• September 18, 2017

    CGLA Grad Garners Great Awards & Achievements

    CGLA Grad Garners Great Awards & Achievements

    Academic scholarships from Chattanooga State Community College. SunTrust Bank scholarships. English, Science, Math and Beta Club awards. The Urban League National Achievers Honor Society. And finally, the Daughter of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award.That was the list of Lucero Castillo’s awards and accomplishments at the 2017 Senior Awards Day. The class of 2017 graduating senior of Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy held her head high as she accepted the awards. The ...

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  • August 17, 2017

    Solar Eclipse as a Learning Day

    Solar Eclipse as a Learning Day

    HAMILTON COUNTY, TN—On Monday, August 21st, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy (CGLA) students will have their eyes to the sky. To capitalize on this historical and educational opportunity, both middle and high school students are putting their safety glasses on and are viewing the solar eclipse from points in the path of totality. “All 350 girls will take part in various educational activities that directly relate to CGLA’s STEM curriculum, while experiencing a rare opportunity to ...

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  • June 12, 2017

    Building Lifelong Readers: A McKay's Visit

    Building Lifelong Readers: A McKay's Visit

    During the last month of the 2016-17 school year, each student at Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy received a special gift—the gift of books.A private donor has provided each student $25 to spend on books at McKay’s Used Books, a haven for literary treasures, every quarter. Students were able to use the funds to purchase books, ranging from literary classics to calculus textbooks, that would allow the students the opportunity to read beyond their respective summer reading ...

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  • May 11, 2017

    Teacher Spotlight: Charles Cole

    Teacher Spotlight: Charles Cole

    For Charles Cole, high school biology teacher at CGLA, teaching is more than a job. It’s a chance to bring his favorite subject to life, and to unlock talent and creativity in students.Cole, who has been at the school since 2014, didn’t necessarily predict he’d be in this position. After graduating from the University of Georgia with a bachelor of science in genetics and a master’s in cell biology, he worked as a viral immunologist. He and his team were trying to develop a one-time flu ...

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  • February 17, 2017

    CGLA Celebrates BHM at Hidden Figures

    CGLA Celebrates BHM at Hidden Figures

    On Monday, February 20, 2017, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy (CGLA) will spend President’sDay at a special viewing of the acclaimed film Hidden Figures. A biographical drama, Hidden Figures isabout female African-American mathematicians and engineers who were working at NASA during the1960s. The viewing begins at 9:30 a.m. at Carmike East Ridge 18.Following the movie, students will return to the CGLA campus and participate in school-widediscussions that begin at 12:30 p.m. ...

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