By Blake EllsWhen the volleyball season began, Libby Grace Gann was tasked with a tall order. She was the only senior on a team with a new coach and just one junior to complement her experience.Former coach Haven O’Quinn left Mountain Brook High for Birmingham-Southern College after leading the squad to three straight state championships. Just before the season … [Read more...]
Event Plus Mayoral Proclamations Bring Awareness to Human Trafficking Crisis
By Sarah KuperNo one likes to think something as tragic and ugly as human trafficking could happen in an Over the Mountain community.But Julia Meyers, Junior League chairwoman of the anti-human trafficking committee, said the problem is more prevalent than many would like to think.“These people truly are victims. They don’t have opportunities. Most of these … [Read more...]
Brick by Brick: A Passion for Lego Keeps This Creative Teen Building
By June MathewsWhen Trenton Stewart was 5 years old, his older brother, Parker, received a Lego Star Wars V-Wing Starfighter set for his birthday. After a couple of failed attempts to assemble it, Parker lost interest. But Trenton took the set and built it.Thus began the youngster’s fascination with all things Lego.“I soon realized I was able to build … [Read more...]
Scoring Machine: Wannemuehler Etches Name in John Carroll’s Girls Basketball Record Book
By Rubin E. GrantThe John Carroll Catholic girls head basketball coach position has resembled a revolving door the past four seasons.Since Bryan Burgess completed a five-year run at the helm from 2009 to 2014, the Cavaliers have started each succeeding season with a new head coach.Throughout the coaching carousel, the Cavaliers have had one constant on the … [Read more...]
Living with Autism: Vestavia Hills Couple Writes About Growing up With Autism
By Sarah KuperAutism spectrum disorder has attracted a lot of interest in recent years as diagnoses rise, but little is known about what it feels like to live with autism.Vestavia Hills couple Patrick and Meredith Dewees are hoping to change that. The Cahaba Heights couple recently published the book “Pathways of the Very Young Autistic Mind,” which describes their … [Read more...]