Month: January 2006

School-learning is fine. But if I had been a Boy Scout, I would have had the chance to acquire all those wonderful merit badges, each one representing some sturdy all-American skill that I know I’m going to need someday.

Luckily, Memphis provides many opportunities to get educated in a variety of activities that would make any self-respecting Boy or Girl Scout proud. From camping to rock climbing and ceramics to wilderness first aid, organizations around Memphis can help broaden your horizons, although you’ll have to provide your own badges.

At Outdoors, Inc. on North Germantown Parkway, Thursday-evening classes on the rock-climbing wall provide a chance for students and employees to exercise and unwind. “This is more of a workout than I get doing anything else,” says Brian O’Connor, a first-time student from Cordova. “I like it because it is just as much exercise as lifting weights, but it is also a real mental challenge figuring out how to get up the wall.”

The class covers everything from climbing to knot-tying. The teacher, Josh Cook, is a 10-year veteran of climbing who can’t keep a smile off his face when he discusses the sport.

The 20-foot wall has dozens of different routes marked out with colored tape, ranging from beginner to advanced. “Even on this little wall you probably have a couple months worth of routes,” says Cook. Once you’ve taken a class, you can pay $5 anytime to come in and use the wall. Cook says he hopes to start leading climbing expeditions with his students.

Memphians looking for something a little less strenuous can check out the early-morning class at Clayworks. “I’ve had a lot of these students for three years,” says Patricia Schwarz, the owner and instructor at Clayworks. Schwarz has taught pottery classes both privately through the studio and through the University of Memphis Continuing Education program before it was cut.

Barbara Potter is a longtime student and a marketing advisor at FedEx. “It’s just such a nice mix of relaxation, creativity, and camaraderie,” says Potter. Students chat and laugh as they work clay on spinning wheels. “I have a lot of students from the corporate world and the health-care industry, from high-stress jobs,” says Schwarz. “This is where you come to get away from the real world.”

While you’re relaxing, you are also learning to make something beautiful. Schwarz says throwing pottery is a definite skill, one that can take a long time to master. Still, with practice she believes anyone can learn. And even if you don’t, it can still be fun. “Some days the clay decides what I’m making,” Potter says.

If you crave the great outdoors, you might consider taking a backpacking or car-camping class taught by the Chickasaw Sierra Club. Not only do they arrange for hikes, but according to Judith Hamilton, the club’s outings chair, they have a lot they can teach you. “We tell all the attendees of our classes to bring the one thing they can’t camp without. You get everything from a sleeping bag to a bottle of wine.”

The backpacking and car-camping classes are both geared to give urban explorers some solid advice on how to prepare for their trips. “We tell people what to bring and, just as importantly, what not to bring,” says Hamilton. Experienced backpackers and campers from the Sierra Club teach the classes and give advice on everything from what type of pack to wear to how best to equip your car for a family outing while also stressing the importance of respecting the environment.

SOLO is an organization dedicated to wilderness medicine, outdoor leadership, and rescue. They teach a two-day course on how to deal with a variety of injuries in isolated conditions — everything from treating cuts and burns to splinting broken bones and even what to do if someone’s struck by lightning.

So even if you’ve never done more than buy a box of Girl Scout cookies, you still have a chance to learn and play in the great outdoors. With all these great classes it won’t be long before you’re qualified to lead some scouts of your own.

Rock Climbing at Outdoors, Inc. — 755-2271

Pottery at Clayworks — 722-2164

Backpacking and Car Camping with the Sierra Club — 324-7757

Wilderness First Aid — 615-943-6877

ben@memphisflyer.com 

Memphis City Schools

Optional Programs

There are two types of schools in the Memphis City Schools Optional Program. Most programs exist as a school-within-a-school, which means the optional program is offered in addition to traditional classes or programs. However, 10 schools exist only as optional schools. All students who attend these 10 schools participate in their optional program. An asterisk (*) designates schools listed as optional only.

Bellevue Junior High School

575 S. Bellevue Blvd. (38104)

416-4488

www.mcsk12.net/schools/bellevue.js/bellevue.html

Optional program: College Preparatory — The optional program at Bellevue emphasizes the liberal arts with a focus in honors English, math, science, and social studies.

Grades: 7-9

Enrollment in program: 220

School enrollment: 530

Brownsville Road Elementary School

5292 Banbury (38135)

416-4300

www.mcsk12.net/schools/brownsvilleroad.es/brshome.html

Optional program: Enriched Academics — Students are scheduled into enriched math, science, and language arts classes where higher level skills are emphasized. All students receive instruction in computer skills and develop artistic talents and an appreciation for art through art classes.

Grades: 1-5

Enrollment in program: 297

School enrollment: 738

Central High School

306 S. Bellevue (38104)

416-4500

www.msck12.net/schools/central.hs/centralhomepage

Optional program: College Preparatory — The school offers quality academic experiences for college-bound students from all over the city. Honors-level courses in all academic areas. During the junior and senior years, students may earn college credit through Advanced Placement courses in nine areas. Four years of foreign language instruction are also available.

Grades: 9-12

Enrollment in program: 416

School enrollment: 1,276

Colonial Middle School

4778 Sea Isle Rd. (38117)

416-8980

www.msck12.net/schools/colonial.ms/index

Optional program: Arts and Academics — The Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) program focuses on art, vocal music, instrumental music, orchestra, drama, creative writing, dance, and piano. Through the enriched academics program, students participate in academically challenging courses in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

Grades: 6-8

Enrollment in program: 474

School enrollment: 912

*Cordova Elementary

750 Sanga Road, Cordova (38018)

416-1700

www.mcsk12.net/schools/cordova.es/index_2.htm

Optional program: Enriched Academics — Innovative teaching and learning strategies such as the Reading Renaissance/Accelerated Reader program, thematic units, and exploratory classes are used throughout the school. Exploratory classes include computer, physical education, foreign language, Orff music, and instrumental music. A hands-on approach to learning allows students to develop their decision-making and problem-solving skills.

Grades: 1-4

Enrollment in program: 583

School enrollment: 749

*Cordova Middle School

900 Sanga Rd., Cordova (38018)

416-2189

www.mcsk12.net/schools/cordova.ms/index.htm

Optional program: Enriched Academics/College Preparatory — Networked classrooms allow for sharing of innovative educational software and programs. Incorporating audio and video equipment with computer technology allows students to produce a wide range of multimedia projects.

Grades: 5-8

Enrollment in program: 822

School enrollment: 831

Craigmont High School

3333 Covington Pike (38128)

416-4312

www.craigmont.org

Optional program: College Preparatory for International Studies — The international focus at Craigmont is on social studies and foreign languages. Performing arts are also emphasized as a means of providing an international and multicultural understanding of issues, events, politics, economics, history, and culture. Craigmont is a recipient of the U.S. Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon of Excellence.

Grades: 9-12

Enrollment in program: 205

School enrollment: 1,388

Craigmont Middle School

3455 Covington Pike (38128)

416-7780

www.mcsk12.net/schools/craigmont.mi/index.html

Optional program: Enriched Academics/International Studies — This middle school offers programs that prepare students to live and work successfully in an increasingly global society and better understand the cultures and people of the world.

Grades: 6-8

Enrollment in program: 170

School enrollment: 1,069

*Delano Elementary

1716 Delano (38127)

416-3932

www.mcsk12.net/schools/delano.es/index

Optional program: Computer/Technology — Technology is integrated throughout the instructional program. Through first-hand, multimedia experiences, students develop skills in the areas of critical thinking, reasoning, communication, reading, writing, and mathematics.

Grades: 1-6

Enrollment in program: 240

School enrollment: 291

*Double Tree Elementary School

4560 Double Tree (38109)

416-8144

www.mcsk12.net/schools/doubletree.es/doubletree.html

Optional program: Montessori/Technology — A modified Montessori school, Double Tree offers concepts like multi-age grouping, nongraded work, individualized instruction, and the use of self-correcting manipulatives. Double Tree implements a technology focus for students in grades 4 to 6. Using computers and technology, students communicate ideas and share knowledge with schools throughout the state, nation, and world.

Grades: K-6 (K-3 in Montessori)

Enrollment in program: 578

School enrollment: 578

Downtown Elementary School

10 North Fourth Street (38103)

416-8400

www.mcsk12.net/schools/downtown.es/index.html

Optional program: Enriched Academics/Social Studies — Downtown Elementary has special enrichment classes in social studies for students in grades 1 through 6. Frequent field trips to business, historical, educational, and cultural sites downtown are part of every child’s learning experience. Guest speakers from businesses and organizations, as well as parents working and living near the school, are encouraged to become partners in educating these students.

