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MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS
David A. Copeland, Ed.D.
Superintendent
FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Geraldine Tibbs
Director, Public Relations and Communications
256-852-2557 X 61263
“SHOUT-OUTS”
April 2014
Todd Markham, Principal
Submitted by Suzanne Sullins
Congratulations to Dr. Matt Dean, Madison County Schools’ Secondary
Education Teacher of the Year. Dr. Dean is a five-time BHS Teacher of the
Year and a four-time Madison County Schools Secondary Teacher of the Year.
He was the Alabama District VIII Teacher of the Year and the Runner-up
Secondary Teacher of the Year for the state of Alabama (2002-2003). Dr.
Dean’s other awards and recognitions include the ALFA Teacher of the Year
(1997), the Tandy Outstanding Science and Math Teacher of the Year
(BHS/1995-1996, 1996-1997), and Milken National Educator Award Winner
(2001). Dr. Dean has also been recognized for his educational contributions
and achievements as both a college instructor and student, including the UAH
College of Science Alumnus of the Year (2002), the University of Alabama
(Tuscaloosa) Education Student of the Year (2003) and the University of Alabama in Huntsville
Education Department Teacher of the Year (2009). We are very proud to have Dr. Dean as a colleague, a
teacher, a mentor, and a leader at Buckhorn High School. We wish him the best of luck throughout the
next phase of the awards process. We are honored and privileged to have him in our school, community
and school system. Congratulations, again, Dr. Dean!!

Congratulations to the recent JOOI Club Optimist winners. Ryann
Taylor was the JOOI Club Optimist essay winner for her paper, “How
Dreams Lead to Success.” Ashlyn Turner was the JOOI Club Optimist
Oratorical Female winner with the official topic of “How My Passions
Impact the World.” Jonathan Shields, SCA President, was the
Optimist Oratorical Male winner with the official topic of “How My
Passions Impact the World.” Ryann, Ashlyn, and Jonathan each won
$500. All three have advanced to the next level of the competition
with a chance to win a $2,500 college scholarship. (L-R: Ashlyn Turner, Jonathan Shields, Ryann
Turner)
Congratulations to the Buckhorn High School Archery Team for winning the Regional Championships on
Friday, March 14, 2014. Top male finishers were Erik Sigmon (2 nd Place) and Dylan Billions (3 rd Place).
Top female finishers were Kendall Campbell (1 st Place), Kammie Guest (2 nd Place), and Lexy Turner (3 rd
Place). The Archery Team qualified for the State Championship that will be held in Montgomery,
Alabama on April 11, 2014.
Congratulations to the members of the Buckhorn Symphonic Band for bringing home top honors and
receiving superior ratings at their annual state performance assessment March 15, 2014. Way to go!
Congratulations to the Buckhorn High School Learning Community Basketball team on a great season.
They finished their inaugural year with a second place finish in the Special Olympics State Basketball
Tournament in Montgomery, Alabama on March 14, 2014.
On Tuesday March 11 th , the football team competed in a weight-lifting competition against Hazel Green,
Huntsville, and Lincoln County. Each team brought their strongest two lifters in nine different weight
classes. Students were tested in Bench Press and Power Clean. Students from Buckhorn won five of the
nine individual weight classes. Winners were: Andy Brannon, Kristian McKelvey, Silas Owens, Steven
Jones, and Colby Seymoure. Colby was also the strongest overall lifter at the event. Additionally,
Buckhorn won the team competition by lifting the largest total amount of weight, defeating second place
HGHS by more than 200 lbs.
The BHS Spanish Club won 2 nd place in the Culture Bowl Division of the State Spanish Convention at the
University of Alabama on Friday, March 14 th . Congratulations Spanish Club members and sponsors, Mrs.
Laura White and Mrs. Katie Moore.
The Buckhorn Concert Choir, Women’s Choir, and Men’s Choir participated in State Choral Performance
Assessment on March 4 th at Columbia High School. All choirs received an overall superior rating, and
the Concert Choir and Men’s Choir each received straight superior ratings. This is the 3 rd year in a row
that the BHS Concert Choir has received straight superior ratings at State!
BHS wrestler, Mitchell Scrivens placed 3 rd at the AHSAA State Wrestling Tournament on February 15,
2014. Mitchell ended his high school wrestling career with a 64-3 season record! Congratulations
Mitchell!
Austin Vu competed in the Special Olympics Swim Meet in Decatur on Friday, February 21, 2014. He
placed 1 st in three events: the 100 meter freestyle, the 100 meter backstroke and the 4 x 50 relay race.
Way to go Austin!!!
The Varsity Scholars' Team recently won the County Championship and now has a record of 34-2 for the
season. The team is currently number two in the state and will compete in the state championship
tournament on April 11 th . The Buckhorn JV2 team also recently won the JV County Championship.

Buckhorn Middle School
Allen Perkins, Principal
Submitted by Dr. Jackie Hester
Team Captain of the Huntsville Havoc Hockey, Sam Cantata
came to BMS softball practice to speak to the team on the topics
of leadership and team work in sports.
The BMS Choir received a rating of an Excellence at state
competition held on March 4, 2014. The students performed two
pieces for a set of judges and then had to sight read a piece of
music they had not seen or practiced.
The BMS 8 th grade baseball team volunteered at a baseball camp
for the New Market Rec Center on Saturday, March 1 st . The team
did a fantastic job teaching proper fundamentals to the younger
players. The attendees were coached on throwing mechanics,
proper fielding techniques, and base running skills.
Builders Club installed 16 new members on Tuesday, March 11 th .
Mr. Lee Jones, a member of Kiwanis, performed the installation
and congratulated each member as he awarded them with a
certificate, membership, and a pin. Guests along with members’ family and friends were treated to a
reception to honor the new members.
On Thursday, March 13 th , the Buckhorn Middle School Symphonic I and II Bands competed at Music
Performance Assessment at James Clemens High School. Symphonic II received all excellent ratings on
stage, and Symphonic I received two excellent ratings and a superior rating. Congratulations to the BMS
Bands!
Congratulations to the BMS Archery Team for winning the Regional Championships last week! They
won 5 of the 6 places! Top finishers were: Easton Moring-2 nd place, David Vance-3 rd place, Catherine
Hooper-1 st place, Emily Griffin-2 nd place, and Paige Gray-3 rd place. This win qualifies the team for the
State Championships in April.

