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MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS<br />
David A. Copeland, Ed.D.<br />
Superintendent<br />
FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS<br />
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />
Contact: Geraldine Tibbs<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>r, Public Relations and Communications<br />
256-852-2557 X 1263<br />
<strong>“SHOUT</strong>-<strong>OUTS”</strong><br />
April 2013<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>…</strong><br />
MADISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TIGERS<br />
BASKETBALL TEAM<br />
STATE 4A 2013 CHAMPIONS<br />
Top Row (starting on left side): Sean Venckus, Trainer; Coach Blake East, Coach Bubba Webster; Riley Webster, Tyrell<br />
Clary, Seab Webster, Pres<strong>to</strong>n Zeller, Will Lenoir; Coach Pres<strong>to</strong>n Boyd and Chasen Uptain, Coach Assistant. Bot<strong>to</strong>m Row<br />
(starting on left side): Landon Fields, Austin Michael, Jackson Richard, Jordan Chunn, Brandon Gurley, Dejuan Rogers,<br />
Monterio Burchfield, and Mitchell Howard.
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> the Madison County High School Boys Basketball Team, Head Coach:<br />
Bubba Webster and Assistant Coaches: Pres<strong>to</strong>n Boyd, Blake East and Chasen Uptain,<br />
Trainer: Sean Venckus and Principal Jeremy Lowry for obtaining the 2013 State 4A<br />
Basketball Championship! The team finished the season with a 28 <strong>to</strong> 5 record.<br />
EL FAMILY NIGHT<br />
The EL Department hosted an EL Family Night Thursday, March 14 th for the students and<br />
families in the program at the Career Technical Center. The event promoted family<br />
involvement. Members from the Sparkman High School Robotics Team (who are ELs)<br />
demonstrated one of the robots they created. This was a great chance for younger EL<br />
students <strong>to</strong> see role models who are active and successful in school. There was great<br />
turnout and everyone had a wonderful time. Thanks for your support of the EL students<br />
and families!<br />
SPARKMAN HIGH STUDENT’S ART<br />
WORK HANGS IN WASHINGTON<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Dakota Olinger! Dakota’s pho<strong>to</strong>graph, "Crimson Beauty",<br />
was one of only six pieces of artwork that received Honorable Mention in the<br />
Congressional Art Competition held at the Huntsville Museum of Art.<br />
Dakota’s work will be displayed in Congressman Mo Brooks’ office in<br />
Washing<strong>to</strong>n, DC for the remainder of this year. Dakota is a student at<br />
Sparkman High School in Mr. Eric Mittman’s pho<strong>to</strong>graphy class.
Todd Markham, Principal<br />
Submitted by Suzanne Cooper<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Dee Gordon, Guidance Counselor at Buckhorn High School, for<br />
winning a $2,500 grant from State Farm Insurance. This year, State Farm® introduced<br />
Celebrate My Drive® as an opportunity for communities <strong>to</strong> rally around teens as they<br />
learn <strong>to</strong> drive. The money will be used <strong>to</strong> promote teen driver safety.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Mikaela Brock, Erin Harris, Hannah Harris, and Kayla Moyers! All<br />
four band members auditioned for and qualified for the District 1 Honor Band. Kayla<br />
Moyers and Melody Knight also qualified for All-State band for the second year in a<br />
row.<br />
Dee Gordon - Guidance Counselor<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> the Buckhorn Choir for a great performance at State Assessment on Friday, March 1 st .<br />
The choir earned straight superior scores, including a perfect score in sight-reading and one perfect score<br />
in performance. Way <strong>to</strong> go Buckhorn Choir!<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Hannah Hallmark (pictured at right), student at Buckhorn<br />
High School, for receiving the 2013 Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA).<br />
Hannah attended the leadership training program sponsored by the Rotary<br />
Clubs of Huntsville and received an award for her accomplishment.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Cameron England who ended his wrestling season with 38<br />
wins and placed 6th at the 6A State Wrestling Tournament on February 16 th at<br />
the VBC.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Austin Vu and Adonis Chambers for their great<br />
achievements at the Special Olympics Swim Meet on Friday, February 15 th .<br />
Austin placed 1 st in the 100m freestyle and 1 st in the 100m backstroke. Adonis<br />
placed 1 st in the 15m walk, 1 st in the 25m freestyle and 1 st in the 4 x 25 relay!<br />
Great job guys!<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> BHS senior, Tiffany-Amber Stage for being selected <strong>to</strong> spend the day at Chase Animal<br />
Hospital and shadow Dr. Able’s day-<strong>to</strong>-day activities, including a surgery. Her experience was made<br />
possible by “We are the Future” - a partnership between WAAY-31, Huntsville City Schools, Madison<br />
City Schools and Madison County Schools.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Meghan Durboraw for winning the Carring<strong>to</strong>n Dental Care Centre Essay Scholarship.<br />
Meghan was awarded $500 for her winning essay which can be read online at:<br />
http://westkelownadentists.ca/news/145/scholarship_winner_meghan_durboraw.php
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> the Buckhorn High School Scholars' Bowl team. They finished the Madison County<br />
Season as County champions for the seventh year in a row. Their record against other county schools was<br />
17-1. Walker Ericsson, Tessa Hawkins, and Rachel Wall made the All-County Team. Walker was the<br />
County MVP for the second year in a row.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> the Lady Bucks Varsity and JV Softball Teams - Champions of the Lady Wildcats, Sax<br />
High School Tournament. Varsity winning pitchers - Caitlyn Hayden had two wins and one save; Brenee’<br />
Cox had two wins. Leading Hitters – Katelyn Nowakowski had six hits and one homerun. Brooke Miller<br />
had four hits; Jennifer Kern and Alyssa Daugherty each had three hits and one home run! GO LADY<br />
BUCKS!!<br />
Buckhorn Middle School<br />
Allen Perkins, Principal<br />
Submitted by Dr. Jackie Hester<br />
Rusty Hughes’ 8th grade His<strong>to</strong>ry classes completed Seven<br />
Wonders/Trojan Horse his<strong>to</strong>ry projects. Students made 3D models,<br />
blue prints of their diagram, wrote an essay, and designed a pho<strong>to</strong><br />
journal <strong>to</strong> document their journey. Students again this year out did<br />
themselves by making very realistic models.<br />
The BMS Band was proud <strong>to</strong> have the following<br />
students participate in the Eighth Annual Madison<br />
County Honor Band on January 10-11, 2013: Tyler<br />
Behrens, Bethany Brock, Mary Beth Burns, Kaylee<br />
Combs, Miranda Cox, Melayna Cumming, Matthew<br />
Dean, Ben Doty, Sarah Geist, Hannah Gray, Jacob<br />
Greer, Daniel Griffin, Amelia Harrison, Katie<br />
Jaramillo, Gabe Keeter, Chris<strong>to</strong>pher Mendoza, Isaiah<br />
Pullum, Michael Reed, Danielle Stewart, Connor<br />
Swinea, Bree Tatum and Ciera Wilken. In addition,<br />
Bethany Brock, Matthew Dean and Amelia Harrison<br />
were chosen as 1 st chair on their respective<br />
instruments. <strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> all who participated!
