Tree Planting at Farragut Intermediate School
Students from Farragut Intermediate School helped plant a tree in front of their school in celebration of the Town of Farragut’s certification as a …
Tree at FIS; John Knox wants you
Deadline fast approaching for Project Giving Tree
The leftover turkey is eaten, Black Friday is over, the Vols are going bowling, Cyber Monday and GivingTuesday are now history. Guess what? There’s only three and a half weeks …
Teachers sigh relief as school year ends
The most defining part of Dacia Maxwell-Hix’s 2020-2021 school year didn’t happen until it was over. It was when many of her fifth graders cried on the last day of …
Student contest highlights women’s suffrage
It’s been nearly 100 years since American women won the right to vote, and Knox County students are marking the occasion with movies, essays and art.
The Suffrage Coalition, a local …
Super volunteer Bolen puts his heart into helping
He works a full-time job, has a wife and two busy boys who love football and basketball; he coaches their teams in both sports. In 2018 he logged 1,250-plus hours …
Adorante is at home at Farragut Intermediate
The years from third to fifth grades are important ones, says Farragut Intermediate School principal Deborah Adorante. The stakes for statewide tests are higher, and the children are learning good …