The Altamont School is giving its students insight into the war in Ukraine and seeking ways for the community to show solidarity with those the war has displaced.Alexander Skowronski, a ninth grade student at The Altamont School, sparked communitywide engagement with the crisis after his family's Fortuna Clinical Foundation launched an initiative to aid refugees from … [Read more...]

The Vestavia Hills Rotary Club has a long tradition of supporting education in Vestavia. The Rotary Scholarship Award is presented to three graduating Vestavia Hills high school seniors and is selected by school officials led by the high school’s college and career counselor, Oliver Aaron.The scholarships are named in honor of three former Rotary members, … [Read more...]

The Mountain Brook Board of Education recently approved the hiring of Brannon Aaron (Above) to be the new principal at Cherokee Bend Elementary School. According to a press release from Mountain Brook City Schools, Dr. Sandy Ritchey has led Cherokee Bend for the past five years, four as principal and one as assistant principal, and now has an opportunity for a new … [Read more...]

Bill Mann, assistant principal at the main campus of Vestavia Hills High School, has been named the next principal of the Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus. Mann will take on the role for the 2022-23 school year, according to a press release from Vestavia Hills City Schools. The Vestavia Hills Board of Education made the change during a meeting March … [Read more...]

The Symphony Volunteer Council of the Alabama Symphonic Association presented this year’s winners of the Lois Pickard Music Scholarship on Feb. 24 at Vestavia Hills Country Club, and several Over the Mountain students were on the list.Winning second place in Piano was Conrad Feng, a ninth-grade student at the Alabama School of Fine Arts.Alabama School of … [Read more...]