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Student Spotlights-January 2022

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Every month we compile a list of students and schools doing great things across the Greater Mobile.  We have so many talented students in our area.  Mobile Bay Parents joins with these families and schools to celebrate their achievements!
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Council Traditional Celebrates Reading

Council Traditional Celebrates Reading

Each December, Council holds an annual Holiday Read-a-Thon where community members are invited to read to our students. Our purpose is to show our students that reading is important no matter what career you choose while also spreading holiday cheer throughout the community.  Judge Naman was one of our guest readers this year. The students thoroughly enjoyed him getting comfortable to read. They even suggested he take off his shoes. Our Holiday Read-a-Thon is a fun time for all!

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Parade Honors Vigor HS Football Team

Parade Honors Vigor HS Football Team

Hundreds gathered for a Champions Parade Celebration in Prichard on Sunday, Dec. 5, to honor Vigor High School’s football team, which won the 4A state championship with a 52-14 victory over Oneonta.

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MGM Student Named Mobile United’s Outstanding Student Leader

MGM Student Named Mobile Uniteds Outstanding Student Leader

Congratulations to Mary G. Montgomery senior Kelvin Powe for being named Mobile United’s Outstanding Student Leader. He’s one of two high school students in our district selected for this honor. Kelvin is involved in many activities at MGM, including Academy Ambassador, Student Council President, and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA).

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St. Mary Catholic Middle School Collects Items for Yard and Bake Sale

St. Mary Catholic Middle School collects items and baked goods for Little Sisters 1

St. Mary Catholic middle school students and families, under the direction of religion teacher Ashley Thompson, collected 2 truckloads of items and made delicious baked goods for The Little Sisters of The Poor Yard & Bake Sale. As the Little Sisters had to cancel their annual lawn party fundraiser due to Covid-19 safety concerns for their residents, the Yard and Bake Sale helped make up for the cancelled event.

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St. Paul's Student Earns Perfect Score On AP Exam

St. Pauls Student Earns A Perfect Score On AP English Language and Composition Exam

Congratulations to St. Paul’s student, William Jameson, who achieved a perfect score on the AP English Language and Composition Exam in May 2021. His score was so superior that it falls into an extremely select category. He not only received the top score of 5, but William also was one of only 11 students (amounting to just 0.00% of 2021 AP English Language and Composition Exam takers) from around the world to earn every point possible on this challenging, college-level examination!

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ASMS Hosts Pep Rally for Undefeated Chess Team

ASMS Hosts Pep Rally For Undefeated Chess Team

The ASMS Varsity Chess Team is undefeated this school year. In preparation for their next major tournament, the school hosted its annual Chess Pep Rally. Students showed up with posters, the cheerleaders cheered, and the ASMS band played! It was just what the team needed — They won all their matches that day and are advancing to regionals.

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Clark-Shaw Scholars Bowl Team Wins First Virtual Competition

Clark Shaw Scholars Bowl Team Wins First Virtual Competition

The Scholars Bowl team from Clark-Shaw Magnet School is having a productive year so far. Recently, they had their first virtual competition vs. Alba Middle School, and they defeated them 250 to 40. Team members are Madeline Borchert, Violet Borchert, James Colelli, Andres Gonzalez, Grant Langham, Garrett Langham, Max Norris, and Eli Weatherford, and they are coached by Mrs. Tracy Steiner and Mrs. Alecia Howell. We are proud of these students’ hard work and dedication.

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Veterans Honored at Little Flower Catholic School

Veterans Honored at Little Flower Catholic School

Lunch, songs, student presentations, and patriotic decorations were part of the Veterans Day celebration at Little Flower Catholic School.  Students, staff and friends invited veterans to come to the school for the ceremony and celebration.  The cafeteria was decorated with student-made art, and a balloon arch and background were available for the 25 family members and honorees present to make memories with photos.

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E.R. Dickson’s Spelling Bee Winner

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December 8, students at Mobile Christian helped lay new rubber mulch under our beautiful oak trees in the front play area of our campus. The school was able to purchase new border and mulch with money raised from our annual fall fundraiser, the Harvest Run. Over $19,000 was raised for improvements across campus. The elementary students are so excited to have an additional area to play in along with our regular playground. The high school students will also receive service hours for their help.

