TweetThe Ora L Jones Foundation recently awarded $10,000 in scholarships to 10 students in various schools throughout Shelby County, including six students in the Shelby County School District. The Ora L. Jones Memorial Foundation was…
TweetTwo teachers from Calera High School were honored by the Shelby County Board of Education on May 19 as the winners of the First Year Teacher of the Year award. Spanish teacher Katherine Guzman and…
TweetEach year, high-achieving seventh-grade students who qualify participate in the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) Seventh Grade Talent Search. These seventh-graders take above-grade level tests, either the ACT or the SAT, to help educators…
TweetThe Shelby County Schools Education Foundation recently recognized the top-selling students from the 2016 Coupons for Classrooms Campaign. Landon Starnes, a student at Elvin Hill Elementary School, was awarded the first-place prize for selling 114…
TweetCongratulations to Ben Jones, a junior at the Shelby County College and Career Center, who was recently named the Go Build Alabama Student of the Month for April. The following article was recently featured on…
TweetThe Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce recognized the very best students and educators from schools across Shelby County at their annual Student and Educator of the Year Program on April 27. The event was…
Tweet Dr. Angela Walker (L) received Jefferson State’s Outstanding Alumnus Award during the 2016 Honors Convocation from Jefferson State Director of Community Relations David Bobo. During Jefferson State’s annual Honors Convocation on April 21, Shelby…
TweetAttorney General Luther Strange was the featured guest of honor at a special assembly held at Helena Middle School to celebrate the school being chosen as a 2015 Alabama Safe Schools Awards of Excellence. Helena…
Tweet Oak Mountain Middle School teacher Sherri Whitehead was named the VEX IQ Teacher of the Year at the 2016 VEX Worlds robotics competition held last week at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY….
TweetThree Shelby County teachers were honored at the April 21st Board of Education meeting as the 2016 recipients of the Owens-Young Technology Innovation Award, which recognizes teachers who do an outstanding job of integrating technology into…
