Five teachers from Central Elementary recently received notification that they have been accepted to Ag in the Classroom summer workshop. Maryann Waters, Brigitte Smith, Susan Newsome, Lorie Bee, and Lisa Compher will be spending two and a half days in Huntsville learning how to incorporate agriculture into their lessons. In addition to learning about dairy,…

Special to the News   Central High School Coosa County’s Anna Casas was recently voted the Player of the Week in “The Outlook” based on total votes received from individuals. An infielder and pitcher for the Central Cougars’ softball team, Casas’ Player of the Week win was announced April 14. She was recognized for her…

This semester the Coosa County Soil and Water Conservation District sponsored a poster and essay contest. The theme was “Watersheds: One Water.” Students researched watersheds and then created posters and essays to explain their interpretation of how watersheds provide “one water” to living organisms. The students were extremely creative. Mrs. Compher’s third grade students participated in…

Mrs. Holbrook, Mrs. Hyatt and Mrs. Byrd’s self-contained class learned about past civilizations and archaeological digs. After learning about ancient pottery found on the archaeological digs, they made their own pottery. The self-contained class also volunteered with the Coosa County Extension Office to help prepare bags for the Family Festival. The students had a great time learning…