Need Holiday Cards?

Having trouble picking out a holiday card this year? The Phoenix Club of Nashville has made it incredibly easy for you! With hundreds of different holiday greeting cards to choose from, finding a greeting card that fits your taste and style is easy! Plus, you can support Students Taking A Right Stand (STARS) with your […]

Overcoming Sexual Abuse, Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Success Stories @ STARS One of our STARS counselors shared a truly incredible story about a young person who is on the path to recovery from sexual abuse and alcohol and drug addiction. “I met this student her freshman year when I was speaking in a classroom about STARS.  Her presenting issues were a history […]

Anne & Her Experience with STARS Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program

STARS Success Story In 2012, Anne would soon be adopting a girl named Kerbbeh from Liberia who was deaf and living in a foster home. Anne did not have any previous experience with American Sign Language or Deaf Culture so she contacted STARS Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program to help her prepare for the arrival of her daughter. STARS […]

STARS awarded Coalition Spirit of Partnership Award

Coalition Spirit Of Partnership Award Very exciting news, on Thursday, October 30th, the Nashville Prevention Partnership announced our Youth Overcoming Drug Abuse program (YODA) has been honored with the Coalition Spirit of Partnership Award for our work with Oasis Center: Underground Art Studio! We are thrilled to celebrate the wonderful collaboration and the work of […]

Lifetime Achievement Award IBPA 2014

STARS’ CEO Rodger Dinwiddie, had the honor to present Dr. Dan Olweus with the International Bullying Prevention Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award this past weekend at IBPA’s Conference held in San Diego, CA. “Long before there was a ‘field of bullying prevention,’ your commitment to protect the basic human rights of young people across the globe […]

Someone To Talk To

Success Stories @ STARS Recently, some individuals shared powerful stories about how STARS has made an impact on their lives. It is humbling to have such an effect on these individuals’ lives. Story #1 “I like the fact that when you need someone to talk about ‘hard’ times you can talk to the STARS counselor.  […]

STARS Red Ribbon Week

Last week, schools around Middle Tennessee came together to raise awareness about drug and substance abuse by participating in Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is a week long campaign where parents and youth come together across the country to raise awareness about the killing and destruction caused by drugs in America. Parents and youth wear red […]

Tips To Help If Your Child Is Being Bullied

I think the hardest part for my dad was not knowing what he could do to help. He called the principal but was quickly dismissed. The principal muttered over the phone, “Unfortunately sir, we can’t do anything to intervene if it happened via the web. You could get the police involved but we can’t do […]

Overcoming Drug Addiction

Success Stories @ STARSA truly heart-wrenching story that shows the extent our STARS counselors go to help students overcome the barriers to social and emotional success. A STARS Counselor recently told us this story … “I worked with this student on an on-going basis last year.  The student was using drugs heavily.  His mother kicked […]

STARS awarded Top Workplaces in 2014

Top Workplaces in Tennessee50 organizations and companies were recognized by the Tennessean this year as the Top Workplaces in Tennessee. STARS is one of them! We are thrilled to announce that this year we did it again! Two years in a row we have made the list of top places to work in Tennessee and […]