November 5, 2012 www.knoxfocus.com PAGE A1 INSIDE B Business C Sports D Health & Home MONDAY November 5, 2012 FREE- Take One! FOCUS Seymour Middle School Weekly Poll* When voting for the President of Wins $150,000 the United Students, teachers and administrators at Sey- States, what mour Middle School are has the greater $150,000 richer today impact on your after being named 2012 Champions and the grand decision? prize winner in U.S. Cellu- ECONOMIC lar’s Calling All Communi- ties campaign. The con- Issues test awards $150,000 to 78.78% the school that garners the most online votes and the SOCIAL Issues next 17 schools receive 21.22% $50,000 each. Survey conducted All 18 winners in the November 2, 2012. 2012 campaign were * Focus Weekly Polls are conducted revealed Thursday in a by an independent, professional video from U.S. Cellular’s polling company. president and CEO, Mary N. Dillon, which was posted on the company’s website (uscellular.com). For the third year in a row McClung a school in Seymour, Tenn., Museum a suburb of Knoxville with 11,000 residents, has cap- Hosts Civil tured the top prize in the wireless carrier’s $1 mil- U.S. Cellular and Seymour Middle School celebrate that the school won the $150,000 grand prize in the company’s War Lecture, lion nationwide campaign 2012 Calling All Communities campaign on Nov. 1. U.S. Cellular announced which schools won a share of $1 mil- to support education. Sey- lion in the fourth annual campaign on its website, and company associates visited the school to congratulate the Signing mour Middle School ral- administration, teachers, students, parents and community members. Pictured from left to right: Seymour Middle The Frank H. McClung lied the most votes to School Principal Dr. Faye Nelson; U.S. Cellular Regional Vice President Tom Catani; Shirley Clepper and Autumn Museum will host a book take home the $150,000. Galyon of U.S. Cellular Authorized Agent Network Technologies in Seymour; and U.S. Cellular Agent Area Sales signing and lecture on Dr. In 2011, Seymour Pri- Manager Martin Burgess. Earl J. Hess’ new Civil War mary School was the big book, “The Knoxville Cam- $150,000 winner, and Cookeville. teachers, parents and com- Calling All Communities alumni and local business- paign,” on Sunday, Novem- Seymour High School won “It is exciting that Ten- munities to compete for campaign began, a total es to encourage voting ber 11, 2012. Artist Ken $100,000 the year before. nessee has four Calling this funding. We appreci- of 11 Tennessee schools from the first day to the Smith will also be on hand Seymour joins three other All Communities winners ate U.S. Cellular and com- have a won a total of final weekend,” said Jack to sign prints of his Civil War Tennessee schools in the including the grand prize panies across our state $950,000. Brundige, director of sales artwork, “At First Light.” Top 18, including Pickett winning school for the and nation that are engag- “We’re inspired by the for U.S. Cellular in Tennes- The event will begin at County High School in Byrd- second year in a row,” Gov. ing local communities and tenacity and spirit of this see. “We can’t wait to hear 2:00 p.m. at the museum stown as well as Algood Ele- Bill Haslam said. “Each of making significant invest- year’s winners, who har- about how the schools plan on the University of Ten- mentary School and North- these schools has done a ments in education.” nessed the support from to use the winnings they nessee, Knoxville campus. east Elementary School in great job of rallying their Since U.S. Cellular’s their friends, families, PTAs, worked so hard to earn.” Continue on page 2 Faith the size of a Dale Keasling Is Honoree at 4th paper clip Annual Emerald Youth Legacy Dinner Longtime community servant Dale By Sarah Baker [email protected] wanted to teach them Keasling, CEO of Home Federal Bank, about diversity and toler- will be honoree of the fourth annual Powell Middle School ance, so she asked one Emerald Youth Foundation Legacy received a special guest on of her teachers to teach a Dinner on Nov. 15 at the Knoxville October 16. Linda Hooper, class about the Holocaust. Convention Center. former principal of Whit- Because it is really hard More than 700 guests are expected well Middle School, came to comprehend six-million to attend the event, which will include to speak to the student lives being taken, the stu- a 6 p.m. reception followed by dinner body about the extraordi- dents decided to collect and program at 6:30. World-renowned nary project her students six-million paper clips so gospel singer Wintley Phipps, a two- started back in 1998. that they could see with time Grammy nominee, will sing after The “Paper Clips” project their own eyes what six mil- dinner. Also