Tag: Education

Cullman City Schools’ nurses CULLMAN - It was a night of recognizing outstanding achievements when the Cullman City School Board met Tuesday evening. First up was...

WEST POINT - Ty Parker and the students of the West Point High School Performing Arts program are hard at work.  The band may...

CULLMAN - In the first week of December, the Cullman High School (CHS) theater department, Cullman Theatre, participated in the State Trumbauer Theatre Festival. ...

Tori Partridge CULLMAN - The Cullman County Democrats met this week, with local sexual education reform activist, Tori Partridge, as their special guest speaker. Partridge...

The winning team HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College hosted the annual Cullman County Scholar’s Bowl tournament on Friday, with county high school and middle...

Case Graham having fun at Guitars and More, where he works as an instructor. CULLMAN - Belmont University in Nashville is a pretty high goal...

GHMS Robotics team with its robot and recent awards. GOOD HOPE - While high school robotics is becoming all the rage, some areas of the...

Wallace State students, from left, Jordan Dover, Zach Brooks, David Hinds, Matt Rush and Lindsey Pope listen to a HudsonAlpha scientist during their visit...

CULLMAN - Cullman City Primary School teachers Anna Anderson and Amanda Stidham were two of only three Alabama teachers recognized by Athens State University...

GOOD HOPE - Good Hope Middle School received the highest middle school award presented at the South’s BEST, or Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology,...

The Fairview Robotics team attended the South's BEST tournament at Auburn University last weekend. FAIRVIEW - Robotics is a hot new field, not only of...

Katie Fine, who attended Wallace State from 2009-2011, is the owner of Karma’s Coffee House in Cullman.  CULLMAN - Katie Fine made it a point...

WEST POINT - The West Point High Fine Arts program is up to something, and it’s good! On Dec. 10 and 11 in the...

Abbie Kate Hancock, Carter Bowen, Noah Fondren and Wheeler Eastman broadcasting a bowling game. CULLMAN - Evolution is a necessity in the world of news...

Diagnostic Medical Sonography students Leah Price, left, Vi Vo, and Macy Williams conduct an exercise at Wallace State Community College. The three students are...

Pictured from left to right are: John Riley, president and CEO of Cullman Savings Bank; Shane Barnette, superintendent of Cullman County Schools; and Steve...

Pictured, left to right- Travis Hill, Hunter McClendon, Katie Dollar, Matthew Blair and Andrew Blair BREMEN - Cullman County has some good music: great high...

Students get hands-on with a well-equipped firefighter. HANCEVILLE - From Nov. 14-17, Wallace State Community College (WSCC) is hosting its eighth annual "Let's Pretend Hospital"...

The Wallace State Community College Physical Therapist Assistant program earned its fifth overall and third first-time 100 percent pass rate for graduates taking their...

Tori Partridge CULLMAN - Local education reform activist Tori Partridge, 17, of Phelan held an open forum recently at Victim Services of Cullman to discuss...

Superintendent Shane Barnette talks with board member Wendy Crider. CULLMAN - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) held its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening,...

Back row, l-r: Lee Powell, Jason Neal and Chris Branham. Front row, l-r: Suzanne Harbin, Dr. Susan Patterson and Joey Orr. Photo courtesy of...

CULLMAN - This weekend, the Knights of Columbus and the youth group of Sacred Heart Catholic Church came together to raise money for roof...

Wallace State Nursing students posted high pass rates for their NCLEX exams, with 100 percent for Practical Nursing candidates and 91.9 percent for Registered...

From left, Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics shares a conversation with Bill St. John and Scotty Hooper during Wednesday’s Student Investment Luncheon and...

Saint Bernard Choir performs for the 125th anniversary celebration at Saint Bernard Abbey. CULLMAN - For the second year, Saint Bernard Prep School will host...

CULLMAN - Dyron’s Lowcountry in Mountain Brook, Alabama will host a Wine Dinner benefitting Saint Bernard Prep School, on Monday, Nov. 7 from 6-8...

HOLLY POND - Cullman County’s first VEX Robotics competition was held Saturday at Holly Pond High School (HPHS). Fifteen teams from across the state...

Mary Medendorp talks with Wallace State Community College nursing students as they prepare for a simulation inside the Simulation Center’s operating room. Medendorp recently...

2016-17 Saint Bernard Ambassadors Front row, (left to right): Katelyn Cowie, Isabella Cline, Cecilia Pautler, Anna Faulk and Alison Gongre. Second row, (left to right):...

HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Future Foundation will hosts its 12th annual Student Investment Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Tom...

HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College again earned a place on the list of Community College Week’s Top 50 Associate Degrees: Health Professions and...

