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VOL. 51 NO. 49
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December 3, 2012
Powell honors its best
It’s been a year since the Tennessee high school rushing record for a single season was broken. Powell’s own Dy’Shawn Mobley reached yard number 3,068 in the 2011 Class 5A state championship and secured his spot in Powell football history. Though the Panthers lost that night, football was far from over for Mobley. He played as a true freshman for Kentucky, and he played recently at Neyland Stadium where photographer Doug Johnson patrolled the sidelines. Cory Chitwood says Mobley will be back to Neyland in two years.
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See Cory’s story on page 8
Miracle Maker Pizza is a healthy food choice? Yes, when it’s made Jon Dickl’s way. The crust is whole wheat (not that you’d notice) and the 25 percent sweet potato puree he’s sneaked into the tomato sauce boosts the vitamin A content (not that you’d notice).
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See Betty Bean’s story on A-9
Another Heisman goes astray Ho, hum, it is Heisman time again, Marvin West writes. For the 78th consecutive year, a Tennessee Volunteer will not win the trophy. If we didn’t know better, we might think the vote is rigged. Back in August, there was talk that Tyler might be a candidate. You know how that turned out.
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See Marvin’s story on page 6
The gift She came asking for help, Lynn Hutton writes. She sat in my office and told me the truth: about her life, her mistakes, her regrets. I was stunned by her candor, her calm acceptance of her situation, her honesty about what led her into her line of work. She was young. She was pretty. She was smart. She was a prostitute.
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See Lynn’s story on page 6
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Powell Man of the Year Dan Jarvis, Woman of the Year Camille Keck and Businessperson of the Year Mike Byrd. Photo by Jake Mabe
By Jake Mabe Dan Jarvis was named Powell Man of the Year, Camille Keck was named Woman of the Year and Mike Byrd was named Businessperson of the Year at the Powell Business and Professional Association’s 30th annual banquet Nov. 30 at Beaver Brook Country Club.
Jarvis is a longtime Powell resident. He is an active member at Powell Presbyterian Church and with the Boy Scouts. He oversees a quarterly distribution of food at the church to those in need, has helped mentor Eagle Scouts and is active with Family Promise. Keck is the owner of 1 Source
Printing and Graphics, a business she started in Powell four years ago. She offers services at no charge for various nonprofits, is an active PBPA member, a community activist and is the incoming Lions Club district secretary. Byrd is the general manager at Frontier Communications. He
has worked at the telephone company since he was 17. He organized the first Powell Connection event earlier in the year, offers free webinars and other programs to the community, is active in the annual July 4th parade and oversaw a special program that brought 25 jobs to the community.
Powell teacher is ‘ambassador’ By Sandra Clark Powell High School teacher Kristy Starks-Winn is embarking on a new professional journey as “ambassador” to low performing schools in the region. She will undergo training for the next 6-8 months while teaching at Powell and then take a professional leave of absence next year for the new position. “We’ve got a building full of outstanding teachers,” she said. “This (selection) is humbling. I just hope I will earn the right to the attention I’m getting right now.” Powell High earned the selection by being Knox County’s only high school Reward School among the top 10 percent of schools in Tennessee for performance and progress. Starks-Winn was one of 15 teachers selected statewide for the new Reward Schools Ambassador Program. In a release, the state Department of Education said the program “enlists highly effective teachers from the state’s top schools to share best practices and help improve student achievement across the state.” Starks-Winn said she will be assigned to work with “focus schools,” those failing to meet state goals for achievement for all students. She will work to reduce achievement gaps for minorities, low income students and those 10% off total purchase through Dec. 24!
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Powell student Klay Leeper receives instruction from English teacher Kristy Starks-Winn during class period in the library. Photo by Ruth White with disabilities. Powell High principal Ken Dunlap nominated Starks-Winn. “It was a significant application process,” she said. Applicants must have received a top score of “five” on the teacher evaluation and be a lead teacher at their school. Starks-Winn said she doesn’t know if anyone else from Powell High applied. Her salary will be covered next year by the state. In addition, Powell High will receive $20,000 for its educational programming. Kevin Huffman, state commissioner of education, said: “There
are schools in Tennessee that have shown impressive growth and reached high levels of performance thanks to their effective approaches to instruction and training. We want to make sure that other schools can learn from what’s working for them. “It’s in the best interest of Tennessee students that our schools and districts share this kind of information and knowledge. The department is doing more to facilitate opportunities to learn from each other.” At Powell, Starks-Winn teaches junior English and journalism.
She taught seniors last year and is a former college instructor and reporter. Her movement from journalism to teaching was “not a conscious choice,” she says. “It was an intervention from God.” The family lived in Chattanooga where she worked as a reporter while pursuing a master’s degree. She got pregnant and wanted more family time. She took an adjunct position at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga where she worked for three years while getting certified to teach secondary education. This is her fifth year at Powell High. She previously taught one year at West High. She believes Powell High achieved Reward School status because “our staff genuinely cares about our students. … And (Ken) Dunlap and the administration as a whole did a really good job of permitting us to do whatever it took to get each child ready to compete. The staff rose to their challenge?” And how will she motivate teachers in schools where the principals may not be so encouraging? “That’s a good question,” she said after a pause. “This is a new program for teachers and for the Department of Education. We’re all learning.”
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