Kemp Independent School District Supt. Phil Edwards told the school board, teachers and administrative staff to expect some widespread publicity as news spreads about a high school student getting a $1,000 tip at her part-time food server job.

"You are going to be seeing a lot about it," Edwards said during the school board's April 18 meeting. The superintendent said he expected national coverage.

Senior Alesha Palmer, who works at Vetoni's Restaurant in Gun Barrel City told KLTV of Tyler that a man eating alone left her a $1,000 tip recently after overhearing her talk about college plans and how she planned to finance her higher education. The man told the manager he wanted to remain anonymous when he charged his $9.69 bill for dinner to a credit card and added the extraordinary tip.

Palmer told the TV station she saw the man she had served speaking to the owner, and she inquired after he left if she had "done something wrong."

Palmer said the cashier showed her the charge receipt, and she started crying. Vetoni's manager Jennifer Brown said the largest tip prior to that in the restraunt had been for $100.

Palmer plans to attend Tyler Junior College after she graduates from high school at semester's end. From there she wants to attend a university to get a business degree and eventually open a pastry shop, according to the KLTV report.

Brown said the tipper's generosity was "faith restoring," and Palmer said the event will remain in her mind to motivate her when she feels stressed out during tough times.