Autauga County Schools

Learning in Pine Level Elementary’s Outdoor Classroom

Pine Level Elementary’s Outdoor Classroom is thriving this spring. With a new pergola built by Eagle Scout Bowie Booth and Steve Collier from Collier Home Repair and Woodworks LLC, and with Triple C donating hanging plants, the Autrey family with Clean Cut Property Management Services LLC for rock donation and picnic tables with umbrellas, and MPM Feed & Seed for the plant seeds the Outdoor Classroom is a wonderful place to take learning outside of the regular classroom and enjoy nature while learning. The third and fourth grade classes have planted a variety of flowers and plants in the garden beds. The plants consist of okra, squash, broccoli, tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers. The sensory beds contain basil, sweet mint, lemongrass, and rosemary. The students at Pine Level Elementary have taken

2023 Purple Star School Designation

The Alabama Department of Education recognized five Autauga County schools as 2023 Purple Star Schools. This year’s recipients are among only 122 schools state-wide earning this designation for their commitment to students and families connected to the nation’s military.

2023 Purple Star Schools: Marbury High School, Prattville Elementary, Prattville Intermediate School, Prattville Kindergarten School, Prattville Primary

“As military families relocate to a new community and students transition between schools, the students are often faced with unique challenges,” said State Superintendent Dr. Eric G. Mackey. “Adapting to a new school, along with varying course offerings, schedules, and graduation requirements can be stressful. We want to ensure every student who moves to Alabama is given every opportunity for academic growth and achievement – and the Purple Star School Program helps families identify military-friendly schools and helps the schools become more prepared to address to the challenges facing these students.”

The Alabama Purple Star Schools program was established by the state legislature in 2021 and recognizes the efforts of K-12 schools that are committed to supporting military students, and their families, as they transition to new homes and schools.

“Growing up in a military family typically means six to eight moves during a child’s school career,” said Rebecca Thomas, communications coordinator for Autauga County Schools. “It is our privilege to partner with these families to assist them with transitions to and from the River Region area with services such as Student-to-Student programs in our Purple Star-designated schools, schoolbased military advocates, and dynamic partnerships with the military-affiliated organizations in our community.”

The 2023 Purple Star School recipients join Daniel Pratt Elementary School, Prattville Junior High School, and Prattville High School in affirming their commitment to the district’s military-connected students and families.

Prattville Intermediate School Students “DIG” Breakfast Week

Prattville Intermediate School celebrated the district’s “Dig Into Breakfast” Week with construction-themed decorations, tasty breakfast, staff and students dressing up in construction gear, a breakfast story contest, a “guess how much cereal is in the jar” morning, and with visits from Bob the Builder, the Chick-Fil-A Cow,

“Purple Up” Day at Daniel Pratt Elementary

Daniel Pratt Elementary, along with their Student 2 Student group, sponsored a “Purple Up” Day to celebrate our military kids. DPES has a large population of military families and we enjoyed cel-

Eagle Idol Talent Show at Daniel Pratt

Daniel Pratt music teacher, Miss Stewart, coordinated an amazing showcase of student talent during this year’s “Eagle Idol” talent show. Students in 1st - 6th grades blew the audiences away with their dancing, singing, gymnastics, karate, stand-up comedy, and mastery of the piano, guitar, drums, ukelele, and bongos (pictured). It was amazing to see the students shine beyond the classroom!

Daniel Pratt 2nd Graders Have an Egg’cellent Time

DPES 2nd graders had an EGG’cellent time learning all about the life cycle of chickens, hatching their own peeps, and practicing math facts to prepare for upcoming testing. The beautiful Spring weather allowed time to use the outdoor classroom for these fun learning activities.