Buckhorn Basketball was well represented in the County Tournament Finals. The 7 th and 8th grade boys<br />
were runner ups.<br />
The Buckhorn Middle School Faculty/Staff Buckette Runners had two relay teams <strong>to</strong> participate in the<br />
Mercedes Benz Marathon in February. Both teams completed the 26.2 mile run in under 4:27:59. Team<br />
members included Debi Mullins, Britney Gransky, Mindy Pierce, Jackie Hester, Barbara Hughes, Rachel<br />
Evans, Liz Warren, Jennifer Taylor, and Amanda Lemons.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> the BMS Choir for receiving an overall rating of Excellence at the Alabama State<br />
Choral Competition.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> the BMS softball team for taking first place in the Birmingham <strong>to</strong>urnament this past<br />
weekend. Their record is now 5-1. Special recognition <strong>to</strong> Zoe Emrick and Kalana Packard for being<br />
named <strong>to</strong> the All Tournament Team and Kaylee Combs for being named <strong>to</strong>urnament MVP.<br />
Mrs. Pierce’s 8 th grade World His<strong>to</strong>ry students hosted a “Night at the Museum” on February 28, 2013.<br />
Parents, friends, and family were invited <strong>to</strong> take a <strong>to</strong>ur through the hallways of BMS as his<strong>to</strong>rical<br />
characters came <strong>to</strong> life. Parents listened intently as King Tut, Moses, Aris<strong>to</strong>tle, Caesar, and many, many<br />
more <strong>to</strong>ld how they made an important impact on his<strong>to</strong>ry. An anticipated 125 parents were expected, but<br />
after final numbers were counted, over 200 parents, friends, and community members came through the<br />
<strong>to</strong>ur! It was a fun night of learning for all involved.<br />
Central School<br />
Mr. Alex Hughes, Principal<br />
Submitted by Susan Hancock<br />
Three Central School band students were recently selected<br />
<strong>to</strong> represent Central in the Madison County Middle School<br />
Honor Band: Karen Carter, 8 th grade, Dale Millard, 8 th<br />
grade, and Hope Miller, 8 th grade.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> these students and Ms. Merritt, Band<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>r.<br />
Mrs. VanHooser’s 5 th grade ACE students at Central<br />
School traveled <strong>to</strong> Dauphin Island Sea Lab off the coast of
Mobile <strong>to</strong> study marine biology. While the students were at the sea lab, they <strong>to</strong>ured Fort Gaines,<br />
chartered a boat <strong>to</strong> collect sea animals, identified marine vertebrae’s and invertebrate’s, dissected squid,<br />
and walked in a salt marsh <strong>to</strong> investigate the nursery grounds for young sea life.<br />
Mrs. VanHooser’s 3 rd grade ACE students at Central<br />
have been studying Medieval Europe society and<br />
government. As a culminating event, they participated<br />
in a Medieval Feast. The students learned and<br />
participated in the different steps of a feast from<br />
bringing in the salt bearer <strong>to</strong> cutting the upper crust. At<br />
the end of the feast, the students represented different<br />
kingdoms and competed in a chess competition and a<br />
catapult-building competition.<br />
Karen Carter, Central School 8 th grader, was selected <strong>to</strong> be a page for State Representative Wayne<br />
Johnson at the 2013 session of the Alabama Legislature. She will serve as page for three days.<br />
Tina Putman, 1 st grade teacher, performed at Music in the Valley on Saturday, March 16 th at Prince<strong>to</strong>n<br />
High School in Paint Rock Valley. This is a huge fundraiser for the Volunteer Fire Department in Paint<br />
Rock Valley. Local acts come <strong>to</strong>gether <strong>to</strong> re-enact various artists of this decade and previous decades.<br />
Mrs. Putman was featured on Channel 19 for her contributions <strong>to</strong> this community event.<br />
National Elementary Honor Society sold candy grams during the week of Valentine's Day. The group<br />
raised $175 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! They also collected pull tabs for the second year <strong>to</strong><br />
support the Ronald McDonald House in Memphis, TN. The entire school collected around 61 milk jugs<br />
full of pull tabs!<br />
Marilyn Hicks, Principal<br />
Submitted by Dr. Toni Clemons<br />
CHRISTINA TURNER IS EES TEACHER OF THE YEAR.<br />
CHRISTINA “TINA” DUNHAM IS EES SUPPORT STAFF PERSON OF THE YEAR.
HISTORICAL CELEBRATION<br />
In February, fourth grade students celebrated African<br />
American His<strong>to</strong>ry month by creating a museum depicting<br />
the contributions made by various famous African<br />
Americans. Mrs. Geraldine Tibbs was the guest speaker for<br />
this exciting his<strong>to</strong>rical celebration. Parents, students, and<br />
the EES school community shared in this delightful<br />
depiction of the past.<br />
Second Grade Celebrates<br />
EES second graders had a Read Across America/Coast <strong>to</strong> Coast "Read-A-Thon" day, Friday, March 1 st .<br />
Students wore their PJ's as they enjoyed reading and taking AR tests all day. Students that made between<br />
an 80-100 were given special prizes for their participation.<br />
The Endeavor Elementary Spelling Bee<br />
was held on January 14,<br />
2013. Participates include: Logan<br />
Morris, Rachel Moore, Makayla<br />
Callahan, Skyler Mears, Sarah Neis,<br />
Ashley Carr, Alex Wooten, Hayden<br />
Ottum, Emma Aid, Cristeon Dodd,<br />
Tyson Matthews, Charles Smith, Allie<br />
Ocampo, John Morgan Mahone, Noah<br />
Edwards, Andrew McKnight, and Elise<br />
Muery. <strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Logan Morris,<br />
a fifth grade student in Mrs. Bender's<br />
class. He is the 2013 EES Spelling Bee<br />
winner and will represent Endeavor in<br />
the Madison County Spelling Bee<br />
competition.
Stephanie Bur<strong>to</strong>n, Principal<br />
Submitted by Charlotte Owen<br />
Fourth and fifth grade students participated in a<br />
Science Fair in conjunction with the Book Fair.<br />
Their projects were on display following the<br />
February PTO meeting.<br />
Our St. Jude’s Mathathon kicked off on February<br />
22 with Be Smart and Sock It <strong>to</strong> Cancer! Students<br />
who wore crazy socks donated $1.00. The <strong>to</strong>tal<br />
raised for the kick off was $300.00.<br />
Select students from third, fourth, and fifth grades<br />
participated in the HES Spelling Bee. Rebecca<br />
Sanchez from Mrs. Epp’s classroom was the<br />
winner. The runner up was Louis Anderson from<br />
Mrs. Vandiver’s classroom. They attended the county Spelling Bee.<br />
Vanessa Barnett was chosen as the HES Teacher of the Year. Ana Meininger was chosen as the HES<br />
Support Personnel of the Year. Ana was also chosen as Madison County Support Personnel of the Year<br />
for Elementary Schools.<br />
The Book Fair held a One for Books competition; students<br />
raised $604.99 for teachers <strong>to</strong> purchase books from the<br />
Book Fair. Scholastic matched this dollar amount and<br />
donated it <strong>to</strong> Kids in Distressed Situations, Marines Toys<br />
for Tots, and Kids in Need Foundation.
HAZEL GREEN ELEMENTARY<br />
HGES ACE Dauphin Island Field Trip<br />
Hazel Green Elementary’s Fifth Grade ACE class <strong>to</strong>ok a<br />
trip <strong>to</strong> Dauphin Island Sea Lab February 15 - 18. Students<br />
participated in many activities and learned about<br />
ecosystems and sea life.<br />
HGES Art Students Participate in Museum Art Show<br />
First grader Ella Jensen (Mrs. Franklin’s class) and Fifth<br />
grader Rebecca Cole (Mrs. O’Dell’s class) will represent<br />
Hazel Green Elementary at Huntsville Museum of Art’s<br />
Student Art Show. Their artwork will be on display<br />
March 10 through April 14.<br />
Dr. Shelia Jones, Principal<br />
Submitted by Lori Brown<br />
HGES Gavel Club Receives Charter<br />
On January 31 st , members of the Tennessee Valley Toastmasters presented Dr. Sheila Jones with an<br />
official charter for the first Toastmasters Gavel Club at Hazel Green Elementary.<br />
HGES Teacher and Support Professional of<br />
the Year Nominees<br />
Each Year Madison County Schools honor our<br />
best and brightest employees. This year, Hazel<br />
Green Elementary School’s nominees for<br />
Madison County Teacher and Support<br />
Professional of the Year are Angela Misterka<br />
(Fourth Grade) and Amy Adkins (P.E. Aide).<br />
HGES Destination Imagination Team Places<br />
First in Regional Tournament<br />
Mrs. Carter’s Destination Imagination Team<br />
placed first in Challenge C at the North<br />
Alabama DI Regional Tournament on March<br />
2 nd . Mrs. Carter’s team members are: Maggie<br />
Brown, Caleb Gatlin, Kaitlyn Williamson, Amber Bailey, Bridget Powell and Jackson Parks.<br />
Family Reading Night at HGES<br />
On February 26 th , HGES students, parents and community leaders gathered under the Big Top <strong>to</strong> celebrate<br />
Dr. Seuss’s birthday with a circus themed Family Reading Night. Families enjoyed dinner, guest speakers<br />
and a Book Fair.
