Tag: Education
Wallace State granting scholarships to single moms
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Future Foundation has received a grant from the Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham, allowing single mothers in Wallace State’s service...
Wallace State celebrates newest Mercedes-Benz Tech Co-Op cohorts at special ceremony
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Center for Career and Workforce Development celebrated the newest student cohort enrolled in the Mercedes-Benz Tech Co-Op program at a special ceremony...
Wallace State releases spring 2021 schedule of classes and academic calendar
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State has released its spring 2021 schedule of classes, which includes modifications to the academic calendar, more classes on campus, new weekend...
City schools celebrate Veterans Day
CULLMAN, Ala. - Though 2020 has made it impossible to hold Veterans Day events packed with parents and grandparents, Cullman City Schools still found...
Wallace State’s Student Resource Center Tutorial Lab again recognized by CRLA
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Student Resource Center Tutorial Lab Tutor Training has earned additional recognition by the College Reading & Learning Association's...
Wallace State proud to recognize First-Generation College Celebration Sunday, Nov. 8
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College celebrates first-generation college students every day, but especially Sunday, Nov. 8, which marks the national First-Generation College Celebration.
First generation students are...
CHS honored with 2020 College Success Award
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School has been honored with the 2020 College Success Award from www.GreatSchools.org, a leading nonprofit that tracks how well...
Wallace State Future Foundation hosting Student Investment Lunch-In and Auction
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — The Wallace State Future Foundation is gearing up for its 16th annual fundraiser. Postponed and reorganized due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Wallace State Communications & Marketing earns 6 NCMPR Medallion Awards
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — The Wallace State Community College Communications and Marketing Department earned six Medallion Awards from the National Council for Marketing and Public...
CATA carpentry students build, donate storage building for Wallace State scholarship...
CULLMAN, Ala. - As their community service project for the school year, Carpentry students at the Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) built and donated...
Cullman City School Board sworn in
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City School Board members on Monday night took their oaths of office, administered by Cullman County District Judge Chad Floyd.
Place...
CCPS gets creative to host annual fall festival
CULLMAN, Ala. - It’s become tradition for Cullman City Primary School (CCPS) to host a fall festival for students, and not even the circumstances...
Wallace State Child Development extends deadline for Spring 2021 applications
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Wallace State Community College Child Development program has extended its application deadline for spring 2021 entry through Jan. 1, 2021.
The...
Watch out below!
WEST POINT, Ala. - The 2020 West Point Intermediate School Pumpkin Drop took place Friday afternoon in the school’s parking lot, and although the...
Cullman City Schools plans to maintain current schedules
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools isn’t currently planning any major changes to its scheduling approach and safety protocols dealing with COVID-19.
Cullman High School...
CCBOE: Most 6th-12th-grade students switching to hybrid schedule Nov. 2
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman County Schools on Wednesday announced that all middle and high school students (grades 6-12), except for sixth-grade students attending Cold...
Library on wheels
CULLMAN, Ala. - What do you do when students can’t come to the library? Well, you bring the library to them.
That’s been the plan...
Wallace State Respiratory Therapy program celebrating Respiratory Care Week Oct. 25-31
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College’s Respiratory Therapy program is celebrating Respiratory Care Week Oct. 25-31. It is a week set aside to...
Wallace State Medical Assistant program celebrating Medical Assistant Recognition Week
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Students and faculty with the Medical Assistant program at Wallace State Community College are celebrating Medical Assistants Recognition Week (MARWeek), as...
Wallace State’s new F.A.M.E. cohort recognized at induction and safety signing...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s Center for Career and Workforce Development and the North Central Alabama Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (F.A.M.E.) programs recognized the college's newest AMT...
Cullman High collects 351 pairs of shoes for Curt’s Closet
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School students kicked off their Sunday shoes — and probably a few more pairs, too — as part of...
Plan approved for selection of new city schools superintendent
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board on Thursday afternoon approved a plan for the selection of a new superintendent to replace retiring...
Cullman City School Board says farewell to Suzanne Harbin after 17...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board on Thursday afternoon recognized outgoing board member Suzanne Harbin for her 17 years of service on...
Wallace State names student center for Dr. Garlan E. Gudger, Sr.
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — The Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees on Wednesday honored the legacy of the late Dr. Garlan Gudger, Sr. by...
