1997 by the Tennessee Valley Authority as a second site.
Today, the Chattanooga Chapter serves 5 urban elementary schools: Battle
Academy, East Lake Academy, East Side Elementary, Calvin Donaldson
Elementary and Orchard Knob Elementary.
Altogether, we have a Saturday staff of eight who work together to serve the
students and make each session fun and educational. They are listed below:
- Princess Anderson - Chattanooga Coordinator
Dionne Upton - Elementary Teacher
Tamara Reeves - Tutor Leader
Skye Moore - Tutor Leader
Robert Douglas - Tutor Leader
Shannetra McCutcheon - Tutor Leader
Isaiah McClain Vance - Tutor Leader
Kelvin Brown - Tutor Leader
Kierra WalkerJr. - Tutor Leader
Special thanks to our special partners who regularly support the Chattanooga
chapter:
- AmSouth Bank
Ankar’s
Blimpie
Chattanooga Chapter of the Kiwanis Club
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Creative Discovery Museum
Girls Preparatory School
What’s new: Students Say:
“Since I have been at Weekend Academy, I learned about things I didn’t know
about.”---Ashley
“Two things I learned about since I started coming to Weekend Academy are
working together as a team and being an individual.” ---Kierra
“One certain thing that I know I’ve gotten better at since coming to Weekend
Academy is making friends”----Maya
“Things I’ve done at Weekend Academy have helped me at school with almost
everything.”—Jasmine
- 1st Semester Calendar, 2008
January 12 In-house: Communication & Public Speaking
January 26 Station Tour: WBIR TV-10
February 9 In-house session: Unity Month
February 23 Field trip
March 8 In-house session: Health Awareness
March 29 Field trip
April 12 In-house session: Natural Science
April 26 Field Trip
May 3 In-house session: Social Studies
May 10 Founder’s Day Celebration & Career Fair
June 7 Graduation
If you are interested in being a volunteer or making a donation to the
Chattanooga Chapter of the Weekend Academy, please contact Princess
Anderson at (423) 751-8847.
