1,865-acre Sequoyah Council BSA reservation with 9 miles of shoreline on Cherokee Lake; 5 weeks of Scouts BSA resident camp, Frontier Camp 1800s program, Eaglebound, COPE/climbing, motorboating and water skiing, plus Cub Scout day camp.
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Recent coverage tied to Camp Davy Crockett, Hamblen County, and East schools.
Kevin Dyson's Music City Academy Makes Its Case to the State
Metro Nashville Public Schools leaned on fiscal impact, not school quality, to defend its denial of the athletics-focused public charter school.
Tristar Reads Winners Turn Summer Pages into Scholarships
The contest’s four winners racked up more than 1,400 hours of reading this summer, including overall winner Wesley Martin, who spent nearly 8 hours a day reading.
Four teachers named finalists for award recognizing excellence in math and science
The PAEMST award is considered the nation’s highest honor for U.S. K-12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teachers.
House Subcommittee advances bill to limit cell phones in classrooms
The bill, brought by Representative Rebecca Alexander R-Jonesborough, would require local boards of education and public charter schools to adopt a policy prohibiting students from using any wireless communication devices during instructional time, with a few exceptions.