TweetStudents in the Oak Mountain High School Band are currently enjoying the sights of New York City, while also preparing to perform Sunday night at Manhattan’s famed Carnegie Hall. The school’s wind ensemble, along with a…
Tweet How do you combine a student’s passion and personal interests with math? Students in Mrs. Northrup and Mrs. Butterfield’s 3rd grade classes at Oak Mountain Elementary did just that by taking part in a…
TweetThe National Merit Scholarship Program recently named five Shelby County students as National Merit Finalists. These high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the 2015 competition for scholarship awards worth more than $33 million. The…
Tweet Columbiana Middle School held its first ever Math & Reading Night on Thursday, February 19. Those who attended expressed an appreciation to see firsthand implementation of the state’s commitment to raise academic expectations and classroom…
TweetThe 8th grade physical science classes at Calera Middle School recently constructed and launched rockets to demonstrate their knowledge of Newton’s laws. The rocket launch, held Friday, February 20, encompassed four weeks of learning in the classroom…
TweetStudents from every high school in the Shelby County School District were honored by Superintendent Randy Fuller as part of the ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign during the February 19 Board of Education meeting….
TweetMiddle schools throughout Shelby County recently participated in the JUNA (Junior United Nation Assembly) competition, held at Birmingham Southern College on January 29-30. According to their website, JUNA of Alabama is a student-run United Nations…
TweetWhat would you do if you were given $100,000? Would you spend it all at once? Would you think about putting some of it in the bank? Through participating in The Stock Market Game (SMG),…
TweetHelena Elementary and Helena Intermediate schools have jointly initiated a Peer Helper program on their school campuses, with both schools holding their first mentoring sessions on February 11. The HES and HIS Peer Helpers will meet…
TweetAn after school robotics club at Oak Mountain Intermediate School is not only getting students interested in robotics at an earlier age, but it has also created mentoring opportunities for middle and high school robotics students…
