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Arlington & Lakeland’s Community Newspaper
theview
.com
November 2017
Arlington Community Schools, Lakeland School
System Recognized as “Exemplary School
Districts”
Distinction Recognizes Combination of Achievement and Growth
Special to THE VIEW 38002
Arlington Community Schools
has once again been designated by
the Tennessee Department of
Education as an Exemplary
School District on Tennessee’s
Accountability
Model.
This
signifies that ACS is exceeding
expectations for both achievement
and growth for all students.
Arlington High School has also
been named a Dual Distinction
Reward
School
for
both
Performance
and
Progress.
Reward Schools are schools that
perform within the top 5% in the
state for achievement and/or the
top 5% for growth.
Superintendent Tammy Mason
stated, “The ACS administrators,
teachers and support staff have
worked tirelessly over the past
two years implementing the new
state standards. The test results are
a testament to the hard work and
the progress being achieved in our
district as we continue the work of
meeting the rigor of these
standards.”
Lakeland School System was
named an Exemplary School
District for the second time in as
many years of eligibility.
Exemplary districts meet state-set
requirements
for
student
achievement, and student growth
in total student population as well
as individual sub-groups of
students.
The recognition reflects the
performance of students at the K-
5 Lakeland Elementary School
which was Lakeland’s only school
in 2016-17. “We are particularly
proud that this status recognizes
the work of our teachers in
growing students from all
backgrounds. Our goal remains to
be sure all of our students reach
their maximum potential,” said
LSS superintendent Dr. Ted
Horrell.
For the second year in a row,
Lakeland School System’s district
-wide TCAP achievement scores
in grades 3-5 ranked number one
(Continued on page 10)
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
Arlington Launches Little Free Pantry to Combat
Food Insecurity in Community
By Terry Bondurant
It all started back on July 19
with a simple question on
Facebook.
Ray Ghazali, a
resident of Arlington, posted a
picture of a simple box filled with
groceries with this comment:
“All
jokes
aside...what
would it take for us to start
something like this out
here?
Do
we
need
permission or permits or
anything
like
that?
I
happen to like this idea a
lot. I grew up very poor
and
remember
the
struggles. Something like
this could help a family
share a meal so they don't
go to bed hungry.”
246 Facebook “likes” and 78
comments later, a meeting was
set to start organizing Arlington’s
Little Free Panty. Pastor Gordon
“I want every child in
this town to have a
meal before bed and
before school.”
Myers of Living Word Lutheran
Church volunteered space behind
the church for the pantry and
community members began to
collect items and work on the
logistics of establishing and
maintaining a community food
pantry.
On November 1—a little more
than 100 days later—the
Arlington Little Free Pantry was
officially launched. Modeled on
the popular Little Free Library
concept, items in the pantry are
free to the public and available at
(Continued on page 10)
Inside this edition...
Arlington’s Little Free Pantry,
located behind Living Word
Lutheran Church, 6018
Chester Road, is available to
the public 24/7. Photo
courtesy of Little Free Pantry
Happenings, p.2
Business News, p. 4
Real Estate Report, p. 6
Lakeland Halloween Festival, p. 7
Made in 38002 Artist Profile, Ashley Burns, p. 9
School News, p. 10
Views from 38002, p. 16