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IN THIS ISSUE

PES time

capsule opened Powell Elementary School

buried a time capsule in 1986 when the new school was com-pleted. Last week Betsi Vesser had the honor of opening the capsule and revealing the con-tents of the box to former teach-ers and special guests.

In 1986 the school only went to the 4th grade due to con-struction; 5th grade students attended Powell Middle School. Ruth White has a photo feature.

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VOL. 51 NO. 21 A great community newspaper May 21, 2012

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By Sandra ClarkAssistant principal Janet

Brown and teachers Debbie Hayes and Janice Widener are retiring from Powell Middle School. The three have taught for a combined 107 years in Knox County Schools.

A dinner at Beaver Brook will honor the educators, and Brown is not quite sure what to expect. “They’ve been pretty secretive about it. …”

Widener, a 7th grade math teacher, appreciates the opportu-nity “to teach where I grew up and went to school.” She has been at Powell Middle for 24 years, previ-ously working at Northwest Mid-dle School.

Math education has changed, particularly over the past fi ve years, she said. “We expect a lot more (from students). When I started, we expected them to mas-ter addition, subtraction, multi-plication and fractions (by 7th grade). Now we’re into algebra.”

Hayes’ day is split between teaching computers and assisting other teachers with their technol-ogy. For the second job she carries the title BLTC (building level tech-nology coordinator).

“Powell Middle has very sup-portive parents and awesome kids,” she said. Hayes was selected for a 21st Century Classroom back in the day. From there she was

trained to help other teachers and her supportive role evolved. She’s been at PMS for 15 years.

Hayes and Brown celebrated their fi nal fi eld trip recently when the bus in front of theirs broke down on In-terstate 640. Their bus pulled in to assist, and “we just shook every time a truck went by,” said Brown. Some-how it seemed fi tting.

This year has presented chal-lenges from the beginning. New construction at PMS cre-ated “room” for transfer students from schools targeted by No Child Left Behind. Powell added more than 100 unexpected chil-dren from Whittle Springs, Vine, South-Doyle and Northwest. All

Janice Widener, Debbie Hayes and Janet Brown are retiring from Powell Middle School. Photo by S. Clark

Three retire at Powell Middle

came after school began.“We had two months of fi rst

days,” said Hayes.“But we handled it,” said Brown.

Powell Middle added teachers, re-arranged class schedules and sol-diered on.

Then came new teacher evalu-ations, challenging and time-consuming for both teachers and principals.

And now chaos ensues at year’s end as staff wrap up student re-cords, value added test scores and evaluations. Brown quoted a col-league who said the end of school is like childbirth – so painful that you’d never do it again if you re-membered.

“Luckily, we have the whole summer to forget.”

Brown is married to Holston Middle School principal Tom Brown, and he’s not retiring. “He tells people I’m older, but Tom worked a few years in the mental health fi eld before becoming a teacher,” Janet explained.

The Browns have a grandchild who turned 1 on Mother’s Day in Culver City, Calif. Janet is already mapping out a direct fl ight.

Brown says she has “loved ev-erything I’ve done” in a career that spans teaching, serving as guidance counselor at Northwest Middle for 13 years and being an assistant principal at Powell Middle for 12.

How could things be better?Brown responds quickly: “The

Powell community supports ath-letics wonderfully. I’d like to see that same level of support for aca-demics.”

Widener echoes that. “Let’s celebrate our success in the class-room.”

Plight of UT trackSince last we talked about

the plight of Tennessee track and fi eld, Marvin West writes, the Volunteers have gone from bad to worse to awful.

The men were next to last in the recent Southeastern Conference meet. If anybody still cares, they did not have a runner in the fi nals of the 100, 200, 400, 800 or 1500. And there are no recruits to suggest better days are ahead.

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Which tax could pass?

What are the chances of a sales tax referendum pass-ing with new revenue going to Knox County Schools?

That is one option should there not be 7 votes on the 11 member county commission to raise county property taxes by 35 cents over a mayoral veto.

Victor Ashe breaks it down.

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The time is now...The Knox County Schools

budget has for too long grown by bunts. It’s time for the com-munity to swing for the fence. Last week, Sandra Clark toured two schools. Jake Mabe toured the Andrew Johnson Build-ing. We make the case for the budget in a four-page spread. Please help!

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By Sandra ClarkWhen Dwayne Potter sent out

notifi cation to nearby property owners that construction on the fi nal leg of Emory Road was about to begin he got back a response: “We’re glad you’re here. We’ve been hearing about this project for 60 years.”

The writer probably would have heard about it even sooner if he were older.

The much-discussed and of-ten cussed Emory Road widen-ing through Powell is underway. Dwayne Potter, a road builder based in Huntsville, Tenn., got the bid and is on-site.

Potter expects the $15.6 mil-lion project to be open in Septem-ber 2014. It’s a tough project.

After numerous public meet-ings, the Tennessee Department of Transportation settled on a route that bypasses the heart of downtown Powell. A new road will pick up just south of Gill Road and will extend to Clinton Highway.

“In my opinion, this will be-come (Knox County’s) new Cal-lahan,” said Potter. Plans call for a traffi c light at the intersection with Brickyard Road. A signal al-ready has been installed at Clin-ton Highway near Walgreens.

He envisions a stop sign at the point where the roads diverge, with an access road into “old Pow-ell” on the right and continuation of the 5-lane swinging left. Design criteria require a 90-degree angle on the intersection, and that’s why residents see silt fencing on the north side of Emory.

Potter predicts ‘new Callahan’Site preparation is un-

derway for the widen-

ing of Emory Road at

Powell. Photo by Ruth White

Dwayne Potter

Workers are currently install-ing footers for a bridge which will span both the railroad tracks and Beaver Creek. Working “six days a week, 10 hours a day,” Potter said he wants to get those footers in the ground during the summer’s dry season.

The bridge will be 850 feet long with sidewalks and a handrail on each side.

He expects to move “several thousand cubic yards” of dirt, and explains it won’t be fi ll. “In our busi-ness, when we bring dirt in, we call it fi ll. When we move material around on-site, we call it excavation.”

The new road will match Emory Road from Norris Freeway to Gill Road with two lanes each way, a

center turn lane and sidewalks, curbs and gutters on both sides. The speed limit will be 40 miles per hour.

Potter runs a family business, assisted by his wife, Raisa; son, Robert; and daughter, Kristin, now off on maternity leave; and son-in-law Logan. He has two grandsons and it’s just a matter of time until they’re working, too.

Potter was the contractor for the Forest Heights Bridge during the 2000-02 widening of Paper-mill Road. He just fi nished a proj-ect on Hwy. 62 in Morgan County and worked on a bridge replace-ment job in Campbell County last year. He currently is widening the off-ramps from Pellissippi at

Northshore Town Center.“We try to stay busy, but it’s a

balance between too much work and not enough.”

On weekends, he “fools around with” Angus cattle. He says he en-joys farming but hasn’t yet fi gured out how to earn a living doing it.

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Some folks just can’t be let out in public.

That’s the conclusion from our rowdy table when the Powell Business and Professional Association held a networking exercise which actually had rules. Our table just ignored the rules and plunged in.

“So you are Sizzle Smith,” I said to the woman next to me, reading her shirt.

“No, I am Jan Gudis with Sizzle Smiles,” she an-swered.

Oops!Nita Buell Black to the

rescue.“So tell us about that,”

she said.Jan explained that she

does mobile teeth whiten-ing. And she can be reached via phone, text or email. She will come to your home or business and promised to whiten your teeth by two to eight shades.

“It’s safe, hygienic, pro-fessional and affordable,” she said. And she’s in and out in 15 to 45 minutes.

Warming up to her work, Jan went on to tell of a re-cent bridal party where the bride got teeth whitening for her attendants. Guess they wanted to bounce the fl ash back from those wed-ding pictures.

For once, Laura Bailey didn’t have much to say. She just listened.

So Justin Bailey jumped in to say he sells real estate with Realty Executives. “I work with buyers … like to sell land and commercial …

Jan Gudis

Can’t take us anywhere!

Well, in this market I will sell anything,” he grinned. It’s hard to believe he’s 30 and married.

Justin also told us about Young Life, where he vol-unteers and his wife works fulltime. It’s non-denom-inational and outreach oriented. “All relationship driven,” he said. “We av-erage 85 to 100 members, just from Powell High.” The group goes camping in sum-mer and fall and has fre-quent events at Powell area homes, including Justin’s parents place.

Our table kept laugh-ing out loud and making so much noise that the moder-ator called on us fi rst. Oops. We didn’t know what to say. We hadn’t even heard the rules.

Nita Buell Black hopped up and gave a thorough re-port.

“Good thing she’s never at a loss for words,” said husband Jim.

Heck, I had so much fun, I’m going back next month.

■ Mystery manWe think we know the

identity of the short order cook pictured in a recent ar-

Justin Baileyticle about Malcolm’s Dairy-land. A couple of callers said it’s Ted Norman. We con-fi rmed that with Ted’s son, Mac, who said he’s named after Malcolm.

■ Powell PlayhousePowell Playhouse will

present “The Savage Dilem-ma” by John Patrick at Jubi-lee Center on June 7, 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, June 10, at 2 p.m.

The comedy is a sequel to the fi rst play of the sea-son, “The Curious Savage”; however this play offers a hippie view of the ’60s and some “educational” sex with a little larceny thrown in, so you will be entertained whether you saw the fi rst play or not.

Returning cast mem-bers include Molly Durr, Carolyn Wells, Lynette Brown, Consuelo Silva-Moore, Tyler Smith and Jamie Speed. Joining the veterans are Terri Watson, Tom Gutridge, Red Paint Spilman and Lisa Crutch-field.

“With a cast like this and a production crew that sup-ports them, all we need is a great audience like you,” said director Nita Buell Black.

Dinner is at 6 p.m. on two nights only, June 7 and 8. Tickets for dinner and play together must be purchased in advance. Cost is $25 per person. The menu in-cludes: BBQ grilled chicken and rice, citrus corn, garlic mashed potatoes, tossed sal-

ad, rolls, tea, coffee or water and chocolate mousse.

Tickets for the play only may be purchased at the door for $10; seniors pay $5 on Sunday. To order ad-vanced tickets for dinner and play only, call Mona at 947-7428 or 256-7428, or e-mail her at [email protected]. Mail your check made payable to Powell Playhouse, PO Box 205, Powell, TN 37849.

■ Lunch with ClarkBack to Aubrey’s at noon

Tuesday, May 22, where the folks from the Fourth of July event will join us. You come, too!

■ Powell notes Powell Book Club meets

at 3 p.m. each fi rst Monday

at the Powell Branch Li-brary. This month’s read is “The Thirteenth Tale” by Di-ane Setterfi eld. So read it (or not) and come to the book club. It’s fun. Info: Theressa Brittain, 938-6981.

Powell Airplane Filling Station info: Roch Bernard at 933-7158 or 437-9980.

Knox North Lions Club info: Clare Crawford, 607-1898.

Powell Republican Club meets at 7 p.m. each third Thursday at Shoney’s on Emory. Info: Lillian Wil-liams.

XYZ (Extra Years of Zest) Club for seniors meets at 10:30 a.m. each fi rst Wednesday at Pow-ell Church, 323 W. Emory Road. Info: 938-2741.

Laura Bailey saw these bees swarming on someone’s car at Pow-

ell High School. The principal was out and traffi c was stopped.

We wonder if they called “the swat team.” Photo by Laura Bailey.

Nita and Jim Black Photos by S. Clark

Virginia College campus

president Jim Branham gives

the Knox County Schools

Partners in Education Adviso-

ry Board a tour of the Foun-

tain City campus last week.

At left is PIE program facilita-

tor Mary Kerr. Photo by Jake Mabe

By Jake MabeWell, we got a treat last

week. Virginia College campus

president Jim Branham took the Knox County Schools Partners in Education Ad-visory Board on a brief tour of its Fountain City campus before the board’s monthly meeting May 21.

You’ve read all about it here in the Shopper, but it’s a pretty neat place. Anybody looking to go into cosmetol-

ogy or some health-related fi elds should check it out.

Branham says the college has 25 schools throughout the Southeast and targets growth areas.

“There was a lot of mar-keting research done and we said, ‘This is the spot.’ The Fountain City folks have been great.”

The college is located on the site of the old Fountain City Kroger. Fast-track ca-reer training is offered in

PIE tours Virginia College

business and offi ce, health and medical, medical bill-ing, medical offi ce and cos-metology.

The grand opening is Thursday, June 14.

