Brainerd High School History Students To Share Video Histories At Thursday Event

  • Monday, May 16, 2016
History students from Brainerd High School will unveil video histories from some of Hamilton County’s well-known leaders and unsung heroes. The class, led by Riley Bogema and several members of the Leadership Chattanooga Class of 2016, has created a library of personal history videos that cover the 60s, 70s and 80s, including school integration at Brainerd during the 1960s.

After a short presentation in the school auditorium beginning at 6 p.m., students will premiere their videos in classrooms.

The following leaders provided video histories:

·         Carol Berz, City Council

·         Pete Cooper, McKenzie Charitable Foundation, Inc.

·         Moses Freeman, City Council

·         Tom Griscom, Communication Consultant and Brainerd graduate

·         Eddie Holmes, Chattanooga Housing Authority

·         Lurone Jennings, Department of Youth and Family Development

·         Reuben Lawrence, retired from Beasley Distributing/Anheuser-Busch

·         Spencer McCallie, former Headmaster, McCallie School

·         Linda Mines, Chairman of the History and Social Sciences Department, GPS

·         Diane Parks, Director, Leadership Chattanooga and Brainerd graduate

·         Tommy Pruitt, Chattanooga Community Kitchen

·         Chris Ramsey, Healthcare Professional and Brainerd graduate

·         Dot Saunders, Family Promise of Greater Chattanooga

·         Edna Varner, Public Education Foundation

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