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Miracle Maker Knox County Schools’ Career and Technical Education department will hold its capstone event, CTE Goes Live, Friday, April 19, at Market Square. Jake Mabe interviews CTE director Don Lawson about the event and other CTE programs.
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Carman concert Both Sunday morning services were filled as members and guests at Knoxville Christian Center came to a free concert by Carman Licciardello. Pastor Dr. Barry Culberson introduced the singer. “It is great to have Carman here today. He’s been a great part of our life and a blessing.
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How to follow a legendary coach Following a legendary coach is a daring high-wire act. History says there are far more missteps, slips, falls and crashes than happy landings.
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Dine Out for Education Hayley Schneider wins Hardin Valley’s CTE Goes Live contest singing “Don’t Forget to Remember Me” made popular by Carrie Underwood.
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CTE Goes Live winners from area high schools will compete at Market Square 7:45-10 p.m. Friday, April 19, as part of the Dogwood Arts Festival. The public is invited to this free event. Hardin Valley student Hayley Schneider was still deciding last week on which song to perform, but was leaning toward one by Adele. “It’s really exciting, because it is getting bigger each year,” said Schneider. “It will be fun to perform in front of all those people at Market Square.” Schneider has been taking musical theater classes since her freshman year and is currently studying stagecraft. “I’m really into theater,” she said. “I will be portraying Miss Hannigan in the upcoming musical ‘Annie.’
“My grandparents will be coming from Florida to watch the CTE contest and ‘Annie’ since they will be the same week.” Karns High sophomore Brooke Harrill will be performing “Set Me Free” by Angela Miller. Harrill chose that song because it demonstrates the wide range in her vocals, is a fun song to sing and it’s an original. “I want to get the song out there for her (Miller),” she said. Although Harrill is both a soprano and alto, she is stronger in
Brooke Harrill wins the Karns CTE Goes Live competition singing “Traveling Soldier” made popular by the Dixie Chicks. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
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Community school coordinators reflect on first year By Wendy Smith There are still kinks to work out at Knox County’s three new community schools. But site resource coordinators at Green Magnet, Lonsdale and Norwood elementary schools see favorable results from afterschool programs that benefit students and their families. All are optimistic that the programs will be even better next year.
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Knox County Schools’ 10th annual “Dine Out for Education” will be held Tuesday, April 16, at nearly 40 restaurants with 80 locations throughout Knox County. Participants who eat at the selected restaurants will automatically have 10 percent of their pre-tax total donated to the Knox County Schools Partners in Education program, which helps fund programs including the Career Fair for 8th graders and high school students, the Teacher Supply Depot and the Barney Thompson Scholarship. Nearly $20,000 was raised during last year’s event. Participating restaurants can be found at www.knoxschools.org.
‘Charley Odom Day’
Mayor Tim Burchett officially proclaimed April 8, 2013, as “Charley Odom Day” in Knox County to honor this World War II hero as he celebrated his 100th birthday with fellow veterans, family and friends at the Ben Atchley Veterans’ Home. Odom joined the U.S. Navy in 1934 at age 21 and served a long career, retired and then worked a second career teaching air conditioning, refrigeration and shop math at Fulton High School. “Over many decades, Charley Odom has been involved in community work and supported the veterans’ activities and proudly worn his uniform even as he does at this time,” said Burchett. Marlin Helms, base commander of the Smoky Mountain Submarine Veterans, presented the quilt shown here behind Odom. It was Mayor Tim Burchett proclaims April created by the Quilts of Valor with 8, 2013, “Charley Odom Day” at his depictions of the submarines on 100th birthday party celebration at which he served and emblems of Ben Atchley Veterans’ Home. Photo organizations to which he has beby T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com longed. David Cates, president of Fleet Reserve Association Branch 194, gave Odom a shadow box contain- honoring his military service and came from someone he met in his a Centenarian Certificate from the younger years – former President ing Navy memorabilia. Jimmy Carter, saying: “To CharState Rep. Roger Kane pre- state of Tennessee. One special birthday wish ley Odom, Congratulations on sented Odom with a proclamation
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The coordinators have been surprised and pleased by the organizations that have offered afterschool programming to students. Liz Thacker coordinates the program at Norwood, which serves approximately 100 students five days a week. For example, Thacker contacted
the Northwest Middle School step team to see if they would be willing to perform for her students. The coach asked if, instead, the middle school students could put on a mini-camp. The camp, held last week, was fun for all. Liz Thacker Adam Fritts, coordinator of Lonsdale’s community school, is amazed by how the need for programming often dovetails perfectly with an organization’s need to provide it. The Joy of Music School receives grants that require it to provide education, and the 90 kids who participate in Lonsdale’s Monday through Thursday community school program are a perfect match.
Erika Long coordinates programming for the 60 students who attend Green Magnet community school five days a week. She’s enthusiastic about a garden club that’s being offered with the help of UT’s Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Department and Agricultural Extension Service. Volunteers have cleaned out an old greenhouse at the school to be used during the school day as well as by community school participants. Each community school also has needs. Thacker would like to see more community buy-in. She hopes to have the opportunity to reach out to service clubs and neighborhood associations, but says there aren’t enough hours in the day. “You’re sort of a jack-of-all-trades in this job, especially during the pilot year,” she says. “Nobody knows what you’re doing.”
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Fritts would like to have more volunteers at Lonsdale who can develop relationships with students and families. “My job is to put people in the same room. Our biggest successes are correlated with that happening,” he says. The school’s involvement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee is one example. Green Magnet’s biggest challenge came from starting the community school at the end of October after kids were already involved in other programs, Long says. While the school has offered workshops on truancy and test-taking, it hasn’t yet been able to offer creative programming for adults. She is also concerned because many of her volunteers are college students who will finish their semester More on A-3
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