The state’s largest high school marching band will host their 50th Anniversary Reunion during the Homewood High School football game vs. Pinson Valley at Waldrop Stadium tonight. The Homewood Patriot Band is celebrating 50 years and inviting alumni to bring their instruments and gear to perform in a pregame alumni performance. So far, 285 HHS alumni have … [Read more...]
Bruno Montessori Academy Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Bruno Montessori Academy marked its 40th anniversary with a reunion and celebration Sept. 18 at the school in North Shelby County. The event included a dedication ceremony for the late Theresa Sprain, who founded the academy with the late supermarket magnate Joseph S. Bruno in 1982. The school began as a small classroom of children ages 3-6. A year later, Sprain received her … [Read more...]
‘Quite an Honor’: Mountain Brook French Teacher Wins Yale Award
By Anne Ruisi Mountain Brook High School French teacher John Binet has been recognized by Yale University’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions as a recipient of the 2022 Yale Educator Award. “It’s quite an honor,” said Binet, who joined the school’s faculty in 2010. “I’m humbled by it but it’s a great feeling.” The Yale Educator Recognition Program recognizes … [Read more...]
OTM Students Named National Merit Semifinalists, Vestavia Hills High Leads State With 21
Dozens of Over the Mountain high school students are among the more than 16,000 students nationwide named as 2023 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. Vestavia Hills High School has 21 seniors who were named semifinalists, the most from any individual school in the state. The semifinalists entered the competition by taking the preliminary SAT/National Merit … [Read more...]
Intense Energy: Homewood’s Humes Can’t Hide Her Enthusiasm on the Volleyball Court
By Rubin E. Grant Homewood senior libero Sydney Humes plays volleyball with unbridled enthusiasm, which befits her personality “My whole family is kind of out there,” Humes said. “We’re loud. We like to talk. So, when the other team misses a serve and we get the point, or we score a point, or I make a dig, I believe it should be celebrated. “I love this game so much … [Read more...]