When Collegiate High sophomore Sasha Hitachi applied for a masterclass with renowned Swiss flutist Emmanuel   Pahud, she did not expect to have her dream of performing with him come true. "I was going up against college students getting Masters and Doctorates," she explains, but "I didn't know when another opportunity like this would come again." Hitachi was one of only six applicants from the region selected to play in a prestigious event earlier this year at the University of Georgia. 

During the National Masonry Skills Challenge at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry in Las Vegas, Chattanooga State alum Austin McEwen placed second in the second year apprentice category competing against other apprentice masons from across the U.S.  A 2010 Collegiate High cum laude graduate, Austin holds an Associate of Arts degree and is employed by Adams Masonry, Inc. He received a scholarship from the local Masonry Contractor’s Association to further his education at Chattanooga State.

Just imagine receiving support throughout high school for whatever you wanted to study. This, along with countless perks to enhance your educational experience, is exactly what Collegiate High student Anemone Hansen received when she applied for and received a Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholarship (JKC) during middle school.

Responding to reductions in state funding for GED programs, the owners of sixteen Chattanooga area Waffle House restaurants have aligned with Chattanooga State Community College and agreed to donate a $1 from the purchase of every waffle to help sustain the college’s GED training and testing program.  Known as “Don’t Waffle on Education,” this distinctive and creative campaign begins on Monday, October 25, and continues through Sunday, October 31.