What’s Right With Our Schools Cleveland High School Welding Grant
CLEVELAND, TN (WDEF) - In today's rapidly evolving workforce, careers in the trades are looking more attractive than ever. The American Welding Society Foundation recently awarded…
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What’s Right With Our Schools: Snack Pack Ministry East Brainerd Church of Christ
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Once a month, folks gather at the East Brainerd Church of Christ in hopes of feeding a multitude. Snack…
Chattanooga Firefighters Rescue Kitten from Fire at Homeless Camp
(From: Chattanooga Fire Department) CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Here's a Friday feel-good story for you, courtesy of the Chattanooga Fire Department. (more…)
The Howard vs. Brainerd Football Game is Cancelled This Year
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - High School football in our area is in full swing, but just a reminder: there is one game that will not be…
2 Charged with Child Abuse after 3-year-old Dies; 1-year-old Badly Injured
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested two people, after a 3-year-old drowned at an apartment on Wilson Street yesterday morning. 21-year-old Janecia McKevie and a 17-year-old boy are both charged with 2 counts of Aggravated Assault and two…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Bethlehem Center STEAM Camp
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Best Buy is famous for its Geek Squad. Those same big brains recently visited Bethlehem Center to teach students how to solve tech problems,…
Hamilton County Falls Short of Threshold for Federal Flooding Assistance
HAMILTON COUNTY, TN (WDEF) - The preliminary assessments are in, and according to TEMA, Hamilton County did *not* meet the threshold to qualify for federal disaster assistance. Ten days ago, historic flash flooding left parts of the Tennessee Valley underwater.…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Tyner Academy Early Learning Center
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Tyner's new Early Learning Center officially opened with the new school year. It provides affordable childcare for faculty and staff and a…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Little Vet STEM Camp
ROCK SPRING, GA (WDEF) - Animals have plenty to teach us. That's a lesson 7 to 12 years old learned to this Summer at Little Vet STEM…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Volkswagen Academy
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) -- The Volkswagen Academy made history this Summer. They graduated their first ever class of Automotive Systems Technology students, alongside their sixth cohort of manufacturing specialists.…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Cleveland High Aviation Grant
CLEVELAND, TN (WDEF) -- TDOT has awarded $22,000 to Cleveland High School's Aviation Program. The money will go be used to prepare future pilots, engineers and aerospace…
2025 Senior Health and Lifestyle Expo
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) -- Anyone who is lucky enough to grow older knows that aging presents its own set of challenges. Neighbors could find a host of resources to…
What’s Right With Our Schools: PEF FAB Institute
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Earlier this month, The Public Education Foundation (PEF) once again teamed up with Hamilton County Schools and Volkswagen Group of America. More than 200…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Team Mentoring
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Just because school is out, learning doesn't have to take a vacation. Students from the Chattanooga area are getting lessons in leadership at Book T.…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Camp Signal
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Children develop lasting friendships and grow skills at Camp Signal. This week children of all abilities are coming together for lessons in Science and…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Wilderwood Summer Camp
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Looking for a way to keep your kids active, engaged and off devices this Summer? One Chattanooga Camp is offering loads of adventures in…
What’s Right With Our Schools: CCS Theater Camp
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It’s lights, camera, summer fun! Chattanooga Christian School is once again hosting its long-running Musical Theatre Camp—welcoming students from across the region and beyond. …
What’s Right With Our Schools: Stopping Brain Drain
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- With summer right around the corner, many parents are looking for ways to keep their kids busy—and learning. Experts say the “summer slide,” or…
What’s Right With Our Schools, Ms. Ann Boston, Griffith Elementary
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A familiar and beloved face is stepping away from the halls of Griffith Elementary School in Sequatchie County—one that has shaped…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Ivy Academy Solar Powered Backpacks
