Our Policy Work Championing Higher Standards Helping students reach their full potential. Fair and Quality Learning Measurements Quality assessments that show the path to improvement. Transparent Reporting to build trust Holding stakeholders accountable to ensure student success. Innovating in education Keeping the focus on growing student opportunities. Workforce Readiness Preparing students for the real world — and a successful future.
Initiatives Tristar Reads Scholarship program to encourage summer reading. Teachers for Student Success Empowering teachers to advocate for stronger schools. Tennesseans for Students Success Action Putting education at the forefront of political campaigns. Quality Charter Review Expert analysis of proposed public charter schools. TN SuccessCard How TN leaders are voting on education legislation. 2026 Gubernatorial Candidate Tracker The latest from the 2026 campaign trail.
Impact Impact Report What we’ve accomplished, and how.
Who We Are Our Team Strategic problem-solvers eager to help Tennessee students.
Our Policy Work Championing Higher Standards Helping students reach their full potential. Fair and Quality Learning Measurements Quality assessments that show the path to improvement. Transparent Reporting to build trust Holding stakeholders accountable to ensure student success. Innovating in education Keeping the focus on growing student opportunities. Workforce Readiness Preparing students for the real world — and a successful future.
Initiatives Tristar Reads Scholarship program to encourage summer reading. Teachers for Student Success Empowering teachers to advocate for stronger schools. Tennesseans for Students Success Action Putting education at the forefront of political campaigns. Quality Charter Review Expert analysis of proposed public charter schools. TN SuccessCard How TN leaders are voting on education legislation. 2026 Gubernatorial Candidate Tracker The latest from the 2026 campaign trail.
Impact Impact Report What we’ve accomplished, and how.
Who We Are Our Team Strategic problem-solvers eager to help Tennessee students.
News
Take Action
Back To News
A collection of colorful books lined up vertically on a table with visible titles and artworks on their spines.

Tristar Reads Winners Close the Book on the Biggest Competition Yet

NASHVILLE — Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) is excited to congratulate each participant in our annual Tristar Reads contest, including our four category winners!

 

This summer students combined to log nearly 273 thousand minutes reading in the contest including overall winner Jeffrey Stubblefield who spent more than 30 thousand minutes with a book! Jeffrey and three other students will all take home a $1,000 college scholarship for winning the following categories:

Overall Winner Jeffrey Stubblefield

4th grade at Belvoir Christian Academy in Chattanooga

Read 30,150 minutes

Elementary school student (K-4) Winner Griffin Harrison 

1st grade at Nashville Classical Charter School in East Nashville

Read 10,490 minutes

Middle school student (5-8) Winner Tallen Haag

6th grade homeschooler from Robertson County

Read 16,995 minutes

High school student (9-12)  Winner Sarah Collier

10th grade at Harpeth High School in Cheatham County

Read 17,220 minutes

“The amount of reading all participants in Tristar Reads did this summer is truly amazing and that’s especially true for our four winners,” said Tennesseans for Student Success President and CEO Adam Lister. “We started Tristar Reads to provide a fun way for students to fight the summer slide and maintain their reading comprehension skills for the year ahead. This year’s participants took that challenge on and exceeded our expectations. Each will be better prepared for success in the classroom this fall.”

TSS created Tristar Reads in 2016 to invite all Tennessee students entering grades K-12 to spend at least 20 minutes each day reading a book.  Students participating in this year’s program logged reading minutes from May 31 to August 8, 2022. This is Stubblefield’s third Tristar Reads win and Collier has now won the contest five times.

Tennesseans for Student Success is a statewide network of parents and caregivers, teachers, community leaders, volunteers, and advocates dedicated to championing and supporting Tennessee’s students and their futures.

Child in a red shirt sitting on a white lounge chair by a pool, using a tablet. People swim and relax under umbrellas in the background.
A person with long hair reads a book on a deck with blue cushioned chairs and small tables with potted plants, surrounded by greenery.
A child wearing tie-dye pajamas reads a book while lying on a black and white cushion. Above, a hammock holds colorful stuffed animals.
Young boy with glasses, wearing a Spider-Man shirt, sits on a brown leather couch, reading an open book attentively.
Related News
August 07, 2026 Historic building with tall columns and a tower topped by a flag, set against a partly cloudy sky. Winning State Legislative Candidates Put Students Above Politics

Primary results show candidates can run to the left or run to the right, but if they fail to put students first, voters will reject them.

See Full Article
August 06, 2026 Smiling woman with shoulder-length blonde hair in a coral blazer, standing in an indoor setting with columns in the background. Senator Blackburn Rewarded for Putting Students First

Marsha Blackburn won tonight because she offered voters a bold commitment to proven policies that give every student a chance at success.

See Full Article
July 28, 2026 Orange and blue logo featuring stylized skyline and dove, with the text "Urban Dove" and the words "Energize," "Educate," "Empower" at the bottom. At-Risk Students in Memphis Will Benefit From New Public Charter Schools

The Memphis-Shelby County School Board approved two Urban Dove schools with a proven history of supporting over-aged, under-credited students.

See Full Article

Stay Informed

Be among the first to know about policy considerations, news, political implications, and advocacy opportunities that impact the future of Tennessee kids.

Name

Take Action for Tennessee Kids

Visit our TSS Action Network for opportunities to make your voice heard for a brighter future for Tennessee students.

Go to TSS Action Network
Join Our Team Privacy Policy
P.O. Box 680231 Franklin, TN 37068
/ info@tnsuccess.org / 615.704.5005