity, and growth. At the center of that transformation is Neshawn Calloway, a dynamic…

JENNA WHEELERMay 8, 2025

Spotlight Student

Senior Spotlight: Charlie Stebbing

Senior Spotlight: Charlie Stebbing Chattanooga, TN- Center for Creative Arts (CCA) senior Charlie Stebbing, a Musical Theatre Major, powerhouse performer, and passionate leader, will head to Belmont University this fall to pursue Musical Theatre. Throughout her high school journey, Stebbing lit up the stage in…

JENNA WHEELERMay 7, 2025

Every Employee Valued Spotlight Staff

Teacher Appreciation Week: Anna Behrends

Teacher Appreciation Week: Anna Behrends - Big Ridge Elementary May 7, 2025 -For third grade teacher Anna Behrends, education isn’t just a career—it’s a calling sparked during high school swim practices. “My swim coach asked if I would be willing to stay after practice and…

JENNA WHEELERMay 7, 2025

Spotlight Staff

Teacher Appreciation Week: Kyndall Vaughn

Teacher Appreciation Week: Kyndall Vaughn Kyndall Vaughn has been shaping young minds at Ooltewah High School since 2017, teaching 11th-grade American Literature, ACT Prep, and AP Language and Composition. A proud product of Hamilton County Schools, Vaughn attended Harrison and Wallace A. Smith Elementary, Hunter…

JENNA WHEELERMay 6, 2025

Spotlight Staff

Teacher Appreciation Week: Shaquita Ruiz

Teacher Appreciation Week: Shaquita Ruiz - Hardy Elementary This Teacher Appreciation Week, we celebrate Shaquita Ruiz, a dedicated Pre-K educator at Hardy Elementary, who has been shaping young minds for nine years, seven of those at Hardy! Before joining the Hardy family, she began her…

JENNA WHEELERMay 5, 2025

School Spotlight

CCA Presented 2023-2024 Level 5 Banner

Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts Presented 2023-2024 Level 5 Banner May 2, 2025 – Hamilton County Schools (HCS) values putting students at the center, leading to positive student learning outcomes on state assessments. The latest data release from the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE)…

JENNA WHEELERMay 2, 2025

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School Spotlight

Apison Elementary School Presented 2023-2024 Level 5 Banner

Apison Elementary School Presented 2023-2024 Level 5 Banner Chattanooga, Tenn. (May 1, 2025) – Hamilton County Schools (HCS) values putting students at the center, leading to positive student learning outcomes on state assessments. The latest data release from the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) recognized…

JENNA WHEELERMay 1, 2025

Spotlight Student

Senior Spotlight: Simon Lewis

Signal Mountain Middle/High School Class of 2025 May 1, 2025 - From shy freshman to standout senior, Simon Lewis has made the most of his high school journey at Signal Mountain Middle High School. Whether it was in the classroom, on the cross-country team, or…

JENNA WHEELERMay 1, 2025

Students pose for a banner presentation photo at EHHS

School Spotlight

East Hamilton Presented 2023-2024 Level 5 Banner

East Hamilton Presented 2023-2024 Level 5 Banner Chattanooga, Tenn. (May 1, 2025) – Hamilton County Schools (HCS) values putting students at the center, leading to positive student learning outcomes on state assessments. The latest data release from the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) recognized twenty-two…

JENNA WHEELERApril 30, 2025

School Spotlight

Thrasher Presented 2023-2024 Level 5 Banner

Thrasher Presented 2023-2024 Level 5 Banner Chattanooga, Tenn. (April 25, 2025) – Hamilton County Schools (HCS) values putting students at the center, leading to positive student learning outcomes on state assessments. The latest data release from the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) recognized twenty-two district…

JENNA WHEELERApril 29, 2025

HCS Newsroom

Teacher Appreciation Week: Neshawn Calloway

Senior Spotlight: Charlie Stebbing

Teacher Appreciation Week: Anna Behrends

Teacher Appreciation Week: Kyndall Vaughn

Teacher Appreciation Week: Shaquita Ruiz

CCA Presented 2023-2024 Level 5 Banner

Apison Elementary School Presented 2023-2024 Level 5 Banner

Senior Spotlight: Simon Lewis

East Hamilton Presented 2023-2024 Level 5 Banner

Thrasher Presented 2023-2024 Level 5 Banner

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