Dorothy Richardson, acting superintendent for the Tuscaloosa City School System, and Frank Costanzo, superintendent of the Tuscaloosa County School System, will keynote the sixth annual State of the Schools at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at at Hotel Capstone.
The event is presented by the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama and sponsored by Lewis-Smyth-Winter and Jim Walter Resources Inc.
There is no charge for the event, but reservations are requested. A breakfast buffet will be available. To register, email carolyn@tuscaloosachamber.com or call 205-391-0556 by Monday.
-- The Commerce and Information Technology Advisory Committee hosted a schoolwide resume fair on March 31. Probate Judge Hardy McCollum, Chris Hope (Nucor Steel), Steve Webb (Tuscaloosa County Juvenile System), Ken Lawson (DCH), Helen Sides (Shelton State), Katherine Huffman (UA student), Debra Robinson (David E. Robinson, CPA), and Sandra Tittle (retired educator) critiqued resumes and discussed interviewing in 10-minute individual appointments with about 70 students. Spanish-speaking students had the opportunity to converse in Spanish about job hunting, resumes and interviews since Huffman is bilingual.
-- The Commerce and Information Technology Advisory Committee finalized criteria for the Sandra F. Tittle scholarship, which will be awarded to one senior Future Business Leaders of America member at the upcoming awards day. The recipient will be selected from this year’s Future Business Leaders of America Members of the Month. Applications will be due to Katherine Huffman by April 20.
-- Ambassadors and the Ironton chapter of National Honor Society sponsored a variety show on March 25 to generate scholarship money. Cody Frederick, Cody Hodo and Brantley Porter served on the setup committee. Performers included Holt High School students Tyler Gilkey, Cody Conway, Lindsey LaGrone, Jaquarious Washington, Kymonique Driver, Trista Harrell, Shakiya Wynn, Keyanna Prince, D’Andre Jolley; PRIDE members Tyler Merriweather, Jazlyn Wilder, Tashareka Taylor, Cor’deja Wilder and Dexavia Turner; Northport Kappa League members A.J. Bester and Jamichael Burns; and the Crowd Pleasers Band. Judy Watkins and Rachel Borne-McCool are club sponsors.
-- Professional photographer Barry Fikes spoke to multimedia design and publications students on March 22. Fikes introduced students to digital photography terminology and illustrated Adobe Photoshop techniques. Students later took photographs for electronic book reports on Andy Andrews’ audiobook “The Noticer.” LaDonna Beck is the Commerce and Information Technology Teacher for multimedia.
-- Future Business Leaders of America member Brittany Mullenix and sponsor LaDonna Beck attended the March 25 Chamber in Session held at Indian Hills Country Club where Gov. Robert Bentley discussed the state of Alabama’s economy. Mullenix thanked Bentley, state Sen. Gerald Allen, Probate Judge Hardy McCollum and Mayor Walt Maddox on behalf of Holt High School.
-- Holt High School juniors Kaylor Lott, Raven Samuel and Dexavia Turner attended an orientation session for the 2012 Tuscaloosa County Distinguished Young Woman program, formerly known as Tuscaloosa County Junior Miss. The scholarship program event will be at 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Bama Theatre, 600 Greensboro Ave.
-- Holt High School Commerce and Information Technology students Alvin Bester, Shakaiya Blackmon, Jamesha Hinton, Tyler Merriweather and Dexavia Turner attended the 2010-11 Accounting Career Awareness program at the University of Alabama. The Alabama chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants Inc., Alabama Power, UA and the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants sponsored the program, which was held in July 2010.
Dexavia Turner received a $1,000 scholarship for the group case study.
Current Holt High School sophomores and juniors are applying for the 2011-12 program to be held in July. Commerce and Information Technology teacher Robbie Pressley teaches accounting and Charlene Hamilton is counselor assisting students with the application process.
The fourth-graders at Tuscaloosa Magnet School performed two plays about Alabama History on the steps of the Tuscaloosa State Capitol in Capitol Park on Saturday.
The first of the plays was called “What’s so Special about Alabama?” The play featured portrayals of historical figures from Alabama’s past.
The second play, “Make Up Your Minds,” explained the state’s journey to statehood.
Tuscaloosa Magnet School students worked on this project in their Global Studies Enrichment classes since the beginning of the semester.