Central School
Mr. Alex Hughes, Principal
Submitted by: Susan Hancock
Congratulations to the following Central School Middle School students for being selected for the
Madison County Honor Band: Brandon Marsh, Mickey Webster, Cameron White, Pennie Perry, and
Katie Bateman.
The Future City Competition is a national competition for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Teams
envision and design a city of the future with an emphasis on a specific field of engineering. The design
includes an essay, computer simulation, and a scale model. This year’s team was mentored by three
engineers from Intuitive Research and Design along with the help of Central School ACE teacher Kim
VanHooser. The team placed fourth in regionals and won two awards: Kids Choice and Best Use of
Cyber Safety Systems.
Central School had two students whose art was selected for the
Huntsville Art Museum's Youth Art Month. They are Kailey
Rigsby, 4 th grader in Mrs. Neal’s class, and Compton Mullican, 3 rd
grader in Mrs. Heady’s class. Artwork was submitted by Central
School Art Teacher, Courtney Harper.
The VEX Robotics Competition, presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation, is the
ultimate STEM activity for middle school and high school students (ages 11-18). In November 2013, the
MCHS Robotics Team was formed and comprised of students from Central Elementary, Madison County
Elementary, and Madison County High School grades 7-12. On March 8, 2013, the team participated in
the Alabama State VEX Robotics Championship at Jacksonville State University. Out of the thirty-one
teams that participated in the event, 8 finalists were chosen for the championships. The MCHS team was
chosen by one of the 8 finalists to compete in the Quarterfinals as their alliance.
Madison County High School students recently celebrated Read
Across America Week with Central School students in K-8 th grade.
Central School Music Teacher, Mr. Greg Branham, will be
appearing in the play Twelve Angry Men adapted by Sherman L.
Sergel from the television show by Reginald Rose French. The play
will be presented at the Von Braun Civic Center. Mr. Branham will
be playing the part of the Jury Foreman.

Marilyn Hicks, Principal
Submitted by Tonii Clemons
Endeavor Elementary School
was selected as Leader In Me
host site. During the 2014
Leader in Me Symposium at
Athens State University, EES
was selected to host 190
visitors in order for
participants to view all facets
of a leadership school.
Students participated as
greeters, ushers, singers,
“living leaders,” and led
presentations during the
rotations to six stations throughout the school. This was a chance for students, staff and environment to
be spotlighted and to show EES working hard to implement the Leader in Me program into all aspects of
school life.
Noah Edwards from Mrs. McCoy’s fourth grade class won the EES
school-wide spelling bee. He later competed in the county-wide spelling
bee and placed 12 th out of the 38 students. We are very proud of Noah!
Lauren Watford and Rosalee Mahdi were chosen to represent EES at the
Huntsville Museum of Art for the Youth Art Month Exhibit in March.
Great job, girls!
Mrs. Beth Rogers, EES third-grade teacher, was elected to serve on the
Board of Directors for the Environmental Education Association of
Alabama (EEAA). EEAA is an association whose mission is "to enhance
formal and informal educators’ abilities to connect people to the natural
world in order to foster responsible stewardship." She will serve for three
years on the programs and education committee.
The 5 th grade ACE class, led by Mrs.Tamra Riley, visited Dauphin Island Sea Lab in March to expand
their knowledge on oceanography. The students attended class and learned about plankton, the animals of
the gulf, the topography of a shoreline, and the animals of a marsh. Fun was had by all!!
Second grade had their 2 nd Annual Read-A-Thon for Read Across America. The students were excited to
wear pajamas, win prizes…only if they made an 80, 90 or 100 on the AR test, and to read with a reading
buddy. What fun they had reading as friends!!

Stephanie Burton, Principal
Submitted by Charlotte Owen
The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new cafeteria at Harvest
Elementary was held on Saturday, March 15 th . Pictured from
left to right, Superintendent, Dr. David Copeland, Principal,
Mrs. Stephanie Burton, Board Member, Mr. David Vess, and
Senator Bill Holtzclaw.
Fifth Grade students use QR codes during Library Flex Classes
to learn more about fractions.
The school participated in the Leader In Me Symposium school tour. The students displayed their
leadership roles through performance, touring, greeting and sharing information about the Leader In Me
Program.
The local Spelling Bee was held in January. School winners were: Jadon Hutton, 5 th grade (Ms.
Hampton’s classroom) and Casey Davis, runner up (Mrs. Lancaster’s classroom). These students
represented Harvest Elementary in the Madison County Spelling Bee.
Special guests from Redstone Arsenal visited
classrooms and read to students on March 3 rd for
the Read Across America celebration. The guests
also shared their job responsibilities with the
students as they relate to the importance of reading
and excelling.
The ACE 5 th grade students traveled to Dauphin
Island Sea Lab in February. They participated in
hands – on science experiences during the trip.
Crosswinds Church hosted the Harvest Annual National Elementary Honor Society Induction that was
held on January 30 th . Sixty-eight (68) 4 th and 5 th grade students were inducted.
The P.E. Department sponsored Jump Rope for Heart. As a result of this event, $4800 was donated to the
American Heart Association.
During the Book Fair, the One for Books competition was held. Students raised $578.24 for teachers to
purchase books from the Book Fair. Scholastic matched this dollar amount and donated it to Kids in
Distressed Situations, Marines Toys for Tots, and Kids in Need Foundation.

HAZEL GREEN ELEMENTARY
Dr. Sheila Jones, Principal
Submitted by Lori Brown
Gavel Club Members Win Honors
In January, Mrs. Ghent's Gavel Club members
participated in a public speaking competition. Blake
Taylor, Brandon Durham, Jameson Norman, Elijah
Crutcher, Mackina Naymon and Preston Cheek are
members of Mrs. Ghent's after-school club. The
following students won special awards: Elijah Crutcher
for Best Speech; Mackina Naymon for Most Improved;
and Blake Taylor for Best Impromptu Speaker and Most Improved. Congratulations, and keep up the good
work!
First Grade Teacher Participates in Special ALEX Session
Mrs. Amanda Salazar was selected from over one hundred applicants to participate in a special ALEX
session. The session centered on the new Alabama Social Studies Course of Study and will result in new
resources available to all Alabama teachers. The event was held March 10 th - 12 th at the Alabama 4H
Center.
Two Hazel Green Destination Imagination Teams Head
to State Tournament
On Saturday, March 15 th , two Destination Imagination
teams from HGES won honors in their respective
challenges. Mrs. Lori Brown's team (Josh Palmer, Jamie
Lee Moore, Cole Rippey, Kiley Ray, Lucas Means and
Katie Clair Gaines) placed third in Improvisation. Mrs.
Darleen Carter's team (Caleb Gatlin, Nina Brockman,
Maggie Brown, Bridgett Powell, Kaitlyn Williamson and
Amber Bailey) placed first in the Scientific Challenge.
Destination Imagination is an international competition
which encourages team work, creativity and problem
solving. The Alabama state tournament will be held April
12 th at UAH.
HGES Students to Display Art at Huntsville Museum
Preston Cheek and Kendall Schrimsher will represent Hazel Green Elementary during Youth Art Month.
Their art will be on display at the Huntsville Museum of Art from March 9 th - April 13 th . Congratulations
Preston and Kendall!

