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Chelsea Park selected as an official Alabama Bicentennial School of Excellence
On Sept. 3, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Chelsea Park Elementary School was selected as one of 21 Alabama Bicentennial School of Excellence. Read more
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MLES Coin Drive raises almost $16,000
Mt Laurel Elementary School held its annual Coin Drive the week of Aug. 19-23, raising nearly $16,000. Read more
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Greystone Elementary celebrates 25 years
On Oct. 6, Greystone Elementary School will host a celebration from 3-4:30 p.m. to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Read more
Program focuses on students’ emotional wellness
One of the ways to end the stigma surrounding mental health issues is to start a conversation about it. This is the reasoning behind the Shelby Cares program that was implemented during the 2018-19 school year. Read more
Freshmen get schooled for the future
Later this month, Oak Mountain High School freshmen will get a perspective of what it’s like to live in the real world when the Shelby County Chamber brings its ShelbyOne initiative program “Keeping It Real” to their campus Oct. 24. Read more
Hoover officials delay decision on 2021-22 school calendar
District officials say they will seek more feedback about priorities with another survey, likely after Thanksgiving. Read more
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Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School moves to the historic Titusville community
Holy Family Cristo Rey’s board acquired the former Center Street Middle School on June 11, 2019 from the Birmingham Board of Education. Renovations and upgrades were made over the summer in time for classes to begin on August 8. Read more
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Hoover school board eyes $205 million budget with $15 million deficit for 2020
However, the budget includes $19 million in capital projects such as an 18-classroom expansion at Berry Middle School. Read more
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Banding together: Oak Mountain to host band showcase
All seven of the high school marching bands in Shelby County will gather for an annual event this month. The 2019 Shelby County Showcase of Bands, hosted by Oak Mountain High School, will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Heardmont Park at 6:30 p.m. Read more
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Hoover schools foundation gives record amount of grants
The Hoover City Schools Foundation this year is giving out a record $64,000 in grants, thanks to successful fundraising initiatives, Executive Director Janet Turner said. Read more
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Hoover City Schools career center opens in Riverchase
After more than two years of planning and renovation work, the Hoover school system’s Riverchase Career Connection Center is now open and running. Read more
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Lessons from the past: Chelsea teacher shares experience, take-aways from Holocaust educational trip
Chelsea Middle School teacher Charlsie Wigley spent the last week of her summer break in Poland furthering her education about the Holocaust. Read more
Meet your Hoover PTA, PTO, PTSO presidents
Here are the presidents of the parent organizations at Hoover schools in the Spain Park High School feeder pattern and what they said about their goals for the 2019-20 school year: Read more
Meet your 2019-20 Shelby County PTO presidents
As school begins, get to know the leaders of parent-teacher organizations in some of our local Shelby County schools. The PTO is the go-to source for parents who want to help with events, fundraisers and know what’s going on in their kids’ schools. Read more
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Hoover schools see small rise in enrollment so far for 2019-20
Spain Park High School’s enrollment of 1,637 students already is 40 higher than last year’s official count, but numbers should keep growing. Read more
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Hoover dedicates Riverchase Career Connection Center
The 92,000-square-foot facility opens Aug. 8 with five academies covering health science, fire and emergency medical services, cyber innovation, skilled trades, and food and hospitality. Read more
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About 330 volunteers show up for 2019 Hoover City Dad Brigade back-to-school cleanup
The volunteers, mostly men and boys, helped spruce up school campuses prior to the return of students. Read more
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Oak Mountain students learn job skills with Cafe Three21
On hot summer Saturdays, kids from Oak Mountain High School’s special education class can be found serving iced coffee, lemonade and sodas at Cafe Three21. Read more
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New academy to give students a taste of food, hospitality industries
More than 150 students from Hoover, Spain Park and Homewood high schools have registered for the Culinary and Hospitality Academy in its first year, Chris Villa said. Read more
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Hoover, Spain Park health science academies to combine at RC3
More than 300 students from Hoover and Spain Park high schools are signed up for the Health Science Academy at the Riverchase Career Connection Center, which opens for the first time with the start of school on Aug. 8. Read more
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