Info: http://www.vc.edu/college/knoxville-colleges-tennessee.cfm.

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Henegar is honored survivorBy Betty Bean

Dana Henegar’s can-cer odyssey began in 2003 when she found a miniscule lump in her breast, barely big enough to notice. But Henegar, who is an aerobics instructor with Tennova Health & Fitness Center, is more attuned to such mat-ters than most, so she imme-diately went in for a biopsy.

“And lo and behold, it was cancer,” she said.

“DCIS – ductal carci-noma in situ – stage zero. I was almost ashamed to say it was cancer. I had a lumpectomy, got clean mar-gins and had almost three months of radiation and started taking tamoxifen. I fi nished up a week before my 30th birthday and de-cided that the cancer part of my life was over.”

But she was wrong.Shortly before Christmas

2010, nearly 8 years after her initial diagnosis, she was again diagnosed with breast cancer. This time it was different – stage four metastatic breast cancer, which meant it had spread.

She recounts her second bout with the disease with an easy, humorous touch.

“The craziest thing was I never felt a breast lump. I went to Dr. Kristy New-ton for a non-related issue. She did some blood work and the liver enzymes were through the roof. She did my fi rst exam and knew there was a problem with my liver, because she could

Tennova’s Relay for Life co-chair Tammy Nickles and honorary

survivor Dana Henegar. Photo by Ruth White

kind of see it.“I had two liver biopsies,

a brain MRI, a breast biopsy and a full-body PET scan. There was an ice storm Dec. 15, 2010, the morning they did the CT scan.

“By lunch, she had called my husband and me to break the news. In January I got the fi nal diagnosis. It was a different kind of cancer, and it had decided that my liver was a good place to settle,” said Henegar, who was the honored survivor speaker at the American Cancer Soci-ety’s Relay for Life.

Mayo Clinic got the tissue, and this time around, the di-agnosis was more complicat-ed – estrogen positive, with neuroendocrine features, which means the cancer trav-els through nerve cells, not the lymphatic system, which is the more common route. Sill, however, Henegar sees her cup as half-full and more.

“To me, there are lots of positives with this diagno-sis. It’s a slower-growing

Halls High School Honor

Society students worked

a booth and walked in the

all-night Relay for Life, held

May 11-12 at Tennova Health

& Fitness on Emory Road.

Pictured are (front) Rebecca

Neighbor, Danny Splane, Erika

Youngquist, Bianca Barraza,

Erica Massengill, Cameron

Buckner; (back) James Par-

mley, Connor Froning, Dana

Pair, Andrew Neighbor, Derek

Wakefi eld, Justin Splane and

Jacob Wessels. Photos by S. Clark

Luminaries lit the path for walk-

ers. This one honored Dana

Henegar, honored survivor.

cancer, which made it bet-ter for me. I started chemo in the fi rst part of 2011, and went about every week, January through June. I got smaller doses, and I feel so blessed. I never was sick. Carried on, came to work, exercised. I lost all my hair and eyebrows and eyelash-es, but felt great throughout the whole thing.

“I still have cancer. It’s in what we call stable disease right now. I get some shots,

have some blood work – andthere are lots of drugs on thehorizon. My oncologist (Dr.Mitchell Martin) is hoping anew shot he put me on is go-ing to knock it out. My liverworks great and life is bet-ter than normal. Yesterday,I taught three hours. Godhas blessed me beyond whatI could ever have imagined.

“Cancer has taken meand broken me down towhere I never wanted to be,but I am so much closer tobecoming the woman I hadalways hoped and prayed Iwould be – a better mom,wife and friend – and thelessons I have learned Iwould never give back, ever.

The theme of Relay forLife was ‘Celebrate, remem-ber and fi ght back. I orga-nized my remarks aroundthat theme.”

Henegar’s husband,Mark, is a pharmacist inBlaine at Okie’s II Phar-macy. Their daughter, Allie,11 is a sixth-grader at HallsMiddle School.

HEALTH NOTES ■ A demonstration of the Alex-

ander Technique, a practical

method for learning to move

with more ease, will be held

10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, at

Lawson McGhee library, 500 W.

Church Ave. Admission is free

but preregistration is required.

Info: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600 or

visit www.lillysutton.com.

■ Alzheimer’s caregiver support group meets 6-7

p.m. each third Thursday at

Elmcroft Assisted Living and

Memory Care in Halls. Light

refreshments. RSVP appreci-

ated. Info: 925-2668.

■ Alzheimer’s support group

meets 6:30 p.m. each fi rst

Thursday at Beaver Creek

Cumberland Presbyterian

Church, 7225 Old Clinton Pike.

Info: 938-7245.

■ Cancer survivor support groups, Monday evenings and

Tuesday mornings and Tues-

day evenings, at the Cancer

Support Community of East

Tennessee, 2230 Sutherland

Ave. Support groups for cancer caregivers, Monday

evenings. Cancer family be-reavement group, Thursday

evenings. Info: 546-4661 or

www.cancersupportet.org.

■ The cooking class “Viva Mexico! Healthy Creations”

will be held by UT Medical

Center’s Healthy Living Kitch-

en team at noon Wednesday,

May 23, in the Healthy Living

Kitchen. Learn how to make

a healthy Mexican meal. Cost

is $20 and includes supplies.

To register: 305-6877 or www.

utmedicalcenter.org/healthy-

livingkitchen.

■ Covenant Health’s Body-works off ers community

exercise for all ages at $3 per

class. Classes include Easy

Cardio Max, Mind and Body,

and Senior Cardio. Visit www.

covenanthealth.com/body-

works or call 541-4500 to fi nd

a location near you.

■ Grief support groups at

Fort Sanders Sevier Hospital

6 p.m. each fi rst Thursday;

10 a.m. and 3 p.m. each third

Wednesday at the Covenant

Home Care Knoxville offi ce;

and 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. each

fourth Wednesday at the

Covenant Home Care Oak

Ridge offi ce. Registration is

required. Info or to register:

541-4500.

■ The Healthy Living Kitchen Team at the University of

Tennessee Medical Center has

published a cookbook called

“A Recipe for Life.” It is avail-

able for $35 at the gift shop or

online at www.utmedicalcen-

ter.org. Info: 305-6877.

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Since last we talked about the plight of Tennes-see track and fi eld, the Vol-unteers have gone from bad to worse to awful.

The men were next to last in the recent Southeastern Conference meet. If any-body still cares, they did not have a runner in the fi nals of the 100, 200, 400, 800 or 1500. And there are no re-cruits to suggest better days are ahead.

Unbelievable how far track and fi eld has fallen. There are so many nega-tives dragging it down. Two coaches were fi red as part of reorganization. A really good pole vaulter was dismissed. One of the best young sprinters in the country transferred out and declared the school is heart-less. And cold-blooded.

In last year’s NCAA out-door meet, the Vols fi nished in a tie for 64th place. They should skip this next one.

The 2012 indoor cham-pionships were worse than the outdoor misadventure. Tennessee failed to score.

Once upon a time, Ten-nessee was synonymous with track titles. Chuck Rohe started it. Stan Hunts-man took it to another level. Ex-Vol steeplechaser Doug Brown had a 53-8 dual meet record as coach. Bill Webb was very good. Great ath-letes came and went, some to the Olympics.

So, how did Rohe do it, starting below ground zero? He slept very little, recruited like a mad man and created such a stir in the SEC that Paul “Bear” Bryant actu-ally used Alabama football money to build a track in Tuscaloosa. He even hired a coach. He tried to recruit Richmond Flowers.

Other schools, not the least bit interested in track and fi eld, were forced to compete to avoid embarrass-ment. Rohe was a killer. The Vols could be 83 ahead and Chuck would implore them to run faster and jump high-er. Soon after that, he would exclaim “What a day!”

Plight of Tennessee track

And it was.Rohe coached Tennes-

see to seven consecutive SEC outdoor champion-ships. Huntsman extended the streak to 15 in a row, slipped a little and then won fi ve more before moving to Texas in 1985. There was a little something about the athletic director forgetting promises.

Brown teams won two SEC outdoor titles. Webb teams won three.

Huntsman directed the fi rst national champion-ship performance. That was 1974, the dramatic 1-2 fi nish by Brown and Ron Addison in the steeplechase, a fl eet fi rst in the 100 by Reggie Jones, a second by Darwin Bond in the 440 and a third by the sprint relay group.

In 1991, when Brown was coaching, the Vols had ex-ceptional fi eld strength and won the NCAA crown. Aric Long was decathlon cham-pion. The team scored in nine events.

Tennessee won the NCAA crown in 2001 when Webb was in charge and Justin Gatlin was best in America in the sprints.

Tennessee was fourth in NCAA team scoring as re-cently as 2007, 13th the next year, 48th the next. Webb retired. It seems that was the beginning of the end.

J.J. Clark, famous as women’s coach, added the men to his overall responsi-bility. The Vols immediately improved – to 45th. That was the 2010 NCAA out-doors. The downward trend resumed.

Old Vols who have com-plained to athletic director Dave Hart have sent me cop-ies. The natives are restless. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His

address is [email protected].

Both hard to passWhat are the chances of a

sales tax referendum pass-ing with new revenue going to Knox County Schools?

That is one option should there not be 7 votes on the 11 member commission to raise county property taxes by 35 cents over a mayoral veto.

This would push the sales tax in Knox County to 10 percent. The last time this succeeded was 24 years ago – Sept. 15, 1988 – when city voters voted to increase the sales tax by 3/4 of one cent. Could it work in 2012? Hard to predict. It is 24 years later and circumstances are different.

Here is how my Admin-istration pushed a sales tax increase which more than 60 percent of the voters sup-ported.

First, the city was in dire fi nancial condition as we were issuing revenue antici-pation notes to meet pay-roll. Our rainy day fund was almost at zero.

Second, city residents clearly wanted more ser-vices after years of neglect. Our Fire Department had gone 11 years without hir-ing a single new fi refi ghter. No women were fi refi ghters either.

Police Department had gone seven years without a single hire. City streets were being paved at only seven miles a year which was pitifully low. Play-ground equipment was fall-

ing apart or did not exist.We ran the sales tax ref-

erendum like a political campaign. We went door to door. We held meetings. We were specifi c on what we would do in each neigh-borhood and on community grants. That gave us cred-ibility.

We were fortunate not to have organized opposition. Then-County Executive Dwight Kessel and School Superintendent Earl Hoff-meister held a news confer-ence opposing it but neither lived in the city and their re-marks were ineffective giv-en the neighborhood sup-port we had already built.

If there is a sales tax increase referendum for schools, it will need to be specifi c by school in terms of what the new money will be used for. It cannot be a general “let’s help schools by putting more money into the system.” That won’t work. Voters need to see up-front what their increased sales tax will be used for before they will vote yes. The campaign needs to be broad-based, representing all areas of the county.

Angela Starke, Rogero communications director,

says the mulch fi re report being led by Eddie Man-nis is due out June 4. Lots of speculation as to what it will say, how candid and di-rect it will be, and if people are under oath. Mannis will need to tell it as it is and not retreat into bureaucratic double talk. Apparently City Council is not involved in this inquiry but will receive its results.

Council member George Wallace got a hug from Mayor Rogero after a recent workshop for supporting her hybrid plan on pension change. Council member Marshall Stair, who sup-ported a different plan not favored by Rogero, got a handshake. Wallace backed the plan which has the most risk to the taxpayer but the most support from city em-ployees.

This placed him at odds with longtime CPA and cur-rent Knoxville Chamber board member Robert Zivi, who came to council without prompting. He emailed me, “Taxes will have to rise to pay for the huge shortfall in the current plan. The actual shortfall now is not known and the assumed rates of return are still above the actual returns (5.68 per-cent) of the last 20 years. We could wind up owing much more than the current huge shortfall. ... We should eliminate all market risk for taxpayers.”

This is a strong criticism and a wake-up call which

needs to be rebutted before city voters consider this in November.

To date the new plan has not been adequately explained to the public to secure a yes vote in Novem-ber. It is unclear who in the city is going to lead the cam-paign to pass this mayoral-council plan. Ultimately, the mayor will need to take the lead and she will use up some of her political capital doing it. At present, the cur-rent charter proposal is not likely to get a unanimous council vote.

Should the voters reject the Rogero hybrid pen-sion plan, it is unclear that anyone knows what the fallback plan is. Many city employees do not favor any change in the current plan and would be happy to see change fail. They know any future change cannot be voted on again until August 2014 and the status quo continues.

