Tag: Education
Wallace State’s Adult Education Department conducts commencement for 2020 and 2021...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Adult Education Department recently conducted its commencement, recognizing graduates from both the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 classes at...
Cullman County Schools Summer Feeding Program
CULLMAN, Ala. - Beginning June 11, all students in Cullman County are eligible for free breakfast and lunch at the following lunchrooms:
Fairview
Holly Pond
Good Hope...
City schools summer feeding program kicks off at WES, CHS
CULLMAN, Ala. - School may be out for summer, but lunch is still being served at Cullman City Schools for local children —a week’s...
A Little Eagle with big dreams
CULLMAN, Ala.- Vinemont student Caden Crawford had one huge dream this school year and the Cullman County community wanted to help make it come...
West Point High School wins 2021 Alabama Scholars’ Bowl tournament
WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point High School’s Scholars’ Bowl team finished its 2020/21 season as the top 5A team in the state of...
Wallace State Adult Education offers more than GEDs
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — More than 30 graduates of the Wallace State Community College Adult Education program walked across the stage Thursday, June 3, to...
Military Bound: Vinemont High School
VINEMONT, Ala. - The last couple of weeks have been busy as Cullman County and Cullman City Schools each held commencement ceremonies for the...
Summer School: county school system staying busy this summer with facility...
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - Cullman County School Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette shared a lengthy list of activities that will keep the county system busy...
ADPH to provide funding for shade structures for public schools
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Although skin cancer is among the most preventable cancers, an estimated 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their...
ADEM and State Department of Education renew efforts to test drinking...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - In an effort to ensure the safety of drinking water in public schools, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) will...
Wallace State Community College releases spring 2021 President’s and Dean’s Lists
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College congratulates the 689 students named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester....
Holly Pond High School’s new Home Economics classroom ready for 2021...
HOLLY POND, Ala. - For the past three years, Holly Pond High School has been waiting on their brand-new Home Economics classroom and it...
‘We want to prepare students’
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools (CCS) is gearing up to launch a new citizenship program that aims to impact hundreds of local students...
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,...
CATA cosmetology student wins with Alabama-inspired design
CULLMAN, Ala. - Elyse Koloski from the Cullman Area Technology Academy Cosmetology Department recently won the “Feel Your Fantasy” competition hosted by Beauty Cast Network,...
Wallace State’s Center for Career and Workforce Development launching Industrial Maintenance...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Center for Career and Workforce Development is launching an Industrial Maintenance Pre-Apprenticeship program beginning with the summer...
New principal named at Hanceville High School
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education on Monday approved the hiring of Daniel Wakefield as the new principal of Hanceville High...
CATA Cosmetology students earn College Readiness Indicator certificates
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cosmetology students Diana Arroyo, D.J. Dubick, Fiayla Herc, Elyse Koloski and Yulissa Velazquez at the Cullman Area Technology Academy recently earned...
Editorial: Education dedicated to community
The city and county schools always do an amazing job at taking care of Cullman’s students and with summer just around the corner, they...
Cullman City Board of Education honors top teachers, school nurses
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board recently named its elementary and secondary Teachers of the Year and honored its school nurses for...
Small but always significant
CULLMAN, Ala. - Pomp and Circumstance echoed throughout the room as the Class of 2021 at the Children’s Development Center began their procession. Cameras...
‘Amazing things’: State Dept. of Education Superintendent visits CCPS to celebrate...
CULLMAN, Ala. -- Cullman City Primary School won the prestigious Dr. Louisa Moats Award earlier this year and celebrated that honor on Friday with a visit...
Vaccination Volunteers: CATA Health Science students help during pandemic
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Area Technology Academy health science students recently had the opportunity to assist at COVID-19 vaccination clinics. The Cullman County Health Department...
Wallace State students win 44 medals at state SkillsUSA competition, 22...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s students continue to flourish at the state SkillsUSA competition.
Wallace State had 44 students who recently won medal, including 26...
‘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...
St. Paul’s holds Alumni Dinner, presents Impact Award
CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Paul’s Lutheran School held its annual Alumni Dinner and Auction Saturday evening, after a year off due to COVID shutdowns....