The principal’s award list for the third nine weeks includes Rachel Alexander-Lee, Jackson Allen, Will Allen, Jonathan Anthony, Daniel Arnold, Raegan Atkins, Emily Baker, Will Beasley, Pierce Bell, Ole Bicker, Mary Grace Boatright, Jackson Borak, Joshua Borak, Davis Bowers, Elijah Brant, Anna Brooks, Haven Brooks, Evelyn Brumfield, Will Bryant, Markie Buettner, Cara Burch, Mollie Butler, Saskia Carl, Jackson Case, Mira Cervino, Reshu Chandra, Blake Charboneau, Aileen Charles, Wil Charles, Kyung Jae Cho, Connor Christoff, Dalton Clary, Carson Claytor, Ethan Cook, Mallory Cook, Meredith Cook, Trey Cox, Lydia Craig, Jacob Crotts, Cameron Crouse, Charlie Crouse, Gretchen Crouse, Sydney Crowe, Tyler Daria, Durham Davis, Paige Davis, Evan Dendy, Leah Dendy, Morgan Devine, Katie Grace Dockery, Quinlan Donovan, Sloane Donovan, Charley Drain, Josey Drain, Mary Price Duncan, Autumn Edwards, Emory Grace Edwards, Jackson Elsberry, Benjamin Ellis, Josh Emig, Grace Evans, Andrew Fairburn, Stevan Fairburn, Emma Katherine Fisher, Michael Ford, Jack French, Diana Gardner, John David Gardner, Kent Gilbert, Emma Goldstein, Harper Graettinger, Sarah Guo, Toby Guo, April Guo-Yue, Ethan Hancock, Logan Harris, Redika Hasan, Anna Claire Hefelfinger, Adam Hinson, Andrew Hinson, Eli Huebner, Will Irvin, Abby Jackson, Mary-Campbell Jenkins, Andrew Jessup, Avery Jones, Jessie Kate Joiner, Allison Katona, Brennan Keller, Carson Keller, Raza Khan, Kate Kilgore, Will Kilgore, Haeun Kim, Luisa Krumpholz, Sara Lang, Nate Larmore, Olivia Larmore, Carson Ledbetter, Reid Ledbetter, Lauren Lee, Tamyra Mack, Caroline MacVicar, Kate MacVicar, Scarlett Maples, Julianna Martin, Sylvia Maples, Halle Mason, Meg May, Carter McEntyre, Kameryn McKone, Kendall McKone, Camila Mercado, Kate Merritt, Reece Merritt, Will Miller, Landon Mitchell, Alaysia Monroy, Emily Moore, McLean Moore, Will Morr, Tai Moses, Cloie Musumecci, Nicolas Mryasov, Hayden Myers, Stella Kate Nichols, John Niiler, Joseph Northington, Alexander Nowell, Edward Page, Akash Pandey, Evan Patridge, Meredith Patridge, Olivia Patridge, Emerald Pell, Autumn Pernell, Avalon Pernell, Andrianna Pikarsky, Tory Polion, Max Powell, Sam Railsback, Kate Randle, Olivia Rawson, Audrey Ray, Maesyn Rehkop, Andrew Richardson, Hannah Richwine, Stephanie Roach, Evan Roberts, Zach Roberts, Tate Robertson, Penelope Robin, Elenie Robinson, Emory Robinson, Madison Rogers, Carson Ryan, Kathryn Sain, J.P. Sanders, Natalie Sanders, Emily Shattuck, Kaleb Sherrer, Kyle Sherrer, Savannah Shirley, Cooper Smith, Hudson Smith, Grace Smithart, Mary Elizabeth Stanard, Lindsay Stephenson, Ayanna Stevenson, Jennifer Stroud, Parker Stroud, Peyton Stroud, Piper Strgar, Ana Caroline Sullivan, Camryn Sumner, Brooksie Suttles, Jordan Suttles, Isabella Swindoll, Sophia Szulczewski, Addison Taylor, Matthew Taylor, Makenzie Toxey, Farris Turner, Marian Turnipseed, Bodie Vail, Zachary van de Lindt, Andrew Verzino, Carsyn Waldrop, Maggie Waldrop, Cameron Walker, Jennifer Walker, Jake Whipple, Carter Wilkin, Emma Katherine Wilkin, Karissa Wilkins, Alex Williams, Allison Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Major Williams, Thomas Williams, Sara Margaret Willoughby, Jon Conner Woodard, Alexandra Wright, Sabrina Wright, Kevin Xiao and Victoria Yates.
James Niiler, a seventh-grader at Rock Quarry Middle School, finished third at the state geographic bee at Samford University held April 1.
Niiler, son of Sandy and Luke Niiler, received a digital set of National Geographic magazine issues dating to 1888, and a $50 cash prize. This was a repeat appearance at the state event for Niiler, who finished in first place in 2010.
World Heritage Student Exchange Programs is looking for American families to host high school students from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan. All these students have received scholarships through the U.S. State Department sponsored Future Leaders Exchange Program Program and will spend an academic year in the U.S.
The good citizens for the third nine weeks include Hunter Cooley, Rylan Corley, Marcus Dockery, Jackeline Garcia, Cayden Hallman, Jessyka Hannah, Jayden Jefferson, Gabe Jones, Danae Martin, Humberto Martinez, Miriam Martinez, Ashley McDaniel, Hailey McDaniel, Preston McDaniel, Savannah McDaniel, Kyler Murillo, Diana Pastelin, Lucy Perez-Ramas, Brantly Prince, Austin Reach, Uriel Rico, Elgin Sesson, Christopher Skelton, Taylor VanDee, Joey Wambles and Rudy Zendejas-Villasenor,
The star students for the third nine weeks include Hayden Averette, John Barrentine, Autumn Blizzard, Abbye Blocker, Savannah Brewer, A’mon Cabbil, Brody Cadle, Ashley Crowe, Amanda Daugherty, Kira Dearen, Sabrina Dockery, Jordan Dunson, Baylen Foshee, Samone Fountain, Kenzlie Hill, Brandon Hubbard, Kyler Manice, Travis Myrick, Bethany Poteete, McKenzee Puckett, Adreanna Rhone-Davis, Sindi Sorcia, Harold Turner, Riana Wambles, Jakeria Wilder and Evelyn Zendejas.
