Homewood City Schools and McWane Science Center recently partnered on a new program to combine lunch and science during the school Covid-19 closure. Homewood City Schools provided free meals to children under 18 during the school closures this spring, and each meal packet included a Science Challenge card provided by the education department at McWane Science … [Read more...]
Lunch Time: Leadership Vestavia Hills Project Helps Feed Students in Need
By Emily Williams When Vestavia Hills’ Shelley Gentle and members of her Leadership Vestavia Hills small group began working on their community service project in October, they had no idea what kind of impact it would have less than six months later. “We chose to investigate hunger in Vestavia,” Gentle said, “see what is being done and can be done to help.” In conducting its … [Read more...]
Vestavia Hills Student Tests Positive for COVID-19
Vestavia Hills High School parents and students were notified yesterday that one of the school's students has tested positive for COVID-19. The student was exposed to the virus last week, after the closure of schools, according to the Jefferson County Department of Health. "Vestavia Hills City Schools will remain closed next week," Freeman said, in a letter to the … [Read more...]
Alabama Public Television to Provide Students In Alabama with PreK-12 Distance Learning Support
With school districts in Alabama closed due to concerns over the COVID-19, Alabama Public Television will broadcast and make available online educational resources and materials that support distance learning. “APT will work with the Alabama State Department of Education and other education partners to explore ways we can provide greater assistance to students and … [Read more...]
Center Stage: VHHS Thespian Troupe to Represent the State at International Thespian Festival in June
By Emily Williams When the Vestavia Hills High School Thespian Troupe began to prepare for its competition performance at the Alabama Thespian Festival, theater teacher Jamie Stephenson and her students chose something challenging but fun. “We had just finished ‘I Never Saw Another Butterfly,’ which was an incredibly hard show,” Stephenson said. “It is about the children of … [Read more...]