Central High School holds Class of 2024 commencement ceremonies
Family and friends filled Keith Bullard Stadium at Central Coosa Tuesday evening for the Class of 2024 commencement ceremony as the seniors took to the field joined by Board of Education members, administration and faculty. The Student Government president Rebekah Burton led the attendees in the “Pledge of Allegiance,” and Mrs. Washington sang the national…
Read MoreCPC group hears Extension’s county-wide survey results
Liletta Jenkins with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education, left, presents “SHORT’s Feelings” booklets and items to Marty Rittmann with the Coosa County Children’s Policy Council. Photo by Christa Jennings By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer During its meeting last Tuesday afternoon, the Coosa County Children’s Policy Council heard from County…
Read MoreBarclays host annual Fun Fishing Day
First place winners: Mt. Olive Baptist Church of Sycamore. Photo submitted Second place winners: Harper Springs Baptist Church of Sylacauga. Photo submitted Third place winners: Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Sylacauga. Photo submitted Special to the News Once again this year open hearts opening their property to others brought much…
Read MoreALEA joins National Safe Boating Week, highlights recent legislative changes
Special to the News This week, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division proudly joined organizations across the nation to participate and observe National Safe Boating Week, a global initiative which runs from May 18 to May 24. Boating is a cherished pastime in Alabama, especially during the Memorial Day…
Read MoreCentral High School announces Teacher of the Month, Vernon Harmon
Mr. Harmon is in his first year teaching, but you would never know it. Mr. Harmon quickly picked up the art of teaching and has built a great rapport with the students and provides quality instruction every day. Mr. Harmon is the seventh and eighth grade social studies teacher, which includes instruction in geography,…
Read MoreCentral Elementary celebrates with graduation services for kindergartners
Monday morning Central Coosa celebrated its youngest graduates with kindergarten graduation as the senior graduates led them from their classrooms to their ceremony. Forty-six kindergartners, family and faculty celebrated the beginning of their education journey. After Principal Forbus welcomed everyone and the “Pledge of Allegiance” was recited, the kindergartners sang “Mr. B Good Morning” before they received their…
Read MoreCentral High School recognizes academic excellence during awards program
The seventh through eleventh grade awards program recognized students on Honor Roll, as well as Outstanding Student and Most Improved Student in each grade level and subject. iReady Highest Scorers were recognized and awarded a medal. In seventh grade, Alizabeth Cowart scored highest in both reading and math. In the eighth grade, the highest reading score was earned…
Read MoreState’s large Education Trust Fund: How much is used in classrooms?
School is almost out for this year and the legislature passed a record budget for next school year. The new budget is $9.3 billion with an increase of $550 million! Where did all this extra money come from? And how much, if any, is earmarked for the purpose of educating our children IN the…
Read MorePaying the ultimate sacrifice
On Monday we will honor the brave United States soldiers who provided the ultimate sacrifice of their lives so we can enjoy the freedoms provided by this country. Thank God for the many, many troops – many of whom were mere teenagers, or in their young 20s – from the various generations and conflicts…
Read MoreSeniors receive scholarships, academic recognition at Senior Academic Awards
In a special evening program, seniors, family, friends, and faculty were beaming with pride for our seniors. The night started with scholarship awards and continued with multiple scholarship awards throughout the evening for a combined total of more than $2 million for the 58 graduates. Thank you to the numerous organizations who sent representatives to award our seniors with their scholarships. This…
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