Student Spotlights – August 2024

Spanish Fort Middle School is representing at the PLC Conference in Ft. Worth! These teachers are ready to learn and bring back what works for ALL students!

The Rockwell Elementary School Kindergarten team has had 2 wonderful days of Kindergarten Camp, They met the newest Rockets and helping them get ready to start school.

Central Baldwin Middle School teachers and administrators attended Solution Tree’s PLC at Work Conference in St. Louis! They are so excited to bring back a wealth of knowledge and put it in practice to ensure ALL students succeed and reach their full potential!

Congratulations to the Spanish Fort Middle School Cheerleaders! They had a great time at UCA Camp this week. Blue superior ribbons on both evaluations. 1st place in camp routine, 1st in spirit routine, 1st in cheer, and 2nd in sideline. Ellie Gibson also received the Pin it Forward award from the UCA staff. We are so proud of this team and all their hard work!

The city of Foley has formed a partnership with Hennef, Germany. The Foley Sister Cities Board of Commissioners are excited to announce that their first student delegate exchange was very successful. The returning Foley High School student delegates and teacher chaperones attended a recent Foley City Council meeting. Copper Watkins, one of the student representatives, gave a presentation to Foley City Council about their experiences on their current exchange to Germany. They visited Hennef, Germany, staying with host families while visiting schools, the cities of Cologne and Bonn Germany, and the surrounding area of castles, cathedrals, chocolate factories and bakeries to mention a few of their favorites. While in Hennef, the students and chaperones visited City Hall and met with Mayor Dahm. After their visit in Hennef, they spent three days in Munich, Germany, touring that city, the Dachau concentration camp, and Neuschwanstein Castle. The students and chaperones report that there was an unbelievable warm reception from the Hennef families and citizens. Many stated they have built relationships for a lifetime. Students described this trip as a life-changing experience, and they have gained a lift time of connections. Kylee Raulerson, chaperon, said she “was overwhelmed by the hospitality of the Hennef hosts. It was amazing.” Dr. Michael Roy, teacher, stated “that at the heart of this program is building relations. I feel confident in saying we did more than that. We built families.”
Linda B. Spangrud, Executive Director ended with thanking the Mayor and City Council for their support. “We could not do it without you. Travel opens your mind to other cultures and enables you to paint the palette of your life in more colors”.
Other topics shared by Linda B. Spangrud include the pen pal program where students in fifth grade in Foley and Hennef exchange letters with each other. Another project in the works is an International Intergenerational cookbook. The students of Foley High School and the Foley senior citizens and students and senior citizens in Hennef are working together to gather recipes for their cookbook. They will be combined into one cookbook with recipes in both languages, German and English. These cookbooks will be available for purchase by the general public. Other partnerships, such as culture, art, sports tourism are in the beginning stages of discussion.
Foley Sister Cities Commission will host its annual “Foley Sisters Cities, 5K Octoberfest Run” on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at OWA starting at 9 a.m. This fundraiser will assist in raising funds for the Sister Cities’ initiatives such as recipe book, student trips and other projects. Sign up for the run is already available online. A unique feature of this run is that there is a costume contest. Come dressed in your German Oktoberfest costume (dreidels and lederhosen). Beer and pretzels will be available.
If you wish to be a sponsor or learn more, go to www.foleysisterscities.com or email foleysistercities@gmail.com
The Foley Sister Cities Commission exists to promote long-term, global, people-to-people relationships through the development of international leadership, friendship, and understanding. It seeks to facilitate valuable partnerships and citizen diplomacy with cultural, educational, and commercial entities.
Contact Linda B. Spangrud if you are interested in getting involved with the Foley Sister Cities program and events.

Three years ago, Daphne High student Sage Rosario became an Alabama State Champion and helped lead Daphne to its second Alabama State Championship as a team. The week after the state tournament her family moved to Kansas in support of her father. Sage’s father was stationed in Kansas and then deployed soon after. Sage was such a huge part of the team. The team ordered her a state ring after she had moved and tried to send it to her but it came back. The ring was held on to and recently she finally able to receive her ring.

