Tag: West Point High School
West Point hosts Community Homecoming Parade
WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point residents were given a brush-up on parade etiquette and candy-collecting on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the West Point...
West Point High School Class of 1974 celebrates 50 years
The West Point High School Class of 1974 recently celebrated its 50-year class reunion at The Barn at Lake Catoma.
Attending classmates were:
Back row, left...
CCBOE breaks ground on West Point cafeteria expansion
WEST POINT, Ala. - Officials with Cullman County Schools broke ground Monday on a much-needed renovation and expansion to the cafeteria that serves West...
West Point fans show support for Brewer student diagnosed with leukemia
SOMERVILLE, Ala. - The West Point Warriors traveled to Brewer to take on the Patriots Oct. 21 and there was a play-off spot was...
Local schools hosting Veterans Day events
CULLMAN, Ala. - Several Cullman County schools and those in the surrounding area will host Veterans Day programs to allow students to honor the...
39th annual Cullman County Band Exhibition hosts 9 area bands
CULLMAN, Ala. - The 39th annual Cullman County Band Exhibition took place Saturday at Cullman High School’s Oliver Woodard Stadium. The stands were filled...
Local back-to-school events
CULLMAN, Ala. - Each year, area schools and organizations host back-to-school events to celebrate kids returning to school and to ready any supplies families...
West Point Warrior Band welcomes 43 rookies
WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point High School Warrior Band kicked off band camp recently to get ready for the upcoming fall marching...
New principals named at Good Hope Primary, West Point High
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education on Wednesday approved the hiring of two new principals. Shanda Garner will be the...
West Point High Quiz Bowl team to compete in 2022 National...
WEST POINT, Ala. - The West Point High Quiz Bowl team is preparing to represent their school in a 108-team national competition—The National Academic...
West Point High Scholar’s Bowl Team headed to National Championship in...
WEST POINT, Ala. - The West Point High School Scholars Bowl team recently finished third of twelve at a tournament in Glasgow, Kentucky. Glasglow’s...
Warrior Way Market braves the rain at West Point High School...
WEST POINT, Ala. - The Warrior Way Market made its way to the West Point High School Gymnasium Saturday, Dec. 11. Organized by the...
West Point Veterans Day Program held with a packed gym in...
WEST POINT, Ala. - West Points’ Jim Boyd Gym was packed Wednesday morning with students excited to showcase their prepared songs and readings for...
West Point High School Veteran’s Day program set for Nov. 10
WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point High School has announced their annual Veteran’s Day Program will be taking place on Wednesday, November 10. The...
‘Love, Honor, Cherish’
WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point High School Principal Heith Yearwood and his wife, West Point High School counselor Amanda Yearwood, recently decided that...
Books to Battalions: Holly Pond, Fairview, West Point
Caleb Knedlik- Holly Pond
Caleb Knedlik is a 2021 graduate of Holly Pond High School and will soon be leaving for the United States Army. Caleb...
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...
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...
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...
West Point Scholars’ Bowl team finishes fifth in nation
WEST POINT, Ala. - The West Point High School Scholars’ Bowl program has routinely been a juggernaut in competition under coach Lee Henry, but...
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...
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...
West Point’s Walker Johnson earns $4K scholarship at Alabama Farmers Federation...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) proudly reported that West Point student and CCBOE Fast Track participant Walker Johnson earned...
Statement from Cullman County Schools following death of West Point High...
The West Point community as well as the entire Cullman County School System family is mourning the loss of Christopher Owens, a sophomore who...
Cullman High, West Point High, Fairview Middle receive Attorney General’s 2019...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Attorney General Steve Marshall today announced winners of the 2019 Safe Schools Initiative Awards. This year, the program was expanded to...
Get ready to rock with the West Point Warrior Band
WEST POINT, Ala. - To prepare for the 2019 marching season, members of the West Point marching band are channeling their inner rock stars.
Director...
Congratulations, West Point High School Class of 2019!
WEST POINT, Ala. – The West Point High School Class of 2019 will hold its graduation ceremony Sunday, May 26 at 4 p.m. at...
