Giffin Elementary School, a 94-year-old building in the South Haven neighborhood, is back in South Knoxville’s consciousness thanks to new efforts to repurpose the site, which is on the National …
Legacy Parks donates adaptive wheelchair
Legacy Parks announced the donation of an adaptive wheelchair to Dogwood Elementary School located in south Knox County.
Legacy Parks purchased the GRIT Freedom Chair Jr. – a child size adaptive …
Dogwood’s arboretum wins state award
As the Knox Education Foundation’s school lead at Dogwood Elementary in South Knoxville, Kara Strouse knows “everything” that’s going on around the school.
Even so, she was taken by surprise Thursday …
‘Piano Project’ gives instrument to Dogwood
A brightly decorated piano that is part of a public art and music initiative has found a “forever home.”
Last week, students at Dogwood Elementary celebrated the unveiling of an instrument …
America’s pastime resonates with SOUP voters
Knoxville SOUP – the quarterly-ish crowd-funding dinner that rewards projects that serve the community – hit a homerun Tuesday night.
Four individuals stood in front of a capacity crowd at the …
Walking School Bus promotes safety, exercise
There’s not an actual bus, but for some Knox County Schools students an after-school program created by Knox County gives them an opportunity to travel together while also getting some …
Online community helps Dogwood students reach ‘Shake’ goals
Hannah Rudder has always thought of students at Dogwood Elementary School as amazing, but now two of them get to prove that they have “amazing shakes.”
Rising fifth-graders Damoni Kpana and …