Tag: Education
Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society raising awareness about heroin...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa Chapter - the college’s math honor society - adopts a college project each academic year and is...
Recognitions highlight city school board meeting
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...
West Elementary opening new Outdoor Classroom
Photo: The group on Sunday, Sept. 11 who broke ground on the new Outdoor Classroom
CULLMAN - Were you that child who learned tactically? You...
CHS hosts annual College and Career Fair
CULLMAN - On Monday night, Cullman High School hosted its annual College and Career Fair for students. The event gives students, especially seniors, a...
CCBOE members recognized for academic achievements
CULLMAN - Members of the Cullman County Board of Education were recognized and honored at the regular board meeting Thursday evening.
All board members participate...
CCBOE calls special meeting, suspends employee for 10 days
CULLMAN - In a special called meeting of the Cullman County School Board Tuesday afternoon, the lead topic was the recommendation by Superintendent Shane...
New dental hygiene students get a little help from upperclassmen
Photo: Mary Miller, center, watches as her “Little Sisters” Jenny Barber, left, and Karissa Windham, right, look through their gift bags. As new students...
City School Board holds meeting 2 days before public forum
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...
Local music academy launching band for area homeschoolers
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...
Aaron Sparks now CHS Asst Principal on staff coordinating Turning Point/ISS
CULLMAN - Aaron Sparks, who has been working in the Cullman City Schools central office coordinating Turning Point and In-School Suspension (ISS), will now...
Fancher Education and Tutoring Services expands
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...
County School Board meets day after new session begins
CULLMAN - The Cullman County School Board began the 2016-17 school year with its first meeting Thursday night, a day after students returned to...
CHS grad Will Raney named National Advanced Placement Scholar
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...
Saint Bernard Prep opens school year
CULLMAN - School bells are ringing and another banner year has begun at Saint Bernard Prep School. A newly renovated library and classroom building,...
Wallace State nursing faculty congratulated for job well done
HANCEVILLE - The faculty of the Wallace State Community College Department of Nursing Education gathered on Tuesday, Aug. 9 in celebration of a successful...
Patient Care Specialist graduate finds rewarding job in healthcare field
HANCEVILLE - A recent graduate of the Patient Care Specialist (PCS) program at Wallace State Community College is pleased with the training she received...
Cullman High announces hiring of James Johnson as assistant principal
CULLMAN - In a special called meeting of the Cullman City Board of Education Wednesday morning, the position of assistant principal at Cullman High...
Wallace State’s “Winston County Works” project hosting open house Aug. 3
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 kids visit Space & Rocket Center as part of summer...
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 &...
Back-to-School sales tax holiday set for Aug. 5-7
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...
Talent Search program receives $415,000 grant to help area students
HANCEVILLE - A program that helps students who may not normally think they could attend college do just that has been extended at Wallace...
Wallace State students attend 2016 Student Leadership Institute at 4-H Center
Photo: Wallace State students at the 2016 Alabama Deans of Students SLI were, from left, Jessica Vice, of Blountsville, Nicholas Parrott, of Vinemont, Callie...
Peer mentoring program seeing success in area schools
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...
Checking in with Dr. Susan Patterson, Cullman City Schools Superintendent
CULLMAN - Back in June 2015, there was quite the shakeup in the local education community when Dr. Doreen Griffeth resigned her position as...
Wallace State Ranked Among Nation’s Fastest Growing Colleges
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...