West Point production of ‘Newsies’ opens; public shows Friday-Sunday
FAIRVIEW, Ala. - On Thursday morning, West Point High School Theatre opened the first in-school performance of Disney’s “Newsies” at Fairview High School’s auditorium....
Math whiz: West Point’s Lily Whitesell undefeated in 7 years of...
WEST POINT, Ala. - West Point High School senior Lily Whitesell will graduate next month with a highly unlikely record to her credit: seven...
ARCHERY: West Point High, Vinemont Middle, East Elementary place 1st at...
East Elementary posted a team score of 3122 to capture the elementary crown at this year's Cullman County Championships. (Nick Griffin for The Cullman...
West Point crowns pageant winners
Left to right are Ashley Mann, 2019 Miss West Point Princess; Maddie Davis, 2019 Miss West Point; Miriam Oldacre, 2019 West Point High School...
ARCHERY: 3 local squads take home top honors at Guntersville Classic
Vinemont Elementary placed first in the elementary division at the Guntersville Classic on Friday with a score of 3,056. (Photo courtesy of Vinemont Elementary)
GUNTERSVILLE...
West Point, Good Hope advance to state scholars’ bowl tournament
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College (WSCC) hosted the Cullman area’s district high school scholars’ bowl tournament on Friday, with seats at the state...
ARCHERY: West Point High, East Elementary, Cullman Middle win Future Champions...
East Elementary finished in first place at the Future Champions Kickoff Classic after posting a score of 3,006. (Photo courtesy of Coach Sarah Martin)
HANCEVILLE...
PREP BASKETBALL: West Point collects home sweep of Jasper Vikings
West Point's Ryleigh Jones chases after a loose ball in the Lady Warriors' 65-27 win over Jasper Monday night. (Nick Griffin for the Cullman Tribune)
WEST...
Ty Parker talks about move to Arab
Ty Parker with the Arab Knight, his new school’s mascot. (Photo courtesy Ty Parker)
ARAB - Over the Labor Day weekend, The Tribune caught up...
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors come from behind to ice Arab, 27-26
West Point running back Hunter Persall hurdles an Arab defender in Friday night's win over the Knights. (Bill Piper for The Cullman Tribune)
WEST POINT...
West Point’s musical theater program continues under new directors
West Point’s theater department performed Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” in the spring. Shown left to right: Wardrobe (Jamie Myers), Cogsworth (Brendan Williamson), Chip...
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors eyeing 5th straight playoff appearance
2018 West Point Warrior football team, coaches and cheerleaders (RiverCat Photography)
WEST POINT - Football season has arrived and that means the West Point Warriors...
Warrior Marching Band preparing upbeat show with new director
West Point High School Warrior Marching Band percussionists play during their band camp at West Point High School.
WEST POINT – The West Point High...
Rhythm of the fall: 3 new band directors in Cullman County
Left to right: Bobby Patrick, West Point High School; Jesse James, Hanceville High School; Melanie Gonzales, Good Hope High School (Hayden Hyatt for The...
Congratulations to the West Point High School Class of 2018!
Congratulations to the West Point High School Class of 2018!
(Listed alphabetically) Alyssa Adams, Levi Allred, Hunter Appling, Lucas Arwood, David Ashley, Gabriel Aufderhaar, Johnna...
State Champion!
West Point High School’s Hunter Appling won the gold in the 5A boys’ 110-meter hurdles at the AHSAA State Track and Field 4A-7A Championship...
WPHS scholars’ bowl team wins Snead Invitational, headed to state, national...
L-R: Garrett Willingham, Declan Cornett, Gabe Aufderhaar, Will Parker, Kohan Lovett, Tom Parker / Photo courtesy Lee Henry
WEST POINT - Last Friday, the West...
West Point band’s 35th annual Stars and Stripes Rodeo funds the...
Three little cowboys look on at this weekend’s Stars and Stripes Rodeo. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Friday and Saturday evenings, the West Point...
West Point sweeps 2018 Cullman Co. Scholars’ Bowl Tournament; 3 schools...
