St. Dominic School students maintaining a Wildlife Federation-certified garden

By Alyssa Nuehoff There are numerous headlines in the news each week about the state of the environment, the need to plant more trees, and the necessity of increasing sustainability. While most articles seem to be negative, pushing fault on people across the earth, there are the occasional ones that …

NDHS, St. Dominic environmental programs recognized

The schools were two of 10 winners in the Good Sports Always Recycle challenge and were honored in a Neyland Stadium ceremony St. Dominic School in Kingsport and Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga were recently recognized for their school environmental programs as two of the 10 winners of the …

Diocese schools in Chattanooga, Kingsport see new principals

Top educators at St. Dominic, Our Lady of Perpetual Help retire; successors eager to begin new year Two diocesan elementary school principals retired following the 2013-14 school year, and each has a successor eager to step in and fill the role. Jeri McInturff stepped down at Our Lady of Perpetual …

Catholic schools exhibit a flair for education

Catholic Schools Week in the Diocese of Knoxville showcased the talents of students, faculty and parents who exhibited flairs in a variety of areas—from singing, dancing and playing instruments, to fashion design, cooking and even stand-up comedy. And there were volleyball, basketball and dodge ball feats thrown in for good …

A valuable lesson in history at St. Dominic School

Fifth graders at Saint Dominic School in Kingsport are learning about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech 50 years ago. In Megan Arnold’s fifth-grade classroom students are writing down their dreams. It’s a class project coinciding with a famous date in history. “It’s MLK’s day, when he gave the ‘I …