Some think the status quo continuing (as bad as that would be) is preferable to the Rogero hybrid plan with its unknown market risk costs. The community has the not-too-distant his-tory of the Tim Hutchison-inspired county pension changes which may trig-ger major county tax hikes. The city needs to avoid the cost of a Hutchison type plan. Taxpayers need to be protected beyond the next seven years.

Proponents of the Rogero hybrid plan need to spend time explaining in plain terms what their plan does and why it makes fi nancial sense.

Buswell to head Knox vets offi ceWest Knox resident

Robert “Buzz” Buswell has been hired by County Mayor Tim Burchett as the veteran services offi cer.

Buswell (pronounced Buzz-well) received the Purple Heart for his ser-vice in Vietnam. He has worked for Knox County since 2003 in fi re preven-

tion and, more recently, in property management. He and wife Donna have two children.

The veterans’ offi ce assists veterans and their families and dependents in obtaining benefi ts which they may have un-der federal, state or local laws. Info: 215-5645.

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By Ruth WhitePowell Elementary School buried a time capsule in 1986

when the new school was completed. Last week Betsi Vess-er had the honor of opening the capsule and revealing the contents of the box to former teachers and special guests.

In 1986 the school only went to the 4th grade due to construction and the 5th grade students attended Powell Middle School that year.

Contents of the box included a pencil box filled with teaching aids, a large pencil, a bottle of white glue, a Garfield lunchbox, pictures, the school yearbook and es-says by students on what they want to be when they grow up. The items will be showcased in the school for others to view.

A new time capsule will be fi lled with items from this year and buried. It is scheduled to be opened in 2037.

One picture inside the capsule features former Powell High

football coach Matt Lowe (back, center). Pictured with Lowe

are: (front) Chris Shrits, Brandon Strange; (back) Jason Ludwig,

Lowe and William Brown. In an essay Lowe wrote that by 2012

he wanted to be a famous football player with a Super Bowl

ring, married with two boys.

Looking back 25 years

Sylvia O’Dell, Anne Armstrong and former student Alisha Hin-

ton look at the 1st grade page in the school yearbook for 1986.

Hinton was a student in O’Dell’s class.

Student council members Chloe Flaherty and Mal-

lory White peek inside the time capsule as Betsi Vesser

opens the lid. Photos by Ruth White

Former teachers Beverly Hoff meister and Annie Hendrix hug

a former student, (center) Erik Hutson. Hoff meister taught at

Powell Elementary from 1977 to 1995 and Hendrix taught for

her entire career at the school, 1959 to 2003.

Former teachers June Warriner and Anne Armstrong look

through a memory book from the time capsule.

REUNIONS ■ Buckner Reunion will begin at

noon Saturday, June 16, at Wil-

son Park in Maynardville. Bring

a dish, drink and chairs. Info:

Jean Mize, 992-3674, Carolyn

Norris, 922-8321 or Phillip Cox,

363-5182.

■ Central High School Class

of 1962 will hold its 50-year

reunion July 6-7. Info: Bob Da-

vis, 689-4302, or Diane Turner

Sebby, 521-6652.

■ Central High School Class of

1967 will hold its 45th reunion

Friday through Sunday, July 22-

24. Info: Idonna Tillery Bryson,

688-5816, or Ann Paylor Wil-

liams, 687-7759.

■ Fulton High School Alumni Association will host the fourth

annual Wall of Fame banquet

and induction ceremony

Saturday, June 2, at Rothchild

Catering and Banquet Hall on

Kingston Pike. Meet-and-greet

starts at 4 p.m.; banquet begins

at 6:30. An open house will be

held at Fulton High from 2-6

p.m. Sunday, June 3. Cost is $50

for the banquet and $5 for the

open house.

■ Fulton High School Class

of 1972 is planning its 40th

reunion celebration 6 p.m. Sat-

urday, July 14, at The Foundry,

747 World’s Fair Park Drive and

will include a catered dinner

buff et, photos by a profes-

sional photographer that will

be available online, Jake the DJ

from Ogle Entertainment and

more. The cost is $55 until July

13 and $75 at the door. Dress is

business casual. Mail registra-

tion to: FHS Class Reunion, 4224

Williamson Drive, Knoxville,

TN 37938. Info: Debbie Helton

Keebler, 922-0049.

■ Fulton High School will host

an open house for every gradu-

ating class from 1952 to present

2-6 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at the

school. Any class choosing to

host a gathering must notify

the FHS Alumni Association to

reserve a room. Each class is

responsible for their expense

of the hosting of the room.

Info: [email protected].

Refreshments will be available.

■ Gibbs High School Class

of 1967 will hold its 45th

reunion 6 p.m. Saturday, June

2, at Angelos’ at the Point

in Dandridge. Reservations/

info: Nancy Breeding, 922-

3120.

■ Karns High School Class of

1952 will hold its 60th reunion

Saturday, June 2, at Karns’

old library, 7708 Oak Ridge

Highway. Fellowship starts

at 4 p.m. with supper at 6.

Price is $25. Info: Sue Regan,

690-2499.

■ Powell High School Class of

1967 will hold its 45th class

reunion Friday and Saturday,

June 8-9. Info: Brenda Owens,

573-4395 or phs67class@

comcast.net; or Lynn or

Wayne Tarver, 938-5248 or

[email protected].

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By Betty BeanWhen Millicent Sifuna

was a little girl in Kenya, her grandmother would take her out into the bush and teach her about medic-inal plants. Over the years, what she learned from her herbalist “ShoSho” grew into an abiding interest that led her to travel thou-sands of miles to become a member of South College’s School of Pharmacy’s inau-gural doctoral class.

Sifuna, who lives in Pow-ell, was one of 37 students honored in a white coat cer-emony at the school May 11.

Her grandmother wasn’t the only infl uence leading her into a healthcare ca-reer. Sifuna is a 1995 high school graduate and the el-dest of seven siblings. Her father was an agricultural engineer on a sugar cane farm, her mother a com-munity nurse. After high school, she went to work for the British American To-bacco Company and earned a diploma in analytical chemistry from Mombasa Polytechnic University while working full-time.

“I was on scholarship, so I saved my money – I told my father I wanted to go to America. He said ‘No. It’s not happening.’ He had this negative impression that everybody in America was doing drugs. He preferred Japan,” Sifuna said.

“Everybody thought the tobacco job was a wonder-ful job. But I wasn’t sure I wanted to do that for much longer… so much went into it, running smoking analy-sis – one machine was smoking 120 cigarettes at once … I’ve never smoked

a cigarette, but just work-ing there I smoked all I ever need in life – 120 cigarettes, just puffi ng away while we determined how much nico-tine we should give our cus-tomers for their money…”

Eventually she was able to quell her father’s objec-tions, and she departed for Grand Rapids, Mich., in 2003 because she had two cousins living there (her grandfather was a polyga-mist, an arrangement that provided her with numer-ous cousins, many of whom are living in the USA).

Eventually, she moved on to the University of Wis-consin, where she studied chemistry and took pre-pharmacy classes while she worked in a lab as an analytical chemist. She ap-plied for South College’s new pharmacy program (she enjoys a small-school setting) and started classes in February. The white coat ceremony symbolizes the transition from the study of basic sciences to clinical sci-ences. She should fi nish the program in two more years, and in the meantime, she is looking forward to going out into the community to do things like give shots and administer immunizations.

She doesn’t have much free time, but attends church and plans to start volunteering for Bridge Ref-ugee Services, a non-profi t, ecumenical organization that helps immigrants set-tle into new lives. She says she is overwhelmed by the friendliness of East Ten-nesseans and hopes to fi nd a job here when she com-pletes her doctorate.

She won’t forget where

Millicent Sifuna studies phar-

macy at South College. Photo by Betty Bean

Kenyan scholarin inaugural pharmacy class

at South College

she’s from, though. Her fa-ther is now excited about her career choice and is making plans to start a chain of retail pharmacies in Kenya. Her aunt, a pro-fessor, has booked her as a speaker in one of her class-es in January 2015. She is part of a network of Ke-nyan students studying in healthcare all over America who intend to band togeth-er and do something to help out back home when they complete their educations.

“I want to take on the problems that are there and fi x them. We, as Kenyans, understand the problems and want to pass on that knowledge we have gained to other Kenyans, from the ground up.”

By Sandra ClarkHallsdale Powell Util-

ity District commissioners voted last week to cap the sewer charges for June, July and August at 7,500 gallons per month. The normal cap is 12,000 gallons.

“This will help our cus-tomers who water their lawn or garden,” said board chair Jim Hill. He had lob-bied for the change which was implemented last year as a trial. Only 7,500 gal-lons for sewer will be billed, regardless of the amount of water used.

P r e s i d e n t D a r r e n

Cardwell said the district was able to absorb the loss of revenue. “It’s a good pro-gram and our increased water use makes up for the sewer shortfall.”

Water used outside doesn’t go directly into the sewer, and Cardwell said he will plan to make the sum-mer cap reduction perma-nent next season.

Hill said HPUD already makes an adjustment on sewer charges for customers who fi ll a pool, and offers “at-cost” $375 water-only irrigation meters.

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By Tia KalmonTrue Purpose Recovery

Center executive director Jeremy Graham introduced a new rehabilitation ministry to the Knox North Lions Club at its meeting at Puleo’s Grille last Wednesday (May 16).

True Purpose is an alco-hol and drug rehabilitation program that instills Chris-tian values. It is a nine-month inpatient program that also includes an addi-tional three-month outpa-tient reintegration into so-ciety. The program provides food, clothing and housing.

“We see a cycle. We need to break that cycle to affect the next generation,” Gra-ham said.

Students receive more than 40 hours of biblical in-struction per month while also receiving weekly, man-datory counseling from a personal counselor.

Total enrollment cost is $250 per student. Con-

struction jobs are primarily where True Purpose obtains its money to cover room and board. The labor is per-formed by the students and a fulltime staff member at a low cost to the customer. True Purpose Construction Crews offer lawn mainte-nance, roofi ng, carpentry, plumbing, painting and other construction jobs to anyone that needs a helping hand.

Currently, the program has 40 male participants. Graham has a vision to de-velop this ministry further by eventually having rooms available to women, teens and orphans.

“We would like to min-ister to the whole family at one time.”

Info: www.truepurposerecovery.com or email [email protected] Kalmon is a UT Chattanooga student

working as a Shopper-News intern this

summer.

Jeremy Graham, executive

director of the True Purpose

Recovery Center, speaks to

the Knox North Lions Club at

Puleo’s Grille on May 16. Photoby Tia Kalmon

Ministry fi nds its ‘True Purpose’

HPUD cuts sewer cap for summer

April and inspected 20 sew-er connections. The district treated 215.3 million gal-lons of water and 253.9 mil-lion gallons of wastewater.

Upcoming projects in-clude $1.5 million to replace a 2-inch galvanized water line up Brushy Valley Road to Copper Ridge School. Cardwell said the present line leaks.

Payments included two payments totaling $342,209 to Insituform Technologies for sewer line upgrades and $186,552 to Merkel Broth-ers for the Highway 33 wa-ter line project.

Consulting engineer Robert Campbell said the Merkel project is complete and “everything is in good shape.”

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Community Services

■ Cross Roads Presbyte-

rian hosts the Halls Welfare

Ministry food pantry 6-8

p.m. each second Tuesday

and 9-11 a.m. each fourth

Saturday.

■ Knoxville Free Food

Market, 4625 Mill Branch

Lane (across from Tractor

Supply in Halls), distributes

free food 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

each third Saturday. Info:

566-1265.

■ New Hope Baptist Church

distributes food from its

food pantry to local families

in need 6-8 p.m. every third

Thursday. Info: 688-5330.

■ Powell Presbyterian

Church, 2910 W. Emory

Road, will host a Second

Harvest Food Pantry on

Saturday, June 2. The park-

ing lot will open at 6 a.m.

and food will be given out

around 7:30 a.m. There are

no pre-requirements to

receive food. Volunteers

should come from 7 to 10:30

a.m. Info: 938-8311.

■ Centerpointe Baptist

Church, 2909 N. Broadway,

will host “School’s Out Day

in the Park” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 26. There will

be bluegrass music, games,

food and more. Everyone is

invited. Info: 689-3311.

Fundraisers and sales

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753

Oak Ridge Highway, will host

a benefi t concert to help a

church family in need of a

specially equipped vehicle

to accommodate their young

son who requires a feeding

tube, oxygen equipment and

a full-time nurse. Choir direc-

tor Jean Osborne and vocal-

ist Jo Ludwig will perform a

full-length program 4 p.m.

Sunday, June 3. Everyone is

invited and donations will be

accepted. Info: 690-1060.

■ Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Cen-

tral Avenue Pike, will host a

communitywide yard sale 8

a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June

2 (rain date will be Saturday,

June 9). Free to set up. Info:

773-3380.

■ North Knoxville Seventh

Day Adventist Church,

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will hold a rummage sale 7

a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, May

28. Info: 925-3154.

■ Northside Christian

Church, 4008 Tazewell Pike,

will hold a rummage sale 8

a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and

Friday, May 31 to June 1, and

8 a.m. to noon Saturday,

June 2. Clothing, small ap-

pliances, toys, etc. Proceeds

to benefit church service

projects.

■ Park West Church, 7635

Middlebrook Pike, will host a

“Bunco” fundraiser for kicko.

org 9 a.m. to noon Saturday,

June 9. Admission is $10.

RSVP by emailing event@

kicko.org or call 523-4956.

Homecomings ■ Mount Harmony Baptist

Church, 819 Raccoon Valley

Road, will have homecom-

ing 11 a.m. Sunday, May 27.

Guest pastor will be the Rev.

Gray Day.

Music services ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753

Oak Ridge Highway, will hold

choir rehearsal 6:30 to 7:30

p.m. each Wednesday for

performances each Sunday

at 11 a.m. All teenagers and

adults are welcomed. There

is currently a great need

for male singers. Church

membership is not required.

Info: www.beaverridgeumc.

com or 690-1060.

■ Emory Valley Baptist

Church will host the Deeper

Faith Quartet from Morris-

town 6 p.m. Sunday, May 27.

Richard Nicley is pastor.

■ Gospel singings 7:30 p.m.

Saturday nights at Judy’s

Barn off Hickory Valley Road

on Grissom Road behind Big

Ridge Elementary in Union

County. Info: Jim Wyrick,

245-0820. Admission is free.

Rec programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753

Oak Ridge Highway, holds a

beginner yoga class 6-7 p.m.

Mondays in the family life

center. Cost is $10 per class

or $40 for five classes. Bring

a mat, towel and water. Info:

Dena Bower, 567-7615 or

email denabower@comcast.

net.

■ Callahan Road Baptist

Church, 1336 Callahan

Road, will host free Drive-

In movies at dusk every

other Friday through Aug. 17

(weather permitting). Mov-

ies will include “Cars 2” and

“Adventures of Tin Tin.” Con-

cessions will be available for

purchase. No skateboards,

scooters or roller skates.

Info: 938-3410.

■ New Covenant Fellow-

ship Church, 6828 Central

Avenue Pike, will hold Pilates

class 5:45 p.m. each Monday

for $5. Info: 689-7001.

Revivals ■ Freeway Church of God is

holding a gospel tent meet-

ing 8:30 p.m. Fridays at the

Ray Viles car lot on Highway

61 in Clinton. Info: 567-9600.

Senior programs ■ Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap

Pike, Young at Heart group

meets each first Tuesday

from 10 a.m. to noon.

Everyone is invited. Info:

www.faithseekers.org or

688-1000.

Special services ■ The Knoxville Fellowship

Luncheon (KFL) will meet

at noon Tuesday, May 22,

at Golden Corral on Clinton

Highway. Gerald Mason will

speak. Info: http://kfl -luncheon.

com.

■ Clapp’s Chapel UMC, 7420

Clapp’s Chapel Road, will

host a Memorial Day service

at the cemetery 2:30 to

3 p.m. Monday, May 28.

Events will include Gibbs

High School’s AJROTC Color

Guard presenting the colors

followed by several short

readings. All fallen service-

men and women from

all wars will be honored.

Refreshments will be served.

Everyone is invited. Info:

Richard Wright, 687-3050.

Women’s programs

■ Knoxville Day Women’s

Aglow Lighthouse will hold

an outreach meeting 9:30 to

11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 5,

at New Covenant Fellowship

Church, 6828 Central Ave.

Pike. Prayer team leader

Judy Burgess will speak.

Info: Diane Shelby, 687-3687.

Workshops and classes

■ Fairview Baptist Church,

7424 Fairview Road off

East Emory Road, hosts a

Celebrate Recovery program

7-9 p.m. Thursdays.

■ Dayspring Church, 901 Cal-

lahan Drive, Suite 109, will

offer Divorce Care classes

6:30 to 8 p.m. on Mondays.

There is no charge for the

13-week program and child

care will be provided. Info:

242-3995.

Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7752

Oak Ridge Highway, still has

space available for Parents’

Day Out and the T-N-T pro-

gram which begins Tuesday,

June 5. The programs are for

children who are walking

through age 5. Info: Lori or

Lisa, 531-2052, or the church

office, 690-1060.

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying.....

(Matthew 5:1 NRSV)

LynnHutton

CROSS CURRENTS

What would

Jesus say?

You see the question “What would Jesus do?” all the time, as a prompt to consider your own actions in light of the example of Christ.

But it occurs to me that an exercise in personal in-sight might be to ask our-selves the question, “What would Jesus say?”

Think about it. What does Jesus need to say to you?

What would Jesus say to me, right now, in a one-on-one conversation?

How would he greet me? Like an old friend he hasn’t seen or heard from in years? Or like one of his best friends who has kept in touch?

If he looked deep into my eyes, what would he find there? Welcome? Ease? Fear? Need? Dis-belief? Adoration? Ques-tions? All of the above?

What part of my life would he want to talk to me about? Would he reas-sure me? Take me to task? Counsel me? Make me smile? Make me cry?

What advice would he offer? Would he tell me what to do, or would he ask me probing questions? Would he criticize choices I have made? Would he look at me sadly? Reproach-fully?

Would he answer my questions? Would we laugh together? Would he hold me if I cried? Would he sit down at my table and have a meal with me? Would he sing with me? (Does he know “Jesus Loves Me?”)

All of those questions beg other questions: What

do I need from him? What does he want from me? Will I feel bereft when he leaves, or overjoyed that he has been here? Or both?

How would such an en-counter change my life? My understanding of my faith? My calling? How would to-morrow be different, hav-ing talked with Jesus?

Of course, we all have the opportunity to have these conversations every day. It is called prayer. The visual isn’t there, of course, and the audio is muted. But Jesus is avail-able, ready and eager to hear from us, ready to pick us up and kiss the scraped knees, ready to enfold us in his arms and rock us like a child if that is what we need.

Or ready to take us by the hand and lead us through a rough patch, or even through the Valley of the Shadow.

I believe with all my heart that Jesus wants to be with us, wants to be in-cluded in our lives, wants to share our days, our joys, our hurts, our fears. That he is standing in the wings, in the shadows, waiting to be noticed, acknowledged, invited in, remembered.

Why do we keep him waiting?

PELLISSIPPI NOTES ■ A rare photographic exhibit, “Confl ict Zone,” will be on display in the Bagwell Center for Media

and Art gallery May 23-31 in recognition of Memorial Day, which is May 28. The free exhibit is a

collection of images from the front lines of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq taken by some of the

world’s most celebrated combat photographers. The Bagwell Center is on the Hardin Valley

Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Exhibit hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays or by appoint-

ment. Info: 694-6400.

SHOPPER-NEWS • MAY 21, 2012 • A-9

By Indya Kincannon(Editor’s Note: Indya

Kincannon arranged the school tours for The Fugate Challenge, and she respond-ed in writing to 10 questions submitted by Fugate. Space limits a complete list, but here are two questions and answers.)

Q: What percent-age of the $35 mil-lion goes to teach-ers?

A: We plan to spend 70 percent of the new monies directly on teachers, paying them more for working more, paying teachers more for getting great outcomes for their stu-dents, adding teacher positions, adding more and better teacher training.

An additional 8.5 percent is for IT, which really helps teach-ers, too. So I’d say 79 percent of the invest-ment is going directly to supporting teachers in schools.

The balance is on student supports, magnet schools and community schools (a program to help high poverty schools with non-academic services, so kids are healthy and well-nourished, which is a pre-requisite for learning).

Here’s a full break-down:

More instructional time (like what you saw at Whittle Springs) - 22%

Teacher support (more positions, coach-es, training) - 22%

Technology & IT sup-port - 8%

Strategic compensa-tion - 26%

Magnet schools - 7%Student En-

richement/Interven-tion: 7%

Community Schools - 5%

Inflation/Contin-gency - 3%

Q: Is the timing right to increase

Swinging for the fenceBy Sandra Clark

When John Fugate challenged Buzz Thomas, Indya Kincannon and Virginia Babb on their support for a $35 million increase for Knox County Schools, I challenged John back.

“Come with me to two schools of your choosing. See what teachers, principals and kids are doing. And then tell us how you feel.”

That was The Fugate Challenge.John, the manager of the Com-

mercial Bank in Fountain City and a general good sport, accepted. So off we went. And I failed to close the sale.

Embarrassing? Yes.Disappointing? You bet.Defeating? Never.

Education overcomes ignorance just as light dispels darkness.

Dr. Jim McIntyre and 8 of 9 school board members know we need $35 million to power Knox County Schools forward. For several years, the school sys-tem’s budget has grown by bunts – just enough

to maintain the status quo. It’s time for our community to swing for

the fence. We’ve got the right leadership, the right plan and the commitment to change and improve. Now we need the money to make it happen. Please help!

Fugate says ‘not now’By John Fugate

My grandson and I joined Sandra Clark and school board member Indya Kin-cannon on May 15 for a tour of the L&N STEM Academy and Whittle Springs Middle School. The principals and staff greeted us with a warm welcome and explained what their schools are doing to prepare students for their next level of education.

The primary purpose of this tour was to provide me with a better understanding of how tax dollars are spent to provide a quality learn-ing environment for stu-dents in these and similar schools in the county. The information I received was also designed to help clarify the need for the additional $35 million requested by the school board, especially since Mayor Tim Burchett has approved an additional $13 million for the schools in the 2012-13 budget.

I have not only learned more about our local school system but have also re-ceived multiple comments from Knox County residents regarding the request for additional funding. As a banker, I am responsible for advising my customers on in-vestments that will yield the greatest dividends. Taxpay-ers, likewise, want to know

what the return on their tax dollar will be and how their communities will benefi t. Among those who spoke to me during the past few days are teachers, parents, busi-ness people and retirees.

I was very impressed with the level of engage-ment on the part of teach-ers and students at Whittle Springs. This school has struggled to move forward academically as they expe-rienced loss of a funding source, outdated teaching tools, equipment in need of repair and lack of materials needed to perform at a com-petitive level. Nonetheless, the staff at Whittle Springs has gone the “extra mile” to help students improve test scores and reading skills – even working overtime

when needed. They cited a cooperative spirit on the part of the Central Offi ce in working with them to make signifi cant improvements in test scores and, thus, aca-demic ranking.

I was awed by what I ob-served at Knoxville’s rela-tively new STEM Academy. This magnet high school is a model of learning for now and the future which offers students expanded educa-tional opportunities. With the help of funding from the Knox County Board of Education and local part-nerships, STEM Academy stands as a center of excel-lence and a result of well-invested tax dollars.

My assessment of what I’ve learned in a few short days from representatives of the school system and local residents is one of high ex-pectations for the students of Knox County.

As a former educator with family members who work in both the K-12 and Adult Education systems funded by Knox County, I believe that we must take care of our nation-builders – our teachers – provid-ing them with the materi-als, technology and support they need to operate on the cutting edge.

Current and additional

funds must assure quality education by rewarding ac-countable instructors who view teaching as a “calling” rather than a job.

New construction should be considered but perhaps funded separately on an “as needed” basis rather than placed in the operat-ing budget. During this time of economic downturn and struggles of families to meet fi nancial obligations, I be-lieve that taxpayers want to know that their taxes sup-port a lean budget that elimi-nates waste and provides safe schools and quality educa-tion. They want their tax dol-lars spent as proposed and all outcomes of these expendi-tures to be made public.

At this time, I believe that most taxpayers prefer a delay in additional taxes.

I want to thank all those who have enlightened me to some of the great opportu-nities afforded Knox County students: Sandra Clark, In-dya Kincannon, Dr. Jill Hob-by and staff and Becky Ashe and staff. I also want to chal-lenge all Knox County tax-payers to be informed about and to become more involved in our educational system.

The decisions we make to-day will inform the future of our children and grandchil-dren.

Indya Kincannon

Answersto FAQ

taxes? How will citizens know how the $$ are spent and what the outcomes are?