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STEAM at Heart of Mary Catholic School

STEAM at Heart of Mary Catholic School

Mrs. Hightower’s 4th and 5th graders recently conducted a STEAM experiment in class. Each student created their own Simba Mosaic using dry beans, glue and a clear CD case! She loves bringing lessons to life in new/interactive ways for her students. According to Mrs. Hightower, Heart of Mary Catholic is, “A great place to learn about Christ and a great place to teach! We are keeping our feet on the ground as we reach for the stars!”

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St. Ignatius Inaugural Holy Trinity Gumbo Cook Off

St. Ignatius Inaugural Holy Trinity Gumbo Cook Off

Join St. Ignatius families and parishioners on January 15, 2022 after 4 PM Mass for a live band, gumbo competition and fellowship in the church parking lot. Each reservation comes with the price in votes for the Fan Favorite Gumbo!  Winning teams receive a trophy and bragging rights. Come join the fun and kick off the new year with St. Ignatius! Visit www.stignatiusschoolmobile.org for details. This is an adult only event. Tickets are $25/person. Team entries and sponsorship opportunities available.

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Phillips Prep Students Use Goggles for Virtual Learning

Phillips Prep Students Use Goggles for Virtual Learning

Mrs. Aplin, Phillips Preparatory’s Media Specialist, uses Oculus Quest goggles during STEM rounds.  Students enjoyed using smart phones and iPads to connect to the goggles and explore virtual worlds.

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MCPSS Students Stuff the Bus

MCPSS Students Stuff the Bus

Mobile County Public Schools asked its schools to Stuff the Bus and they did just that, donating about 7,000 toys in the annual Stuff the Bus toy drive. With some help from Santa and Mrs. Claus, two buses crossed the county, picking up the toys from each of the 46 participating schools, plus Central Office. The toys were then delivered to WKRG’s Magical Christmas Toy Drive and unloaded with help from students from Phillips Preparatory and Murphy High School and from the MCPSS Transportation Department. MCPSS thanks all who participated!

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Cottage Hill Swim Team Wins at State

Cottage Hill Swim Team Wins at State

We want to give a huge congratulations to the CHCA Swim Team for bringing home the title of State Champion in several competitions! Together, the team, consisting of members Zora Rich, Kaelyn Mitchell, Dylan Santa Cruz, and Marie Wittman, received first place awards for the 200 Yard Medley Relay, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, and 400 Yard Freestyle Relay. They’ve worked hard together over the past several months in order to reach this moment. In addition to the team medals, Kaelyn Mitchell won first place in the 100 Yard Breaststroke and Dylan Santa Cruz won third place in the 50 Yard Freestyle. Their success as a team and as individuals means they have brought home 14 state medals. Congratulations ladies!

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UMS-Wright Hosts Annual First Responders Feast

UMS Wright Hosts Annual First Responders Feast

We can never do enough for the people who protect our school, students, faculty and guests on a daily basis. To show our appreciation for their dedication not only to our school but also the surrounding community, UMS-Wright welcomed Local First Responders and treated them to a Thanksgiving feast in November. Boxes were prepared by our cafeteria staff, Lexington Independents, with turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, green beans, pecan pie and more! Students lined Bulldog Drive and welcomed the First Responders as they arrived on campus and gave them gratitude bags as they exited.

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Davidson HS Students Place in Trumbauer Competition

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Congratulations to two Davidson High School students, Wesley Hunt and Ewan Marshall, for their success at Alabama’s Trumbauer Competition 2021. Wesley is a junior at Davidson who takes AP courses, in addition to theater. He won 2nd place in the category for pre-contemporary solo acting. Ewan, who is a senior in the IB program, won 1st place in the category for playwriting: novice. These students went on to perform in Davidson’s production, The Great High School Whodunit, an interactive comedy-mystery dinner experience in December. They will also be participating in Davidson’s spring production of Annie on April 2-3 at the Lewis Copeland Auditorium.

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St. Pius X Collects Tabs for Ronald McDonald House

St. Pius X Collects Pull Tabs for Ronald McDonald House

Super heroes and Star Wars characters came to St. Pius X! It was the end result of our pull-tab competition to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). Our students could choose to drop the tabs in either the Marvel bin or the Star Wars bin ~ whichever had more would be our out-of-uniform attire. We collected thousands of tabs ~ and, it was a tie!