HAZEL GREEN HIGH SCHOOL
Darrell Long, Principal
Submitted by Tracey Wray
Our graduation rate has increased from 80% to 85%, and we just had the largest perfect attendance
celebration ever. Coincidence? We don't think so!
Ivey Appel, Emily Benefield, Kirsten Giles, Ashlyn Miller, Heather Moore, Cash Crutcher, Jared
Godwin, Heath Moore, Jon Steele, and Cage Williamson were recognized by teachers as Hazel Green's
Terrific Ten. The nominations were based on leadership, citizenship, dedication, and service. These
students were then voted on by their peers to give us our Mr. and Miss Hazel Green High School, Ivey
Appeland Cash Crutcher.
The Hazel Green Learning Community competed in the
Special Olympics, and they all placed in the top five for
bowling!
Senior Cage Williamson had one of several pieces chosen to
represent the Madison County School System at the
Alabama State Superintendent’s Art Show in Montgomery.
Cage also had his self-portrait, My Sins Are in My Hands, on
display at the Huntsville Museum of Art for Youth Art
Month.
It's been a good month for the music program at Hazel
Green! The Vocal Ensemble competed in the State Choral Performance Assessment and scored near
perfect on sight reading and earned an overall superior rating for the entire competition! The band also
competed at State and earned a superior rating for its stage performance and sight reading.
The HGHS JROTC Drill Team competed in the Redstone Arsenal Sergeants Major Association Drill
Meet. The cadets had a good day, placing second in Unarmed Platoon, third in Armed Squad, Armed
Platoon and Color Guard and fourth in Unarmed Squad. The team finished second in the overall scoring.
Mrs. Cole and Mr. Case spent some time at Ardmore High School helping them get their BYOT (Bring
Your Own Technology) program up and running. They conducted workshops for the teachers on
classroom management and instructional practices that they've been using with their own students and
were featured on the local news!
Rayven Pearson and Lewis Sullivan will represent Hazel Green at All-State! Rayven was selected to the
Alabama Sports Writers Association Basketball Class 6A Second Team, and Lewis Sullivan was chosen
for the All-State First Team.

LEARNING WITH PRIDE, LEADING THE PACK, AND LEAVING A LEGACY!
Keith Trawick, Principal
Submitted by Jane Scott
Read Across America Week Ends with a Parade of Characters
Legacy students celebrated the traditional week of Read Across
America with a "name that book" trivia contest and guest faculty
readers. Guest readers from NASA shared their favorite Seuss book
with Kindergarten through Second Grades. Classrooms competed in
a door decorating contest. Fourth Graders hosted a "Dr. Seuss Cafe"
by reading Seuss books to Kindergarten students. The week
culminated with a favorite book character parade.
Legacy's Archery Team Hits the Target for First Place
Legacy Elementary's archery team finished first in the Buckhorn
Middle School Regional Tournament. Over 250 students from 10
elementary schools competed on Friday, March 14 th . This win
automatically qualifies Legacy for the state tournament in
Montgomery on April 11 th . Congratulations to 5th grader Brent
White, who finished first overall in the elementary boys division.
Legacy Artists Recognized
Jayden Allen and Jada Gibson will represent Legacy Elementary in the Youth Art Month exhibit at the
Huntsville Museum of Art. Their works are on display at the museum from March 9 th through April13 th .
Special Education Department Sponsors annual Father/Daughter-Mother/Son Dance
This annual fundraiser was hosted by the special education department on January 31 st . Students and
parents danced the night away with DJ.
Legacy's Got Talent Show Shines Spotlight on Students
Students from 2 nd grade through 5 th grade competed in the March 18 th show. SGA sponsors the talent
show as a club fundraiser. From singers and dancers to pianists and artists, Legacy's talented students
entertained a full house. The winners are: 1st place, Colton Westmoreland; 2nd place, Blake
Westmoreland; and 3rd place, Maddie Aube.
SGA Shares "Love Bags" at Valley View Nursing HomeThe Student Government Association visited
Valley View Nursing Home in Madison for community outreach. Students collected candy, lotion, and
chips for "love bags" to share with residents on Valentine's Day. Students sang the Legacy school song
and shared poems about love.

LYNN FANNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Tammie Burger, Principal
Submitted by Todd Powers
This year, LFES participated in the Boosterthon Fun Run in
February. Each class participated in Camp High Five, learning
good sportsmanship, practicing leadership habits, and
developing good character traits all while raising funds for Lynn
Fanning Elementary. On February 19 th , students ran thirty six
laps, supported by parents, teachers, friends, and family. For
more information on Boosterthon and Camp High Five visit
http://www.boosterthon.com/ .
Ms. Wilson, LFES Librarian, held a Winter Olympics in the library
with miniature versions of ice hockey, the luge, and other Winter
Olympic sports. Students enjoyed learning about different sports and
studied about the athletes that participated in each event. Students
kept track of individual sports as the Olympics progressed and
reported results and findings to their classmates.
This spring the LFES staff celebrated school TOY and SOY winners
with a faculty banquet at Logan’s Roadhouse complete with reception
and cake. The 2013-14 Teacher of the Year for Lynn Fanning
Elementary School is Dr. Jan Toney, 2 nd Grade, and the 2013-14
Support Professional of the Year is Ms. Leigh Ann Moore, office aide.
Both represented LFES proudly at the Madison County TOY/SOY
event.
LFES student Brooklyn Tatum was selected to attend the Leader
Luncheon sponsored by Flint River Baptist Church. Brooklyn, Ms.
Tate, and Brooklyn’s mother were treated to lunch at JoJo’s Restaurant in Merdianville and got to ride to
and from in a limousine.
LFES 3 rd Grade ACE students are studying Crime Scene Investigations and the role of human DNA in the
process. To further their knowledge, students performed experiments in which they extracted and
analyzed DNA from strawberries. Students took advantage of this opportunity to make real-world
connections to their classroom experiences.