Grades: 1-6

Enrollment in program: 194

School enrollment: 597

East High School

3206 Poplar Ave. (38111)

416-6160

www.mcsk12.net/schools/east.hs./index.htm

Optional program: College Preparatory for Health Sciences/Engineering and Allied Health — East’s optional program emphasizes studies in the areas of health sciences, engineering, computer science, and allied health.

Grades: 7-12

Enrollment in program: 99

School enrollment: 1,266

Grahamwood Elementary School

3950 Summer Ave. (38122)

416-5952

www.mcsk12.net/schools/grahamwood.es/index.html

Optional program: Enriched Academics — Students achieve a high level of learning through the challenge of a strong academic program and an experienced and knowledgeable faculty that provides successful learning experiences for all students.

Grades: 1-6

Enrollment in program: 497

School enrollment: 1,034

*Idlewild Elementary School

1950 Linden Ave. (38104)

416-4566

www.mcsk12.net/schools/idlewild.es/index.html

Optional program: Science/Technology — The enriched Science and Technology optional program combines an emphasis on academic excellence with hands-on experience in developing students’ science and computer skills.

Grades: K-6

Enrollment in program: 489

School enrollment: 489

*John P. Freeman Optional School

5250 Tulane Rd. (38109)

416-3156

www.mcsk12.net/schools/jpfreeman.es/freeman.html

Optional program: Enriched Academics/College Preparatory — Every student at Freeman has an optional transfer. The students are prepared for high school and college-level classes. Freeman is the only totally optional school for grades one through eight.

Grades: 1-8

Enrollment in program: 584

School enrollment: 584

Keystone Elementary

4301 Old Allen (38128)

416-3924

www.mcsk12.net/schools/keystone.es/index.html

Optional program: Enriched Academics — Keystone includes basic skills in their curricula and enhances the application of learning through an outdoor classroom, as well as science and computer labs, an Orff music program, and an outstanding library/media center.

Grades: 1-6

Enrollment in program: 402

School enrollment: 482

Kingsbury High School

1270 N. Graham (38122)

416-6060

www.mcsk12.net/schools/kingsbury.hs/khswebsite.html

Optional program: Technology and Careers — Students learn to integrate math, science, and English while they focus on modular tasks and hands-on projects. This program prepares for successful citizens and competent workers, as students have the opportunity to enroll in two- or four-year colleges or begin a career.

Grades: 7-12

Enrollment in program: 66

School enrollment: 1,608

*Lester Elementary School

320 Carpenter (38112)

416-5969

www.mcsk12.net/schools/lester.es/admin

Optional program: Focused Literacy — Focused literacy is an instructional concentration designed to raise the level of students’ skills in all language arts, including reading comprehension, writing, and conversation.

Grades: 1-6

Enrollment in program: 441

School enrollment: 570

Overton High School

1770 Lanier (38117)

416-2136

www.overtonhs.net

Optional program: Creative and Performing Arts — Overton provides artistically inclined students the opportunity to pursue intense study in vocal music, instrumental music, theory, orchestra, dance, drama, visual arts, broadcasting, and creative writing.

Grades: 9-12

Enrollment in program: 442

School enrollment: 1,405

Peabody Elementary School

2086 Young (38104)

416-4606

www.mcsk12.net/schools/peabody.es/peabody.html

Optional program: Enriched Academics/International Studies — Peabody provides the traditional MCS curriculum as well as an enriched academics optional program, incorporating international studies as a distinguishing feature.

Grades: 1-6

Enrollment in program: 135

School enrollment: 430

*Rozelle Elementary School

993 Roland (38114)

416-4612

www.mcsk12.net/schools/rozelle.es/rozelle.html

Optional program: Creative and Performing Arts — Instructors at Rozelle use the arts to teach academic subjects as well as to develop students’ talents.

Grades: 1-6

Enrollment in program: 386

School enrollment: 439

Sherwood Elementary School

1156 Robin Hood (38111)

416-4864

www.mcsk12.net/schools/sherwood.es/sherwood.html

Optional program: Academic Enrichment through the Arts — At Sherwood, reading children’s classic literature, current books, and periodicals is required. Problem solving and critical thinking activities are used to develop students’ listening, speaking, observing, thinking, and writing skills.

Grades: 1-5

Enrollment in program: 169

School enrollment: 774

Snowden School

1870 N. Parkway (38112)

416-4621

www.mcsk12.net/schools/snowden/index.htm

Optional program: Enriched Academics/College Preparatory — Snowden offers exciting alternatives for the student who is interested in preparing for college, and who can meet and maintain the academic standards of the school. The rigorous academic schedule is blended with activities that include Spanish, orchestra, Orff music, class piano, and art.

Grades: 1-8

Enrollment in program: 650

School enrollment: 1,535

*Springdale-Memphis Magnet Elementary School

880 N. Hollywood (38108)

416-4883

www.mcsk12.net/schools/springdalemagnet.es/springdale.html

Optional program: Exploratory Learning — Both students and teachers take an active part in determining this school’s curriculum. The individual learning experiences are planned in accordance with the child’s interests and needs.

Grades: 1-5

Enrollment in program: 186

School enrollment: 235

*Vollentine Elementary School

1682 Vollentine (38107)

416-4632

www.mcsk12.net/schools/vollentine.es/homepage_1.htm

Optional program: Individually Guided Education — Vollentine’s Individually Guided Education Program incorporates a comprehensive support system involving the use of team-teaching, departmentalization, shared decision-making, collaborative planning, heterogeneous grouping, and the use of multilevel, multicultural, and multimedia materials.

Grades: 1-5

Enrollment in program: 369

School enrollment: 450

White Station High School

514 S. Perkins (38117)

761-8880/416-8880

www.mcsk12.net/schools/whitestation.hs/public_html/wshs.html

Optional program: College Preparatory — White Station’s optional program is designed to provide a broad liberal arts foundation for college-bound students in the fields of science, mathematics, medicine, law, architecture, education, business, public service, and social service.

Grades: 9-12

Enrollment in program: 1,012

School enrollment: 2,017

White Station Middle School

5465 Mason (38120)

416-2184

www.mcsk12.net/schools/whitestation.ms/whitestation2.htm

Optional program: College Preparatory — White Station Middle School offers an academically enriched instructional program in the areas of English, mathematics, science, social studies, fine arts, and foreign languages.

Grades: 7-8

Enrollment in program: 440

School enrollment: 776

Whitehaven High School

4851 Elvis Presley (38116)

416-3000

www.mcsk12.net/schools/whitehaven.hs/homepage/index1103.html

Optional program: College Preparatory/Business and Finance — Whitehaven offers its students a broad scope of educational opportunities, from a finance program emphasizing skill development to advanced placement classes with the possibility of college credit.

Grades: 9-12

Enrollment in program: 241

School enrollment: 1,748

Willow Oaks Elementary School

4417 Willow (38117)

416-2196

www.mcsk12.net/schools/willowoaks.es/willowoakshomepage.html

Optional program: Enriched Academics — The Willow Oaks curriculum stresses a high level of learning in reading, mathematics, science, social studies, computer technology, and the arts.

Grades: 1-5

Enrollment in program: 326

School enrollment: 697

Wooddale High School

5151 Scottsdale (38118)

416-2440

www.mcsk12.net/schools/wooddale.hs/whs/index.htm

Optional program: College Preparatory and Aviation/Travel and Tourism — Wooddale is designed for students seeking a strong, varied liberal arts foundation. Students participating in the optional program will follow a broad outline for a major in language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies. The Aviation/Travel and Tourism program is an integrated aeronautics curriculum that enhances the study of math, science, engineering, technology, travel and tourism, with emphasis on preparing students for post-secondary education or training in these fields.

Grades: 9-12

Enrollment in program: 181

School enrollment: 1,524

Wooddale Middle School

3467 Castleman (38118)

416-2420

www.mcsk12.net/schools/wooddale.mi./wooddale.html

Optional program: Enriched Academics/College Preparatory — Wooddale Middle’s school-within-a-school optional program offers an enriched academics program in the areas of English, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies as well as a wide range of related arts courses: health, teen living, art, music, conversational foreign languages, band, and orchestra.

