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The time is now... The Knox County Schools budget has for too long grown by bunts. It’s time for the community to swing for the fence. Last week, Sandra Clark toured two schools. Jake Mabe toured the Andrew Johnson Building. We make the case for the budget in a four-page spread. Please help!

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Plight of UT track Since last we talked about the plight of Tennessee track and field, Marvin West writes, the Volunteers have gone from bad to worse to awful. The men were next to last in the recent Southeastern Conference meet. If anybody still cares, they did not have a runner in the finals of the 100, 200, 400, 800 or 1500. And there are no recruits to suggest better days are ahead.

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May 21, 2012

Potter predicts ‘new Callahan’

PES time capsule opened

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Powell Elementary School buried a time capsule in 1986 when the new school was completed. Last week Betsi Vesser had the honor of opening the capsule and revealing the contents of the box to former teachers and special guests. In 1986 the school only went to the 4th grade due to construction; 5th grade students attended Powell Middle School. Ruth White has a photo feature.

By Sandra Clark When Dwayne Potter sent out notification to nearby property owners that construction on the final leg of Emory Road was about to begin he got back a response: “We’re glad you’re here. We’ve been hearing about this project for 60 years.” The writer probably would have heard about it even sooner if he were older. The much-discussed and often cussed Emory Road widening through Powell is underway. Dwayne Potter, a road builder based in Huntsville, Tenn., got the bid and is on-site. Potter expects the $15.6 million project to be open in September 2014. It’s a tough project. After numerous public meetings, the Tennessee Department of Transportation settled on a route that bypasses the heart of downtown Powell. A new road will pick up just south of Gill Road and will extend to Clinton Highway. “In my opinion, this will become (Knox County’s) new Callahan,” said Potter. Plans call for a traffic light at the intersection with Brickyard Road. A signal already has been installed at Clinton Highway near Walgreens. He envisions a stop sign at the point where the roads diverge, with an access road into “old Powell” on the right and continuation of the 5-lane swinging left. Design criteria require a 90-degree angle on the intersection, and that’s why residents see silt fencing on the north side of Emory.

Site preparation is underway for the widening of Emory Road at Powell. Photo by Ruth White

Workers are currently installing footers for a bridge which will span both the railroad tracks and Beaver Creek. Working “six days a week, 10 hours a day,” Potter said he wants to get those footers in the ground during the summer’s dry season. The bridge will be 850 feet long with sidewalks and a handrail on each side. He expects to move “several thousand cubic yards” of dirt, and explains it won’t be fill. “In our business, when we bring dirt in, we call it fill. When we move material around on-site, we call it excavation.” The new road will match Emory Road from Norris Freeway to Gill Road with two lanes each way, a

center turn lane and sidewalks, curbs and gutters on both sides. The speed limit will be 40 miles per hour. Potter runs a family business, assisted by his wife, Raisa; son, Robert; and daughter, Kristin, now off on maternity leave; and son-in-law Logan. He has two grandsons and it’s just a matter of time until they’re working, too. Potter was the contractor for the Forest Heights Bridge during the 2000-02 widening of Papermill Road. He just finished a project on Hwy. 62 in Morgan County and worked on a bridge replacement job in Campbell County last year. He currently is widening the off-ramps from Pellissippi at

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Which tax could pass? What are the chances of a sales tax referendum passing with new revenue going to Knox County Schools? That is one option should there not be 7 votes on the 11 member county commission to raise county property taxes by 35 cents over a mayoral veto. Victor Ashe breaks it down.

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Index Sandra Clark A2 Betty Bean’s feature story A3 Government/Marvin West A4 PES Time Capsule feature A5 Community A6 Faith A7 Schools A13,15 Business A18

Janice Widener, Debbie Hayes and Janet Brown are retiring from Powell Middle School. Photo by S. Clark

Three retire at Powell Middle By Sandra Clark

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Assistant principal Janet Brown and teachers Debbie Hayes and Janice Widener are retiring from Powell Middle School. The three have taught for a combined 107 years in Knox County Schools. A dinner at Beaver Brook will honor the educators, and Brown is not quite sure what to expect. “They’ve been pretty secretive about it. …” Widener, a 7th grade math teacher, appreciates the opportunity “to teach where I grew up and went to school.” She has been at Powell Middle for 24 years, previously working at Northwest Middle School.

Math education has changed, particularly over the past five years, she said. “We expect a lot more (from students). When I started, we expected them to master addition, subtraction, multiplication and fractions (by 7th grade). Now we’re into algebra.” Hayes’ day is split between teaching computers and assisting other teachers with their technology. For the second job she carries the title BLTC (building level technology coordinator). “Powell Middle has very supportive parents and awesome kids,” she said. Hayes was selected for a 21st Century Classroom back in the day. From there she was

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trained to help other teachers and her supportive role evolved. She’s been at PMS for 15 years. Hayes and Brown celebrated their final field trip recently when the bus in front of theirs broke down on Interstate 640. Their bus pulled in to assist, and “we just shook every time a truck went by,” said Brown. Somehow it seemed fitting. This year has presented challenges from the beginning. New construction at PMS created “room” for transfer students from schools targeted by No Child Left Behind. Powell added more than 100 unexpected children from Whittle Springs, Vine, South-Doyle and Northwest. All

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Dwayne Potter Northshore Town Center. “We try to stay busy, but it’s a balance between too much work and not enough.” On weekends, he “fools around with” Angus cattle. He says he enjoys farming but hasn’t yet figured out how to earn a living doing it.

came after school began. “We had two months of first days,” said Hayes. “But we handled it,” said Brown. Powell Middle added teachers, rearranged class schedules and soldiered on. Then came new teacher evaluations, challenging and timeconsuming for both teachers and principals. And now chaos ensues at year’s end as staff wrap up student records, value added test scores and evaluations. Brown quoted a colleague who said the end of school is like childbirth – so painful that you’d never do it again if you remembered. “Luckily, we have the whole summer to forget.” Brown is married to Holston Middle School principal Tom Brown, and he’s not retiring. “He tells people I’m older, but Tom worked a few years in the mental health field before becoming a teacher,” Janet explained. The Browns have a grandchild who turned 1 on Mother’s Day in Culver City, Calif. Janet is already mapping out a direct flight. Brown says she has “loved everything I’ve done” in a career that spans teaching, serving as guidance counselor at Northwest Middle for 13 years and being an assistant principal at Powell Middle for 12. How could things be better? Brown responds quickly: “The Powell community supports athletics wonderfully. I’d like to see that same level of support for academics.” Widener echoes that. “Let’s celebrate our success in the classroom.” 2707 Mineral Springs Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917 Ph. (865) 687-4537 280 N. Fairmont Ave.

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Can’t take us anywhere! Some folks just can’t be let out in public. That’s the conclusion from our rowdy table when the Powell Business and Professional Association held a networking exercise which actually had rules. Our table just ignored the rules and plunged in. “So you are Sizzle Smith,” I said to the woman next to me, reading her shirt. “No, I am Jan Gudis with Sizzle Smiles,” she answered. Oops! Nita Buell Black to the rescue. “So tell us about that,” she said. Jan explained that she does mobile teeth whitening. And she can be reached via phone, text or email. She will come to your home or business and promised to whiten your teeth by two to eight shades. “It’s safe, hygienic, professional and affordable,” she said. And she’s in and out in 15 to 45 minutes. Warming up to her work, Jan went on to tell of a recent bridal party where the bride got teeth whitening for her attendants. Guess they wanted to bounce the ﬂash back from those wedding pictures. For once, Laura Bailey didn’t have much to say. She just listened. So Justin Bailey jumped in to say he sells real estate with Realty Executives. “I work with buyers … like to sell land and commercial …

Nita and Jim Black Photos by S. Clark Laura Bailey saw these bees swarming on someone’s car at Powell High School. The principal was out and traffic was stopped. We wonder if they called “the swat team.” Photo by Laura Bailey.

Sandra Clark POWELL HOWL Well, in this market I will sell anything,” he grinned. It’s hard to believe he’s 30 and married. Justin also told us about Young Life, where he volunteers and his wife works fulltime. It’s non-denominational and outreach oriented. “All relationship driven,” he said. “We average 85 to 100 members, just from Powell High.” The group goes camping in summer and fall and has frequent events at Powell area homes, including Justin’s parents place. Our table kept laughing out loud and making so much noise that the moderator called on us ﬁrst. Oops. We didn’t know what to say. We hadn’t even heard the rules. Nita Buell Black hopped up and gave a thorough report. “Good thing she’s never at a loss for words,” said husband Jim. Heck, I had so much fun, I’m going back next month. ■

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ticle about Malcolm’s Dairy- Justin Bailey land. A couple of callers said it’s Ted Norman. We confirmed that with Ted’s son, “With a cast like this and Mac, who said he’s named a production crew that supafter Malcolm. ports them, all we need is a great audience like you,” said ■ Powell Playhouse director Nita Buell Black. Powell Playhouse will Dinner is at 6 p.m. on two present “The Savage Dilemnights only, June 7 and 8. ma” by John Patrick at JubiTickets for dinner and play lee Center on June 7, 8 and 9 together must be purchased at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, in advance. Cost is $25 June 10, at 2 p.m. per person. The menu inThe comedy is a sequel cludes: BBQ grilled chicken to the first play of the seaand rice, citrus corn, garlic son, “The Curious Savage”; mashed potatoes, tossed salhowever this play offers a hippie view of the ’60s and some “educational” sex with a little larceny thrown in, so you will be entertained whether you saw the first play or not. Returning cast memBy Jake Mabe bers include Molly Durr, Well, we got a treat last Carolyn Wells, Lynette week. Brown, Consuelo SilvaVirginia College campus Moore, Tyler Smith and president Jim Branham took Jamie Speed. Joining the the Knox County Schools veterans are Terri Watson, Partners in Education AdTom Gutridge, Red Paint Spilman and Lisa Crutch- visory Board on a brief tour of its Fountain City campus field. before the board’s monthly meeting May 21. You’ve read all about it here in the Shopper, but it’s a pretty neat place. Anybody looking to go into cosmetol-

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un-paired electron, which neutralizes the free radical. Our bodies do have the ability to create some of their own antioxidants, but there are not near enough available. Therefore, it is best that you get additional antioxidants from food and nutritional supplements. Your best defense is to have adequate or extra amounts of antioxidants available for the amount of free radicals produced so no damage to your body will occur. When more free radicals are produced than there are antioxidants available, oxidative stress occurs. Chronic degenerative processes will occur if this situation continues for a long period of time. Next time: Where are antioxidants found?