A: We haven’t had a property tax increase since 1998. Even with a 35 cent tax increase Knox County would still have lower taxes than any other mu-nicipal county in the state. The economy is recovering, which is how the Mayor was able to recommend a $13 million increase with-out a tax increase. But that $13m only allows us to maintain the sta-tus quo. Of that $13m, $7m is used to roll 136 teaching positions that had been saved by stimulus dollars back into the general fund. The remaining $6m is used for conventional salary step increases for all employees and a 2 percent raise for teachers.

Investing in educa-tion will abet further recovery, increase property values and improve our chances of high quality economic development. We have a detailed spending plan on-line as well as benchmarks and performance goals to measure our progress. We will issue reports at least annually so the public can see our progress, and know the return on the invest-ment.

Whittle Springs gets resultsBy Sandra Clark

Whittle Springs Middle School serves kids from poor families with almost 85 percent of the students eligible to receive free or re-duced price lunch. The school showed poor academic achievement despite the best ef-forts of a succession of principals and teach-ers.

Three years ago, Dr. Jim McIntyre sent Dr. Jill Hobby to Whittle. “I was sent here to get results,” she says.

And the results are there to see. Hobby makes it easy. They’re posted on the walls of the main hallway. Teachers are listed by name; students by a 3-digit number.

In 2011, Whittle Springs ranked in the top three of Knox County’s middle schools in every category – math, science, reading/language arts and social studies – in value-added gains.

And it’s no mystery why.“It’s time spent with kids,” says Hobby.Whittle Springs has patched together

money to fund: ■ Morning ICU tutoring (daily at 7:15

a.m.) ■ After school tutoring (3:45 to 4:45

Monday/Thursday) ■ SES tutoring (3:45 to 4:45 Wednesday/Friday) ■ Saturday School (9:30 to 11:30) ■ Intervention pull-outs by teachers and teaching as-

sistants ■ SPED Envoy Academy after school ■ Advanced reading program using high school novels ■ Time card tutors – retired teachers coming back to

work with small groups of striving students in math and reading.

“Increased instructional time with students equals aca-demic growth,” says Hobby. “There is no permanent fund-ing source for this successful initiative without the school board approved budget.”

In fact, Whittle may lose some of this year’s funding be-cause of its success – dollars targeted for failing schools.

Traditionally, once schools show growth, some mandated supports can be removed. “We hope that we will be able to continue our layers of intervention, but without se-cure funding, there are no guarantees,” said Hobby.

Note: We did not photograph students at Whittle Springs because of privacy concerns. But we did talk with individuals. A couple of 8th grade girls explained the AVID program:

We were selected because our 5th grade test scores showed we could succeed in col-lege, they said, taking turns talking. Through middle school, we took notes in every class. In the summers we spent time on a college campus … Pellissippi, Carson-Newman, UT. Sure, it’s extra work, but it has paid off. Both of us got accepted to the STEM Academy.

Note taking and time management in general are important life skills, Hobby said. The students are coached in these areas with college attendance the expec-tation.

Meeting these girls was the most touch-ing part of The Fugate Challenge. We saw more than an emphasis on test-taking and statistics. We met two kids who believe they can succeed academically and they’re

willing to take on extra work to make that happen. They see long-term to a better life for themselves and their fami-lies through education.

Wow.

Dr. Jill Hobby shows increases on standardized tests, some remarkable. Photos by S. Clark

John Fugate at STEM Academy

Sandra Clark, Shopper-News editor

More from Whittle Springs, inside

Indya Kincannon, vice chair,

Knox County school board

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Who’s who at the AJSearching

for ‘bloated bureaucracy’

By Jake MabeAuthor’s Note: During a

forum held by school board chair Thomas Deakins at Hardin Valley Academy on May 10, an audience mem-ber said, “I just do not be-lieve your numbers (of the school system’s central of-fi ce staff). … The only way to do it, I guess, would be to go fl oor-to-fl oor (at the An-drew Johnson Building).”

That is exactly what I did for nearly four hours on May 15. With a couple of exceptions, I visited every fl oor and talked with every-one I could. For those who were out or unavailable, I talked to other offi ce person-nel, followed up by phone or received a requested sketch of their departments. The majority of the staff with whom I visited did not know I was coming.

The very defi nition of “central offi ce” is disputed.

County Commissioner Tony Norman defi nes cen-tral offi ce staff as “all per-sonnel whose performance review is not assigned to a school building level administrator.” Superin-tendent Dr. Jim McIntyre says that would “include all food service, custodial and maintenance personnel as well as many teachers who serve multiple schools, school psychologists, social workers and instruction-al coaches. None of these personnel are involved in district administration or even administration at the building level.”

At press time, Norman had not responded to my May 14 request for an inter-view.

Here are my fi ndings from my Andrew Johnson Building tour:

■ Lobby In addition to the Public

Building Authority security offi cer, the lobby also con-tains the offi ce of the Great Schools Partnership, a sepa-rate, nonprofi t organization that serves as a think tank and fundraiser for school initiatives. Its budget is separate from the school system. Knox County Pro-bation and the Community Mediation Center offi ce are both separate from Knox County Schools (KCS).

Lisa Wagoner super-vises health services which includes 50-plus school nurses (including Wagoner) that serve students with daily or ongoing needs, some 500 procedures a day. A recent large project was the 7th grade immuniza-tion at each middle school. Has two secretaries, Rita Giles and Terri Lynch-Polos. Says, “We used to have three nurses (until 2009) who do what I do by myself now.” System-wide nutritionist is Carolyn Perry-Burst.

Aneisa McDonald, Coordinated School Health specialist, whose offi ce is funded by the state, also works here, assisted by Au-drey Randles.

Omar McCarty man-ages the mail room as “an army of one.” Ensures mail needs are met at the AJ and at all 88 schools. Retired postal supervisor and Viet-nam vet.

■ First fl oorDavid Sanders, the sys-

tem’s lawyer, is funded by the county law director’s offi ce.

Jim McIntyre: The su-perintendent’s offi ce includes McIntyre’s administrative assistant, Kay Good; school board executive assistant Terri Coatney; chief-of-staff

Charlene Gammon; and school psychologists Pat Lukosius and Linda Ross.

Transition: To assist stu-dents with disabilities in transitioning from KCS to adult life are Michelle Flynn, secretary Lauren Mayes, consultant Michelle Pittman and consultant/TCI coordi-nator Jeffrey Wright.

Student Support Ser-vices staff mem-

bers Dr. Ron Carlini, special education consultants Mol-lie Seay, Sherry Grubb and Marcy Hughes, and secre-tary Kim Renfro work out of offi ces on this fl oor.

■ Sixth fl oorDave Armstrong han-

dles the KCS website (which averages 40,000 to 50,000 visits per day M-F) and con-sults with building level ad-ministrators on each school’s website. Photographs various KCS events.

Erik Hutson directs KCS-TV Productions. Sets schedule for programming aired on KCS-TV (available on Comcast Cable Channel 10 and on AT&T’s U-Verse) and makes it available on the KCS website. Records all school board meetings for live broadcasts and compresses them into web-archived vid-eos; makes training videos, and all videos for the web-site, about 100 in total. Re-cords any district-wide vid-eos, such as the annual band expo or the superintendent’s State of the Schools address. Built the school system’s web video delivery system “from the ground up.” Says station has a “zero budget” and is us-ing equipment (some more than 30 years old) donated by Community TV of Knox-ville. Gearing all content to play on mobile devices as well as computers.

■ Seventh fl oorThe seventh fl oor houses

the Public Building Author-ity, separate from KCS.

■ Eighth fl oorHomebound Services,

Homeless Education/Spe-cial Education Records: Houses all Special Edu-cation student data and processes documents for electronic storage. Staff

members: Supervisor Cher-yl Hill, secretary for home-bound pregnancy and Easy IEP (Individual Education Plan) Christy Naill; admin-istrative secretaries: records management, Kelly Rhines; Easy IEP, Kathy Russell; re-cords management Chandra Sims, homebound services, Kelly Wright; and RN health services/medical case man-ager for home/hospital in-struction, Debbie Wood.

Psychologi-cal Services: Process all school psy-

chological assess-m e n t s

a nd

evaluations. Determines eligibility for Special Ed. Oversees a “therapeutic pro-fessional partnership” with licensed psychologists who help students with emo-tional issues. Supervisor is Dr. Clovis Stair, assisted by secretaries Susan Lambert and Connie Strange.

Social Services, Home School and Guidance: el-ementary counselor coach Martha Masterson, second-ary counselor coach Anne Troutman, secretary Becky Henson and special ed spe-cialist Heather Willis.

Special Ed Support: Lead supervisor Susan Bolt, spe-cialists Bibi Burnett and Barbara Wrushen, supervi-sor Teresa Clark; and secre-taries Tammie Beckner and Sally Hickey.

■ Ninth fl oorMelissa Massie directs

student support services and special education; ad-ministrative assistant is Shellie Jenkins. Offi ce in-cludes special ed supervi-sor Deb Forcina, assistant Annie Ewoldt; consultant Martha Iroff, specialists Rita Camper and Nicki Nye and their secretary, Valinda Hubbs; educational program and general edu-cation/special education supervisor Becky Sharpe; Linda Sharp, secretary for Massie and Sharpe; and consultant Summer Tucker.

Ginnae Harley: Di-rects Title I federal pro-grams in high poverty ar-eas, based on the number of free and reduced lunch students. Funds are dis-tributed to Title I schools for additional personnel, the purchase of materials and supplies and staff de-velopment. Helps 37 Title I schools in math and reading only and supports school

improvement plans. Over-sees supervisor in each Title Ischool. $3.5 million receivedin the Race to the Top grant isaudited quarterly and fundedmore master teachers andupdated technology at Aus-tin-East High, South-DoyleHigh, Bearden Middle, WestHigh, Carter High, CentralHigh and Fulton High. Alsoservices private schools withTitle I zoned students. Super-visors are Dr. Steven Wrightand Cheryl Martin. Depart-ment has one secretary; twoothers left last January andMarch and the positions havenot been fi lled.

■ 10th fl oor Vicki Neubert coordi-

nates AVID (Advancementvia Individual Determina-tion) college-readiness pro-gram, designed to increasethe number of students whosuccessfully enroll in col-lege. Targets students in theacademic “middle” (studentswith a 2.0 to 3.5 grade pointaverage) who have the de-sire to go to college and thewillingness to work hard.AVID is a scheduled electiveclass that meets during theschool day.

Instructional Depart-ment: Reports to assistantsuperintendent Dr. DonnaWright. Personnel: Languagearts/reading supervisor (K-12) Jane Ailor, administra-tive assistant (for three de-partments) Vickie Beckers,administrative assistant (fortwo departments) CarolynnBilbo, elementary math spe-cialist Libby Burney, TAP ex-ecutive master teacher Mar-go Dalimonte, high schoolELA instructional coachJulie Givens, administrativeassistant (Title II and TAP)Brenda Greenlee, social stud-ies instructional coach (K-12)Judy Newgent, science super-visor (K-12) Theresa Nixon,middle school ELA instruc-tional coach Linda Perry,math supervisor (K-12) GaryPetko, athletics supervisorMarion Quinn, language artsand reading supervisor (K-5)Janet Sexton, social studiessupervisor Millicent Smith,grant writing and manage-ment, Carole Wilson (whohas brought in more than $3million in grants from 2009-12) and TAP director KeithWilson.

Every book approved tobe used or read in a class-room must be read fi rst.“We have no life. We arehere many Saturdays,” shesaid. “But it is worth it.”

Humanities: World lan-guages specialist AlysonLerma; English LanguagesLearners specialist Don-na Stapleton, assisted byRhonda Davis. Four assis-tants positions were elimi-nated last year on this fl oor.

■ 11th fl oorGail Byard oversees

Technology/IT. Includes ac-tive directory, student infor-mation systems, computerrepair, instructional tech-nology, networking, payroll/human resources informa-tion system, special educa-tion technology and helpdesk. Assisted by technol-ogy director Bill Parker, ITspecialists Richard Baugh-man, Steve Glenn, BrandyLambert, Guy Respess,Steve Rudder, Joe Snyderand Beau Stanley; networkadministrator/team leadLarry Brothers, active direc-tory administrator FreddieCox; IT asset manager JohnDendrinos, active directoryadministrator Billy Ellis,school technology specialistTom Harless, administra-tive assistant Pat Hodge,programmer/analysts KylePope and Jondale Stratton,computer technician JasonSummers, help desk opera-tors Carol Tiller and JulieWolfenbarger, and computeroperator Mary Wilkerson.

Russ Oaks; and Oaks’s assis-tant, Mary Martin.