Grades: 6-8

Enrollment in program: 110

School enrollment: 1,368

Private Schools

Area code is 901 unless otherwise noted.

Information, including, tuition rates and

enrollment figures, are from fall 2005.

Bodine School

2432 Yester Oaks Dr., Germantown (38139)

754-1800

www.bodineschool.org

Student Body: co-ed

Grade levels offered: 1-8

Tuition: $11,250-$13,330

Financial aid: available

Enrollment: 75

Student/faculty ratio: 6:1

Religious affiliation: none

After-school care offered: no

Specializes in the education of students with dyslexia and other language-based disabilities.

Bornblum Solomon Schechter

6641 Humphreys Blvd. (38120)

747-2665

www.bsssmemphis.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: 1-8

Tuition: $8,600-$8,900

Enrollment: 195

Student/faculty ratio: 7:1

Religious affiliation: Jewish

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Briarcrest Christian Schools

6000 Briarcrest (38120)

765-4600

www.briarcrest.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: 3K-8

Tuition: $3,295-$9,195

Enrollment: 1,660

Student/faculty ratio: 15:1

Religious affiliation: nondenominational Christian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Additional locations:

1620 Houston Levee (38018)

737-1356

Grades: K3-5

10103 Raleigh-LaGrange Rd., Eads (38028)

751-6400

Grades: 9-12

Central Day School

2005 Winchester Blvd., Collierville (38017)

255-8134

www.centraldayschool.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K-8

Tuition: $3,800-$4,400

Enrollment: 300

Student/faculty ratio: 22:1

Religious affiliation: nondenominational Christian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Christ Methodist Day School

411 Grove Park (38117)

683-6873

www.cmdsmemphis.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK-6

Tuition: $3,080-$7,840

Enrollment: 400

Student/faculty ratio: 15:1

Religious affiliation: United Methodist

Before- and after-school care offered: Yes

Christ the King Lutheran School

5296 Park (38119)

682-8405

www.ctkschools.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K2-8

Tuition: $2,000-$6,000 (discount offered if paid in full)

Enrollment: 350

Student/faculty ratio: 17:1

Religious affiliation: Lutheran

Special ed classes: Plus, Horizons, Discoveries

Before- and after-school care: yes

Christ the Rock Christian Academy

8800 Winchester Rd. (38125)

751-7122

www.ctrmc.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K3-8

Tuition: $3,800

Enrollment: 290

Student/faculty ratio: 9:1-20:1

Religious affiliation: non-denominational Christian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Christian Brothers High School

5900 Walnut Grove (38120)

682-7801

www.cbhs.org

Student body: male only

Grades: 9-12

Tuition: $6,700

Enrollment: 878

Student/faculty ratio: 11:1

Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic

Extracurricular activities offered

Evangelical Christian School

7600 Macon (38018)

754-7217

www.ecseagles.net

Student body: co-ed

Grades: 6-12

Tuition: $3,500-$9,210

Enrollment: 1,430

Student/faculty ratio: 14:1

Religious affiliation: nondenominational Christian

Before- and after-school care offered: All lower schools

Additional locations:

1920 Forest Hill-Irene (38139)

754-4420

Grades: Jr. K-5

735 Ridgelake Blvd. (38120)

683-9013

Grades: Jr.K-5

ECS at Fisherville

11893 Macon Rd., Eads (38028)

853-7705

Grades: Jr.K-1 (grade levels advancing each year up to fifth)

Fayette Academy

15090 Highway 64, Somerville (38068)

465-3241

www.fayetteacademy.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K-12

Tuition: $4,148-$4,280 ($650 bldg. fee per family)

Enrollment: 780

Student/faculty ratio: 15:1

Religious affiliation: non-sectarian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

First Assembly Christian School

8650 Walnut Grove Rd., Cordova (38018)

458-5543

www.facsmemphis.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K4-12

Tuition: $3,200-$6,325

Enrollment: 650

Student/faculty ratio: 15:1

Religious affiliation: interdenominational Christian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Additional location:

8229 Rockcreek Pkwy. (38106)

384-3816

Grades: K3-K4

Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School

246 S. Belvedere (38104)

278-0200

www.gslschool.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PK-8

Tuition: $5,400-$9,300

Enrollment: 500

Student/faculty ratio: 9:1

Religious affiliation: Episcopal

Before- and after-school program offered: yes

Harding Academy

1100 Cherry (38117)

767-4494

www.hardinglions.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: early childhood ages 2-3, grades 7-12

Tuition: $4,445-$8,095

Enrollment: 1,750

Student/faculty ratio: 16:1

Religious affiliation: Church of Christ

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Additional locations:

8350 Macon (38018)

624-0871/757-1008

Early childhood and kindergarten

8360 Macon (38018)

624-0522

Grades: 1-6

8220 E. Shelby Dr. (38125)

755-5662

Grades: Jr.K-6

1910 Sycamore View (38134)

372-1818

Grades: Jr.K-6

1106 Colonial (38117)

767-2093

Grades: Jr.K-6

Hutchison School

1740 Ridgeway (38119)

761-2220

www.hutchisonschool.org

Student body: female only

Grades: PK-12

Tuition: $4,250-$13,275

Enrollment: 849

Student/faculty ratio: 18:1 (elementary-high); 8:1 (early childhood)

Religious affiliation: nondenominational Christian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Immanuel Lutheran School

6319 Raleigh-LaGrange (38134)

388-0205

www.ilcmemphis.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PK3-8

Tuition: $2,295-$3,980

Enrollment: 210

Student/faculty ratio: 20:1

Religious affiliation: Lutheran

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

LaGrange Montessori

21450 Hwy. 57, LaGrange, TN (38046)

878-1499

Student body: co-ed

Grades: early childhood-6

Tuition: $5,100 (part-time programs available)

Enrollment: 50

Student/faculty ratio: 10:1

Religious affiliation: Presbyterian

After-school care offered: as needed

Lamplighter Montessori School

8563 Fay Road (38018)

751-2000

www.lamplighterschool.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: Pre K3-8

Tuition: $3,500-$10,000

Enrollment: 170

Student/faculty ratio: 12:1

Religious affiliation: nonsectarian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Lausanne Collegiate School

1381 W. Massey (38120)

474-1000

www.lausanneschool.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: Pre K-12

Tuition: $6,400-$10,975

Enrollment: 720

Student/faculty ratio: 9:1

Religious affiliation: nonsectarian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Macon Road Baptist School

1082 Berclair (38122)

682-5420

www.maconroadbaptist.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K4-12

Tuition: $2,200-$3,700

Enrollment: 475

Student/faculty ratio: 25:1

Religious affiliation: Baptist

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Macon Road Baptist School East

11017 Highway 64, Arlington, TN (38002)

867-8161

Grades: K3-6

Tuition: $4,300

Student/faculty ratio: 15:1

Margolin Hebrew Academy –

Feinstone Yeshiva of the South

390 S. White Station Rd. (38117)

682-2409

www.mhafyos.org

Student body: co-ed (Pk-8), female only (9-12), male only (9-12)

Grades: Pre K-12

Tuition: $4,625-$10,375

Enrollment: 250

Student/faculty ratio: 4:1

Religious affiliation: Jewish

Before- and after-school care offered: no

Maria Montessori School

740 Harbor Bend Road (38103)

527-3444

www.mariamontessorischool.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PK-8

Tuition: $4,575-$7,690

Enrollment: 100

Student/faculty ratio: 20:1

Religious affiliation: none

After-school care offered: no; part-time enrichment offered

Marshall Academy

100 Academy Dr., Holly Spring, MS (38635)

(662) 252-3449

www.marshallacademy.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K3-12

Tuition: $3,250-$3,650

Enrollment: 450

Student/faculty ratio: 16:1

Religious affiliation: nondenominational Christian

After-school care offered: yes

Memphis Junior Academy

50 North Mendenhall (38117)

683-1061

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K-10

Tuition: $3,550-$4,550

Enrollment: 90

Student/faculty ratio: 10:1

Religious affiliation: Seventh Day Adventist

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Memphis University School

6191 Park (38119)

260-1300

www.musowls.org

Student body: male only

Grades: 7-12

Tuition: $12,675

Enrollment: 640

Student/faculty ratio: 15:1

Religious affiliation: nondenominational Christian

Before- and after-school care offered: no

Mississippi Boulevard Christian Academy

1254 Jefferson (38104)

278-2277

www.mbccmemphis.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: Preschool-PK

Tuition: $440/mo.

