Vestavia Class Wins Water Works ContestSue Huang’s fourth grade class at Vestavia Hills Central Elementary School won first place in the Birmingham Water Works Board’s “What Water Means to Me” poster contest. Classes that participated in the poster contest are also part of the inaugural class of the BWWB’s H2O University, a school-based initiative piloted in 13 … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook Relay Raises $135,000
The April 16 Relay For Life at Mountain Brook’s Spartan Stadium raised $135,000 for the American Cancer Society.Cancer survivors kicked off activities by leading the first victory lap of the overnight event.Following the opening lap, teams participated by staying on the track relay-style for eight hours.At night, luminaries lined the track in honor of those … [Read more...]
Chicks Teach Students
Jeanie Dennis' Our Lady of the Valley kindergarten class recently watched eight baby chicks hatch in her classroom as part of a science and spiritual lesson.Students discussed the empty egg shell, comparing it to Jesus’ tomb, and talked about the hatching of the baby chicks as Jesus and the resurrection. The students also learned about relying on their faith when … [Read more...]
Students at Highlands Host History Specialist on Native Americans
Highlands School second graders recently completed a social studies unit on Native American history and saw history come alive with a visit from Cherokee tribe member Charlene Tuckaleechee Story. Wearing a traditional dress of deer skin, moccasins with bells, jewelry and a feathered hair ornament, Ms. Story talked about daily lives of her people, both past and … [Read more...]