Azeeza Abdulrauf, an eighth-grade band member, received a full-tuition scholarship from the University of Alabama’s Crimson Music Camp, to be held in June. She was awarded this honor at the All-American Cities Honor Band. A total of 37 band members from Hillcrest Middle were members of this band. They are: Kelsey Appiah-Opoku, Megan Dubeansky, Donedra Falls, Brittney Jelks, Jordan Moore, Taylor Tinnon, Rakeena Travis, and Ashley Wise, flute; John Threadgill (first chair) and Sky Kim, oboe; Grace Shim (first chair), Sharly Lovitt, Andrea Martinez, Jarmarcus Nixon, Aubrey Parrish, Kacey Robertson, and Cole Turner, clarinet; Shaquala Courtland, Devan Hulsey, Chandler Roberts, Austin Smith, Cameron Steele, Da’viaire White and Luke Yarbrough, alto saxophone; Azeeza Abdulrauf (first chair), tenor saxophone; Harrison Armour, John Michael Ford, and Grant Little, trumpet; Andrew Parrish (first chair), horn; Caldwell Wagenheim (first chair), Ken Garayanala, and Jacob Hinton, trombone; Timothy Brown (first chair), and TyShawn Robison, tuba; Dawson Estes, Chad Goss, and Isaiah Todd, percussion.
March Students of the Month have been named at Northside Middle. They are are Michael West, sixth grade, Caitlyn Hall, eighth grade, and Christian Sargent, seventh grade.
The Northridge High School All-Academic Team consists of students who have scored 30 or higher on the ACT. Five new students have recently been added to this team. They are: Zoe Bakker, Cammie Cook, Steven Givhan, Alexandra Smith and Mary Caitlin Wilhite.
-- Northridge High School will host the 2011 Druid City Art Show for secondary students at the Junior League Gallery from April 5-28. Works will be from students in the Tuscaloosa City School System.
-- Northridge students Jimmy Hill, Jack Hubner and Davis Stroud have been selected to participate in the Alabama All-State band. These students will participate in these festivities in Mobile on Thursday through Saturday.
-- Cathy Randall announced that Morgan Terry, a senior at Northridge High School, received the $1,000 Annette Randall Spigener scholarship established by the Randall family to honor dependents of full-time Randall Publishing Co. employees (1934-2004) who have exhibited outstanding character, academics and community service and choose to further their education at the University of Alabama. Morgan is the daughter of Donna Terry and Gregg Terry of Tuscaloosa.
Kaija Lazda of Tuscaloosa, a senior at the Alabama School of Math and Science in Mobile, earned a 4.0 average during the last term. She plans to attend Agnes Scott College in Georgia.
Seven band members participated in the All-American Cities Honor Band. They are: Abigail Long and Brooke Allen, flute; Kelsey Skurka and Celena Miller, clarinet; Jonathan Daly, alto saxophone; Cole Laczynski, tenor saxophone; and Josh Barnhardt, trumpet.
The Tuscaloosa Sister Cities Commission announced the winners of the 2011 Sakura Art Contest. There were more than 100 entries from the Tuscaloosa City School System and Narashino, Japan. The theme of the contest was “Shaping Your Community for a Green World.”
-- Elementary Category:
First place: Reagan Ross of Arcadia Elementary School.
Second place: Morgan Houston of Tuscaloosa Magnet Elementary School.
Third place: Quashun Hodges of Northington Elementary School.
Honorable mention: Sophie Dorr and Carol Garcia of Arcadia Elementary School.
Honorable mention: Rakim Cochran and Antawanna Wells of Southview Elementary School.
-- Middle School Category:
First place: Lisbeth Seale of Tuscaloosa Magnet Middle School.
Second place: Sumona Gupta of Tuscaloosa Magnet Middle School.
Third place: Kylie Rock of Rock Quarry Middle School.
Honorable mention: Jada Thomas of Tuscaloosa Magnet Middle School.
-- High School Category:
First place: Eri Kimura of Narashino City High School and Sarah Pierce of Northridge High School.
Second place: Shiho Suzuki of Narashino High School.
Third place: Shiori Yazawa of Narashino High School.
Honorable mention: Jocelyn Cabil of Northridge High School and Kaho Tazaki of Narashino High School.
Tuscaloosa Academy students participated in the State Spanish Club Convention on April 1. Winners include:
-- Verbs:
Level 1: Holley McShan, first place and Lillie Sansing, fourth place.
Level 2: Anna McKenzie, first place and Meredith Diaz, sixth place.
Level 4: John David Ryan, third place.
-- Grammar usage:
Level 1: Joe Goebel, third place.
Level 2: Gregory Taylor, third place.
-- Sight reading:
Level 2: Yathrib Aryanpure, first place.
-- Scrapbook Cover: Waverly Friday, fourth place.
-- T-shirts: Club, third place.
-- 2-D Artwork: Luke Johnson, fourth place.
-- 3-D Artwork: Terrell Bush, first place and Lacey Selman, fourth place.
-- Club exhibit: third place.
-- Renita E. Daniels of Tuscaloosa, student at Tuscaloosa Academy, has been selected as the winner of a National Achievement $2,500 Scholarship. The NAS program is conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corp., and this scholarship is underwritten by NMSC with its own funds.
-- North River Christian Academy is accepting applications for the 2011-12 academic year. Registration will continue throughout the spring semester, and parents are encouraged to register their students as soon as possible to ensure a space. For more information, call the NRCA office at 205-349-4881, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
-- The North River Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team won the Alabama Christian Education Association State Basketball Championship on Feb. 19 at the ACES State Basketball Tournament at the Oxford Civic Center in Oxford. The NRCA basketball team completed a perfect 25-0 season for the first time by winning the state championship game against Tabernacle Christian on Feb. 19.
-- NRCA 2011 juniors and seniors who qualified academically took a College Bound Tour of the University of West Alabama and Shelton State Community College on Feb. 22. Students were acquainted with the college campuses and given a presentation on admissions standards, scholarship and financial aid qualifications, and general campus information during the annual visits to both campuses. Tuscaloosa Home Educators high school juniors and seniors enrolled in the NRCA Guidance Program also participated in the annual NRCA campus tours.