Madison County Career Technical Center
Michael Romine, Career Technical Administrator
Home of the Spartans
“Arming Students with Skills to Succeed in a Global Economy”
Submitted by Rebecca Bucy
MCCTC’s FCCLA Culinary Arts Team Win the
Bronze Metals
Madison County Career Technical Center’s FCCLA
culinary arts students, along with other of Alabama’s
top high school culinary arts students, competed in
Birmingham at Culinard–the Culinary Institute of
Virginia College–on March 1, 2014 at the annual
STAR event. MCCTC’s three team members were:
Isaac Sullivan, James Nick Young, and Joseph Tyree,
all from New Hope High School. The contest focused
on each student’s ability to use internationally
accepted food preparation standards and equipment
to produce a quality product.
On March 6, 2014 Calhoun Community College
sponsored a ‘Skills Extravaganza’ competition
and Jay Pinkerton came in 2 nd Place for
Cosmetology. Other students who competed
from MCCTC were Olivia Baker, Faith
Coleman and Jazmine Brunner.
Mr. Hardy’s Madison County Career Technical
Center Archery Team placed 3 rd in the Regional
Archery tournament on March 13, 2014.

Jeanne Dunaway, Principal
Submitted by Pamela Berry
Madison County Elementary
School first grade students
participated in the “Parade of
Readers” on Friday, March 7 th in
the school auditorium. The students
were challenged to read 30 books
by April 11 th . There were many
special guests present to encourage
them to read. Mrs. Valerie
Wilkerson organized this special
event and scheduled volunteer
readers.
Congratulations to Ms Mary Smith for being selected as the Madison County School System Elementary
Support Professional of the Year. Ms Smith has eight years of experience as a Special Education Aide.
In celebration of Youth Art Month, fifth grade students Chase Williams and Kevin Montague have their
artwork on display at the Huntsville Art Museum through April 13, 2014. Chase is a student in Mrs.
Osborne’s class and Kevin is a student in Ms Lawhorn’s class.
Mr. Rick Shelton, consultant and author
(left), presented descriptive, narrative,
persuasive and expository models of
writing to Madison County Elementary
School third through sixth grade students
on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in the library.
He presented an after school workshop to
our teachers on how to prepare students
for the state writing assessment.
Congratulations to Mrs. Boyett’s
kindergarten class for having the best
decorated door in honor of Dr. Seuss’s
birthday. Students participated in many
other Dr. Seuss activities throughout the
day.

Jeremy Lowry, Principal
Submitted by Laura Houk
Members of the MCHS Student Council attended the annual
FOCUS Rally for Awareness in Talladega. They presented
breakout sessions on managing stress through exercise. The
group led yoga classes for students from all over the state. This
annual rally is aimed at the reduction of adolescent risk
behaviors.
The 2013 Word Riot, Madison County High School's literary
magazine, won several awards at this year's Alabama
Scholastic Press Association convention. It was awarded the
rating of All-Alabama, ASPA's highest rank. The editor of
Word Riot, Ashley Washburn, was awarded third place for her cover design. The 2013 Mark, Madison
County High School's yearbook, also received some awards at this year's Alabama Scholastic Press
Association convention. The Mark received the rating of Merit, and Editor Paige Gentle was awarded
second place for her cover design. Congratulations to the staff and to advisor Julie Cyr.
MCHS Senior, Cory Osmer, was selected as an All County Scholars Bowl member.
Congratulations to the MCHS Raiders who won 3 rd overall in the UNA JROTC Challenge and 2 nd in the
Commander’s Challenge.
Two members of the MCHS football team have
signed letters of intent. Brandon Gurley has signed
with the Air Force Academy, and Jacob Salisbury has
signed with Mississippi College.
Two students in Mr. Martin’s Commerce and
Information Technology classes have gained industry
credentials. Freshmen Emily Keel and Caitlin Jones
recently passed all three portions of the Internet and
Computing Core Certification (also known as IC 3 ).
Emily and Caitlin were tested on their knowledge of
computer hardware, software, operating systems, networking, office productivity software, and online
living skills such as copyright laws, viruses and malware, digital citizenship, and search abilities. The
IC3 credential is internationally recognized by colleges and employers, and it certifies that individual
have the necessary entry-level skills to succeed in academic and workplace environments.

MADISON CROSS ROADS SCHOOL
Mitzi Dennis, Principal
Submitted by Brenda Formby
Dorothy Strong – Madison County’s Elementary Teacher of the Year
Mohandas Gandhi once said, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever”.
“No one should ever stop learning and as teachers, we should never want to”, stated Mrs. Strong.
(Shown in the photo: Kevin Arnold-Madison Cross
Roads’ Support Person of the Year, David Vess-
Madison County Board of Education Member,
Dorothy Strong, Mitzi Dennis- Principal of Madison
Cross Roads Elementary)
MXR Talent Show
The second annual talent show was recently held at
MXR for the 5 th grade class. First place winner-Kayla
Hart (center in the top row) was among seventeen
participates. Entries sang, danced, played musical
instruments and recited speeches.
ACE Program
The fifth grade ACE students formed mini-societies in
which they learned about the history of money,
developed their own currency (Ace Bucks), worked at
jobs within the school to earn money, and formed
their own business. They then sold their goods or
services to second grade students who earned the
"Ace Bucks" for good behavior and good grades.
Youth Art Month
Outstanding works of art by two students from MXR
were featured in March at the Art Museum in Huntsville. Connor Sheffield, a 3 rd grader, had his painting
displayed along with Bayleigh Sylvas, a 4 th grader. Bayleigh’s artwork was a mixed media.
Congratulations to both of these artists. Natalie Balentine is the art teacher who works diligently to teach
art to all of our students.

