Morning Pointe donation benefits Bachman students

Morning Pointe officials present the keys to a 15-person passenger van to Bachman Academy Headmaster Mark Frizzell and Executive Assistant Emilee Farris.
Morning Pointe officials present the keys to a 15-person passenger van to Bachman Academy Headmaster Mark Frizzell and Executive Assistant Emilee Farris.

Bachman Academy graduates now have the opportunity to participate in a transitional program to prepare them for life after high school, thanks in part to a donation by Morning Pointe Senior Living.

Equipped with a new 15-person passenger van, the academy's graduates will now have easier access to job training, internships, cultural events and other opportunities, explained Bachman Director of Development Lisa Glisson.

Thirty-six students are currently enrolled at the 188-acre campus located on Brymer Creek Road in McDonald. The school offers vocational programs in equine, horticulture, mechanics and woodworking, and provides a low student-to-teacher ratio and individualized education for students with learning differences.

Because Bachman focuses on students who have learning differences such as ADHD, dyslexia and others, the transitional program is an important one for the academy's students, some of whom need a different learning atmosphere to adapt after high school has ended.

The program was started this year as a way to offer the school's graduates a helping hand as they moved on from high school.

And for the 10 students enrolled in the academy's boarding program, the passenger van is particularly exciting because it also provides opportunities for field trips and opens up all of Chattanooga to them, said Glisson.

"This will just make it so much easier and even better for these kids," she said.

To find out more about Bachman Academy, visit bachmanacademy.org.

To find out more about Morning Pointe Senior Living, visit morningpointe.com/locations/assisted-living-chattanooga.

Contact Gabrielle Chevalier at gchevalier@timesfreepress.com or 757-6439.

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