Enrollment: 57

Student/faculty: 7:1

Religious affiliation: Christian Disciples of Christ

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

New Hope Christian Academy

3000 University St. (38127)

358-3183

www.newhopememphis.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K-6

Tuition: sliding scale

Enrollment: 280

Student/faculty ratio: 14:1

Religious affiliation: nondenominational Christian

After-school care offered: yes

New Hope Christian Academy Junior Kindergarten

3277 N. Watkins (38127)

358-3974

K4 program only

Enrollment: 45

Presbyterian Day School

4025 Poplar Ave. (38111-6022)

842-4600

www.pdsmemphis.org

Student body: male only

Grades: K3-6

Tuition: $5,395-$10,370

Enrollment: 566

Student/faculty ratio: 9:1

Religious affiliation: Presbyterian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Rossville Christian Academy

280 High Street, Rossville, TN 38066

853-0200

www.rossvillechristian.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K4-12

Tuition: $3,430-$4,130

Enrollment: 320

Student/faculty ratio: 14:1

Religious affiliation: interdenominational Christian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

St. George’s Independent School, Collierville

1880 Wolf River Blvd., Collierville (38017)

457-2000

Student Body: co-ed

Grades: 6-12

Tuition: $11,580 (scholarship assist. available)

Enrollment: 510

Student/faculty ratio 11:1

Religious affiliation: Judeo-Christian

After-school care offered: yes

St. George’s Independent School, Germantown

8250 Poplar, Germantown (38138)

261-2300

www.stgeorgesschools.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K3-5

Tuition: $5,595-$10,060 (scholarship assist. available)

Enrollment: 404

Student/faculty ratio: 12:1

Religious affiliation: Judeo-Christian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

St. George’s Independent School, Memphis

3749 Kimball Ave. (38111)

261-2200

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K3-3

Tuition: $5,595-$10,060 (scholarship assist. available)

Enrollment: 96

Student/faculty ratio: 7:1

Religious affiliation: Judeo-Christian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

St. Mary’s Episcopal School

60 Perkins Ext. (38117)

537-1405

Admissions office located on Lower School campus @ 41 N. Perkins

www.stmarysschool.org

Student body: female only

Grades: PK-12

Tuition: $5,200-$12,875

Enrollment: 825

Student/faculty ratio: 10:1

Religious affiliation: Episcopal

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

SBEC (Southern Baptist Educational Center)

7400 Getwell, Southaven, MS (38672)

(662) 349-3096

www.sbectrojans.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K3-12

Tuition: $2,980-$6,400

Enrollment: 1,100

Student/faculty ratio: 14:1

Religious affiliation: Christian

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Tipton-Rosemark Academy

8696 Rosemark, Millington (38053)

829-4221

www.tiptonrosemarkacademy.net

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K4-12

Tuition: $4,475-$5,020

Enrollment: 550

Student/faculty ratio: 12:1-20:1

Religious affiliation: nondenominational Christian

After-school study hall until 5:15 p.m.

Westminster Academy

Ridgeway Baptist Church

2500 Ridgeway Road (38119)

380-9192

www.wamemphis.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K-12

Tuition: $3,900-$6,950

Enrollment: 310

Student/faculty ratio: 9:1

Religious affiliation: nondenominational Christian

After-school care offered: no

West Memphis Christian School

P.O. Box 5669, West Memphis, AR (72303)

(870) 400-4000

www.wmcs.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K-12

Tuition: $3,725-$4,965 (family discount for multiple children)

Enrollment: 375

Student/faculty ratio: 12:1

Before- and after-school care offered: yes (through sixth grade)

Woodland Presbyterian School

5217 Park (38119)

685-0976

www.woodlandschool.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PK-8

Tuition: $4,500-$8,150

Enrollment: 420

Student/faculty ratio: 10:1

Religious affiliation: Presbyterian

After-school care offered: yes (offer gifted and break-through programs)

Catholic Schools

CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF MEMPHIS

www.cdom.org

The Catholic Diocese of Memphis, through its department of education, administers 28 schools in the Memphis area serving approximately 8,000 students in Pre-K through12th grade. The diocese employs 667 teachers, 260 of whom have earned advanced degrees. Catholic schools in the Memphis diocese boast a graduation rate of 99 percent. Of those graduates, 95 percent continue to college. Catholic high school students received more than $15.6 million in scholarships in 2004. For more information, call 373-1219.

Bishop Byrne Middle and High School

1475 E. Shelby Drive (38116)

346-3060

www.bishopbyrne.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: 7-12

Tuition: $4,300-$5,800

Enrollment: 280

Student/faculty ratio: 12:1

After-school care offered: no

De La Salle Elementary @ Blessed Sacrament

2540 Hale Avenue (38112)

866-9084

www.cdom.org (principal@delasalle-memphis.org)

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K-6 (grades levels advancing each year up to eighth)

Tuition: $500-$4,150 (tuition based on family income/household size, scholarships available)

Enrollment: 135

Student/faculty ratio: 12:1

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Holy Names Elementary

709 Keel Avenue (38107)

507-1503

www.holynamesmemphis.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: 3-8

Tuition: $3,320-$3,945

Enrollment: 132

Student/faculty ratio: 15:1

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Holy Rosary School

4841 Park Avenue (38117)

685-1231

www.cdom.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K3-8

Tuition: $3,200-$4,800

Enrollment: 450

Student/faculty ratio: 14:1

After-school care offered: yes

Immaculate Conception Cathedral Elementary/

Middle Schools

1669 Central Avenue (38104)

725-2710

www.iccathedralschool.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK-8

Tuition: $3,970-$4,270

Enrollment: 368

Student/faculty ratio: 15:1

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Immaculate Conception High School

1725 Central Avenue (38104)

725-2705

Student body: female only

Grades: 9-12

Tuition: $6,295-$6,900

Enrollment: 150

Student/faculty ratio: 7:1

Extracurricular activities offered: yes

Incarnation School

360 Bray Station Rd., Collierville (38017)

853-7804

www.cdom.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK-8

Tuition: $4,120

Enrollment: 250

Student/faculty ratio: 9:1

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Little Flower School

1666 Jackson Avenue (38107)

725-9900

www.cdom.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK4-2

Tuition: $3,500-$4,125

Enrollment: 77

Student/faculty ratio: 10:1

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

Madonna Learning Center

7007 Poplar Ave., Germantown (38138)

752-5767

www.madonna-learning.org

Ages: 5-21

Grade levels offered: flexible levels, ungraded classrooms

Tuition: $7,500

Financial aid: n/a

Enrollment: 46

Student/faculty ratio: 3:1

Religious affiliation: all-faith

After-school care offered: no

Memphis Catholic Middle and High School

61 N. McLean Blvd. (38104)

276-1221

www.mcath.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: 7-12

Tuition: $4,100-$6,100

Enrollment: 215

Student/faculty ratio: 11:1

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

8151 Poplar Avenue, Germantown (38138)

753-1181

www.olphonline.com

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK2-8

Tuition: $2,000-$4,000

Enrollment: 260

Student/faculty ratio: 15:1

After-school care offered: yes

Our Lady of Sorrows School

3690 Thomas St. (38127)

358-7431

www.ourladyofsorrowschurch.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK4-8

Tuition: $3,500-$4,200

Enrollment: 125

Student/faculty ratio: 13:1

Before- and after-school care offered: yes (for students only)

St. Agnes Academy/St. Dominic School

4830 Walnut Grove Rd. (38117)

767-1356

www.saa-sds.org

Student body: St. Agnes: female only; St. Dominic: male only

Grades: PreK-12 (girls); PreK-8 (boys)

Tuition: $5,475-$10,330

Enrollment: 850 (girls and boys)

Student/faculty ratio: 10:1

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

St. Ann School – Bartlett

6529 Stage Rd. (38134)

386-3328

www.stannbartlett.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK-8

Tuition: $3,790-$3,880 (Catholic students), $4,390-$4,520 (non-Catholic)

