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■ COURTNEY [email protected]

Back-to-school clothes shopping for parentsbefore Monday, August 11 (Knox County Schoolsfirst day) creeps up on the calendars may seemdeeming. Children get into some messes in theirclothes during the summer: mud stains, grassstains, too much wear-and-tear from summercamp. Perhaps your child went through a majorgrowth-spurt. Whatever the case may be, it is timefor those new clothes.

“I think my biggest advice is to see what thechildren’s personal look is going to be, or embrac-ing the individual,” Mel Sequeira, store manager of

Maurice’s, said.The fall lines are ready for the influx of shop-

pers, and the hottest items of the year will be thebest stocked.

As for trends for the girls, wearing your person-ality is a go-to for some stores.

“We are definitely getting a lot of statementnecklaces, so I think the fall decision for our com-pany is going to be, ‘What is going to be your state-ment?’” Sequeira said.

Students will be learning in air-conditionedbuildings for the majority of their days, but recessand playing on the playground still gives them a

New threadsThe school year is fast approaching – its that time again

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Top left, from front to back: Kelsee Hartman, Aaron Kelly, Kathyrn Gunter, Victoria Edington, BryceEdwards and Haley Strunk. Top right, from front to back: Ridley Edington, Andrew Kelly, BaileyEdwards, Evan Edington, Makenna Bayne and Samuel Edington.

Back-To-School clothing provided by the following merchants in the Pinnacle at Turkey Creek: Loft, Marshalls, Maurice's and Monsoon Accessorize. Photos by Courtney Such

Looking very stylish in a Back-To-School outfit fromMonsoon Accessorize, Haley Strunk is ready to conquermiddle school.

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■ COURTNEY SUCH

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Maintaining a healthy diet when fall schedules start

to pick back up can be low on the priority list when

running the children from school to their afternoon

activities. The benefits of making time for a healthy

diet are worth it, though, according to local nutrition-

ists.“There are some great snacks for kids [and] light

meals that are very nutritious and don’t have the bad

stuff in there and also satisfying, and kids ought to

like most of them, so helping them to enjoy food with-

out doing damage is a relative thing,” Overton Lea,

owner of Lea’s Natural Health Solutions, LLC, 620 N.

Campbell Station Road, No. 23, said.

Children can be picky eaters, but finding the right

balance between a good taste and creating a healthy

meal is important.“You want something that is going to be enjoyable

and pleasant, because that is what food should be.

Share it with people and enjoy it at the same time --

that is probably the ultimate social get-together.

Where you are sharing food, why not have it be good

for you,” Lea said.Michelle and Scott Williams, a husband-wife team,

founded Totality Living Well earlier this year to

encourage “sound nutrition guidance,” especially in

youth. Their combined expertise has aided them in

creating plans to keep families on a healthy track dur-

ing some of the busiest months.

“I think the first thing that is really important is

just to make sure that you make a plan ahead of time,

because so often we react to the situation that we are

in whether it is running around, picking children up

or sports activities. Then we aren’t prepared to have

the adequate meals, so a good fall-back is just a quick

drive-through scenario,” Michelle said.

“Planning ahead of time and, I think, having snacks

made up and having a crockpot full of food cooking

throughout the day when you know you are going to

be busy. Or just on the weekend planning ahead of

time for the week, having the meals planned out so

that you know what you’re going to have is one of the

biggest things you need to have under control,” she

added.This type of planning ahead includes asking each

family member what they want to eat, making the

plates full of naturally-colorful food and grocery shop-

ping based on deals. The Williams believe that all of

this can be done on a budget.

“For people that are trying to look at budgets, they

have to consider the fact of, at this point in time, if

you go out to eat and have a family of four, you’re

probably going to spend close to $100 to go out … if

you take those nights that you’ve gone out and apply

that towards the budget … you can see what you can

do with your own meals, and it starts making that look

more attainable – eating healthy and eating clean,”

Scott said.These healthy habits are not just for the school chil-

dren, though. College students, young adults, parents

and even grandparents should recognize the impor-

tance of creating a healthy diet. Contact Lea at 865-

966-1509, Michelle at 865-210-6968, or Scott at 865-

279-4411 for more information or further inquiry.

A healthy diet is in this fallLocal nutritionalists give insight on how

chance to sweat-it-out. Dress the stu-dents in layers, while following dresscode. Try a thin, short-sleeved top,some shorts, and even sandals, if theschool permits it based on the dresscode appropriate — an importantfactor that Monsoon Accessoriesencourages shoppers to keep inmind.