Image: Good Hope Middle School celebrates after they learn they’ve advanced to Auburn in December for the regional competition. HANCEVILLE - Spain Park High School...

Ty Parker and a few of his performing arts students showing off progress on West Point High School's stage.   WEST POINT - In a day...

HANCEVILLE - Wallace State biology instructor Connie Briehn recently participated in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Short Course in Genomics at the...

Pictured L-R: Howard Cole, Zachary Ayers, Shawn Johnson, Rylan Griffen (front), Dexton Jones and Mikal Kitchens. Not pictured: Brett Henderson and Kelsey Griffen HOLLY POND...

Pictured: Saint Bernard Band Director, Ken Simpson received a special recognition award honoring the Saint Bernard Jazz Band from Assistant Commissioner James Myrick.  The students received a letter...

CULLMAN - The Cullman County School Board held their October meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 11, where several items were discussed and approved.   Approved request from...

Pictured: First row, (left to right): Lene Li, Anna Preusentanz, Katelyn Cowie, Morgan Matz, Isabella Cline, Anna Myers, Abbot Cletus Meagher, Christian Garcia, Sarah...

Photo: Ty Parker teaching new band students at Harmony School LOGAN - For those unfamiliar, Harmony School is a community school near Logan and Crane...

CULLMAN - A special meeting of the Cullman City School Board was held Tuesday morning, when Cullman High School was given permission to contract...

HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa Chapter - the college’s math honor society - adopts a college project each academic year and is...

CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board’s meeting for September took place Tuesday evening in the central office boardroom. Recognitions were the highlight of the...

Photo: The group on Sunday, Sept. 11 who broke ground on the new Outdoor Classroom CULLMAN - Were you that child who learned tactically? You...

CULLMAN - On Monday night, Cullman High School hosted its annual College and Career Fair for students. The event gives students, especially seniors, a...

CULLMAN - Members of the Cullman County Board of Education were recognized and honored at the regular board meeting Thursday evening. All board members participate...

CULLMAN - In a special called meeting of the Cullman County School Board Tuesday afternoon, the lead topic was the recommendation by Superintendent Shane...

Photo: Mary Miller, center, watches as her “Little Sisters” Jenny Barber, left, and Karissa Windham, right, look through their gift bags. As new students...

Photo: Vicki Miller, a fifth-grade science teacher at West Elementary School, was recognized by the board as one of three Alabama finalists for the...

Band is an experience, it is also a socialization thing; there’s nothing quite like band, you know what I mean?” Micah Simpson, Seed-Harvest Music Academy   CULLMAN...

CULLMAN - Aaron Sparks, who has been working in the Cullman City Schools central office coordinating Turning Point and In-School Suspension (ISS), will now...

CULLMAN - Local educator Cherrelle Fancher’s business is expanding, both space- and service-wise. Fancher Education and Tutoring Services recently moved into a larger space...

CULLMAN - The Cullman County School Board began the 2016-17 school year with its first meeting Thursday night, a day after students returned to...

CULLMAN - Will Raney, a 2016 graduate of Cullman High School, was recently named a National Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar by The College Board.  As noted...

CULLMAN - School bells are ringing and another banner year has begun at Saint Bernard Prep School. A newly renovated library and classroom building,...

HANCEVILLE - The faculty of the Wallace State Community College Department of Nursing Education gathered on Tuesday, Aug. 9 in celebration of a successful...

HANCEVILLE - A recent graduate of the Patient Care Specialist (PCS) program at Wallace State Community College is pleased with the training she received...

CULLMAN - In a special called meeting of the Cullman City Board of Education Wednesday morning, the position of assistant principal at Cullman High...

HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College is hosting a “Winston County Works” project open house on Wednesday, Aug. 3 from 1-3 p.m. at the...

COLONY - Last week, 20 of the 26 children participating in this year’s summer program at Colony’s Educational Complex visited Huntsville’s U.S. Space &...

CULLMAN - The 11th Annual Alabama Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will begin Friday, Aug. 5 at 12:01 a.m., and will end at midnight on...

HANCEVILLE - A program that helps students who may not normally think they could attend college do just that has been extended at Wallace...

Photo: Wallace State students at the 2016 Alabama Deans of Students SLI were, from left, Jessica Vice, of Blountsville, Nicholas Parrott, of Vinemont, Callie...

CULLMAN - Life that Counts, a local nonprofit agency, provides peer-to-peer mentoring for many of our county’s high school and middle school students. The...

CULLMAN - Back in June 2015, there was quite the shakeup in the local education community when Dr. Doreen Griffeth resigned her position as...

HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College has earned a place among Community College Week’s ranking of the nation’s fastest growing community colleges with enrollments...