March 17, 2002
By Megan R. Harrell
Star Staff
mharrell@starhq.com
Young men and women from around the world relocate
to Elizabethton every year for the common purpose of attending
one of the nation's most acclaimed aviation schools.
Students receive mechanical instruction
as part of their course of study at Moody Aviation. Photo
by Dave Boyd
By Kathy Helms-Hughes
STAR Staff
khughes@starhq.com
The Grammy Award-winning "old-time music" soundtrack
from the hit movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" breathed new
life into the music and lifestyle of Appalachia.
An early view of West Elk Ave.,
now home to retail stores such as Ingles and Peebles. James
T. Dowdy Sr. Photographs, Courtesy of Archives of Appalachia,
ETSU.
By Greg Miller
STAR STAFF
gmiller@starhq.com
Roby Ellis is serving his church family as the
instructor of a weekly Greek class at the Elizabethton Church
of Christ.
By Megan R. Harrell
Star Staff
mharrell@starhq.com
A lot of the memorable action in the Carter County
School System took place in Roan Mountain this year, but there
was noteworthy action that took place in the rest of the county
schools as well. Superintendent Dallas Williams took office
in July of 2001, and hit the ground running.
By Megan R. Harrell
Star Staff
mharrell@starhq.com
The Carter County School System is looking at
ways to reach children and make a difference in their lives.
They are doing so through a variety of new learning programs
and partnerships.
By Bob Robinson
Star Staff
brobinson@starhq.com
The vocational education program at Elizabethton
High School (EHS) is now called Applied Technology.
Harold Miller, Diversified
Technology-Computer instructor, and Adie Hyder, EHS vocational
education director, assist Alex Fries, senior, with computer-aided
design instruction. Photo by Dave Boyd
ECS theme 'Tradition of Excellence'
By Bob Robinson
Star Staff
brobinson@starhq.com
"A Tradition of Excellence" will continue to
be the theme of Elizabethton City Schools (ECS) over the next
five years, according to Dr. Judy Blevins, director of schools.
By Greg Miller
STAR STAFF
gmiller@starhq.com
John Luongo enjoys serving the community through
his participation in the Knights of Columbus ministry at St.
Elizabeth Catholic Church.
By Greg Miller
STAR STAFF
gmiller@starhq.com
Macel and Ralph Gardner enjoy serving the Lord
and people through the ministries they are involved in at Immanuel
Baptist Church. Macel works in the church's nursery department
and children's church.
By Megan R. Harrell
Star Staff
mharrell@starhq.com
Today more and more teens have the opportunity
to attend college. Federal and state programs have made higher
education a possibility for just about any high school graduate.
By Bob Robinson
Star Staff
brobinson@starhq.com
Jerry Patton, director of the Tennessee Technology
Center (TTC) in Elizabethton, believes the job is not done
until their graduates are employed.
By Kathy Helms-Hughes
STAR STAFF
khughes@starhq.com
Every English village has a cross in it. At Emmanuel
School of Religion it is a 15-foot-tall bronze cross, designed
and sculpted by Phoenix artist Randall Secrest.
By Greg Miller
STAR STAFF
gmiller@starhq.com
Carter County Adult Education has gone behind
bars with a correctional outreach to take illiteracy captive,
according to Linda Bowling, the agency's director.
By Greg Miller
STAR STAFF
gmiller@starhq.com
The Team Kids program, held each Wednesday from
6:30-8 p.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church, is expanding.
The program ministers to pre-school through the eighth-grade.
By Kathy Helms-Hughes
STAR STAFF
khughes@starhq.com
East Tennessee State University's Center for
Community Outreach serves hundreds of people in the Tri-Cities
region as part of the university's mission toward public service.
By Bob Robinson
Star Staff
brobinson@starhq.com
The sound of airplanes passing overhead, after
takeoff from Elizabethton Municipal Airport, doesn't seem
to bother Keith Young, Director of Northeast State Technical
Community College (NSTC), as he sits in his office across
Highway 91 from the airport.
By Megan R. Harrell
Star Staff
mharrell@starhq.com
Little Milligan College has recently completed
extensive renovation projects. After it kicked off its Campaign
for Christian Leadership last spring, the college has been the
midst of a whirlwind of improvement.
By Bob Robinson
Star Staff
brobinson@starhq.com
Students at Elizabethton High School (EHS) are
getting a firsthand look at law enforcement and corrections,
thanks to Sgt. Kenny Hardin, Safety Resource Officer with
the Elizabethton Police Department (EPD).
By Megan R. Harrell
Star Staff
mharrell@starhq.com
Janet Grant graduated from Happy Valley
High School in 1956, then returned to her Alma Mater four
years later and began her teaching career.
By Megan R. Harrell
Star Staff
mharrell@starhq.com
The fall of 2001 was the first semester
county students were required to take the Gateway exam in
biology. While county students were successful overall, Kathy
Brown's biology class at Hampton High School was the only
class to receive a 100 percent passing rate.
By Bob Robinson
Star Staff
brobinson@starhq.com
How would you describe what you learned this
past summer?
What to say and how to say it. In a nutshell,
that's what students in the fourth, seventh and 11th grades
in Elizabethton City Schools (ECS) are tested on once a year,
the first Tuesday in February.