-- North River Christian Academy hosted the ACSI District Spelling Bee on Feb. 23. Winners were selected in each age division at the completion of the competition. NRCA students receiving awards given out at the completion of the competition were first-graders Kacyn Kelly, fourth place, and Jeremiah Lowther, third place. Also receiving awards were fifth-grader Katelyn Burkhalter, fourth place.
-- ABC 33/40 Chief Meteorologist James Spann spoke to the NRCA student body during their weekly Chapel program on Feb. 24. Spann talked in depth about weather forecasting and phenomenon, and about his Christian faith and how it has impacted his life.
-- NRCA held the 2011 NRCA Beauty Walk on Feb. 25 in the school gymnasium. Categories included preschool students through high school seniors, and winners were announced in each age division at the conclusion of the pageant.
-- North River Christian Academy participated in the 2011 ACEA Math Olympics held at Cornerstone Christian in Columbiana on March 4. NRCA students placing in the statewide competition included fourth-graders Caroline Boswell placing fourth in Computation, and Emily Wallace, placing fifth in Reasoning. Also placing in the ACEA state math competition were NRCA seventh-grade students Taylor Stroup placing fourth in Computation, Joseph Seale placing first in Computation, and Mary Rose Cummings placing third in Reasoning.
-- NRCA sixth- through eighth-grade students spent the week of March 7-11, in Washington, D.C., touring historical landmarks and meeting with government officials. Students, parents and NRCA faculty members visited the Washington Memorial, Capitol Building, White House, Pentagon, Holocaust Museum, and Mount Vernon and Arlington National Cemetery while visiting the nation’s capitol.
-- NRCA varsity and JV cheerleaders held a pancake breakfast at the school on March 26 to raise funds for the summer cheerleading camp attended annually by the NRCA cheerleaders. All funds received will go to help defray expenses for the NRCA cheerleaders to attend the summer camp.
-- North River Christian Academy high school students who qualified academically toured the Samford University campus in Birmingham on March 30. Students were given a guided tour of the campus, met with admissions officials to discuss admission standards and scholarship/financial aid availability, and spent several hours familiarizing themselves with the SU campus. Tuscaloosa Home Educators juniors and seniors enrolled in the NRCA Guidance Program also participated in the SU tour. The annual Samford University tour is part of the NRCA College Bound Program, organized by the North River Guidance Department for students in grades 9-12.
The all-A’s honor roll for the third nine weeks includes Lauren Baggett, Francisca Barron-Erreguin, Jon Beadlescomb, Mark Chapman, Sierra Chunko, Laura Coats, Tabitha Cooley, Megan Corthell, Joseph Cummings, Brianna Davis, Taryn Dockery, William Ernest, Jackson Ezell, Emily Free, Grace Glasscock, Hannah Glasscock, Hannah Golden, Keirstan Hargrove, Lauren Harvey, Shelbi Hobson, Hannah Jackson, Jacey Johnson, Jaylin Jones, David Levins, Jessica Mahurin, Haley McCarver, Celena Miller, Sidney Montgomery, Kelsey Patton, Tiffany Phillips, Christopher Sealy, Kelsey Skurka, Brittany Smith, Michael Spivey, Deanna Stephens and Halley Williamson.
Students were inducted into honor societies on March 24 with a ceremony and reception at Paul W. Bryant High School. The following students were recognized:
-- National Honor Society: Josefina Barrientos, Benjamin Colby Beadore, Madison Grace Beadore, Jasmine Amerson Benson, Bayaka Basuku Bester, Amber Tra’Nae Burrell, Kimberly Rene Burrough, Jorge Francisco DeAguinaga, Norma Angelica DeAquinaga, Kendraius Montez Charles Foster-Poole, Shamajah LaShun Gaitor, Justice LaNeik Grant, Ra’Shay Monique Grays, Emma Kathryn Green, Levert Hedgemon III, Ke’Andrea Symone Henry, Marcus Nathan Hill, Haley Nicole Hughes, Jasmine Danielle Hughes, Maegan Elizabeth Ingram, Chelsea Varshae Isaac, Jasmine Monique James, Justin Tyler James, Weslynn Casey Jones, Conner Brooke Matherson, Briana Danielle McCall, Manuel Melo, Allen Michael Miller, Katie Marie Morgan, Victoria Lynae Morrow, Samantha Marie Parks, Anna Kathryn Richardson, Timothy Dewayne Richardson Jr., Nicholas John Rivers, Le’Tamaran Davett Robertson, Jasmine Roseman, Jalen Alexander Samuel, Tyesha Simone’ Samuel, Jamie Christy Smith, Aisia Jonisa Snow, Keri Paige Thomas, Christopher Hayden Thompson, Ashley Paige Tingle, Erin Alussa Vinson, Justin Rayshawn Washington, Rhema Faith White, Brittni Chantel Williams, Jocelyn Nicole Williams, Spencer McCray Williams, William Scott Winters and Megan Elizabeth Woolley.
-- Mu Alpha Theta: Bester, Bayaka Bester, Kimberly Burroughs, Magen Carruth, Charles Davenport, Norma De Aquinaga, Julian Diaz, Emma Green, Noryetta Hall, Robert Hamilton, KeAndrea Henry, Candice Herring, Marcus Hill, Laura Louie, Austin Scott Michaels, John O’Neil, Brandon Privette, Brittney Pruitt, Brittney Pruitt, Lindsey Pugh, Nicholas Rivers, Jamesia Stevenson, Lena Thrasher, Ashley Tingle, Fenda Truong, Rhema White, Alyssa Williams and Jocelyn Williams.
