Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Abby Fornter teaches English and Social Studies at Lookout Valley Middle School. She also gets in plenty of kicks coaching soccer. At least one of her students calls Fortner…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Most classrooms are filled with students of all different abilities. Whether they need a little extra help or a more challenging assignment, Debbie Aytes has a knack for reaching each…
RED BANK, TN (WDEF) - Teachers need to be clear communicators and strong motivators. Kiely Dowell checks both those boxes and many more in her Red Bank Middle School Social Studies class. She's also highly creative and a good listener.…
CHATTANOOGA, TN - (WDEF) - A good day usually begins after a good night's sleep. Some students at Notre Dame have been busy building beds that will be given away free…
DUCKTOWN, TN (WDEF) - Gerome Smith spends his day cultivating young minds at Copper Basin Elementary. After the last bell rings, Mr. G digs in with the Gardening…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Even as technology continues to evolve, it's hard to find a more effective learning tool than a good book. Skyuka Hall's…
ROSSVILLE, GA (WDEF) - Ashley Frogg has a gift for connecting with some of youngest students at Rossville Elementary. She lays the foundation for a life-long love of learning. That lesson is not…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - What you post online today can come back and bite you tomorrow. That's true, even if you were a kid when you posted it.…
FLINTSTONE, GA (WDEF) - Students at Chattanooga Valley describe Annaliese Cope as pure sunshine. She routinely goes above and beyond to make her classroom a fun and loving place for students to grow.…
ROSSVILLE, GA (WDEF) - When Juanita Foster began her teaching career, Dwight D. Eisenhower was in office. Her love of children kept Foster coming back year after year. That kind of dedication is is…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Sarah Roberson is a tutor, a coach and grade A Science teacher at Orchard Knob Middle School. After six years on the job, the Boston native also looks quite comfortable…
CHATTANOOGA. TN (WDEF) - The Pursuit of Happiness is on a mission is to restore hope by alleviating the drivers of poverty. One way they are doing that is by working with…
CATOOSA COUNTY, (WDEF) - 8th Grade Social Studies can be a Middle School rite of passage. It's a serious subject, but there is room to have a little fun. Dillon Crowder uses his keen sense…
East Ridge, TN (From the East Ridge Police Department) – After a distinguished 38-year career in law enforcement, East Ridge Police Chief Stan Allen announced that he is retiring. Local officials, co-workers, and invited guests attended a special reception at…
TRENTON, GA (WDEF) - Positivity can be contagious. That's one of the lessons that Katy Vaughn passes on to her young students at Davis Elementary. They love her for it. Charity Barton is…
OOLTEWAH, TN (WDEF) - You won't see the Harrison Bay Future Ready Center on Touchdown Friday Night. They don't have a football team. Instead, students have trained their laser like focus on engineering.…
Hamilton County, TN (WDEF) - Hamilton County authorities are investigating the death of a child. Around 7:00 Friday (9/16/22) night officers were called to the 1200 block of Beck Road in Sale Creek to look for two missing kids. The…
Lookout Mountain, GA (WDEF) - Susan Royal has a heart for service and gift for teaching. She's been in the classroom for more than 25 years, and a generation of students is…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - It's a sign of the times, eLabs are a vital part of education at all levels these days. Thanks to PEF and Volkswagen Chattanooga, Hamilton County Schools has cut…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - CSLA is about to pass a milestone more than 30 years in the making. Their upper and lower school campuses are coming together like never before. This brick and mortar progress is a rock solid example…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Creativity is an essential part of the curriculum at Barger. Talented students can pursue their passions in dance, drama, music and visual mediums. Juana Wilson-Roberts…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - For 85 years Our Lady of Perpetual Help has lived up to its name. The school and church are getting ready to celebrate that milestone this (8/26-8/28) weekend!…
CLEVELAND, TN (WDEF) - What's the neatest project you ever worked on in high school? Did you take apart a carburetor?Maybe snap together a bird house? Well, students at Cleveland High are building…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - The written word takes on a whole new meaning when you can actually reach out and touch your subject matter. Students in Catoosa County earned new respect their local…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Summer learning can be a fluid situation at the Tennessee Aquarium. For Mad Scientists week, campers created rockets fueled with water and Alka-Seltzer. Learning really…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - At its most pure, technology should be used to improve our lives. To that end, UTC's College of Engineering and Computer Science hosts a Technology Symposium. Bright local minds…
FORT OGLETHORPE, GA (WDEF) - Young scholars have a great place turn a few pages at Battlefield Elementary School. The Ben Carson Reading Room is now open. Candy Carson is a…
For 60 years, the old Grundy County High School educated students in and around Tracy City. It closed 25 years ago but now the building is enjoying a remarkable second act.
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - News 12 is delighted to be a partner with Tennessee Stem Explorers for an exciting new program that will air right here this Fall. Student hosts will be doing…
ROSSVILLE, GA (WDEF) - Rebuilding a school's chorus program can be a difficult challenge, but at Rossville Middle School the rewards far outweighed the risk. Macy Swanson is the Chorus and…
Ringgold, Georgia (WDEF) - It was a dazzling year for Performing Arts at Ringgold High School.From scholarships, to state honors to a very famous visitor, they pull back the curtain on What's Right With…
Hixson, TN (WDEF) - A strong background in Computer Science is essential as our world becomes more tech driven. Hamilton County is a global leader in training the coders of tomorrow.…
Ringgold, GA (WDEF) - Heritage High School has turned teacher appreciation into an art form. The many ways students show their gratitude is a great example of "What's Right With Our Schools." Michelle…
ROSSVILLE, GA (WDEF) - One hundred thousand dollars isn't just good money, if you invest it in the right things, it can be life changing. Thanks to an award from TVA and…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - The World Series of Robotics is going on in Dallas, and a team from Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts is competing! Win or…
Soddy Daisy, TN (WDEF) - Signing Day comes to Sequoyah High School! 25 seniors will be taking their skills to the next level. That is a very practical and solid example of…
RINGGOLD, GA (WDEF) - Signing Days are fairly common at high schools. So why not let theatre students get in on the act? Ringgold High recently raised the curtain on a new tradition.…
Good principals play a vital role in assembling a caring and professional staff for the school. Lake Forest Middle School Principal Ritchie Stevenson checks those boxes and many more earning him a Golden Apple Award.
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Being the new kid in school can be intimidating. Nikki Varnell is great at helping new students fit right in at Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts. That's just…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Hamilton County is large, diverse and packed with humanity. Music has a way of blending all those elements together. Hamilton Sings is a melodious example of what's right with our…