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Trussville student earns numerous accolades at NAM Alabama pageant
MONTGOMERY, Ala.–Trussville’s own Piper Madison Smith, 11, placed third runner-up Miss Alabama Pre-Teen at the National American Miss (NAM) Alabama pageant in Montgomery over the Memorial Day weekend, which qualified her for the national pageant later this year. The NAM Alabama pageant, held at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel...
Vestavia Hills school board holds first meeting following controversial principal transfer
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (WBMA) — Vestavia Hills City Schools will hold its weekly school board meeting Tuesday. This will be the first meeting since the board decided to reassign former Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights Principal Lauren Dressback to district's alternative school. You can watch the meeting live below.
Jackson-Olin class of 2024 reflects on covid high school experience
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Graduation is an exciting time for high schoolers, but for the class of 2024, walking across the stage means a lot more. It signals the finish life after beginning high school during the coronavirus pandemic. For Jackson-Olin High School graduates, graduation was a sweet reward for...
Adventures in Aviation camp for Birmingham City Schools students starts in June
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Southern Museum of Flight is partnering with Alabama’s Summer Adventures in Learning to offer an “Adventures in Aviation” Camp. The camp is six weeks long and geared towards Birmingham City School students going into kindergarten through third grade. It will help build their reading and mathematics skills while fostering an […]
Birmingham-Southern College celebrates final commencement ceremony
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham-Southern College held its final commencement ceremony on Friday, May 24, in Bill Battle Coliseum, celebrating 245 members of the Class of 2024 and awarding eight honorary degrees, one of which was a surprise to the honoree. Each speaker – including Board of Trustees Chair Rev. Keith Thompson ’83 and 16th President Daniel B. Coleman – referenced the tenacity resilience this class has demonstrated from its first days on campus at the peak of the pandemic to the last 18 months of uncertainty about the College’s future. “Do not tell me that today’s young people do not have the...
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