Meridianville Middle School
Tom Highfield, Principal
Submitted by Lori Shotts
Congratulations to Mary Hughes, Meridianville Middle School Teacher of the Year and Alternate
Madison County Secondary Teacher of the Year!
Congratulations to Dwight Langford, Meridianville Middle School Support Person of the Year!
Meridianville Middle School Scholar’s Bowl Team placed 3 rd in the Alabama Math and Science Bowl
competition in Mobile! What a tough and close competition, way to go Eagle Scholars!
Marsha Asquith, Meridianville Middle Band Director,
recently directed the Huntsville Concert Band 50 th
Anniversary Concert at Lee High School.
Meridianville Middle School 7 th grade Band received a
SUPERIOR RATING at the recent Music Performance
Assessment in Decatur. The 8 th grade Band received
an EXCELLENT RATING.
Meridianville Middle School Lady Eagles softball
recently won the Ardmore Classic Tournament.
Awesome job!
The Drama Club at Meridianville Middle
recently put on a very successful and
entertaining performance of Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast. They have a lot of talent!

Dr. Cheryl Davis, Principal
Submitted by Amanda McBrayer
The MES Destination ImagiNation team
applied the 7 Habits well by creating a
performance that met the challenge! We are
very proud! They placed 3 rd at the Regional
Tournament and will now advance to the
State Tournament. The members of the
team are Brandon B., Jakob N., David D.,
Sydney M., and Trinity T. Cindy
Thompson is the MES DI coordinator, and
Stacey Burruss is the parent Team
Manager. Way to go Hawks!
The MES choir traveled to Athens State University to show off their singing voices at the Leader in Me
Symposium on February 7, 2014. The MES choir is made up of students in all grade levels and is led by
Kindergarten teacher Joanne Bielat.
The last Friday of each month, the MES Student
Lighthouse Committee sponsors, “Hats on for
Cancer.” Students are allowed to bring $1 and wear
their favorite hat to school; all funds are donated to
the cancer foundation. The Student Lighthouse
Committee also sponsored “Pasta for Pennies”
benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Over $2000 was donated to help children with
cancer. The class that raised the most money will
be treated to a wonderful pasta lunch.
Leaders help others and the MES National Honor
Society is helping fight muscular dystrophy by
selling Shamrocks against Dystrophy. MES
students are raising funds to honor David D., a fourth grade student that has muscular dystrophy.

“Home of the Hawks”
Derrell Brown, Principal
Submitted by Patty Tribble
Monrovia Middle established a Student Council Association this year that has proven to be an asset to our
school. The officers are: Camryn Shields as President, Natalie Craney as Vice President, Nikki Ahlf as
Secretary, Kameron Purinton as Treasurer, Jessica Turnage as Sergeant at Arms, Emma O’Brien as 8 th
grade Historian, Robyn Cole as 7 th grade Historian, Saylor Cuzzort and Jenna Pair as 6 th grade Historians.
Some of the exciting leadership initiatives are: delivering coffee and drinks to our staff, bringing the
photo booth to the dances, raising money for Hope for the Homeless, and money for a Kindle Fire
drawing for A, A/B and Most Improved STAR students. They have also brought the Hawk back to life to
promote school spirit by creating a “Filling the Nest” contest, developing a school newsletter, and much,
much, more! We believe that our students' opinions matter and that every student can learn responsibility
and develop leadership skills at Monrovia Middle School. It is amazing to see our students work together
to plan and carry out activities during the school year!
MMS Science Olympiad Team advances to State
Championship after taking Bronze in UAH Regional
Competition. Team members (12 of 15) either won
Gold/Silver or Bronze medals in the science events.
Congratulations to the following students for
winning the state Junior American Citizens Contest.
Their entries will now go on to the regional
competition. The winners are as follows: Camryn
Shields, Nikki Ahlf, Syndi Bannerman, Luke
Berryman, Harley Slater, Michelle Strand, Emma
Richards, Brandon Robinson, Brooke Bayuga, Reid
McNabb, Kyla Gabriel and EJ Jerez.

Mt. Carmel Elementary
Kerrie Bass, Principal
Submitted by Cyndy Dunning
Baila Bunnell, first grader in Mrs. Tate’s class, was selected to have her art work displayed in the
Huntsville Museum of Art. She created an oil pastel resist of ocean creatures. A ceremony on March 9,
2014, was held at the museum to celebrate Youth Art Month and recognize those students selected.
Mt. Carmel’s Star Students Haven Owens, a kindergartner from
Mrs. Solley’s class and Keyonta Eager, 3 rd grader in Mrs.
McMillin’s class, are pictured here with Star Teacher, Mrs. Rebecca
White. These student leaders took a limo ride to lunch at Supper
Heroes on March 18, 2014 to celebrate their hard work and personal
achievements. The Star Student program is sponsored by Flint
River Baptist Church, Meridianville, Alabama.
The students collected coins during the weeks of March 3-14 for
Pennies for Patients in which the contribution went to the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society. This was done under the leadership of the
school counselor, Mrs. Karen Bobbitt. The goal was set to reach
$2,000.00. All were excited and very pleased when the coins were
counted on March 14 th and the final total was $2,467.52. The
students exceeded their goal!
During the month of March, the counseling large group guidance
lessons have been on “The Leader In Me” – Habit 7, Sharpen the Saw. The lesson has been on the
character word perseverance. The students have learned all about talents and at the end of the month have
had Talent Shows in all of the classes. They have had a blast showing their talents to their classmates. The
classmates have been very encouraging of each other’s talents.
Traveling artist, Sonya Clemons has given Mt. Carmel
Elementary’s Cafeteria a beautiful and encouraging
facelift! She has created a wall-to-wall mural of
international foods incorporated with the 7 Habits of
Happy Kids habits (a Leader in Me program). The
faculty, staff and students are excited about the murals
and the message of healthy eating and good choices and
the artwork is brilliant and uplifting.
Visit http://blog.al.com/breaking/2014/01/scottsboro_artist_helps_madiso.html for the blog post by writer,
Amethyst Holmes covering the entire story.

