By Lee Davis One of Alabama’s most enduring high school dynasties added another trophy to its already-impressive list of accomplishments last weekend and two younger powerhouses added some hardware as well. The Mountain Brook girls cross-country team earned its 13th consecutive state title at Oakville Indian Mound Park. The Lady Spartans totaled 43 points to easily … [Read more...]
Altamont Siblings Advance to Siemens Regional Competition
Two students from The Altamont School will advance as regional finalists in the 2015 Siemens Science Competition. Maya Guru, a freshman, and Arjun Guru, a junior, are the only two students in Alabama chosen to advance to this stage of competition, and they happen to be siblings. Because they were selected as regional finalists, they will both be awarded $1,000 … [Read more...]
Fountain of Memories: Altamont Student Raises Money for Fountain to Honor Uncle
By Kaitlin Candelaria Arjun Lakhanpal was inspired by his uncle’s death, but more importantly by the way he lived his life, to raise funds for a fountain on Jemison Trail. Sundeep Caplash, a Mountain Brook resident, was struck and killed by an off-duty Mountain Brook police officer in 2011 while running along Montevallo Road. He was busy training for his first Mercedes … [Read more...]
OTM Students Recognized as National Merit Scholar Semifinalists
Earlier this month, the National Merit Scholarship Program announced the semifinalists for the 2016 competition. The program began with about 1.5 million entrants. In this round, that number is whittled down to 16,000. In the spring, 7,400 students will be selected as National Merit Scholars and will receive $32 million in scholarships. At Hoover High School, Juhee Agrawal, … [Read more...]