Finding a new way to have fun
CULLMAN, Ala. - Kids are still having fun in P.E. class this year — their teachers and coaches just have to get a bit...
Wallace State’s Aviation/Flight Technology welcomes new training aircraft
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s Aviation/Flight Technology program has recently added three new Cessna 172 model aircraft and a multi-engine trainer to its fleet.
“These...
Cullman County college students studying Ag earn scholarships
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Seventy-six students at Auburn University (AU) received scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year through various Alabama Farmers Federation groups.
Of the recipients,...
Senior Dedication held at St. Bernard
CULLMAN, Ala. - Saint Bernard recognized its senior class recently during a ceremony in the Abbey Church. Family members, along with the junior class,...
Helpers on parade
CULLMAN, Ala. - It’s an annual tradition for Cullman Primary School students to meet and learn about “community helpers” across the Cullman area, teaching...
Cullman City Schools’ ‘Hat Day’ fundraiser raises $1,179 for United Way
CULLMAN, Ala. - Sporting everything from cowboy hats to baseball caps, hundreds of students across the city of Cullman recently got a chance to...
Wallace State receives $1.5M U.S. Dept. of Labor award
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announced an award of $1.5 million to Wallace State Community College, part of $29 million...
Wallace State Nursing Chair Deborah Hoover presents at national conference
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College Department of Nursing Education Chair Deborah “Pepper” Hoover recently presented information about the program’s joint enrollment model with the University of Alabama...
‘It’s working’: CHS sticking with hybrid schedule, CMS adjusting traditional schedule
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School will remain on a hybrid learning schedule moving forward to ensure the safety of students and faculty, after...
Wallace State announces Presidential Award of Excellence winners
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College is proud to announce the recipients of the 2020 Presidential Awards of Excellence in the Academic, Applied...
WSCC’s Dr. Kathy Buckelew honored for Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College Department Chairperson, English and Humanities Dr. Kathy Buckelew last December was named Wallace State's 2020 Dale P....
National Adult and Literacy Week: Recent WSCC Adult Ed grads Alexander...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Alexander Rutherford and Skylar Bolton are recent graduates of Wallace State Community College’s Adult Education Department, each taking different paths to complete the program.
As Wallace State recognizes National Adult Education...
Wallace State joins UAB, Jefferson State for Lamp of Learning ceremony for...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Several Wallace State Community College Nursing students marked the beginning of their journey in becoming a nurse Monday with a Lamp of Learning ceremony. Hosted remotely by...
Reading with ‘Ivan’
CULLMAN, Ala. - Fourth-graders at East Elementary School recently received a reading time surprise when Katherine Applegate, author of the Newbery Award-winner “The One...
‘Anxiety Elephants’ author Caris Snider to present by livestream to students...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Author, speaker, worship leader and Wallace State alum Caris Snider will discuss her book “Anxiety Elephants: A 31-Day Devotional to Help Stomp Out Your Anxiety”...
St. Bernard sees record enrollment in music program, seeks instruments, community...
CULLMAN, Ala. - For St. Bernard Prep School’s fine arts program, the good news is all-time high enrollment in its beginner band. The bad...
Full STEAM ahead
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Students at Good Hope Primary School are excited to be back in school and they are especially excited about the...
20 Cullman-area students earn degrees from UA this summer
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama awarded some 1,345 degrees during its summer commencement July 31 - Aug. 2.
Cullman-area students who earned degrees...
Cullman City School Board approves FY2021 budget
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board on Monday approved its Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget. Following are details and highlights from the...
Wallace State’s Aljon Celis chooses Stanford after Jack Kent Cooke scholarship...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State graduate Aljon Celis, a 2020 Jack Kent Cooke scholar, begins classes this week at Stanford University in California.
Celis, also...
Cullman City Schools superintendent Patterson announces 2021 retirement
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson on Monday evening announced she will retire July 1, 2021. That’s almost a year...
Cullman City Schools reports 395 have quarantined; 11 students, 4 teachers...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools, according to numbers provided to The Tribune Saturday, has a total of 395 students who have quarantined system-wide...
Cullman County Board of Education passes $104M budget
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) at its monthly meeting Thursday evening passed a $104,020,602.84 budget for fiscal year 2021,...
Javier Figueroa of Holly Pond receives nursing scholarship
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Eight students from The University of Alabama's Capstone College of Nursing received the DCH Health System's BSN Scholarship, including Javier Figueroa...
