By Keysha DrexelJournal editorAmanda Hood isn't wasting any time diving into her duties as the new principal at Mountain Brook High School.Just eight days after the Mountain Brook Board of Education approved Superintendent Dickey Barlow's recommendation to appoint Hood as the new principal at Mountain Brook High School in July, the 36-year-old was having lunch … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook High School Has a New Principal
Mountain Brook High School has a new principal. In a letter today to Mountain Brook City Schools parents, Superintendent Dicky Barlow said the board of education had approved his recommendation that Amanda Hood, who served as principal at Mountain Brook Junior High, be appointed the new principal of Mountain Brook High School. For a look at all the new faces in the principals' … [Read more...]
Efforts Underway to Preserve Berry School Artwork
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorA retired Hoover teacher is leading efforts to preserve what he and others say is not only a treasure of the Hoover City School system but also a historic Over the Mountain landmark.Wayne Wood, who taught and coached athletics at Simmons Middle School for 30 years, said the tiled mural at the old Berry School site on Columbiana Road … [Read more...]
OTM Teachers Finalists for PAEMST
The State Board of Education honored three Over the Mountain teachers as finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.Danielle Peterson of Greystone Elementary, Rita Schell of Hall-Kent Elementary and Pamela Smith of Edgewood Elementary are three of Alabama's five state finalists who were honored March 14 in Montgomery for their … [Read more...]
A Career of Helping Students Succeed
Vestavia High Principal Cas McWaters Leaving After Almost 30 YearsBy Margaret FrymireJournal Staff Writer After almost 30 years of service, the principal of Vestavia Hills High School has decided to step down.In his many years at Vestavia, Cas McWaters has worked as coach, teacher, assistant principal and principal but said his favorite part of the job … [Read more...]