During the Knox County School Board Workshop (12/4/19), Project GRAD Knoxville announced that it exceeded every Year One metric established under its 5-Year Memorandum of Agreement with Knox County Schools. Graduation rates went up at Austin-East and Fulton last school year. More of our graduates have gone on to pursue post-secondary education and more students […]

Project GRAD Knoxville assists our scholars in any way possible along their educational journey. As our scholars matriculate through school and begin their post-secondary education, the College and Career Success Team makes an effort to visit as many colleges as possible to check on our scholars and bring them goodies from our Scholars Bucket. On […]

The annual freshmen assembly, “I Will Graduate” was held on Friday, October 25, 2019. The middle section of the Performing Arts Auditorium was filled with the Austin-East Magnet High School Class of 2023 future graduates. This freshmen class of 215 students is one of the largest freshmen classes in recent years. WBIR featured the event […]

In October, Project GRAD K-8 students had the chance to enjoy two amazing events. October 18th: Young scholars from Christenberry, Spring Hill and Maynard Elementary took a field trip to Pellissippi State’s Magnolia Avenue Campus for an Early College Awareness Program (ECAP). During this adventure, students learned about the opportunities available to them at the […]

This is the official season for expressing gratitude and naming blessings. Project GRAD Knoxville has much to celebrate and we give thanks for: *each new day to serve our students and families *strong leadership within our organization, our schools, our partners, and the city we call home *our work family…colleagues that support us and help […]

Last Thursday, Fulton High School hosted the College Planning Night – Your Falcon’s Future event. This event is specifically targeted at 9th, 10th and 11th grade students and their families. Fulton families were able to receive pertinent information to help them better understand the post-secondary process and what they can be doing now to be […]

Last month, Project Grad Knoxville’s College and Career Success Team hosted a Scholar’s Bucket Drive and with the help of our community, we met our goal! The main fundraising event took place on September 26th at Central Flats & Taps, but prior to that, we asked for those who could to donate various items to […]

The Austin-East RoboRunners once again emerged victorious at the third annual Robo Rodeo this year. For three days, September 13 through 15, the Austin-East Robotics Team competed in the FIRST Robotic Competition. This is an off-season event called Robo Rodeo at the Tennessee Valley Fair. The participants engaged in the 2019 DESTINATION: DEEP SPACE challenge. […]

Participating in the National College Access Network (NCAN) annual meeting always results in a great learning experience. The annual conference attracts outstanding plenary speakers and more than 1100 attendees. The 2019 conference areas of emphasis provided more than 100 workshops that included diversity/equity/inclusion, serving students of color well, empowering students from low income/foster care circumstances, […]

September has been an exciting month for the K-8 component. Students from the Austin-East and Fulton feeders began Leadership group talks on college and career awareness. The purpose of these groups is to encourage the leader within everyone and expose them to the many accessible paths for achieving their dreams. This year’s theme is “Future: […]