CATA gets boost from Mercedes-Benz
VINEMONT, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) and Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) on Tuesday unveiled a 2019 Mercedes-Benz c300 sedan...
Cullman High switching to hybrid class model due to COVID-19
CULLMAN, Ala. -Cullman High School on Sunday announced it is switching to a hybrid class model beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, through Friday, Oct. 2...
Wallace State Criminal Justice Department launches new Corrections degree option
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Criminal Justice program has added a new Corrections degree career option.
Classes for the new major include Introduction...
Wallace State’s new Technical Education Center for Welding and Entrepreneurship awarded...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Welding Department has been awarded a $200,000 grant by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the purchase...
Cullman High receives lightning detector through Alabama Senate grant
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School’s (CHS) campus just became a little safer for outdoor activities with the installation this week of a lightning...
St. Bernard Prep teaching in-person classes
CULLMAN, Ala. - Two weeks into the academic school year students at St. Bernard are experiencing a different kind of environment as they take...
West Point’s Mallory Campbell awarded Dr. Ruby T. Johnson Memorial Scholarship
WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point’s Mallory Campbell has been awarded the 2020 Dr. Ruby T. Johnson Memorial Scholarship, an honor given annually by...
Wallace State releases Summer 2020 President’s and Dean’s Lists
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College congratulates the 198 students named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the summer 2020 semester....
Troy University renames building after Congressman John Lewis
TROY, Ala. - The Troy University Board of Trustees voted today to rename historic Bibb Graves Hall at the Troy, Alabama, campus in honor of U.S....
Cullman City School Board reveals proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board on Monday held the first of two public hearings to discuss its proposed Fiscal Year (FY)...
Sophomore Noah Dia named Wallace State’s inaugural NSLS president
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Sophomore Noah Dia is Wallace State Community College’s inaugural president of the National Society of Leadership and Success.
The NSLS is the...
Welcome back!
CULLMAN, Ala. – The first day of school looked a little different around Cullman County Thursday morning, but that didn’t stop the excitement. With...
Wallace State Nursing again earns designation as Center of Excellence
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — The Wallace State Community College Department of Nursing Education has once again been named a Center of Excellence by the National...
Fall 2020 classes begin at Wallace State with in-person, hybrid and online...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The usual first-day nerves were there for some returning and new Wallace State Community College students, but for the most part, most were excited to be...
Administrative assignments announced for St. Bernard Prep
CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Bernard Preparatory School recently completed its final preparations for the 2020-21 academic year. In order to respond to the changes...
Wallace State Diesel Technology program launching Diesel by Distance offerings beginning...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s Diesel Technology program is unveiling a new Diesel by Distance online option beginning with the Fall 2020 semester.
Diesel by...
2020 North Alabama BEST Robotics competition postponed
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The 2020 North Alabama BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics competition scheduled for this fall has been postponed because of...
Saint Bernard Prep to begin classes Monday
CULLMAN, Ala. - Saint Bernard Preparatory School in Cullman, Alabama is looking forward to the return of most students to campus for in-person classes...
West Point’s Henry takes helm of Alabama Scholastic Competition Association
WEST POINT, Ala. - Lee Henry, coach of the perennial powerhouse scholars’ bowl teams of West Point High School and Middle School, was not...
Cullman City School Board announces revised start date, attendance plan
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board on Tuesday announced a revised start date for the 2020-21 school year. Instead of Aug. 19,...
Cullman County’s Allen, Cornelius earn Alfa Foundation Scholarships
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Two local college students were among a group of 100 who earned $1,000 scholarships through the competitive Alfa Foundation Scholarship Program.
Cullman...
ADPH releases Back to School Toolkit with COVID-19 recommendations for K-12...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) recently released its “Back to School Toolkit,” a guidebook for school systems statewide to...
St. Paul’s offering traditional 5-day school, adding drama, language, journalism classes
CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Paul’s Lutheran School will be offering the traditional five-day school week starting Aug. 19. Students will be attending school on...
City School Board meets to discuss personnel items
CULLMAN, Ala. – The
Cullman City School Board held a special-called board meeting Friday morning to
briefly go over some personnel moves. After approving the minutes...
