Tag: Education

CULLMAN, Ala. - After announcing recently that in-person graduations will take place May 22-23 (www.cullmantribune.com/2020/05/08/cullman-county-schools-sets-in-person-graduation-dates) the Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) is determining...

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - Jacksonville State graduated its largest class in university history - 895 graduates - in spring 2020. Due to COVID-19, commencement has...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cheers and congratulations could be heard over the back parking lot of Cullman High School Friday afternoon as members of the...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson on Friday afternoon said Cullman High School will have an in-person graduation ceremony May...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Schools has set graduation dates for all its 2020 seniors. Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette said high school graduation ceremonies...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Although the original graduation ceremony has been postponed to July 31, the faculty and staff at Wallace State Community College wanted...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College is celebrating National Nurses Week and National Nurses Day, honoring the thousands of alumni who have passed through its doors. National Nurses Day on...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Fifteen Wallace State Community College students have been chosen to serve as Wallace State Ambassadors for the 2020-2021 academic year to serve as representatives...

TROY, Ala. - Dax Houston of Cullman, AL, graduated from Troy University during Term 3 of the 2019/2020 academic year. Houston graduated with the bachelor...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – A Wallace State Community College employee is using her sewing skills to help others and support a good cause at the same time. Debra...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s Center for Career and Workforce Development continues to prepare Wallace State students during the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing job openings...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College is offering free drive-in Wi-Fi access to students at the main campus in Hanceville and at both...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday named Holly Pond Senior Zackery Reynolds as its 2020 Student of the Year....

TROY, Ala. - Troy University plans to offer in-class instruction this fall, and all campuses and locations will reopen June 1, Dr. Jack Hawkins...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Students facing financial challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic will soon be receiving an additional disbursement of financial support from Wallace...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State student Aljon Celis has enjoyed a memorable April. Celis was recently recognized as a national 2020 Sigma Kappa Delta award...

LANSDOWNE, Va. - Aljon Celis, a student at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, is one of 50 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City Primary School (CCPS) Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) recently announced the start of its school supply box sale for...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Chris Green is fueled by multiple career passions. Green’s love of music led him to Wallace State Community College, where he graduated from in 1997...

Updated 4-24-20 at 1:53 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - Area schools received donations this week from Pepsi Cola Bottling Company to help acquire internet hot...

TROY, Ala. – A Troy University lecturer is working with a major biotechnology company to research ways to combat the effects of COVID-19 on...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham will join an international effort coordinated by Scripps Research to test drugs for COVID-19. The work...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Child Development Resources department of The University of Alabama’s (UA) College of Human Environmental Sciences’ Parents Assistance Line (PAL) is...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Practicing medicine during a pandemic was probably something most health care providers in America never thought they would experience, yet that is exactly what they’ve been facing...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College has altered dates for important events and deadlines because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wallace State’s graduation has been...

CULLMAN, Ala. - After last week’s Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) meeting, the following personnel notes were released: Resignations Rickey A. Kelley, Maintenance Construction Foreman,...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette announced Tuesday that the system’s student feeding program, temporarily suspended as...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School (CHS) has once again ranked among the top 20 high schools in Alabama, according to a survey published...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - While it took him a bit longer than he’d expected when he first enrolled at Wallace State Community College in 2000,...

MARION, Ala. - Judson College has announced a new full scholarship opportunity for freshman and transfer students enrolling at Judson College in Fall 2020....

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Student Services Division has transitioned to a virtual platform for students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual Student Services...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Dance program is conducting scholarship auditions via video submissions through Thursday, April 30. These scholarships will be...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) on Thursday held a work session and meeting not open to the public or...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Lois White has served many roles in her life – sharecropper’s daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, beautician and social worker, among...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — The Wallace State Community College Future Foundation is accepting donations that will support students who have been affected in some way by the COVID-19...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Eighteen Wallace State Community College students have received more than $200,000 in transfer scholarships to the University of Alabama, which will...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — When Christopher Bontrager entered the U.S. Army in 2007, he also wanted to pursue his higher education and chose Wallace State Community...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Josie Jones, of Oneonta, began her nursing journey at Wallace State in 2008. She now serves as regional director of nursing over eight nursing homes. When it came to selecting the...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — When it comes to the Millican family, they’ve made Wallace State a part of their lives since the very beginning of...

CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Bernard Prep School is no exception to feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic including its 36th Annual Bloomin’ Festival...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College has become a family tradition for many families, and every year, especially during Community College Month and...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The effects of the coronavirus outbreak are being felt all over the world and school systems are no exception. The decision...

As school facilities officially close for the year, and teachers and administrators prepare to finish the year via distance learning methods, a few area...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - On Thursday afternoon, Gov. Kay Ivey issued a supplemental State of Emergency notice as she and State Superintendent of Education Dr. Eric Mackey...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Applications are now open for anyone interested in enrolling in many of the Health Science programs at Wallace State Community College....

CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - On Mar. 30, the Alabama State Board of Education is set to release instructions about the schedule for the remainder of the...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools (CCS) on Monday began distributing “Grab and Go Curbside Meals” to students 18 and younger from the lunchroom at West...

HANCEVILLE, AL — Wallace State Community College is now offering free counseling services to students, and in the current crisis, these services are being offered in a virtual...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State has been officially recognized as a National Society of Leadership Success Chapter, and outstanding student leaders across campus are being invited...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette reported Friday afternoon that the system’s Child Nutrition Program (CNP) staff,...

CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - Across Cullman County Wednesday, Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) Child Nutrition Program (CNP) staff, school staffers and teachers, central...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City School Board held its monthly meeting Tuesday morning, hearing from faculty of all schools, including Cullman High School...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette on Thursday evening addressed the coronavirus at the board’s regular business...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - More than 1,000 attendees from all over the state of Alabama traveled to Montgomery March 5-6 for the Family, Career and...

GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Students and faculties of schools nationwide observed “Read Across America” Day March 2. Good Hope Middle School (GHMS) Library Media...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society welcomed new members recently during its annual spring induction ceremony. Phi Theta Kappa...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Kenneth Gamble and James Ledford, both wheelchair users, each have a passion for the road. Because of that, both men searched extensively...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Students enrolled in Career Technical Education programs at the Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) brought home awards from the North District...

CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Bernard students, faculty and staff, along with a host of parents and grandparents, gathered in the Abbey Church Wednesday, Feb.19,...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College is among a select group of colleges and universities in the United States invited by the U.S....

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s Center for Career and Workforce Development is hosting a pair of March events for students. Career Development Day is scheduled...

WEST POINT, Ala. - The West Point High School scholars’ bowl team won in district competition this month at Hanceville without a single loss, continuing a...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Applied Technologies Division last week welcomed high school seniors and recent graduates to its fifth annual Career...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — When Wallace State Community College Dental Hygiene student Portia Watkins begins her career as a dental hygienist in a few short months, she will...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Twenty-five Cullman High School students competed at the HOSA- Future Health Professionals Spring Leadership Conference in Montgomery Feb. 21.  Cullman High School...

BREMEN, Ala. – This school year is the first in the principal’s seat at Cold Springs High School for Eric Dickerson, who assumed the...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Residents from all over Cullman County have reported receiving text messages asking them to vote yes on the proposed 1-cent tax...

LATEST: https://www.cullmantribune.com/2020/02/20/cullman-based-pac-funding-keepcullmangreat-1-cent-tax-campaign/ -------- Updated 2-20-20 10:29 a.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board and Cullman County School Board Thursday morning sent out alerts about text...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette visited Hanceville High School Tuesday evening as part of a cross-county...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College will welcome motivational speaker, storyteller and vocalist David Anthony Johnson to campus Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 10 a.m....

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City School Board recognized several students and enjoyed special performances from the Cullman Middle School Jazz Band and CMS...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Primary School (CCPS) faculty and staff spent their Presidents Day holiday at school, learning about the predicaments of Cullman’s...

Updated 2-17-20 3:26 p.m. HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The arena inside Wallace State Community College’s Tom Drake Coliseum has been newly named Traditions Bank Arena, announced...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College in Hanceville is one of 10 community colleges across the U.S. ready to begin work with the...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Ala., has again been named a Military Friendly School by Viqtory Media, Inc. Wallace State was...

VINEMONT, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey has declared February Alabama State Career/Technical Education Month, and faculty, staff and students at the Cullman Area Technology...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A total of 12,050 students enrolled during the 2019 fall semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College will host an open house Tuesday, Feb. 25 from 4:30-7:30 p.m., providing prospective students and their parents...

FAIRVIEW, Ala. – A positive environment can have a dramatic impact on mood and attitude, helping students focus more directly on their hopes, dreams...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Saint Bernard boosters hosted a sold-out crowd for its annual Booster Club Drawdown Dinner Saturday, Feb. 1.  In all, 437 tickets...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State’s Applied Technologies students, faculty and Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail joined others across the nation this week to celebrate SkillsUSA...

VINEMONT, Ala. - Students, faculty and staff at Vinemont High School are excited about three new programs happening on campus. Principal Robin Netherton gave...

HOMEWOOD, Ala. - Samford University recognizes 1,759 students named to the 2019 fall semester Dean's List. To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must...

VINEMONT, Ala. - Starting today, Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) Auto Collision Repair teacher Timmy Calvert and his students will be displaying a truck...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Academy of Culinary Arts program was a big winner recently at the Alabama Chapter of the American...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - On Monday, students and faculty of the Wallace State Occupational Therapy (OT) program met with representatives of Alabama Credit Union to...

CULLMAN, Ala. - On Monday evening, Fairview Elementary School fourth grader Ava Pruett took top honors at the 93rd annual Cullman County Spelling Bee....

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Wallace State Community College Alumni Association is hosting ACT prep courses for area students preparing to take the entrance exam.   The...

TROY, Ala. - Troy University is pleased to announce students who have been named to the Chancellor's List for the fall semester and Term...

AUBURN, Ala. – Thirty-eight Cullman-area students were named to the Dean’s List (GPA of 3.75 or higher) at Auburn University for the fall 2019...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The upcoming March 3 primary ballot will include a measure to create a new 1-cent tax to support schools. Cullman County...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College congratulates the 773 students named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 Semester....

CULLMAN, Ala. - Perpetual scholars’ bowl powerhouse West Point Middle School took top honors last weekend in the Alabama Scholastic Competition Association Middle School...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board Tuesday night welcomed Cullman City Schools’ new Chief Financial Officer James Brumley. Brumley replaces longtime CCS...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board Tuesday evening recognized several on a day the schools also recognized the board for all it...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State’s Continuing Education program is hitting the ground running for the Spring 2020 semester, and there are still plenty of opportunities to take...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Josh Whaley, chief executive officer and president of American Fire, is a 1997 Wallace State Community College graduate and members of...

SENATOBIA, Miss. - John Brown, of Cullman, is among the list of distinguished Northwest Mississippi Community College students to be recognized for earning a...

SEARCY, Ark. - Dylan Hampton, of Arley, is one of more than 300 graduates who received a diploma at Harding University's fall commencement ceremony...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) at its Thursday night meeting addressed the upcoming 1-cent sales tax referendum, which will...