Enrollment: 650

Student/faculty ratio: 23:1

Before-and after-school care offered: yes

St. Anne Catholic School

670 South Highland Ave. (38111)

323-1344

www.stannehighland.net

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK-8

Tuition: $3,570-$4,560

Enrollment: 165

Student/faculty ratio: 15:1

Before and after-school care offered: yes

St. Augustine School

1169 Kerr Avenue (38106)

942-8002

www.cdom.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK4-6

Tuition: $4,125

Enrollment: 130

Student/faculty ratio: 20:1

After-school care offered: yes

St. Benedict at Auburndale

8250 Varnavas, Cordova (38016)

260-2840

www.sbaeagles.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: 9-12

Tuition: $5,600-$6,900

Enrollment: 780

Student/faculty ratio: 14:1

After-school care offered: no

St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School

2100 Germantown Pkwy., Cordova (38016)

388-7321

www.sfawolves.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K4-8

Tuition: $4,840-$6,780

Enrollment: 935

Student/faculty ratio: 14:1

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

St. Joseph School

3851 Neely Rd. (38109)

344-0021

www.cdom.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK3-6

Tuition: $3,500-$4,125

Enrollment: 175

Student/faculty ratio: PreK-K4: 20:2, grades 1-6: 22:1

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

St. John School

2718 Lamar Avenue (38114)

743-6700

www.cdom.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK3-5 (grade levels advancing each year to sixth, 11-month school)

Tuition: $3,500-$4,538

Enrollment: 170

Student/faculty ratio: 12:1

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

St. Louis School

5192 Shady Grove Rd. (38117)

682-9692

www.cdom.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: K-8

Tuition: $3,600-$4,300

Enrollment: 505

Student/faculty ratio: 20:1

After-school care offered: yes

St. Michael School

3880 Forrest Avenue (38122)

323-2162

www.stmichael.uni.cc

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK-8

Tuition: $3,500-$4,400

Enrollment: 170

Student/faculty ratio: 11:1

Before- and after-school care offered: yes

St. Patrick School

277 South Fourth Street (38126)

521-3252

www.cdom.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK-2 (grade levels advancing each year to sixth)

Tuition: $3,170-$4,125 (pro-rated according to income)

Enrollment: 70

Student/faculty ratio: 8:1

After-school care offered: as needed w/sufficient numbers

St. Paul School

1425 E. Shelby Drive (38116)

346-0862

www.cdom.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: PreK-6

Tuition: $4,125

Enrollment: 301

Student/faculty ratio: 15:1

After-school care offered: yes

Sister Ruth Ann Catholic School

8250 Varnavas, Cordova (38016)

260-2840

www.cdom.org

Student body: co-ed

Grades: special education for ages 16-21

Tuition: $6,500

Enrollment: 6

Student/faculty ratio: 6:2

Colleges & Universities

Tuition levels are subject to change.

Liberal Arts & Sciences

Christian Brothers University

650 East Parkway South

Information: 321-3000, Admissions: 321-3205

www.cbu.edu

Christian Brothers University (1871) awarded the first college degree in Memphis in 1875. A private, coed Catholic university, CBU offers bachelor’s degrees in liberal arts, science, business, and engineering. Master’s degrees are offered in business administration, engineering management, and education. CBU is ranked among the top 35 best Southern universities in U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.”

Enrollment: 1,800

Faculty: 110 full-time; 64 part-time

Tuition: $9,515/semester

Housing: $1,365-2,595/semester

Accrediting agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

LeMoyne-Owen College

807 Walker

774-9090

www.lemoyne-owen.edu

LeMoyne-Owen (1862), is one of the nation’s oldest historically black institutions. A private, coed college, LeMoyne-Owen offers four-year degrees in 21 academic disciplines.

Enrollment: 800

Faculty: 71 (full- and part-time)

Tuition: $4,809/semester

Housing: $2,310/semester (room and board)

Accrediting agency: Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (BA), the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Edcuation (teacher education program), and the Tennessee State Board of Education.

Memphis College of Art

Overton Park (1930 Poplar Ave.)

272-5100

www.mca.edu

Memphis College of Art (1936) is dedicated to excellence in art and design education. Degree programs include a Bachelor of Fine Arts in design and fine arts and a Master of Fine Arts in studio art and computer arts.

Enrollment: 300

Faculty: 45

Tuition: $17,600/year

Housing: 108 dorm rooms available, $3,600-6,400/year

Accrediting agencies: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, National Association of Schools of Art and Design

Northwest Mississippi Community College,

DeSoto Center

5197 W.E. Ross Parkway, Southaven, MS (38671)

(662) 342-1570

www.northwestms.edu

Northwest Mississippi Community College serves students at four branches: the main campus in Senatobia, DeSoto Center in Southaven and Olive Branch, and Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center at Oxford. The college offers courses for academic transfer to four-year colleges and universities and more than 40 career-technical programs designed to put the student into the workforce upon graduation. Northwest awards an Associate of Arts degree, Associate of Applied Science degree, and a career certificate.

Enrollment: 6,677

Faculty: 370 (full- and part-time)

Tuition: $650/full-time, in-state; $650-$1,000/full-time, out-of-state

Housing: $425-725

Accrediting Agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Rhodes College

2000 North Parkway

843-3000

www.rhodes.edu

Rhodes College has earned a national reputation as one of the country’s top liberal-arts colleges. Long associated with the Presbyterian Church, the 100-acre campus built in the Gothic tradition is located in Midtown. Rhodes offers 23 departmental majors as well as 14 majors and minors in the interdisciplinary program. The college grants bachelors of arts, bachelors of science, and a master’s degree in accounting. Rhodes also offers multiple study abroad opportunities.

Enrollment: 1,663

Faculty: 175 (full- and part-time)

Tuition: $27,874

Housing, room and board: $6,904/year

Accrediting agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Southwest Tennessee Community College

737 Union / 5983 Macon Cove

333-5000

www.southwest.tn.edu

Southwest includes two main campuses and numerous centers throughout the Mid-South. Southwest offers 39 programs for career studies and transfer degrees, 37 two-year associate of applied science (A.A.S.) degrees, and more than 40 areas of interest in traditional university transfer programs. Southwest also offers one-year Academic Certificate and Technical Certificate Programs in 28 areas.

Enrollment: 12,000

Faculty: 263 full-time

Tuition: $83/credit hour

Housing: n/a

Accrediting agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Union University – Germantown

Poplar Pike at Hacks Cross Rd.

759-0029

www.uu.edu/gtown

A satellite of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, Union University – Germantown opened in 1997. Besides an undergraduate nursing program, the school offers several master’s degrees, including business administration, nursing, and education; also an education specialist degree. The LAUNCH program offers a Bachelor’s of Science and Organizational Leadership (B.S.O.L.) for adults. Call for additional information.

University of Memphis (U of M)

Central Avenue

678-2000

www.memphis.edu

The U of M offers 15 bachelor’s degrees in more than 50 majors and 70 concentrations, master’s degrees in 46 fields, and doctorates in 21 fields.

The graduate school also offers an education specialist degree and law degree (J.D.).

Enrollment: 20,000 (approximate)

Faculty: 856 full-time; 465 part-time (excluding graduate assistants)

Tuition: (in-state/out-of-state per year including fees): $5,084/15,148 (undergraduate); $6,162/16,226 (graduate); $9,352/26,212 (law)

Housing: dormitories from $1,230-2,560/semester; apartments: $2,330; townhouses: $2,400

Accrediting agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

The University of Memphis, Carrier Center

500 Winchester, Collierville (38017)

678-5515

www.extended.memphis.edu

A satellite campus of the University of Memphis, the Carrier Center has served the Collierville, Fayette County, and north Mississippi community since 1999. Students may enroll in general education, business, and education classes, which count toward an undergraduate or graduate degree; a master’s in business administration is also offered.

Enrollment: 1,300

Faculty: 30 (varies according to classes offered)

Tuition: $234 per credit hour

Accrediting Agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

The University of Mississippi, DeSoto Center

5197 W. E. Ross Parkway, Southaven, MS (38671)

(662) 342-4765

www.olemiss.edu/southaven

Junior, senior, and graduate level courses available in multiple disciplines.

BA’s offered in accountancy, business, elementary and secondary education, criminal justice, paralegal studies, and liberal arts. Masters in elementary and higher education, educational leadership, nursing, and environmental engineering.

Enrollment: 711

Faculty: several full-time faculty, majority come from Oxford campus

Tuition: (per 3-hour course, in-state/out-of-state)

$513.75/1,158 (undergraduate); $684.75/1,543.50 (graduate)

Accrediting agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Medicine

Baptist College of Health Science

1003 Monroe

575-BCHS(2247)

www.bchs.edu

Baptist College of Health Sciences is a specialized private, degree-granting undergraduate college offering general studies and professional education courses. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in nursing, respiratory care, and radiological sciences. Baptist offers completion programs for each major along with weekend and evening programs.