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Blount HS Teacher Named JROTC Teacher of the Year

Blount HS Teacher Named JROTC Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to LTC (Ret.) Robbie Cross, Senior Army Instructor at Blount High School, who was recently honored as the JROTC Teacher of the Year by the national Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE)! “Robbie has done an awesome job expanding opportunities for our cadets and is the epitome of a JROTC instructor,” LTC (Ret.) Robert F. Barrow, MCPSS Director of Army Instruction, said of Cross (third from left).

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St. Dominic Holds Pep Rally

St. Dominic Holds Pep Rally

Saint Dominic Catholic School celebrated the successes of our Fall sports teams with a Pep Rally in their honor!  Congratulations to all of our teams on a great season.  Go Eagles!  Pictured, Grant Speirs, Rev. Patrick Driscoll and Pepper Lee Hess. 

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Mobile Christian Holds Jubilee Dinner and Auction

Mobile Christian Holds Jubilee Dinner and Auction

Mobile Christian celebrated our 60th anniversary on December 3rd with our annual Jubilee Dinner and Auction. A Lifetime of Service in Christian Education award was given to Mrs. Sharon Donaldson. Mrs. Donaldson has been a one of the cornerstones that Mobile Christian was built on. She has dedicated nearly 40 years at Mobile Christian as a teacher, administrator, and academic dean. She is pictured with her daughter, Cathy Shelburne, and head of school, R. Thomas Wasden.

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Clark-Shaw Spelling Bee Winners

Clark Shaw Spelling Bee Winners

The Clark-Shaw Magnet School school-wide Spelling Bee was held December 6, 2021 and featured class winners from all ELA classes in grade 6 – 8. The overall champion for our school was Grant Langham, and runner-up was Madeline Borchert. Grant will represent Clark-Shaw in the upcoming county spelling bee. The other participants (and winners from their respective ELA classes) were Ava Bell, Ju’morian Adams-Nettles, Violet Borchert, Lacie Brown, Catalina Bryan, Landyn Carson-Owens, James Colleli, Christopher Daniels, Cole Davis, Brandon Gamble, J’Kaia Harris, Brooke Huber, Shi’Erra Jones, Jayden Jordan, Jacob Kim, Maggie Kruszewski, Jaslyn McCann, Chloe McCutcheon, Chyler McCutcheon, Menelek Ozaeta, Julia Panchenko, James Pate, Myles Patton, Briana Pears, Edwin Perry, Adalyn Persons, Alaysia Scott, Laith Shabeneh, Avery Smith, Sara Ussery, Demarcus Wheat, and Khiyah Winston. Congratulations to these students!

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Faith Trail Maids

Faith Trail Maids

Congratulations to Molly Grace Hicks, Katy Parker, Gracyn Moseley and Kinsey Otzenberger on being chosen to represent Faith Academy as 2022-2023 Azalea Trail Maids. We are honored to have Gracyn Moseley representing us as the 2022-2023 Trail Queen.  Each of the girls have worked very hard to achieve this goal, and we look forward to watching them make amazing memories representing our school and our great city!

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St. Paul’s Art Teachers Win Awards with Alabama Art Education Association

St. Pauls Art Teachers Win Awards With the Alabama Art Education Association

Congratulations to the St. Paul’s art teachers who won awards with the Alabama Art Education Association! Felicia Olds • Alabama Art Educator of the Year; Amanda Youngblood • Elementary Art Educator of the Year; Julie Kogan • President’s Award.

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B.C. Rain Drill Team Takes First Place in District Competition

B.C. Rain Drill Team Takes First Place in District Competition

B.C. Rain High’s Red Raider Drill Team took first place in the Fall 2021 district drill competition. The team, led by Cadet Major Brodrick Rodgers, was also awarded a first-place trophy for being selected as the top marching unit in the 2021 Veterans Day parade.

