Germantown News

Friday, April 14 Crimes   Medication was stolen from a business at 7790 Wolf River Boulevard at 10:31 a.m. An assault occurred in the 1600 block of Golden Fields Drive at 12:43 p.m. Bank account information was used to make fraudulent transactions in another jurisdiction at 12:45 p.m. The complaint originated from the 7900 block of Farnifold Drive A handgun and sunglasses were taken from an unlocked vehicle in the 7300 block of Magnolia Ridge Drive at 1:43 p.m. Personal information was fraudulently used to open a credit account online at 3:55 p.m. the complaint originated from the 3000 block of Devonshire Way. Crashes No crashes reported. Saturday, April 15 Crimes An adult was arrested for possession of methamphetamine at 6641 Poplar Avenue at 3:30 p.m. Crashes Two vehicles collided at Poplar Pike and Knoll Road at 10:54 a.m. Two vehicles collided at 7515 Poplar Avenue at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 16 Crimes A domestic Assault occurred in the 1200 block

The excitement of Easter was in the air on Monday as students at Germantown Presbyterian Preschool searched the playground for colorful candy-filled eggs. / Photo courtesy Germantown Presbyterian Church 

By Rebekah Yearout The Germantown News  The City of Germantown soon will start work on the Streetscape project, which focuses on the Central Business District and Old Germantown.  A “streetscape” is an area defined by certain logistic and decorative additions to a typical city street, such as medians, ornamental lighting, outside furnishings (such as benches and garbage cans), landscape planters, broad sidewalks, on-street parking, bicycle lanes, narrow traffic lanes, textured turn lanes and street presence from buildings.  Director of Community and Economic Development Cameron Ross said the city held multiple public meetings last summer to get residents’ input on what they would like to see done as far as improvements to the CBD (at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and Germantown Road) and Old Germantown. Working with designers and traffic experts who looked at the needs of each particular district, the city put a plan into place for both areas.  For the full

By Rebekah Yearout The Germantown News  Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen visited Farmington Elementary last Tuesday as part of her Classroom Chronicles tour, which heavily focuses on the new statewide Read to be Ready initiative.  Read to be Ready is a plan the state adopted to ensure students are reading at a proficient level by the time they are exiting third grade. According to the state education department, only 43 percent of Tennessee students are reading at a proficient level at the end of third grade.  McQueen also said Tennessee just recently submitted its new federal plan—a revised version of No Child Left Behind—called ESA, and said they will be implementing that plan July 1.  “So I encourage you to get to know as much about the new school accountability model and the line back to district accountability,” McQueen said.  For the full story, see the April 19 edition of the Germantown News, on racks today.  Megan Gaschler talks w

The Germantown Police Department is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration and to collect unwanted prescription drugs between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., on Saturday, April 29. Bring medications for disposal to Kroger, 7735 Farmington Boulevard or Target, 9235 Poplar Avenue. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. No aerosol inhalers, liquids, needles or sharps will be accepted. Pills and patches are welcome. In October 2016, Americans turned in 366 tons (over 730,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at almost 5,200 sites operated by the DEA and more than 4,000 of its state and local law enforcement partners.   Overall, in its 12 previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners have taken in over 7.1 million pounds—more than 3,500 tons—of pills.   For more information contact Germantown Police Captain Mike Gray at 901-757-7331, mgray@Germantown-TN.gov , or DEA Diversion website .

The Cultural Arts department at Germantown High School would like to highlight the following Reflections Winners at local and state levels. The local winning  categories: Literature: (First place) Saba Rohani, (Second place) Jake Catanzaro, (Third place) Tuong Olivia Vo, (Fourth place) Elizabeth Laboe, (Fifth place) Telesa Ward. Film Production: (First place) Sasha Yates, (Second place) Elizabeth Lee Photography: (First place) Elizabeth Lee, (Second place) Jai Mei, (Third place) Maris Griffin, (Fourth place) Seeta Shah, (Fifth place) Hayden Carroll Visual Arts: (First place) Nina Hill, (Second place) Seeta Shah, (Third place)Ellena Aguilar, (Fourth place) Jai Mei Two State Winners are: Elizabeth Lee (Award of Excellence) and Nina Hill (Award of Merit). Courtesy of Deepa Shah

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association has named St. Agnes Academy golf coach, Cynthia Giannini, the 2016 Coach of the Year at the state level in the sport of Girls Golf.   Giannini, who also teaches PE in the Lower School at St. Agnes, has coached the golf team at St. Agnes for 13 years. Under her leadership the golf team has won three state championships and 12 consecutive regional titles.                                                   For the full story please see the April 19 edition of Germantown News. Courtesy of Ginger Jordan, St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School

I love fishing this time of year! You can use just about any method and catch fish, and finding them isn't that hard. However, catching quality bass consistently can be a challenge. The beauty of spring is that you can find bass in the pre-spawn, spawn and post-spawn for the next several weeks locally. Most bass are shallow and pretty aggressive right now. Just pick the technique you like to fish and get after them.                                                                                      For the full story please see the April 19 edition of Germantown News. By Steve Craven, Germantown News

Ready, set, bid! Germantown High School Television’s annual online auction kicked off on Saturday, April 15th. You can now bid on more than 100 items including electronics, autographed memorabilia, and much more!   The online auction culminates on Saturday, April 22nd with a three-hour live show where bidders can bid on Super Board items. This year, the live coverage will celebrate 35 years of GHS-TV For the full story please see the April 19 edition of Germantown News. Courtesy of Martha Mayers

Germantown High School senior Mitchell Wisdom accepted the U.S. Army Reserve Minuteman Scholarship and will attend Christian Brothers University next year. “I can’t honestly think of a better route for anybody,” Wisdom said. “Just the obligation to my country—how much I love it and feel for it is something that far exceeds anything in my life right now. I’m just so much more excited for the opportunities to come from the military and school. This opportunity is outstanding and I’m just so grateful for it right now.” For the full story please see the April 19 edition of Germantown News. By: J.T. Mullen, Germantown News

After coaching the Evangelical Christian School girls soccer team to back-to-back Tennessee state championships in 2015 and 2016, Jordan Thompson has been named 2016 State Coach of the Year for Tennessee High School Girls Private/Parochial Schools by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Courtesy of Gracie Lee, ECS

Friday, April 7 Crimes   Walls were spray painted in the parking garage stairwell at 7700 Poplar Avenue at 7:47 a.m. The victim was contacted via telephone in an attempted scam. The complaint originated in the 2400 block of Windy Oaks Drive at 2:04 p.m. An adult was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop at Forest Hill Irene Road and Winchester Road at 3:38 p.m. Debit card information was used to make fraudulent purchases in other jurisdictions at 7:42 p.m. The complaint originated from the 2600 block of Southmore Cove. An adult was arrested for taking beer and groceries from a business in the 7700 block of Farmington Boulevard without paying for them. Crashes A vehicle struck a utility pole causing possible injuries at Poplar Avenue and South Germantown Road at12:25 a.m. Two vehicles collided at Wolf River Boulevard and Riverdale Road at 10:05 a.m. Two vehicles collided at West Street and Poplar Pike at 2:05 p.m. Two vehicles collide