Art students at Pizitz Middle School recently participated in the Rising Design Star competition during Birmingham Fashion Week.Pizitz placed 10 artist/designers in the contest semifinals among 40 middle and high school students.Participants had to create a dress from unusual dress materials; no fabric or sewn material was allowed. Some of their clever creations … [Read more...]
Extra Efforts for Education
By Laura McAlister Journal EditorIn some Over the Mountain schools, they’re funding training for teachers. In others, they’re supplying iPads and needed technology.Whatever the case may be, the education foundations in Homewood, Hoover, Vestavia Hills and Mountain Brook are making a difference in the classroom and helping lessen the pinch of proration, or state budget … [Read more...]
Oak Mountain Student Wins Helen Keller Art Show
Rachel Hyche, a second grader at Oak Mountain Elementary School, won the grand prize in the 2011 Helen Keller Art Show.The annual show is for Alabama students who are visually impaired, blind or deaf-blind. The show is open to students of all ages in public, private, residential and home schools, providing them an opportunity to showcase special talents and … [Read more...]
Junior League Lends a Hand:
The Junior League of Birmingham will distribute more than $245,000 to Birmingham area charities this year, all aimed at improving the lives of women and children in the Birmingham area.In 2012, the JLB’s Beeson Community Fund will go an extra step to support projects promoting systematic changes in addressing the health, safety, education and financial stability of women … [Read more...]
VHEE Third Graders Visit Water Course
Kristie Rutherford and Carla Palmer took their Vestavia Hills Elementary East third graders on a field trip Nov. 17 to the Water Course, a project of Alabama Power Co.The educational center in Clanton has interactive exhibits and displays that teach visitors the importance of water for the state and in daily lives.Students experienced a simulated helicopter flyover of … [Read more...]