By Keysha DrexelJournal editor While most girls her age would be horrified if their makeup made someone sick to their stomach, 17-year-old Shannon Pitts of Hoover says that is just the reaction she wants.Pitts, a senior at Spain Park High School, is a student makeup artist in the theater department who’s making her mark on the stage in the most gruesome … [Read more...]

By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorWhat began as one Hoover teen’s efforts to keep the memory of her friend alive has become a memorial to other Hoover High students whose lives have been cut short.After three years of planning, 17-year-old Abbey Greer’s memorial to her friend, Dallas Golson, and two other students has become reality.During a … [Read more...]

By Emily WilliamsJournal internA team made up of students from Mountain Brook’s elementary, junior high and high schools are gearing up to show off their engineering skills in a national competition for the first time.The Mountain Brook team will make its debut at the 2014 Blazer BEST Robotics Competition sponsored by the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s … [Read more...]

Comfort for Small Patients:Over the Mountain Students Promote Pillowcase ProjectBy Keysha DrexelJournal editorTwo Mountain Brook High School students are encouraging other Over the Mountain students to help a local nonprofit organization meet its fundraising goal.Freshman Hadley Hitson and senior Ryan Fredella are heading up efforts to help Angel … [Read more...]

By Kim BryanJournal contributorIt’s a new season of gridiron spectacle for the Homewood High School Patriot Band, which takes an unprecedented step with its newest halftime show. This year’s on-field presentation pays tribute to two of the band's own–Annie Laura Burton and the late William “Buddy” Wade, longtime supporters of the award-winning ensemble. It’s the first … [Read more...]