Brian Hartsell su-pervises enrollment and transfers. Processes trans-fers, dropouts, disciplin-ary appeals, zero tolerance questions, attendance, some mailings, bullying complaints, discipline ap-peals to the school board. Also tracks and oversees daily enrollment changes. Assisted by administrative secretary Penny Farmer and enrollment administra-tor Justin Grubb.

■ Mezzanine (aka Second fl oor)Melissa Copelan di-

rects public affairs. The of-fi ce answers the district’s four main phone lines, han-dled in human resources until this year. Offi ce in-cludes Jennifer Faddis who splits time with Partners in Education, and Melissa Tauscher, who handles most of the incoming calls. KCS averages more than 1,700 calls per month, spiking to 2,406 last August.

Faye Boyd handles forms and printing services.

Scott Bacon supervises Partners in Education with program facilitator Mary Kerr. Raises money through Dine Out for Education and Coupon Books; fosters community support through the Teacher Supply Depot, Schooled for Suc-cess, Principal for a Day, the annual Career Fair, the Bar-ney Thompson Scholarships to high school seniors, and the PIE Advi-sory Board. (This writer is a member of that advisory board.)

Gary Spencer oversees the district’s Educa-tion Management Information Sys-tem, a project cre-ated by the Knoxville Cham-ber to monitor test results and operational expenses. A retired executive, Spencer manages “hundreds of mil-lions of data points.”

Tracey Matthews su-pervises family and com-munity engagement. Devel-oped district staff manual and eight professional de-velopment videos in reac-tion to a state law requir-ing all school districts to comply with six standards of community engagement. Teaches Parent University Classes. Coordinates the ac-tivities of the District Advi-sory Council requirement of Title I. Spearheads one-day Parent Conference for those with Title I students, part-nering with Project Grad and the Knox County Coun-cil PTA.

■ Third fl oorJon Dickl directs food

services. Handles applica-tions for free/reduced lunch and ensures KCS complies with state and federal regu-lations. Assisted by Pam Brice; school area leaders Cindy Cline, Warren Davis, Kristin Dewine, Margaret Lis and Sharon Meady; pay-roll assistant Teresa Cox; senior fi eld managers Mary Nell Harvey, Wanda Mc-Cown and Rita Teffeteller; Brandy Lambert, child nutrition technology; free and reduced lunch special-ist Terry Matthews; and equipment specialist Linda Whittle.

Rebecca Owens di-rects benefi ts and labor re-lations. Assists employees with paperwork and ex-plains benefi ts. Investigates issues/complaints from em-ployees and others concern-ing but not limited to Title

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■ Fourth fl oorDoug Dillingham

oversees facilities. Charged with long-range plan-ning, development, and construction of new facilities and the re-modeling/additions to current facilities. C o o r d i n a t e s c a p i t a l i m -prove-m e n t projects, r o of/HVAC p r o j -ects,

modular classroom addi-tions and relocations and physical plant upgrades. Assisted by contract admin-istrator William Anderson III and site manager Dennis Webster.

Rick Grubb directs transportation. Oversees 110 bus contractors that op-erate 350 buses, all but fi ve running at least two loads, that log 11,000 miles per day, including service to in-zone and No Child Left Behind transfers. Uses the School Messenger System, which replaced ParentLink, to notify parents of bus delays or malfunctions by text, email and/or phone. Validates bus drivers. Plac-es GPS phones on every bus which are monitored and tracked in real time to in-clude data such as location, speed and direction travel-ing; oversees driver compli-ance and driver photo badg-es with Justin Grubb, sends out almost 60,000 mailers to parents at the start of the school year. Assisted by router Nancy Calway, administrative secretary Frankie DeBusk, special ed router Ryan Dillingham, lead supervisor Jeff Graves, driver compliance supervi-sor Gayla Huffaker, con-tractor compliance facilita-tor Rhonda Kinsey, team leader Scott Sexton, and seven to eight part-time em-ployees ranging from col-lege students to adults.

■ Fifth fl oorPsychological Ser-

vices: On call to assist prin-cipals and teachers with assessment and referrals and to help when a school, student or staff member is faced with unforeseen cri-sis or tragedy are teaching assistants Diane Dykes and

SHOPPER-NEWS • MAY 21, 2012 • A-11

Who’s who at the AJ ■ 12th fl oorDr. Jean Heise as hu-

manities supervisor has re-placed several supervisors including those for physical education, health and well-ness, art, music, world lan-guages. Assisted by Walter Mencer (instrumental mu-sic), Richard Mitchell (cho-ral music), Dr. Fred Patter-son (art) and Alyson Lerma (world languages, who works on the 10th fl oor). Tracy Da-vis is an administrative as-sistant to Dr. Heise. Lisa Hickson is the humanities administrative assistant.

Elementary Instruction: Elementary supervisors Donna Howard and Susan Turner; Pre-K specialist Carol Idol and assistant An-gie Satterfi eld; elementary supervisor Kelly Johnson, administrative secretary Margaret Wade, and literacy specialist Theresa Wishart.

Dr. Daphne Odom and assistant Ashley Satterfi eld oversee magnet and gifted/talented programs.

Dianne Buck, manag-er, Tom Dockery and Steve Johnston handle publication and print services. Off-set printing services are housed at the Knox Central building, where the print department rotates existing personnel.

■ 13th fl oorTradition and supersti-

tion in the hotel industry mean the Andrew Johnson Building has no 13th fl oor.

■ 14th fl oorDr. Donna Wright:

Oversees curriculum and

instruction, including staff on fl oors 9, 10, 12 and 14). Supervises executive di-rectors: Nancy Maland (el-ementary ed; her admin-istrative assistant is Jeana Findley), Dr. Clifford Davis (secondary education) and Ed Hedgepath (middle/secondary education, who is retiring); their admin-istrative assistant is Cindy Price. Davis will become the executive director for all secondary education while concentrating on middle schools and Dr. Jon Rysewyk will supervise the 15 high schools. Wright’s administrative assistant is Linda Ward, who is retir-ing. Senior advisor for high needs schools is Montina Jones; her assistant is Jane Toppins.

Dr. Elizabeth Alves monitors test results, oversees K-12 curriculum (to achieve test goals) and monitors compliance with all federal regulations. As-sisted by supervisors: re-search and development, John Beckett; testing, Laurie Driver; account-ability analyst Clint Sat-tler, deputy accountability officer Krista Tibbs; and administrative assistants Cindy Fowler and Patti LaBello.

■ 15th fl oorDr. Kathy Sims directs

human resources including personnel records, termina-tions, absences, evaluations and staffi ng for all schools. Supported by, Rodney Rus-sell, Nakia Towns and Team Leader Kelly Cross (data en-

try), Human Resource Gen-eralists Sandie Johnson, Leanne Robillard, Dreama Feezell and Christine Wolf (evaluations, tenure, posts Certifi ed vacancies in SearchSoft); HR Specialists Stacey Dykes (substitutes, Aesop System).

■ 16th fl oorBob Thomas and Ron

McPherson: Thomas is assistant superintendent for administrative services. McPherson is executive di-rector of fi nance.

McPherson’s depart-ment performs daily ac-counting functions such as journal entries, budget line-item transfers, depos-it of funds, etc., monitors account balances, fund balances, and revenue collections and trends for KCS funds; coordinates with other KCS depart-ments on financial issues; balances major construc-tion projects and fed-eral grants, prepares the monthly Interim Financial Report for the KCS operat-ing fund and School Nu-trition Program (financial status reports), prepares the monthly status re-port on KCS construction projects, assists with the preparation of the KCS an-nual operating budget; co-ordinates federal and state funding applications and reporting requirements for grants and projects, prepares the annual Pub-lic School Financial Re-port and the annual Pub-lic School Budget report submitted to the state, and

provides support for rec-onciliation of fringe ben-efits and payroll.

McPherson says even paying roughly 7,500 em-ployees is not as simple as cutting a check. Contracts are different for various po-sitions. Payroll is roughly $20 million a month.

Hamilton County, which serves 42,000 students on a $312 million operat-ing budget, has roughly 25 employees in budget and fi -nance. Knox County, which serves 56,000 students on an operating budget of $380 million, has 19 such employees.

Compensation Depart-ment personnel: compensa-tion support, Mike Atkins, Marty Danford, Lynne Fly-nn, Brenda Tindell, Katie Yarber; supervisor Krisden Parrott; and team leader Ada Pratt.

Finance personnel: fed-eral grants accountant Leah Ashley, accounting clerk Barbara Brown; food ser-vice accountant Michelle Henson, supervisor of ac-counting Kevin Wilson.

■ 17th fl oorPart of the accounting

and fi nance department. Personnel: accounts pay-able clerks Diane Beeler, Paul Jenkins (warehouse operations), clerk Judy Lew-is, Omar McCarty Jr. (part-time), Bonnie Spicer (pur-chase orders), and fi nance/accounts payable supervisor Roger Underwood.

Whittle Springstackles reading ■ Read, read, readReading is basic, says

Whittle principal Jill Hob-by. “And each year some students arrive at elemen-tary schools already behind in basic academic and/or social skills. Although the principals and teachers at Whittle/Fulton feeder schools work hard to catch them up, for each of the past three years, 60 percent of our students have entered 6th grade reading on a 2nd or 3rd grade level.

“We must grow students to have them ready for high school. We place a huge em-phasis on reading in each content area.”

On the hallway wall, a chart refl ects reading gains based on Lexile testing. Each student is identifi ed by number. Hobby says a range of 60 to 100 refl ects a year’s worth of growth, yet results for 2011-12 showed gains of 200 to 300 for many Whit-tle students.

A student came in with a score of 244 and increased to 530 – a one-year gain of 286 points. Another started higher, with a score of 929. That student increased by 86 points to 1,015.

Hobby credits “target-ed intervention” for these gains. Whittle is slated to lose $30,000 in Title I funds next year, money that has funded extended day tu-toring, technology and time card tutors for students in small groups. The school board’s budget includes money for tutors for stu-dents falling behind.

Accountability, you say?How about this: TCAP

writing scores (8th grad-ers profi cient) at Whittle Springs: 2000 – 63% 2001 – 80% 2002 – 81% 2003 – 80% 2004 – 77% 2005 – 74% 2006 – 69% 2007 – 80%

2008 – 83% 2009 – 78% 2010 – 86% 2011 – 87.33%

2012 – (embargoed, but the teachers were amazed at the results received two weeks ago)

Math scores, value added scores and TCAP scores in general show dramatic gains.

■ AcademiesChoral teacher by day,

academy director by after-noon. That’s Bailey Cham-bers, principal of the Whit-tle Springs After-School Academy.

All WSMS students are eligible for tutoring in read-ing, math and TCAP prepa-ration. The Academy meets from 3:45 to 4:45 on Mon-days and Thursdays. The Academy is free and snacks are provided. Bus service is provided to Richard Yoak-ley (formerly Alice Bell Ele-mentary), Belle Morris Ele-mentary, Lincoln Park Tech

Center, Christenberry Rec Center, and the Boys and Girls Club on Caswell Ave. so that transportation does not get in the way of some-one staying after school for extra support.

The Academy is popu-lar among students, Hobby said. One boy even asked when the make-up would be for a session canceled be-cause of a tornado warning. The principalship is good training for young teachers, she added.

First Class Tutoringis an SES program offered at no cost to parents whose children participate in the Free and Reduced Lunch program. First Class pro-vides transportation home following after-school tutor-ing, a mini-meal, and small group tutoring in math and reading. It met on Wednes-days and Fridays. Only cer-tifi ed teachers served as tu-tors, and Jen Tedder served as coordinator.

Family Engagement events were scheduled al-most weekly during the school year. “We had about 250 to 300 people at each event,” says Hobby. An in-centive was a mini-meal from Chick-fi l-A.

An example is the Jan. 12 Math Night from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Refreshments were provided while parents and children played games in-

Jan Chiles, 7th grade reading teacher at Whittle Springs, talks

with John Fugate, left) and his grandson. Joseph.

volving math. Other events were scheduled during the day so parents could in-teract with students and/or hear special speakers. Mother-daughter spa night was a huge hit, especial-ly when Dr. Hobby gave makeovers.

Eight opportunities forcommunity volunteerswere offered, coordinatedby Jen Tedder, social work-er and behavior liaison,and Shanawaski Davis andTiffany Davidson, cam-pus managers for ProjectGRAD. Info: 594-4474.

■ Conclusion

Sent to get results.Got results.Will funds be there to sustain the pro-

grams that brought the gains?We will know when County Commission

votes on May 30. Stay tuned.