Wallace State recognizes students at annual Honors Convocation
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College recognized hundreds of students on Tuesday, April 27, during its annual Honors Convocation. The Honors Convocation recognized...
CATA students sign stowage locker panel for NASA’s International Space Station
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Thursday, Bill Gibson, education mentor / engineering specialist with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), visited the Cullman Area...
Pouring on the STEAM
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Good things are happening at Good Hope Primary School; good enough to catch the attention of officials in Montgomery and...
Cullman Savings Bank Foundation presents scholarships to 26 area students
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Savings Bank Foundation on Thursday presented scholarships to 26 area students, including 17 first-time recipients and nine returning recipients. Cullman...
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...
Wallace State student JaQuane Brown named inaugural Federal Work Study of...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State student JaQuane Brown has been named the college’s inaugural Federal Work Study of the Year.
“This award is one of...
West Point High School band becomes fourth in Cullman County to...
CULLMAN, Ala. - We recently reported that three local high school band programs had received all superior ratings from the Alabama Music Educators Associations...
St. Paul’s Lutheran School 2nd annual Alumni and Friends Dinner and...
CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Paul’s Alumni and Friends Dinner and School Auction is their largest fundraiser of the year. It is a fantastic evening...
Wallace State’s Evelyn Burrow Museum premieres Country Legends Rediscovered exhibition
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Evelyn Burrow Museum at Wallace State Community College is proud to premiere the Country Legends Rediscovered – an exhibition of...
Senior Walk returns to Holly Pond
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Class of 2021 from Holly Pond High School took part in one of the school’s newest traditions Wednesday morning by...
CHS responds to reports of weapon possession
CULLMAN, Ala. - During the morning of May 12, it was brought to the attention of the Cullman High School administration that a CHS...
West Point 8th grader Brodie Henry is county 2021 Scholars’ Bowl...
WEST POINT, Ala. - When West Point Middle School took first place honors in the recent county middle school Scholars’ Bowl tournament, 8th-grader Brodie...
‘A sticky situation’
CULLMAN, Ala. - The PTA Spring Fundraiser paid off with a silly surprise for some students at West Elementary School last week. Several students...
School officials address local industry needs for skilled workers
CULLMAN, Ala. - Bright and early Friday morning, representatives from more than 20 local industries met with educational leaders to discuss ways of bringing...
78-year-old earns college degree after decades of pursuing her dream
Vivian Cunningham graduated from Samford University at the age of 78 on May 8. There was no easy path to her degree, and long...
Bill calling for vote to make County School Superintendent an elected...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - House Bill 622, which would change the Cullman County School Superintendent from an appointed post to an elected post, passed the Senate...
‘The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery’ opens at St. Bernard,...
CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Bernard Prep School’s Drama Department premiered “The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery” Thursday evening at the Byre theater on...
Superior scores for three area band programs
CULLMAN, Ala. - Three local high school band programs are celebrating this week after earning superior ratings from the Alabama Music Educators Association’s Music...
CCBOE votes to sell Section 16 property
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) on Thursday voted to sell the board's property on Smith Lake to R&D Lake Properties,...
Math class heads to the garden at West Elementary
CULLMAN, Ala. - The outdoor classroom at West Elementary already serves as an innovative green space to learn more about nature and science, but...
Cullman Area Technology Academy celebrates its teachers
SOUTH VINEMONT, Ala. - Principal Billy Troutman of the Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) took time during National Teacher Appreciation Week to recognize his...
Scholars’ Bowl Scoreboard county wrap-up: West Point high school and middle...
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - West Point’s high school and middle school teams in 2021 continued the dominant performance in Scholars’ Bowl that they have...
St. Bernard Prep Drama presents ‘The Murder Mystery at the Murder...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Saint Bernard Prep Drama Department returns to the stage after the 2020 shutdown with the one-act play “The Murder Mystery...
Cullman City Primary School wins national grand prize for excellence in...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Monday afternoon, representatives from 27 schools and school districts across the country tuned in to a virtual ceremony as a panel...
Wallace State Fast Track program helps student’s dream take flight
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — When Yancey York graduated from Wallace State in 2013 with an associate in applied science in flight technology, it was about...
