Autauga County Schools

Cypress Grove Academy Kindergarten Graduation

Cypress Grove Academy honored their Kindergarten graduates for the 20222023 school year. Congratulations students on completing your first year of grammar school!

More McGill-Toolen Seniors

Sign Letters of Intent

More McGill-Toolen Catholic Seniors sign letters of intent to continue competing at the next level: Charley Harrison (Tennis), Marion Military Institute; Aiden Janowski (Men’s Volleyball) ,Life University; Connor Overstreet (Swim) , Univ. of Montevallo; Trey Inge (Football), Point University and Heath Whigham (Track & Field), University of South Alabama. They join the other 9 student athletes who signed earlier this year for a total of 14.

Heartwood Christian’s Lions Pride Yearbook

Heartwood Christian Academy is the perfect balance of traditional school and homeschool. The possibilities are endless. Yearbook is a prime example of this balance. Congratulations to Mrs. Ida Thrasher, Mrs. Debbie Botsis, and HCA’s yearbook staff for winning the following prestigious awards; Overall 5th place for book design and Honorable 5th place for cover design. This is a monumental achievement considering that HCA competed with some of the largest schools in the country and won out of 300 entries. The yearbook staff is pressing forward for another exciting and creative year. Stay tuned! PHOTO: Left to Right (Lauren Higgins, CeCe York, Zoe Clarke) (Lauren Higgins, Staff 2022/2023, Editor 2023/2024, CeCe York, Editor 2021/2022, Assistant Editor 2022/2023, Zoe Clarke, Editor 2022/2023, Photographer 2021/2022)

St. Luke’s Track & Field State Championship

Congratulations to the St. Luke’s Track & Field athletes on their success at State: Kennedy Johnson - 1st place 200m, 1st place 400m, 3rd place 100m Alex Prieto - 1st place discus Andrew Burchett - 2nd place 400m, 2nd place 800m Jacob Grandquest, Andrew Burchett, Alex Scott, Garrett Dolbear -

Autauga County Schools

UMS-Wright Band Students Receive Superior Ratings

On Saturday, May 6th, 23 UMS-Wright Band students (6th-12th graders) competed in the ABA State Solo and Ensemble at Spanish Fort Middle School. There were 30 total Superior Medals awarded - 8 solo medals and 22 ensemble medals! This was the first year that UMSWright 6th graders competed, and they earned 8 of the 30 medals.In addition to the Superior ratings, there were 4 Excellent Rated solos and 2 Excellent Rated ensembles!

2023 Mobile County JROTC STEM Leadership Academy

Read Write Academy Field Day

School is out for summer! The Academy students enjoyed a day of relay races, water activities and snow cones to celebrate their last day of school. We are so proud of how hard they worked this year. We can’t wait to see them again in the Fall and have another successful year of Read Write Academy

More than 150 cadets participated in STEM challenges, industrial site visits and leadership activities in the 2023 Mobile County JROTC STEM Leadership Academy, hosted at Spring Hill College. Sponsored by DoD STEM and with support from Mobile County Public Schools, STEMWorksII, the University of Southern Mississippi and a host of business and educational partners, the Mobile County event is a model for three others held recently in Troy; Columbus, Ga., and San Diego. The theme of this year’s Academy is Advanced Manufacturing, with STEM challenges in robotics.

Seven ASMS Students and a Teachers Honored with Computer Science Awards

Seven ASMS students and Ms. Gray, ASMS Computer Science Instructor, received awards at the NCWIT Awards Ceremony held on the University of West Florida’s campus. The NCWIT Awards for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) celebrates 9th-12thstudents for their computing-related achievements and interests and encourages them to pursue their passions. ASMS students were honored as overall winners as well as with severable honorable mentions, and Ms. Gray received an educator award.

