About Us
STARS Nashville is the leader in school-based Student Assistance Program services in Middle Tennessee. At STARS Nashville, we help schools tackle tough issues that threaten the emotional, psychological and academic well-being of area students -- issues such as substance abuse, violence, bullying, harassment, family conflicts and divorce, grief and loss, and myriad other concerns. Through assemblies, classroom presentations, and group or individual counseling sessions, STARS Nashville assists schools in preventing and confronting these difficult challenges. Through our KIDS ON THE BLOCK program, we are able to reach students from Kindergarten through 6th grade on such topics as Child Abuse Prevention, Awareness of Differences, Prejudice Prevention, Making Healthy Choices, Autism, Divorce through the art of puppetry.
Today STARS Nashville serves more than 70 schools and community sites in 10 Middle Tennessee counties. We are the only organization providing Student Assistance Services in schools. This ensures that students and teachers can access services when they need them and facilitates communication. It also means that each STARS Specialist is an integral part of his or her school culture. In addition to school-based programs and services in Middle Tennessee, STARS Nashville is an important national resource for training and professional consults. In 2007, more than 120,000 young people were served through STARS services!
WHERE CAN YOU FIND OUR PUPPETS?
Our puppets perform in the following counties in Middle Tennessee.
Davidson
Dickson
Montgomery
Robertson
Rutherford
Sumner
Wilson
Williamson
To schedule a puppet performance for your school or community, please contact Melanie Scott, mscott@starsnashville.org, or 615-983-6810.
WHERE CAN YOU FIND OUR STARS SPECIALISTS?
In Cheatham County
Cheatham County High School
Specialist: Jo Brashears, jbrashears@starsnashville.org
Cheatham Academy
Specialist: Yolanda Grant, ygrant@starsnashville.org
Harpeth High School
Specialist: Heather Edwards, hedwards@starsnashville.org
Sycamore High School
Specialist: Jo Brashears, jbrashears@starsnashville.org
In Davidson County
Antioch High School
Specialist: Therese Brown, tbrown@starsnashville.org
Glencliff High School
Specialist: Vanail Glimpse, vglimpse@starsnashville.org
Hillwood High School
Specialist: Lawrence Haygood, lhaygood@starsnashville.org
Jere Baxter Middle School
Specialist: Nate Johnson, njohnson@starsnashville.org
Jere Baxter ALC (Alternative Learning Center)
Specialist: Rico Page, rpage@starsnashville.org
Maplewood High School - 9th Grade Academy
Specialist: Monika Pugh, mpugh@starsnashville.org
McGavock Comprehensive High School
Specialist: Tony Hall, thall@starsnashville.org
Pearl Cohn High School
Specialist: Brian Ward, bward@starsnashville.org
W. A. Bass Middle School
Specialist: Ty Gordon, tgordon@starsnashville.org
Whites Creek High School
Specialist: Kay Higgs, khiggs@starsnashville.org
West End Middle School
Specialist: Nate Johnson, njohnson@starsnashville.org
In DeKalb County
DeKalb County ALC (Alternative Learning Center)
Specialist: Sara Parker, sparker@starsnashville.org
DeKalb County High School
Specialist: Sara Parker, sparker@starsnasvhille.org
In Dickson County
Creekwood High School
Specialist: Matt Gress, mgress@starsnashville.org
Dickson County High Schoo;
Specialist: Matt Gress, mgress@starsnashville.org
In Marshall County
Marshall County Senior High School
Specialist: Eric Johnson, ejohnson@starsnashville.org
In Montgomery County
Clarksville ALC (Alternative Learning Center)