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St. Luke’s Senior to Perform at Carnegie Hall

St. Lukes Senior to Perform at Carnegie Hall

St. Luke’s senior, Bayleigh Batchelor, was chosen as a finalist for the 2022 High School Honors Performance Series. Bayleigh has been chosen to represent the finest young performers internationally by performing at Carnegie Hall. Recognition as a Finalist is the first step toward performing alto with High School Honors Concert Choir under the direction of renowned Conductor, Dr. Jeffery Ames. She will join other talented performers in New York City from February 3-7, 2022.

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Mobile Christian Fundraiser Raises Money for School Improvements

Mobile Christian Fundraiser Raises Money for School Improvements

Congratulations to E.R. Dickson’s Spelling Bee Winner, Deborah Kitoko! Deborah is a 4th Grade student in Mrs. Kelly Dunbar’s classroom. Deborah will go on to compete at the County Spelling Bee in January. We are so proud of you! Happy Spelling! Also pictured with Deborah is Marcie McNeal (Digital Media Supervisor with MCPSS). Ms. McNeal was the Spelling Bee Word Caller.  Judges pictured with Deborah were Julie Neidhart (MCPSS Elementary Science Curriculum Specialist) and Marcus Jackson (MCPSS Elementary ELA Instructional Specialist).

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Dunbar Magnet School Choir Students Selected for All-State Choir Festival

Dunbar Magnet School Choir Students Selected for All State Choir Festival

Congratulations to the Dunbar Magnet School of performing and creative arts choir students who were selected to participate in the Alabama All-State Choir Festival in Birmingham, that will take place at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex in March of 2022. Middle School Treble Choir: Tamesha’yanna Felps, Wynterlyn Guyton. Middle School Mixed Choir: William Wolfenden, Kaleb Forrest.

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St. Mary Breaks Ground for Pavilion!

St. Mary Breaks Ground for the Pavilion

With construction beginning in the near future, St. Mary’s outdoor pavilion and courts will soon become reality! St. Mary parents and parishioners Matt Boos and Joe Collins have led the efforts for this exciting new project. Present for the groundbreaking were John Witherington of Witherington Construction, Our Pastor Father Stephen Vrazel, Sydney Boteler and Ben Cummings of Cummings Architecture, our Principal Debbie Ollis, and St. Mary Pavilion chairs, Matt Boos and Joe Collins. The last new building construction at St. Mary was in 1949 when the current elementary school was built–73 years ago!

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Faith Student Wins AISA State Spelling Bee

Faith Student Wins AISA State Spelling Bee

Congratulations to Faith Academy’s Trinity Kidd on winning the 7th grade AISA State Spelling Bee in Montgomery! Thank you for all your hard work.

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St. Luke’s Students Build Air Filter Systems

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St. Luke’s Biomed Innovation students have been working on The Corsi-Rosenthal air purification project. They are assembling filter systems for classrooms to help purify the air from particles such as dust, pollen, bacteria, and viruses. These boxes will immediately improve indoor air quality!

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Heart of Mary 6th Graders Read to Kindergartners

Heart of Mary 6th Graders Read to Kindergartners

Mr. Trepp, our Middle School English and Literature teacher and an ACE Teacher from the University of Notre Dame, enjoys bringing his 6th grade students to the kindergarten classroom. The 6th graders read some of their favorite childhood books to our little Lions and then work with them to illustrate their favorite part of the book!

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Covenant Christian School Spelling Bee Winner

Covenant Christian School Spelling Bee Winner

Congratulations to Alina M., this year’s Spelling Bee Champion at Covenant Christian School and Lucy L., our runner up! All of our contestants did a wonderful job representing their classrooms. CCS is very proud of them all!

We wish Alina good luck as she moves on to the state level competition. We know she will make us proud!

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Dunbar Magnet School Students Visit University of South Alabama

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The students of Dunbar Magnet School of Creative and Performing Arts, were invited to experience hands-on mathematics and science. Mr. Rice took his 8th grade math classes to the campus of University of South Alabama for Engineering Day!

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Phillips Prep Students Raise Money for Dumas Wesley Toy Store

Phillips Prep Students Raise Money for Dumas Wesley Toy Store

Mr. Manning, Social Studies Teacher at Phillips Preparatory, organized an out-of-uniform day drive that raised more than $1,400 for Dumas Wesley Community Center’s Toy Store. This event helps more than 100 children and supports Dumas Wesley’s After School Achievement Program.