-- Spanish Honor Society: Niambi Cooper, Charles Davenport, Norma De Aguinaga, Alexander Dean, D. Hunter Goins, Emma Green, Noryetta Hall, Holly Hugghins, Maegan Ingram, Monique Jackson, Ciara Jennings, Stephanie Jennings, Diamond Johnson, Briana McDougle, Amber Ridgeway, Skylar Roshell, Andrew Roskos-Ewoldson, Aisia Snow, Venicia Taylor, Ashley Tingle, Bradley Watts, Alyssa Williams and Charnice Williams.
-- French Honor Society: Stacy Carden, Danielle Daniels, Callie Paxton, Brittney Pruitt, Erica Taylor and Merrill Thagard.
-- Art Honor Society: Alawi-Baalawi, Omar Alawi-Baalawi, Kayla Borden, Niambi Cooper, Danielle Daniels, Carolyn Eatmon, Eric Gee, Damen Gortman, Katie Graham, Will Green, Candice Herring, Marcus Hill, LeAnna Jackson, Jessica Johnson, Kayla Johnson, Jones, Shanique Jones, Antonia Kelly, Joe Latham, Jarrison Mahone, Kayla Mills, Courtney Oliver, Tim Owens, Samantha Parks, Thony Ramirez, Jarvouya Reed, Maggie Rhodes, Jamie Smith, Ariel Spencer, Raven Strode, Bradley Watts, Chasity Whitt and Jessica Wilson.
-- English Honor Society: Rachel Bonner, Neil Chakraborti, Mercedes Chappell, Genesis Foster, Bertheria Goodson, Rodney Gray, Erica Jones, Michael Moss, Chasity Whitt and Da’Shelle Winn.
-- Technical Honor Society: Rachel Bonner, Cortez Burney, Amber, Burrell, Tracii Cheatum, Niambi Cooper, Norma DeAguinaga, Adrian Gee, Eric Gee, Madison Guin. Stephanie Jennings, Kamaya Lee, Courtney Oliver, Chasity Whitt and Coya Whitt.
The all-A’s honor roll for the third nine weeks includes Katherine Elizabeth Alexander, Miriam Yahya Alwan, Grace Alexander Avery, Kimberly Marie Bell, Madison Leigh Bentley, Nicholas Alexander Bomar, Kayla Leigh Booth, Ayanna Coryn Bush, Andrew Joseph Calvin, Hannah Rose Carr, Wilson Thomas Chambless, Ada Catherine Chapman, Julia Whitman Clements, Jackson Lane Collins, Samuel Pierce Cooper, Khelsie Maree Cruz, Taylor Nicole Daniels, Alyssa Paz David, Edward Allen Demonbreun, Tana Nicole Early, Amanda Michelle Eure, Dax Jeremy Ewart, Morgan Nicole Flynn, William Alexander Freeman, Leanna Morgan French, Nicole Patricia Gendreau, Justin David Hall, Kristen Anala Hancock, Emily Grace Holliman, Jamie Lynn Hoven, Sara Ashleigh Hudson, Jayla Carial Huff, Morgan Elaine Imlah, Haley Elizabeth Jenkins, Devin Leigh Jeter, Colin Johnson, Titus Luke Johnson, David Jonathan Taylor Jones, Clayton Drew Kellum, Spencer Lawson Kirkpatrick, Lauren Michelle L’etang, Hannah Grace Lancaster, Katherine Joy Lightfoot, Kelly Leann Lovorn, Jonathan Tyler Lowe, Brooklyn Michelle Marable, Keyonna Nicole Marks, Kalyn Noelle Mask, Stone Michael McDowell, Jacob Isaih Miller, Zachary Nelson Miller, Haley Lauren Mitchell, Michael James Moore, Marlei Antoinette Murray, Benjamin Caleb New, Morgan Daulton Newton, Clayton Ryan Norrell, Kathleen Palin O’Neal, Maxwell Lamar Oswalt, Alexander Reid Payne, Destini Kamari Sewell, Alana Jordan Skelton, Meghan Avery Skinner, Mary Elizabeth Skinner, Parker Weston Smith, Rachel Victoria Smith, Jacob Christopher Snead, Joshua Kincaid Snow, Corinthian Spencer, Cailan Elizabeth Sumner, Anna Claire Thornburg, Laura Hayden Turner, Brittney Ann Victory, Jakena Cha’Nae Ward, Makenzie Lane Warnick and Jaydah Denise Williams.
The Eastwood E! Husketeers selected members for the 2011-12 school year. Using the art of puppetry, E! Husketeers is a service learning organization designed to enhance character education and promote healthy living among primary students within our community. Membership is based on teacher recommendation and a written essay. Newly selected sixth-grade puppeteers are Brandon Benderson, Surienty Buis, Jamia Bussie, Fallon Davis, Alondra Escobar-Rivas, Alexis Evins, Barclavian Flowers, Andrea Ford, Shameka Franklin, Deanna Hall, Armani Hardy, Cassidy Holman, Meagan Jackson, Tiffany Jackson, Shantell Jennings, Alexis Martin, Leah McGruder, Aqilah Muhammad, Nathan Myrick, Nick Patton, Jovanna Pearce, Jasmine Peoples, Alice Ponta, Anna Presnall, Sarah Richardson, K’Lynne Robinson, Adam Shumaker, Kayla Stevenson, Pre’asia Thompson, Ana Thrasher, Claudia Vereen, Adia Walters, Mahogany Wesley, Alexis Williams, Timera Williams and Mikayla Winters.
