Education
Congratulations to award-winning horse racer, Addison Self
Special to the News Central High School ninth grader Addison Self recently entered her first horse race competition after training for years. We are very proud of Addison, who placed eighth in her first competition, the 39th annual Alabama Open Horseman’s Association State Championship Horse Show at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. Addison competed against…
Read MoreCES young scientists enjoying time in science lab
Special to the News Mr. Walker’s fifth grade students at Central Elementary School have been studying ecosystems. They have learned about food webs, food chains, predators, prey, and raptors. They learned that owls eat small mammals like moles, voles, shrews, and mice, as well as other small birds. Since the owls cannot digest the bones and…
Read MoreCHS students enjoying hands-on learning in science labs
Mr. Mitchell’s physical science students have been studying measurements, the metric system, accuracy, and precision. Using a graduated cylinder, they measured 50 milliliters of water into each of five different beakers. They measured different masses of salts using an electronic balance. Each beaker received a different mass of salt. Food coloring was used to…
Read MoreSeniors commemorate National Voter Registration Day early
This year National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, September 15. Every year Central High School senior government students complete voter registration forms as part of their study of civic responsibilities. We appreciate the longstanding partnership with Mrs. Pinky Reichert at the Coosa County registrar’s office who works hard every year to enter all our senior registration forms into the system as the…
Read MoreBethany Forbus returns to Central Coosa to train the next generation of educators
Bethany Forbus returns to her hometown school where she graduated and started her teaching career as a first-grade teacher to use her decades of experience to train the next generation of educators. Forbus’ Practices in Foundations classes, based out of the Coosa County Career Tech Center, recently visited Mrs. Alverson’s kindergarten class to observe a reading lesson. Alverson was reviewing letters the kindergartners had learned, and then…
Read MoreCentral High School welcomes living historian Grayson Harwell as new U.S. history instructor
Central High School tenth and eleventh grade students will get to watch history come to life this year with the new U. S. history instructor Grayson Harwell. Harwell is a living historian with the reenactment group based from Harpersville, Voices of the Past. Harwell has been participating in the reenactment group for seven years. Harwell aims to honor history by going beyond looking…
Read MoreCentral High School announces September Students of the Month
Ryleigh Norris is a wonderful seventh grade student who brings dedication, kindness and a positive attitude to school each day. She is the daughter of Rachael and Chris Norris and lives in the Waterford community. One of her favorite things about school is reading. English is her favorite subject because she genuinely loves getting…
Read MoreSen. Chambliss, Rep. Robbins help provide funding for multi-purpose band room community shelter
Special to the News Sen. Clyde Chambliss and Rep. Ben Robbins recently stopped by the Coosa County Board of Education to hand deliver a check and review the progress made on the band room and community storm shelter. The check, totaling $235,000, was a significant contribution that made the building of the band room and community storm…
Read MoreBand, football, cheer, dance are prepared for today’s opening game
Special to the News The Pride of Coosa County band recently held a performance for family and friends followed by their opening season parent meeting. The band is looking and sounding sharp. The theme for this year’s half-time show is 80s and 90s rock. Musical selections include “You Give Love a Bad Name,” “Pour Some…
Read MoreFirst graders enjoy active learning
As beginning of year assessments are concluding, teachers at Central Elementary are getting into the spirit of student engagement while teaching. Ms. Zachery’s first grade class has been learning about writing consonant vowel consonant (CVC) words such as cat, bat, hat and then rhyming the words. Thanks to Ms. Zachery’s use of differentiated and multisensory instructional strategies, as well as her strong classroom management techniques, the students were very engaged and on…
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