June 2021 | Volume 9 | Issue 2
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TOGETHER Vestavia resident organizes Euphonious concert series By NEAL EMBRY
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fter a long year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and the tension of a presidential election, people are ready to come together and enjoy something in person, Bradley Metrock said. While the pandemic has been a shared experience that has affected everybody, it has certainly not been communal. Lockdowns, quarantines and social distancing have kept people apart. But live music is communal and brings people together in shared joy, said Metrock, a Vestavia Hills resident. That’s why he has organized Euphonious, a concert series set for
See EUPHONIOUS | page A26 Vestavia Hills resident Bradley Metrock at Vestavia Hills City Center. Metrock has organized Euphonious, a music celebration and socially distanced concert series, set for June 18-20 at The Birmingham Zoo. Photo by Erin Nelson.
Code to success: VHHS junior teaches computer science to girls By NEAL EMBRY
Data Driven
Finishing Strong
Pizitz Middle School Principal Chris Pennington transitions to new role at school system’s central office.
Vestavia’s track and field programs end season with boys capturing a state title, girls coming in third place.
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When she learned that women were underrepresented in the computer science industry, Maleah Brady determined she would do something about it. Brady, a 17-year-old junior at Vestavia Hills High School, was recently awarded the Gold Award by the Girl Scouts for her October workshop to teach a group of middle school girls about various aspects of computer science. The Gold Award is the highest honor given to Girl Scouts and is only given after 80 hours of work into their project, which comes Maleah Brady, who received the Girl Scout Gold Award for her coding class project, sits at her computer. Photo by Erin Nelson. after the project is approved by a council. on their own, leading her to offer the workshop for “It was kind of difficult at first,” Brady said. Along with her aim to provide computer science students in Woodlawn. Some students also attended classes to girls, she also wanted to offer it to stu- virtually, she said. Physical classes were offered at dents whose own school districts and communities might not have the ability to do something like that See BRADY | page A27