Tag: East Elementary School
‘Excellence every day’
EES receives prestigious Blue Ribbon award in Washington D.C.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Representatives from East Elementary School in Cullman made the trip last week to...
EES opens the wardrobe to Narnia just in time for Christmas
CULLMAN, Ala. - East Elementary School transformed into a lovely Christmas wonderland in recent weeks, as teachers and staff took part in a hallway...
Pumpkin painting to ring in the fall at East Elementary
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Students from grades 3-5 at East Elementary School celebrated the arrival of fall recently be decorating their own pumpkins, as part...
CCS hosts meet and greet with Melanie Harris
CULLMAN, Ala. – Faculty, staff and families of East Elementary School on Thursday, June 8, 2023, were invited to a meet-and-greet event at the...
East Elementary receives Exemplary Reading Program Award
CULLMAN, Ala. – East Elementary School recently received the prestigious Exemplary Reading Program Award issued by the International Literacy Association (ILA). The intent of...
Melanie Harris hired as new principal at East Elementary School
CULLMAN, Ala. -- East Elementary School has found its next principal.
Melanie Harris, who most recently served as the assistant principal at Hibbett Intermediate School...
East’s outdoor classroom certified by NWF
CULLMAN, Ala. - East Elementary School on Monday morning, May 15, hosted a certification ceremony for its outdoor classroom, which has been named a...
Kallhoff on search for East Elementary principal
CULLMAN, Ala. – The search for the new East Elementary School principal is underway after David Wiggins announced his retirement last month. Cullman City...
East, West Elementary students host art show
CULLMAN, Ala. - Students from East and West Elementary Schools showcased their artistic talents in the “All Creatures Great and Small Art Show” Saturday....
A sky full of Oreos: EES students use cookies to learn...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Students at East Elementary School in Cullman had a creative — and delicious — lesson recently while learning the phases of...
East Elementary students use robotics to create unique art
CULLMAN, Ala. - Students at East Elementary School used rolling robots to create artwork, as part of the school’s broader robotics and coding curriculum. Young...
East Elementary named ‘Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School of Excellence’ for...
CULLMAN, Ala. - East Elementary School has been honored as a Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School of Excellence for a third time, following accolades in...
Students have eye for ‘Mystery Science’ in Cullman City Schools
CULLMAN, Ala. - Students at East Elementary School are getting to delve into the more mysterious corners of the science curriculum, thanks to an...
‘Captain Comic Book’: East Elementary principal shares his love of reading...
East Elementary School Principal David Wiggins was in his usual weekend haunt, Camelot Books and Comics, on a recent Saturday when he recognized a...
East Elementary wins 1st-place Cullman County PALS Clean Campus Award
CULLMAN, Ala. - East Elementary School (EES) recently earned a first-place Cullman County People Against a Littered State (PALS) Clean Campus Award. The Clean...
EES teacher named one of Alabama’s top teachers
CULLMAN, Ala. - An East Elementary School teacher has been named a finalist for one of the most prestigious education honors in Alabama.East Elementary...
Not-so-creepy crawlies
CULLMAN, Ala. - Students at East Elementary School are learning about how animals receive and interpret information with their senses — and to make...
Card catalog 2.0
(Photo courtesy of Cullman City Schools)
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The card catalog is so last decade. These days, students have shifted to an online catalog...
East Elem. teachers kick off year dressed as Einstein for science...
CULLMAN, Ala. - What’s a good lesson to take to heart when learning about science? There are no bad questions! A pair of East Elementary...
Build-A-Boat
CULLMAN, Ala. – Second-grade students at East Elementary School have recently been reading the children’s classic “Where the Wild Things Are,” by Maurice Sendak,...
‘The struggle is real’
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Middle School students were recently challenged to discuss and recognize the problems facing our community — and some decided to...
Building a lesson in new technology
CULLMAN, Ala. - It’s never too early to start learning about emerging technology, and students across grade levels at East Elementary School are getting...
Mythology comes alive at East Elementary School’s ‘Gallery Walk’
CULLMAN, Ala. - A recent art project reached across history — and grade levels — at East Elementary School, as sixth graders brought their...
Can’t go on the field trip? East Elem. brings the field...
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CULLMAN, Ala. - Field trips have largely gone by the wayside this year due to safety precautions around the COVID-19 pandemic, but...
Annual ‘Movie Night’ fundraiser at East Elem. gets daytime twist for...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The PTO’s movie night fundraiser has become a bit of an annual tradition at East Elementary School in recent years, and...
East Elementary students use robots for one-of-a-kind Valentine’s Day cards
CULLMAN, Ala. - How do you put a little something extra into your homemade Valentine’s Day card? Team up with a robot and some...
Shoeboxes on parade
CULLMAN, Ala. - With the real-life Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade getting a socially-distanced and televised take for 2020, a couple of East Elementary School...
East Elementary ‘Patriot Day’ food drive collects 9,521 pounds of food...
CULLMAN, Ala. - East Elementary School’s annual Patriot Day food drive brought in 9,521 pounds of food donations over the past month for the...
‘It’s like a family project’: East Elementary updating playground
CULLMAN, Ala. – With on-campus instruction suspended for the rest of the academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some schools are taking advantage...
Wiggins earns National Distinguished Principal award
CULLMAN, Ala. - The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) recently named East Elementary School Principal David Wiggins as the 2020 National Distinguished...
A hopping good time
CULLMAN, Ala. - Two over-sized bunnies competed in a “bunny hop” race Thursday morning at West Elementary School (WES). East Elementary School (EES) Principal...
‘It pays off to see everyone happy’
East Elementary School Principal David Wiggins jokes with students and families at Wednesday’s student parent Thanksgiving lunch at the school. (Maggie Darnell for The...
‘When you wake up on Monday, I want you to thank...
The Cullman Police Department Honor Guard presented the colors at East Elementary’s Veterans Day program Friday. (Maggie Darnell for The Cullman Tribune)
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3 area schools named ‘Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence’
Principal David Wiggins and his team from East Elementary / Courtesy of David Wiggins
CULLMAN - Three area schools have been named 2017-18 Blue Ribbon...
Cullman council commends East Elementary archery champions
CULLMAN - A group of kids was out late on a school night Monday. During the Cullman City Council’s regular meeting, Mayor Woody Jacobs...