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Henegar is honored survivor Halls High School Honor Society students worked a booth and walked in the all-night Relay for Life, held May 11-12 at Tennova Health & Fitness on Emory Road. Pictured are (front) Rebecca Neighbor, Danny Splane, Erika Youngquist, Bianca Barraza, Erica Massengill, Cameron Buckner; (back) James Parmley, Connor Froning, Dana Pair, Andrew Neighbor, Derek Wakefield, Justin Splane and Jacob Wessels. Photos by S. Clark

By Betty Bean Dana Henegar’s cancer odyssey began in 2003 when she found a miniscule lump in her breast, barely big enough to notice. But Henegar, who is an aerobics instructor with Tennova Health & Fitness Center, is more attuned to such matters than most, so she immediately went in for a biopsy. “And lo and behold, it was cancer,” she said. “DCIS – ductal carcinoma in situ – stage zero. I was almost ashamed to say it was cancer. I had a lumpectomy, got clean margins and had almost three months of radiation and started taking tamoxifen. I finished up a week before my 30th birthday and decided that the cancer part of my life was over.” But she was wrong. Shortly before Christmas 2010, nearly 8 years after her initial diagnosis, she was again diagnosed with breast cancer. This time it was different – stage four metastatic breast cancer, which meant it had spread. She recounts her second bout with the disease with an easy, humorous touch. “The craziest thing was I never felt a breast lump. I went to Dr. Kristy Newton for a non-related issue. She did some blood work and the liver enzymes were through the roof. She did my first exam and knew there was a problem with Tennova’s Relay for Life co-chair Tammy Nickles and honorary my liver, because she could survivor Dana Henegar. Photo by Ruth White

HEALTH NOTES ■ A demonstration of the Alexander Technique, a practical method for learning to move with more ease, will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, at Lawson McGhee library, 500 W. Church Ave. Admission is free but preregistration is required. Info: Lilly Sutton, 387-7600 or visit www.lillysutton.com. ■ Alzheimer’s caregiver support group meets 6-7 p.m. each third Thursday at Elmcroft Assisted Living and Memory Care in Halls. Light refreshments. RSVP appreciated. Info: 925-2668.

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kind of see it. “I had two liver biopsies, a brain MRI, a breast biopsy and a full-body PET scan. There was an ice storm Dec. 15, 2010, the morning they did the CT scan. “By lunch, she had called my husband and me to break the news. In January I got the final diagnosis. It was a different kind of cancer, and it had decided that my liver was a good place to settle,” said Henegar, who was the honored survivor speaker at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Mayo Clinic got the tissue, and this time around, the diagnosis was more complicated – estrogen positive, with neuroendocrine features, which means the cancer travels through nerve cells, not the lymphatic system, which is the more common route. Sill, however, Henegar sees her cup as half-full and more. “To me, there are lots of positives with this diagnosis. It’s a slower-growing

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Plight of Tennessee track Since last we talked about the plight of Tennessee track and field, the Volunteers have gone from bad to worse to awful. The men were next to last in the recent Southeastern Conference meet. If anybody still cares, they did not have a runner in the finals of the 100, 200, 400, 800 or 1500. And there are no recruits to suggest better days are ahead. Unbelievable how far track and field has fallen. There are so many negatives dragging it down. Two coaches were fired as part of reorganization. A really good pole vaulter was dismissed. One of the best young sprinters in the country transferred out and declared the school is heartless. And cold-blooded. In last year’s NCAA outdoor meet, the Vols finished in a tie for 64th place. They should skip this next one. The 2012 indoor championships were worse than the outdoor misadventure. Tennessee failed to score. Once upon a time, Tennessee was synonymous with track titles. Chuck Rohe started it. Stan Huntsman took it to another level. Ex-Vol steeplechaser Doug Brown had a 53-8 dual meet record as coach. Bill Webb was very good. Great athletes came and went, some to the Olympics. So, how did Rohe do it, starting below ground zero? He slept very little, recruited like a mad man and created such a stir in the SEC that Paul “Bear” Bryant actually used Alabama football money to build a track in Tuscaloosa. He even hired a coach. He tried to recruit Richmond Flowers. Other schools, not the least bit interested in track and field, were forced to compete to avoid embarrassment. Rohe was a killer. The Vols could be 83 ahead and Chuck would implore them to run faster and jump higher. Soon after that, he would exclaim “What a day!”

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And it was. Rohe coached Tennessee to seven consecutive SEC outdoor championships. Huntsman extended the streak to 15 in a row, slipped a little and then won five more before moving to Texas in 1985. There was a little something about the athletic director forgetting promises. Brown teams won two SEC outdoor titles. Webb teams won three. Huntsman directed the first national championship performance. That was 1974, the dramatic 1-2 finish by Brown and Ron Addison in the steeplechase, a fleet first in the 100 by Reggie Jones, a second by Darwin Bond in the 440 and a third by the sprint relay group. In 1991, when Brown was coaching, the Vols had exceptional field strength and won the NCAA crown. Aric Long was decathlon champion. The team scored in nine events. Tennessee won the NCAA crown in 2001 when Webb was in charge and Justin Gatlin was best in America in the sprints. Tennessee was fourth in NCAA team scoring as recently as 2007, 13th the next year, 48th the next. Webb retired. It seems that was the beginning of the end. J.J. Clark, famous as women’s coach, added the men to his overall responsibility. The Vols immediately improved – to 45th. That was the 2010 NCAA outdoors. The downward trend resumed. Old Vols who have complained to athletic director Dave Hart have sent me copies. The natives are restless. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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Sales tax v. property tax Both hard to pass

What are the chances of a sales tax referendum passing with new revenue going to Knox County Schools? That is one option should there not be 7 votes on the 11 member commission to raise county property taxes by 35 cents over a mayoral veto. This would push the sales tax in Knox County to 10 percent. The last time this succeeded was 24 years ago – Sept. 15, 1988 – when city voters voted to increase the sales tax by 3/4 of one cent. Could it work in 2012? Hard to predict. It is 24 years later and circumstances are different. Here is how my Administration pushed a sales tax increase which more than 60 percent of the voters supported. First, the city was in dire financial condition as we were issuing revenue anticipation notes to meet payroll. Our rainy day fund was almost at zero. Second, city residents clearly wanted more services after years of neglect. Our Fire Department had gone 11 years without hiring a single new firefighter. No women were firefighters either. Police Department had gone seven years without a single hire. City streets were being paved at only seven miles a year which was pitifully low. Playground equipment was fall-

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ing apart or did not exist. We ran the sales tax referendum like a political campaign. We went door to door. We held meetings. We were specific on what we would do in each neighborhood and on community grants. That gave us credibility. We were fortunate not to have organized opposition. Then-County Executive Dwight Kessel and School Superintendent Earl Hoffmeister held a news conference opposing it but neither lived in the city and their remarks were ineffective given the neighborhood support we had already built. If there is a sales tax increase referendum for schools, it will need to be specific by school in terms of what the new money will be used for. It cannot be a general “let’s help schools by putting more money into the system.” That won’t work. Voters need to see upfront what their increased sales tax will be used for before they will vote yes. The campaign needs to be broad-based, representing all areas of the county. Angela Starke, Rogero communications director,

says the mulch fire report being led by Eddie Mannis is due out June 4. Lots of speculation as to what it will say, how candid and direct it will be, and if people are under oath. Mannis will need to tell it as it is and not retreat into bureaucratic double talk. Apparently City Council is not involved in this inquiry but will receive its results. Council member George Wallace got a hug from Mayor Rogero after a recent workshop for supporting her hybrid plan on pension change. Council member Marshall Stair, who supported a different plan not favored by Rogero, got a handshake. Wallace backed the plan which has the most risk to the taxpayer but the most support from city employees. This placed him at odds with longtime CPA and current Knoxville Chamber board member Robert Zivi, who came to council without prompting. He emailed me, “Taxes will have to rise to pay for the huge shortfall in the current plan. The actual shortfall now is not known and the assumed rates of return are still above the actual returns (5.68 percent) of the last 20 years. We could wind up owing much more than the current huge shortfall. ... We should eliminate all market risk for taxpayers.” This is a strong criticism and a wake-up call which

needs to be rebutted before city voters consider this in November. To date the new plan has not been adequately explained to the public to secure a yes vote in November. It is unclear who in the city is going to lead the campaign to pass this mayoralcouncil plan. Ultimately, the mayor will need to take the lead and she will use up some of her political capital doing it. At present, the current charter proposal is not likely to get a unanimous council vote. Should the voters reject the Rogero hybrid pension plan, it is unclear that anyone knows what the fallback plan is. Many city employees do not favor any change in the current plan and would be happy to see change fail. They know any future change cannot be voted on again until August 2014 and the status quo continues. Some think the status quo continuing (as bad as that would be) is preferable to the Rogero hybrid plan with its unknown market risk costs. The community has the not-too-distant history of the Tim Hutchisoninspired county pension changes which may trigger major county tax hikes. The city needs to avoid the cost of a Hutchison type plan. Taxpayers need to be protected beyond the next seven years. Proponents of the Rogero hybrid plan need to spend time explaining in plain terms what their plan does and why it makes financial sense.

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Looking back 25 years By Ruth White Powell Elementary School buried a time capsule in 1986 when the new school was completed. Last week Betsi Vesser had the honor of opening the capsule and revealing the contents of the box to former teachers and special guests. In 1986 the school only went to the 4th grade due to construction and the 5th grade students attended Powell Middle School that year.

Contents of the box included a pencil box filled with teaching aids, a large pencil, a bottle of white glue, a Garfield lunchbox, pictures, the school yearbook and essays by students on what they want to be when they grow up. The items will be showcased in the school for others to view. A new time capsule will be filled with items from this year and buried. It is scheduled to be opened in 2037.

Student council members Chloe Flaherty and Mallory White peek inside the time capsule as Betsi Vesser opens the lid. Photos by Ruth White

from Ogle Entertainment and more. The cost is $55 until July 13 and $75 at the door. Dress is business casual. Mail registration to: FHS Class Reunion, 4224 Williamson Drive, Knoxville, TN 37938. Info: Debbie Helton Keebler, 922-0049.

REUNIONS ■ Buckner Reunion will begin at noon Saturday, June 16, at Wilson Park in Maynardville. Bring a dish, drink and chairs. Info: Jean Mize, 992-3674, Carolyn Norris, 922-8321 or Phillip Cox, 363-5182.

Former teachers June Warriner and Anne Armstrong look through a memory book from the time capsule.

Former teachers Beverly Hoffmeister and Annie Hendrix hug a former student, (center) Erik Hutson. Hoffmeister taught at Powell Elementary from 1977 to 1995 and Hendrix taught for her entire career at the school, 1959 to 2003.

■ Central High School Class of 1962 will hold its 50-year reunion July 6-7. Info: Bob Davis, 689-4302, or Diane Turner Sebby, 521-6652. ■ Central High School Class of 1967 will hold its 45th reunion Friday through Sunday, July 2224. Info: Idonna Tillery Bryson, 688-5816, or Ann Paylor Williams, 687-7759. ■ Fulton High School Alumni Association will host the fourth annual Wall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony Saturday, June 2, at Rothchild Catering and Banquet Hall on Kingston Pike. Meet-and-greet starts at 4 p.m.; banquet begins at 6:30. An open house will be held at Fulton High from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, June 3. Cost is $50 for the banquet and $5 for the open house.