performing will be the inspired a now famous, lion looks like. They would JustLead Choir, an ensemble of more award-winning documen- know that each paper clip than 50 elementary-high school stu- tary. represented someone real, dents, led by John Jackson. Whitwell is in South- someone with hopes and All proceeds of the event will benefit eastern Tennessee, a little dreams just like they had. Knoxville’s 21-year-old Emerald Youth Pictured with Legacy Dinner honoree Dale Keasling (center) are Emerald over two hours from here. Students chose to use Foundation, which provides faith, edu- Youth participants (from left) Marissa Patrick, Dalton Oaks, Faith Brown, Hooper explained to stu- paper clips because they cation and sports programs to more Kelsey Oxendine, and Elijah McGinnis. dents that in Whitwell at learned that Norwegians than 1,200 inner city children, teens the time, there were no wore them on their lapels and young adults each year. has maintained a BauerFinancial of Greater Knoxville, the Helen Ross Jews, no Catholics, and during World War II as Keasling will be recognized for his five-star rating, the highest possi- McNabb Foundation, Smoky Moun- very few black or Hispanic a silent protest against integrity, leadership and commitment ble, for 82 consecutive quarters. At tain Council of the Boy Scouts, and people. Most of her stu- Hitler. They sent letters to urban youth. Under Keasling’s lead- the same time, Keasling has served Knox Area Rescue Ministries, among dents could not afford to to news organizations and ership, Home Federal Bank, the larg- on the boards of many community others. Tickets and sponsorships are do much traveling. She Continue on page 2 est locally owned bank in Knoxville, organizations, including United Way available at www.emeraldyouth.org. PAGE A2 The Knoxville FOCUS November 5, 2012 FOCUS The truth about polls Weekly Poll When voting for the President of the United States, what has the greater impact on your decision? Economic Issues 78.78% Social Issues 21.22% By Age Economic Issues Social Issues Total 18-29 50.00% 50.00% 2 30-49 82.46% 17.54% 57 Linda Hooper answers questions from students Josh Brooks, Keegan Carter, Olivia Sharpe, Josh Brooks and Amber Tinker. 50-65 69.87% 30.13% 156 65+ 83.27% 16.73% 275 Total 78.78% (386) 21.22% (104) 490 Faith the size of a paper clip By Commission District 1 57.14% 42.86% 28 me to see that you can kindness, and picking a “What an honor and treat Cont. from page 1 show honor to people many positive attitude. Tierra it was to meet Mrs. Hooper 2 79.66% 20.34% 59 celebrities. Eventually the ways and to always think Giles, one of the eighth and have her speak to our 3 68.09% 31.91% 47 story of Whitwell appeared of others and not just your- grade Panther Promise students at Powell Middle 4 83.58% 16.42% 67 on “NBC Nightly News” and self,” said Haley Headrick. representatives at Powell School. It still amazes me 5 68.97% 31.03% 58 in the Washington Post. Powell Middle School Middle, said, “Who knows what they accomplished 6 86.21% 13.79% 58 They received paperclips Principal Gary Critsel- you might start a chain with the Paper Clip Proj- from twenty different coun- ous invited Linda Hooper reaction?” ect!” 7 83.08% 16.92% 65 tries and from celebrities to speak as part of the Critselous felt that Hoop- The Book of Luke speaks 8 77.19% 22.81% 57 such as Tom Hanks, Steven school’s Panther Promise er’s message of tolerance of what we can do if we have 9 92.16% 7.84% 51 Spielberg, George W. Bush, Program, a school-wide fit very well with the Panther faith the size of a mustard Total 78.78% (386) 21.22% (104) 490 Bill Clinton, and Bill Cosby. initiative to build character Promise. “I had watched seed, and I know it must be Ultimately, they collected in students. The program the “Paper Clips” video sev- true. Look at what some By Gender 29 million paperclips. concentrates on four ideas: eral times over the past 10 kids from our own state Unknown 84.21% 15.79% 19 “This speech meant a lot pursuing goals, partner- years and enjoyed it very accomplished with faith the Femal 79.61% 20.39% 255 to me because it helped ing with others, practicing much,” said Critselous. size of a paper clip. Male 77.31% 22.69% 216 Total 78.78% (386) 21.22% (104) 490 CHS Band has ‘rockin’ season Survey conducted November 2, 2012 The 2012 Marching AAAA division at the Clinch place trophies within their up of alumni band mem- Season has been a busy River Classic Competition; division in ALL categories bers representing gradua- one for the Central High percussion received a 1st including Drum Major, Color tion classes which spanned School Bobcat Marching place ranking with the color Guard, Percussion, & over- from 1955-2012 The CHS McClung Museum Hosts Civil Band.