Great Things Are Happening at
NEW HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Andy Caves, Principal
Together Everyone Accomplishes More
T.E.A.M. Members—Teachers, Administrators, Computer, PE & Library Aides, Secretaries, School Nurse, Lunchroom Workers,
Custodians, Plant Manager, PTO Members, Parents, Students, Community Members and The CARE Center
Submitted by Sara Burleson
Positive Changes
NHES has begun the journey to become a “Leader In Me” school.
Our faculty and staff members have been making site visits to other
Leader In Me schools; gaining insight from professional development
workshops; and, have been planning ways to transform our facilities.
(Pictured to the left is a newly painted mural depicting the 7 habits.)
NHES also has a new vision statement: Every Parent A Partner—
Every Teacher A Leader—Every Student A Graduate.
Teachers and Employee of the Year (pictured above)
Mrs. Kristin Walker-Meeks (7 th grade teacher) and Mrs. Mollie Kirsopp (1 st grade teacher) were recently
honored as our teachers of the year at NHES. Mrs. Lori Clark (pre-k aide) was selected as our employee
of the year. Mrs. Walker-Meeks graduated from Lipscomb University in 1996. She has taught middle
school Social Studies in Nashville, Atlanta, and this is her 10th year at NHES. She states, “I love my
school and my community, and I hope to be here for many years. Although I was raised in Huntsville, I
consider New Hope my HOME!” Mrs. Mollie Kirsopp graduated from Athens State in 1989. She has
taught 1 st grade for 19 years, with the last 13 being at New Hope. She enjoys reading and hiking in her
spare time. Mrs. Lori Clark has been a member of our New Hope family for the past 9 years as our library
aide, and this year she became the aide for our pre-kindergarten program. Mrs. Clark states, “I have truly
enjoyed both positions”. She has been an asset to our school.
NHES student mathematicians
celebrated National Pi Day on 3/14.
8 th Grade “Mock Interview” Day
The 8th grade students have been under the guidance of Mrs.
Katie Jewart, Calhoun Community College Career Coach,
throughout the school year and have recently been working on
resume writing/interview skills. They had the opportunity to
put those skills into action on March 4 th with a Mock Interview
Day held in our library. Business leaders from the community
and career coaches from CCC volunteered their time to
conduct interviews with the entire 8 th grade class. All students
prepared a resume for the interview and dressed in a
professional manner for the day. A special “thanks” to our counselor, Mrs. Amber Ashworth, for
organizing this event.
NHES Archery Winners
The Regional Archery Tournament was recently held at Buckhorn School. The following placed in this
tournament: Austin Byram—1 st in Middle School Boy's Division, Gabe Tandy—2 nd in Elementary Boy's
Division, and Savanna Ginn—4 th in Elementary Girl's Division. Congratulations to these students!

NEW HOPE HIGH SCHOOL
Lavell Everett, Principal
Submitted by Laurie Kinstler
Ms. Amber Bryant’s AP English class hosted the 4 th annual Pride and Prejudice Tea party. It was a great
success again this year! Students dressed in period clothing, participated in a Regency Style dance and
enjoyed refreshments.
Great things are happening at New Hope High School. We
were chosen to host The Leader in Me Symposium. Over 95
teachers, administrators and district level personnel from our
state came to see us model leadership. Our school had a
surprise visit from Sean Covey, author of “The 7 Habits of
Highly Effective Teens”.
Senior Varsity Basketball player Spencer Heathington was
invited to play in the North Alabama Boys and girls club allstar
game. Way to go Spencer!
Dr. Mark Minskey, Principal
Submitted by Tara Harris
New Market Archery Team participated in the Regional Tournament. Overall, the NMS elementary team
received 2 nd place and the NMS middle team received 3 rd place. Some students received individual
awards. Caitlin King won 1 st place, Brianna Sharp won 2 nd place and Matthew Christensen won 3 rd place.
Areli Gonzalez and Olivia Smith currently have artwork on display at the Huntsville Art Museum for
Youth Art Month.
The New Market ACE class, along with the Walnut Grove ACE
class, and their teacher Cheryl Jenkins, visited the Dauphin Island
Sea Lab. The students learned about the different levels of the
island. Visiting the salt marsh was exciting as they all got stuck in
the marsh! Skimming the bay with different sized nets even
brought a special treat with the collecting of a jelly fish! They
dragged nets in the Gulf of Mexico to collect plankton, which they
carried back to the lab and looked at under various types
of microscopes. The grand finale was the dissection of squid!

OWENS CROSS ROADS
Scott Weeks, Principal
Submitted by John Arrigo
The faculty, staff, students and parents were treated to a wonderful and
informative presentation that taught the story of Rosa Parks and her
contribution to the struggle for civil rights for all Americans. The
classroom skit, “Let Freedom Ring,” was presented by Mrs. Lee’s talented
4 th grade class. It was just one of the ways Owens Cross Roads School
helped celebrate Black History Month in February.
Owens Cross Roads School successfully applied for a $3,000 Spanish
language enrichment grant from the Pittsburg Paint and Glass Corporation.
This grant is being used by the 2 nd grade at Owens Cross Roads School to
bring in a certified teacher once per week, for teaching students Hispanic
culture in the areas of social studies, science and the arts. The 2 nd graders
are also planning a “Cinco de Mayo” festival for the first week in May.
The week of March 3 rd through March 7 th was a happy and very
busy week for both students and staff at Owens Cross Roads School
as they celebrated everything about “Dr. Seuss” and “Read Across
America Week.” Students and staff began the week by wearing
party hats to honor the birthday of Theodor Geisel, otherwise known
the world over as, “Dr. Seuss.” Tuesday was “Pajama Day” and
Wednesday was “Dress Wacky Day.” It was great fun! Thursday
was reading everything about Dr. Seuss plus a wonderful school
assembly and a parade through our hallways. Friday ended a great
week with a school pride day in which all wore their Owens Cross
Roads t-shirts.

PACE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATOR-Dr. Vince Edmonds
Submitted by Kristin Masterski
PACE proudly recognizes Mr. McGee, Special
Education Teacher, for leading our flag team each
semester. Mr. McGee teaches our students
leadership skills, team-building skills, and to have
honor for our country. We would like to extend a
special thank you to Mr. McGee for his role in
making a difference in our school.
We would also like to recognize our students that
participate on the flag team and take this
responsibility seriously as leaders of our school. A
special thank you to Wesley, Jacob, Daniel, David,
and DJ!
Ms. Power, PACE English teacher, recognizes DJ for the overall
Best Effort Award in her class for the 1 st Semester. DJ consistently
tries his best, exhibits a great attitude, shows patience, and
completes his assignments. We are very proud of DJ and his work
ethic!
Mr. Pearson, PACE History teacher, has several students complete
building projects as assignments throughout the semester. Dakota
worked diligently with Mr. Pearson to create an amazing exact
replica of a 15 th Century printing press! Thank you to Mr. Pearson
for always helping students find success!