HAZEL GREEN HIGH SCHOOL<br />
Darrell Long, Principal<br />
Submitted by Kathleen Wetherholt<br />
On Friday, January 11 th , 137 students were treated <strong>to</strong> pizza and drinks for their perfect attendance during<br />
the second grading period.<br />
Senior Cole Pey<strong>to</strong>n received an appointment <strong>to</strong> the United States Naval Academy<br />
based on his academic and athletic skills, maturity, and citizenship traits.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Mary Grace Paladino, Kristal Roberts, and Jovanna Rodriguez<br />
and their teacher Tanya Andrews. They were selected <strong>to</strong> participate in the GEMS-U Expo in<br />
Birmingham which is an educational experience designed <strong>to</strong> actively involve girls in Science,<br />
Technology, Engineering, and Math.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> the JV Scholars’ Bowl Team and Coach Eric Hunter for<br />
remaining undefeated all season and becoming the Madison County<br />
Champions. The winning team consisted of Katie Hyatt, Chase Hamp<strong>to</strong>n,<br />
Thomas Paladino, Kelvin McCormick, Annie Richardson, Kourtney<br />
Atwell, Travis Harbin, Ashlyn Putman, and Wendall Seals. Varsity<br />
members Anna Hyatt and John Andrews made the All-County Team.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> the HGHS Symphonic Band for earning all superior<br />
ratings at this year’s Alabama State Music Performance Assessment. Also,<br />
congratulations <strong>to</strong> River Skrenes, Katie Hyatt, Cody Morrison, Chase Hamp<strong>to</strong>n, and Matthew<br />
Donovan for making the Alabama All-State Band. Dana Beck, Kourtney Atwell, Alicia Daniels, Katie<br />
Hyatt, Alexandra Gentile, Tracie Goode, Annie Richardson and Alexander Delcore had the honor of<br />
performing with various university honor bands.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Amelia Willett for being selected as Huntsville Hospital’s Athlete of the Week.<br />
Amelia maintained a 3.58 GPA while participating in Dance, Track, Cross Country, Cheerleading, and<br />
Golf.<br />
Once again, the Varsity Cheerleaders had the opportunity <strong>to</strong> compete at Nationals.<br />
Parker Cothren was named <strong>to</strong> the AL Sports Writers Association 2012 All-State Football Team, and<br />
Austin Dempsey had Honorable Mention out of more than 1,100 nominations.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> the Boys’ Basketball Team for making it <strong>to</strong> the Regional Championship game for the<br />
second consecutive year. Austin Dempsey, Lewis Sullivan, and Cash Crutcher were named All Area
while Sullivan and Parker Cothren made the All Regional Team. Lady Trojans Taylor Edwards and<br />
Emilee Forrester were All Area.<br />
The Hazel Green Dramatis Personae received a Technical Assistance Grant from the Alabama State<br />
Council on the Arts <strong>to</strong> help pay for a guest designer for their Shakespeare production. Senior member<br />
Madison Keller was featured on a WAAY 31 “We Are the Future” segment. Mr. Clint Merritt was<br />
awarded a Theatre Direc<strong>to</strong>r’s scholarship <strong>to</strong>wards the International Thespian Festival which will take<br />
place in Lincoln, NE in June.<br />
Dr. Claudia Styles, Principal<br />
LEARNING WITH PRIDE, LEADING THE PACK, AND LEAVING A LEGACY!<br />
Submitted by Jane Scott<br />
Legacy Elementary Teacher of the Year Named Madison<br />
County Teacher of the Year<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Caroline Wilson for winning this prestigious<br />
recognition among her peers across the county. Mrs. Wilson also<br />
received the Crystal Apple Award from WAY FM 88.1. She was<br />
nominated by one of her students, Sarah Taylor, for this month’s<br />
WAY FM award. Her warmth and care for her 4 th grade students<br />
is as obvious as her dynamic teaching in the classroom. Mrs.<br />
Wilson also sponsors Monkey Mail at Legacy. Monkey Mail<br />
promotes letter writing across grade levels. Club members learn<br />
how our postal system works as they serve in various jobs <strong>to</strong> keep<br />
the mail delivery running smoothly.<br />
Legacy Support Person of the Year Named Alternate Support<br />
Person of the Year for Madison County<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Jutta Terry, the direc<strong>to</strong>r of Legacy’s Cub Café.<br />
Under her direction, students gain thoughtful insight in<strong>to</strong> healthy<br />
eating. Students look forward <strong>to</strong> Mrs. Terry’s visits on LION News as she introduces them <strong>to</strong> new fruits<br />
and vegetables. Mrs. Terry always has a smile for students and a helping hand for teachers.
Archers at the Ready<br />
Legacy Elementary hosted its 2 nd Annual Archery<br />
Tournament in February. This two-day event was<br />
for elementary, middle, and high school students.<br />
In the elementary division, Legacy Elementary’s<br />
Maxwell Foster finished third.<br />
Youth Art Month at Huntsville Museum of Art<br />
Fifth graders Kristina Fernandez and Andrew<br />
Thompson will have their artwork on display from<br />
March 10 <strong>to</strong> April 14. <strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> these<br />
talented young artists.<br />
Legacy SGA Sponsors Charity Fundraisers in<br />
February<br />
Legacy SGA sponsored a charity fundraiser<br />
challenge from January 22 nd <strong>to</strong> February 13 th . Selling hearts for a dollar, SGA officers and<br />
representatives collected money each morning then posted a heart with the donor's name on it on that<br />
grade level’s wall. The grade level who raised the most money won a pizza party. Kindergarten and<br />
Specials combined <strong>to</strong> donate $29 <strong>to</strong> Ronald McDonald House. First Graders donated $304.09 <strong>to</strong> Lurie<br />
Children’s Hospital of Chicago. St. Jude’s Hospital received $149 from Second Graders. Third Graders<br />
raised $275.85 for the MS Society. The Ark received $213 from Fourth Grade and the American Cancer<br />
Society received $209.05 from Fifth Grade.<br />
LYNN FANNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL<br />
Lynn Fanning Elementary celebrated “I Love Books” week<br />
the week of February 11 th . The week was highlighted with<br />
visits by guest readers including author Heather Cowan and<br />
the Hazel Green HS Ambassadors, daily book prizes, and<br />
special events in the library. On Thursday, a school-wide<br />
game of Book Bingo ended the day and the week culminated<br />
with a book/character parade on Friday in which K-2 students<br />
dressed as their favorite characters and traversed the halls.<br />
Sherri Plant, Principal<br />
Submitted by Todd Powers
Lynn Fanning celebrated the 100 th day of school in fine<br />
fashion as the students dressed as 100 year-olds. Keeping<br />
with the 100 theme, teachers taught special lessons on the<br />
number 100. Class projects decorated the halls with posters<br />
based on the number 100, special 100 piece snacks were<br />
consumed, and writing activities with the 100 theme filled the<br />
day.<br />
The February 21 st PTA meeting provided an opportunity for<br />
parents and students <strong>to</strong> determine “Are You Smarter Than a<br />
5 th Grader”. Unfortunately for parents, the answer was a<br />
resolute “No” as the 5 th grade students swept three out of four<br />
rounds. Hosted by 5 th grade math teacher, Josh Lindsey, kids and parents answered questions about<br />
academic subjects and pop culture. A great time was had by all in attendance.<br />
Mrs. Salge’s art students Grace Worthing<strong>to</strong>n, 5 th grade and Carlos Valverde, 2 nd grade were selected <strong>to</strong><br />
have their artwork displayed in the Youth Art Month exhibition at the Huntsville Museum of Art until<br />
April 21 st . A reception will be held on March 10 th for the students and their families <strong>to</strong> celebrate their<br />
creativity and talent.<br />
Lynn Fanning’s National Honor Society’s Heifer International service learning project raised $887 for<br />
Heifer International and bought a llama, goat, chickens, ducks, honeybees, and gardener baskets for<br />
impoverished people living in underdeveloped countries.<br />
Madison County Career Technical Center<br />
Michael Romine, Career Technical Administra<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Submitted by Rebecca Bucy<br />
CNC LATHE PROGRAMMING CONTEST<br />
Kane Reimers, from Precision Machining, placed 3 rd in<br />
the CNC Lathe Programming contest at the 3 rd Annual<br />
Calhoun Skills Competition.<br />
SKILLS USA COMPETITION FOR AUTO MECHANICS<br />
On February 13 th , Wallace State hosted the District<br />
Skills USA competition. Eliyah Bellamy and Bradley<br />
Ledbetter competed in the District Skills competition<br />
and Adrian Cothern observed.
