Old School: The Making of Hume-Fogg Academic HS

How many kids can say that high school was a happy time? For one small group of students at a groundbreaking public magnet school in Nashville, TN, it was a haven—a place where smart kids felt comfortable in their curiosity, and students from any background could find allies, champions, and a sense of belonging.

Thirty years later, Hume-Fogg Academic High School is still a haven, and it's also lauded as one of the finest public schools in the nation. "Old School"—a look back at the making of HFA—stars the education pioneers whose revolutionary vision was realized there and features a former student who now carries that educational torch onward.

Special thanks to:
Bill Brown
Lorie Bean Flemming
Alan Kaplan
Dr. Mildred Saffell-Smith
Alice Sanford
Dr. J.D. Taylor
Lynda Wagster

Music by Headmint and Bards of a Feather