Riverton Elementary School
Jeff Malone, Principal
Submitted by Carrie Carr
Leadership Day
Riverton Elementary hosted
Leadership Day on Thursday, March
13 th . The event showcased the
students’ leadership skills that are
being implemented as part of the
Leader in Me program. Parents,
community members and Central
Office personnel were welcomed at
the front door by student ambassadors.
They were also greeted by
kindergarten students who shook
hands and welcomed them as they
proceeded to the lunchroom for the
opening presentation. The participants
were taken on tours of the school,
which included the following: a
performance by first grade, data
notebook reviews, RES TV, hallway displays and classrooms. The event was a huge success and will
become an annual tradition at RES.
Mrs. Brown Performs at Carnegie Hall
Mrs. Carla Brown, librarian at RES,
performed with Steven Curtis Chapman at
Carnegie Hall in New York City on Saturday,
February 8 th . Mrs. Brown performed in a
choir that was 300 members strong. After the
performance, everyone enjoyed a boat cruise
with Steven Curtis Chapman. During her trip
Mrs. Brown visited the Statue of Liberty,
Times Square, the 911 Memorial, the Empire
State Building, Central Park and the
Brooklyn Tabernacle. Pictured from left to
right are Mrs. Brown, Steven Curtis
Chapman, Kirstie (Mrs. Brown’s daughterin-law),
and James (Mrs. Brown’s son).

Riverton Intermediate School
Randy Hill, Principal
Submitted by Dianna White
Student Leadership Luncheon
Fifth grade student, Brenda Bott, was chosen to attend a leadership
luncheon hosted by Flint River Baptist Church. Brenda shows great
leadership skills by taking initiative to find ways to improve the school.
Last semester, she submitted a request to stay after school and assist
custodians on afternoon clean up duties. Brenda goes above and
beyond to make sure the school is clean.
Leader In Me Awards
Each month, teachers are given a leadership characteristic, and asked to
write a letter of recommendation for the student in their class that most
exhibits this character trait. The Leader in Me Committee reads every
letter and makes a decision on which students in each grade level will receive an award at the monthly
ceremony. Parents of winners are invited to attend the recognition ceremony.
Student-Faculty Basketball Game
Students played a hard game of basketball, but lost, against their teachers and faculty.
Douglass coordinated this fun activity. Cheerleaders performed stunts and lead cheers.
Ms. Shelecia
Dr. Seuss Parade
Students and teachers celebrated Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
and Read Across America by dressing up as their
vocabulary word. Creative and hilarious costumes
paraded throughout the school.
Archery Team
Students on the archery team recently competed in the
regional competition at Buckhorn Middle School, coming
in third place. They are looking forward to going on to
compete in the state competition.
Pi Day
Students who memorized the most digits of Pi had a blast throwing gooey “pies” at teachers and
administrators.

Mike Campbell, Principal
Submitted by Erin Coggins
The girls’ basketball team played in the 6A State Championship Game where
they were named Runner-Up. Alexis Jennings was named Gatorade Player of
the Year, McDonald’s All-American Nominee, and Women’s Basketball
Coaches All-American Team. She was named to the All-State Team and All-
Region Team.
For the 4 th consecutive year the band had more students selected for all-state
band and District one honor band than any other school in our district. The band
had 20 members selected for all state including alternates and 27 members
selected for district 1 honor band. Congratulations to the following students for
earning a position in all-state band: Michaela DuBose-Schmitt, Julianna Darby,
Andreanna Trudell, Madison Foster, Leah Sneddon, Sarah Nguyen, John Trudell, Patrick Morrison, Josh
Brown, Lance Lindner, Sam Collins, Avery Dollarhide, and Bryan Hardaker. Congratulations to the
following students for earning an alternate position in all-state band: Shelby Hurley, Casey Dattilo,
Dancy Castle, Rachel Copeland, Kaleb Underwood, Khari Battle, and Daniel Pham. The Wind Ensemble
scored superior ratings with distinction at the State Music Performance Assessment and the Varsity
Winter Guard won first place at the Bob Jones Competition. Indoor Percussion placed first in a class of 12
at the Springhill, Tennessee competition.
The varsity dance team placed 5 th in Jazz, 2 nd in Pom, 3 rd in Hip-Hop, and most crowd appeal.
Wrestlers Stone Clark, Kaden Nichols, Cameron Harbin, Chris, Leatherman, Alex Oppman, Rodrick
Woods, Josh Little, and Brandon Moore qualified for the state tournament.
The varsity cheerleaders placed 3 rd in the national competition.
Haley Fiorucci and Amanda Palazzo were awarded Silver Key Photography Awards in the 2014 Regional
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Their photography competed against thousands of high school
students from Virginia to Florida.
The JV Winter Guard placed 4 th place out of 11 at the Bob Jones Competition
The Chamber and Concert Choirs achieved superior ratings at the State Choral Performance Assessment.
Senators ROCKED it!
The Spanish Club brought home 15 trophies at the State Spanish Convention.
HOSA Competition Winners: Mary Kopp - 1st place - Medical Terminology Shreya Pokhrel - 1st place -
Medical Reading Lindsay James - 1st place - Human Growth and Development Law and Ethics - 1st
place - Racquel McCrary Nutrition - 1st place - Kelly Futrell Pharmacology - 3rd place - Sirena Rabb

Pathophysiology - 1st place - Andrea Shull Dental Science - 1st place - Brandy Collum Sports Medicine -
2nd place - Damon Wheeler Veterinary Science - 2nd place - Julia Maier Community Emergency
Response Team - 2nd place - Tyler Eberle and Hang Vu CPR/First Aid Team - 1st place - James Leslie
and Adam Haverkamp Extemporaneous Health Poster - 1st place - Beryl Kessio Prepared Speaking - 2nd
place - Desalyn Johnson Biomedical Debate - 1st place - Angel Bodrick, David Tweedy-Smith and Faith
Raheem Creative Problem Solving Team - 2nd place - Brad Bayuga, Chase Ballard, Drew Jennings, and
Matthew Wilson Forensic Medicine Team - 3rd place - Mike Branson and Will Tubbs Health Care Issues
Exam - 1st place - Hannah Curns.
The journalism program brought home 43 individual awards at the Alabama Scholastic Press Association
state competition. Riley Wallace was named Journalist of the Year, the Bailey Thomson Editorial Writer
of the Year, and the JB Stevenson Scholarship winner. The Lit Mag received an All-Alabama rating
along with the Crimson Crier. The Senator yearbook received a Superior Rating. Mr. Mike Campbell was
named the Alabama Scholastic Press Association’s Administrator of the Year.
Future Teachers placed first in scrapbook at the state conference. It was the first time for this group to
compete.
Sparkman Middle
Ronnie Blair, Principal
Submitted by Shana Winter
Mr. Kennedy’s 6 th grade science students had an awesome – yet delicious
– time modeling plate boundary movements using fruit roll ups, graham
crackers, and cake frosting or pudding. No better way to learn about plate
tectonics!
Mrs. Jennifer Whitt is now featured on the Alabama Learning Exchange
Learning Asset Database after submitting a new learning asset that she
created. It is based on the #Virtues report on Social Media Responsibility
done by WHNT 19.
It contains a project that students can create using Haiku Deck (web app
or iPad app).
The Sparkman Middle School band recently participated in all-state and
all-district tryouts. This is an intense audition that includes students from
Madison, Limestone, and Morgan counties and all of the cities in those counties. Although only 8 SMS
students auditioned, we still set a record achievement for the SMS band program! All 8 out of 8 made the
district honor band. FIVE of those students qualified for the Alabama All-State band! We couldn’t be
more proud of these students: Amaya Booker, Sam Sellers, Dori McClure, Grace Gordon, Josiah McBee,
Steven Allen, Angela Hart, and Alex Jones.

