Thomas Wells | Buy at photos.djournal.comKarmel Davis was named the Tupelo Public School District’s Parent of the Year at Tuesday night’s school board meeting. Her son, Bryan, is a first-grade student at Parkway. By Emma Crawford Kent Daily Journal TUPELO – When Karmel Davis first stepped foot into Parkway Elementary School, she said she felt right at home. Shortly thereafter, she hit the ground running, getting involved at the school and getting to know its students and staff. Davis was named the Tupelo Public School District’s 2017 Parent of the Year on Tuesday night at the school board’s evening meeting at Tupelo High School. “I feel so humbled, and I feel so honored,” Davis said.