One picture inside the capsule features former Powell High football coach Matt Lowe (back, center). Pictured with Lowe are: (front) Chris Shrits, Brandon Strange; (back) Jason Ludwig, Sylvia O’Dell, Anne Armstrong and former student Alisha Hin- Lowe and William Brown. In an essay Lowe wrote that by 2012 ton look at the 1st grade page in the school yearbook for 1986. he wanted to be a famous football player with a Super Bowl Hinton was a student in O’Dell’s class. ring, married with two boys.

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in inaugural pharmacy class at South College By Betty Bean When Millicent Sifuna was a little girl in Kenya, her grandmother would take her out into the bush and teach her about medicinal plants. Over the years, what she learned from her herbalist “ShoSho” grew into an abiding interest that led her to travel thousands of miles to become a member of South College’s School of Pharmacy’s inaugural doctoral class. Sifuna, who lives in Powell, was one of 37 students honored in a white coat ceremony at the school May 11. Her grandmother wasn’t the only influence leading her into a healthcare career. Sifuna is a 1995 high school graduate and the eldest of seven siblings. Her father was an agricultural engineer on a sugar cane farm, her mother a community nurse. After high school, she went to work for the British American Tobacco Company and earned a diploma in analytical chemistry from Mombasa Polytechnic University while working full-time. “I was on scholarship, so I saved my money – I told my father I wanted to go to America. He said ‘No. It’s not happening.’ He had this negative impression that everybody in America was doing drugs. He preferred Japan,” Sifuna said. “Everybody thought the tobacco job was a wonderful job. But I wasn’t sure I wanted to do that for much longer… so much went into it, running smoking analysis – one machine was smoking 120 cigarettes at once … I’ve never smoked

a cigarette, but just working there I smoked all I ever need in life – 120 cigarettes, just puffing away while we determined how much nicotine we should give our customers for their money…” Eventually she was able to quell her father’s objections, and she departed for Grand Rapids, Mich., in 2003 because she had two cousins living there (her grandfather was a polygamist, an arrangement that provided her with numerous cousins, many of whom are living in the USA). Eventually, she moved on to the University of Wisconsin, where she studied chemistry and took prepharmacy classes while she worked in a lab as an analytical chemist. She applied for South College’s new pharmacy program (she enjoys a small-school setting) and started classes in February. The white coat ceremony symbolizes the transition from the study of basic sciences to clinical sciences. She should finish the program in two more years, and in the meantime, she is looking forward to going out into the community to do things like give shots and administer immunizations. She doesn’t have much free time, but attends church and plans to start volunteering for Bridge Refugee Services, a non-profit, ecumenical organization that helps immigrants settle into new lives. She says she is overwhelmed by the friendliness of East Tennesseans and hopes to find a job here when she completes her doctorate. She won’t forget where

By Sandra Clark Hallsdale Powell Utility District commissioners voted last week to cap the sewer charges for June, July and August at 7,500 gallons per month. The normal cap is 12,000 gallons. “This will help our customers who water their lawn or garden,” said board chair Jim Hill. He had lobbied for the change which was implemented last year as a trial. Only 7,500 gallons for sewer will be billed, regardless of the amount of water used. President Darren

Cardwell said the district was able to absorb the loss of revenue. “It’s a good program and our increased water use makes up for the sewer shortfall.” Water used outside doesn’t go directly into the sewer, and Cardwell said he will plan to make the summer cap reduction permanent next season. Hill said HPUD already makes an adjustment on sewer charges for customers who fill a pool, and offers “at-cost” $375 water-only irrigation meters. HPUD set 27 meters in

April and inspected 20 sewer connections. The district treated 215.3 million gallons of water and 253.9 million gallons of wastewater. Upcoming projects include $1.5 million to replace a 2-inch galvanized water line up Brushy Valley Road to Copper Ridge School. Cardwell said the present line leaks. Payments included two payments totaling $342,209 to Insituform Technologies for sewer line upgrades and $186,552 to Merkel Brothers for the Highway 33 water line project. Consulting engineer Robert Campbell said the Merkel project is complete and “everything is in good shape.” Now all we need is TDOT to get a contractor to start widening the road.

Ministry finds its ‘True Purpose’ By Tia Kalmon Millicent Sifuna studies pharmacy at South College. Photo by Betty Bean

she’s from, though. Her father is now excited about her career choice and is making plans to start a chain of retail pharmacies in Kenya. Her aunt, a professor, has booked her as a speaker in one of her classes in January 2015. She is part of a network of Kenyan students studying in healthcare all over America who intend to band together and do something to help out back home when they complete their educations. “I want to take on the problems that are there and fi x them. We, as Kenyans, understand the problems and want to pass on that knowledge we have gained to other Kenyans, from the ground up.”

True Purpose Recovery Center executive director Jeremy Graham introduced a new rehabilitation ministry to the Knox North Lions Club at its meeting at Puleo’s Grille last Wednesday (May 16). True Purpose is an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program that instills Christian values. It is a ninemonth inpatient program that also includes an additional three-month outpatient reintegration into society. The program provides food, clothing and housing. “We see a cycle. We need to break that cycle to affect the next generation,” Graham said. Students receive more than 40 hours of biblical instruction per month while also receiving weekly, mandatory counseling from a personal counselor. Total enrollment cost is $250 per student. Con-

struction jobs are primarily where True Purpose obtains its money to cover room and board. The labor is performed by the students and a fulltime staff member at a low cost to the customer. True Purpose Construction Crews offer lawn maintenance, roofing, carpentry, plumbing, painting and other construction jobs to anyone that needs a helping hand. Currently, the program has 40 male participants. Graham has a vision to develop this ministry further by eventually having rooms available to women, teens and orphans. “We would like to minister to the whole family at one time.” Info: www. truepurposerecovery.com or email jeremygraham@ truepurposerecovery.com Tia Kalmon is a UT Chattanooga student working as a Shopper-News intern this summer.

Jeremy Graham, executive director of the True Purpose Recovery Center, speaks to the Knox North Lions Club at Puleo’s Grille on May 16. Photo by Tia Kalmon

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What would Jesus say?

Community Services ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday.

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying..... (Matthew 5:1 NRSV) You see the question “What would Jesus do?” all the time, as a prompt to consider your own actions in light of the example of Christ. But it occurs to me that an exercise in personal insight might be to ask ourselves the question, “What would Jesus say?” Think about it. What does Jesus need to say to you? What would Jesus say to me, right now, in a one-onone conversation? How would he greet me? Like an old friend he hasn’t seen or heard from in years? Or like one of his best friends who has kept in touch? If he looked deep into my eyes, what would he find there? Welcome? Ease? Fear? Need? Disbelief? Adoration? Questions? All of the above? What part of my life would he want to talk to me about? Would he reassure me? Take me to task? Counsel me? Make me smile? Make me cry? What advice would he offer? Would he tell me what to do, or would he ask me probing questions? Would he criticize choices I have made? Would he look at me sadly? Reproachfully? Would he answer my questions? Would we laugh together? Would he hold me if I cried? Would he sit down at my table and have a meal with me? Would he sing with me? (Does he know “Jesus Loves Me?”) All of those questions beg other questions: What

■ Knoxville Free Food Market, 4625 Mill Branch Lane (across from Tractor Supply in Halls), distributes free food 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each third Saturday. Info: 566-1265. ■ New Hope Baptist Church distributes food from its food pantry to local families in need 6-8 p.m. every third Thursday. Info: 688-5330.

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CROSS CURRENTS do I need from him? What does he want from me? Will I feel bereft when he leaves, or overjoyed that he has been here? Or both? How would such an encounter change my life? My understanding of my faith? My calling? How would tomorrow be different, having talked with Jesus? Of course, we all have the opportunity to have these conversations every day. It is called prayer. The visual isn’t there, of course, and the audio is muted. But Jesus is available, ready and eager to hear from us, ready to pick us up and kiss the scraped knees, ready to enfold us in his arms and rock us like a child if that is what we need. Or ready to take us by the hand and lead us through a rough patch, or even through the Valley of the Shadow. I believe with all my heart that Jesus wants to be with us, wants to be included in our lives, wants to share our days, our joys, our hurts, our fears. That he is standing in the wings, in the shadows, waiting to be noticed, acknowledged, invited in, remembered. Why do we keep him waiting?

■ Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road, will host a Second Harvest Food Pantry on Saturday, June 2. The parking lot will open at 6 a.m. and food will be given out around 7:30 a.m. There are no pre-requirements to receive food. Volunteers should come from 7 to 10:30 a.m. Info: 938-8311. ■ Centerpointe Baptist Church, 2909 N. Broadway, will host “School’s Out Day in the Park” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 26. There will be bluegrass music, games, food and more. Everyone is invited. Info: 689-3311.

Fundraisers and sales ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will host a benefit concert to help a church family in need of a specially equipped vehicle to accommodate their young son who requires a feeding tube, oxygen equipment and a full-time nurse. Choir director Jean Osborne and vocalist Jo Ludwig will perform a full-length program 4 p.m. Sunday, June 3. Everyone is invited and donations will be accepted. Info: 690-1060. ■ Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Avenue Pike, will host a communitywide yard sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2 (rain date will be Saturday, June 9). Free to set up. Info: 773-3380. ■ North Knoxville Seventh Day Adventist Church,

6530 Fountain City Road, will hold a rummage sale 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, May 28. Info: 925-3154. ■ Northside Christian Church, 4008 Tazewell Pike, will hold a rummage sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 31 to June 1, and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 2. Clothing, small appliances, toys, etc. Proceeds to benefit church service projects. ■ Park West Church, 7635 Middlebrook Pike, will host a “Bunco” fundraiser for kicko. org 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 9. Admission is $10. RSVP by emailing event@ kicko.org or call 523-4956.

Homecomings ■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road, will have homecoming 11 a.m. Sunday, May 27. Guest pastor will be the Rev. Gray Day.

Rec programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, holds a beginner yoga class 6-7 p.m. Mondays in the family life center. Cost is $10 per class or $40 for five classes. Bring a mat, towel and water. Info: Dena Bower, 567-7615 or email denabower@comcast. net. ■ Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1336 Callahan Road, will host free DriveIn movies at dusk every other Friday through Aug. 17 (weather permitting). Movies will include “Cars 2” and “Adventures of Tin Tin.” Concessions will be available for purchase. No skateboards, scooters or roller skates. Info: 938-3410. ■ New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Avenue Pike, will hold Pilates class 5:45 p.m. each Monday for $5. Info: 689-7001.

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Music services ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will hold choir rehearsal 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday for performances each Sunday at 11 a.m. All teenagers and adults are welcomed. There is currently a great need for male singers. Church membership is not required. Info: www.beaverridgeumc. com or 690-1060. ■ Emory Valley Baptist Church will host the Deeper Faith Quartet from Morristown 6 p.m. Sunday, May 27. Richard Nicley is pastor. ■ Gospel singings 7:30 p.m. Saturday nights at Judy’s Barn off Hickory Valley Road on Grissom Road behind Big Ridge Elementary in Union County. Info: Jim Wyrick, 245-0820. Admission is free.