■ ConclusionAfter touring the AJ,

hearing job descriptions and seeing staff members at work, reading the central administration return on investment report, counting trends in the central offi ce over the last 10 years and com-paring departments with those in other Tennessee school districts, I utterly reject the myth that the KCS Central Of-fi ce is bloated bureaucracy.

In 2001, an independent management and performance review concluded that the KCS CO administration is “un-derstaffed when compared to its peers” and said KCS spent less for administration than any of its peer districts, with the staffi ng level 55 percent below peer districts. The fi nd-ings 11 years ago still ring true.

The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics found in fi scal year 2008 that among the 100 largest U.S. school districts (Knox County is 74th), KCS ranks seventh in the percentage of its budget that is dedicated to instruction and instructional support. The district tied for 100th in the proportion of total positions committed to school district administration.

Signifi cant central offi ce administrative staffi ng reduc-tions and adjustments, including eliminating more than a dozen positions in FY 2012, have been made since 2009. The Central Offi ce underwent a major reorganization in 2011. Over the last four fi scal years, the majority of the $14.7 million increase in the total operating budget has gone to classroom instruction and instructional support ($10.4 million). Five million dollars has gone to Debt Ser-vice and other district-level requirements.

Central Offi ce administrative and support totals have dropped from a 10-year high of 230.5 in the fall of 2008 to 211 as of this March.

Facts are facts. Anyone who tries to argue to the con-trary should take a tour of the AJ Building fl oor by fl oor, read this data, which is available at knoxschools.org, and perform a comparative analysis with KCS’s peer districts.

Otherwise, you are either pandering to a myth, have a personal ax to grind or are living in “The Twilight Zone.”

JakeMabe

A-12 • MAY 21, 2012 • SHOPPER-NEWS

■ Science“How is science different here?” we asked

teacher Frank Wood. He had his homeroom kids in class and was able to break away for conversation. Wood, who came from Hardin

Valley Academy, said L&N is about the basics.

“We don’t have underwa-ter basket-weaving here. We focus on the core, on teach-ing the language of scien-tists.”

Next year Wood plans to offer “algebrysics,” a hy-brid of algebra and physics which he’s developing, us-ing manipulatives to make math more interesting.

He’s working with the school librarian to write a book called “Just the Facts,” an interactive program that will accept “keynote” fi les from students. Wood is de-veloping STEM curricula which he and Ashe hope will be used by schools through-out the state.

Wood also sponsors the robotics club, a before-school activity. He showed us the basketball-shooting robot his students made for competition. The team didn’t win this year, but then L&N currently has only freshmen and sophomores. Wood is eager to set his “veterans” on stage next year.

■ MathAndrea Lawyer taught mathematics at

Bearden High School before coming to the L&N. While the curriculum is similar, the technology makes a difference in how it’s taught, she said.

“All teachers (here) do live-time tutor-ing,” Ashe said. “The quality of the tool

makes a good teacher great.”Lawyer calls it “real time teaching.” As

she monitors students’ responses via iPad, she can see who knows what, who needs ex-tra help with a concept or when the whole class “gets it.”

Students have “buy-in,” she said. Obvi-ously teachers do too because Lawyer followed our tour down the hall, still talking. She described emailing les-son assignments to students and learning from their re-sponses.

“An incredibly shy stu-dent can communicate safe-ly via email when he might be hesitant to speak up in class,” she said. Her own 1st grader recently made a Pow-erPoint presentation and learned to tell time through an “app.”

Technology has leaped ahead and it’s time for it to be used in Knox County Schools, she said.

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By Sandra ClarkImagine … a high school

where every teacher knows every kid by sight and name … a school where students want to be and everyone is equipped with an iPad … a place where teachers work before- and after-hours to develop curricula.

Imagine the L&N STEM Academy.

The place looks like a race track with donor logos pasted randomly about. Fi-nancial sponsor JCPenney has a logo on the school’s entry into the robotics com-petition.

The room for physical education looks like the workout facility at the most modern health club. Prin-cipal Becky Ashe grabs the handles of an overhead re-sistance belt. “$120 each,” she says. “And we keep up with everyone’s progress on the computer over there.”

We visited the school during the one-hour lunch break. Kids eat for 30 min-utes, either inside or on the porch, and then spend 30 minutes in advisory class for tutoring and life skills. Some sell dance tickets in the cafeteria, while others cluster with iPads in small groups or alone.

Ashe says the lunch break is important since students might enter STEM knowing only one or two other students.

That extra time comes in handy for visiting STEM (science, technology, en-gineering and mathemat-ics) professionals who fre-quently come for lunch with students. “They might make a presentation, but some-times they just hang out. It helps students to realize that engineers and profes-sors are people just like them,” said Ashe.

The only foreign lan-guage is Latin, but nobody seems to mind. And the band includes “whatever you play.”

Halls guy Owen Sanders was excited to be accepted, and he’s asking his mom why he can’t just start now. An 8th-grader wanting to skip summer??? Amazing.

■ On tourBecky Ashe is dynamic. A

former teacher at West High School and later the KCS science supervisor, Ashe was helping Dr. Jim Mc-Intyre interview prospec-tive principals for the new STEM Academy when he realized no one matched her knowledge and enthusiasm. “You know a lot about this,” he recalls. “What if you be-come principal?”

McIntyre didn’t have to ask twice.

Ashe assembled a faculty and worked with construc-tion crews to prepare the for-mer restaurant and railroad

A stroll on campus of the L&N STEM Academy shows the Sunsphere and World’s Fair Park up close and the University of Tennes-

see in the distance. Labs funded by B&W Y-12 and Provision Health Alliance occupy the former Butcher Shop restaurant and the

school itself is the former L&N train station. The tour is led by principal Becky Ashe, at right, followed by Joseph Fugate, John

Fugate and Indya Kincannon. Photos by S. Clark

Alexis Campbell, a Powell resident, studies Latin on an iPad.

Frank Wood, science teacher and robotics coach

Andrea Lawyer came to L&N from Bearden High School.

All aboard!For learning adventures

at the L&N

■ Conclusion

L&N Stem Academy functions like a charter school or even a private school under the auspices of Knox County Schools. The school demon-strates that a little money goes a long way with motivated students, enthu-siastic teachers and involved parents. And don’t overlook that dynamo named Becky Ashe.

L&N does not cherry-pick stu-dents. Each high school has an allo-cation based on enrollment. Students who apply are selected by lottery within their high school zone.

The classes and lesson plans devel-

oped here can be used across Knox County, if the Internet infrastructure is installed and money is funded for iPads or some type of personal device for each student at all schools.

Technology is everywhere, even in the smallest business. Yet Knox County schools fund technology with Coupon Books, PTAs and a prayer.

The school of the future is operat-ing today at the L&N Academy.

Will the technology be pushed out to all students in all schools?

Depends on whether County Com-mission funds the $35 million in-crease requested by the school board.

They vote on May 30. Stay tuned.

station to be a contemporary high school. And she did it on the cheap. Then-Mayor Bill Haslam arranged for a city grant to pay the rent to property owners until the building conveys to Knox County Schools, debt-free.

Then McIntyre, along-side the Great Schools Part-nership led by Buzz Thom-as, secured grants to equip specifi c areas. Among the fi rst was a family grant to fund the Haslam Commons.

This year’s iPads were obtained through a contri-bution from local PetSafe owner Randy Boyd and a generous donation from ORAU, said Ashe. Parents signed an agreement to replace the devices if lost or damaged. Only one has been lost.

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Bart Walker is girls’ basketball coach

After girls’ basketball coach Clay Young stepped down in April after 17 years as a head coach at Powell, the school had a question to answer. Who would lead this well-regarded program?

Powell looked no further than its own alumni.

Bart Walker, PHS Class of 1987, will lead the Panthers

next season with Caitlin Hollifi eld by his side as an assistant. H o l l i f i e l d g r a d u a t e d from Powell in 2007.

W a l k e r played col-

lege basketball at Walters State and LMU before becom-ing an assistant at Walters State for seven years. In 2000 he became the head women’s basketball coach at Hiwassee College and led his team to two Elite Eight appearances.

After four years at Hiwas-see, Walker headed to Chat-tanooga State where he made another trip to the Elite Eight. He then went to Northwest Florida State in Destin, where he stayed for two years and achieved a national ranking of fourth at one point.

More than 60 of Walker’s junior college players went on to play Division I basketball. This man can coach.

After his gig at Northwest, Walker didn’t set foot in a high school or college gym for two years.

“My kids were here with

Back to Powell

their mom … and I’d been coaching for 10 years. I thought it was time to step away from it and be a dad,” said Walker.

Now Walker can do both.“It was a perfect scenario,”

he said. New assistant coach Cait-

lin Hollifi eld also brings a lot, as she just fi nished a Division I college bas-ketball ca-reer. After graduating from Powell, H o l l i f i e l d played at Alabama be-

fore transferring to Western Carolina to be closer to home. Hollifi eld received her degree last December.

“Basketball’s been an avenue for a lot of things for me. It’s taught me a lot … discipline, how to work with others. I got my edu-cation because of basket-ball,” said Hollifield. “I’m excited to work with these girls and teach them some of the things I learned … so maybe they can have the same opportunities.”

One of the fi rst things on the agenda for Walker is reaching out to the commu-nity and encouraging girls to try out.

“I want to really reach out

and get some kids that are probably good players that didn’t know if they wanted to make that commitment … they need to give us a look,” said Walker. “It’s a new time … it’s going to be fresh.”

Walker says that Powell girls’ basketball is starting over, but not necessarily in a bad way.

“I’ve never seen any of these players play. We’re going to start the new era, not that the old era is bad, we’re just coming in with new eyes,” said Walker.

As far as coaching strat-egy, Walker plans on doing what he’s always done.

“We’re going to run this like I ran my college pro-grams because they were very successful. We also want to give them life les-sons that will help them down the road,” said Walker.

He understands that a successful program starts at the youngest levels of the community.

“We’re going to be very involved with the middle school and very visible at the junior pro program,” said Walker.

One advantage Hollifield believes Powell will have with her and Walker at the helm is the ability to relate to the players.

“Everything we’re going to show them is something that we probably did at the college level as a player … and we can still go out there and do it with them,” said Hollifield. “It’s going to be fun to see how the girls de-velop over the summer.”

“It’s a process,” said Walk-er. He’s looking forward to the experience, nonetheless.

“This is going to be a fresh start for me. I’m excited.”

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discusses the importance

of investments during

a recent meeting of the

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sounds too good to be

true, it probably is.” Photos by Ruth White

Liz Jett, Sue Myers and Billie Hall help the crowd decide on

the best investments.

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Thursday, June 14.

The Temple Baptist Acad-emy boys’ varsity soccer team has won the TAACS state championship with a fi nal record of 18-1.

“It was a great finish to a wonderful season. The championship game was a ref lection of how these young men played all sea-son as a team,” said head coach Shannon Sexton. The team scored 91 goals during the season while allowing only six.

The state tournament

was in Murfreesboro in May. The team defeated the Macon Road Baptist High School team from Memphis 3-0 to claim the champion-ship for the Tennessee Ath-letic Association of Chris-tian Schools.

Located in Powell, Temple Baptist Academy is an accredited, agency-approved K-12 school serving families since 1971. Info: 938-8181 or www.templebapt i s t ac ademy.com/.

Royal Crusaders win soccer title

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Preston Hickman, Matt Johnson; (standing) head coach Shannon Sexton, Alex Gann, Grant Ryan, Nick Retterer, Ethan Eisenbeis,

Steven Jones, Alex Provonsha, goalie Adam Cate, Mang Thang, Alex Hwang, Aaron St. John, Brad Nicely, assistant coach Michael

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Powell Middle crowns geography bee winnerSocial studies classes at Powell Middle School hosted a geography bee and one winner in each

area competed for the title of school champion. Pictured are: (front) school winner and state

representative Pierce Anderson, school runner-up Josh Bunch; (middle row) area winners Gar-

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11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, at Naples restaurant on Kingston Pike. Reference librarian Jamie Osborn will present “Research for Writers.” All-inclusive lunch is $12. RSVP by Monday, May 21, by calling 983-3740.

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By Theresa EdwardsThress Nursery is the

fi rst Knox County business (outside of the city) to re-ceive a cash mob organized by County Mayor Tim Bur-chett’s offi ce to help the lo-cal economy.

The idea began by help-ing businesses in South Knoxville when the Henley Street Bridge closed, rerout-ing traffi c. Now the concept is spreading to other area businesses. “As long as the community will continue coming out to support the local businesses, we will continue doing them,” said Michael Grider of the Knox County Mayor’s offi ce.