Robertsdale High School is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Wigstrom as the new Assistant Principal.
“My name is Zack Wigstrom and I am one of the Assistant Principals here at RHS. I am so excited about beginning on this new journey in my educational career. I have been in education over 20 years, and I am looking for this to be the best. I was a special education teacher at the secondary level for 13 years and have been an administrator for the past 10. If I were to pick two words to describe myself, it would be relationships and accountability. I am going to work to create relationships with my students as well as hold them accountable for their actions. I am married to my high school sweetheart, and we have two wonderful children. In our spare time we love to travel, go out on our boat and spend time with family. I have an open-door policy and encourage you to stop by and visit. I am also a proud RHS grad class of 1996.”

Congratulations to Maddi Heath (Spanish Fort High School Class of 2024) for winning the preliminary talent and being named second runner-up at the Miss Alabama Pageant!
Way to go, Maddi! You represented your family, friends, school, and city well and we’re all proud of you!

Introducing the Hoover Camp Tournament Champions! Spanish Fort High School is proud of these ladies for winning all matches in the camp tournament to win the championship! Watching these girls come together and improve tremendously all day long was amazing! We missed our seniors that were taking the ACT and Natalie that is OOT! What a testament to the talent this team has to still win despite missing three amazing leaders! Can’t wait to keep watching this team grow!

Baldwin County High School Robotics isn’t tooling around this summer, but they are making their own! Using grant funds from the North Baldwin Coalition for Excellence in Education, BCHS Robotics purchased a PRUSA i3 MK3S+ 3D Printer. This 3-D printer has the capability of creating materials and parts for prototyping, development, and production use by the robotics team, which will be vital for this year’s robotics competitions.
Thank you, NBCEE!

Daphne High Volleyball represented well at both AAU Volleyball & USA Volleyball Nationals this summer. Gulf Coast Region Volleyball
Ella Lomax (2026 OH) 3rd Place in the National Division at USAV Nationals with Lower Alabama Volleyball 16 National Black
Isabella Charlton (2026 DS/L) 9th Place in the American Division at USAV Nationals with West Florida Waves Volleyball Club 16-1
Anna Grace Chason (2026 S/RS) 16th Place in the Elite Division at AAU’s with Lower Alabama Volleyball 16 National White
Charlotte Mekkers (2026 MB) 61st Place in the Club Division at AAU’s with West Florida Waves Volleyball Club 17-1
Katie Mekkers (2028 MB) 101st Place in the Club Division at AAU’s with Mobile Storm Volleyball Club, LLC 15 National Black

Members of local print, TV, radio, and online media held a media conference with local public, private, and parochial schools in Baldwin County. Foley High School Football head coach Deric Scott along with Seniors DB Jaylon Domingue and OL Seth Hartleroad were on hand from the Lions.
Coach Scott gave an overview of the team, how the team is working on the basics of the game, building the culture of consistency, and setting goals on mental and physical toughness. Scott gave an update on the defensive line’s improvement, the offensive line, and the return of last season’s quarterback, the experience and growth of the team, and non-region games that will add athleticism to the year. Scott is excited about the addition of a nutrition program that will develop the players to play in 7A, the differences in the team this year, and the talent that exists on the team, he also talked about rebuilding the team to get them back to the playoff levels with leadership and execution.
Domingue and Hartleroad talked about the importance of leadership, being a vocal leader, showing teammates to lead by example, improving on previous experiences to excel this year, and focusing on the playoffs, along with their personal athletic futures.

Foley Middle School Peer Helpers kicked off their summer putting in some time with team building activities. Students discussed areas of their life that they could control and learned how to comfortably approach a peer in need. The Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation.

The Elberta Middle School Close Up student leaders had an exciting week in DC!

The Elberta Middle School FCCLA girls are amazing! They made top 10 nationally, received silver medals! We are so incredibly proud of you and how you have represented the school and town at nationals in Seattle. You are golden in our book!

Rosinton Elementary School’s Speech Language Pathologist, Kristen Hughes & Kindergarten teacher, Jami Weekley were on the panel for assistive technology at the closing session at the Alabama Educational Technology Conference this morning.
We are so proud of the dedication our staff pours into our students daily, even in the summer!