“Our skirts and stuff are still at along enough length to wear them toschool, as well as our dresses,” MistyLaDue, store manager, said.

“Another thing we offer is ourcardigans, so they can do shortsleeves for a little while now, andwhen it does transition to a littlecooler weather, they can put a cardi-gan over the outfit and it changesthe whole look of the outfit,” sheadded.

Vibrant colors, especially in theblue variations, are a major state-ment for stores.

“Our boys’ clothing has been thesame [as the girls’ trends]. I’m see-

ing a lot of the teals and blues —pretty popular for the boys this sea-son. We are getting a lot of our suitsin that are still vibrant for them, too,but they again are following thesame patterns as far as the bluesand teals,” Ladue said.

Ann Taylor Loft is seeing some-thing new for the girls — camou-flage prints.

“Well the biggest thing right now isthe camo pants and sweaters skirts,”Debbie Dean, co-manager said.

“That’s a big thing for the fall. Wehave a lot of pretty jewel tone colors,like in the mustard and the blue andcranberries … it’s a lot of cute skin-ny jeans and flowy tops also, with thechunky jewelry,” she added.

Sequeira, although enthusiasticabout the fall lines, encourages eachstudent to make sure they feel confi-dent and comfortable while dressingfor school.

“I know a lot of times people getstuck into what is ‘in’ instead ofembracing that individual look, sodefinitely embracing that and havingfun with it,” Sequeira added.

ThreadsFrom page 1C

Left: Samuel Edington is ready forclass wearing clothing fromMarshalls.Right: Evan Edington is preppy andpolished in Monsoon Accessorize.

Shorts and a T-shirtfrom Marshalls fit the

bill for Aaron Kelly’sback-to-school look.

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Knox County students are packing thebackpacks and sharpening the pencils togear up for Monday, Aug. 11 — but incase the last couple weeks of summervacation slipped by, Knox County MayorTim Burchett’s Back to School Bash issure to help.

The third annual bash, from 3 to 6 p.m.Monday, Aug. 11, will take place in theKnoxville Expo Center, 5441 ClintonHighway. Hundreds of vendors will begiving away school supplies, healthscreenings, games, food and activities, allfree of charge.

“It’s just an event we do every year, anannual event, an opportunity for students

to come out, get free supplies, healthscreenings, activities, free food, specialprogram, etcetera,” Jennifer Linginfelter,communications specialist for Burchett,said.

“It is kind of a legacy event. It hasbeen going on for several years, and ithas always been on the first day ofschool, so a lot of people in the commu-nity look forward to that first day andcoming out and getting free school sup-plies,” she said.

The Bash is conveniently scheduledafter the first half-day of school ends.

“There’s always excitement with thefirst day of school … it’s just neat to seeall the people come out together. The

Photo Courtesy of Knox County

Dr. Jim McItyre Jr., Knox County Schools superintendent, left, and Knox CountyMayor Tim Burchett greet students and their families at the 2013 Mayor TimBurchett’s Back to School Bash. This year’s bash will take place from 3 to 6p.m., Monday, Aug. 11, in the Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway,offering Knox County students free school supplies and first-day-of school fun.

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Sleep schedules may be a little off for thisfirst August weekend thanks to the 2014Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday, Aug. 1-3, a week-end-long savings event beginning at 12:01 a.m.Friday and ending at 11:59 p.m. Sunday.

Tennesseans will have the ability to purchaseclothes $100 or less per item, school and artsupplies $100 or less per item andlaptops/tablets $1,500 or less – all free of salestax – savings that provide families with a back-to-school tradition for checking off the teach-ers’ supplies lists and restocking the closets.

“The sales tax holiday weekend was designed

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Clockwise from top left: Enjoying an afternoon of window shoppingKathryn Gunter, in Maurice's, and Bailey Edwards, in Loft, anticipategoing back to school; Andrew Kelly, left, wears Monsoon Accessorizeand Ridley Edington sports clothing from Marshalls; Balancing schooland friends should be a breeze in these trendy back-to-school fashionsfrom Monsoon Accessorize modeled by, from left to right, VictoriaEdington, Makenna Bayne, and Kelsee Hartman.


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The Knoxville and the FarragutAcademy of Music, divisions of AlliedMusic Instructors, LLC, offer musiclessons for the most popular instru-ments: piano, guitar, drums, voice,and more. The schools have beenserving Farragut, Knoxville, and sur-rounding areas since 2004.