Enrollment: 803

Faculty: 41 full-time, 25 part-time

Tuition: $200/semester hour

Housing: $750/semester/double occupancy, $1,500/single occupancy

Accrediting agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Methodist Healthcare Education Program

Methodist University Schools of Radiological and Imaging Sciences

1265 Union

726-8099

www.methodisthealth.org

Methodist Healthcare’s programs include administrative residency, pharmacy residency, physical therapy, clinical pastoral education, radiologic technology, respiratory care, and post-graduate medical education. Methodist University Schools of Radiological and Imaging Sciences offers three programs: a Radiography program (RT); a 15-month Nuclear Medicine Technology program (for RTs only); and a 15-month Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ultrasound program: 2-year Allied Health graduate or BS required), and a 15-month Echo Cardiography program specializing in adult and pediatrics.

Enrollment: varies with each program

Faculty: 12 full- and part-time

Tuition (for two-year program, fees and books included): $6,000 (RT); $4,365 (Nuclear Medicine Technology Program)

Housing: dorms available, costs vary

Accrediting agency: Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiological Technology, and American Medical Association

Southern College of Optometry

1245 Madison

722-3200

www.sco.edu

Founded in Memphis in 1932, this college is one of only 17 optometry colleges in the nation. It is the largest in the South and includes the Eye Center, a clinical facility opened in 2002. Students pursue a four-year post-baccalaureate program leading to a doctor of optometry degree.

Enrollment: 470

Faculty: 57

Tuition: $13,996 per year for regional students; $18,996 per year for non-regional students

Housing: n/a

Accrediting agency: Council on Optometric Education of the American Optometric Association, and the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

University of Tennessee

Health Science Center

800 Madison

448-5500

www.utmem.edu

The UT Health Science Center is Tennessee’s principal academic health science center and one of the largest academic health science centers in the U.S. It includes the Colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Health Science Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Graduate medical education programs, family medicine centers, and continuing education programs are also offered statewide.

Enrollment: 1,959

Faculty: 900 paid; 1,000 volunteer

Tuition: $4,466-17,522/year, in-state; $14,564-38,898/year, out-of-state

Housing: $360/month, meals excluded

Accrediting agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, as well as appropriate agency for each college.

Religious Colleges& Seminaries

Crichton College

255 N. Highland

320-9797

www.crichton.edu

A four-year Christian liberal-arts college, Crichton offers day and evening programs in the arts and sciences. Also offers a degree completion program for adult students.

Enrollment: 1,000

Faculty: 27 full-time, 69 part-time

Tuition: 1-11 credit hours; $415/credit hour; $4,980/per semester (12-16 credit hours)

Housing: $1,800/semester

Accrediting agency: Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Harding University Graduate School of Religion

1000 Cherry

761-1356

www.hugsr.edu

A branch of Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, Harding offers five graduate degrees, including a master of divinity, doctor of ministry, and a master of arts degree in counseling.

Enrollment: 225

Faculty: 9 full-time, 6 part-time

Tuition: $418.50/credit hour

Housing: One- and two-bedroom apartments and townhouses ranging from $260-$720/month

Accrediting agency: Commission of Colleges of North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Association of Theological Schools

Memphis Theological Seminary

168 East Parkway South

458-8232

www.mtscampus.edu

Owned and operated by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Memphis Theological Seminary is a graduate professional school granting three degrees: master of divinity, doctor of ministry, and master of arts in religion. The student body represents 31 denominations.

Enrollment: 350

Faculty: 12 full-time, 15 part-time

Tuition: $310/credit hour

Housing: limited

Accrediting agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Association of Theological Schools. Also approved by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church.

Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary

2216 Germantown Rd. S.

751-8453

www.mabts.edu

Mid-America offers nine fully accredited degrees: associate of divinity, master of divinity, master of arts in Christian education, master of arts in cross-cultural studies, doctor of ministry, doctor of philosophy, master of missiology, master of Christian education, and associate of Christian education. The seminary emphasizes Bible-preaching, evangelism, and missions, and focuses on training pastors, church leaders, and missionaries.

Enrollment: 470

Faculty: 22

Tuition: $6,084/year (full-time)

Housing: $385-500/month; one-, two-, or three-bedroom apartments available

Accrediting agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Mid-South Christian College

3097 Knight Road

375-4400

www.midsouthcc.org

The purpose of Mid-South Christian College is to provide students with a college level education for Christian ministries. The school offers four degrees: associate, bachelor of Christian ministry, bachelor of Christian education, and master of Christian ministry. The college also offers certificates in Bible and Christian ministry.

Enrollment: 40

Faculty: 14

Tuition: $95/per credit hour

Housing: $660/semester/double occupancy

Accrediting agency: Tennessee Higher Education Commission

Social Work

University of Tennessee-Knoxville,

Graduate School of Social Work

711 Jefferson, Room 607

448-4463

www.csw.utk.edu

This school, under the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, operates on the UT Health Science Center campus in Memphis and offers a two-year program granting a master’s degree in social work.

Enrollment: 150

Faculty: 9 full-time, 10 part-time

Tuition: $243/credit hour, in-state; $734/credit hour, out-of-state

Housing: $1,440/four months, $1,800/five months, $2,160/six months

Accrediting agency: Council of Social Work Education

Rlunked down in the middle of the wilderness, could you get back to civilization? Could you find anything?

During “orienteering” competitions, participants must find their way through heavily wooded terrain using only a compass and a map. Flags mark “control points,” areas competitors must find to complete the course.

In a way, shopping is a lot like orienteering. Participants are lost in a wilderness of retail, looking for a “control point”: the best deal, the most unusual item, something someone really wants.

However, if you were plunked down in the middle of Memphis, it wouldn’t matter what exactly you needed, all you would have to find is a poplar.

Poplar Avenue, that is.

Starting at the dual public edifices of the Cannon Center and the county jail, the beginning of Poplar hardly seems the trail to Shangri-la. And there are certainly other shopping hot spots: South Main, Cooper-Young, the Avenue Carriage Crossing in Collierville. But inch-for-inch and mile-for-mile, Poplar has more locally owned boutiques along it than any other street. Many national retailers also have local space with a Poplar address. Starting with a jumble of pawn shops downtown, Poplar offers anything you might ever need or want. Follow it far enough and you’ll even find yourself at the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama, the place where lost airplane luggage is unloaded to buyers.

Working east from the river, the first Poplar shopping center of note is Chickasaw Oaks Village. It’s not always open on Sundays, but you will not find a better array of gift and home goods. Grab lots of little things for your friends at Mango Street Company, the Paper Garden, Boulevard, and Lisa Mallory. And then find things for yourself at Kittie Kyle Kollection, Ella, and, if you’re lucky in love, the Leah Camille Bridal Salon.

Farther east, you’ll hit an area anchored by Oak Court Mall and dense with successful local retailers. At tony shopping center Laurelwood, you can indulge your bookworm (Davis-Kidd), your sweet tooth (Dinstuhl’s), your green thumb (Crocker Antiques and Garden Accents, Le Fleur), your skin (Zoe), your wanderlust (Regency Travel), and your shoe fetish (James Davis, Joseph).

Across Perkins are the Shops of Laurelwood and Laurelwood Place, which include Trousseau II (if you’re looking for boudoir wear), Sloan (for sleek ladies’ suiting), the Eyewear Gallery (for, well, you know), and the Curtain Exchange. And if you’re in the market for some sparkle, there are also several jewelry stores in the immediate vicinity, including the fine folks at Mednikow.

If you’re thinking that there couldn’t possibly be anything else within a half-mile radius of that, you would be wrong. Ladies, especially, love Laurelwood Collection. Oxford, Mississippi-transplant More Therapy recently opened in the shopping center, as did downtown hot spot Blu Champagne. They join the hip fashionistas at Miguela’s, Eve, and Isabella, among others. The Collection also includes M. Creech Antiques, the Papel Collection, and the Pink Door.

Still haven’t found what you want? There’s more down the road. Register for flatware at the Gift and Art Shop or at Midtown’s unofficial Target, near the intersection of Poplar and Colonial. In addition to being home to Target, Audubon Place is the natural habitat for the outlets of national faves Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn.