Alexis Williams, Murl Sims named Wallace State’s All-Alabama Academic Team Scholars...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State students Alexis Williams and Murl Sims are Wallace State Community College’s 2021 All-Alabama Academic Team Scholars.
Both Williams and Sims...
St. Paul’s Lutheran School adds new fine arts options for 2021-22...
CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Paul's Lutheran School will add private instruction on instruments and ballet to their Fine Arts offerings for the 2021-2022 school...
Wallace State’s Shane Morrow takes advantage of Prior Learning Assessment to...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Shane Morrow said earning his degree in machine tool technology at Wallace State Community College opened many doors to further his...
Cullman High School in top 10% in U.S. News and World...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, U.S. News and World Report issued its annual rankings of over 17,800 high schools across the...
Cullman County Schools Launches New Website, App
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Schools (CCBOE) has launched a new website. In addition, we have released a new CCBOE app for iPhone and...
Wallace State student Bryant Simmons named Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer...
Simmons, 32, will graduate with a degree in forensic psychology next month.
“It blew me away when I learned I was a semifinalist. It’s...
Tenor Saxophone donated to CMS Band Program
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Middle School Band Program received a new tenor saxophone thanks to the generosity of Ray and Benton Buchmann. Wednesday,...
Cullman Primary School celebrates Earth Day!
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Primary School teamed up with the North Alabama Agriplex, Stidham Farms and other agencies for an Earth Day celebration...
Cullman Primary School named 2021 finalist for Dr. Louisa Moats Award
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Primary School has been named a 2021 finalist for the prestigious national Dr. Louisa Moats Award. The school was...
Oneonta Mayor Richard Phillips signs proclamation, recognizing Wallace State during Community...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Oneonta Mayor Richard Phillips and the city of Oneonta recently recognized Wallace State at City Hall, presenting a proclamation to honor...
Hanceville, Cullman honor Wallace State with proclamations during Community College Month
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail and Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs both signed proclamations this week recognizing Wallace State Community College during Community...
Cullman County Board of Education announces 2021 graduation dates, times
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Schools is excited to announce the dates and times for high school graduation. All ceremonies will return to Wallace...
Dr. Andrea Johnson developed her leadership skills at Wallace State
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — When Dr. Andrea Johnson of Huntsville enrolled in classes at Wallace State Community College in 1997, she already had a bachelor’s...
Dripping Springs Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) honors good citizens
The Dripping Springs Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution honored outstanding seniors from each of the area high schools...
Grant to help women in need start careers in welding, diesel...
(Cullman Tribune file photo)
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College’s Future Foundation has received a grant from the Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham, allowing women experiencing...
Wallace State to send $2 million to students in stimulus payments
HANCEVILLE, Ala.--Wallace State Community College is distributing approximately $2 million to students taking college credit classes. Students who are enrolled in credit-bearing classes for...
Rep. Corey Harbison speaks on the recently filed HB622 bill
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope on Tuesday afternoon filed HB622, a bill that, if passed, would allow Cullman County voters to...
From beaded bracelets to Disney: Cullman special education students learn new...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Special education students from Cullman Middle and Cullman High School are using their creativity and talents to help raise money for...
Office of Mayor Woody Jacobs Mayor Proclaims Community College Month
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Monday, April 12, 2021, Mayor Woody Jacobs officially proclaimed the month of April 2021 Community College Month in the City...
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...
St. Paul’s Lutheran School receives flag flown over U.S. Capitol
CULLMAN, Ala. - Congressman Robert Aderholt, at the request of Nell Dunlap, had the Flag of the United States of America flown over the...
West Point High School presents “Shrek the Musical”
WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point High School Theatre returned to the stage Friday with its production of “Shrek the Musical,” which will run...
Looking to their ‘Futures’
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Allegro Dance Theatre returned to the stage Wednesday evening with the student-produced and choreographed show “Futures” on...
Cullman City Schools amend mask mandate, effective Monday, April 12
CULLMAN, Ala. - Statement from Cullman City Schools Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff:
"As Governor Ivey intends to remove the mask requirement from the public health order...
West Point High School presents “Shrek the Musical” this weekend; live...
WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point High School (WPHS) joins the ranks of those bringing live arts and entertainment back to the stage with...