-- The all-A’s honor roll for the third nine weeks includes Bo Abston, Louise Adair, Nour Akl, Sophia Allen, Ben Andrews, Ashton Anthony, Rafay Bajwa, Alden Barron, Annabelle Beavers, William Beeker, Kenleigh Benoit, Trevor Benoit, Caroline Bentley, Katie Bentley, Mary Boyd Bentley, Taylor Bentley, Caroline Bonhaus, Lucy Bonhaus, Megan Bonhaus, Garland Brazil, Lili Brazil, Jayvin Brown, Gracie Burch, Virginia Burch, Liam Buckner, Caroline Burroughs, Cason Burroughs, Anna Cain, Maddox Call, Charlotte Carlisle, Graham Carnes, Cooper Clark, Forrest Cooper, Janie Cooper, Wesley Copeland, Madeleine Crow, Laura Crowe, Alex Cull, Henry Cull, Spencer Cull, Christon Curtis, Tripp Daniels, Keyonte Doughty, Ridge Dunn, Kyla Dunning, Josiah Dutton, Mirna El-Gendy, Elizabeth Ellis, Isabella Ellis, Jake Ellis, Josh Ellis, Reynolds Ellis, JaNya Erby, Mary Madison Farmer, Turner Fernandez, Caroline Ferry, Walker Ferry, Hannah Fishbaugh, Abigail Fleenor, Anna Mills Fleenor, Millie Gentry, Sani Ghulamani, Caroline Glaze, Lele Goldsmith, Katherine Gray, Maddy Griffin, Chloe Guerra, Abdurrahman Habeeb, Anne Douglas Hamiter, Campbell Hamner, Rebecca Han, Andrew Hankins, John Hankins, Jhermia Hedgeman, Harrison Heifner, Tedric Henderson, Tehya Hicks, Cade Holder, Caroline Holder, Jack Horton, Ellie Howard, John Howard, Brooke Hudson, Mackenzie Hudson, Maja Huebner, Jack Hughes, Mary Elizabeth Hughes, India Jones, Jacolby Jones, J.C. Jones, Jessie Katherine Jones, Jaeden Joyner, Anna Kreiser, Julia Kreiser, William Krieger, Phillip Lancaster, Ellie Landry, Tate Landry, Graden Latham, Thomas Ry Latham, Brenna Logan Ledbetter, Frances Lehman, Reese Lipscomb, Sophie Livaudais, Tru Livaudais, David Livingston, Marianne Lollar, Jakyra Lorthe, Damon Lovelace, Wade Lowery, Wesley Marcus, Will Marty, Lily Mason, Moseley Mason, Johnathan May, John Brennan McAllister, Cole McCollum, Mims McGee, Anderson Mercurio, London Merriweather, Mary Gibbons Miller, D’Asia Myles, Emma Claire Patton, Lydia Paulette, Elizabeth Pettus, Marc Pettus, Mae Mae Ramey, Davis Randolph, Paul Reid, Erik Reinwald, Mary Allen Richardson, Giles Roberts, Mary Alice Roe, Lucy Rogers, Max Rogers, Emme Rowland, Sam Rowley, Samantha Savage, Sarah Savage, Sydney Savage, Drew Scharfenberg, Sam Scharfenberg, Nikou Shoja, Stephanie Sidje, Emily Smith, Kyle Smith, Lakin Smith, Morgan Smith, Trey Smith, Ethan Sneckenberger, Sage Sneckenberger, Hayes Stabler, Jack Standeffer, Griff Stanley, Katherine Stanley, Allison Stegall, Camalya Stewart, Cole Stewart, Sarah Stipe, Vivian Sui, Charlton Sullivan, Lawrence Sullivan, Savannah Sullivan, Trinity Taylor, Coleman Thetford, Averee Thompson, Hudson Thrasher, Will Tootle, Kellen Tucker, Wells Tucker, Chandler Turnipseed, Amelia Upton, Anna Grace Vardaqman, Cade Varner, Candace Vazquez, Grace Waddell, Andrew Wade, Will Wade, Anna Carson Wagner, Joseph Walker, Avalyn Ward, Anabelle Webber, Elizabeth Webber, Javaris Wells-Barnes, Anna Florence Williams, Ben Williams, Sarah Jayne Wilson, Ben Winfield, Matthew Winfield, Isabelle Wright, Noah Wright, Taylor Wright, Shushruth Yellumahanthi, Ross Zeanah and Troy Zeanah.
-- Verner’s Adopt-A-School Partners — Bank of Tuscaloosa, Riverview Orthodontics, Schlotzsky’s Deli and Ameriprise Financial — recognize those students who make the most academic gain from the first to the second grading period. The following students received the BUG (Bringing Up Grades) honor in March: Rafav Bajwa, Laterica Bell, Stella Bolton, Christon Curtis, Rob Dunn, Jake Ellis, Sam Falls, Maddy Griffin, Tedric Henderson, MaKiyha Hurt, Jacob Isaac, Maven James, Jacolby Jones, William Krieger, David Livingston, Taylor Maddox, DJ McKanney, Rylee Nairemore, Bobby Parris, Hill Stabler, Nicholas Traylor, Cameron Williams and Kate Wilson.
