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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.