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Jennifer and Billy Frist Hall to Open Fall 2013

Laura Braam, Director of Communications

Approximately 600 students, staff members and guests cheered wildly on May 16, 2012, as Currey Ingram Academy officials broke ground on the school’s new 35,000-square-foot student center to be named after lead donors Jennifer and Billy Frist.
 
The outdoor event began at 10 a.m. with the alma mat
er sung by the choirs from grades 2-4 and a stage program including remarks by Head of School Kathy Rayburn, John Ingram, eight students from all four school divisions, Class of 2011 alumnus Matthew Friedman (now enrolled at Syracuse University), Board President Miller Hogan, and lead donor and Currey Ingram parent Billy Frist.
“This is an exciting day for Currey Ingram Academy,” Head of School Kathy Rayburn said in her opening remarks.  “This 35,000-square-foot building will be the welcoming face for our campus.  Many, many great things will happen here.  We are so thankful to Jennifer and Billy Frist for making this possible and to John Ingram for also making a generous donation to this project.”
 
Jennifer and Billy Frist Hall will include a large dining hall for
grades 5-12, as well as the school’s first central library and media center, designed in a 21st-century “learning commons” style.  It also will include offices for Head of School, admission, business and advancement staff.  Currey Ingram will honor its past by naming the bell tower and a memorial room for Westminster Presbyterian Church, the original location for the school.  
The total project cost is estimated at $10.5 million.  Stephanie and John Ingram also have contributed to the new building.  The building is being entirely funded by donations.  Exact donation figures for all donors will be shared at the building’s opening in Fall 2013.  
 
Currey Ingram Academy is on the move, growing and enriching lives,” John Ingram said as he addressed the crowd.  “It is humbling to think of the thousands of students who will enjoy this space for generations to come -- students who have not even been born yet.  I cannot thank Jennifer and Billy Frist enough for their generous gift.”
 
Billy Frist, offered his thoughts about the building, the future, and what it means for the students.  “The students are the inspiration for all of us because this is about them,” Frist said.  “I look forward to a year from now when we will get to walk inside and truly experience this wonderful new space.” 
 
The building has been designed by Allard-Ward Architects and is being constructed by The Parent Company.
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Currey Ingram Academy is an exemplary JK-12 day and boarding school that empowers students with learning differences to achieve their fullest potential. Since 2002, the school has been located on an 83-acre campus in Brentwood, Tennessee, just miles from Nashville and Franklin. Families from 33 states and eight countries cite the school as their primary reason for moving to Middle Tennessee.

Currey Ingram Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and AdvancEd/Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).