MADISON COUNTY CAREER ACADEMY SAFE TRACTOR<br />
DRIVING CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENT<br />
This contest was held at Madison County Career<br />
Technical Center on Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 16 th . Students from Madison<br />
County, Hazel Green and New Hope High Schools,<br />
participated in the event which included a safety check of<br />
all equipment and driving the trac<strong>to</strong>r through a course.<br />
Twenty five contestants from the three schools competed.<br />
Tyler Hillard of Madison County Career Technical Center<br />
was the 1 st place winner, Dallas Honea of Hazel Green<br />
was the 2 nd place winner and Austin Truitt of Madison<br />
County Career Technical Center was the 3 rd place winner.<br />
MADISON COUNTY CAREER TECH CENTER NASP<br />
TOURNAMENT<br />
Nathan Edwards placed 2 nd while J.T. Holliday placed 3 rd in the Madison County Career Tech Center<br />
NASP Tournament.<br />
VALENTINES PROJECT<br />
Mrs. Caruso's TEACH AL students went <strong>to</strong> work with the Second Mile Preschool students for a<br />
community service project. They did two art projects and read books <strong>to</strong> the children.<br />
Becky Meador, Principal<br />
Submitted by Pamela Berry<br />
Alabama Regional Future City Competition<br />
A team of MCES eighth grade students competed in the<br />
Alabama Regional Future City Competition at UAH and<br />
placed in the <strong>to</strong>p five. The team received a special award for<br />
best nightscape in a future city from the Von Braun<br />
Astronomical Society. Team members were Samantha<br />
Thompson, Taylor Thrower, Kade Rogers, Seth Rose, Jared<br />
Sandner, Cannon Sloan, Cooper Flynn, and Laurel<br />
Holloway. Engineers from Boeing provided technical<br />
support.<br />
Pictured: Carter Biles, Eight Grade Student
Celebrating African American Heritage through Literacy<br />
and Leadership Program<br />
On February 28, 2013 guest speakers visited each classroom<br />
as part of the African American Heritage through Literacy<br />
and Leadership Program. Activities included poetry, reader’s<br />
theater, short s<strong>to</strong>ries, and/or drama readings. MCES PTA<br />
purchased and donated Coretta Scott King Book Award books<br />
<strong>to</strong> the library in honor of the guest speakers. Each book was<br />
signed by a guest speaker. The speakers were Mrs. Sharon<br />
Cissell, Ms. Dawn Julian, Mrs. Tiffany Roach, Mrs. Louise<br />
Petty, Mrs. Marie Flynn, Mrs. Bazola Holloway, Mrs.<br />
Lorraine Boone, Mrs. Vickie Everett, Mrs. Marty S<strong>to</strong>ne, Ms.<br />
Dianne Bryant, Mr. Roosevelt Pitts, Mr. Horace Wilson, and<br />
Mrs. Mary Stump. Co-chairs were Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Maddox. Pictured: Mrs. Thompson (4 th<br />
Grade) and Mrs. Maddox (Retired 3 rd Grade Teacher)<br />
Leader in Me<br />
This year, MCES has chosen <strong>to</strong> incorporate Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s 7 Habits of Effective Leadership<br />
“The Leader in Me” in<strong>to</strong> the curriculum. Mr. Carter Biles was recognized at the MCES Celebrating<br />
African American Heritage through Literacy and Leadership Program for his effective leadership skills in<br />
preparing Prezi presentations for classroom teachers and co-teaching with Mrs. Berry during the seventh<br />
and eighth grade library classes.<br />
Severe Weather Preparedness Week<br />
Spencer Den<strong>to</strong>n, Meteorologist from WAAY 31 weather, posted on his face book page that he “had a<br />
great time out at Madison County Elementary School in Gurley talking <strong>to</strong> the first graders about weather.”<br />
Mr. Den<strong>to</strong>n was at MCES on February 27, 2013.<br />
Target Field Trip Grant<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Mrs. Lenoir and Mrs. Weaver! Their first grade classes enjoyed a trip <strong>to</strong> Seussical the<br />
Musical and Ci-Ci’s pizza. A special thank you <strong>to</strong> Target!<br />
Jeremy Lowry, Principal<br />
Submitted by Laura Houk<br />
The MCHS Boys Basketball Team won the Alabama State 4A Championship! Monterio Birchfield and<br />
Tyrell Clary were named <strong>to</strong> the State All-Tournament Team and Seab Webster was named <strong>to</strong>urnament<br />
MVP. Head coach is Bubba Webster. Assistant Coaches are Pres<strong>to</strong>n Boyd, Blake East and Chasen Uptain.<br />
Trainer is Sean Venckus. The team finished their season with a record of 28 and 5.
The MCHS Girls Basketball Team won the Regional championship and advanced <strong>to</strong> the Final Four,<br />
where they were defeated in the semi-finals. Courtney Binder and Hannah Nichols were named <strong>to</strong> the<br />
Regional Tournament team. Hannah Nichols was the Regional Tournament MVP and was also named <strong>to</strong><br />
the State All-Tournament team.<br />
Fifty MCHS English students <strong>to</strong>ok a trip <strong>to</strong> Central Elementary School where they had the honor of<br />
reading <strong>to</strong> students in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday.<br />
Hannah Weaver was the 2 nd place winner at Post level (Post 5162) in the VFW Voice of Democracy<br />
program.<br />
Two Madison County indoor track athletes won the Class 4A State<br />
title in their events. Robin Yawn is the state champion in shot-put and<br />
Russell Pugh is the state champion in pole vault.<br />
Four players from the MCHS State Championship Volleyball team<br />
were named <strong>to</strong> the Alabama Volleyball Coaches Association All<br />
State Teams. Hannah Nichols and Syretha Pride were named first<br />
team. Riley Carter and Abbie Mills were named second team.<br />
Jordan Chunn recently signed a football scholarship with Troy<br />
University. Jordan also received the great honor of being named 4A<br />
Back of the Year at a recent award ceremony.<br />
LaQuante Bone signed a football scholarship with UT Martin.<br />
Emily Gangl and Will Hurst were selected as Alabama Sports<br />
Festival Foundation Ambassadors. As ASF Foundation<br />
Ambassadors, they are promoting the "Be a Men<strong>to</strong>r, Don't Text &<br />
Drive" campaign.<br />
Seab Webster was nominated <strong>to</strong> the McDonald's All American High<br />
School Basketball Team.<br />
Jackson Richard was named the MCHS Bryant Jordan Scholar Athlete.<br />
Syretha Pride was named MCHS Bryant Jordan Achievement Award recipient, and went on <strong>to</strong> win the<br />
Area and Region in the 2013 Bryant-Jordan Student Athlete Scholarship Program.<br />
Forty-five students from Madison County High School’s Junior ROTC visited Test Area 1 on Feb. 14 <strong>to</strong><br />
witness the live firing of a Javelin Missile as well as observe a static display of an Improved Target<br />
Acquisition System.<br />
Mollie Wyatt, Daniel Lewis, and Chris Hershey were selected <strong>to</strong> be members of the All-State Chorus.
MADISON CROSS ROADS SCHOOL<br />
Mitzi Dennis, Principal<br />
Submitted by Brenda Formby<br />
During “Read Across America Week”, several guests visited<br />
the campus at MXR including Pete the Cat and his many<br />
colored shoes. Shown here are MXR’s fantastic<br />
kindergarten teachers: (from left <strong>to</strong> right) Sandy Turner, Patti<br />
Boles, Julie Maney, Amy Cagle, Shelley Terrell, Leah<br />
Travis, Susan Spruill, and Kylie Hous<strong>to</strong>n.<br />
Talent Show<br />
The 5 th Grade Talent Show was held recently at<br />
MXR. Seventeen acts including singers, dancers,<br />
and more performed for a standing room only<br />
crowd. Winners were: First place: Anna Priest<br />
Second place: Francesca Mason Third place:<br />
Kamaryn Robinson.<br />
News from the Madison Cross Roads’ PTO<br />
This year has been a very successful year for the PTO. Over $52,000 has been raised for a playground<br />
project. Thank you <strong>to</strong> all the teachers, staff, parents and students who have contributed <strong>to</strong> this year’s<br />
success. Everyone can’t wait <strong>to</strong> play on the new equipment!!!
Meridianville Middle School<br />
Tom Highfield, Principal<br />
Submitted by Lori Shotts<br />
The Meridianville Middle School Scholars’ Bowl Team won<br />
the State Championship in Mobile. The members were: 8th<br />
grade- Parker Pierce, Todd Harrison and David Black, 7th<br />
grade- Jacob Hudson and Brayden Holman. The sponsor is<br />
Ms. Terri McElyea, assisted by Mrs. Pam Dean. They will<br />
compete in the national <strong>to</strong>urnament in Washing<strong>to</strong>n, DC in<br />
April. <strong>Congratulations</strong> and best of luck in Washing<strong>to</strong>n!<br />
Mrs. Mary Hughes’ 7 th grade computer classes participated in a Career Unit taught by Career Coach, Mrs.<br />
Katie Jewart, from Calhoun Community College. Mrs. Jewart came <strong>to</strong> Meridianville on Thursdays during<br />
the month of February <strong>to</strong> teach<br />
7 th graders about Technology<br />
Careers and technology in<br />
careers. Below, Mrs. Jewart is<br />
leading students <strong>to</strong> name a career<br />
with every letter in the alphabet<br />
that uses technology and <strong>to</strong><br />
contrast that with careers that<br />
never use technology.<br />
Meridianville Middle School is proud of their Competition Cheerleaders who placed 2 nd in the nation at<br />
the National Cheerleading Competition in Orlando, Florida. Way <strong>to</strong> go, Eagles!<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Meridianville Teacher of the Year, Tracie Cecil and Meridianville Support Person of<br />
the Year, Rebecca Awosiji who were honored on March 5, 2013.