■ Freeway Church of God is holding a gospel tent meeting 8:30 p.m. Fridays at the Ray Viles car lot on Highway 61 in Clinton. Info: 567-9600.

Senior programs ■ Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap Pike, Young at Heart group meets each first Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone is invited. Info: www.faithseekers.org or 688-1000.

Special services ■ The Knoxville Fellowship Luncheon (KFL) will meet at noon Tuesday, May 22, at Golden Corral on Clinton Highway. Gerald Mason will speak. Info: http://kfl-luncheon. com. ■ Clapp’s Chapel UMC, 7420

Clapp’s Chapel Road, will host a Memorial Day service at the cemetery 2:30 to 3 p.m. Monday, May 28. Events will include Gibbs High School’s AJROTC Color Guard presenting the colors followed by several short readings. All fallen servicemen and women from all wars will be honored. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is invited. Info: Richard Wright, 687-3050.

Women’s programs ■ Knoxville Day Women’s Aglow Lighthouse will hold an outreach meeting 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, at New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Ave. Pike. Prayer team leader Judy Burgess will speak. Info: Diane Shelby, 687-3687.

Workshops and classes ■ Fairview Baptist Church, 7424 Fairview Road off East Emory Road, hosts a Celebrate Recovery program 7-9 p.m. Thursdays. ■ Dayspring Church, 901 Callahan Drive, Suite 109, will offer Divorce Care classes 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Mondays. There is no charge for the 13-week program and child care will be provided. Info: 242-3995.

Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7752 Oak Ridge Highway, still has space available for Parents’ Day Out and the T-N-T program which begins Tuesday, June 5. The programs are for children who are walking through age 5. Info: Lori or Lisa, 531-2052, or the church office, 690-1060.

PELLISSIPPI NOTES ■ A rare photographic exhibit, “Conflict Zone,” will be on display in the Bagwell Center for Media and Art gallery May 23-31 in recognition of Memorial Day, which is May 28. The free exhibit is a collection of images from the front lines of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq taken by some of the world’s most celebrated combat photographers. The Bagwell Center is on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Exhibit hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays or by appointment. Info: 694-6400.

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Swinging for the fence Education overcomes When John Fugate challenged ignorance just as light Buzz Thomas, Indya Kincannon and dispels darkness. Virginia Babb on their support for a Dr. Jim McIntyre $35 million increase for Knox County and 8 of 9 school board Schools, I challenged John back. members know we need “Come with me to two schools of $35 million to power your choosing. See what teachers, Knox County Schools principals and kids are doing. And forward. For several then tell us how you feel.” years, the school sysSandra Clark, Shopper-News editor That was The Fugate Challenge. tem’s budget has grown John, the manager of the Comby bunts – just enough mercial Bank in Fountain City and a general to maintain the status quo. good sport, accepted. So off we went. And I It’s time for our community to swing for failed to close the sale. the fence. We’ve got the right leadership, the Embarrassing? Yes. right plan and the commitment to change Disappointing? You bet. and improve. Now we need the money to Defeating? Never. make it happen. Please help! By Sandra Clark

Fugate says ‘not now’ By John Fugate My grandson and I joined Sandra Clark and school board member Indya Kincannon on May 15 for a tour of the L&N STEM Academy and Whittle Springs Middle School. The principals and staff greeted us with a warm welcome and explained what their schools are doing to prepare students for their next level of education. The primary purpose of this tour was to provide me with a better understanding of how tax dollars are spent to provide a quality learning environment for students in these and similar schools in the county. The information I received was also designed to help clarify the need for the additional $35 million requested by the school board, especially since Mayor Tim Burchett has approved an additional $13 million for the schools in the 2012-13 budget. I have not only learned more about our local school system but have also received multiple comments from Knox County residents regarding the request for additional funding. As a banker, I am responsible for advising my customers on investments that will yield the greatest dividends. Taxpayers, likewise, want to know

John Fugate at STEM Academy

what the return on their tax dollar will be and how their communities will benefit. Among those who spoke to me during the past few days are teachers, parents, business people and retirees. I was very impressed with the level of engagement on the part of teachers and students at Whittle Springs. This school has struggled to move forward academically as they experienced loss of a funding source, outdated teaching tools, equipment in need of repair and lack of materials needed to perform at a competitive level. Nonetheless, the staff at Whittle Springs has gone the “extra mile” to help students improve test scores and reading skills – even working overtime

when needed. They cited a cooperative spirit on the part of the Central Office in working with them to make significant improvements in test scores and, thus, academic ranking. I was awed by what I observed at Knoxville’s relatively new STEM Academy. This magnet high school is a model of learning for now and the future which offers students expanded educational opportunities. With the help of funding from the Knox County Board of Education and local partnerships, STEM Academy stands as a center of excellence and a result of wellinvested tax dollars. My assessment of what I’ve learned in a few short days from representatives of the school system and local residents is one of high expectations for the students of Knox County. As a former educator with family members who work in both the K-12 and Adult Education systems funded by Knox County, I believe that we must take care of our nation-builders – our teachers – providing them with the materials, technology and support they need to operate on the cutting edge. Current and additional

funds must assure quality education by rewarding accountable instructors who view teaching as a “calling” rather than a job. New construction should be considered but perhaps funded separately on an “as needed” basis rather than placed in the operating budget. During this time of economic downturn and struggles of families to meet financial obligations, I believe that taxpayers want to know that their taxes support a lean budget that eliminates waste and provides safe schools and quality education. They want their tax dollars spent as proposed and all outcomes of these expenditures to be made public. At this time, I believe that most taxpayers prefer a delay in additional taxes. I want to thank all those who have enlightened me to some of the great opportunities afforded Knox County students: Sandra Clark, Indya Kincannon, Dr. Jill Hobby and staff and Becky Ashe and staff. I also want to challenge all Knox County taxpayers to be informed about and to become more involved in our educational system. The decisions we make today will inform the future of our children and grandchildren.

Answers to FAQ By Indya Kincannon (Editor’s Note: Indya Kincannon arranged the school tours for The Fugate Challenge, and she responded in writing to 10 questions submitted by Fugate. Space limits a complete list, but here are two questions and answers.)

Q: What percentage of the $35 million goes to teachers? A: We plan to spend 70 percent of the new monies directly on teachers, paying them more for working more, paying teachers more for getting great outcomes for their students, adding teacher positions, adding more and better teacher training. An additional 8.5 percent is for IT, which really helps teachers, too. So I’d say 79 percent of the investment is going directly to supporting teachers in schools. The balance is on student supports, magnet schools and community schools (a program to help high poverty schools with non-academic services, so kids are healthy and well-nourished, which is a pre-requisite for learning). Here’s a full breakdown: More instructional time (like what you saw at Whittle Springs) 22% Teacher support (more positions, coaches, training) - 22% Technology & IT support - 8% Strategic compensation - 26% Magnet schools - 7% Student Enrichement/Intervention: 7% Community Schools - 5% Inf lation/Contingency - 3% Q: Is the timing right to increase

Indya Kincannon

Indya Kincannon, vice chair, Knox County school board

taxes? How will citizens know how the $$ are spent and what the outcomes are? A: We haven’t had a property tax increase since 1998. Even with a 35 cent tax increase Knox County would still have lower taxes than any other municipal county in the state. The economy is recovering, which is how the Mayor was able to recommend a $13 million increase without a tax increase. But that $13m only allows us to maintain the status quo. Of that $13m, $7m is used to roll 136 teaching positions that had been saved by stimulus dollars back into the general fund. The remaining $6m is used for conventional salary step increases for all employees and a 2 percent raise for teachers. Investing in education will abet further recovery, increase property values and improve our chances of high quality economic development. We have a detailed spending plan on-line as well as benchmarks and performance goals to measure our progress. We will issue reports at least annually so the public can see our progress, and know the return on the investment.

Whittle Springs gets results Traditionally, once schools show growth, By Sandra Clark some mandated supports can be removed. Whittle Springs Middle School serves kids “We hope that we will be able to continue from poor families with almost 85 percent of the students eligible to receive free or reour layers of intervention, but without seduced price lunch. The school showed poor cure funding, there are no guarantees,” academic achievement despite the best efsaid Hobby. Note: We did not photograph students at forts of a succession of principals and teachWhittle Springs because of privacy concerns. ers. But we did talk with individuals. A couple of 8th Three years ago, Dr. Jim McIntyre sent grade girls explained the AVID program: Dr. Jill Hobby to Whittle. “I was sent here to We were selected because our 5th grade get results,” she says. test scores showed we could succeed in colAnd the results are there to see. Hobby lege, they said, taking turns talking. Through makes it easy. They’re posted on the walls middle school, we took notes in every class. of the main hallway. Teachers are listed by In the summers we spent time on a college name; students by a 3-digit number. campus … Pellissippi, Carson-Newman, UT. In 2011, Whittle Springs ranked in the Sure, it’s extra work, but it has paid off. Both top three of Knox County’s middle schools of us got accepted to the STEM Academy. in every category – math, science, reading/ Note taking and time management in language arts and social studies – in valuegeneral are important life skills, Hobby added gains. said. The students are coached in these And it’s no mystery why. areas with college attendance the expec“It’s time spent with kids,” says Hobby. Whittle Springs has patched together tation. Meeting these girls was the most touchmoney to fund: ing part of The Fugate Challenge. We saw ■ Morning ICU tutoring (daily at 7:15 Dr. Jill Hobby shows increases on standardized tests, some remarkable. Photos by S. Clark more than an emphasis on test-taking and a.m.) statistics. We met two kids who believe ■ After school tutoring (3:45 to 4:45 they can succeed academically and they’re work with small groups of striving students in math and willing to take on extra work to make that happen. They Monday/Thursday) reading. ■ SES tutoring (3:45 to 4:45 Wednesday/Friday) see long-term to a better life for themselves and their fami“Increased instructional time with students equals aca- lies through education. ■ Saturday School (9:30 to 11:30) Wow. ■ Intervention pull-outs by teachers and teaching as- demic growth,” says Hobby. “There is no permanent funding source for this successful initiative without the school sistants board approved budget.” ■ SPED Envoy Academy after school In fact, Whittle may lose some of this year’s funding be■ Advanced reading program using high school novels ■ Time card tutors – retired teachers coming back to cause of its success – dollars targeted for failing schools.

