Amber Mayr, Writer
February 28, 2024
Every year, Collegedale Academy hosts an event called Academy Day, which this year was on January 19. During Academy Day, students from other schools, most of which are eighth...
Isabella Anderson, Staff Writer
December 21, 2023
In November, Collegedale Academy became the first private school in the Chattanooga area to hire a School Resource Officer (SRO), Officer Cordario Eatmon. Officer Eatmon’s hiring is coordinated between the city of Collegedale and CA. For the ten months out of the year school is in session, Eatmon's salary is paid by CA, while for the two summer months, he works full time for the Collegedale Police Department, thus his position at CA is not funded by taxpayers. His hiring is one of the latest steps CA has taken to improve school safety. In an interview with the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the City of Collegedale (.gov), Collegedale Police Chief Jack Sapp said “We’ve never had a resource officer... since announcing the creation of this position, I’ve received countless phone calls from agencies across the state wanting to know how they could follow our example in creating a school resource officer position for their private schools.” This...
Sarah Andrews, Editor-in-Chief
April 25, 2023
On March 28, 2023, Collegedale Academy hosted a successful event known as the CA STEAM Expo. STEAM is an acronym standing for science, technology, engineering, art,...
Liliana Liedke, Staff Writer
December 21, 2023 • No Comments
As prices for life grow higher, people start looking for more affordable options. They also start looking for ways to make a little extra money. Thrifting, at first, seems...
December 21, 2023
This past summer, Youth/Instructed/Empowered/Loved/Discipled, also known as YiELD, journeyed to the SDA Camp Pioneer...
CA Says Goodbye to Mr. Bolton’s dog, Dixie
December 21, 2023
This year, CA said goodbye to Dixie, the loving and faithful companion of woodshop teacher Bob Bolton. Dixie was a fixture...
CA Becomes First Private School to Hire SRO
December 21, 2023
In November, Collegedale Academy became the first private school in the Chattanooga area to hire a School Resource Officer (SRO), Officer Cordario Eatmon. Officer Eatmon’s hiring is coordinated between the city of Collegedale and CA. For the ten months out of the year school is in session, Eatmon's salary is paid by CA, while for the two summer months, he works full time for the Collegedale Police Department, thus his position at CA is not funded by taxpayers. His hiring is one of the latest steps CA has taken to improve school safety. In an interview with the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the City of Collegedale (.gov), Collegedale Police Chief Jack Sapp said “We’ve never had a resource officer... since announcing the creation of this position, I’ve received countless phone calls from agencies across the state wanting to know how they could follow our example in creating a school resource officer position for their private schools.” This...
Anastasia Schober, Writer
May 8, 2023
On April 19-April 22 Collegedale Academy’s high school band headed off on tour. They visited Fletcher Academy in North Carolina. Fletcher was kind enough to let them...
April 28, 2023
CA Percussion Ensemble Gives First Performance
April 25, 2023
CA Premieres “The Great Controversy” Musical
February 2, 2023
Amber Mayr, Writer
May 10, 2024
The English teachers at Collegedale Academy have all offered their students the opportunity to write a devotional together. This project serves as extra credit, a school fundraiser,...
CA Returns to Honduras for Mission Trip
May 8, 2024
On Sunday, March 3, Collegedale Academy returned to Bonacca, Honduras, for their third mission trip on this small island....
Deeply Rooted in Jesus: Prayer Conference 2024
May 8, 2024
On January 10-14, students returned to Camp Kulaqua Florida, for the 2024 prayer conference. This year 93 students from Collegedale...
December 21, 2023
This past summer, Youth/Instructed/Empowered/Loved/Discipled, also known as YiELD, journeyed to the SDA Camp Pioneer...
CA Heads to Andrews Tournament
May 10, 2024
Every year during the second semester, 40 SDA school basketball teams from across the country join together in a competition at Andrews University. This year’s tournament was held on January 24-28. The...
May 8, 2024
Collegedale Academy’s Boys Soccer Team played their first regional game of the season last night against King’s Academy from the Knoxville area. The Eagles won 6:1. They have worked hard to get here,...
February 21, 2024
On the 10th of February, Collegedale Academy held their annual class basketball games. Class basketball is where the Student Association hosts a basketball competition against other classes for SA points....