By Sarah Kuper According to the American Cancer Society, there are more than 100 types of cancer diagnosed every year. Most common are breast, prostate, colon and gynecologic, but cancer can affect many parts of the body. Whether through personal or secondhand experience, it seems everyone is affected by cancer in some way. Over the Mountain teens are no different. That is … [Read more...]
Vestavia Hills High School: Ellie Barrentine
By Sarah Kuper A Vestavia Hills High School senior headed to Auburn University in the fall, Ellie Barrentine is busy with dance team, youth leadership and a cause close to her family's heart – Relay for Life. Barrentine is the granddaughter of Birmingham businessman and philanthropist Joe Lee Griffin. Griffin was a lifelong volunteer for the American Cancer Society and sat on … [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...]
Spring Upward: Rebel Star Compton Was Part of Mission Team to Honduras
By Lee DavisJessica Compton could have done a lot of things over spring break. The Vestavia Hills senior might have gone to the beach or to a lake. Or she could have stayed home and enjoyed playing endless hours of pick-up basketball games at the local gym. She could have earned some extra spending money by taking a part-time job. Instead, Compton, along with a group … [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...]