West Point High School posted this photo of its team to the school’s Twitter page, with a note that the team has won the...
The Warrior: unmasked
Sam Roberts, the face behind The Warrior, covering the 2017 West Point Christmas Classic on Thursday, Dec. 28. / Nick Griffin
WEST POINT - It’s...
West Point High 1 of 5 AL schools named A+ College...
The number of AP classes at WPHS has increased almost nine times since 2014. / Amanda Yearwood
WEST POINT - In September, West Point High...
Addison scores last, edging West Point in 7-on-7 game 18-15
West Point QB Rylan Jones drops back to pass in a 7-on-7 drill. / Johnny Thornton
ADDISON - Two teams well known for running the...
West Point High School Class of 2017
Graduation will be on Sunday, May 21 at 4 p.m. at Tom Drake Coliseum on the campus of Wallace State.
“I want to wish all...
Crunch time in post-season play for Cullman, Cold Springs, West Point
CULLMAN - Two weeks remain for spring sports in the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), with champions set to be crowned in soccer,...
WPHS coach on paid administrative leave amid allegations of inappropriate conduct...
WEST POINT - A West Point High School coach and teacher was placed on paid administrative leave late last week following what school officials...
West Point High has top 5A scholars’ bowl team in Alabama
The West Point Scholars’ Bowl team with their awards at the state tournament
WEST POINT - At Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham this month,...
Rebirth of a theater program: West Point HS Performing Arts presents...
WEST POINT - West Point High School (WPHS) hasn’t had an organized theater program since the 1990s, so expectations for its first restart effort...
Bearcats take 1st, Lady Bearcats 2nd in Cullman Track Classic
CULLMAN - Cullman utilized greatness in running and field events Friday to take home one championship and claim a runner-up in the other for...
West Point defeats Hanceville, 7-5, in error-filled game
HANCEVILLE - It was a back-and-forth game between the West Point Warriors and the Hanceville Bulldogs. There were eight errors in the game between...
West Point falls to Danville in 15-4 rout
WEST POINT - It may have been cold during West Point's home game vs. Danville, but the bats were certainly red-hot from both sides...
7th-inning comeback lifts Hanceville past West Point, 7-5
WEST POINT - Hanceville's bats were silent until the Bulldogs put together a seventh-inning comeback, turning a potential loss to West Point into a...
FFA Week with Ethan Lake
Freshmen FFA group after receiving their green hand degrees
WEST POINT - At the ripe old age of 27, Ethan Lake has come full circle,...
West Point Performing Arts celebrates the season with “All I Want...
WEST POINT - Ty Parker and the students of the West Point High School Performing Arts program are hard at work. The band may...
West Point High School Fine Arts to present “All I Want...
WEST POINT - The West Point High Fine Arts program is up to something, and it’s good! On Dec. 10 and 11 in the...
Broncos roll, Lady Broncos fall
HOLLY POND - It was a tale of two games for Holly Pond Tuesday night as the Broncos took care of business against the...
Local veterans honored at West Point High School
WEST POINT - It was a unique morning on the campus of West Point High School Thursday when students and faculty alike paid homage...
Warriors take down Eagles 64-36, Lady Warriors top Lady Eagles 72-17,...
VINEMONT - West Point coach Randy Jones made defensive adjustments at halftime that worked in neutralizing Vinemont's offense, allowing the Warriors to pull away...
Playoff Recap: Heartbreak and triumph in round 1
Photographer Joe R. McElroy captured this awesome shot of Bearcat Owen Lovell on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016.
CULLMAN COUNTY - The momentum in a football...
Wenonah knocks West Point out of 5A state playoffs, 42-8
BIRMINGHAM - Wenonah capitalized on two West Point turnovers in a span of 1:48 in the second quarter, allowing the Dragons to break open...
Bowling over the competition: St. Bernard, West Point and Cullman hit...
CULLMAN - When you think of sports in Cullman County, baseball, football and basketball immediately come to mind, but how about bowling? For three...
