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Farragut 5k moved to Oct. 11 ■
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The 20th Annual Farragut Fall 5k Fun Walk and Pet Parade, presented by Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce, has been moved up to October. Race begins at approximately 8 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, on Watt Road near the intersection with Kingston Pike, running through Sedgefield subdivision and ending in Mayor Bob Leonard Park. “Being our 20th makes it even more special,” Bettye Sisco, Chamber president/CEO, said. “We’re thrilled about it. It’s a lot of fun getting together.” Registration for those who do not pre-register goes from 7 to 7:30 a.m., Oct. 11, in the park and costs $25 per runner or walker. “Watt Road closes at 7:30 so they have to get in,” Sisco said about participant arrival times. Cost is $20 per runner or walker who pre-register by credit card online at www.farragutchamber.com/chamber/5kr egistration-2014.php no later than Oct. 3. (Non-participant donations can be made at this site). Teams of four signing up
together are charged only the price of three. “We’re hoping for 230 this year,” Sisco said about a field that annually includes not only a strong statewide representation, but extends throughout the Southeastern United States. “Last year we had them from Kentucky, North Carolina and the southeast. It’s advertised in USA [Track & Field] magazine. It’s sanctioned and certified by USATF, which is important.” Medallions will be awarded to top three finishers in each gender and age category, from 14and-under through 86-90 and 91plus. First overall male and female finisher each receive an undisclosed cash prize. Among feedback Sisco said she annually hears about why avid runners enjoy the course, “Because when they finish they’re going downhill instead of uphill.” The fundraising race and walk has been moved up roughly three weeks versus the early November dates in recent years based on “the availability of the
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Julie Predny, Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce executive assistant, presents a cash prize to Jake Houston, the first person to cross the finish line in the 5k at the Farragut Fall 5k Run, Fun Walk & Pet Parade event Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. Houston had the money donated to Smoky Mountain Service Dogs.
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Farragut Rotary sponsors Free Flu Shot Saturday ■
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Stuart Phillips was one of several hundred who took advantage of Free Flu Shot Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, in Farragut High School Commons. Administering the shot is Laura Schmid, then a junior in The University of Tennessee’s School of Nursing.
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Taking advantage of annual Free Flu Shot Saturday in Farragut every fall, sponsored once again by The Rotary Club of Farragut, goes beyond concern for your own health. It can help ensure loved ones, some of whom can be seriously or even fatally vulnerable to disease, don’t get the flu. This year’s Free Flu Shot Saturday takes places from 8 a.m. until noon, or until vaccine runs out, Saturday, Sept. 27, in Farragut High School Commons. There is no charge. “It doesn’t cost anything and it isn’t painful,” said Mark Bialik, a Farragut Rotarian who heads up Free Flu Shot Saturday at FHS for the club. “The reason I get so worked up about this is, back in 2006 when I first became a Rotary member in Farragut and they had this, I
worked mainly to get my flu shot because at that time my wife and I were primary care givers to her parents,” added Bialik, who will among an estimated 25 FRC volunteers, in addition to help from The Rotary Club of Turkey Creek Sunset, coordinating things at FHS. “And if we brought the flu into their house it could literally kill them. That was eye-opening to me. “They were very elderly and not in the best of health. And my wife and I wanted to make sure we were doing it by trying to protect their health as much as possible. There’s no guarantee that you’re not going to get the flu, but it does lower your chances of getting certain strains of flu. … I believe this one is going to cover the H1N1 strain.” Student nurses from The University of Tennessee will be on hand to administer the vaccine, Bialik said. Bialik recalled “about 1,200
shots last year” given during Farragut Free Flu Shot Saturday. “If my memory serves me correctly, I think in 2007 or 2008 we did a high of over 2,100 shots,” he added. “I don’t know why it’s been declining. We’ve been averaging between 1,200 and 1,500 shots a year.” A pre-screening with a nurse or “medical person” upon arrival at FHS would uncover anyone who, due to allergies such as being allergic to eggs, would not be able to take the flu vaccine, Bialik said. As for how long you’ll have to wait, “If you walked in around 9 o’clock in the morning, I would be willing to bet you’ll be out by 9:05,” Bialik said. However, in some cases — a longer screening time and a long line for the shot — it could take up to 30 minutes, Bialik added. Though there is no charge for See FLU on Page 4A
FHS receives Reward School recogition for second year ■ ALAN SLOAN
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During the previous two school years, Farragut High School has achieved special recognition as a Reward School from Tennessee Department of Education. FHS is one of only a handful of schools in Tennessee to achieve in the top five percent statewide in both student performance and student academic progress during 2012-13 and 2013-14 — and
the only public school in Knox County achieving both. “That’s exceptional, actually,” John Beckett, director of Research and Evaluation for Knox County Schools, said.. Last school year, FHS was one of just 10 schools in Tennessee to achieve in the top five percent in both categories statewide. For 2012-13, FHS was one of only 16 schools statewide to achieve both benchmarks. Performance and growth dur-
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ing the past two schools years was measured based on six subjects: algebra I, algebra II, English I, English II, English III and biology I, Beckett said. Progress is determined based on “what a student was predicted to score [compared to] what they actually scored,” Beckett said. “Some schools were blackballed if their achievement gaps were growing,” he added about a school having “a gap in proficien-
cy” between non-special education and special education students, for example. “Like if your rich kids are doing all the growing at the expense of the poor, that would be blackballed.” However, “Farragut was [growing] across the board,” Beckett said. “… They’re doing a great job with all students.” Debbie Sayers, FHS curriculum principal, said, “It really takes everybody to make that
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