By Sarah Kuper Samford University's College of Health Sciences held an emergency response drill for its students April 5 at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Homewood. At least 300 students from many of the college's health sciences departments were tasked with helping those injured after a mock earthquake. The simulated disaster helped Samford students learn to triage … [Read more...]
Writing the Rules: MBHS’ New Spartan Writing Center Celebrates Success
By Emily Williams With another school year fast approaching its close, Mountain Brook High School teacher Christina McGovern is reflecting on the inaugural year of the school's first writing center program. The idea came from college writing centers, in which students seek help from peers on their written work. Through a collaboration with Homewood High School and UAB's … [Read more...]
A Feast for the Family: Saint Mark the Evangelist Church Event Is About All Things Italian
By Donna Cornelius Donna Francavilla’s Greystone home turned into a bakery on March 12. Friends and fellow church members from Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church became chefs for a day to make traditional Italian cookies called pizzelles for the church’s annual Feast of Saint Mark, set this year for April 30. During the party, volunteer bakers of almost all ages … [Read more...]
Beach Time: Vestavia Hills Photographer Looking Forward to Art in the Hills
By Emily Williams Vestavia Hills photographer George Elliott yearns to bring the beach to Birmingham for the third annual Art in the Hills festival. For Elliott, his coastal photos, in particular, are his visions of what he calls "beach time," the process of getting away from the daily grind of the city to relax near surf and sand. "When I take a photo of a landscape, I want … [Read more...]
We the People: VHHS’s Mock Congressional Debate Team Prepares for Nationals
By Emily Williams Twenty students from Vestavia Hills High School will be traveling to the nation's capital April 22-25 for the national We the People competition. The journey isn't new for the mock congressional hearing team's coach, Amy Maddox. This will be her 12th time seeing students to Washington, D.C., but she says it is always a trip she looks forward to. "I love the … [Read more...]