KACHEA

Kingsport Area Christian Home Education Association

Kingsport, TN - Last updated: 09/06/2023

KACHEA (kah-chee-ah) - Together since 1991, our purpose is to glorify God by encouraging and assisting parents who choose to educate their children at home. Made up of over 200 families from northeastern TN and southwestern VA, KACHEA offers sports teams, co-op, field trips, activities, yearbook, graduations, and more. We also offer support (by way of information) for legal homeschooling. 

Announcements and Upcoming Events
(Details in Events or Sports links above)


ATTENTION 2026 SENIORS!!

TN Promise Deadline is November 3.                                   https://www.collegefortn.org/tnpromise/

NETHEA 2026 Graduation registration now OPEN                 https://ne-tnhea.org/graduation-2026/



2025-26 Basketball Update:

There are still openings for middle school (5-8 grade) for both boys and girls.  There is still time to join!

Contact Jama Joyner, Basketball Director  

lifeinafullshoe@gmail.com

kachea.com/sports-info


2025 Girls Volleyball Information 

Please see Sports Tab for more information


2025-26 KACHEA RUNNING CLUB/CC/Track:

Track season has concluded. Please click the Sports tab for more information.

**New Running Club Coach needed!**  Please contact KACHEA Board of Directors at kachea@ymail.com if interested.


2025-2026 KACHEA Co-Op:

There are now 2 locations to better serve you and your family.

East--Kingsport (Tuesdays)  Begins 9/2/2025

West-- Surgoinsville (Thursdays)  Begins 9/4/2025

For more information, please visit: kacheacoop.com


2025-26 KACHEA Liberty Yearbook:

Holly Gilley, Advisor

Yearbook pictures will be taken October 14, 2025 beginning at 8:00 am at West Colonial Hills Baptist Church in Kingsport.

Please see the yearbook tab for more information.


Field Trip Information:

Please see the Events tab on the Co-op website. *new field trips recently added!*


NETHEA Graduation

CLASS OF 2026 NETHEA GRADUATION INFORMATION
2026 Registration now open!

Northeast Tennessee Home Education Association offers a nice graduation ceremony for homeschooled seniors in this area.  You must be a member of NETHEA to participate and the yearly cost of NETHEA membership is $32.00 ($35 through the website includes a $3.00 service fee) per year.  Register soon to avoid a late fee.  Deadline to register is December 1, 2025.  For more information and registration forms,  go to ne-tnhea.org.   For questions not answered on the website, you may contact Amy Ramey at coordinator@ne-tnhea.org.

NETHEA COORDINATORS
Northeast Tennessee Home Education Association (NETHEA) diligently works to keep homeschooling legal in the state of Tennessee.
 NETHEA assists homeschool families throughout their homeschool journey, while facilitating an excellent graduation ceremony for seniors.
For more information, please contact:
Michael and Amy Ramey at:

KACHEA Membership

Unless otherwise noted, participation in KACHEA sponsored sports/events requires membership.

In order to accommodate each homeschool family's interest(s), registration for 2025-2026 KACHEA membership remains open throughout the school year. However, this membership cannot be applied to the succeeding school year, regardless of the date/time that membership begins.  To become a current member, paperwork (can be filled out online or printed and sent by mail) and payment (either by PayPal or check) must both be received.  Membership runs from May 1st to April 30th of each year paid.

Included in membership is a discount code for HSLDA, as well as a directory of member-owned businesses. For more information, please follow the links above or contact: Janelle Sellner at kachea@ymail.com.