More from Whittle Springs, inside

A-10 • MAY 21, 2012 • SH HOPPER OPPE OP P R-NEWS

Who’s who at the AJ

Searching for ‘bloated bureaucracy’ By Jake Mabe

Author’s Note: During a forum held by school board chair Thomas Deakins at Hardin Valley Academy on May 10, an audience member said, “I just do not believe your numbers (of the school system’s central office staff). … The only way to do it, I guess, would be to go floor-to-floor (at the Andrew Johnson Building).” That is exactly what I did for nearly four hours on May 15. With a couple of exceptions, I visited every floor and talked with everyone I could. For those who were out or unavailable, I talked to other office personnel, followed up by phone or received a requested sketch of their departments. The majority of the staff with whom I visited did not know I was coming. The very definition of “central office” is disputed. County Commissioner Tony Norman defines central office staff as “all personnel whose performance review is not assigned to a school building level administrator.” Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre says that would “include all food service, custodial and maintenance personnel as well as many teachers who serve multiple schools, school psychologists, social workers and instructional coaches. None of these personnel are involved in district administration or even administration at the building level.” At press time, Norman had not responded to my May 14 request for an interview. Here are my findings from my Andrew Johnson Building tour: ■

Lobby

In addition to the Public Building Authority security officer, the lobby also contains the office of the Great Schools Partnership, a separate, nonprofit organization that serves as a think tank and fundraiser for school initiatives. Its budget is separate from the school system. Knox County Probation and the Community Mediation Center office are both separate from Knox County Schools (KCS). Lisa Wagoner supervises health services which includes 50-plus school nurses (including Wagoner) that serve students with daily or ongoing needs, some 500 procedures a day. A recent large project was the 7th grade immunization at each middle school. Has two secretaries, Rita Giles and Terri Lynch-Polos. Says, “We used to have three nurses (until 2009) who do what I do by myself now.” System-wide nutritionist is Carolyn Perry-Burst. Aneisa McDonald, Coordinated School Health specialist, whose office is funded by the state, also works here, assisted by Audrey Randles. Omar McCarty manages the mail room as “an army of one.” Ensures mail needs are met at the AJ and at all 88 schools. Retired postal supervisor and Vietnam vet. ■

First floor

David Sanders, the system’s lawyer, is funded by the county law director’s office. Jim McIntyre: The superintendent’s office includes McIntyre’s administrative assistant, Kay Good; school board executive assistant Terri Coatney; chief-of-staff

Russ Oaks; and Oaks’s assistant, Mary Martin. Brian Hartsell supervises enrollment and transfers. Processes transfers, dropouts, disciplinary appeals, zero tolerance questions, attendance, some mailings, bullying complaints, discipline appeals to the school board. Also tracks and oversees ent changes. daily enrollment dministrative Assisted by administrative nny Farmer secretary Penny and enrollmentt administrabb. tor Justin Grubb.

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Mezzanine ne (aka Second floor)

Melissa Copelan opelan difairs. The ofrects public affairs. fice answers the district’s ne lines, hanfour main phone dled in human n resources until this year. r. Office includes Jenniferr Faddis who splits time with ith Partners in Education, and Melissa Tauscher, who handles most ng calls. KCS of the incoming averages more than 1,700 h, spiking to calls per month, ust. 2,406 last August. yd handles Faye Boyd ting services. forms and printing n supervises Scott Bacon ucation with Partners in Education itator Mary program facilitator oney through Kerr. Raises money ucation Dine Out for Education and Coupon Books; munity fosters community gh the support through Teacher Supplyy Depot, Schooled for Sucpal cess, Principal for a Day, thee annual Career Fair, the Barney Thompson Scholarships to high school seniors, and the PIE Advi-This sory Board. (This mber of writer is a member oard.) that advisory board.) cer oversees Gary Spencer the district’s Educament tion Management Sys Information System, a project created by the Knoxville Chamber to monitor test results and operational expenses. A retired executive, Spencer manages “hundreds of millions of data points.” Tracey Matthews supervises family and community engagement. Developed district staff manual and eight professional development videos in reaction to a state law requiring all school districts to comply with six standards of community engagement. Teaches Parent University Classes. Coordinates the activities of the District Advisory Council requirement of Title I. Spearheads one-day Parent Conference for those with Title I students, partnering with Project Grad and the Knox County Council PTA. ■

Third floor

Jon Dickl directs food services. Handles applications for free/reduced lunch and ensures KCS complies with state and federal regulations. Assisted by Pam Brice; school area leaders Cindy Cline, Warren Davis, Kristin Dewine, Margaret Lis and Sharon Meady; payroll assistant Teresa Cox; senior field managers Mary Nell Harvey, Wanda McCown and Rita Teffeteller; Brandy Lambert, child nutrition technology; free and reduced lunch specialist Terry Matthews; and equipment specialist Linda Whittle. Rebecca Owens directs benefits and labor relations. Assists employees with paperwork and explains benefits. Investigates issues/complaints from employees and others concerning but not limited to Title

VI, Title IX, ADA, GINA and employee misconduct. Assisted by benefits manager Kristin Blanton, billing clerk Angie Corum, insurance manager Ashley Huffaker, retirement manager Robin Moody, administrative secretary Tina Needham, safety engineer Adam Parson, administrative secretaries Bunny Seymour and Alice Sims; and investigator Rebecca Wuethrich. ■

Charlene Gammon; and school psychologists Pat Lukosius and Linda Ross. Transition: To assist students with disabilities in transitioning from KCS to adult life are Michelle Flynn, secretary Lauren Mayes, consultant Michelle Pittman and consultant/TCI coordinator Jeffrey Wright. pp Student Support Services staff mem-

Fourth floor

Doug Dillingham oversees facilities. Charged with long-range planning, development, and construction of new facilities and the remodeling/additions to current facilities. Coordinates capital i m provem e n t projects, roof/ HVAC projects,

modular classroom additions and relocations and physical plant upgrades. Assisted by contract administrator William Anderson III and site manager Dennis Webster. Rick Grubb directs transportation. Oversees 110 bus contractors that operate 350 buses, all but five running at least two loads, that log 11,000 miles per day, including service to in-zone and No Child Left Behind transfers. Uses the School Messenger System, which replaced ParentLink, to notify parents of bus delays or malfunctions by text, email and/or phone. Validates bus drivers. Places GPS phones on every bus which are monitored and tracked in real time to include data such as location, speed and direction traveling; oversees driver compliance and driver photo badges with Justin Grubb, sends out almost 60,000 mailers to parents at the start of the school year. Assisted by router Nancy Calway, administrative secretary Frankie DeBusk, special ed router Ryan Dillingham, lead supervisor Jeff Graves, driver compliance supervisor Gayla Huffaker, contractor compliance facilitator Rhonda Kinsey, team leader Scott Sexton, and seven to eight part-time employees ranging from college students to adults. ■

Fifth floor

Psychological Services: On call to assist principals and teachers with assessment and referrals and to help when a school, student or staff member is faced with unforeseen crisis or tragedy are teaching assistants Diane Dykes and

b D li i special i l bers Dr. R Ron C Carlini, education consultants Mollie Seay, Sherry Grubb and Marcy Hughes, and secretary Kim Renfro work out of offices on this floor. ■

Sixth floor

Dave Armstrong handles the KCS website (which averages 40,000 to 50,000 visits per day M-F) and consults with building level administrators on each school’s website. Photographs various KCS events. Erik Hutson directs KCS-TV Productions. Sets schedule for programming aired on KCS-TV (available on Comcast Cable Channel 10 and on AT&T’s U-Verse) and makes it available on the KCS website. Records all school board meetings for live broadcasts and compresses them into web-archived videos; makes training videos, and all videos for the website, about 100 in total. Records any district-wide videos, such as the annual band expo or the superintendent’s State of the Schools address. Built the school system’s web video delivery system “from the ground up.” Says station has a “zero budget” and is using equipment (some more than 30 years old) donated by Community TV of Knoxville. Gearing all content to play on mobile devices as well as computers. ■

Seventh floor

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Eighth floor

Homebound Services, Homeless Education/Special Education Records: Houses all Special Education student data and processes documents for electronic storage. Staff

members: Supervisor Cheryl Hill, secretary for homebound pregnancy and Easy IEP (Individual Education Plan) Christy Naill; administrative secretaries: records management, Kelly Rhines; Easy IEP, Kathy Russell; records management Chandra Sims, homebound services, Kelly Wright; and RN health services/medical case manager for home/hospital instruction, Debbie Wood. Psychological Services: Process all school psychological a ssessments a nd

evaluations. Determines l ti D t i eligibility for Special Ed. Oversees a “therapeutic professional partnership” with licensed psychologists who help students with emotional issues. Supervisor is Dr. Clovis Stair, assisted by secretaries Susan Lambert and Connie Strange. Social Services, Home School and Guidance: elementary counselor coach Martha Masterson, secondary counselor coach Anne Troutman, secretary Becky Henson and special ed specialist Heather Willis. Special Ed Support: Lead supervisor Susan Bolt, specialists Bibi Burnett and Barbara Wrushen, supervisor Teresa Clark; and secretaries Tammie Beckner and Sally Hickey. ■

Ninth floor

Melissa Massie directs student support services and special education; administrative assistant is Shellie Jenkins. Office includes special ed supervisor Deb Forcina, assistant Annie Ewoldt; consultant Martha Iroff, specialists Rita Camper and Nicki Nye and their secretary, Valinda Hubbs; educational program and general education/special education supervisor Becky Sharpe; Linda Sharp, secretary for Massie and Sharpe; and consultant Summer Tucker. Ginnae Harley: Directs Title I federal programs in high poverty areas, based on the number of free and reduced lunch students. Funds are distributed to Title I schools for additional personnel, the purchase of materials and supplies and staff development. Helps 37 Title I schools in math and reading only and supports school

improvement plans. Oversees supervisor in each Title I school. $3.5 million received in the Race to the Top grant is audited quarterly and funded more master teachers and updated technology at Austin-East High, South-Doyle High, Bearden Middle, West High, Carter High, Central High and Fulton High. Also services private schools with Title I zoned students. Supervisors are Dr. Steven Wright and Cheryl Martin. Department has one secretary; two others left last January and March and the positions have not been filled.

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10th floor

Vicki Neubert coordinates AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) college-readiness program, designed to increase the number of students who successfully enroll in college. Targets students in the academic “middle” (students with a 2.0 to 3.5 grade point average) who have the desire to go to college and the willingness to work hard. AVID is a scheduled elective class that meets during the school day. Instructional Department: Reports to assistant superintendent Dr. Donna Wright. Personnel: Language arts/reading supervisor (K12) Jane Ailor, administrative assistant (for three departments) Vickie Beckers, administrative assistant (for two departments) Carolynn Bilbo, elementary math specialist Libby Burney, TAP executive master teacher Margo Dalimonte, high school ELA instructional coach Julie Givens, administrative assistant (Title II and TAP) Brenda Greenlee, social studies instructional coach (K-12) Judy Newgent, science supervisor (K-12) Theresa Nixon, middle school ELA instructional coach Linda Perry, math supervisor (K-12) Gary Petko, athletics supervisor Marion Quinn, language arts and reading supervisor (K-5) Janet Sexton, social studies supervisor Millicent Smith, grant writing and management, Carole Wilson (who has brought in more than $3 million in grants from 200912) and TAP director Keith Wilson. Every book approved to be used or read in a classroom must be read first. “We have no life. We are here many Saturdays,” she said. “But it is worth it.” Humanities: World languages specialist Alyson Lerma; English Languages Learners specialist Donna Stapleton, assisted by Rhonda Davis. Four assistants positions were eliminated last year on this floor. ■

11th floor

Gail Byard oversees Technology/IT. Includes active directory, student information systems, computer repair, instructional technology, networking, payroll/ human resources information system, special education technology and help desk. Assisted by technology director Bill Parker, IT specialists Richard Baughman, Steve Glenn, Brandy Lambert, Guy Respess, Steve Rudder, Joe Snyder and Beau Stanley; network administrator/team lead Larry Brothers, active directory administrator Freddie Cox; IT asset manager John Dendrinos, active directory administrator Billy Ellis, school technology specialist Tom Harless, administrative assistant Pat Hodge, programmer/analysts Kyle Pope and Jondale Stratton, computer technician Jason Summers, help desk operators Carol Tiller and Julie Wolfenbarger, and computer operator Mary Wilkerson.

