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Creative Montessori School hosts Grandparents Breakfast
Creative Montessori School students welcomed visitors to the school the morning of Sept. 13 for a Grandparents Breakfast. The school hosted more than 200 grandparents and special guests in observance of Grandparents Day. Read more
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School welcomes grandpals
Some very special guests visited the students at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School for Gandpals Day on Oct. 3. Young and old celebrated Mass together followed by guided tours to the classrooms and a guest reception. Read more
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Homewood schools schedule fall festivals
It's time for Homewood City Schools to host their annual fall festivals — popular fundraisers that support beneficial programs and events for local schools. Read more
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Shades Cahaba celebrates 100 classes
The first students walked through the doors at Shades Cahaba school Sept. 19, 1920. Though the building has had some additions and renovations since then, it looked much the same when it welcomed its 100th class of students this August. Read more
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HHS announces National Merit semifinalists
Homewood High School is pleased to announce the names of our 2019-2020 semifinalists: Catherine Grill, Graham Harrison,Cooper McRae and John Robert Wallace. Read more
Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School moves to the historic Titusville community
Holy Family Cristo Rey’s board acquired the former Center Street Middle School on June 11, 2019 from the Birmingham Board of Education. Renovations and upgrades were made over the summer in time for classes to begin on August 8. Read more
Edgewood student receives civics award
Edgewood Elementary student Ashlyn Kay Moran was awarded the Shannon Burgess Civics award this summer by former State Rep. Paul DeMarco. Read more
Meet the 2019-20 PTO presidents
Want to get more involved in your child’s school, or simply know more about what’s going on? Your school’s PTO is where to go. Get to know this year’s PTO presidents and their plans for events, fundraising and more. Read more
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Hall-Kent students dance with words
Over the summer, the Dance Foundation brought its Dancing with Words program to Hall-Kent Elementary’s RISE summer learning program for its second year. Read more
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Students complete Alabama Governor’s School
Students from several area high schools were selected to participate in Alabama Governor’s School this summer. Read more
Breathing it in: Students measure air quality by partnering with Gasp
Twice a day during the school year, students at Homewood’s Creative Montessori School head over to their installed air monitor and take the air quality reading of the day. Read more
Photo courtesy of Kirstie Ivey.
HHS cheerleaders bring home camp awards
The 2019-20 Homewood High School Cheerleading Program recently attended the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) Camp at the Beach Club in Gulf Shores. Read more
Photo courtesy of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School.
Students receive Outstanding Christian Service Award
Eighth-graders Jack Burke, Anna Williams and Brooke Brown were named the recipients of the 2019 Outstanding Christian Service Award at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic (OLS) School. Read more
Students experience STREAM Day
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School students celebrated STREAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Religion, Mathematics) Day during the last week of school. Read more
OLS students honored at Duke TIP ceremony
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School (OLS) students were recently honored by the Duke University Talent Identification Program at the University of Alabama as a part of an annual recognition ceremony for their exceptional scores on the ACT or SAT. Read more
OLS students with their work at the annual art show.
OLS announces art show winners
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School students recently displayed their creativity during the school’s annual Art Show. Read more
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20 OLS students inducted into honor society
Twenty Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic (OLS) School students were inducted into the prominent National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) at the end of the school year. They joined 25 other eighth-graders who became members in 2018. Read more
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SC class discusses restoring roadway cut with Rep. Faulkner
Their campaign brought a lot of attention to this project, and state Rep. David Faulkner came to meet with the class in May to discuss how he can help the students. Read more
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HCS names new administrators
Homewood City Schools announced Patrick Chappell as director of instruction and Catherine Finkley as Edgewood Elementary School’s assistant principal in May. Read more
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HK students give civil rights presentations
Near the end of the 2018-19 school year, Hall-Kent Elementary School fourth-graders focused on the impact the civil rights movement had on Alabama. Read more
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