-- Verner students participated in the PTA Reflections Arts contest. The entries of these students who won on the Tuscaloosa City School system level moved on to the state level of judging for the Reflections Contest: visual arts: Elizabeth Webber, Arvind Venkat, and Ethan Sneckenberger; literature: Jaeden Joyner, whose entry also placed second in the state competition; photography: Wilson Copeland; musical composition: Maria Potts.
-- The following events have been planned at Verner as part of the grants received from the Alabama Wildlife Federation and the Tuscaloosa Resource Conservation and Development Council to make the courtyard an outdoor learning center. Doyle Keasel from Alabama Wildlife Federation will conduct docent training for the library courtyard butterfly garden from 1-2:30 p.m. on Monday. Interested participants can contact the school office.
A drip irrigation system workshop will be held at the library courtyard butterfly garden from 4:00-5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Master Gardeners and Tuscaloosa Gardening Network members will be invited as well as other interested participants.
-- Verner’s fifth-grade math classes came in 14th in the top 25 on the AL/MS/LA Math League contest for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders. Cole Stewart placed 12th in the top 25 students in the region.
-- Six Verner Elementary teachers received grants for instructional materials from the Tuscaloosa City Schools Foundation. Verner Kindergarten teacher Louisa Marchant received the first WVUA Featured Teacher Award in February, 2011. She was surprised with a gift card from Learning Experiences.
The all-A’s honor roll for the third nine weeks includes Sydney Aline Ammons, Montana O’Neal Arnold, Callie Sophia Atkinson, Kathryn Abigail Atkinson, Allison Elizabeth Bailey, Craig Samuel Barker, Holly Elizabeth Barnett, Sydney Carroll Basden, Mary Megan Black, Peyton Ann Black, Alyssa Jordan Bolling, Charles Andrew Boswell, Jena Laine Boyd, Kameron McKayla Bruner, Brittney Hope Butler, Jalen Marcus Cates, Briana Nicole Chappell, Sara Jessica Chappell, Alyson Joyce Clardy, Lea Nicole Colangelo, Jake A. Colburn, Lauren Ashley Collins, Kierra Jameka Colvin, Christian Mark Copen, Nedra Monique Craft, Olivia Grace Daidone, Ty’Geana Amayra Davis, Sydney Grace Duncan, Isaac Banks Ellis, Anna Summerlyn Ensor, Mary Allyssa Ensor, Jenna Kayce Ewing, Chelsea Leigh Faulkner, Meagan Nicole Franklin, Caroline Grace Gant, Madison Lane Giddiens, McKenzie Anne Hankins, Ellen Marie Harbin, Hudson Reeves Harris, Olivia Kristen Harrison, Andrew Brian Harvey, Emma Kate Hickman, Marla Elizabeth Hogue, John Collin Horton, Chelsie Joy Hubbard, Alisha LeeAnna Renee’ Isbell, Taylor H. Jackson, Mary Sullivan Kirkland, Katelynn Marie Krout, Kevin Michael Krout, Sarah Morgan Lake, Austin Blake Lancaster, JunLan Li, Nathanael Howard Lovelady, Kaley Faith McDaniel, Claudia Kelley McGee, Robert Davis Miller, Ashley E. Moore, Rebecca Caroline Mosella, Karla Dominique Mroczynski, Christopher Scott Murphy, Noah Lloyd Nevin, Pascual Matias Nolasco, Ashlyn Lucrecia Perkins, Jessie G. Phillips, Leighton Claire Phillips, Katherine JoHannah Powell, Haleigh Ann Price, Payton Evelyn Pritchett, Reese Ambrose Ramsey, Katie LeAnn Reece, Jordan Elizabeth Reid, Jamie Kasey Rice, Alexis Nicole Roberts, Kaitlyn Noelle Roland, Tristan Scott Simpson, Jeffrey Ryan Sloan, Kylee Joy Stapp, Abby Grace Tucker, Lauren Brooke Turner, Marlie Rose Wells, William Nicholas Wilkins, Matthew Turner Wright and Leona Sirinwadee Yeager.
