Featured Alumni- Amanda Day

CAK is blessed to have many alumni return to teach in the classrooms where they once sat as students. Amanda Day, 8th-grade Bible teacher, is a prime example of that. Amanda graduated from CAK in 1992 and went on to attend Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA. Her husband, Jon Day, is currently serving as CAK's HS Assistant Principal. Amanda is in her 9th year of teaching at CAK. For her first seven years, she was a 4th grade teacher and now she is in the middle school teaching 8th grade Bible. All three of their children attended CAK. Charlie graduated in 2019, Jackson attended through his junior year and Jenneh just recently graduated in May of 2023.

Amanda said, "In my free time, I love being with my family and friends. We have a lot of family in town and it is life-giving to be able to be with all of them."

She is a part of the worship team at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, something Amanda looks forward to on the weekends. She enjoys traveling in the summer to relax and also be able to serve on mission trips. She also loves to go shopping.

Amanda's favorite CAK memory was the annual Cades Cove hayride and cookout. "Our class had an amazing community and we spent a lot of time together as a whole class," said Amanda. "We had a lot of social gatherings with everyone and it was awesome! The parents of our class made sure we had a lot of opportunities to spend time together." Another memorable moment for her was when the students were able to move to the new campus on Dutchtown Road! Before all students were able to be on one campus, they were scattered to three separate locations across Knoxville.

This spotlight was originally shared in the Fall 2023 Alumni Newsletter.