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UMS-Wright Competes at State Trumbauer Festival

UMS Wright Competes at State Trumbauer Festival

BRAVO! The Wright Players & Crew competed in the State Trumbauer Festival in December and brought home a record number of awards! Hayden Salter – Scholarship Winner | Garrett LaCoste and Will Kaufman – 2nd place Novice Duet Pantomime | Rebekah Chappell and Isabella Rocconi – 2nd Place Intermediate Duet Reader’s Theatre | Rebekah Chappell – 1st place Intermediate Solo Musical Classical Comedic | Hayden Salter – 3rd place Varsity Solo Musical Contemporary Comedic Up-Tempo | Garrett LaCoste – All-Star Cast in Studio Performance.

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Great Season for Davidson RobotEx Team

Great Season for Davidson RobotEx Team

The Davidson RobotEx Team had a fantastic season in the fall of 2021! They won 1st place overall at Montgomery’s BEST Robotics Competition in November. In addition to this top prize, they also earned the following:  • 1st place marketing presentation • 1st place founders award for creative design • 1st place most robust machine • 1st place team exhibit design and construction • 2nd place most photogenic robot • 2nd place most elegant robot • 2nd place critical design review • 2nd place team exhibit and interview • 2nd place engineering notebook, and 1st place engineering drawings.

3rd place robot. In December, the DHS RobotEx Team competed against the top 38 teams from the state who represented 9 BEST hubs. They won 1st place Overall at the South’s BEST Robotics Championship in Auburn!

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St. Dominic Thanksgiving Play

St. Dominic Thanksgiving Play

As part of a social studies lesson, Saint Dominic Catholic School kindergarten students learned about pilgrims.  They brought their lessons to life in our annual Thanksgiving play.  The children did an incredible job!  Pictured, Caroline Taylor and Gloria Howard.

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Volcano Day at CHCA

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Mrs. Steedley’s sixth grade science class at Cottage Hill Christian Academy designed, built, and demonstrated active volcanoes as the culmination of their science unit. Student scientists worked in groups and made their presentations to visiting classes of younger students. It was an explosive way to end their unit of study!

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St. Luke’s 4th Graders Perform 90s Hits

St. Lukes 4th Graders Perform 90s Hits

St. Luke’s 4th grade took us back to the 90s (90s in November) to reminisce about the trend-setting decade that produced some of the best music of all time! They performed “I’ll Be There For You” the Friends theme song, “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys, “Hold My Hand” Hootie and the Blowfish, “All Star” Smash Mouth, and many more!

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Phillips Prep’s Champion of Character

Phillips Preps Champion of Character

Kalani Shehee is this month’s Champion of Character at Phillips Preparatory. Her Language and Literature teacher, Kim Wakefield states, “Kalani is an excellent student. She plans, she’s prepared, and she always produces her best work. She is a natural leader, and her input is invaluable in the classroom.” Way to be a true Principled IB Learner, Kalani!

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St. Mary Toy Bowl Pep Rally

St. Mary Toy Bowl Pep Rally football

St. Mary welcomed Rodney Toomer, better known as D.J. Rodski, to pump up the spirit for St. Mary’s annual Toy Bowl Pep Rally held October 29! St. Mary’s court with Queen Lila Baggett, King Brayden Hicks and St. Mary’s athletes in Division 2 soccer and Division 6 football teams represented their school at the 73rd annual Toy Bowl Classic, Saturday, October 30.

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St. Dominic Angels on a Mission

St. Dominic Angels on a Mission

St. Dominic Catholic School’s service club, Angels on a Mission, made goodie bags for parents with treats and a Thanksgiving Blessing.  This service club meets monthly and completes special projects such as gathering treats for local nurses, collecting Christmas gifts for the members of SOMI club, hosting a food drive for a local regional school, and many additional projects.  Pictured, Emma Craddock, Emma Yonge and Genevieve Peck. 

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Faith Academy Knows the Reason for the Season

Faith Academy Knows the Reason for the Season

Our Faith family was able to bless 100 local families with gifts for Christmas. Our SGA and Faith Club worked very hard with Mrs. Coley from Ring of Hope to make this happen. We hope this instills the joy of giving in our students and brings joy to our surrounding community.