-- The all-A’s honor roll for the third nine weeks include Anna Kathryn Adams, Madison L Adams, Ruth Kebede Alemu, Chidimma Nneka Alilonu, Chinonye Alilonu, Obinna Ikechukwu Alilonu, Ellison Baynes Allen, McKenzie Imani Atkins, Johnnah Monai Bailey, Trinity Brook Bailey, Oliver Charles Baker IV, Anna Katherine Barkey, Lauren Michelle Barkey, David Michael Barrett, Elizabeth Holland Barrett, Marko Audley Beasley, Haeli Brianna Bibbs-Randle, Emma Caroline Bissell, Keilan Alexander Blossom, Kerrington Stribling Blossom, Joshua Passion Booth, Morgan Eleanor Bramble, Alexander Seward Bunker, Ian Lloyd Bunker, Samuel James Carlson, William Christopher Carlson, Maya Michelle Caves, Ariana Desire Monet Clark, Destiny C. Clark, Caroline Taylor Clifton, James Michael Comer, Zoie Katherine Comer, Madeline Grace Cook, Rebekah Yo-Lisa Nichole Cottrell, Catherine E. Cox, Akeria Shandi Curry, Morgan Olivia Daugherty, Jhantel Aerde’ DeLoach, Shalom Amechi Dumkwu, Zamar Denzell Ellis, James Larkin Embry, Gabriel Gao Feng, Elizabeth Anne Ferguson, Ingrid Eliza Fowler-White, Kaylin Nichole Gamble, Aidan Stewart Gantt, Adrian Joseph Garcia, Tevin Dequan Gills, Kaleah DeAntrice Gipson, Kieran Alexander Goodliffe, Daphne Laurel Graf, Lionel Linvert Grant III, Patrick Caden Grider, Katherine Grace Grill, Kallia Lasana Hall, Marcus Devern Hall Jr., Thomas Hannon Harper, Samantha Jane Hatfield, Eva Grace Henderson, Avery Lane Hester, Alexandra Hicks, Simeon Michael Houston, Brianna Hyche, Allison Danielle Jackson, Kennedy Nikole Jackson, Seth James Jones, Spencer D. Kelly, Jackson Wells Killen, Alexander Raymond Kincaid, Jocelyn Hailey-Morgan Kinnie, Benjamin Mark Klinger, Wade Hampton Kornegay, Arushi Kotru, Ayush Kotru, Daizah Jekhi Lavender, Madison Alexis Long, Elisabeth Gabrielle Lovell, Grace Marie Lovell, Tyler Mccoy Marchant, Paul James Marques, Alair Bennett Maya Pineda, Michael Farley McDaniel, Makena Bell McHargh, Clark Fleming Moman, Hudson Brooks Morgan, Shanna T. Morris, Areebah Mubin, Ioana Theodora Murgulet, Abrar Nasser, Ava Ruth Noffsinger, Margo Makenzie Norwood, Jacob Hederman Oldshue, John Hampton Oldshue, Justin Gregory Parker, Isabella Louise Pereira, Tajianna LaNese Plump, Harper Elizabeth Roberts, Thaddeus Domonic Roberts Jr., LaMorghan Denise Robinson, Katelyn Chyenne Rollins, Hyunmo Ryang, Caroline Nicole Sansing, Emma Gray Schaetzle, Emia Lanette Sesson, Savannah Amelia Sherman, Shelby Anne Smallwood, Sidney Faye Smallwood, Anna Grace Smith, Ingrid Anne Bond Smith, Isaac George Bond Smith, Lisa Faith Smith, Samuel King Smith, Bracey Armond Snider, Jailen Danielle Stockdale, Jermaire Michael-Kai Taylor, Drake Edward Terry, Jada Simone Terry, Benjamin Joseph Roach Trost, Caleb Thomas Walker, Wylie Elise Walker, Brandon Jacob Walton, Newman Hosmer Waters, Leo Augustus Weddle, Isabella Ann White, Abigail Grace Whitmer, Alexis Kate Whitmer, Zoe Alexis Wilson, Lilly Starr Wofsey, Isabella Thomlee Woolf, MaryElla Beatrice Woolf, Isabella Wu and Kameron O’brian Young.
-- The Tuscaloosa Magnet School math team finished in second place out of 16 teams at the Berry-Simmons Middle School Math Tournament in Hoover on April 2. Michael Yu placed second out of 97 students and William Arnold placed eighth. Other math team participants were sixth-graders Parker Green, John Overstreet, Lucy Morgan, Terry Millsaps and Christopher Fox; and fifth-graders Harper Roberts, Gage Smith, Shamia Hardy-Furr, Alex Kincaid, Brianna Hyche, Alex Ann Hicks, Emmanuel Porter, Katelin Crigler, Jailen Stockdale, and Wade Kornegay.
The Central High School track team traveled to Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss., on April 2, to participate in the Bulldog Relays. Students receiving honors were: Sharday Branch, third in the long jump; Lezyon Legarde, first in the high jump and third in the long jump; Devon Lockett, first in the shot put; and Tavonda Poole, Jimmeshia Wilder, Brittany Sanders and Brekell May, third in the 4x400 relay. Several members placed in the top three in their individual heats.
March Gotcha-Gators (Good Citizenship Awards) include Austin Adcox, Cody Banks, Sabrina Bland, Tommy Bland, Drew Bond, Kaylan Greer Bond, Cole Bridges, Logan Bright, Jeffery Cook, Bella Creel, Dalton Dockery, Mikey Fortner, Kelsey Gaddy, Brody Hager, Becky Hill, Mary Faith Hinton, Lindsie Housley, Caleb Junkin, Roslynn Lanier, Austin Lollar, Drew Long, Tray Marcum, Evan McGee, Cheryl McNeil, Chelsie Montgomery, Carollaine Paulene, Gracie Phillips, Abree Price, Haley Rodriguez, Emma Sawyer, Will Shaw, Lizabeth Smith, Gavin Townsend, Cade Watkins and Zoey White,
March Gotcha-Gators were recognized at the PT0 meeting on April 5 by Hudson Poole Fine Jewelers, one of the Adopt-A-School Partners.
Tuscaloosa Center for Technology
Tabitha Bostick, account executive for WVUA, delivers past AAF competition posters to Austin During’s Digital Design/Studio Portfolio class at TCT. Students in his class work on various design projects throughout the year and will use the posters for inspiration and design education. Participants include Connor Fridley, Joe Edwards, KeDarious Wells, Cedrick Bell, Ashley White, Chris White, Brandon Bell, Tyslyn Cephus and Trey McDougle.
Will Davis’ Science 7 and Global Studies classes made 724 origami cranes to raise $1,448 to help with the rebuilding of Japan. Through the partnership of studentsrebuild.org and dosomething.org, for every paper crane that is sent in, they will donate $2 toward Architecture for Humanity’s reconstruction efforts in Japan.Cranes are sacred creatures in Japanese culture. According to legend, anyone who
folds 1,000 paper cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. For information, visit
http://studentsrebuild.org/japan.
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