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Parents support later bell times Board could push start to 7:45 a.m. By Jennifer Pignolet pignolet@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2372
PHOTOS BY CRAIG COLLIER/SPECIAL TO THE WEEKLY
Miranda Dyer, who was recently crowned Miss Collierville 2015, takes a turn around the dance floor with her dad, Rick Dyer at Collierville’s 14th-annual Father/ Daughter Dinner Dance last weekend.
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A dance with Dad Hundreds attend annual Father/ Daughter dance
By Craig Collier
Al Bryant had his hands full as he attended Collierville’s annual Father/ Daughter Dance with his three daughters Elie, Carly and Natalie.
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On Feb. 6, Collierville’s Parks and Recreation Department staged its 14th annual Father/Daughter Dinner Dance at the Cox Park gymnasium. As it has for the past few years, the event was completely sold out. Sheila Moody, director of special events for Collierville said, “Every year this event not only sells out but there is a waiting list for people who wish to attend.” The popularity of the dance is evident by the looks of joy on the young ladies and their dads. It’s diicult to ind anyone who is attending the event for the irst time. The evening begins with
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a catered meal and then the fun moves to the dance loor.
With music provided by DJ Brad Patrick, the irst dance was “Cinderella” by Curtis Chapman. Then things got serious with familiar dances such as the Hokey Pokey, the Electric Slide, as well as dancing Gangnam Style.
Bedtime for Germantown resident Laura Meanwell’s two teenage sons on a school night is between 9 and 10 p.m., and house rules dictate their phones must remain in the hallway. But she hasn’t mastered the art of actually making her children sleep. It makes their mornings that much more of a jolt, when the 14- and 15-yearold boys have to wake up at 5:45 and leave by 6:30 for their 7 a.m. classes at Houston Middle and Houston High. “By midweek, our whole family is just exhausted,” she said. Meanwell is part of a group of Germantown parents who have formed a coalition to advocate for later start times for all ive of the Germantown Municipal School District campuses. So far the group, Germantown for Healthy School Start Times, has about 500 supporters through its website, germantowncares.com, group member Craig Dismuke said, and has ordered yard signs so residents can show they are against the 7 a.m. start time. Houston Middle and High start at 7, Riverdale and Farmington Elementary start at 8 and Dogwood Elementary starts at 9. The school board will decide this month whether to spend potentially $400,000 to push the 7 a.m. start time to at least 7:45. The district shares buses with Collierville Schools, so in addition to paying for extra buses that See START, 2
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Houston eighthgrader claims local spelling bee trophy
NEED TO FEED ECS fifth-graders donate to MidSouth Food Bank to help hungry kids. SCHOOLS, 10
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Cady Baltz is headed to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Potomac, Md., in May following her win in last Saturday’s local spelling championship. The Houston Middle School eighth-grader correctly spelled the word “sanctimonious” in the 17th round for the victory. Moments earlier, Amirta Manikandan of Collierville Middle School missed the word “pallescent,” giving Cady the chance for the win. “I was surprised and
‘SEIZE THE DAY’ Page Robbins Adult Day Center holds annual gala. Dinner, drinks and more at James Bond themed fundraiser. COMMUNITY, 15 © Copyright 2015
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