Powell Middle School Mission
Powell Middle School's mission is to provide quality educational opportunities that meet the needs of every student in a safe and supportive environment.
Powell Middle School Programs
Programs
Powell Middle School students receive grades and GPA's much like High School. Based on their GPA, they earn cards in our elaborate Rennaissance Incentive Program. Students receive a wide range of products and discounts from our business sponsors.
In addition, grades, citizenship, and attendance are rewarded.
Talented and Gifted Program
Student produced yearbook
Duke Talent Search
Technology Club with National and State awards
National Junior Honor Society
Schooled for Success
Pupil Services
Talented and Gifted Teacher
Psychologist
Audiologist
Attendance/Social Worker
Speech Teacher
Traveling Math Specialist
Traveling Reading Specialist
School Nurse
Vision Teacher
Community Involvement
Parent Teacher Association
Parent Volunteer Program
Partners in Education:
McDonald's (Fountain City)
UT-Battelle
Powell Lion's Club
Target
Athletics
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Volleyball
Cross Country
Recreation tennis, football & soccer
Powell Middle School Facts
Powell Middle School was built in 1974 and contains 34 classrooms and 7 additional portable classrooms. As a Middle School, Powell Middle's students are in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Powell Middle School receives students from Powell Elementary School, Brickey Elementary School, and Copper Ridge. Students graduating from Powell Middle School attend Powell High School for grades 9 - 12.
Total Enrollment: 883
Student Attendance 95.1%
Faculty
Classroom teachers 50
Librarians 1
Guidance Counselors 2
Custodial Staff 4
Food Service Staff 7
Secretarial Staff 2
Educational Assistants 7
Computer/Technology Labs 2
Administrators 3
Credentials
Bachelor's Degree 30
Master's Degree 19
Master's Degree +45 ... 2
Ed.S 1
Powell Middle School Directions
Located:
3329 W. Emory Road
Powell, Tennessee 37918
(865) 938-9008
Principal: Glenn Marquart
Directions:
Take 1-75 North to Emory Road exit. Turn left. Proceed approximately three miles. The school will be on your right just before your reach Clinton Highway.
Powell News: Powell Middle School
Powell Middle School hits the list
Help is on the way for Powell Middle School.
When the school board released its "preliminary capital improvement plan forecast (hows that for saying, This aint a sure bet!)" earlier this month, Powell Middle School was listed with a $16 million price tag.
Powell Middle is ahead of all other schools in Diane Doziers 7th district. And its slated for improvements in fiscal year 2007.
We joked that Brickey School had been on the school boards five year plan for about 12 years. But Dozier was tenacious in getting her colleagues to fund that project. And when the experts studied the facility, it was decided to tear down the old structure and rebuild a state-of-the-art school.
Dozier is not making promises. But she said, "We will be asking an architect to do a schematic plan of the total project. Then, after looking at various options, well decide what to do first.
"Our intention for Powell Middle is similar to the recent Karns Middle renovation and addition project."
Dozier and Powell Middle principal Glenn Marquart, along with PTA parents, toured the Karns facility recently. They asked the principal what is important to consider when working with an architect.
Dozier said she personally favors building classrooms now to get the kids out of portables, but with the pressing needs across the county, shes opting to go with the capital plan that could pay off with more substantial improvements possibly a new gym or cafeteria/kitchen.
"This project is desperately needed, and if it happened tomorrow it wouldnt be too soon," she said.
The Powell Middle project takes its place on the five year plan behind the new Ridgedale Elementary and a $6.5 million renovation and expansion at Holston Middle both projects currently underway. The next big items are a $2.2 million library and cafeteria at West High, $13 million each for new schools at Gibbs Elementary and Cedar Bluff K-3, and $7 million for improvements at Karns High.
Its all or nothing for the school systems projected interior paint list. Take a look:
Paint schedule (north)
2015 Powell Elementary, Powell High, Copper Ridge, Sterchi
2018 Powell Middle
2022 Brickey-McCloud
In defense of the plan, what would you do if you were put in charge of school maintenance with a limited budget, then got phone calls from school board members wanting immediate attention? You would draw up a painting schedule like the one above and tell them to stand in line or give you more money.
Of course, theres the other side: Give the paint money to the PTAs and theyll have every school in Knox County painted within a year.
- S. Clark
The Knox County school board has awarded a contract to Evans Contracting Company for $996,000 for the addition and renovation of the Powell Middle School cafeteria. The project is being funded with $1.1 million left over from the Brickey-McCloud Elementary construction project, which was completed in 2003.
The current cafeteria is located in a hallway space in front of the school gym. School principal Glenn Marquart said the new cafeteria will help eliminate overcrowding.
"It’s a start for the vision we have for Powell Middle," Marquart said. "(The new cafeteria) is set up for round tables as opposed to the long institutional tables we have now. And it does alleviate the overcrowding conditions in the cafeteria. We’re just excited to be able to see part of the vision coming to pass. We hope this is a shorter step toward our vision of having a modern facility that will hold 1,400 students."
The current school building features an "open classroom" design, popular in the 1970s.
The cafeteria will be 6,085 square feet and will be located at the current entrance to the school. "It will go up to the front covered canopies," Marquart said.
School board member Diane Dozier said the plan also includes a 1,890 square foot shell that will eventually be used for an expanded kitchen.
"This is the beginning of what we’ve waited a long time for," Dozier said. "I’m thrilled that we’ve got the shell for the kitchen included. I fought hard for that."
The project is on County Commis-sion’s September agenda. The architect is Lindsay & Maples.
Marquart said that a groundbreak-ing will be scheduled following Commission approval.
– Jake Mabe