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By PAM SHERBORNE For Davidson A.M. Robert Bohrer is looking forward to a new school year at a new school as he moves his boxes into the office at Julia Green Elementary School on Hobbs Road. In the midst of unpacking, he had time to think far past the actual transition and how to make that effective and efficient for the teachers, staff and students. Once that initial part is over, and he has taken some time with each teacher, there probably will be some changes. Julia Green is not Bohrer said.

Baum, the former principal, and the teachers have done a wonderful job there. The test scores have been great, and the parent involvement is real Bohrer plans to sit down with each teacher as school gets under way for the 2005-06 year and ask about the needs and wants. Baum decided to retire after slightly more than 30 years with Metro. Bohrer feels the move to Julia Green is a wonderful opportunity for him, but leaving West- meade Elementary after six years been the easiest thing. really loved my job Bohrer said.

I really hated it when I found He the only one. Teacher Lynn Kauffman has been at Westmeade for 18 years and will miss leadership style. I appreciated the most about Robert was his she said. trusts his teachers to take a program and go with it. a real people Teachers at Julia Green seem to feel Bohrer will be a good fit for the school.

Sue Reinhardt, a Metro teacher for 28 years 20 of those years at Julia Green said she met Bohrer and feels like he will fit right in at Julia Green. feel real comfortable around she said. picture I have of him is great. We loved Dr. Baum, and we will miss him, but I think our new principal seems very flexible and giving.

He seems to see the big One of the big pictures at Julia Green is that at least 10 people left at the end of the school year. seven or eight teachers said Gerald Grubb, a teacher at the Green Hills area school. we had two staff people hired by the PTA that decided to leave. It just happens like that sometimes. This will be a big year for us.

It is probably the biggest transition year we have had in a long Grubb also has met Bohrer and, as does Reinhardt, feels he is personable. there is always a certain amount of anxiety when things change like Grubb said. want someone that is going to be honest and Grubb has been teaching at Julia Green for eight years. Before that, he was a teaching assistant there for two years. He was a full- time volunteer for eight years before that as his children went through the school.

Bohrer said preliminary numbers show there will be about 450 students at Julia Green this coming school year. He expects to have 23 classrooms and one special education classroom. There are five classrooms in each grade level, except for the fourth grade, which has three classes. Curriculum will stay the same. wife, Kari, has been a speech therapist for Metro for five years.

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Pear Tree Avenue, an indoor group of shops next door to Fresh Market in The Hill Center, promises to deliver boutique items, antiques, bedding and garden items all under one roof. so excited. Really, there any other shopping experience like it in said Blythe Houghland, who is in charge of the new venture. Houghland, with her sister, Emily Braswell, owns Sisters Fine Gifts. They will expand into the new upscale retail community to include lots of Christmas items with names like Radko, Choice, Steinbach Nutcrackers and Dept.

56. Another Pear Tree Avenue shop, The Stacey Rhodes Boutique, also will jump into the market as a selling handbags, jewelry, scarves, belts, hats and fashion accessories. Fine antiques and quality reproductions imported directly from England, Scotland and France are all part of Northgate Gallery owned by Jeff, Mia, Gray and Gabbie Fleetwood. The business also specializes in art, garden statuary, fountains and oriental rugs. The ads have been running in every issue of Veranda Magazine.

Sissy McCalister will showcase fine English antiques and accessories in the Pear Tree Avenue shop known as Orange Tree. This is the first time be settling down into an actual storefront after being a part of various shows around the country. Got a garden that needs dressing up? Houghland and her husband, Calvin, along with Sally and Floyd Reese will offer garden and gift accessories for those who like getting their hands dirty. Houghland will also open Over The Rainbow, a specialty shop that includes new and vintage linens along with Irish linens. There will be plenty of beeswax candles in a rainbow of colors, too.

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going to be great. the first thing we think about every morning when we get she said. Pear Tree Avenue will offer varied shopping under one roof New Julia Green principal aims to ease transition MANDY LUNN STAFF Robert Bohrer is the new principal at Julia Green Elementary School. He said he plans to meet with each teacher and learn their needs and wants as the school year begins..