NEWS & UPDATES
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: TSCS 10th grader Rickey Fondren, recently interviewed by CNN, has high hopes of taking Shakespeare to the stage
Soulsville Charter School student Rickey Fondren, also a Stax Music Academy student, was recently interviewed by CNN for a story on the academy’s Black History Month virtual concert. Now, he’s planning to take to the stage with the Tennessee Shakespeare Company for...
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Colina Sanders, Class of 2012, now works as a supervisor and Congregate Specialist for the Department of Children Services here in Tennessee
While and after attending The Soulsville Charter School, Colina worked as an intern at the Memphis law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz and as an intern for the Stax Music Academy. She went on to attend Middle Tennessee State University,...
STAFF SPOTLIGHT: TSCS Aunt, parent, volunteer, and Senior Banquet & Senior Prom caterer Veronica Raynor now a proud staff member
Veronica Raynor noticed something she liked about The Soulsville Charter School while picking up her nieces and nephews from school one day many years ago. Now, she is a teaching assistant and substitute teacher at TSCS and discusses her journey, her catering...
STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Meet Demetrius Robinson, Director of the award-winning Soulsville Chorale and Music Department Chair at Soulsville
Demetrius Robinson, who serves as the Director of Choral Activities and Music Department Chair at The Soulsville Charter School (TSCS), recently had the honor of taking the Soulsville Chorale to Nashville for a performance at the Tennessee Music Educators Association...
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHTS
By Staci Johnson and Tim Sampson. Scroll down and read about three incredible Soulsville Charter School graduates who are out there making their mark in the world. Zakiah Walker, Class of 2017, graduated from Howard University in 2021 and has traveled and studied...
STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Spanish instructor Dylan Hooper believes that foreign language classes should be accessible to all students and relevant to the world around them
Spanish instructor Dylan Hooper is thriving in his first year at The Soulsville Charter School and was the lead faculty member to help organize and work with the students to put on the recent Black Excellence Gala. Here, he discusses the challenges of becoming a high...
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Senior Jacolby Rogers is President of the TSCS Student Council and an example of “Black Excellence”
TSCS senior Jacolby Rogers is the President of The Soulsville Charter School Student Council and recently managed the team of students and faculty that hosted the first-ever Black Excellence Gala earlier this year at the school. We recently caught up with Jacolby to...
ALUMNI NEWS DECEMBER 2021
David (Alex) Pruitt, Class of 2014 David (Alex) Pruitt (above) began playing the drums at two years old. Self-taught, he continued to learn under the guidance of local musicians and formalized his training when he enrolled at The Soulsville Charter School and Stax...
STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Lauren McCain talks about the importance of TSCS Summer Growth Experiences and how these opportunities are changing the lives of our students.
Normally at The Soulsville Charter School, every rising 10th, 11th, and 12th grader is required to complete an Summer Growth Experience (SGE). In order to achieve our mission of success in college and life, our students must experience settings outside of our school....
STUDENT UPDATE: Anthony Foster is the latest TSCS student to spend time in Idaho and Patagonia through our partnership with Alzar School
For the past few months, TSCS 11th grader Anthony Foster has been fishing. And hiking. And rafting. And cooking. And going on expeditions. He has also been studying math, science, English, history, Spanish, leadership, and physical education. How does he manage to do...