Specialist: Nicole Smith, nsmith@starsnashville.org
In Rutherford County
Blackman Middle School
Specialist: Theresa Fitzcharles, tfitzcharles@starsnashville.org
Central Middle School
Specialist: Peggy Jo Walker, po'donnell@starsnashville.org
Cedar Grove Elementary School
Specialist: Theresa Fitzcharles, tfitzcharles@starsnashville.org
Christiana Middle School
Specialist: Raquel Leath, rleath@starsnashville.org
Kittrell Elementary School
Specialist: Raquel Leath, rleath@starsnashville.org
LaVergne Middle School
Specialist: Theresa Fitzcharles, tfitzcharles@starsnashville.org
LaVergne High School
Specialist: Angela Pearson, apearson@starsnashville.org
Oakland High School
Specialist: Sue Moore, smoore@starsnashville.org
Rockvale K-8
Specialist: Peggy Jo Walker, jo'donnell@starsnashville.org
Stewartsboro Elementary School
Speciailst: Jeannie Carr, jcarr@starsnashville.org
In Sumner County
Beech High School
Specialist: Amy Butler, abutler@starsnashville.org
Gallatin High School
Specialist: Richan Groves, rgroves@starsnashville.org
Hendersonville High School
Specialist: Debbie Sheets, dsheets@starsnashville.org
Portland High School
Specialist: Danielle Basile, dbasile@starsnashville.org
Station Camp High School
Speciailist: Holly Cooper, hfitzhenry@starsnashville.org
White House High School
Specialist: Elana Newton, enewton@starsnashville.org
In Williamson County and Franklin Special Schools
Brentwood High School
Speciailst: Julieanna Huddle, jhuddle@starsnashville.org
Brentwood Middle School
Specialist: Lindsey Haeger, lhaeger@starsnashville.org
Centennial High School
Specialist: Julie Albee, jablee@starsnashville.org
Fairview High School
Specialist: Bethany Bratcher, bbratcher@starsnashville.org
Fairview Middle School
Speciailst: Brittney Corlew, bcorlew@starsnashville.org
Franklin High School
Specialist: Regina Guess, rguess@starsnashville.org
Freedom Middle School
Specialist: Julie Moran, jmoran@starsnashville.org
Grassland Middle School
Specialist: Dyann Woody, dwoody@starsnashville.org
Heritage Middle School
Specialist: Shan Sanders-Wooley, ssanders-wooley@starsnashville.org
Hillsboro Middle School
Specialist: Lizzie Anderson, landerson@starsnashville.org
Independence High School
Specialist: Daryl Hammond, dhammond@starsnashville.org
Middle College High School
Speciailist: Shannon Davis, sdavis@starsnashville.org
Page High School
Specialist: Lindsay Lee, llee@starsnashville.org
Ravenwood High School
Specialist: Katherine Krouse, kkrouse@starsnashville.org
Sunset Middle School
Speciailist: Angelia Thomas, athomas@starsnashville.org
Williamson County ALC (Alternative Learning Center)
Specialist: Ashley Sloniecki, asloniecki@starsnashville.org
Woodland Middle School
Specialist: Joyce Hollins, jhollins@starsnashville.org
In Wilson County
Carroll Oakland Elementary School
Specialist: Matt Gress, mgress@starsnashville.org
Castle Heights Upper Elementary
Specialist: Malvina Dye, mdye@starsnashville.org
Lebannon High School
Specialist: Dalydia Cason-Clemons, dclemons@starsnashville.org
Mt. Juliet High School
Specialist: Dalydia Cason-Clemons, dclemons@starsnashville.org
Mt. Juliet Middle School
Specialist: Matt Gress, mgress@starsnashville.org
Walter J. Baird Middle School
Specialist: Malvina Dye, mdye@starsnashville.org
Watertown Jr./Sr. High School
Specialist: Matt Gress, mgress@starsnashville.org
West Wilson Middle School
Specialist: Heather Edwards, hedwards@starsnashville.org
Wilson Central High School
Specialist: Heather Edwards, hedwards@starsnashville.org
M.A.P. Academy (Modified Academic Program)
Specialist: Matt Gress, mgress@starsnashville.org