Carol Kirksey is one of many supporters. She has shopped at all four cash mobs so far, realizing the importance of supporting our local businesses.

Another familiar face shopping at Thress was Robin Lane, owner of Strawberry Fields Market,

where the previous cash mob was. “It was wonderful for us, so I wanted to be a part of this one to continue the fl ow. I have a stepmom, so I’m here to get fl owers for her,” said Lane.

Burchett came, greeting visitors as they arrived and chatting with people on the porch at the storefront.

Thress Nursery manager Greg Clark said, “We’re so very appreciative of the cash mob. We’re glad they asked us to participate. We’ve been busy all day long.” Many of the custom-ers came as early as 8 a.m. when we fi rst opened. The shoppers were spread out throughout the day, instead of coming all at once.

Clark hopes that people will continue coming back now that they have been in-troduced to Thress Nursery. They also do landscape de-sign and installation, and in the winter have a Christmas shop. They are open all year.

Linda Ross and daugh-

ter Megan Whaley shop

for fl owers at Thress

Nursery. “We heard

about the cash mob on

the news this morning

and thought it would be

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Mother’s Day,” Whaley

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Deana Hurd of Lulu’s

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door, brought sweet

treats to Thress Nursery

for their cash mob day.

“She’s our friend,” said

Hannah Noll Thress.

“They’re great neighbors

to have,” said Hurd.Thress Nursery is

located at 7343 Old Clinton Pike, east of West Emory Road near West Beaver Creek Drive. Info: www.ThressNursery.com.

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■ UTK Center

for Education-

al Leadership

is recognizing

fi ve individuals

for contribut-

ing signifi cant-

ly to education

through in-

novative work,

leadership,

learning and service. The

Prometheus Leadership Medal

recipients are: forensic an-

thropologist William Bass, vice

provost Sarah Gardial, archi-

tect Hansjörg Göritz, President

Emeritus Joe Johnson and

UT women’s basketball Head

Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt.

■ The Korn Learning, As-

sessment and Social Skills

(KLASS) Center, in conjunc-

tion with UT’s Special Educa-

tion and School Psychology

programs, will offer tutoring

services for a limited

number of children in 1st

through 6th grade who are

struggling with math or

reading. These services will

be offered at four 60-minute

sessions per week from July

2 to 26. Initial assessments

will be conducted the week

of June 18. To schedule an

assessment: 974-6177. Info:

Brian Wilhoit, 974-6395 or

[email protected].

■ Mingjun Zhang, associate

professor of mechanical,

aerospace and biomedical

engineering at UTK, has re-

ceived more than $168,000

from the U.S. Department of

Defense under the De-

fense University Research

Instrumentation Program

(DURIP) to buy equipment

to advance his nanoparticle

research. Zhang’s DURIP

funds will go to purchase

instruments for characteriz-

ing nanoscale mechanics of

nanoparticles. The cutting-

edge instrumentation will

be operated by graduate

and undergraduate students

to collect data for his team’s

research on nanoparticles.

Shannon Carey

Marianne Freitag’s mot-to is “Follow your passion,” but don’t think it’s going to be easy.

Marianne Freitag of Bag Lady

Boutique. Photo by S. Carey

‘Richer with less money’

Four days in a truckBurnett Duncan of Newport accepts keys to a Ford F-150 from Ray Varner of Ray Varner Ford.

Duncan and three others spent 95 hours in the truck, fi nalists in the “Survive It to Drive It”

contest sponsored by WIVK Radio. Runners-up Tim Sharp, Molly Bulger and Cheyenne Boone

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UT NOTES

William Bass Sarah Gardial

Hansjörg Göritz Joe Johnson

Pat Summitt

She ought to know. She left a good-paying job to open two upscale consignment shops in North Knoxville. It’s less money and less security, but she’s happy that she’s doing something she loves.

“I’m far richer with less money than I was before,” she said. “Do something you’re passionate about. If you don’t you’re never going to be happy.”

But, there’s a whole lot more to being in business for yourself than there is to being an employee.

“You have to do sales num-bers and profi t and loss state-ments and payroll,” she said. “There is so much you just don’t know.”

A self-described Army brat, Freitag did a lot of trav-eling, but her “home” is Knox-ville. She attended Sacred Heart, Knoxville Catholic High School and UT, where she studied zoology and vet-erinary medicine.

You read that right. In fact, one of her fi rst jobs was training the sea lions and the Knoxville Zoo. She’s fl own hot air balloons and once owned her own special events com-pany. Also on this eclectic resume are several retail jobs, Divisional Director for Cor-porate Development for the American Cancer Society and Walmart market manager.

Now, her two stores, called

Bag Lady Boutique, are avenue for Freitag’s creativ-ity and desire to “color out-side the lines.” She calls theshops “The female version of‘Cheers.’”

“We want to know yourname and make you feelgood while you’re here,” shesaid. “When you joke aboutretail therapy, it really istherapeutic.”

Bag Lady Boutique’s twolocations accept and sell up-scale consignment in a pleas-ant, friendly atmosphere.Freitag said both stores aretied together via computer,so you can use your credit atboth stores. The shops areeven available for after-hoursshopping parties.

Bag Lady Boutique is locat-ed on Broadway in FountainCity and on Dry Gap Pike be-tween Halls and Powell. Info:859-9411, bagladyboutique.net.Shannon Carey is the Shopper-News gen-

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Kevin Cole, Interviewer II at

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Labor and Workforce, teaches

basic computer skills on a

SMART board in a mobile Ca-

reer Coach at Austin Homes.

By Alvin NanceHere at KCDC, our goal is

to promote the self-sufficiency of our resi-dents. In the current e c o n o m y, h o w e v e r , fi nding em-p l o y m e n t can be a

major hurdle to gaining self-suffi ciency.

That’s why we partnered with the Tennessee Depart-ment of Labor and Work-force Development to bring mobile Career Coaches into our properties. These mobile job centers provide a helping hand to our resi-dents, taking job training and employment resources right to their front doors.

The Career Coaches have been visiting KCDC prop-erties since the program was announced by Gov. Bill Haslam last year. A mobile resource for job seekers, the Career Coaches are 35-foot-long mobile classrooms housed in Winnebagos.

The vehicles provide residents with one-on-one attention, searchable job listings and important training, including resume building, job search skills and interviewing skills. This job training is invalu-able to our residents.

According to the Tennes-see Department of Labor and Workforce Development, one in four people statewide who visited mobile Career Coach-es found employment.

Providing the tools for success

Nance

News from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce interview-

ers William Byrd, Shay Riggs and Kevin Cole stand ready to

assist job seekers outside of the mobile Career Coach at

Austin Homes on May 11. Photos submitted

Each Career Coach is staffed with three to fi ve career advisors and outfi t-ted with 10 work stations equipped with a laptop, Internet connection and access to printers and fax machines. Instructors use SMART board technology to demonstrate to partici-pants valuable tips on how to search and apply for jobs.

Sarah Beane, the Career Coach coordinator for East Tennessee, told me about the great response the Career Coach gets from residents when it travels to KCDC

properties.“We’ve helped many

KCDC residents,” Beane said. “Our Career Coach provides personal attention to connect them with the resources they need to fi nd employment.”

The Career Coach has visited Austin Homes, Mont-gomery Village, Walter P.

Taylor Homes and Virginia Walker, among others.

The Tennessee Career Coach is a valuable asset to our residents and our com-munity. Through programs like the Career Coach pro-gram, we give our residents the tools to succeed in both their personal lives and in their careers.


NEWS FROM TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY

Kindergartensteals the show

By Stephanie Beard

On May 8, the Temple Bap-tist Academy kindergarten

class held its 2012 program and graduation ceremony. The pro-gram is a yearly highlight for students, teachers, and parents. This year’s program featured students demonstrating their mastery of academic and Bible subjects, serenading the audi-ence with their favorite songs, and displaying the diversity of their personalities. They truly were a “cast of characters” that not only stole the show, but stole the hearts of those who watched.

The students put on a play of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” The play creatively incor-porated characters from a variety of children’s stories, poems and rhymes, including Little Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue, Jack Be Nimble, and Little Miss Muffet, among others. Kindergarten teacher Paulette Deeringer matched each role to the colorful personalities of the students.

After the play concluded, Dr. Clarence Sexton, pastor of Tem-ple Baptist Church, addressed the audience and congratulated each graduate as they received their kindergarten diplomas.

Family and friends came from near and far to see the many re-hearsed and not-so-rehearsed moments at the annual program. The students began prepar-ing for their special end-of-year event in January.

A veteran teacher, Deeringer directs the kindergarten pro-gram at Temple Baptist Academy. Deeringer has been teaching for more than 30 years, 20 of which have been at Temple.

Temple students Max Lindsay

and Nathaniel Gray are ready

to graduate from kindergarten. Photo by J. Jones

Lexi Harjo portrays Goldilocks in the Kindergarten play.

“Mrs. Deeringer is a celebrity around here. Many of our stu-dents, including our high school-ers, had Mrs. Deeringer as a teacher,” said Temple principal David Whitaker.

“Children are always interest-ing, they all have a sweet tender side. I love seeing them learn and excel. They’re fun, silly, strong-willed, teachable, creative, in-teractive and loving. The stu-

dents and their families get into your heart. I am truly blessed,” Deeringer said.

Several of the Temple High School seniors graduating this year had Deeringer as their kindergarten teacher. All of them, without exception, have expressed that she made a real impact on their lives, and they cherish the influence she has had on them.

Ethan Whitaker is Little Boy Blue and Hayley Bryant is Little Bo Peep in

the Temple Baptist Academy kindergarten play.

By Taryn Jones

On May 3-5, the Temple Baptist Academy boys varsity soccer team took their 15-1 regular season re-cord to the Tennessee Athletic Association of Christian Schools (TAACS) State Soccer Tourna-ment in Murfreesboro, TN with high hopes of bringing home the state championship trophy.

The Royal Crusaders saw their hopes realized when the final whistle blew on a 3-0 victory in the championship game against the Kingsmen fro m Macon Road Baptist High School in Memphis, TN.

In the fi rst and second rounds of the state tournament, Temple defeated Berean Christian Acad-emy (Hixson, TN) and South Haven Christian School (Spring-fi eld, TN) to advance to the cham-pionship game where they faced a surging Macon Road team.

Juniors Alex Hwang and Tim-othy Ceausu scored the fi rst two goals in the fi rst half of the cham-pionship game. The Macon Road Kingsmen had an opportunity to swing the momentum back their way with a penalty kick attempt early in the second half. Howev-er, when Macon Road missed the kick wide left, followed by a third goal punched in by Temple senior Mang Thang, the Royal Crusad-ers could taste victory.

Temple head soccer coach Shannon Sexton said, “It was a great fi nish to a wonderful sea-son. The championship game was a refl ection of how these young men played all season as a team.” Senior midfi elder Alex Provonsha echoed his coach’s thoughts on the game and the season saying, “This was a special season. We had a very talented group of guys this year and our chemistry was

Royal Crusaders

Temple Baptist Academy boys soccer team members are: (front) Peter Ewing, Sean McGinnis, Justin Sullivan,

Tim Ceausu, Tyler Ward, Jordan Sullivan, Preston Hickman, Matt Johnson; (back) head coach Shannon Sexton,

Alex Gann, Grant Ryan, Nick Retterer, Ethan Eisenbeis, Steven Jones, Alex Provonsha, Adam Cate, Mang Thang,

Alex Hwang, Aaron St. John, Brad Nicely, assistant coaches Michael Scoggins and Mike St. John. Photo by D. Whitaker

win the TAACS state soccer championship

awesome. We played like a unit, and as a unit we beat almost ev-ery team we faced. I know what it feels like to be a champion and it is something I will never forget.”

Junior fullback Alex Hwang said, “After losing the state title game last year, it was nice to come back this year to win this one for our seniors.” Junior midfi elder Timothy Ceausu added, “Win-

ning state is something I will re-member the rest of my life.”

Tournament awards went to four Temple players. Sopho-mores, Aaron St. John and Nick Retterer, along with senior Mang Thang were named to the all-state team. Sophomore fullback, Justin Sullivan, was named tour-nament MVP.

Along with an 18-1 overall re-

cord, the Royal Crusaders scored 91 goals while only being scored on 6 times. Sophomore goalkeep-er, Adam Cate, had 80 saves on the season and only allowed one goal during the state tournament. Leading scorers on the team were senior Mang Thang with 21 goals, sophomore Nick Retterer with 16, sophomore Aaron St. John with 11, and junior Brad Nicely with 11.


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