The upscale Regalia Center at Poplar and Shady Grove, has a little something for everyone: Oak Hall (outfitting corporate honchos and ladies who lunch, to name a few), Shoppe (the up-and-coming jet set), A Pea in the Pod (mothers-to-be), and luxury-linen seller Reverie (everyone who sleeps).

Once you hit Germantown, the shopping still doesn’t stop. Near Kirby Parkway, there is Carrefour at Kirby Woods (with über-book-seller Borders) and Orleans Place (with fine stationery at Shara’s Paperie). Further along, the many sides of Saddle Creek straddle Poplar with style. You’ll find What’s Hot, White House/Black Market, Coldwater Creek, Apple, Lola, Indigo, and Sigrid Olsen. And just past that is DSW (the shoe warehouse) and kiddie favorite Chocolate Soup.

If that’s not enough on Poplar, you can even buy a car (Bud Davis Cadillac and Mercedes-Benz of Memphis) or a house (between Highland and Goodlett).

So get out your compass (and your credit cards) and hit the road.

cashiola@memphisflyer.com 

1. The Avenue at Carriage Crossing

854-8240

Bill Morris Parkway at Houston Levee Road

ANCHORS: Parisian, Dillard’s

2. Carrefour at Kirby Woods

759-0448

6685 Poplar

Poplar at Kirby Parkway

ANCHORS: Borders Books, Jos. A. Bank, Casual Corner, Romano’s Macaroni Grill

3. Chickasaw Oaks Plaza

794-6022

3092 Poplar

Poplar west of Holmes

ANCHORS: Pier 1 Imports, Hallmark, La Baguette, Miguela’s

4. Hickory Ridge Mall

367-8045

6075 Winchester

Winchester at Hickory Hill

ANCHORS: Sears, Macy’s

5. Lakeland Factory Outlet Mall

386-3180

3536 Canada Road

Hwy. 64 at Canada Road

ANCHORS: Nike Factory Store, Old Time Pottery, Bass Company Store, VF Factory Outlet

6. The Laurelwood Collection

794-6022

4615 Poplar

ANCHORS: Chili’s, Edwin Watts Golf, Men’s Wearhouse

7. Laurelwood Shopping Center

794-6022

Poplar at Perkins Extd.

ANCHORS: Sears, Davis-Kidd Booksellers, James Davis

8. Oak Court Mall

682-8928

4465 Poplar

Poplar west of Perkins Extd.

ANCHORS: Dillard’s, Macy’s

9. Peabody Place Entertainment

and Retail Center

261-PLAY

150 Peabody Place

Peabody Place at S. Third St.

ANCHORS: Muvico Peabody Place 22 Theaters, Jillian’s, Tower Records and Video, Isaac Hayes

10. Poplar Plaza Shopping Center

458-8922

62 S. Prescott

Prescott at Poplar

ANCHORS: Kroger, Blockbuster Video, Spin Street, Bookstar, Old Navy

11. Raleigh Springs Mall

388-4300

3384 Austin Peay

ANCHORS: Sears, Raleigh Springs Mall Cinema 12

12. The Regalia

767-0100

6150 Poplar

Poplar at Shady Grove

ANCHORS: Oak Hall, Reverie Fine Linens and Down, A Pea in the Pod, Ruth’s Chris Steak House

13. The Shops of Saddle Creek

761-2571

7615 W. Farmington

Poplar at Farmington

ANCHORS: Talbots, Gap, J. Crew

14. Southaven Towne Center

Airways Blvd. and Marathon Way in

Southaven, Mississippi

ANCHORS: Dillard’s, Circuit City, JCPenney

15. Southland Mall

346-1210

1215 Southland Mall

Elvis Presley Blvd. at Shelby Dr.

ANCHORS: Sears, Macy’s

16. Wolfchase Galleria

372-9409

2760 N. Germantown Pkwy.

Germantown Parkway at Hwy. 64

ANCHORS: Macy’s, Dillard’s, Sears, JCPenney

Ah, art openings! These sophisticated events offer a chance to sip wine, munch on cheese, chat with old buddies, and oh yeah, view the artwork. Openings have a way of making even the most barbaric attendees feel refined. For art collectors, openings offer a chance to purchase never-before-seen pieces, and for artists and gallery owners, these nights do wonders for sales.

And that’s exactly why you should behave yourself. Spilling wine on a thousand-dollar painting will not only prevent the sale of a valuable piece, it’ll also piss off the artist and gallery owner. You’ll probably get kicked out, and then you won’t feel so refined, now will you?

An extreme scenario, but it happens. What follows is a lesson in art-opening etiquette to prevent such embarrassing occurrences:

1. The Art Show Is Not a Bar

The wine may be free, but that’s no reason to drink 10 glasses. Wendy Sumner Winter of the Midtown Artist Market Gallery says two or three glasses is about average. She says if you drink more than that, you’d better be buying something since wine is considered an advertising expense for the artist.

Besides, when you drink too much, you get clumsy and careless, a dangerous state around valuable artwork.

“We had an artist who had made a steak out of lipstick. She’d taken tubes and tubes of lipstick and mashed them together,” says Teresa White at Studio 1688. “By the end of the night, a guy got a little loose and decided to karate chop the steak. His friends ushered him to the car, and they took off before we could catch him.”

David Lusk of the David Lusk Gallery says it best: “Belligerent drunks are always a bad thing.”

2. Eat Dinner First

At Disciple Gallery, owner Craig Thompson doesn’t serve wine. But he does serve a nice array of hors d’oeuvres, and he sees plenty of people head straight for the food as they walk through the doors. It’s polite, he says, to at least glance at the art before noshing. And remember to leave plenty for everyone else.

“You don’t go in there for a meal,” says Thompson. “If you’re going to stay for a while, like if you’re friends with the artist, wait until later to dive into the food.”

3. Don’t Be a Chatty Cathy

What was she thinking when she painted that piece? Go ahead and ask the artist or gallery owner. But unless you plan on purchasing the piece, keep the conversation brief.

“People will spend hours talking about their brother-in-law or sister who can paint and you enjoy the conversation, but if the person has no intention of buying, gallery owners have got to divide their attention with everybody for business’ sake,” says Jane Croy of Artists on Central. “Try not to take up too much time, especially on opening day.”

4. You Break, You Buy

Drunk or not, accidents do happen. And if they’re your fault, you need to take responsibility.

“We’ve had people break pieces then sneak out. That really puts on the spot,” says Sumner Winter. “At our most recent show, we had someone break a thousand-dollar sculpture, and we didn’t know about it until later. We don’t know who it was.”

As a general rule, White advises people to maintain some distance from the art and keep their hands off, unless the art is interactive.

5. Leave Your Portfolio at Home

When the gallery owner is decked out in his or her Friday-night finest and sipping a glass of Merlot, it may seem like a festive time to introduce your own fantastic artwork, but you’d be wrong.

“Don’t tell the gallery owner that you’ve brought your portfolio,” says Jay Etkin of Jay Etkin Gallery. “That is not appropriate during an opening.”

Besides, many galleries like the Midtown Artist Market select artists through a juried process. Showing work only to the gallery owner will do no good.

“They should make an appointment. Going through a more formal method tells me something about the artist,” says Sumner Winter. “If the artist is willing to interrupt you while you’re making sales for someone else, that means they might not be very pleasant to deal with in general.”

6. It’s Not a Flea Market

So you’ve found that perfect piece. It speaks to you, but it costs an arm and a leg. When you’re buying art, you should expect to pay the price. Sumner Winter says some people try and talk artists down.

“What’s worse is that artists are sometimes so hungry that they’ll take it, which perpetuates that,” she says. “Artists don’t generally inflate their prices. It’s kind of what the market will bare.”

Some galleries, like Jay Etkin, offer payment plans, and most accept credit cards and checks.

7. When It’s Over, It’s Over

The night’s winding down and you’re still chatting away with friends when the lights flash. Don’t ignore this. It’s a polite way of telling guests the show is over.

“We do that and people still continue to hang around,” says Lusk. “It’s been a long day for the artist and the dealer. When time is up, it’s up.”

Some gallery owners, like Linda Ross of L Ross Gallery, say they don’t mind people sticking around an extra half hour, but that’s it.

Etkin says he starts shooing people out 30 minutes past closing time.

Don’t let that be you. Being kicked out of an art show is no way to feel refined.

bphillips@memphisflyer.com

An estimated 7,000 runners took part in last year’s Memphis Marathon, half-marathon, and 5K race. An impressive number, to be sure, for so many to run so far. But where some saw athletic feats, retailers saw an impressive 7,000 pairs of feet and 7,000 pairs of running shoes.

