Dixon Elementary Student Wins 1st Place in National Archery in Schools Competition in Louisville, KY!
The Dixon Elementary School Archery team traveled to Louisville, Kentucky on May 11-12, 2019 to compete in the National Archery in Schools Program Eastern National Tournament. Academic Archer, Mia Cornelson, a fifth grader from Dixon Elementary, earned a 1st Place trophy and a $2,000 scholarship for her efforts. She was named the Top Female Archer on the elementary level and she also earned a position on the National Academic Archer All-American Team. Mia and her team-mates will be competing in the National Archery in Schools World Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee in July. (Photo credits: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources)
The Alma Bryant High School Archery team also earned a 3rd place finish at the National Archery in Schools Program Eastern National Tournament. The twenty-four ABHS archers that competed each received a $500 scholarship for their efforts. Several of those archers will also be competing at the World Tournament in July.
Area Students Participate in the 2019 Walk for Hope at Alma Bryant High School
The Annual Walk for Hope, a local fundraiser organized by the Alma Bryant High School Student Government Association, was held on May 3rd, 2019. Local residents and students from several schools, participated in raising funds for cancer research. The event was also supported by numerous volunteers from several Alma Bryant High School alumni groups. Each ABHS Alumni Class was invited to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Alma Bryant High School by participating in this worthwhile endeavor. The proceeds of the walk were presented to the Mitchell Cancer Institute in Mobile, Alabama.
ACT Preparation Workshop offered by the Alma Bryant High School 21st CCLC Program
Students interested in improving their ACT scores prior to college entry will have an opportunity to attend two workshops prior to the next exams. The crunch sessions will be held on Tuesday, June 4th 2019, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and Tuesday, July 9th 2019, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. For more information, you may contact Sherry Hart at email at shart@mcpss.com or you may call her at 251-824-3213. The sessions are sponsored as part of the 21st Century Community Learning Center program at Alma Bryant High School.
Closing Thoughts
Beautiful tributes of love, honor and gratitude were extended by family and friends at services and memorials held recently for: Jimmy Wayne Harris Sr.; Charles “Sonnyman” Matthew Lyons Jr.; Pearl Joyce Gaden; Judith Patricia Dunsford; Karen Diane Mallette; Lawrence Mitchell Berger; Sylvia Tanner Bosarge; Cynthia Joyce Collier; Baby Joshua Caleb Bouler Jr.; Leonard Ervin Gulle; Gordon Owen O’Dell; Sheadain Ladnier; John Oliver Richardson, Jr.; Patsy “Patricia Ruth” Young; Lee Allen Nicholas II; Doris Poole Wainwright, Ronald “Bubba” Johnson, Sr., Marie Louise Hawkins; Imogene Day Racine; Helen Zirlott Thompson; Randy Seay Nelson; Travis E. Stringfellow; Mary Ann Gartman; Mildred Irene Zirlott Brown; Khamphou Phetsinorath; Louis W. Buckalew, III, PhD; Gene Duffy; Carolyn Taylor Stacey; Barbara Mae Leytham Davis; Walter Curtis Ott; Betty Jewel Williams and Craig Earl Kirschenman.
May God grant peace to those left behind, and the assurance that all is well with your precious loved ones…