Dr. Cheryl Davis, Principal<br />
Submitted by Amanda McBrayer<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong>! Chase Wilson has qualified <strong>to</strong> represent MES and participate at the state level of the<br />
National Geographic Bee at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a 5 th grade student in<br />
Mrs. Sonya Smith’s classroom.<br />
Students at Monrovia Elementary School will have art work featured at the Huntsville Museum this<br />
month during Youth Art Month. The students Micah Pettus (4 th Grade) and Jon Keiser (5 th Grade) were<br />
invited <strong>to</strong> attend a special reception on March 10 th . <strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Mrs. Sweet-Mikell, Art teacher and<br />
students.<br />
Monrovia Elementary School was selected as a School Tour site<br />
for The Leader in Me Symposium. Approximately 160 conference<br />
participants visited the school on February 7, 2013 and give<br />
students, staff, and parents of Monrovia Elementary an<br />
opportunity <strong>to</strong> showcase results they have achieved through The<br />
Leader in Me model. This is the school’s first year of<br />
implementation of the seven habits.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Miss Dichelle Turner,<br />
Kindergarten Teacher of 11 years and<br />
Monrovia Elementary Teacher of the Year<br />
recipient. <strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Mr. Billy Rice,<br />
Cus<strong>to</strong>dian of 19 years and Support Staff of the<br />
Year recipient. We are very proud of you!<br />
Leaders help others and MES student leaders<br />
participated in the “Pasta for Pennies”<br />
program benefitting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. MES students exceeded their goal and<br />
brought in almost $3,000 in donations. The Gold Banner Class was Ms. Atchley’s Third Grade.
“Home of the Hawks” Derrell Brown, Principal<br />
The MMS dance team competed in 2 state-level<br />
competitions during January. At one of them, the<br />
team placed 2 nd with their Hip Hop routine and<br />
1 st with their Pom routine. At the other, they<br />
finished 1 st in Hip Hop (out of 8 teams) and 4 th in<br />
Pom (scoring 3.25 points away from 1 st ). The<br />
dancers shown in the picture are 7 th and 8th<br />
graders. Their names are as follows: Emry<br />
Summerville, Grace Pendergrass, Lauren Jones,<br />
Sydney King, Kaleigha Boddie, Ashlyn Wherry,<br />
Emma O’Brien, Jayla Jones, Heather Curtis, and<br />
Erin Bauermeister. You could watch other<br />
performances on the team’s YouTube channel<br />
maintained by Coach Caroline Morris.<br />
www.youtube.com/and5678dance1<br />
Submitted by Patricia Tribble<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> the Monrovia Middle School Scholars' Bowl<br />
team for their 1 st place win at the Deep South Challenge held at<br />
the LAMP School in Montgomery February 16 th . The Deep<br />
South Challenge is a regional competition for 6 th -9 th grade<br />
students from schools in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama,<br />
Louisiana, and Georgia. Monrovia Middle is now the two-time<br />
back-<strong>to</strong>-back champions of this 5 state <strong>to</strong>urnament. In addition,<br />
it has made our school a national qualifier for the National<br />
Academic Challenge held in New Orleans, Chicago, or<br />
Washing<strong>to</strong>n, DC. at the end of the school year. Once again,<br />
congratulations <strong>to</strong> the Scholars' Bowl team members on their<br />
as<strong>to</strong>unding accomplishment at LAMP.<br />
The Monrovia Middle School Scholars' Bowl team also won 1 st<br />
place win at Lamp High School at the Lamp Middle School<br />
Invitational in Montgomery on January 5 th . This competition<br />
was a 6 th -9 th grade competition that qualified the team as a<br />
National Qualifier for the National Academic Challenge. This is<br />
the first time that Monrovia has won this particular <strong>to</strong>urnament<br />
and it is an exceptional achievement for the team. The team<br />
placed second at the ASCA District Competition held at Challenger Middle School on January 23rd. This<br />
qualified our Scholars' Bowl team as a State Finalist team.
Mt. Carmel Elementary<br />
Kerrie Bass, Principal<br />
Submitted by Cyndy Dunning<br />
Project Play! The 2012-2013 PTA focus for Mt.<br />
Carmel Elementary has been a collaborative<br />
effort across the community. Project Play, the<br />
rejuvenation and improvement of Mt. Carmel’s<br />
school playground, has been a unifying goal for<br />
administra<strong>to</strong>rs, teachers, PTA, and Madison<br />
County Schools. As a K-3 school, the<br />
playground, originally built for a K-6 school, was<br />
worn, out of date, and unusable by 48% of the<br />
kindergarten students. Planning for Project Play<br />
began in September and great strides have been<br />
made <strong>to</strong>ward improving the playground. As the<br />
school year progresses and incremental goals of<br />
the two year plan are achieved, the PTA and faculty look forward <strong>to</strong> warmer weather and enjoying the<br />
fruits of laborious love and collaboration. On February 9 th , the PTA sponsored the Wildcat Festival, an<br />
indoor event with fun, food, crafts, and enormous inflatables. Proceeds from the festival will help fund<br />
Project Play and PTA funded academic initiatives. Mt. Carmel Elementary proudly features their PTA<br />
board and parent volunteers in this quarter’s Shout Out: (L-R) Christine Hall, Parent Volunteer; Lydia<br />
Drennan, Secretary; Jennifer Jennings, Treasurer; Lynn Dozier, Co-Vice President; Lynn Quann,<br />
President; and Tammie Dodson, Co-Vice President. Thank you for your leadership in the community.<br />
Arts In School: Third grade students, Karigan Willis and Kaitlyn Phoumavong, were selected <strong>to</strong><br />
represent Mt. Carmel Elementary in the student art exhibition at The Huntsville Museum of Art during<br />
Youth Art Month (March 10-April 21). A reception was held on Sunday, March 10 th at the museum <strong>to</strong><br />
recognize these students.<br />
Mt. Carmel Elementary student artwork was also displayed at the Huntsville Museum of Art Student Art<br />
Gallery in November 2012. Artwork created in Mrs. Salge’s classroom from Madelyn Carroll, Ivory<br />
Whitaker, Kaitlyn Phoumavong, Baila Bunnell, Nekari Lockett-Garner, Ethan Rushbrook, Randall<br />
Madden, Julian Castillo, Andrew Hall and Daniel Jenkins was featured.<br />
Carrie Edwards, our award winning kindergarten author, was interviewed by Sena<strong>to</strong>r Bill Holtzclaw about<br />
her participation in the Fantasy Playhouse sponsored writing contest. Carrie and the other contest winners<br />
were featured on the WAAY 31 evening news break out segment.<br />
Correction: In the last Shout Out submission, published in January, 2013, an error was made. Mt. Carmel<br />
Elementary’s Support Person of the Year, affectionately called Josh, goes by her given name, Audra<br />
Davis, when you address her formerly. Please accept our apology for the error Josh!