St. Mary 8th Grade Class

Joins St. Mary Family of Alumni

Congratulations to the St. Mary 8th Grade Class of 2023! Honors included St. Mary Model Christian Students; Elijah Gales and Jaliyah Nobles in 8A, and Wesley Pringle and Allie Walsh in 8B; Marian

Honor Award Recipient with medals for both Math and Science

Louise Largue; 4.0 Awards

Thomas Arensberg, John Dudley, Bailey Ehlert, Bailey Ford, Charlie Heinz, Henry Hewitt, Louise Largue, Xavier Montague, Adrian Moore, and William Porter; and finally, the Rev. Msgr. Peter J. Cunningham Awards to Louise Largue and Charlie Heinz. St. Mary congratulates all graduates and welcomes them to the great big family of St. Mary Alumni spanning over 155

Autauga County Schools

McGill-Toolen Student Starts Summer Literacy Program

Ella Wilson started a Summer Literacy Service Project in February of this year. Her goal was to collect enough books to fill 10 backpacks for 10 students in foster care so that they would have reading materials over their summer break. She collected well over 1,000 books and was able to not only fill those ten backpacks but also give every student at Kate Shepard Elementary School two books to take home over the summer. The foster students each received a new backpack, lunch box, pencil pouch, school supplies, activity books and several books to keep them reading over the summer. Ella was interviewed by WPMI News and said that she hopes she has made a small impact encouraging a love for reading with these students.

Cottage Hill 5th Grade Wax Museum

This year, our 5th graders have been learning about America’s history, and last week presented their wax museum where each student represented a different state that they have been learning about. Students, teachers, and the Warrior family visited each table as the student presented facts about their respective states!

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St. Mary Catholic Newest Members of the St. Mary National Junior Honor Society

St. Mary Catholic congratulates the newest NJHS inductees to include: to Braydon Arata, Abigail Blaize, Katie Blanchette, Brooke Bunn, Anna Burch, Marguerite Carroll, Ellis Dean, Seth Demouey, Molly Dudley, Jordan Dulaney, Dominic Evans, Bailey Ford, Cole Gates, Alexander Gould, Martha Ann Grubbs, Ava Hambright, Kennedy Hambright, Magnus Hansen, Makayla Johnson, Melissa Kersten,Clara King, Harper Koen, Archer LeGrone, Will Lenaghan, Maggie Claire Martin, Nehemiah Nicholas, Jack O’Dowd, Sophia Purvis, Brady Sonnier, Andrew Stowe, Marcus Tan, Rowan Thompson, Sam Tyler, Allie Walsh, JD Williams, and Henri Woodard These new members were inducted by the 2023-2024 officers to include: Thomas Arensberg, Charlie Heinz, Evie Rice, Bailey Ehlert, Anna Claire Perniciaro, and Louise Largue.

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Denton Magnet Named 2023 School of Excellence by A+ College Ready

Denton Magnet School of Technology was honored this week to be named a 2023 School of Excellence by A+ College Ready. Denton Magnet students take the PSAT 8/9. Their baseline score is used to determine the school’s growth goal. Denton not only met but exceeded that goal! Denton Magnet’s leadership team was also asked to present during this week’s Leadership Institute in a session titled, “Schools that Work”. Denton Magnet said, “We appreciate the support of A+ College Ready and Alabama Department of Education in our focus on “developing the high expectations, skills, and content needed to prepare students for AP and other rigorous coursework for college, career, and life.” Pictured here: Dr. Motley, Mrs. Glass, Mrs. Quinones, Mr. Stevenson, and Ms. Mike’s accept the 2023 School of Excellence award for Denton Magnet School of Technology.

Mobile County Public Schools Senior Walks

Elementary and middle schools around Mobile County welcomed back their alumni who graduated as part of Mobile County Public Schools’ Class of 2023 for Senior Walks and Reunions during the month of May. Congratulations to the Class of 2023!

Mobile County Public School Students’ ACT Performance

Did you know that 132 Mobile County Public Schools students and 2023 graduates scored a 30 or better on the ACT college entrance exam? Three of these students scored a perfect 36. MCPSS is producing college- and career-ready graduates.

Cypress Grove Coram Deo Virtue Award

Cypress Grove Academy awarded the Coram Deo Virtue Award for the 2022-2023 school year to Currier. This award is given to one student who has embodied the core virtues of CGA all year by living his life the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of God.

McGill-Toolen Congratulates 2023 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

McGill-Toolen Catholic congratulates our 2023 Valedictorian, Julia Grinstead and Salutatorian

Nicholas Hewit attending Harvard in the Fall and Nicholas will be attending The University of Alabama. The Class of 2023 was offered more than $9.3 million in scholarships this year.

New Playground at Little Flower Catholic

Archbishop Rodi came to Little Flower Catholic School to bless the new playground and the students who will use it. We are so grateful to Sr. Joanne Cozzi who helped manage the grant application that made this playground possible. We look forward to many years of fun and growth in this wonderful renovated area.