If you’ve been by the school lately, you might have noticed three dumpsters at Stapleton School. These dumpsters reflect just a portion of the great things happening on campus this summer. These include:
– A fully updated library complete with new flooring and all new library furniture and shelving.
– all-new flooring in the gym
– replacement of the roof over the main bathrooms, teacher workroom, and 6th grade classrooms
– gas, water, and electricity installation to make the greenhouse fully functional
– two new water fountains accessible to the outdoor play area
– updated security camera system
– wooden benches with back safety railing ringing the beautiful new (and handicap accessible) back patio / roof to come
– updated offices for the assistant principal, reading coach, and counselor
– not to mention the new paint in several rooms (thanks in large part to Stapleton Baptist Church), the deep cleaning being done by the stellar custodial staff, and all the hard work of teachers who have already spent many hours on campus making sure their rooms are perfect for the new year.

One of Mrs. Carpenter’s kindergartners (and future first grader) from Florence B Mathis Elementary School has continued gardening this summer. He was excited to watch his plant mature and share his harvest of potatoes.

Members of local media held a media conference with local public, private, and parochial schools in Baldwin County.
First up, is Elberta High School Warriors and head coach Nate McDaniel along with players Austin Harrison and Corbitt Williams who outlined the year ahead, the loss of friend and teammate Avery Pickle, along with a stadium update. Coach McDaniel outlined what they are looking forward to this year, the schedule, the differences of playing on the new turf, and his roster of committed football players from Elberta.

The Elberta High School Cheer Team had such a wonderful time at Auburn for UCA Camp. They came home with many trophies, a lot of memories and 17 tired bodies!
1st place- Camp Routine
1st place- Sideline Chant
2nd place- Overall Spirit Routine
All American Cheerleaders- Risa Claire Redditt, Bella Welden, Hartley Gunderson, Mercedes Nicely, and Kylie Chumney
UCA Pin It Forward Character Award- Bella Welden
UCA Pin It Forward Peer Character Award- Risa Claire Redditt, Kylie Chumney, and Haley Burnett
Jump Off Finalist- Delaney English
Coach Jessica Coleman is so incredibly proud of these girls and how hard they have worked already this year! Bring on football season!

Rising Bayside Academy senior, Madeline Dudley, competed at the USATF National Youth Combined Event Championship (U18) on Monday and Tuesday, June 24 and 25, placing third overall in the 17-18 division with a new personal record (PR) score of 3510 points.
The USATF event was competed at Icahn Stadium in New York, NY. On day 1, Madeline competed in the 100-meter hurdles (18.27 seconds – new PR), high jump (4’ 11”), shot put (27’ 9.75”), and the 200-meter dash (28.06 seconds – new PR). On day 2, Madeline competed in long jump (16’ 0.25”), javelin (66′ 4”), and the 800-meter run (2:41.82 – new PR).
Congratulations to Madeline on this outstanding achievement!

Congratulations to the Fairhope High School IB Class of 2024!

Renaissance School Joann Clemmons is honored and speaks at Scholastic Young Artist Alliance awards ceremony during the Scholastic national conference. #RenaissanceSchool #ReawakeningEducation

Bayside Academy rising senior Hudson Wilmott participated in Alabama Boys State this summer. Sponsored by the American Legion, “Boys State is a unique summer program that does not rely on lectures and textbook scenarios, but hands on experience and participation is a mode state government.” While at Boys State, Hudson was elected to the Constitutional Convention and developed friendships and connections that will last a lifetime.

The Turtle People Book Project is spreading. In this 4th season more than 800 second graders across Baldwin County are receiving Linda Spangrud’s book “Miss Sandra and the Turtle People.” Linda B. Spangrud and the many sponsors are traveling from school to school to talk to second-grade classrooms about the importance of reading, preserving our beach environment and our sea turtles. The sea turtle preservation story and passion begins with the “Share the Beach” Turtle People (volunteers) and now is spreading to our little ones. “Over 800 second grade students in Baldwin County Elementary Schools (Elberta, Foley Florence Mathis, Foley Elementary, Magnolia Elementary, and Daphne) have heard the message and received a copy of Linda B. Schmitz Spangrud’s book “Miss Sandra and the Turtle People”. You may ask why second grade? Before second grade you read the book to the children. Then by second grade children have learned the skills to read the book by themselves.
Spangrud is thrilled that so many students will be able to hear the story and learn how to help save the turtles and protect our beach environment. She is absolutely thrilled when she is on the beach and hears young ones reminding their family and friends to pick up their trash, fill the holes they have dug, and use only red flashlights and “Leave Only Their Footprints”. As Spangrud states, “It is working!”
She is forever grateful to all the sponsors who continue to support this project.
Mayor Ralph Helmrich and Alabama Credit Union for funding the books for Foley Elementary School and Florence Mathias Elementary Schools, James Lipscomb & Sons for Magnolia Elementary School, Centennial Bank for Elberta Elementary School, and Certa Pro Painters for Daphne Elementary School.