SHOPPER-NEWS • MAY 21, 2012 • A-11

Whittle Springs tackles reading ■

Read, read, read

Reading is basic, says Whittle principal Jill Hobby. “And each year some students arrive at elementary schools already behind in basic academic and/or social skills. Although the principals and teachers at Whittle/Fulton feeder schools work hard to catch them up, for each of the past three years, 60 percent of our students have entered 6th grade reading on a 2nd or 3rd grade level. “We must grow students to have them ready for high school. We place a huge emphasis on reading in each content area.” On the hallway wall, a chart reflects reading gains based on Lexile testing. Each student is identified by number. Hobby says a range of 60 to 100 reflects a year’s worth of growth, yet results for 2011-12 showed gains of 200 to 300 for many Whittle students.

A student came in with a score of 244 and increased to 530 – a one-year gain of 286 points. Another started higher, with a score of 929. That student increased by 86 points to 1,015. Hobby credits “targeted intervention” for these gains. Whittle is slated to lose $30,000 in Title I funds next year, money that has funded extended day tutoring, technology and time card tutors for students in small groups. The school board’s budget includes money for tutors for students falling behind. Accountability, you say? How about this: TCAP writing scores (8th graders proficient) at Whittle Springs: 2000 – 63% 2001 – 80% 2002 – 81% 2003 – 80% 2004 – 77% 2005 – 74% 2006 – 69% 2007 – 80%

2008 – 83% 2009 – 78% 2010 – 86% 2011 – 87.33% 2012 – (embargoed, but the teachers were amazed at the results received two weeks ago) Math scores, value added scores and TCAP scores in general show dramatic gains. ■

Academies

Choral teacher by day, academy director by afternoon. That’s Bailey Chambers, principal of the Whittle Springs After-School Academy. All WSMS students are eligible for tutoring in reading, math and TCAP preparation. The Academy meets from 3:45 to 4:45 on Mondays and Thursdays. The Academy is free and snacks are provided. Bus service is provided to Richard Yoakley (formerly Alice Bell Elementary), Belle Morris Elementary, Lincoln Park Tech

Center, Christenberry Rec Center, and the Boys and Girls Club on Caswell Ave. so that transportation does not get in the way of someone staying after school for extra support. The Academy is popular among students, Hobby said. One boy even asked when the make-up would be for a session canceled because of a tornado warning. The principalship is good training for young teachers, she added. First Class Tutoring is an SES program offered at no cost to parents whose children participate in the Free and Reduced Lunch program. First Class provides transportation home following after-school tutoring, a mini-meal, and small group tutoring in math and reading. It met on Wednesdays and Fridays. Only certified teachers served as tutors, and Jen Tedder served as coordinator. Family Engagement events were scheduled almost weekly during the school year. “We had about 250 to 300 people at each event,” says Hobby. An incentive was a mini-meal from Chick-fil-A. An example is the Jan. 12 Math Night from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Refreshments were provided while parents and children played games in-

Jan Chiles, 7th grade reading teacher at Whittle Springs, talks with John Fugate, left) and his grandson. Joseph.

volving math. Other events were scheduled during the day so parents could interact with students and/ or hear special speakers. Mother-daughter spa night was a huge hit, especially when Dr. Hobby gave makeovers.

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Eight opportunities for community volunteers were offered, coordinated by Jen Tedder, social worker and behavior liaison, and Shanawaski Davis and Tiffany Davidson, campus managers for Project GRAD. Info: 594-4474.

Conclusion

Sent to get results. Got results. Will funds be there to sustain the programs that brought the gains? We will know when County Commission votes on May 30. Stay tuned.

Who’s who at the AJ ■

12th floor

Dr. Jean Heise as humanities supervisor has replaced several supervisors including those for physical education, health and wellness, art, music, world languages. Assisted by Walter Mencer (instrumental music), Richard Mitchell (choral music), Dr. Fred Patterson (art) and Alyson Lerma (world languages, who works on the 10th floor). Tracy Davis is an administrative assistant to Dr. Heise. Lisa Hickson is the humanities administrative assistant. Elementary Instruction: Elementary supervisors Donna Howard and Susan Turner; Pre-K specialist Carol Idol and assistant Angie Satterfield; elementary supervisor Kelly Johnson, administrative secretary Margaret Wade, and literacy specialist Theresa Wishart. Dr. Daphne Odom and assistant Ashley Satterfield oversee magnet and gifted/ talented programs. Dianne Buck, manager, Tom Dockery and Steve Johnston handle publication and print services. Off-set printing services are housed at the Knox Central building, where the print department rotates existing personnel.

instruction, including staff on floors 9, 10, 12 and 14). Supervises executive directors: Nancy Maland (elementary ed; her administrative assistant is Jeana Findley), Dr. Clifford Davis (secondary education) and Ed Hedgepath (middle/ secondary education, who is retiring); their administrative assistant is Cindy Price. Davis will become the executive director for all secondary education while concentrating on middle schools and Dr. Jon Rysewyk will supervise the 15 high schools. Wright’s administrative assistant is Linda Ward, who is retiring. Senior advisor for high needs schools is Montina Jones; her assistant is Jane Toppins. Dr. Elizabeth Alves monitors test results, oversees K-12 curriculum (to achieve test goals) and monitors compliance with all federal regulations. Assisted by supervisors: research and development, John Beckett; testing, Laurie Driver; accountability analyst Clint Sattler, deputy accountability officer Krista Tibbs; and administrative assistants Cindy Fowler and Patti LaBello.

try), Human Resource Generalists Sandie Johnson, Leanne Robillard, Dreama Feezell and Christine Wolf (evaluations, tenure, posts Certified vacancies in SearchSoft); HR Specialists Stacey Dykes (substitutes, Aesop System). ■

16th floor

Bob Thomas and Ron McPherson: Thomas is assistant superintendent for administrative services. McPherson is executive director of finance. McPherson’s department performs daily accounting functions such as journal entries, budget line-item transfers, deposit of funds, etc., monitors account balances, fund balances, and revenue collections and trends for KCS funds; coordinates with other KCS departments on financial issues; balances major construction projects and federal grants, prepares the monthly Interim Financial Report for the KCS operating fund and School Nutrition Program (financial status reports), prepares the monthly status report on KCS construction projects, assists with the preparation of the KCS annual operating budget; co■ 13th floor ■ 15th floor ordinates federal and state Tradition and superstiDr. Kathy Sims directs funding applications and tion in the hotel industry human resources including reporting requirements mean the Andrew Johnson personnel records, termina- for grants and projects, Building has no 13th floor. tions, absences, evaluations prepares the annual Puband staffing for all schools. lic School Financial Re■ 14th floor Supported by, Rodney Rus- port and the annual PubDr. Donna Wright: sell, Nakia Towns and Team lic School Budget report Oversees curriculum and Leader Kelly Cross (data en- submitted to the state, and

provides support for reconciliation of fringe benefits and payroll. McPherson says even paying roughly 7,500 employees is not as simple as cutting a check. Contracts are different for various positions. Payroll is roughly $20 million a month. Hamilton County, which serves 42,000 students on a $312 million operating budget, has roughly 25 employees in budget and finance. Knox County, which serves 56,000 students on an operating budget of $380 million, has 19 such employees. Compensation Department personnel: compensation support, Mike Atkins, Marty Danford, Lynne Flynn, Brenda Tindell, Katie Yarber; supervisor Krisden Parrott; and team leader Ada Pratt. Finance personnel: federal grants accountant Leah Ashley, accounting clerk Barbara Brown; food service accountant Michelle Henson, supervisor of accounting Kevin Wilson. ■

17th floor

Part of the accounting and finance department. Personnel: accounts payable clerks Diane Beeler, Paul Jenkins (warehouse operations), clerk Judy Lewis, Omar McCarty Jr. (parttime), Bonnie Spicer (purchase orders), and finance/ accounts payable supervisor Roger Underwood.

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Conclusion

After touring the AJ, hearing job descriptions Jake and seeing staff members Mabe at work, reading the central administration return on investment report, counting trends in the central office over the last 10 years and comparing departments with those in other Tennessee school districts, I utterly reject the myth that the KCS Central Office is bloated bureaucracy. In 2001, an independent management and performance review concluded that the KCS CO administration is “understaffed when compared to its peers” and said KCS spent less for administration than any of its peer districts, with the staffing level 55 percent below peer districts. The findings 11 years ago still ring true. The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics found in fiscal year 2008 that among the 100 largest U.S. school districts (Knox County is 74th), KCS ranks seventh in the percentage of its budget that is dedicated to instruction and instructional support. The district tied for 100th in the proportion of total positions committed to school district administration. Significant central office administrative staffing reductions and adjustments, including eliminating more than a dozen positions in FY 2012, have been made since 2009. The Central Office underwent a major reorganization in 2011. Over the last four fiscal years, the majority of the $14.7 million increase in the total operating budget has gone to classroom instruction and instructional support ($10.4 million). Five million dollars has gone to Debt Service and other district-level requirements. Central Office administrative and support totals have dropped from a 10-year high of 230.5 in the fall of 2008 to 211 as of this March. Facts are facts. Anyone who tries to argue to the contrary should take a tour of the AJ Building floor by floor, read this data, which is available at knoxschools.org, and perform a comparative analysis with KCS’s peer districts. Otherwise, you are either pandering to a myth, have a personal ax to grind or are living in “The Twilight Zone.”

A-12 • MAY 21, 2012 • SH HOPPER OPPE OP P R-NEWS

All aboard!

For learning adventures at the L&N By Sandra Clark Imagine … a high school where every teacher knows every kid by sight and name … a school where students want to be and everyone is equipped with an iPad … a place where teachers work before- and after-hours to develop curricula. Imagine the L&N STEM Academy. The place looks like a race track with donor logos pasted randomly about. Financial sponsor JCPenney has a logo on the school’s entry into the robotics competition. The room for physical education looks like the workout facility at the most modern health club. Principal Becky Ashe grabs the handles of an overhead resistance belt. “$120 each,” she says. “And we keep up with everyone’s progress on the computer over there.” We visited the school during the one-hour lunch break. Kids eat for 30 minutes, either inside or on the porch, and then spend 30 minutes in advisory class for tutoring and life skills. Some sell dance tickets in the cafeteria, while others cluster with iPads in small groups or alone. Ashe says the lunch break is important since students might enter STEM knowing only one or two other students. ■

That extra time comes in handy for visiting STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) professionals who frequently come for lunch with students. “They might make a presentation, but sometimes they just hang out. It helps students to realize that engineers and professors are people just like them,” said Ashe. The only foreign language is Latin, but nobody seems to mind. And the band includes “whatever you play.” Halls guy Owen Sanders was excited to be accepted, and he’s asking his mom why he can’t just start now. An 8th-grader wanting to skip summer??? Amazing.

