A week in the wilderness. Weaving the May Pole. A circus. Honoring grandparents. A class ring.
Whether long-standing or recently established, Chattanooga area private schools each have their own traditions. Many celebrate the graduating class while others involve the entire student body. Regardless, school leaders said, the traditions are essential for building community.
“I think they’re really eye-opening to our students that yes, they’re here in the now, but somebody else paved the way for them to get to where they are now and that, in turn, that’s what their future will also look like,” said Leah Bennett, the director of communications at Silverdale Baptist Academy. “They’re paving the way for the next generation.”
