Based on the heat you wouldn’t know it, but yes, summer is almost over. In just a few short weeks, Over the Mountain students will head back to the classroom, and there’s lots of exciting stuff in store. Vestavia Hills can boast that it has the State Superintendent of the Year leading its system. However, if you ask Dr. Jamie Blair the honor goes to the community. Hoover has implemented a realignment plan that will alleviate growth and give it a new intermediate school. The best part is the impact on learning, though, according to Brock’s Gap Intermediate principal Scott Mitchell. Mountain Brook’s Brookwood Forest will have a new face this year, but Nathan Pitner isn’t new to the system. Kids in Homewood will be in tip top shape thanks to a new fitness circuit playground.