Suzan Brandt, technology coordinator for Mountain Brook Junior High School, has been selected to attend a TEDx pre-conference workshop in Geneva, Switzerland, in December. She is one of 400 applicants who were chosen and will attend the workshop as well as the TEDGlobal>Geneva event. Previous guest speakers at the Global event include Bill Gates, Brene Brown and Al Gore. … [Read more...]
Whiz Kid: Spain Park Student Presents Program at National Conference
By Kaitlin Candelaria Spain Park High School student Ozair Patel recently had the opportunity to make a presentation at the Wolfram Technology Conference in Illinois. The 17-year-old engineering academy student presented “A Big Data Analytics Platform for STEM Education Using the Wolfram Engine on Raspberry Pi” on Oct. 22. The Wolfram Conference is presented by Wolfram … [Read more...]
Altamont Siblings Advance to Siemens Regional Competition
Two students from The Altamont School will advance as regional finalists in the 2015 Siemens Science Competition. Maya Guru, a freshman, and Arjun Guru, a junior, are the only two students in Alabama chosen to advance to this stage of competition, and they happen to be siblings. Because they were selected as regional finalists, they will both be awarded $1,000 … [Read more...]
Runway Roll-call: Funding is in Fashion for the Mountain Brook Schools Foundation
By Emily Williams Brookwood Forest Elementary Assistant Principal Christy Christian does not consider herself a fashionista, but for the third year, she will walk the runway at the Mountain Brook City School’s Foundation’s annual Fashions for the Foundation Nov. 9. Christian said that one of her favorite experiences from the show is coming in contact with local clothing … [Read more...]
Spain Park Robotics Aiming to Be BEST
By Kaitlin Candelaria Robotics is no longer reserved for big laboratories and men in white coats. In fact, robotics clubs are popping up at local high schools all over the state. Spain Park High School is no stranger to a robotics club. Its BEST Robotics program has taken the best overall award at the local level for the past several years. The local Blazer BEST Robotics … [Read more...]