Wallace State Nursing holds virtual pinning ceremonies
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Celebrating more than 200 students who faced unexpected challenges as they completed their studies, the Wallace State Department of Nursing Education held two virtual pinning ceremonies Thursday for graduates of the program.
Program Chair...
St. Paul’s, Cullman Christian leaders discuss back-to-school plans
CULLMAN, Ala. - There’s been a lot of talk about the back-to-school plans for Cullman City Schools and Cullman County Schools, but Cullman County...
Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society earns Hallmark Award for...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Alpha Chi Tau chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has earned a 2020 national Hallmark...
Ivey allocates $100M for Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey has allocated $100 million in CARES Act funding for a public-private partnership to increase access to internet for...
St. Bernard Prep issues instructions for return to class
CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Bernard Prep School on Wednesday issued instructions for the start of school in August, including the use of masks inside...
CCBOE says all students will attend school online Wednesdays
Updated 7-27-20 at 8:32 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette on Monday announced that students choosing traditional instruction this school...
Cullman County Board of Education personnel notes, July 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. - After its July meeting, the Cullman County Board of Education released the following personnel notes.
Resignations
William S. Jett, Cold Springs School Bus...
Wallace State’s Small Farmer Training program offering online agriculture/horticulture classes this...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Career and Workforce Development program is offering an online extension of Small Farmer Training classes during the...
Cullman City, County Schools reaffirm commitment to in-person learning this fall
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City and Cullman County Schools on Thursday issued a joint statement with nine other school systems, reaffirming their decisions to...
Cullman City School Board meeting notes, July 21, 2020
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board met early Tuesday morning to discuss preparations for the upcoming school year.
Under new business, the board...
Ivey announces $170M for health care, remote learning in Alabama public...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday awarded $70 million to support the Alabama State Department of Education’s (ALSDE) Education Health and Wellness...
City, county schools prepping for students
CULLMAN, Ala. - As schools prepare for the new year to start, The Tribune looked into how they are implementing COVID-19 prevention guidelines. We...
CCBOE discusses plans for returning to class
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) at its monthly work session and meeting Thursday night discussed plans for the return...
WSCC Occupational Therapy Assistants get creative in face of site shortages
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - COVID-19 has created all manner of hardships for professionals in medical service, but also for those working to get into the...
3 Cullman-area students named to Troy University Chancellor’s List
TROY, Ala. - Troy University is pleased to announce students who have been named to the Chancellor's List for the spring semester and Term...
Trammell, Wilder named to Mississippi College President’s List
CLINTON, Miss. - The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the president's list after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic...
Cullman County Schools releases back-to-school guide
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Schools this week released more information about what school will look like this fall. Its “Cullman County Schools Better...
Cullman-area students named to UA Dean’s, President’s Lists
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A total of 16,470 students enrolled during the 2020 spring semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's...
Cullman City Schools to offer traditional, virtual options; classes begin Aug....
Updated 7-9-20 at 6:18 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools students will start the school year Aug. 19, according to a message sent to...
CCBOE’s Barnette: Masks will not be required in school
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette on Monday released more details about what school will look like when it resumes...
WSCC hosting webinar for students interested in Health Science programs for...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - There are still opportunities available for students interested in pursuing a health program at Wallace State to enroll this fall. Wallace...
Ivey appoints Dr. Barbara Cooper secretary of Alabama Department of Early...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey this week announced the appointment of Dr. Barbara Cooper as secretary of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood...
Holly Pond FFA Floriculture Team takes top honors in state
HOLLY POND, Ala. - Holly Pond High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) students competed on June 25 in district and state Career Development...
Cullman-area students named to UAH President’s, Dean’s Lists
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) recently announced its spring 2020 Dean’s List and President’s List.
The students recognized for academic...
Cullman-area students named to UAB President’s, Dean’s Lists
Updated 6-30-20 at 9:51 a.m.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) recently released its Presidential Honors List and Dean’s List for...
ALSDE releases plans for returning to school this fall
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey on Friday introduced the ALSDE’s roadmap for returning to school this...
17 Cullman-area students named to Samford University Dean’s List
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Samford University recognizes 1,759 students named to the 2020 spring semester Dean's List. To qualify for the Dean's List, a student...
5 Cullman-area students named to Troy University Provost’s List
TROY, Ala. - Troy University is pleased to announce
students who have been named to the Provost's List for the Spring Semester and
Term 4 of...