Cullman wins 6A cross country sectional; Aggies, Lady Bearcats also qualify...
The Bearcats posed after their win today in Scottsboro. Photo credit: Cullman High School Principal Kim Hall on Twitter
SCOTTSBORO - The Bearcats claimed the...
“Oorah!” West Point’s newest Marine, Michael Olson
WEST POINT - Michael Olson, graduate of West Point High School’s class of 2016, knew before his senior year even started that he would...
Warriors win a close one on the road, drop Lawrence County...
MOULTON - From the opening kickoff to the final seconds of the game, West Point showed the heart and determination that earned them a...
Lady Aggies win Elkmont Invitational, Aggies place 2nd; Cold Springs and...
ELKMONT - Fairview ended their regular cross country season on Tuesday in the Elkmont Invitational. The Lady Aggies ran their way to a first-place...
Making art, nurturing artists
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...
Warriors destroy Curry 47-12; clinch No. 3 seed in region 6
WEST POINT - The West Point Warriors hosted the Curry Yellow Jackets at West Point Stadium in 5A region 6 tonight and sent the...
Fairview, West Point seasons come to an end
FAIRVIEW - It was a tough day for the Lady Aggies and the Lady Warriors as they both lost in the first round of...
West Point erupts for 35 2nd half points; dominates Good Hope,...
WEST POINT - A close game for the first half became a domination by the West Point Warriors in the second half Friday night...
Blue Devils control 2nd half, take down Warriors 42-20
KIMBERLY - The 3-3 West Point Warriors traveled to Kimberly Friday night to take on region foe, 4-2 Mortimer Jordan. The clock hit zero...
West Point edges Curry 3 sets to 2 in thrilling fashion
WEST POINT- If you are a fan of volleyball then you were in for a treat Monday afternoon as the West Point Lady Warriors...
Running game keys West Point to homecoming victory over Fairview
WEST POINT - No one will ever forget what Kobe Smith meant to the West Point football team by setting a single-season county record...
Fairview takes West Point down in four sets
WEST POINT - Jim Boyd Gymnasium was buzzing Thursday afternoon. No, it wasn’t all of the homecoming activities going on outside, it was what...
West Point downs St. Bernard in Wednesday afternoon volleyball
CULLMAN - The West Point Lady Warriors volleyball team has found another venue besides Jim Boyd Gymnasium where they enjoy playing.
It's the Fazi-Richard Athletic...
West Point undefeated in Cullman County tri-match
WEST POINT - The West Point Lady Warriors were unstoppable Tuesday night as they took down both Good Hope and Vinemont in a sweep...
West Point claims victory in 5th annual St. Bernard volleyball invitational
CULLMAN - West Point played its best volleyball of the season this week. A 9-1 record was capped off by posting six victories on...
West Point manhandles Springville, comes out on top 42-10
WEST POINT - The West Point Warriors hosted the Springville Tigers tonight and both very physical teams showed their tenacity early on.
Springville messed up...
CCCDC gives West Point High $50,000 for football field and track
Pictured (l-r): Rep. Ed Henry, R-Hartselle, Richard Barnett, Rep. Corey Harbison, R-Good Hope, CCCDC Commissioner Bradley Williams, West Point High School Principal Heith Yearwood,...
On the warpath; West Point ready for upcoming football season
Photo: West Point overpowered the Vinemont Eagles 31-8 in this year's spring jamboree matchup.
WEST POINT - With football season rapidly approaching, West Point...
WPHS and WPMS have solid showings in 2016 NASP World Tournament
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - It was a busy weekend for the West Point Warriors as they took part in the 2016 National Archery in...
West Point earns OT win after loss in Danville play-day series
FALKVILLE - Even in the summertime, victory can be sweet for a basketball team.
It was on Thursday for the West Point Warriors. In a...
Warriors Scholar’s Bowl team ranked fifth in nation
Left to Right: Alex Wood, Alyssa Price, Maddie Whitesell, Will Parker, Ross Wallace, Zakk Waddell, Kohan Lovett, Luke Watson, Tom Parker, Austin Frederick. Not...