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Davidson HS RobotEx Team Wins First Place in Championship

Davidson HS RobotEx Team Wins First Place in Championship

Congratulations to the Davidson High School RobotEx team, which won first place overall at the South’s BEST Robotics Championship in Auburn. BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) challenges students to design and construct a robot to perform specific sets of challenges. Students must also provide an engineering notebook, give an oral marketing presentation, construct an educational exhibit and show excellent team spirit and sportsmanship.

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Boxes of Joy at St. Pius X

Boxes of Joy at St. Pius X

St. Pius X students have been focusing on the virtue of “generosity” this Thanksgiving and Christmas season. They collected items such as toys, soap, school supplies, and socks to fill 20 Boxes of Joy for Cross Catholic Outreach. Last year, 61,422 Children in 7 Countries received a Box of Joy as a Christmas gift! Thank you to our students and families for being so generous to children around the world! Pictured are several of our SGA representatives with just a sampling of our Boxes of Joy.

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St. Pius X Class Studies the Elements

St. Pius X Class Studies the Elements

Saint Pius X Catholic School borrows from the Classical Model of education by looking for the truth, beauty and goodness in all God’s creation. We strive to help our students learn the fundamentals of our faith and to explore all the wonderful opportunities God has given us. SPX alumna, Mrs. Elizabeth McGinley, is our Middle School science teacher who teaches in the same classroom her mother once taught in! She loves to bring her students’ Classical Education to life by incorporating fun projects into her lessons. Recently, her students had a blast turning themselves into the elements!

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E.R. Dickson Receives Program of Distinction Award

E.R. Dickson Receives Program of Distinction Award

Congratulations to E.R. Dickson and counselor, Ms. Kristie Elderkin, former counselor, Ms. Summer Davis, and principal, Mrs. Katryna Kinn. They were the recipients of the Alabama School Counseling Program of Distinction Award. They will receive National recognition this coming summer in Austin, Texas. The Alabama School Counseling Program of Distinction recognizes school counseling programs that demonstrate an exemplary level of implementation of a comprehensive, data-driven school counseling program.

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St. Mary Pastor Reads to Kindergarten Students in his Old Classroom!

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St. Mary Pastor, Father Stephen Vrazel was invited for kindergarten story time in Mrs. Ellen Marston’s classroom at St. Mary. This was no ordinary story time, as Father Vrazel read in the same classroom with the same teacher he had in kindergarten at St. Mary!

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100% of CHCA Seniors Apply to College

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100% of the Class of 2022 at Cottage Hill Christian Academy has applied to college. They have worked alongside Mrs. Cindy Hall, Academic and College Advisor, to reach this goal. We are proud of these seniors for taking this step to plan for their future!

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Little Flower Helps those in Need

Little Flower Helps those in Need

Little Flower Catholic School students donated small toys, toiletries, pencils, paper, crayons, and other child-friendly items to fill 25 boxes for Cross Catholic Outreach’s Box of Joy program. Compassion for those in need moved the students to give generously in order to provide a few items to children who otherwise might have no Christmas gifts.

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Archbishop Visits Heart of Mary Catholic School

Archbishop Visits Heart of Mary Catholic School

We were honored to welcome our Shepherd, Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi, and Superintendent, Ms. Gwen Byrd, to campus! Archbishop Rodi celebrated a beautiful school Mass for us along with MPHOM Pastor, Father Bura. Following Mass and their classroom visits, Sister Joanne brought our guests to “Mary’s Garden”. This garden is a piece of beauty on our campus, which our students lovingly named after our namesake, our Blessed Mother, Mary. Our guests posed with Sister Joanne in front of our new statue of Mary with the lamb. This beautiful statue comes to us all the way from Emmitsburg, Maryland! Mary with the lamb is a special symbol of our school, and we loved sharing it with our Good Shepherd, Archbishop Rodi.

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Faith Robotics

Faith Robotics

Faith Academy’s 6th and 7th grade robotics team competed for the first time in Gulfport. Both teams overcame challenges and performed well. The 7th grade team made it to the finals and came in 7th out of 31 teams. We are excited to see these teams continue to compete.

