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Do not call the Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy an alternative school if you’re within earshot of principal Kim Towe, who will politely set you straight: “We are a nontraditional school, and we value the fact that we work with our students individually. And we value the fact that they are on a non-traditional learning plan.”
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Meet the principal Parents and students who are zoned to attend the new school located in the Northshore Town Center in August of 2013 are invived to meet principal Susan Davis at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at West Valley Middle School, 9118 George Williams Road. The school board approved a “grandfather” transfer to permit rising 5th grade students and their currently enrolled siblings (to include rising kindergarten siblings of 5th graders) to apply to remain at their current school. The deadline to request such a transfer is Feb. 18. Details at knoxschools.org.
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Mary Henry, owner of Apple Cake Tea Room, is marking 30 years as a successful business in Farragut. She credits a listing in “Along Interstate 75” by Dave Hunter for bringing customers in from the nearby Campbell Station Road interstate exit.
By Suzanne Foree Neal When Mary Henry opened her tea room nearly 30 years ago, the building was surrounded by the tranquility of open farmland, woods and few businesses. Today Apple Cake Tea Room has evolved into a multi-generational destination dining establishment in the middle of a beehive of commercial activity and chain restaurants. Yet the lunch-only tea room has survived and flourished. Henry says when Turkey Creek development began, there were some anxious moments. “Every time a new restaurant would open in Turkey Creek, I’d go count them,” Henry says with a laugh, adding she finally took a friend’s advice and “just let it go.”
converse with customers. This time of year, many of the customers are from the upper U.S. and Canada, heading to Florida. Henry credits the book “Along Interstate 75” by Dave Hunter for guiding hungry diners from the interstate exit to her Farragut tea room. She’s been listed in it for about 18 years, and the author visits once a year to check out the menu and see what has changed. “He tastes everything and always pays for his lunch,” says Henry. Toronto diners Melvyn and Susan Fuss discovered the tea room through the book two years ago. Susan Fuss says they returned because of the hospitality and food. A little closer to Farragut, Kingston friends Ann O’Briant and Di-
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West High student Indiana Laine (center) shows A.L. Lotts Elementary School assistant principal Missy Beltran data collected from a dual range force sensor. West High physics teacher Joe Foy (right) brought students to demonstrate school technology following last week’s State of the Schools address. Photo by Wendy Smith tation at Powell High School last week. Much of it was in the form of computers and software. But West High School physics teacher Joe Foy brought gadgets, including a dual range force sensor. Senior Indiana Laine said the sensor measures simple harmonic motion. Working
with such equipment leads to a deeper understanding than learning from a book, she said. Austin-East math teacher Greg Allen demonstrated software that allows for individualized learning in his Algegra I class. The class goes to the computer lab three times a week, where students take
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Despite the competition, Henry’s log cabin restaurant off Campbell Station Road has a loyal following of customers from near and far. A visit to the tea room will show locals mixed with interstate travelers, couples grabbing a quick bite, friends lingering over a catch-up lunch and the sounds of celebration in the party room upstairs. Despite “tea room” in the name, Henry says the menu has been changed to offer some heartier dishes as well, and it is not unusual to see men in the restaurant. “I just have to get them past the sign and in the door, and I’ve got them,” says Henry. Henry hung up her apron after five years in the kitchen. She prefers hosting duty where she can
By Wendy Smith Instead of doing chemistry homework, Chris Kleinschmidt, a sophomore at the L&N STEM Academy, listens to an online lecture by teacher Glenn Arnold each evening. Then, during class time, Arnold answers questions and helps students work through problems. It’s called a flipped classroom, and it’s becoming more common across the country, Arnold said. Students are more likely to struggle with homework, so he’s available while they’re doing it. They can listen to the 15-minute lecture when it’s most convenient for them. “It’s shifted the responsibility to their hands,” he said, and it’s possible because every student at the STEM Academy is equipped with an iPad. Arnold was one of several teachers who brought students and examples of school technology to the State of the Schools presen-
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Apple Cake Tea Room is a favorite mother-daughter destination for Alison Collins and Keelin. On this outing, they brought along Memphis visitor Charlotte Hardy. Photos by Suzanne Foree Neal xie Mason have been coming since the tea room opened. “I like the atmosphere, food and consistency,” Mason says. “It’s always a special meeting place.” Alison Collins and her daughter, Keelin, of Farragut say they always have lunch at Apple Cake when their friend Charlotte Hardy of Memphis visits. They all like the food and have their favorite dishes. “It’s nice and quaint and one of my daughter’s favorite places. It’s a good mother-daughter place,” says Alison Collins. Henry is a little superstitious about celebrating milestones, so when that 30-year date rolls around in early September, it will
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Her name was Maria de la Luz Compere, and when she died Jan. 24 at age 97 this tiny human dynamo was responsible for planting some 2 million daffodils along Pellissippi Parkway. Betty Bean says there is a simple way to honor her legacy: Buy some bulbs. Plant some flowers.
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a pre-test to determine what they need to work on. As they work independently, he monitors their progress. Hardin Valley Academy business teacher Vivian West demonstrated Edmodo, a social media platform that allows teachers to post agendas and assignments, and allows students to turn in assignments and ask questions. Students like it because it mimics the world they live in, she said. Sophomore Kane Smith says Edmodo makes school easier. Email is awkward, he said, and posting questions on Edmodo helps everyone in the class. Dr. Jim McIntyre wants to put a computer in the hands of every student and teacher at 10 schools during the next budget year. It’s a step back from the ambitious five-year program for all schools presented, but not funded, last year. But it’s a step forward in equipping our kids for real world life and careers.
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Fugate, Deakins spar on security No member of the school board opposes school security, but there is a nuanced willingness to spend money to recheck schools that already have been inspected. At last week’s workshop, board members Thomas Deakins and Kim Sepesi pushed hard for inspections at every school, while Lynne Fugate and board chair Karen Carson leaned toward taking time to make a plan. Fugate got an affirmative answer to her question: “Just a few months ago you checked each school and what was found (wrong) was fixed?” Carson ended last week’s chapter of the debate by asking Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre to research “industry standards of school security. “Then we should inspect all schools based on that standard,” she said. – S. Clark
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