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Meet Mary Kerr, program facilitator for the Knox County Schools coupon books. Kerr is the biggest fan the books could ever hope to find. “They’re my passion,” she says of the coupon books, which students are selling through Sept. 23. “I know how much they help the schools here in Knox County. I believe in what I’m doing.”
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Read Betsy Pickle on A-9
Thank a teacher An old bumper sticker said: “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” That bar has been raised. Now teachers must feed students of all aptitudes and abilities through a chute for testing. If scores are high enough, the teachers get to do it again next year. If not, there is no thanks and maybe no job. Great Schools Partnership has set the second annual “Thank a Teacher Week,” Sept. 30 through Oct. 4. Amazingly, some teachers are saying “no thanks.”
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Read Sandra Clark on A-4
Hey Butch, the next one matters If you see Butch before I do, please tell him this next one matters. The Florida Gators are an official problem. They’ve whipped the Volunteers eight consecutive times. That is pretty close to becoming a habit. In theory, this would be a fine rivalry if Tennessee could win one now and then.
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Read Marvin West on A-5
Hello, NWKBPA Well, it’s a little wordy, but it is also long on inclusiveness. The Greater Karns Business Association has changed its name to the North West Knox Business and Professional Association. See Sherri Gardner Howell’s report.
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Story on A-3
Grandparents Grandparents galore filled the halls at Karns Middle School last week and Sara Barrett was there. See her pictures inside.
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Stepping back with
Old Fashioned Sunday By Sherri Gard Gardner dne nerr Howell Howe Ho well ll The ushers in overalls and black string ties are the first clue. The preacher in his Sunday finest – from the 1900s – is another giveaway. Pews filled with women in bonnets, crinoline skirts or gingham check, plus the smell of collard greens cooking on the stove, all add up to a time-warp reality: There something going on at Knoxville Christian Center, 818 N. Cedar Bluff Road. And, indeed, there is something happening. On Sunday, Sept. 22, the center is sponsoring its fifth Old Fashioned Dinner at the church, inviting the community to come enjoy a step back in time. Helping turn back the clock will be a classic car display in the parking lot and a community dinner in the fellowship hall at noon. The church is providing the fried chicken, collard greens and corn bread, with guests asked to bring a side dish or dessert to share. Grammy award-winner Adam Crabb is the guest musician, and he will perform at both the 9 and 10:30 a.m. services prior to the picnic. “Everyone really gets into the Grammy Award winner Adam Crabb will be the special guests at Knoxville Christian Center’s Old Fashioned Sunday. To page A-3 He will present a musical program at the 9 and 10:30 a.m. services and then stay for the picnic.
Crissy visits Pond Gap School Haslam explores community school
Below, a gardening class taught by AmeriCorps member Matt Callo listens as Tennessee’s first lady Crissy Haslam describes the new kitchen and cutting garden at Tennessee’s executive residence. Haslam visited Pond Gap’s University-Assisted Community School Thursday.
By Wendy Smith Two of Crissy Haslam’s priorities are parent engagement in schools and improved literacy, so it is no surprise that Tennessee’s First Lady accepted an invitation to visit Pond Gap Elementary School’s University-Assisted Community School (UACS) Thursday. This is Pond Gap’s fourth year as a UACS, which is an outreach program of the University of Tennessee College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. Haslam said she hasn’t observed anything like it in Tennessee. UACS coordinator Mark Benson escorted the First Lady on a tour of the program, which serves 105 of Pond Gap’s 330 students. She visited a physical education class in the school’s gym and a circus class in the cafeteria, where students skipped rope and jumped on a trampoline. She observed a reading intervention class and took time out to ask 1st grader Christal Evans what she liked about school. “Learning helps you be smart,” said Christal. Haslam agreed. “I’m still learning. You’ll be learning, too, when you’re my age.”
Crissy Haslam chats with Pond Gap Elementary School 1st-grader Christal Evans while teaching assistant Melissa Zempleni looks on. Photos by Wendy Smith
The tour continued to a portable classroom where Ronda Mostella was teaching rhythm with drumsticks. It looked like a music class, but the kids chanted facts about math and geography as they tapped out a beat. A staff member filmed the class, and Haslam promised to show it to the governor. “This is one of the only places
in Tennessee doing this, so you guys are really special,” she said. “Tell the governor I said, ‘Hey,’” chimed in 5th grader Samara Johnson. Haslam visited a new gardening class taught by AmeriCorps member Matt Callo. The students had planted kale, carrots and radishes in raised beds at the school
the week before. The First Lady told the class that students from a nearby elementary school in Nashville had helped her plant a kitchen and cutting garden at Tennessee’s executive residence the day before. To page A-3
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