The Academies of Nashville Blog

Junior Achievement helps connect MNPS high school students in the Academies of Nashville with real-world learning opportunities at local businesses in Nashville. These hands-on experiences working alongside local professionals provide focus and motivation for our high school students. Samuel N. is a student in Antioch High School‘s Tennessee Credit Union Academy of Business and Finance. He [...]

By participating in the dual credit and dual enrollment program, students in the Academies of Nashville can take college-level courses and earn credits while still in high school. Through strategic partnerships, the Academies of Nashville offer a wide range of opportunities to earn credit for courses in computers and technology at Nashville State Community College (NSCC) [...]

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, students from the Academies of Nashville gathered at Caterpillar Financial‘s headquarters to participate in the Junior Achievement Titan Business Challenge. More than 60 students in 21 teams from eight area high schools put their business savvy and skills to the test in a fast-paced, virtual competition. Students from Antioch, Cane [...]

Each year since 2004, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts has hosted The Mayor’s Art Show. The event is an opportunity to recognize and showcase the outstanding work and achievements of student artists in Nashville’s public high schools. Jasmine M. is a student artist in Antioch High School‘s Academy of Technology and Communication. One [...]

By participating in the dual credit and dual enrollment program, students in the Academies of Nashville can take college-level courses and earn credits while still in high school. Through strategic partnerships, the Academies of Nashville offer a wide range of opportunities to earn credit for courses in marketing and communications at Nashville State Community College (NSCC) [...]

By participating in the dual credit and dual enrollment program, students in the Academies of Nashville can take college-level courses and earn credits while still in high school. Through strategic partnerships, the Academies of Nashville offer a wide range of opportunities to earn credit for courses in business-related subjects at Nashville State Community College (NSCC) and [...]

Dual enrollment programs emerge from strategic partnerships between high schools and institutions of higher learning. Dual enrollment allows students to take college-level courses and earn college credits while they are still in high school. This type of collaboration between colleges and high schools enhances the academic rigor of the high school experience by enabling students [...]

Students in Antioch High School‘s Academy of Technology and Communication are getting hands-on experience with architecture and design. Wael R., Nadar M., Deanna R., and Matthew M. recently completed an engineering student project in which they had to design a house and build a scale model of their structure. Working in a collaborative environment to [...]

Antioch High School students from the Academy of Teaching and Service enjoyed the opportunity to job shadow at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts on March 13, 2012. The students who attended learned about what the Frist offers to its audiences, the organization’s missions, and how each department operates. The Frist Center invited the students [...]

Jerica J. is Antioch High School‘s valedictorian this year and a student in the Academy of Teaching and Service. On March 2, 2012, she participated in Read Across America, an event created by the National Education Association to foster a love in reading in children throughout the United States. The event also celebrates the birthday [...]