Green Hills Teen Center Upcoming Events


With the completion of our new Frist Community Wing, we are excited to begin utilizing the teen center, and additional spaces, to foster opportunities for involvement and creativity among the teens in our Y. Teen center hours during the school year are 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

 December Events Calendar

Upcoming events

  • Holiday Events: Fridays, Dec. 6-20th

More programs listed below!

Leader's Club is held on Mondays during the school year at 4:30 p.m. in the Frist Wing of the Green Hills YMCA. For the most accurate schedule of the month’s activities, please contact Sam Brown at sbrown@ymcamidtn.org. Leader’s Club is for teens age 13-18, and includes service and social events, as well as a trip to Blue Ridge Leaders School during the summer! This program provides extensive leadership training and volunteer opportunities that support YMCA programs and services to the community. In addition to teaching teens leadership through service, Leader's Club advisors introduce teens to the work the Y does to strengthen community, while inspiring and preparing teens to become future Y leaders. 

2024-2025 Leaders Club Meetings

  • August 19
  • August 26 (Interest Meeting at 5 p.m.)
  • September 9
  • September 23
  • October 21
  • November 4
  • November 18
  • December 9
  • January 13, 2025
  • January 27, 2025
  • February 3, 2025
  • February 24, 2025
  • March 3, 2025
  • March 17, 2025
  • March 31, 2025
  • April 14, 2025
  • April 28, 2025
  • May 5, 2025
  • June 2, 2025
  • June 9, 2025
  • Blue Ridge Leader’s School – June 14-21, 2025

Teens can come utilize our Makerspace Monday through Wednesday from 3-4:30 p.m. after school. We will have programmed activities that they can participate in which will help spark creativity in new and exciting ways.  Teens are also more than welcome to bring projects that they are working on or ideas that they are brainstorming during this time. The Makerspace offers Cricut machines, laser cutters, and heat presses! 

Join us for cooking classes on tuesday afternoons! Learn to cook delicious, healthy meals, make new friends, and build kitchen confidence—all while having fun.

This wellness time is for high schoolers to work out with two of our knowledgeable wellness coaches (DJ and Emilee). The group meets Wednesdays at 2:45 p.m. for boys and 3:30 p.m. for girls. Teens learn proper lifting technique, how to use different equipment in the gym, and how to reach attainable and healthy fitness goals. The groups meet in the front lobby and head back to the gym together.

YMCA Achievers helps high school students from diverse backgrounds explore both college and career pathways, develop a positive sense of self, and make a plan for the future. Clubs are offered in the teen center every other week on Wednesdays at 3:00.

  • January 29th

  • February 12th

  • February 26th

  • March 26th

  • April 9th

  • April 23rd

Learn more about Achievers

Join us every Friday from 2:30-4:30 p.m. for pancakes and fun with friends! 

We love to have additional programming to go along with our main weekly offerings!  These offerings vary day to day but include and are not limited to basketball, four square, card game tournaments, molding clay sculptures, yoga, Madden tournaments, bracelet making, and so much more! 

  • Group Drumming Programs
  • Community Garden Workshops: Starting in the Spring
  • Personal Training for Boys: Mondays and Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m.
  • Personal Training for Girls: Mondays at 3:30

QUESTIONS? Contact Sam Brown at sbrown@ymcamidtn.org