Nuggets of wisdom: Milo’s Hamburgers partners with Cullman area schools to...
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - Milo’s Hamburgers has announced its partnership with five Cullman elementary schools to host “Wisdom Week” to encourage positive character development...
Harmony School receives funding for new early learning program
CULLMAN, Ala. - On March 23, Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education announced grants to fund pre-K through third...
Dance returns to Cullman County stages starting this week
ULLMAN and HANCEVILLE, Ala. - As the world reopens from a year of disappointing COVID shutdowns, Cullman County is seeing live arts and entertainment...
Cullman High School to host Miss Southerner/Fair Queen Representative Pageants
CULLMAN Ala. - On Saturday, April 17th at 7 p.m., Cullman High School will host the 2020-2021 Miss Southerner Pageant and the 2021 Fair...
Wallace State gears up for new virtual reality diesel tech program
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College (WSCC) is preparing to launch a new diesel tech program this summer with a curriculum that will...
Wallace State alum crunched numbers to provide clearer picture of COVID
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – As an astrophysicist, Lucas Johnson, Ph.D., has always relied on facts and figures, but more so during the outbreak of COVID-19...
East Elementary fifth grade classes use Easter egg hunt to reinforce...
CULLMAN, Ala. - An East Elementary School fifth grade class headed outside Monday for a post-spring break Easter egg hunt while practicing their English...
Judson College board of trustees vote to move forward
Marion, Ala. – Since 1838, Judson College has equipped young women for life and leadership for the good of others and to the glory...
Area graduates receive WoodmenLife scholarships
OMAHA, Neb. – A number of local high school graduates were recently awarded WoodmenLife Focus Forward Scholarships®. The students, who are all WoodmenLife members,...
CCBOE: Bus drivers cannot access some flooded roads
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) announced late this week that it had to relocate Wi-Fi-equipped buses from Smith Lake Park...
The family that studies together stays together
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — As spring unwinds and summer nears, high school graduates from all across the Southeast will soon be poised to begin their...
Wallace State’s Small Farmer Training spring/summer courses begin next week
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Small Farmer Training program is offering an exciting variety of courses beginning in April and into the...
St. Paul’s Lutheran School opens enrollment
CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Paul’s Lutheran School has entered its open enrollment period.
The school’s mission is “to provide a Christ-centered, Scripture-based education that equips...
CCBOE approves facility upgrades, property transfers
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE), at a special called meeting March 25, approved multiple facility upgrades and set in...
Cullman County Child Development Center gets a visit from their favorite...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Superheroes took over the Cullman County Child Development Center Friday as Batman, Spiderman, Thor and Captain America stopped by to visit...
Wallace State’s PTK’s Alpha Chi Tau Chapter earns REACH Rewards status...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s Alpha Chi Tau Chapter has been named a 2021 REACH Rewards Chapter.
The...
CCBOE hosts ‘mental health first aid’ training event for local counselors
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) on Wednesday hosted a training event at Wallace State to familiarize local school counselors...
Wallace State HIT program ranked among Top 50 in nation
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College’s Health Information Technology program has earned a position among the Top 50 Medical and Coding programs by...
CHS opens sensory lab for students
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School is becoming even more creative in finding new ways for students to engage and succeed, with the campus...
Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts to present “Spring Under the...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. —The Wallace State Community College Fine and Performing Arts program announces, “Spring Under the Stars,” a performance featuring the Wallace State Singers,...
Foundation: ‘Don’t discriminate against religious schools
Foundation for Moral Law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Foundation for Moral Law, an Alabama-based nonprofit dedicated to the defense of religious liberty, filed an amicus brief...
Can’t go on the field trip? East Elem. brings the field...
CULLMAN CITY SCHOOLS
CULLMAN, Ala. - Field trips have largely gone by the wayside this year due to safety precautions around the COVID-19 pandemic, but...
Cullman City School Board says farewell to Patterson
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Tuesday, the Cullman City School Board noted that the day’s meeting was the last for Dr. Susan Patterson as system...
Scholar’s Bowl Scoreboard, Mar. 9-11, 2021
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Cullman County high school and middle school Scholars’ Bowl coordinator Christine O’Leary shared the results of the season’s third and fourth...
