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Class Notes: Tyner High alumni donate $2K to Tyner Academy, and more education news

Adam Noll, class reunion leader and class historian of the Tyner High School Class of 1979 (center) presents a $2,000 donation to Tyner Academy teachers and administrators, from left, Rachel Cherry, Angela Williams, Gerald Harris and Cathy Butler after alumni raised the funds at a recent reunion event. Photo courtesy of Hamilton County Schools. Contributed Photo/Times Free Press
Adam Noll, class reunion leader and class historian of the Tyner High School Class of 1979 (center) presents a $2,000 donation to Tyner Academy teachers and administrators, from left, Rachel Cherry, Angela Williams, Gerald Harris and Cathy Butler after alumni raised the funds at a recent reunion event. Photo courtesy of Hamilton County Schools. Contributed Photo/Times Free Press Adam Noll, class reunion leader and class historian of the Tyner High School Class of 1979 (center) presents a $2,000 donation to Tyner Academy teachers and administrators, from left, Rachel Cherry, Angela Williams, Gerald Harris and Cathy Butler after alumni raised the funds at a recent reunion event. Photo courtesy of Hamilton County Schools. Contributed Photo/Times Free Press

By Meghan Mangrum 3 min read

Tyner High alumni donate $2,000 to Tyner Academy

The Tyner High School Class of 1979 recently raised $2,000 for Tyner Academy at a class reunion event.

Adam Noll, class reunion leader and class historian, spearheaded the fundraising effort initially aimed at raising $500. One alumnus, Brent Morgan, wrote a check for the entire goal amount, and the rest collectively donated almost $1,400 the night of the reunion. Noll decided to make the donation an even $2,000 and donated the remainder.

“I would like to use the funds for student incentives for this upcoming year,” said Gerald Harris, principal at Tyner Academy, in a statement. “These funds will go a long way in providing awards for students who are doing positive things at Tyner.”

Noll, who previously taught for the Chattanooga City Schools system, recognized the barriers that many schools have to support students, according to a news release. He hopes the donation will spark each subsequent graduating class to adopt a “pay it forward” mindset and continue giving back to the school.