Kristen Mitchell, Charger Staff
The Charger has been adopted! Premier Diagnostic Imaging recently became
the corporate sponsor of The Charger.
Recently the Charger staff invited Dr. Michael Martin, Bob Gunter, managing
director of Premier, and Principal Wayne Shanks to an informal lunch to welcome
the much needed iMac computer purchased with funds donated by Premier.
“We hope this new computer will empower our youth with state-of-the-art
tools to accomplish higher levels of achievement and have access to the same
tools the business world works with.” says Gunter. 
Gunter wanted to earn money to go to Los Angelas. He gathered several people
together and produced a newspaper. Gunter sold ads and learned how hard it is
to put together a newspaper.
He learned the ropes of the business world and earned enough money to travel
to Los Angelas.
Gunter commented on the decision to adopt the newspaper, “Premier Diagnostic
Imaging decided to sponsor The Charger to reward the students for their
excellence in publishing a quality newspaper. We believe The Charger
is one of the premier high school newspapers in the state.”
In October, Olivia Johnson, Ads Manger, visited Premier on a routine sales
contact. Gunter asked if Premier could adopt or sponsor the newspaper. Rather
than purchase equipment for The Charger, Premier opted to purchase an
ad in each issue and make a donation as well. This allowed the student staff
and adviser to decide how the funds could best be used. With this donation The
Charger will be able to produce issues more efficiently and will be able
to continue its legacy as an award winning newspaper.
The Charger staff thanks Premier for their confidence in our efforts and their desire to be a part of The Charger family. Any individual or business who would like to learn more about The Charger and how they can help fund our efforts should contact Ms. Sharon K. Anderson, faculty adviser by phone at 525-1215 or e-mail andersons17@k12tn.net