A stroll on campus of the L&N STEM Academy shows the Sunsphere and World’s Fair Park up close and the University of Tennessee in the distance. Labs funded by B&W Y-12 and Provision Health Alliance occupy the former Butcher Shop restaurant and the school itself is the former L&N train station. The tour is led by principal Becky Ashe, at right, followed by Joseph Fugate, John Fugate and Indya Kincannon. Photos by S. Clark

station to be a contemporary high school. And she did it on the cheap. Then-Mayor Bill Haslam arranged for a city grant to pay the rent to ■ On tour property owners until the Becky Ashe is dynamic. A building conveys to Knox former teacher at West High County Schools, debt-free. School and later the KCS Then McIntyre, alongscience supervisor, Ashe side the Great Schools Partwas helping Dr. Jim Mc- nership led by Buzz ThomIntyre interview prospec- as, secured grants to equip tive principals for the new specific areas. Among the STEM Academy when he first was a family grant to realized no one matched her fund the Haslam Commons. knowledge and enthusiasm. This year’s iPads were “You know a lot about this,” obtained through a contrihe recalls. “What if you be- bution from local PetSafe come principal?” owner Randy Boyd and a McIntyre didn’t have to generous donation from ask twice. ORAU, said Ashe. Parents Ashe assembled a faculty signed an agreement to and worked with construc- replace the devices if lost tion crews to prepare the for- or damaged. Only one has Alexis Campbell, a Powell resident, studies Latin on an iPad. mer restaurant and railroad been lost.

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“How is science different here?” we asked kids in class and was able to break away for teacher Frank Wood. He had his homeroom conversation. Wood, who came from Hardin Valley Academy, said L&N is about the basics. “We don’t have underwater basket-weaving here. We focus on the core, on teaching the language of scientists.” Next year Wood plans to offer “algebrysics,” a hybrid of algebra and physics which he’s developing, using manipulatives to make math more interesting. He’s working with the school librarian to write a book called “Just the Facts,” an interactive program that will accept “keynote” files from students. Wood is developing STEM curricula which he and Ashe hope will be used by schools throughout the state. Wood also sponsors the robotics club, a beforeschool activity. He showed us the basketball-shooting robot his students made for competition. The team didn’t win this year, but then L&N currently has only freshmen and sophomores. Wood is eager to set his “veterans” on stage next year. Frank Wood, science teacher and robotics coach ■

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L&N Stem Academy functions like a charter school or even a private school under the auspices of Knox County Schools. The school demonstrates that a little money goes a long way with motivated students, enthusiastic teachers and involved parents. And don’t overlook that dynamo named Becky Ashe. L&N does not cherry-pick students. Each high school has an allocation based on enrollment. Students who apply are selected by lottery within their high school zone. The classes and lesson plans devel-

oped here can be used across Knox County, if the Internet infrastructure is installed and money is funded for iPads or some type of personal device for each student at all schools. Technology is everywhere, even in the smallest business. Yet Knox County schools fund technology with Coupon Books, PTAs and a prayer. The school of the future is operating today at the L&N Academy. Will the technology be pushed out to all students in all schools? Depends on whether County Commission funds the $35 million increase requested by the school board. They vote on May 30. Stay tuned.

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Andrea Lawyer taught mathematics at Bearden High School before coming to the L&N. While the curriculum is similar, the technology makes a difference in how it’s taught, she said. “All teachers (here) do live-time tutoring,” Ashe said. “The quality of the tool

makes a good teacher great.” Lawyer calls it “real time teaching.” As she monitors students’ responses via iPad, she can see who knows what, who needs extra help with a concept or when the whole class “gets it.” Students have “buy-in,” she said. Obviously teachers do too because Lawyer followed our tour down the hall, still talking. She described emailing lesson assignments to students and learning from their responses. “An incredibly shy student can communicate safely via email when he might be hesitant to speak up in class,” she said. Her own 1st grader recently made a PowerPoint presentation and learned to tell time through an “app.” Technology has leaped ahead and it’s time for it to be used in Knox County Schools, she said. Andrea Lawyer came to L&N from Bearden High School.

POWELL SHOPPER-NEWS • MAY 21, 2012 • A-13

Back to Powell Bart Walker is girls’ basketball coach

After girls’ basketball coach Clay Young stepped down in April after 17 years as a head coach at Powell, the school had a question to answer. Who would lead this well-regarded program? Powell looked no further than its own alumni. Bart Walker, PHS Class of 1987, will lead the Panthers next season with Caitlin Hollifield by his side as an assistant. Hollif ield graduated from Powell in 2007. Wa l ker Walker played college basketball at Walters State and LMU before becoming an assistant at Walters State for seven years. In 2000 he became the head women’s basketball coach at Hiwassee College and led his team to two Elite Eight appearances. After four years at Hiwassee, Walker headed to Chattanooga State where he made another trip to the Elite Eight. He then went to Northwest Florida State in Destin, where he stayed for two years and achieved a national ranking of fourth at one point. More than 60 of Walker’s junior college players went on to play Division I basketball. This man can coach. After his gig at Northwest, Walker didn’t set foot in a high school or college gym for two years. “My kids were here with

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their mom … and I’d been coaching for 10 years. I thought it was time to step away from it and be a dad,” said Walker. Now Walker can do both. “It was a perfect scenario,” he said. New assistant coach Caitlin Hollifield also brings a lot, as she just finished a Division I college basketball career. After g raduat i ng from Powell, Hollif ield played at Hollifield Alabama before transferring to Western Carolina to be closer to home. Hollifield received her degree last December. “Basketball’s been an avenue for a lot of things for me. It’s taught me a lot … discipline, how to work with others. I got my education because of basketball,” said Hollifield. “I’m excited to work with these girls and teach them some of the things I learned … so maybe they can have the same opportunities.” One of the first things on the agenda for Walker is reaching out to the community and encouraging girls to try out. “I want to really reach out

■ Story Time: “ ‘Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,’ said the Sloth” by Eric Carle, 1 p.m. Thursday, May 24, at Ijams Nature Center. Includes fun craft. Free, but donation accepted. To register: 577-4717, ext. 110

and get some kids that are probably good players that didn’t know if they wanted to make that commitment … they need to give us a look,” said Walker. “It’s a new time … it’s going to be fresh.” Walker says that Powell girls’ basketball is starting over, but not necessarily in a bad way. “I’ve never seen any of these players play. We’re going to start the new era, not that the old era is bad, we’re just coming in with new eyes,” said Walker. As far as coaching strategy, Walker plans on doing what he’s always done. “We’re going to run this like I ran my college programs because they were very successful. We also want to give them life lessons that will help them down the road,” said Walker. He understands that a successful program starts at the youngest levels of the community. “We’re going to be very involved with the middle school and very visible at the junior pro program,” said Walker. One advantage Hollifield believes Powell will have with her and Walker at the helm is the ability to relate to the players. “Everything we’re going to show them is something that we probably did at the college level as a player … and we can still go out there and do it with them,” said Hollifield. “It’s going to be fun to see how the girls develop over the summer.” “It’s a process,” said Walker. He’s looking forward to the experience, nonetheless. “This is going to be a fresh start for me. I’m excited.”

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Hall signs with University of Cumberlands Powell High senior Kyler Hall signed to play soccer at the University of the Cumberlands in the fall. Pictured at the signing are: (seated) Powell High coach Josh Van Pelt, Hall, mom Amy Hall and (standing) UC coach Brenton Benware. Halls has been part of the Panther soccer team for four years and was named Most Valuable Defender this season. “Kyler is a tough defender and is very stingy when it comes to letting others get past him to the goal,” said coach Van Pelt. Hall selected Cumberlands because it felt like home and was a good fit. Photo by Ruth White

New principals for Shannondale, Sequoyah Dr. Joy Foster, principal at Shannon Elementary School, will be transferred for the next school year and a replacement has not been named. Alisha Hinton, a former 3rd grade teacher at Brickey-McCloud, was named principal at Sequoyah Elementary School, replacing Martha Hill who retired. Hinton was a member of the inaugural class of the Principal Leadership Academy and is currently assistant principal at A. L. Lotts Elementary School where she has served since 2009.

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Royal Crusaders win soccer title The Temple Baptist Academy boys’ varsity soccer team has won the TAACS state championship with a final record of 18-1. “It was a great finish to a wonderful season. The championship game was a ref lection of how these young men played all season as a team,” said head coach Shannon Sexton. The team scored 91 goals during the season while allowing only six. The state tournament

was in Murfreesboro in May. The team defeated the Macon Road Baptist High School team from Memphis 3-0 to claim the championship for the Tennessee Athletic Association of Christian Schools. Located in Powell, Temple Baptist Academy is an accredited, agencyapproved K-12 school serving families since 1971. Info: 938-8181 or www. t e m p l e b a p t i s t a c a d e m y. com/.

State winning soccer players are: (kneeling) Peter Ewing, Sean McGinnis, Justin Sullivan, Tim Ceasau, Tyler Ward, Jordan Sullivan, Preston Hickman, Matt Johnson; (standing) head coach Shannon Sexton, Alex Gann, Grant Ryan, Nick Retterer, Ethan Eisenbeis, Steven Jones, Alex Provonsha, goalie Adam Cate, Mang Thang, Alex Hwang, Aaron St. John, Brad Nicely, assistant coach Michael Scoggins and assistant coach Mike St. John. Photo submitted

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Powell Middle crowns geography bee winner Social studies classes at Powell Middle School hosted a geography bee and one winner in each area competed for the title of school champion. Pictured are: (front) school winner and state representative Pierce Anderson, school runner-up Josh Bunch; (middle row) area winners Garrett Baggett, Grayson McGinnis, Antonio Gomez; (back) Rose Patterson, Sarah Connaster and Riley Hamilton. Not pictured are Dakota Howard and David Wingard. Photo submitted

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POWELL SHOPPER-NEWS • MAY 21, 2012 • A-17

Linda Ross and daughter Megan Whaley shop for flowers at Thress Nursery. “We heard about the cash mob on the news this morning and thought it would be something fun to do for Mother’s Day,” Whaley said. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Thress Nursery cash mob By Theresa Edwards Thress Nursery is the first Knox County business (outside of the city) to receive a cash mob organized by County Mayor Tim Burchett’s office to help the local economy. The idea began by helping businesses in South Knoxville when the Henley Street Bridge closed, rerouting traffic. Now the concept is spreading to other area businesses. “As long as the community will continue coming out to support the local businesses, we will continue doing them,” said Michael Grider of the Knox County Mayor’s office. Carol Kirksey is one of many supporters. She has shopped at all four cash mobs so far, realizing the importance of supporting our local businesses. Another familiar face shopping at Thress was Robin Lane, owner of Strawberry Fields Market,

where the previous cash mob was. “It was wonderful for us, so I wanted to be a part of this one to continue the flow. I have a stepmom, so I’m here to get flowers for her,” said Lane. Burchett came, greeting visitors as they arrived and chatting with people on the porch at the storefront. Thress Nursery manager Greg Clark said, “We’re so very appreciative of the cash mob. We’re glad they asked us to participate. We’ve been busy all day long.” Many of the customers came as early as 8 a.m. when we first opened. The shoppers were spread out throughout the day, instead of coming all at once. Clark hopes that people will continue coming back now that they have been introduced to Thress Nursery. They also do landscape design and installation, and in the winter have a Christmas shop. They are open all year.

