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The Weekly proudly salutes area valedictorians, salutatorians and the entire graduating Class of 2014. Page 4
Collierville senior Josh Wheeler rallies in 1,500-meter inale to win decathlon. Page 13
Germantown Weekly SCHOOL BOARD
G’town all-in on shared services Board members say vote is ‘not a reversal’ By Jennifer Pignolet pignolet@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2372
Germantown Municipal School Board members on May 14 voted unanimously to go all-in on shared services with other suburban school districts, amending the budget after the board voted 3-2 to approve it the previous week without all shared services. The vote was in a special called meeting to make decisions on health insurance and to amend the budget. Supt. Jason Manuel said after the board voted earlier to pick and choose which services to share, and to bring nutrition, purchasing and employee beneits fully inhouse, the other municipal superintendents told him they were not happy with Germantown’s decision. He said they told him there was a chance Germantown could be left out of all shared services. Manuel said after the meeting that he has known for weeks, and conveyed to board members individually, that the expectation was for Germantown to go all-in, both as a inancial savings and a show of cooperation. He said that after those conversations, he thought board members understood that Germantown needed to be fully on board, even if there was no speciic threat of consequences. “That’s why I brought the budget on Monday with all Tier-1 shared services,” Manuel said. “Tier 1” refers to the most inclusive group of shared services, and includes nutrition, transportation, planning, beneits, purchasing, information technology,
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On a recent Friday, Tanier Massey (left) and Kyleigh Steele, both 8, get ready to watch the movie “Finding Nemo” as Carriage Crossing hosts its 6th annual Movie Mania between now and September. Every other Friday, families can sit and watch a movie outside at the shopping center’s Central Park.
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Movie mania sets in Shopping center ills free movie niche in Collierville
By Lela Garlington garlington@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2349
Right before the movie “Finding Nemo” started playing, the streetlights dimmed and the water fountains trickled to a dribble around Carriage Crossing’s Central Park. On a recent Friday, the Collierville outdoor shopping center hosted the irst in a series of family friendly Movie Mania nights. Unless it’s raining, the center is holding its second one this Friday when the Disney movie “Tangled” starts around dusk, or about 7:50 p.m. About 250 parents and kids sprawled on blankets and kicked back in orderly rows of lawn
chairs or sat along the fountain benches to watch “Finding Nemo.” They munched on free popcorn and sipped on free bottles of water. It was a time for children to chase bubbles and parents to chase runaway children. Movie regulars Jessica and Jared Shoup of Olive Branch came prepared. Their 4-year-old son, Gavin, was wearing his Sponge Bob Square Pants pajamas, and 2-year-old daughter, Syndey, was sporting her Dora the Explorer PJs. They view the outdoor movie night as a way for their children to release a little energy before they crash on the drive home. Not everyone was happy dur-
CARRIAGE CROSSING MOVIE LINEUP Movies are shown at Carriage Crossing’s Central Park in Collierville starting at dusk every other Friday night. The park is the grassy area with the water fountains between Macy’s and Dillards. May 30: “A Bug’s Life” June 13: “The Incredibles” June 27: “Tarzan” July 11: “Despicable Me 2” July 25: “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” Aug. 8: “Curious George” Aug. 22: “Babe” Sept. 5: “Racing Stripes” Sept. 19: “Toy Story”
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Fallen Nashville oicer laid to rest
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Community pays tribute to Houston grad By Jennifer Pignolet pignolet@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2372
Michael Petrina, the fallen Metropolitan Nashville police oicer who grew up in Germantown, was remembered last Thursday morning as a motivated soldier, dedicated police oicer and lover of learning. The funeral for the 25-year-old officer was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, followed by a processional to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery in East Memphis. Hundreds
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of people, including police and military personnel from across the region, packed the church in support of Petrina. Firetrucks hoisted a lag over Poplar Avenue as dozens of police vehicles passed silently below, their blue lights lashing. Church bells before and after the ceremony played hymnals and patriotic tributes. About 250 students from the OLPH school stood alongside Poplar outside the church, their hands over their hearts, watching the procession pass. School principal Patricia Wyckof said she told
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Metropolitan Nashville Police Oicer Michael Petrina’s casket is carried into Memorial Park Cemetery during his funeral last Thursday. Petrina, 25, was killed in the line of duty on May 10 after being struck by a motor home while directing traic.
the students Petrina grew up in their church, and it was important for them to “honor those who serve us.” “We wanted to pay our respects,” she said. At Memorial Park, the full-honor ceremony included a presentation of the lag to Petrina’s family
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and the playing of taps. A single police radio called out, “Michael Petrina. End of Watch.” Petrina was killed Saturday when he was struck by a motor home while directing traic at the Old Hickory on-ramp of Inter-
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