This month we have been excited to have some beautiful weather! On our first warm day, we did a team building activity outside with hula hoops! We have been making an effort to do various activities outside throughout the day on days we have nice weather! We are pleased to announce that we have been approved [...]
This month the Cosmetology Program at Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center hosted its own version of Shark Tank. This project was facilitated by the Cosmetology teacher, Ms. Shawna Clay. The teams were composed of 9 Cosmetology students. The competition was between Avalon Curling Iron and Reaper Styling Edge Control. The youth worked collaboratively to present their [...]
This month The Lakers (SAOS) boys assisted Mrs. Davis in completing a mod beautification project that displays new colors and inspiring messages! The Warriors (BDD) worked with education to design their classroom with a new solar system mural. The planets even glow when the new black light that was recently installed is turned on! The Crestview [...]
Cleveland Academy made some very big strides during the month of March. From celebrating 16th birthdays, our Fun in the Sun Cook Out with Line Dancing, to Mama Rita visiting us with Christian rapper Xandrea. March was full of love, respect, and blessings. The girls made vision boards to represent their future dreams and goals. They [...]
The youth had the privilege to go bowling! First, we had two teams that bowled against each other. Mr. Austin, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Lockhard, Ms. Rossi and youth M.K. were the winners! Once our team competition was over we had a free for all competition. It was fun watching each youth's competitive sides shine through as [...]
No Matter if you have Irish heritage or not, everyone seems to enjoy celebrating St. Patrick's Day on March 17th! Here at Brooksville Youth Academy, our Student Council Body requested to celebrate by having a St. Patrick's Day feast. Our kitchen staff, Ms. Rose and Ms. Jackie made sure their wish was granted! All 36 youth [...]
We were excited to host our first Family Day of the year this month! The day centered around youth and their loved ones getting to connect through music, food, and fun activities. Several local and out of state families attended this inaugural event to spend time with us and their youth! Families enjoyed being introduced to [...]
This February was an unusual month at Rockdale Academy. February always seems to fly by, due to the short number of days compared to other months, but this year seemed even shorter than normal! Even with the short month, our goals did not change and we continued to thrive as usual! We hosted our monthly level [...]
This month we enjoyed Family Day with a Sweet Heart’s dance with their parents, siblings and family members. The event was hosted by our own Youth Advisory Board Members. The families also enjoyed a great buffet spread and each youth was able to gift boxes of Candy and flowers to their family members. Roane Youth Academy [...]
This month has been filled with many activities! We have enjoyed bowling, sledding, archery, and more! We celebrated National Gumdrop Day, the group built igloos from gumdrops! Valentines day was celebrated as a group at the skating rink. The girls exchanged valentines and had many treats. They also prepared valentines to share with family, friends, workers, [...]