Thress Nursery is located at 7343 Old Clinton Pike, east of West Emory Road near West Beaver Creek Drive. Info: www. ThressNursery.com.

Deana Hurd of Lulu’s Tearoom, located next door, brought sweet treats to Thress Nursery for their cash mob day. “She’s our friend,” said Hannah Noll Thress. “They’re great neighbors to have,” said Hurd.

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‘Richer with less money’ Marianne Freitag’s motto is “Follow your passion,” but don’t think it’s going to be easy.

By Alvin Nance Here at KCDC, our goal is to promote the selfsufficiency of our residents. In the current e c o n o m y, h o w e v e r, finding employ ment Nance can be a major hurdle to gaining selfsufficiency. That’s why we partnered with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development to bring mobile Career Coaches into our properties. These mobile job centers provide a helping hand to our residents, taking job training and employment resources right to their front doors. The Career Coaches have been visiting KCDC properties since the program was announced by Gov. Bill Haslam last year. A mobile resource for job seekers, the Career Coaches are 35-footlong mobile classrooms housed in Winnebagos. The vehicles provide residents with one-onone attention, searchable job listings and important training, including resume building, job search skills and interviewing skills. This job training is invaluable to our residents. According to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, one in four people statewide who visited mobile Career Coaches found employment.

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Kevin Cole, Interviewer II at the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce, teaches basic computer skills on a SMART board in a mobile Career Coach at Austin Homes. Each Career Coach is staffed with three to five career advisors and outfitted with 10 work stations equipped with a laptop, Internet connection and access to printers and fax machines. Instructors use SMART board technology to demonstrate to participants valuable tips on how to search and apply for jobs. Sarah Beane, the Career Coach coordinator for East Tennessee, told me about the great response the Career Coach gets from residents when it travels to KCDC

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce interviewers William Byrd, Shay Riggs and Kevin Cole stand ready to assist job seekers outside of the mobile Career Coach at Austin Homes on May 11. Photos submitted properties. “We’ve helped many KCDC residents,” Beane said. “Our Career Coach provides personal attention to connect them with the resources they need to find employment.” The Career Coach has visited Austin Homes, Montgomery Village, Walter P.

Taylor Homes and Virginia Walker, among others. The Tennessee Career Coach is a valuable asset to our residents and our community. Through programs like the Career Coach program, we give our residents the tools to succeed in both their personal lives and in their careers.

She ought to know. She left a good-paying job to open two upscale consignment shops in North Knoxville. It’s less money and less security, but she’s happy that she’s doing something she loves. “I’m far richer with less money than I was before,” she said. “Do something you’re passionate about. If you don’t you’re never going to be happy.” But, there’s a whole lot more to being in business for yourself than there is to being an employee. “You have to do sales numbers and profit and loss statements and payroll,” she said. “There is so much you just don’t know.” A self-described Army brat, Freitag did a lot of traveling, but her “home” is Knoxville. She attended Sacred Heart, Knoxville Catholic High School and UT, where she studied zoology and veterinary medicine. You read that right. In fact, one of her first jobs was training the sea lions and the Knoxville Zoo. She’s flown hot air balloons and once owned her own special events company. Also on this eclectic resume are several retail jobs, Divisional Director for Corporate Development for the American Cancer Society and Walmart market manager. Now, her two stores, called

Marianne Freitag of Bag Lady Boutique. Photo by S. Carey Bag Lady Boutique, are a venue for Freitag’s creativity and desire to “color outside the lines.” She calls the shops “The female version of ‘Cheers.’” “We want to know your name and make you feel good while you’re here,” she said. “When you joke about retail therapy, it really is therapeutic.” Bag Lady Boutique’s two locations accept and sell upscale consignment in a pleasant, friendly atmosphere. Freitag said both stores are tied together via computer, so you can use your credit at both stores. The shops are even available for after-hours shopping parties. Bag Lady Boutique is located on Broadway in Fountain City and on Dry Gap Pike between Halls and Powell. Info: 859-9411, bagladyboutique. net. Shannon Carey is the Shopper-News general manager and sales manager. Contact Shannon at shannon@shoppernewsnow. com.

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■ UTK Center for Educational Leadership is recognizing five individuals for contributing significantly to education through innovative work, Pat Summitt leadership, learning and service. The Prometheus Leadership Medal recipients are: forensic anthropologist William Bass, vice provost Sarah Gardial, architect Hansjörg Göritz, President Emeritus Joe Johnson and UT women’s basketball Head Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt. ■ The Korn Learning, Assessment and Social Skills (KLASS) Center, in conjunction with UT’s Special Education and School Psychology programs, will offer tutoring services for a limited number of children in 1st through 6th grade who are struggling with math or reading. These services will be offered at four 60-minute sessions per week from July 2 to 26. Initial assessments will be conducted the week of June 18. To schedule an assessment: 974-6177. Info: Brian Wilhoit, 974-6395 or bwilhoit@utk.edu. ■ Mingjun Zhang, associate professor of mechanical, aerospace and biomedical engineering at UTK, has received more than $168,000 from the U.S. Department of Defense under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) to buy equipment to advance his nanoparticle research. Zhang’s DURIP funds will go to purchase instruments for characterizing nanoscale mechanics of nanoparticles. The cuttingedge instrumentation will be operated by graduate and undergraduate students to collect data for his team’s research on nanoparticles.

POWELL SHOPPER-NEWS • MAY 21, 2012 • A-19

NEWS FROM TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY

Kindergarten steals the show By Stephanie Beard

n May 8, the Temple Baptist Academy kindergarten class held its 2012 program and graduation ceremony. The program is a yearly highlight for students, teachers, and parents. This year’s program featured students demonstrating their mastery of academic and Bible subjects, serenading the audience with their favorite songs, and displaying the diversity of their personalities. They truly were a “cast of characters” that not only stole the show, but stole the hearts of those who watched. The students put on a play of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” The play creatively incorporated characters from a variety of children’s stories, poems and rhymes, including Little Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue, Jack Be Nimble, and Little Miss Muffet, among others. Kindergarten teacher Paulette Deeringer matched each role to the colorful personalities of the students. After the play concluded, Dr. Clarence Sexton, pastor of Temple Baptist Church, addressed the audience and congratulated each graduate as they received their kindergarten diplomas. Family and friends came from near and far to see the many rehearsed and not-so-rehearsed moments at the annual program. The students began preparing for their special end-of-year event in January. A veteran teacher, Deeringer directs the kindergarten program at Temple Baptist Academy. Deeringer has been teaching for more than 30 years, 20 of which have been at Temple.

Temple students Max Lindsay and Nathaniel Gray are ready to graduate from kindergarten. Photo by J. Jones

Lexi Harjo portrays Goldilocks in the Kindergarten play. “Mrs. Deeringer is a celebrity around here. Many of our students, including our high schoolers, had Mrs. Deeringer as a teacher,” said Temple principal David Whitaker. “Children are always interesting, they all have a sweet tender side. I love seeing them learn and excel. They’re fun, silly, strongwilled, teachable, creative, interactive and loving. The stu-

dents and their families get into your heart. I am truly blessed,” Deeringer said. Several of the Temple High School seniors graduating this year had Deeringer as their kindergarten teacher. All of them, without exception, have expressed that she made a real impact on their lives, and they cherish the influence she has had on them.

Ethan Whitaker is Little Boy Blue and Hayley Bryant is Little Bo Peep in the Temple Baptist Academy kindergarten play.

Royal Crusaders win the TAACS state soccer championship By Taryn Jones On May 3-5, the Temple Baptist Academy boys varsity soccer team took their 15-1 regular season record to the Tennessee Athletic Association of Christian Schools (TAACS) State Soccer Tournament in Murfreesboro, TN with high hopes of bringing home the state championship trophy. The Royal Crusaders saw their hopes realized when the final whistle blew on a 3-0 victory in the championship game against the Kingsmen from Macon Road Baptist High School in Memphis, TN. In the ﬁrst and second rounds of the state tournament, Temple defeated Berean Christian Academy (Hixson, TN) and South Haven Christian School (Springﬁeld, TN) to advance to the championship game where they faced a surging Macon Road team.

Juniors Alex Hwang and Timothy Ceausu scored the first two goals in the first half of the championship game. The Macon Road Kingsmen had an opportunity to swing the momentum back their way with a penalty kick attempt early in the second half. However, when Macon Road missed the kick wide left, followed by a third goal punched in by Temple senior Mang Thang, the Royal Crusaders could taste victory. Temple head soccer coach Shannon Sexton said, “It was a great finish to a wonderful season. The championship game was a reflection of how these young men played all season as a team.” Senior midfielder Alex Provonsha echoed his coach’s thoughts on the game and the season saying, “This was a special season. We had a very talented group of guys this year and our chemistry was

Temple Baptist Academy boys soccer team members are: (front) Peter Ewing, Sean McGinnis, Justin Sullivan, Tim Ceausu, Tyler Ward, Jordan Sullivan, Preston Hickman, Matt Johnson; (back) head coach Shannon Sexton, Alex Gann, Grant Ryan, Nick Retterer, Ethan Eisenbeis, Steven Jones, Alex Provonsha, Adam Cate, Mang Thang, Alex Hwang, Aaron St. John, Brad Nicely, assistant coaches Michael Scoggins and Mike St. John. Photo by D. Whitaker awesome. We played like a unit, and as a unit we beat almost every team we faced. I know what it feels like to be a champion and it is something I will never forget.” Junior fullback Alex Hwang said, “After losing the state title game last year, it was nice to come back this year to win this one for our seniors.” Junior midﬁelder Timothy Ceausu added, “Win-

ning state is something I will remember the rest of my life.” Tournament awards went to four Temple players. Sophomores, Aaron St. John and Nick Retterer, along with senior Mang Thang were named to the allstate team. Sophomore fullback, Justin Sullivan, was named tournament MVP. Along with an 18-1 overall re-

cord, the Royal Crusaders scored 91 goals while only being scored on 6 times. Sophomore goalkeeper, Adam Cate, had 80 saves on the season and only allowed one goal during the state tournament. Leading scorers on the team were senior Mang Thang with 21 goals, sophomore Nick Retterer with 16, sophomore Aaron St. John with 11, and junior Brad Nicely with 11.

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