Shades Cahaba
Photo courtesy of Hailey Pepper
Get to know: Shades Cahaba music teacher Hailey Pepper
Hailey Pepper has been a music teacher at Shades Cahaba Elementary School for 17 years. In this interview, she shares what she loves about her job and memories of her favorite teacher. Read more
Sep 26, 2024
Photo courtesy of Merrick Wilson.
Shades Cahaba teacher named Teacher of the Year finalist
Shades Cahaba English Language teacher Alli Phelps was selected as one of the 16 finalists for the 2021-22 Alabama Teacher of the Year. Read more
May 11, 2021
Shades Cahaba announces plans for MLK project
This year’s project will look different because of the COVID-19 pandemic and because the school cannot gather together. Instead, students will do projects by grade levels. Read more
Dec 27, 2020
Shades Cahaba: 100 years of history
Wright released his book, “Shades Cahaba: The First 100 Years,” on Sept. 1. This was just a couple of weeks before the 100th year since the school opened its doors for the first time, which was Sept. 19, 1920. Read more
Oct 29, 2020
Photo by Ingrid Schnader.
Shades Cahaba students organize plastic straw ban
The plastic straw ban was organized by five fourth-grade students at the school after their teacher, Rebecca Smith, asked them to think about ways they could make a difference. Read more
Mar 19, 2020
