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Raising awareness for colon cancer Country music artist Wade Hayes is best known for Billboard chart toppers from the ’90s including “Old Enough to Know Better” and “On a Good Night.” Hayes was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer last year and is now drawing attention to the disease through his music.
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Powell High principal Ken Dunlap hands a pin commemorating the school’s being named a top five percent Rewards School by the state of Tennessee to teacher Greg Pavinich following a special celebration luncheon last week. Photos by Ruth White
what’s best for each student’s individual needs and applying effective teaching strategies. “We can’t give up on our students, because we know that they will make an impact down the road,” Dunlap said.
Former Powell High teacher and coach Phil Wilks, who had to retire suddenly due to illness, was the motivational speaker. He said he was quite proud of the staff. “At Powell High School, we have teachers with
Marvin West’s Vanderbilt insider says the worm has turned. The Commodores are on their way. Great coaching, bold recruiting, exciting format. They look to the future with optimism. The future is Saturday. See page A-6
Tennova North Tennova has scheduled a ribbon cutting and reception from 8-9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, to celebrate the opening of the previously unused fifth floor of the North Knoxville Medical Center, located at 7565 Dannaher Drive off Emory Road at I-75.
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Copper Ridge Elementary student Cassie Norris is surprised by her mother, Jennifer, with the award she received for being the top seller of the Original Knox County Schools Coupon Book. Photo by Dave Armstrong
Copper Ridge Elementary School student Cassie Norris is the top system-wide and elementary school-aged seller of the Original Knox County Schools Coupon Book. Cassie and other top sellers were honored at a special luncheon at the Sarah Simpson Center last week. Cassie sold 330 books in the annual fundraiser. As the top system-wide seller, she received a $500 gift card. Her photo will appear on the cover of next year’s coupon books. As the top elementary schoolaged seller, she received a $350 gift card, a bicycle from Walmart
Petitioners seek HPUD rate review By Shannon Carey Halls resident Russ Rymer has started an online and pen-andpaper petition in an attempt to trigger a rate review of Hallsdale Powell Utility District. The petition needs 10 percent of HPUD customers, meaning the primary name on the HPUD account. According to HPUD’s Sandy Liford, customers total 29,077 for water and 22,254 for sewer. The online petition had 2,133 signatures at the time of this writing. Rymer says that pen-andpaper signatures raise the total to around 2,400. Rymer says he started the petition over concerns that HPUD’s rates are too high, a sentiment echoed by many ratepayers after
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see Comptroller of the Treasury. According to board spokesperson Blake Fontenay, the petition’s signatures will be compared to an HPUD customer list to verify that each signor is a primary HPUD account holder. Once the signatures have been verified, the case will be docketed several years of rate increases. and assigned to an administra“I just wanted to start the pro- tive law judge. Both sides will be cess and open a dialogue for rate- allowed to accumulate evidence payers with concerns about where and formulate arguments. Then, the money is going,” he said. “This the hearing will be held before the is not us versus them, but more UMRB and assigned a judge in like open the doors and let’s solve Knox County. the problem.” But, according to HPUD presiA successful petition would dent/CEO Darren Cardwell, the appeal to the state Utility Man- process may not have to get that agement Review Board (UMRB), which operates under the TennesTo page A-3
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and free pizza for a year from Papa John’s. Other local elementary winners include: Brayden Clapp, Corryton Elementary (184 books); Bryce Olinger, Brickey-McCloud Elementary (107 books) and Austin Thompson (100 books), Sterchi Elementary. Local middle school winners are Violina Turcan, Powell Middle (300 books); Francisca Rayho, Powell Middle (109 books) and Hailey Gann, Halls Middle (101 books). This year, 153,642 coupon books were sold for a profit of $1.35 million, the majority of which stays at the school level.
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Former Powell High teacher and coach Phil Wilks speaks to the teachers. Illness forced Wilks to retire abruptly and he wanted to come back to congratulate the staff.
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a passion for students and for teaching. I got to watch teachers interact with students daily. You made me a better teacher,” Wilks said. “You deserve this. You are Powell High School.”
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By Ruth White Powell High School staff members were honored last week at a special luncheon at the Jubilee Banquet Facility for the school’s achieving Rewards School status by the state of Tennessee. Powell is one of 169 schools statewide and the only high school in Knox County to be designated as a Rewards School by Gov. Bill Haslam and state education commissioner Kevin Huffman. The school is among the top 5 percent of schools in the state in annual growth. The luncheon was sponsored by the ShopperNews, Laura Bailey, R. Larry Smith and Josten’s. Principal Ken Dunlap gave credit to his staff for the achievement. Dunlap said the staff earned the status by not giving up on students, supporting each other, collaborating, utilizing Professional Learning Communities, reteaching when necessary, doing
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The face behind the counter at Powell Animal Hospital may shock you. In a good way. Bella the poodle belongs to a professional pet stylist and groomer, and it shows. She gets glammed out by owner and hospital employee Sandi Sanders on a regular basis. It is beginning to catch on with clients.
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If you have kids in fourth or fifth grade this year, you may have noticed that math is harder than it used to be – a lot harder. That’s because Tennessee, along with 44 other states and three territories, is adopting national Common Core State Standards in math, English and language arts. That’s why good math teachers, like Amber Hodge at Rocky Hill Elementary, are so important.
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