New synergy station at East Ridge Elementary

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) – East Ridge Elementary school now has a new “synergy station” thanks to a 50,000 dollar grant from the Leonore Annenberg School fund for children.

The Synergy station includes scores of new books in the library, along with new equipment.

This the 8th year the Public Education Foundation has partnered with Annenberg, bringing in more than a million dollars to 14 Chattanooga schools.

Dupont elementary is also getting a 50,000 dollar grant to re-purpose the library.

Previous local grants have funded diverse projects including a reading lab, multimedia facility, art studio, media center, classroom technology, playground improvements, science lab, classroom book nooks, Chromebooks, a student leadership program, software, and technology upgrades.