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Corpus Christi Spelling Bee Winners

Corpus Christi Spelling Bee Winners

Corpus Christi Catholic School held its annual Spelling Bee on Dec. 3. Two students from each grade, 4th – 8th, competed in the spelling bee. Congratulations to our winner – Rafaela Silva, and the 1st runner-up – Jack Baldridge. They will compete in the archdiocesan Spelling Bee that takes place in February. The pronouncer for this year was Peter Albrecht from WKRG.

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UMS-Wright Swim & Dive Team Compete at State Meet

UMS Wright Swim Dive Team Compete at State Mee

The UMS-Wright Swim & Dive Team competed at the State Meet in early December. In the Girls’ One Meter Diving Competition, Blakeslee Elliott clinched the State Title for the 5th time and Laura Beth Montgomery was Runner- Up. Jillian Ngando placed 17th for her first-year diving. The Girls’ Team finished 7th in the 6A-7A competition. Harrigan Weston placed 7th in the Boys’ One Meter Diving Competition.

Girls 200 Medley Relay: 7th | Clarke Doyle, Nancy Skidmore, Kathyrn Busbee, Rhea Mostellar; Boys 200 Medley Relay: 18th | Evan Iglesias, Owen Nichols, Ethan DeGraeve, Paul Murray; Girls 200 Free | Clarke Doyle: 3rd; Boys 200 IM | Evan Iglesias: 19th; Girls 50 Free | Rhea Mostellar: 14th and Claire Johnson: 27th;  Boys 50 Free | Paul Murray: 19th;  Girls 100 Free | Rhea Mostellar: 13th;  Boys 100 Free | Paul Murray: 19th; Girls 500 Free | Clarke Doyle: 3rd; Girls 200 Free Relay: 8th | Claire Johnson, Ann Claire McMillan, Lillie Farni, Rhea Mostellar; Boys 200 Free Relay: 13th | Evan Iglesias, Wrenn Landers, Owen Nichols, Paul Murray; Boys 100 Backstroke | Evan Iglesias: 21st; Girls 100 Breaststroke | Nancy Skidmore: 25th; Girls 400 Free Relay: 11th  | Claire Johnson, Kathryn Busbee, Lillie Farni, Clarke Doyle; Boys 400 Free Relay: 28th | Jake Elder, Ryan Walton, Noah Siegel, Ethan Degraeve. Congratulations to Coach Bedsole and the AquaDogs on a fantastic season!

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Vocations Director Visits Little Flower Catholic

VOCATIONS DIRECTOR VISITS LITTLE FLOWER CATHOLIC

Father Victor Ingalls, Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Mobile, spent time at Little Flower Catholic School to tell students about the value of vocations, especially the vocation to the priesthood.  He visited each grade, playing games, telling stories, and talking about ways to discover God’s call for our lives.  He gave each class a blessing before his departure.

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Cottage Hill Seniors at Mayor’s Breakfast

Cottage Hill Seniors at Mayors Breakfast

Mr. Brazell, Head of School, and seven CHCA seniors were invited to attend the annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast downtown in November. We are thankful for the opportunity to participate in these events in conjunction with the mayor’s administration.

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St. Paul's Service Leadership Leads Thanksgiving Crafts at Prichard Prep

St. Pauls Service Leadership Leads Thanksgiving Crafts at Prichard Prep

On Thursday, November 18 the St. Paul’s Service Leadership students Tyjuan Able, Owen Beaverstock, Zandrea Carmichael, Sam Franklin, T.J. McPherson, Isabella Mueller, Grayson Myles, Vivian Quinley, Paige Rogers, Joseph Sharpe, and Maggie Sullivan led a fun arts and crafts session for the classes at Prichard Preparatory School. Guided by teachers Leslie Lerner and Zac Lambrecht, the seniors carefully chose age-appropriate projects, prepared their bins, selected poems, and practiced ahead.  They provided an art enrichment experience that all the younger students loved!

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Cottage Hill Wins District Scholars Bowl Competition

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Cottage Hill Christian Academy won the AISA District I Middle School Scholars Bowl. Team members are Ellie Olsen, Elizabeth Olsen, Dawson Tippens, Walker Jackson, Baylor Jackson, and Morgan Stanton, and they are led by teachers Sarah Olsen and Lindsey Lear. The team will advance to the AISA State competition in January.