To kick off the second semester, SMS hosted a talent show for all students! Our goal was to
provide opportunities for our students to reach beyond the everyday obstacles that they face
and see potential in themselves and others.
Three schools in North Alabama competed in a
Battle of the Books competition in February.
Sparkman Middle School in Madison County,
Liberty Middle School in Madison City, and The
Academy for Academics and Arts in Huntsville
City joined together to promote reading through
teamwork and competition. Students who
participated had to read 5 out of 6 selected novels
and write 20 questions and answers for each
book. Students reviewed the books and questions
on their team during the month of February and
competed at the Madison County Middle School
Battle of the Books on February 28 th . Sparkman
took home the championship trophy with a score of 84 correctly answered questions!
The SMS math team recently created a project for the Gold Level Mathcounts competition. Students
chose 12 math words from a list of 27, took pictures of those things scattered throughout the school,
created math questions for those pictures, and calculated solutions in a PowerPoint presentation. Their
impressive work earned them Gold Level status! Way to go Sparkman Middle School Math Team!
Martin Hester, Principal
Submitted by Kelly Mathheus
Congratulations to the Sparkman Ninth Grade School SGA. It is now the 2nd Vice President of the
Alabama Student Council Association School. The school received honorable mention for our scrapbook,
speech competition, and service project and placed third in the Leadership Service project. The SGA
received a plaque for being a Silver council for the outstanding council award and actually took charge of
their first advisory board meeting. This was their first year participating in this Organization!

Sparkman 9’s annual TAP Conferences were held
during the 2-week period of March 3-14. Several
hours of preparation contributed to the success of the
conferences. During this time, students and parents
were able to sit down with a teacher and discuss and
decide on the appropriate courses for next year’s
schedule. This was a prime opportunity to evaluate
and ensure success for the student’s individual
educational plan for the next three years in high
school. Around 481 conferences with parent and
students present were held and about 196 conferences
with just the student took place.
Walnut Grove School
“Developing students academically, morally, and socially to achieve in the 21st century.”
Kristy Bell, Principal
Submitted by Holly Whitt
Andrew Orames - 3 rd Place in SAR Poster Contest - Andrew
Orames, 5 th grade student, received 3 rd place in the Sons of the
American Revolution (SAR) poster contest. On February 21 st ,
reenactors from the Tennessee Valley Chapter of SAR visited Andrew
and the entire 5 th grade class. They presented a brief history of the
Revolutionary War with hands-on artifacts. Andrew also received a
certificate, a copy of the Declaration of Independence, a SAR Good
Citizenship Medal, and a $50 check in a ceremony in January.

$2,500 Grant from America’s Farmers Grow Communities Local farmer, Randy Brown, submitted a
winning application on the behalf of Walnut Grove in The America’s Farmers Grow Communities grant.
The Monsanto Fund created the grant in 2010 to support local farming communities. Thank you, Mr.
Brown!
Jump Rope for Heart - Walnut Grove raised $755 for the American Heart Association through the
Jump Rope for Heart this year. All students participated in Jump Rope for Heart, with 33 students
participating in the fundraiser. Thanks to all that made our fundraiser a success!
Coders Earn $1,000 for School Technology - Holly Whitt,
WGS librarian and Lisa Campbell, Computer Lab Aide, along
with Cheryl Jenkins, WGS ACE teacher used the Code.org’s K-8
Intro to Computer Science course to lead 3 rd – 5 th grade students
in an after school coding club. The students learned a
programming language called blockly to solve fun challenges and
were introduced to JavaScript. They also learned the basic
concepts of Computer Science in a hands-on kid friendly way.
For instance, teaching conditionals by creating rules to card
games and functions by creating patterned sun catchers. The club
culminated with a Code-In, wrapping up our plugged and
unplugged activities, washing it all down with pizza, cupcakes and drinks. It was a huge success and for
our efforts Code.org has awarded WGS $1,000 in prizes through the DonorsChoose.org program.
Student Art on Display in Huntsville Art Museum - Art entries by two WGS students, Eli Lones and
Jenavieve Bevil, were selected to appear in a special collection at the Huntsville Art Museum for Youth
Art Month. A public reception was held Sunday, March 9 th .
Dauphin Island - The Walnut Grove ACE class, along with the New Market ACE class, and their
teacher, Cheryl Jenkins, attended the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Some of the activities were dissecting
squid, collecting plankton, visiting and getting stuck in the salt marsh, and using different sized nets to
drag along the bay to collect specimen. They were lucky enough to catch a jellyfish! After the collecting
of plankton in the Gulf of Mexico, students brought them back to the lab and put into teams to try and
create the slowest descending plankton using various recyclables. The team of Heather Mitzel, Ashlyn
Muirhead, and Hailey Virgo won!
Student Ambassadors Service Project - Student ambassadors continue to look for ways to serve the
needs of our community. They organized a drive to collect small items to be used as BINGO prizes at a
local senior citizen home.
Star Student - First grader, Aaron Pierce, and his teacher, Mrs. Diane Pettitt enjoyed a limo ride and
lunch at JoJo’s in Meridianville. Aaron was selected as the school’s Student of the Month for his
outstanding academic achievement and behavior.