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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Johnson City Schools reach $60k goal for new STARLAB
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Johnson City Public Schools Foundation (JCPSF) announced Wednesday it reached a $60,000 goal for a new STARLAB. Funds raised through the 2025 SPELL-A-BRATION will allow the purchase of the traveling, digital and mobile planetarium STARLAB unit. JCPSF President Tembra Aldridge said the lab should be available by fall for Johnson City Schools. Kids with TennCare face major hurdles finding dentists 'This is due to the efforts of many in our region, but we could not have done it without the community coming together for the students in our Johnson City schools,' Aldridge said in a news release. 'SPELL-A-BRATION 2025 itself brought twenty-three teams from various schools and businesses together for that fun evening at Science Hill High School. In addition, we had a great deal of local support from sponsors.' The mobile planetarium will travel throughout Johnson City elementary and public schools. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Spell-A-Bration raises money for Johnson City Schools' Starlab
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL)—The Johnson City School Foundation hosted its annual Spell-A-Bration fundraising event on Thursday. The event aims to raise money for out-of-budget needs. This year's fundraiser's proceeds will support the district's rotating Starlab. Carter County BOE votes to repair Hampton High School at current location 'We do this because obviously we are the school foundation, and we support the school system and we think it's very, very important to support them and provide things for them like we do teacher grants in the fall, we do scholarships in the spring, and then we do this fundraiser to purchase whatever the school system needs that's not budgeted for,' Tembra Aldridge, Johnson City School's Foundation President, said. Aldridge mentioned that teams dressed in costumes and set up decorative tables to prepare for the competition. 'My favorite part is when teams get out, then they can write humorous, sometimes derogatory, comments on their board and it is hilarious,' she said. 'Some of the things that they write on there, and it's just fun…..We give a best sport award, so it's fun when, you get to see how much fun they're having after they get out.' This year's top three placers are as follows: 1st place: Highway to Spell – Southside Elementary School; The winner's trophy will be displayed at the school for one year 2nd place: Rotary Stingers 3rd place: Spell Casters – Mountain View Elementary School Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