“We’re one of the largest musicschools in the area, serving hundredsof families. We teach students ages,four and up,” said school director JeffComas who has also been an instruc-tor for over 25 years. “Parents need toknow multiple studies show that kidswho study music are smarter. Musicstudy improves spatial- temporal rea-soning, math skills – especially withfractions, fine motor coordination,and self confidence.”

“Over the past year and a half wehave been working hard to improveour schools. We’ve added friendly andhelpful office managers, free groupmake up lessons, and more instruc-tors. We’ve also added a small retailsection with books and accessories,

redecorated our studios, and in Mayof this year adopted our new names.”says Comas.

The studios are open six days aweek, and are staffed with screened,well-qualified instructors. For moreinformation contact the FarragutAcademy of Music at 865-675-1655and visit www.farragutacademyofmu-sic.com; or the Knoxville Academy ofMusic at 865-690-165 and visitwww.knoxvilleademyofmusic.com.

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Students learn lessons each day. Whilemany of these lessons pertain to theircoursework, kids pick up much more thanbook smarts from school, where kids firstlearn to cultivate friendships and buildlasting relationships.

In addition to a new curriculum, newteachers and new schedules, kids alsomight make new friends once a schoolyear begins. While some familiar facescarry through from grade to grade,chances are youngsters will meet new stu-dents who will soon become good friends.While many kids find it easy to make newfriends, others might need some assis-tance so they can make the most of oppor-tunities to socialize and form friendshipsthat might last a lifetime.

• Offer opportunities for socializa-tion. Children should be given the oppor-tunity to explore friendships outside ofthe classroom where peer pressure mightnot be so prevalent. Establish a carpool orinvite a classmate over for a play date.Unstructured time to play or get to knoweach other is a great way to establishfriendships. Invite new children over eachtime to see which friendships are thestrongest, but make sure you are notpushing a friendship on your child.

• Discover common interests. One ofthe quickest ways to build friendships isthrough common interests, says KirkMartin, a behavioral therapist and author.Encourage your child to join a club orsports group where he or she can meetother kids with similar interests.Sometimes finding reasons to talk otherchildren is the most difficult step to mak-

ing new friends. Sharing a common inter-est removes this barrier.

• Teach proper manners. Childrenwho are polite, well-mannered and knowhow to follow direction are betterequipped to attract friends. Children whomisbehave may be shunned by other kidsand their parents who do not want thehassle of an unruly youngster coming overto play. Respectful children who are hon-est, trustworthy and capable of sustainingeye contact and making small talk mayfind it easy to make friends.

• Take the friendship lead. As par-ents, you can improve your child'schances of making friends by gettingfriendly with their classmates' parents.You do not have to become bosom buddieswith everyone, but making connectionswith fellow parents can reinforce thevalue of friendship to your children.Socializing as families also presents otheropportunities to get together and solidifyrelationships.

• Boost confidence levels. As a parentyou can talk to your children about theirstrengths and positive attributes.Emphasizing kids' best traits will increasetheir self-esteem, and that sense of self-worth can make it easier for them tomake friends. A child who is shy and inse-cure may retreat when meeting new peo-ple, but a child who can proudly standbehind his or her accomplishments mayattract friends easily.

School is about more than just hittingthe books. It's also a prime opportunityfor kids to develop their personal skillsand make new friends.

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Tracey Hitson, JCPenney store managerand FHS graduate, has years of experi-ence watching shoppers on this weekendand knows how to shop smart in thecrowds.

“The biggest advice would be first ofall have patience, because it is a busy,busy weekend … people are shoppingso much smarter now because they havetheir smartphones to compare priceswith their phones wherever they are.Just be real smart about the value ofwhat you are getting, because everyoneis going to have a deal out there,”Hitson said.

Organization is key throughout thiswhole weekend according to Hitson.

“Every mom should have a list, beorganized, and know what you’re gettingbefore you go there. Know what youneed and just do some smart shopping,”she added.

Be wary for a few stipulations: if tax-free items are purchased in the sametransaction as non-exempt items, “the

full price is subject to sales tax unlessthe price is separately stated,” accord-ing to www.tn.gov. Popular items on theKnox County Schools supply lists, suchas the graphing calculators for highschool students, may not apply undercertain pricing.

If returns are on the list of errandsfor the weekend, make sure the retailerprovides a full refund, including the tax.If an exchange is being made on an itempurchased during the tax-free weekend,the credit given to exchange the itemwill not include tax but the new itemtotal will include tax.

This year will mark the state’s eighthyear of organizing a tax-free weekend,saving state residents between $8 mil-lion and $10 million per year.

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