Running shoes, sneakers, cross-trainers, tennis shoes, indoor-court shoes, basketball shoes, skateboard shoes, retro canvas shoes — whatever you call them, we’re a nation that takes our sports and our shoes seriously. Even those who don’t compete wear pricey athletic footwear as a fashion statement or for the sheer comfort in our increasingly casual workplaces. In the closet of many a college student or weekend warrior, there are probably more pairs of athletic shoes than dress shoes.

Technology, fashion, marketing, and the global economy have combined to bring us shoes that look better, feel better, and cost less (adjusted for inflation) than they did a generation or two ago.

So what are Memphians wearing for recreation and just looking and feeling good in the feet?

“For runners, Asics and Saucony, especially with women, are two that lead the pack,” said William “Bubba” Halliday, president of Breakaway Athletics. “Then maybe Nike and New Balance are our third and fourth most popular sellers. Adidas is bigger in other places, but not here in Memphis.”

The Brooks specialty brand is one of Breakaway’s best sellers for serious runners, with the top-of-the-line model selling for around $130. Halliday recommends that shoes be replaced every 400 miles, meaning that a person who runs 20 to 25 miles a week would need two or three new pairs a year.

For tennis, the top seller at String N Swing in Germantown for both men and women is Nike’s new Air Breathe Free model. “It’s a shoe that has no tongue, so your foot fits in it like a sock,” says Grant Morgan of String N Swing. “It has a rubber mesh around it like a fish net, which lets air out and still gives the foot decent support.” The shop sold “tons” of them this summer at about $110 a pair. A relatively new entry into the tennis shoe market is Babolat, which used to specialize in strings but is crowding Prince and Wilson for shelf space.

Rhodes College tennis coach Sarah Hatgas says women prefer Adidas or Nike, but it’s every woman for herself in Division 3 where there are no shoe contracts. “Usually they go for the flashy colors and the lightest,” she says. At Varsity Tennis Shop, co-owner David Chin says the Prince Scream and New Balance CT 652 model, both about $70, are the top sellers.

Shoes are big business in big-time college basketball, with shoe contracts and endorsements and bidding wars. The University of Memphis Tigers men’s team is wearing Adidas “T-Mac 5” or the “Structure” model this year. The Lady Tigers wear Nikes. U of M Athletic Department spokesman Lamar Chance says players can go through as many as five pairs each season.

In the NBA, it’s every pro for himself. The top three choices of the Memphis Grizzlies are Adidas, Nike, and And 1, according to media relations director Stacey Mitch.

The best-selling basketball shoe last year at Foot Locker in the Oak Court Mall and at Hickory Ridge Mall was Nike’s Michael Jordan retro line, according to store employees.

Specialty sports have specialty shoes. Serious skateboarders like Etnies, which go for about $60, according to Demont Oliver of Journeys. For people who just like the casual look of the low-cut, flat-soled skate shoes, Vans are popular, and ES is “an up-and-comer that is a good, durable shoe.” Cycling shoes come in metric sizes and have rigid soles (and expensive price tags up to $275), which make them unsuitable for casual wear. But bicycle racer Pete Knoop Jr. says that for just hanging out after a race, he and his fellow competitors like Merrells and Keen. Indoor-court shoes for racquetball and squash are usually lightweight with gum soles that would wear out quickly on hard outdoor surfaces. Ektelon, a division of Prince Sports, is the choice of Kane Waselenchuk, three-time winner of the Choice Hotels U.S. Open Racquetball Championships played in Memphis.

branston@memphisflyer.com 

Five years ago, I wrote a story for Agenda, a now-defunct local business magazine, about the state of sports-talk radio in Memphis. At the time, it wasn’t hard to figure out who to interview, because there weren’t that many options.

Since then, the sports-talk landscape of Memphis has changed dramatically. The arrival of the big leagues in the form of the Memphis Grizzlies has helped spur an increase in the options and quality of local sports chatter, bringing more stations, more shows, and a better variety of talkers.

Now, with the recent arrival of KQPN 730 ESPN Radio, there are three stations broadcasting daily sports-talk programming. Need to know what to listen to and when? Here’s a cheat sheet:

Morning Drive

The Morning Rush (6-8 a.m., Sports 56 WHBQ) — The Commercial Appeal’s Grizzlies beat writer Ron Tillery co-hosts with Sports 56’s Peter Edmiston, so if you’re a Grizzlies fan who gets up early, this is the show for you. Edmiston is a smart, engaging guy, but his on-air chemistry with Tillery was awkward early on. Lately, the pair have found an easier rapport, and Tillery has proven himself a credible voice on non-NBA topics.

Sportstime with George Lapides and Geoff Calkins (8-10 a.m., Sports 56 WHBQ) — I have to admit a bias here, as I’ve been an occasional guest on this show over the past year, but Sportstime is the most accomplished local sports-talk show on the air. No local show can match the gravitas of George Lapides — whose decades of experience in radio, television, and print lend his commentary depth and authority — and Geoff Calkins, the fine Commercial Appeal columnist whose addition to the show a couple of years ago gave the sometimes cantankerous Lapides a foil who can stand up to him and whom Lapides clearly respects.

The Page with Dennis Fuller (6-10 a.m., WMC 790) — WMC program director Dennis Fuller teams with college play-by-play guy Jeff Brightwell in a four-hour show. This show seems to have gone away from its “guy talk” bent of a few months ago to a more traditional style. Solid, but it can’t compete with the more authoritative voices over on Sports 56.

The Sports Brothers (6-9 a.m., 730 ESPN) — The new kid on the block will try to compete during the morning drive with newcomers Kendall Lewis and station program director John Madini, who bring more national perspective to local sports-talk. Lewis has spent a few months working the station’s afternoon slot, where he’s been a pretty knowledgeable all-around host, especially when it comes to football, but he has also struggled adapting to a new market (lots of references to Cleveland, his previous stop). Madini hadn’t made his local debut as of press time but brings with him experience from the ESPN home office in Bristol, Connecticut.

Middays

Sports 56 is the only station that provides local sports-talk programming during middays, with WMC airing syndicated shows from Fox Sports and 730 turning it over to ESPN Radio’s national feed. As for WHBQ:

Middays with Greg and Eli (11 a.m.-1 p.m.) — Television sports anchor Greg Gaston teams with Sports 56 program director Eli Savoie. Gaston is the TV play-by-play voice of University of Memphis football and basketball, so this is a good show for Tiger fans.

The Southern Sports Report (1-3 p.m.) — The domain of sports handicapper John Rainey, this is a sports-gambling infomercial disguised as the kind of “good ole boy” sports radio more prevalent before the Grizzlies came to town. Co-host Tony Brooks, who has hosted popular non-sports shows in the past, is a likable presence, but unless you only care about local or regional sports, this is probably a good time to turn the dial.

Afternoon Drive

The Sports Bar (3-6 p.m., Sports 56 WHBQ) — This free-for-all is probably the most love-it-or-hate-it local show on the air thanks to co-host Jeff Weinberger, who is something like the villainous pro-wrestling manager of the local sports-talk landscape, a guy the show’s callers love to hate. Co-host Rob Fischer plays the perpetually exasperated straight man, while beloved local broadcasting veteran “Big” Jack Eaton makes regular cameos as Weinberger’s foil.

Sportscall (3-6:30 p.m., WMC 790) — Dave Woloshin, radio voice of Tiger football and basketball, hosts with Forrest Goodman. If The Sports Bar can be too chaotic, Sportscall can be a little too staid. Unsurprisingly, Sportscall is better on the Tigers than on the Grizzlies. Woloshin’s status as “voice of the team” can make him a bit of a homer, but this show is still the best bet for Tiger hoops fans.

The Chris Vernon Show (3-6 p.m., 730 ESPN) — Moving to the afternoon time slot means losing Commercial Appeal Tiger basketball beat writer Gary Parrish as a regular co-host, which is too bad, because Chris Vernon and Parrish had the easiest rapport on local radio. Parrish has stayed on as a regular guest, joining Grizzlies radio play-by-play man Eric Hasseltine and — MAJOR BIAS ALERT — yours truly, as regular local guests. Nobody works harder than Vernon to line up good guests, local and national, or does a better job of going into non-sports territory with humor and interest likely to engage under-40 listeners. n

herrington@memphisflyer.com