SODDY DAISY, TN (WDEF) - Local students are proving that innovation and compassion can go hand in hand. At Ivy Academy, a group of teens has…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Stone Creek Elementary
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF) -- Energy efficiency is the name of the game at Stone Creek Elementary in Rossville. Their commitment to saving electricity recently earned the school a…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Ivy League Graduates
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Cleveland High School continues to excel both in and out of the classroom. This year, two graduating seniors are taking their achievements to the…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Sequoyah Future Ready
SODDY DAISY, TN (WDEF) - A new initiative is coming to Sequoyah High School that promises to open up a world of opportunities for students. The North River Future…
Golden Apple Award: Melissa Cairns, Fairyland Elementary
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA, (WDEF) - Libraries are great places to learn! Melissa Cairns is an expert an instilling a lifelong love of literature in her students are Fairyland Elementary. She…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Clumpies Howard
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Some Howard High students just turned a class project into the coolest creation in town. News 12's Timbrel Williams stopped by the kitchen to see…
Golden Apple Award: Mariah Dahlin, Ooltewah Elementary
COLLEGEDALE, TN (WDEF) - Patience and kindness are two essential qualities for an elementary school teacher. Mariah Dahlin has plenty of both. Her students at Ooltewah Elementary love her…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Gordon Lee Middle School Math Achievements
CHICKAMAUGA, GA (WDEF) - Gordon Lee Middle School is celebrating a big academic win in the math department. Based on last year's Georgia Milestones, Gordon…
Golden Apple Award: Deborah Baker, Dalton High School
DALTON, GA (WDEF) - Deborah Baker has dedicated her long teacher career making a difference in the lives of her students. She challenges them and equips them with…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Regional Envirothon Competition
HIXSON, TN (WDEF) - Students from across the area recently came together at Chester Frost Park to compete in the Regional Envirothon competition. It was a way for…
Sequoyah High School Student Replace Markers at Windy Hill Cemetery
SODDY DAISY, TN (WDEF) - Headstones are supposed to be lasting reminders of those who came before us, but time, the elements and vandals can make them hard to read. Thankfully, kids at Sequoyah High School created lasting grave makers…
Golden Apple Award: Warren Smith, CCS
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Biology is defined as the study of living organisms. It can be one of the more challenging subjects on a 9 grader's schedule, but Warren Smith…
Golden Apple Award: Kimberly Thurman, Sale Creek High School
SALE CREEK, TN (WDEF) - Kim Thurman has spent years making a difference in the lives of her students. She has a solid understanding of her course…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Whitwell Middle Level 5 Status
WHITWELL, TN (WDEF) - One Marion County school has reached the pinnacle of success. We traveled to Whitwell Middle School to learn how their accomplishment is…
Golden Apple Award: Amy Carter, Heritage Middle School
RINGGOLD, GA (WDEF) - There is plenty of drama in Amy Carter's class at Heritage Middle School. There is also lots of singing. Her goal is to inspire…
What’s Right With Our Schools: School Resource Development Institute at Bessie Smith Cultural Center
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Three Hamilton County schools teamed up to craft strategic funding plans that could change the way they secure…
Golden Apple Award: Susan Glasheen, George R. Stuart Elementary School
CLEVELAND, TN (WDEF) - The best teachers truly care about their students. That certainly describes Susan Glasheen. Her classroom at George R. Stuart Elementary in Cleveland…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Skyuka Hall Youth in Government Delegates
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Passing a bill can be an intimidating process for even the most seasoned lawmaker. Students at Skyuka Hall recently got a…
Golden Apple Award: Macey Neal, Battlefield Primary School
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) - Some people are just born to teach. Macey Neal is one of those people. She makes sure every student in her Battlefield Primary…
What’s Right With Our Schools: Six Triple Eight Star Speaks at Tyner Academy
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) -- In the movie, The Six Triple 8, Tyler Perry shares the story of an all-black, all-female Battalion in World…
Signal Mountain Rope Rescue
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN (WDEF) -If you are ever lost in woods, and you have a cell phone, call 9-1-1, stay where you are and wait for help. That's just what a female hiker did Tuesday (2/25/25) afternoon on Signal Mountain.…