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E.R. Dickson Stuffs the Bus

E.R. Dickson Stuffs the Bus

E.R. Dickson students and staff were in the giving mood this year.  Students and staff brought in over 250 new toys for the annual MCPSS Stuff the Bus Campaign.  Mrs. Claus stopped by to collect all those toys.  With the help of the National Elementary Honor Society and the Student Council, the toys were collected and loaded onto the bus.  While she was here, Mrs. Claus took the time to read to some of the students.  Happy Holidays!

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Local Students Recognized for Work with S.W.A.T.

Local Students Recognized for Work with S.W.A.T.

The Mobile City Council recently presented a proclamation to Bryant and Mary G. Montgomery students who serve in the Mobile County Health Department’s S.W.A.T. (Students Working Against Tobacco) program. S.W.A.T. students are peer tobacco prevention educators in local elementary and middle schools.

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The St. Ignatius Catholic Difference

The Catholic Difference at St. Ignatius is shining through in the late fall of this year. Our 3rd-8th grade choir held their annual fall concert in November. Their God-given talents moved everyone in attendance. Our 2nd grade Impalas received their First Penance December 6th and will begin preparation for First Holy Communion soon. Advent season has officially begun. Advent is a beautiful time of year filled with preparation, waiting, and anticipation for Jesus Christ. The official lighting of the tree was a beautiful event including a live nativity by our 8th grade Impalas.  The Catholic Difference will shine through in our students the rest of their lives.

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MCPSS Schools Participate in Holiday Food Drive

Several Mobile County Public Schools and Central Office participated in food drives over the Thanksgiving holidays. Among them were Morningside Elementary, which donated over 1,000 cans of food to Feeding the Gulf Coast; Council Traditional School, which filled seven bins of food items to benefit A Servant’s Love; Allentown Elementary, which collected over 1,000 canned food items in its annual food drive; and Breitling Elementary, which donated over 2,600 food items to benefit needy families at the school and the food pantry at Citizens For a Better Grand Bay.

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McGill-Toolen Catholic Students participate in Disney and Macy’s Parades!

McT Sophomore Cheerleaders Janna Bender, Reese Gonzales, Emily Hightower & Dayln McGuire were selected as UCA All-Americans at camp this summer and earned the opportunity to perform in the Magic Kingdom Thanksgiving Parade on Thanksgiving Day! Color Guard members Abby Yankle and Morgan Vrocher represented McT in the Great American Marching Band at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.

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ASMS Junior Participates in Esteemed MIT Beaver Works Program

ASMS Junior Participates In Esteemed MIT Beaver Works Program

Current Alabama School of Math and Science (ASMS) junior, Trinity Causey, is building her research foundation through a college program while still enrolled in high school. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Beaver Works Institute is a virtual high school program that offers research opportunities to students through project-based learning. Trinity was introduced to the program through ASMS faculty member, Ms. Deborah Gray. After being recommended for the program, she researched the courses and applied for a spot, taking into consideration that it would be relevant to her potential careers and beneficial for a future in technology. She was selected for the Girls Who Program Autonomous Cognitive Assistants course which meets on Saturdays. The specific program that Trinity is working on within MIT, along with other students across the nation, is programming cognitive assistants—a technology that is created to support humans in accomplishing tasks with natural language and interact with users in a more advanced and complex manner than previously seen before. Many of Trinity’s dream careers have an emphasis on AI technology and software that uses cognitive assistance, such as Google and Microsoft. Being able to work with AI directly and have the experience many high schoolers never receive gives Trinity an advantage in college and beyond.

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Local Cheerleading Squads Advance to State Competition

Local Cheerleading Squads Advance to State Competition

Congratulations to the cheerleading squads from Mary G. Montgomery and Semmes Middle, who won their divisions at the AHSAA South Super Regional. They and the squads from Vigor, LeFlore, Baker, Theodore and Bryant high schools and Lott, Dunbar Magnet School of Performing and Creative Arts and Causey Middle Schools advance to state competition.

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Balloons Over Broadway Parade at Corpus Christi Catholic School

Before the Thanksgiving break, the students in 2nd-grade at Corpus Christi Catholic School had their annual “Balloons Over Broadway Parade.” The students enjoyed reading and learning about the history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.  The students’ balloons were based on book characters, and they were so creative!

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