by Tim Sampson | Oct 12, 2018
Talent, intelligence, determination, enthusiasm, hard work, ambition and passion do not recognize or honor man-made boundaries such as neighborhoods and their demographics. Nowhere is this more apparent than in South Memphis, Tennessee and the success story of the...
by Tim Sampson | Apr 2, 2018
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Danielle Collette of The Soulsville Charter School is this week’s Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week. Danielle teaches eighth grade and says what she loves most about teaching is her brilliant and inspiring students. See full story...
by Tim Sampson | Feb 27, 2018
From Fox 13 News, Memphis: Soulsville Charter School’s entire graduating class has been accepted to four year colleges and universities. The school has sent every graduating class member to college since the first class left seven years ago. Senior Jonathon Lee told...
by Tim Sampson | Feb 21, 2018
From Choose 901: Within minutes of meeting Martavious McGee, you’ll come to understand that for him, food really is life. The 23 year-old head chef of Caminos de Michoacan can hardly contain his passion and expertise as every question leads to a recipe, unfolding...
by Ray Rico | Dec 15, 2016
The auditorium at LeMoyne-Owen College was a sea of dressed-up teenagers and proud parents Friday afternoon. But it’s not graduation quite yet: Today was Soulsville Charter School’s third annual “Decision Day,” where each of the school’s 53 seniors announced to family...
by Ray Rico | Dec 15, 2016
There was a time when classroom subjects that touched on community health focused more on youths’ characters than their circumstances. In the 1980s, First Lady Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No,” campaign encouraged them to be strong in the face of peer pressure and resist...