Great Things Are Happening at<br />
NEW HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL<br />
Andy Caves, Principal<br />
Together Everyone Accomplishes More<br />
T.E.A.M. Members—Teachers, Administra<strong>to</strong>rs, Computer, PE & Library Aides, Secretaries, School Nurse, Lunchroom Workers,<br />
Cus<strong>to</strong>dians, Plant Manager, PTO Members, Parents, Students, Community Members and The CARE Center<br />
Submitted by Sara Burleson<br />
ACEA Site Direc<strong>to</strong>r Award<br />
Amy Conville won the 2013 Regional Community Educa<strong>to</strong>rs Association Site Direc<strong>to</strong>r of the Year<br />
Award. Amy was nominated and won this award for her hard work and dedication <strong>to</strong> our NHCLC<br />
program and its children. <strong>Congratulations</strong> Amy!<br />
7 th Grade Student Wins Writing Award<br />
Celeste Fulmer won first place in the Gunter Mountain DAR American His<strong>to</strong>ry essay<br />
competition. She recently read her essay at their monthly meeting. Celeste represents<br />
NHES very well...as a writer and a speaker!<br />
She is pictured here with her teacher, Kristen Walker.<br />
Read Across America Week<br />
Our students were treated <strong>to</strong> the following guest readers during<br />
this special week: Sena<strong>to</strong>r Clay Scofield, NH City Councilmen-<br />
Craig Hill (pictured reading <strong>to</strong> a kindergarten class) and Ivan<br />
Lemely; MCBOE Direc<strong>to</strong>r- Tim Solley and School<br />
Improvement Specialist- Nancy Curry; PTO President- Melissa<br />
Brown; NHES Secretaries- Stacey Burgess and Teresa<br />
Shaneyfelt; NHES Principal- Andy Caves; NHES Assistant<br />
Principal- Lora Snell; High School Students-Erin Anders, Hannah Graves, Katlin Walls, Devin Dean,<br />
Hunter Nichols, Toni Clack, and Leah Tabor; NHCLC-Andrea Bridges & Amy Conville.<br />
NHES ACE Field Trip<br />
Fifth grade ACE students experienced a field trip <strong>to</strong> Dauphin Island February 1-4. They explored the<br />
beaches and maritime forest and learned about beach zones, coastal ecology, and the watershed effect.<br />
They even <strong>to</strong>ok a hands-on approach <strong>to</strong> keeping our beaches clean by collecting trash and discussing ways<br />
that we affect the ocean even though we live a long distance from the ocean. Students also dissected a<br />
squid and were able <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong>uch marine animal specimens. The most exciting part of the trip for the students<br />
was the salt marsh. They drove a short distance <strong>to</strong> an estuary <strong>to</strong> drag seines, catch, and identify animals<br />
that live in the salt marsh.<br />
Student Winners of Archery Tournaments<br />
Austin Byram, a 6 th grade student at NHES, placed 1 st in the Legacy Elementary School Archery<br />
<strong>to</strong>urnament and 2 nd place in the NHES and Buckhorn <strong>to</strong>urnaments. Casey Selvage, an 8 th grade student at<br />
NHES, placed 2 nd in the Buckhorn School <strong>to</strong>urnament as well as the MC Tech Center <strong>to</strong>urnament.
Submitted by Amy Largen<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Frances Harris! Her art work has been chosen<br />
<strong>to</strong> represent New Hope High School at the Huntsville Museum of<br />
Art for 2013 Youth Art Month.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Mr. Keith Jarrell for being chosen as the New<br />
Hope High School Teacher of the year! <strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Mrs.<br />
Kay Hammonds for being chosen as the New Hope High School<br />
Support Person of the year!<br />
We celebrate our high school students: Katelyn Walls, Emilee Anders, Hannah Graves, Devin Dean,<br />
Hunter Nicholas, and Johnathan Ford for reading <strong>to</strong> New Hope Elementary students during Read across<br />
America Week.<br />
<strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> the Leadership Beacons for New Hope High School: Jacob Williams, Johnathan Ford,<br />
Annie Wilkerson, Casey Rickles, Kristen Bunch, Jordan Parker, Riley Belz and Blake Jackson! These<br />
students are chosen each month for setting a high standard of leadership among their peers.<br />
Amber Bryant’s AP English Class<br />
hosted the 3 rd Annual Pride and<br />
Prejudice Tea party. It was a great<br />
success!!<br />
NEW HOPE HIGH SCHOOL<br />
Lavell Everett, Principal
Dr. Mark Minskey, Principal<br />
Submitted by Tara Harris<br />
The New Market 5th Grade ACE Class, along with their teacher, Cheryl Jenkins, went on a field trip<br />
<strong>to</strong> Dauphin Island, February 15 th -18 th . They studied about the wetlands, dissected squid, visited and<br />
got stuck in the salt marsh, had plank<strong>to</strong>n races, collected specimens from the bay (including a cone<br />
head jelly fish), and learned of the different layers of a beach!<br />
Two New Market students were chosen <strong>to</strong> have their work displayed this month at the Huntsville<br />
Museum of Art in honor of Youth Art Month: Jaylen Hill (3 rd Grade) and Jenna McManes (2 nd<br />
Grade).<br />
New Market students and staff celebrated Read Across America Week with many fun reading related<br />
activities. We created vocabulary hats, dressed up like our dads, wore pajamas <strong>to</strong> school and<br />
participated in the AR “Read the Most From Coast <strong>to</strong> Coast” Challenge, and enjoyed many guest<br />
readers. Buckhorn High School’s Leadership Club, Spanish Club, and football players read <strong>to</strong> many of<br />
the classes.<br />
The New Market School Archery Team has been having a very successful season so far. Last week,<br />
they were named Regional Champions and that au<strong>to</strong>matically qualifies them for the State Tournament<br />
<strong>to</strong> be held on April 4 th . Individual winners were: Girl Winners: 1 Lauren Foster, 2 Abby Gipson, and<br />
3 Breanna Mason. Boy Winners were: 1 Jake Parr and 2 Hayden O'Barr.
OWENS CROSS ROADS<br />
Dr. Donna Goode, Principal<br />
Submitted by Glynn Cannon<br />
Students in third and fourth grade read a s<strong>to</strong>ry about Roger<br />
Woodward. In July, 1960 at age 7 years old, Mr. Woodward<br />
was swept over Niagara Falls after the boat he and his sister<br />
were in capsized. His sister was rescued before going over<br />
the falls, but Mr. Woodward fell 164 feet and lived <strong>to</strong> tell the<br />
tale. The account was featured in Life Magazine,<br />
documentaries, nonfiction books, and is even a question in<br />
Trivial Pursuit! After reading the s<strong>to</strong>ry, a teacher made<br />
contact with Mr. Woodward and he graciously came <strong>to</strong> the<br />
school and gave a first-hand account of his ordeal and the<br />
water safety lessons he feels everyone needs <strong>to</strong> know.<br />
The Owens Cross Roads School PTO purchased t-shirts for<br />
the 6 th grade students. The back of the shirts reads “I will graduate” and the front of it reads “Class of<br />
2019”. PTO wanted <strong>to</strong> find a way for every student <strong>to</strong> hear the words, “You will graduate”. We also<br />
want <strong>to</strong> encourage every student <strong>to</strong> do their best and realize the importance of a good education. We want<br />
them <strong>to</strong> be proud of themselves when they make it <strong>to</strong> Graduation Day, knowing all their hard work and<br />
dedication has paid off. Thank you PTO for your support.<br />
The Owens Cross Roads GEMS Team was selected <strong>to</strong> participate in the<br />
GEMS Expo in Birmingham in February. Kelijah Alexander, Keniyah<br />
Alexander, Savannah Bolden, Savannah Holder, MaHaley Mann, and<br />
Elizabeth Mann created their project from aligned science objectives. Their<br />
Habitat Chat project outcome was five podcasts that were align with first and<br />
fifth grade course of study objectives. Their student-created podcast about<br />
habitats was accepted <strong>to</strong> the ALEX Gallery 360 for teacher and students<br />
around the world <strong>to</strong> use in lessons and units of study.<br />
OCR would like <strong>to</strong> thank the African Drummers for coming out and putting<br />
on a great performance for our school. They provided drum<br />
music and dance and even the students and staff got <strong>to</strong> participate! A great<br />
time of culture and learning was had by all.
PACE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM<br />
ADMINISTRATOR-Dr. Vince Edmonds<br />
PACE congratulates Delia Roberts, PACE<br />
Teacher of the Year and Diane Selby,<br />
PACE Support Employee of the Year! Mrs.<br />
Selby also received the prestigious award of<br />
Alternate Support Employee of the Year for<br />
Madison County Schools! We congratulate<br />
them on this well deserved honor!<br />
PACE would like <strong>to</strong> welcome Lance<br />
Hallman, the new Counselor, <strong>to</strong> the team!<br />
Thank you for the difference you have<br />
already made in our students’ lives!<br />
Submitted by Kristin Masterski<br />
Ms. Power, English Teacher, wants <strong>to</strong> recognize Adriana<br />
Savoy and Alisha Benson for working diligently on their senior<br />
memory books. She is very proud of their compositions,<br />
creative ability, and work ethic! Ms. Power recognizes Michael<br />
Gresham for being a great help in peer tu<strong>to</strong>ring. Ms. Power<br />
wants <strong>to</strong> also recognize the seniors as they are working hard <strong>to</strong><br />
reach their goals!! PACE tries <strong>to</strong> teach kids <strong>to</strong> find the strength<br />
<strong>to</strong> make a major comeback!
