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Hoover High Sophomores Create Seasonal Coding Camp for Elementary Students

January 13, 2021

By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Over the summer, Hoover High School sophomores Shaams Nur and twin brothers Leo and Victor Song hosted HooverCodes, the first iteration of what is now HooverCamp. The three close friends came up with the idea in the fall of 2019 during their freshman year while eating lunch. They remember the conversation down to the snacks they consumed – … [Read more...]

Local students give to Veterans during the holidays via Wrapping for America’s Warriors

December 23, 2020

Each year, students from Mountain Brook’s Brookwood Forest Elementary School takes time during the holiday season to visit the Birmingham VA Medical Center and wrap gifts for veterans. The third annual Wrapping for America’s Warriors project grew this year to include participation from students at Cherokee Bend Elementary as well. According to a release, the holiday … [Read more...]

Get By With a Little Help: Grace Fund for Vestavia Hills Secondary Students Soliciting Donations for Spring Semester

November 24, 2020

A new grace fund created by Vestavia Hills City School teachers to support secondary students is soliciting donations for the upcoming spring semester. Rebels Helping Rebels will provide financial support so that all VHCS students in grades 6-12 may have access to school activities and learning opportunities. The purpose of Rebels Helping Rebels is to ensure that costs … [Read more...]

Spain Park Students Join Veterans Groups to Honor Fallen Veterans

November 11, 2020

The Alabama Fallen Warriors Project recently teamed up with the Spain Park High School Armed Forces Club, the city of Hoover and the Hoover Veterans Committee to remember fallen veterans. The initiative took place Nov. 7 at the future site of the Alabama Fallen Warriors Monument, which will serve to honor the 225 Alabama men and women who have died in the War on … [Read more...]

Wall of Heroes: Louis Pizitz Middle School Celebrates Living History Day

November 11, 2020

Correction: Louis Pizitz Middle School's first Living History Day program was hosted Nov. 8, 2002 and was facilitated by then faculty member Jane Sharp along with then principal David Miles.  Students at Louis Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia Hills took part in a celebration of America’s veterans on Nov. 5. Pizitz Principal Chris Pennington said he was grateful to school … [Read more...]

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