River<strong>to</strong>n Elementary School<br />
Pamela Holden, Principal<br />
Submitted by Carrie Carr<br />
Patti Citrano Honored as RES Support Staff<br />
Employee of the Year<br />
Mrs. Patti Citrano was recognized at the Madison<br />
County Schools annual awards ceremony as the<br />
River<strong>to</strong>n Elementary Support Staff Employee of the<br />
Year. She began her career in the Madison County<br />
School System at Madison County Elementary. She<br />
worked there for 3 years as a pre-k classroom aide.<br />
She transferred <strong>to</strong> Mt. Carmel Elementary where she<br />
served in the same position for 3 years. Mrs. Citrano<br />
has worked at River<strong>to</strong>n Elementary for 8 years and<br />
currently serves as the physical education aide and<br />
after school office aide. The students affectionately<br />
call her “Ms. Patti.” Mrs. Citrano is an invaluable<br />
member of the River<strong>to</strong>n family. With a smile on her<br />
face and kindness in her voice, she always assists<br />
students, staff and parents in a very professional and courteous manner.<br />
Merry Gaylor Honored as<br />
Madison County Schools<br />
Elementary Teacher of the Year Alternate<br />
Mrs. Merry Gaylor was honored at the Madison County<br />
Schools annual awards ceremony as the Elementary<br />
Teacher of the Year Alternate. She grew up in<br />
Franklin, Tennessee, and attended MTSU, earning her<br />
B.S. degree in Elementary Education and her Masters in<br />
Reading. She has taught preschool-5 th grade over the<br />
past 31 years in Tennessee, Georgia, and now<br />
Huntsville. In her first year at RES, she taught 5 th<br />
grade; she has taught 1 st grade for the past 4 years. In<br />
her spare time, Mrs. Gaylor enjoys traveling, reading,<br />
hiking, camping and watching SEC football. Everyday<br />
Mrs. Gaylor proves <strong>to</strong> be an outstanding example for<br />
her students. She is always compassionate,<br />
professional and willing <strong>to</strong> go the extra mile <strong>to</strong> help everyone at River<strong>to</strong>n Elementary succeed.
River<strong>to</strong>n Intermediate School<br />
Randy Hill, Principal<br />
Submitted by Tammie Burger<br />
Honor Society Induction<br />
There were 42 new members inducted in<strong>to</strong> the National Honor Society, led by club sponsor, Mrs. Lisa<br />
Rogers. “You are on the right road”, was one of the encouraging statements made by school principal,<br />
Mr. Hill. Officers gave speeches about what it means <strong>to</strong> be a member in the honor society. Students and<br />
parents enjoyed a reception after the ceremony.<br />
Youth Art Month<br />
The artwork of Rhea’Aja Jones, Laura Harbin, and Cameron<br />
Balazsy was selected for display at the Huntsville Museum of<br />
Art Children’s Gallery for a five week exhibition which will<br />
begin March 10. Also, the following 20 students will have their<br />
work on display until March 14 th : Mya Spencer, Jaden Page,<br />
Hadyn Carroll, Vic<strong>to</strong>ria Lenoir, Colten Brunhoeber, Zoe Kalfus,<br />
Lexi Cooper, Jamica Goodlow, Gavin Taylor, Austin Benson,<br />
Walter Zange, Sophie Tatum, Arianne Peebles, Sydnee Stilwell,<br />
Pay<strong>to</strong>n Bailey, Cristian Torres, Clay<strong>to</strong>n Onwere, Jack Sentell,<br />
Ashley Robinson, and Ben Basta. <strong>Congratulations</strong> <strong>to</strong> Theresa<br />
Miller, Art Teacher<br />
Black His<strong>to</strong>ry Month<br />
Mrs. Branner’s social studies class had fun learning about famous African<br />
Americans by combining artwork along with bibliographic information on<br />
their projects that were displayed on the 6 th grade hallway.<br />
Vocabulary Parade<br />
Teachers and students enjoyed a morning of costume dress-up, and parading<br />
down the hallways during the recent vocabulary parade. This is by far the<br />
most fun and lively way <strong>to</strong> learn new vocabulary words, according <strong>to</strong> the<br />
students.<br />
Leader in Me Symposium<br />
Over 200 educa<strong>to</strong>rs from around the country <strong>to</strong>ured, asked questions, <strong>to</strong>ok pictures, and heard from<br />
students about the first year of being a Leader In Me school. Countless praises and compliments were<br />
given.
Manuel Wallace, Principal<br />
Submitted by Erin Coggins<br />
The boys’ varsity basketball team defeated the number one<br />
team in the state, Carver-Montgomery <strong>to</strong> compete in the 6A<br />
State Boys Championship game. The team placed first-runner<br />
up. The girls and boys won the Area Tournament.<br />
The Arts: Theatre scored 20 superior ratings out of 22<br />
individual events at Trumbauer Competition and was given an<br />
overall superior rating. Eric Busby and Ryan Reid were<br />
selected for ALL STAR CAST and Busby placed in<br />
Contemporary solo male acting dramatic. The Chamber Choir<br />
for received all superior ratings at State Choral Performance<br />
Assessment. The Indoor Drumline won 1st place at the<br />
Prattville High School Indoor Drumline contest.<br />
The following band students were named All-State Band: Sarah Arnold, Logan Murphree, Julianna<br />
Darby, Madison Foster, Andreanna Trudell, Gracie Dill, Leah Sneddon, Hannah Beals, John Trudell, Sam<br />
Liaw, Patrick Morrison, Andrew Hollingsworth, Michael Harris, Brett Pierce, Eddie Crosbie, Haley<br />
Funkhouser, Patrick Weis, and Alex Rice.<br />
The varsity Scholars’ Bowl placed second at District Competition and 2 nd in the County Tournament.<br />
Dakota Olinger and Avery Walker placed 1 st and 3 rd in the 2013 Alabama Superintendent’s Visual Arts<br />
Competition. Danielle Adamek and Zoe Renner were named finalists in the Pho<strong>to</strong>grapher’s Forum 33 rd<br />
Annual College and High School Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy Contest.<br />
HOSA Competition Winners: Claire Yates Dental Terminology 3 rd ; Andrea Shull - Medical<br />
Terminology 3 rd ; Ashli Moore Medical Spelling 2 nd place; Meg Willis Medical Reading 3 rd ; Amberely<br />
Sims Human Growth and Development 3 rd ; Kelly Futrell Nutrition - 1 st ; Caitlin Walters<br />
Pathophysiology - 1 st ; Courtney Boleware Home Health Aide 2 nd ; Gabrielle Sims Nursing Assistant -<br />
3 rd ; Mallori S<strong>to</strong>ver - Physical Therapy 3 rd ; Tara Segars Veterinary Science - 3 rd ; James Leslie, Adam<br />
Haverkamp - CPR/First Aid - 3 rd ; Claire White - Extemporaneous Health Poster - 3 rd ; Desalyn Johnson -<br />
Extemporaneous Speaking - 1 st ; Curran Gibson - Extemporaneous Writing - 1 st ; Micky Bruno - Medical<br />
Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy - 1 st ; Shri Rajan, Allie Foshee, Faith Raheem, and Bailey Mehok - Biomedical Debate - 2 nd<br />
place; Brad Bayuga, Drew Jennings, Austin Barr, and Alyssa Powers - Creative Problem Solving - 2 nd ;<br />
Bethnee Kelly and Christina Le - Forensic Medicine - 3 rd ; Emily Robertson - Healthcare Issues Exam -<br />
Recognition Event.<br />
Senior Hannah Stanfield won first place in the Voice for Democracy essay contest.
2012 All Volleyball Team: First Team; Shelby Brown; 2nd Team: Camille Harris, and Honorable<br />
Mention: Mia Stevens.<br />
2013 ALABAMA SCHOLASTIC PRESS AWARDS: The Crimson Crier received an All-Southern<br />
ranking from the Southeastern Interscholastic Press Association overall and in feature, sports, opinion,<br />
advertising, visual, and reader services. OTHER AWARDS: Crimson Crier- All-Alabama; Crimson<br />
Crier Website-All-Alabama; Sena<strong>to</strong>r-Superior; Silhouette-Superior. SENIOR AWARDS: Jason Frost-<br />
Rick Bragg Feature Writer Award; ADVISER AWARD-Adviser of the Year-Erin Coggins;<br />
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS - Literary Magazine: Jason Frost-2 nd Place Creative Non-fiction; Jarvon<br />
Pope-1 st Pho<strong>to</strong>; Crimson Crier Website: Erin Rountree-3 rd Feature S<strong>to</strong>ry; Sarah Jarnigan-2 nd Feature<br />
S<strong>to</strong>ry; Will Bartel-1 st Feature S<strong>to</strong>ry; Riley Wallace-2 nd News S<strong>to</strong>ry; Lauren Noble-1 st News S<strong>to</strong>ry; Bailey<br />
Carswell-1 st and 2 nd Opinion; Mick Walters-1 st Interactive; Brittany Robertson-Honorable Mention<br />
Video; Newspaper Individuals: Kasey Stender-Honorable Mention Art/Graphic; McKayla Buwalda-1 st<br />
Art/Graphic; Brandi Whyte-1 st Feature Pho<strong>to</strong>; Riley Walllace-2 nd Spread Design; Beryl Kessio-Honorable<br />
Mention Opinion; Riley Wallace-3 rd Opinion; Jason Frost-2 nd Opinion; Will Bartel-3 rd Sports; Chandler<br />
Shields-1 st Sports; Riley Wallace-2 nd Feature S<strong>to</strong>ry; McKayla Buwalda-2 nd Car<strong>to</strong>on; Drew Schrimsher-1 st<br />
Ads; Drew Schrimsher-3 rd Review; Sierra Fridelle-1 st Column; Jason Frost-Honorable Mention Page One<br />
Design; Rebecca Arnold-1 st Page One Design; Yearbook Individuals: Bailey Mehok-2 nd Sports Design;<br />
Lauren Ratliff-1 st Sports Design; Ashley Conn-1 st Ads; Keia Robinson and Chelsi Marshall-3 rd Lifestyles<br />
Design; Cathryn Walker and Faith Luna-1 st Portrait Pages; Krista James and Leanna Brignola-1 st Division<br />
Page Design; Corban Swain-3 rd Feature Pho<strong>to</strong>; ON-SITE COMPETITIONS - Yearbook Captions:<br />
Michaela Alexander-Honorable Mention; Steven Byrd-3 rd ; Claire Yates-2 nd ; Faith Luna-1 st ; Yearbook<br />
Design: Lauren Ratliff-Honorable Mention; Sarah Beaird-3 rd .<br />
Sparkman Middle<br />
Ronnie Blair, Principal<br />
Submitted by Shana Winter<br />
GOLD LEVEL ACHIEVEMENT - 2012-2013<br />
Sparkman Middle School’s Math Team reached Gold Level Status<br />
in the MATHCOUNTS Club Program. After the students’ Ultimate<br />
Math Challenges (UMC) were scored, at least 12 of the team<br />
members scored an 80% or better on the UMC. Way <strong>to</strong> go SMS –<br />
what a commendable accomplishment!
SMS Scholar’s Bowl Team placed 3 rd in their pool at the State competition. They had a record of 22-2<br />
wins <strong>to</strong> losses. Eighth grader Jacob Bowling placed 5 th individually earning him a spot on the State All-<br />
Tournament Team and won MVP for Madison County.<br />
SMS band students went above and beyond <strong>to</strong> try out for all-state and all-district band! Two students were<br />
selected for all state band: Dancy Castle on Contra Clarinet and Glenda Booker on Bb Clarinet. Seven<br />
students made the all-district honor band: Dancy Castle on the Contra Clarinet; Chelsea Owens and Randi<br />
Swanson on flute; Glenda Booker and Tori Phillips on Bb clarinet; Grace Gordon on al<strong>to</strong> sax; and Steven<br />
Allen on percussion. What a huge honor for these band students!<br />
In addition, the SMS Advanced Band received a superior rating at the Music Performance Assessment for<br />
the 3 rd year in a row!<br />
Sandy Brand, Media Specialist, was a guest blogger for Edmodo. She blogged about SMS’ international<br />
book club, in which participating students are connecting with students in Renaison, France.<br />
SMS hosted the 3 rd annual Battle of the Books competition<br />
March 7 th against Liberty Middle School. Battle of the<br />
Books is a question-answer competition similar <strong>to</strong> Scholars’<br />
Bowl. BOB gives students the opportunity <strong>to</strong> read and<br />
discuss quality literature with peers, thereby formulating<br />
discussion techniques. Each BOB member is required <strong>to</strong><br />
read and submit questions on 5 specified novels.<br />
SMS held its annual School-Wide Spelling Bee on January<br />
16, 2013. The winner was Katelyn Cole, 7 th grade, and the<br />
runner-up was Rachel Dowling, 8 th grade. Katelyn placed in<br />
the Top 15 at the county spelling bee held at Randolph<br />
School.<br />
Martin Hester, Principal<br />
Submitted Jamel Thomas<br />
This week, we started wrapping up Chapter 8 in the Algebra 1B<br />
class. Students have been multiplying binomials and fac<strong>to</strong>ring<br />
trinomials. In small group time, students started with a poster and<br />
had <strong>to</strong> write two binomials <strong>to</strong> multiply. The posters were then<br />
handed <strong>to</strong> the next group who had <strong>to</strong> multiply the binomials <strong>to</strong><br />
create a trinomial. The following day, Mrs. Deiss wrote the<br />
trinomials on new posters, and handed them <strong>to</strong> a different group.
They had <strong>to</strong> fac<strong>to</strong>r those trinomials using any of the three methods they learned in class. It is great when<br />
small groups work <strong>to</strong>gether. Mrs. Deiss loves the discussions they have when solving problems and loves<br />
watching how they debate over the best method <strong>to</strong> use. Students feel invested when they are the ones who<br />
get <strong>to</strong> create the problems <strong>to</strong> be solved. They are much more receptive <strong>to</strong> the lesson instead of just<br />
working from the book. One example created is:<br />
Group #1 Created: (2x + 3)(3x + 4)<br />
Group # 2 Multiplied <strong>to</strong> get: 6x 2 + 17x + 12<br />
Group #3 Fac<strong>to</strong>red, using the table method of grouping, <strong>to</strong> get: (2x + 3)(3x + 4)<br />
It’s a Cell-A- Bration! On February 8, 2013, the<br />
students in Ms. McDonald’s Biology class<br />
wrapped up their weeks of learning about the cell<br />
theory and cell parts with a video viewing and<br />
organelle tasting celebration. Each class divided<br />
in<strong>to</strong> groups <strong>to</strong> create a visual presentation about<br />
the cell theory and the parts of the organelle.<br />
Most chose <strong>to</strong> display their artistic styles in song<br />
and dance. Each group presented their work <strong>to</strong><br />
their peers during the cell-a-bration. In addition<br />
<strong>to</strong> the viewing, each student brought in a dish <strong>to</strong><br />
share that reflected an organelle of their<br />
choosing. It could either relate <strong>to</strong> the organelles<br />
structure or function.<br />
Walnut Grove School<br />
“Developing students academically, morally, and socially <strong>to</strong> achieve in the 21st century.”<br />
Barbara Maness, Principal<br />
Submitted by Yolanda Wright<br />
YAM 2013 Winners - Ms. Courtney Harper’s art students will have exhibits submitted in the YAM 2013<br />
Art Show. Savanna Allen, a first grade student and Kelsie Gover, a second grade student will have their<br />
works displayed at the Huntsville Art Museum.
Star Student - Star Student Jasari Juarez selected Mr.<br />
Doug Page <strong>to</strong> share this special luncheon with him.<br />
Jasari and Mr. Page were chauffeured limo style and<br />
taken <strong>to</strong> Chili’s for a delectable lunch. Lunch was<br />
compliments of Flint River Baptist Church.<br />
We’re Learning Spanish – Students in the after school<br />
care program are learning Spanish with Rosetta S<strong>to</strong>ne.<br />
Students are learning basic Spanish, conversational skills,<br />
introductions and greetings, and simple questions and<br />
answers.<br />
Law Day Poster Competition - Fifth grade students created Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. posters for the<br />
Law Day Poster Competition. This competition is sponsored by The Alabama State Bar. Students read<br />
the book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry <strong>to</strong> prepare their minds for the Civil and Human Rights that Dr.<br />
King fought <strong>to</strong> protect. Each student chose a quote by Dr. King that became the theme for their poster.<br />
Winners will be announced in May.<br />
ACE Students Discover Wetlands –February<br />
15 th – 18 th , the 5 th grade ACE Class, along with<br />
their teacher, Cheryl Jenkins, went on a Field<br />
Trip <strong>to</strong> the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. They spent<br />
the entire weekend immersed in the study of<br />
Wetlands. The best activities were the<br />
dissection of a squid and walking in the salt<br />
marsh.<br />
Seuss Celebration – Dr. Seuss had an amazing<br />
week of celebration in “Bulldog Country.”<br />
Students were read highlighted books by faculty<br />
and staff each morning. Mooney Monday<br />
kicked off the event and students were served<br />
Moon Pies. Hats were worn on Top Hat Tuesday and silly socks on Wacky Wednesday. T-shirts from<br />
places around the world were seen Theodore Thursday. Friday was overflowing with fun: Green eggs and<br />
ham for breakfast, Seuss trivia, Reading the Most Coast <strong>to</strong> Coast, partner reading across grade levels, and<br />
birthday cake passed out by the Cat in the Hat. Special thanks <strong>to</strong> Mr. Chris Olson, Chattanooga Bakery,<br />
Griner’s, Star Market and Publix for supporting our event.<br />
Jump Rope For Heart – Twenty-four students participated this year and raised $577.75.