Fairhope High School Volleyball is well represented this 2024 Summer at AAU and USAV National Championship events. Congratulations to all the hardworking players who competed in the events!
*Mackenzie Little (Sr.) – Finished competition in AAU Junior National Championship with Mobile Storm
*Libby Rogers (Jr.) – Currently competing in USAV Girls Junior National Championship with West Florida Waves
*Gabi Berlage (Jr.) – Currently competing in USAV Girls Junior National Championship with West Florida Waves
*Addy Busby (So.) – Finished competition in AAU Junior National Championship with BCVC AGame
*Matti Hamlin Waycaster (Fr.) – Will compete in USAV Girls Junior National Championship with Lower Alabama Volleyball
Fairhope is proud! Go Pirates!

Some of the Summerdale Elementary School alumni are beginning their first day of Band Camp at Elberta High School!

Here are some more of our sweet Elsanor Elementary School friends having fun this summer! Elsanor Elementary’s awesome Intervention Teachers, Sandra Sawyer and Lanette Randall, are hosting Science Camp!

Bayside Academy is pleased to its Upper School Honor Roll for the second semester of the 2023–24 school year. High Honors are awarded to students with a 4.0 or higher weighted GPA. Honors are awarded to students with a 3.0 or higher weighted GPA.
High Honors
9th Grade: Alex Bacon, Tbug Baker, Ava Bindon, Amber Clemens, Savannah Cox, Greta Deese, Lee Ginger, Amelia Hicks, Anna Flynn Hughes, Brody Ide, Macie Kate Imperato, Farrah Lane, Cruz McMurry, Hayes Murphy, Wells Snedeker, Penny Snell, and Reece Wilmott
10th Grade: Camille Barrois, Noah Breeland, Addie Carter, Kyle Cooper, Case Cramton, Mary Katherine Crowell, Shelby Fargason, Reed Fugard, Brody Gwaltney, Kathryn Hamilton, Colt Hancock, Claire Jones, Kay Knoth, Wells Lambert, Tristin Malone, Sara Sahlie Marcato, Mary Burton Merchant, Virginia Merchant, Matthew Peterson, Parker Pittman, Forrest Smith, Garrek Snell, Evan Stafford, Grady Stokes, Annie Taul, Marley Ullock, Julia Watkins, Sophie Weller, and Mattie Will.
11th Grade: Elin Backman, Courtney Baker, Montgomery Beall, Mena Brevard, Burk Brown, Anderson Buckner, Mai Mai Chatwood, Adriane Clemens, Catherine Doyle, Madeline Dudley, Jared Dull, Lynnen Hackney, Sophia Haines, Micah Howard, Lanee Imperato, Virginia McCrory, Abby McDonald, Jack McKean, Atkins McMillan, Annie Midyett, Annie Miner, Libby Moore, David Phillipps, Presley Putnam, Jana Ryals, Abby Schoensiegel, Leila Seelhorst, Misty Kate Smith, Sailor Watson, Amelia Wells, Luke White, Eli Williams, and Hudson Wilmott.
12th Grade: Thomas Allison, Emma Atkinson, Mia Bindon, Mary Helen Callaway, Mary Frances Collins, Nina Dowhan, Trent Duncan, Elizabeth Ernest, Marykate Foster, Lily Frailie, Lucy Frailie, Julia Hall, Jack Hicks, Michael Klimjack, David Lilley, Maggie Lyons, Genevieve Magli, Torin Malone, Sage McCormick, Georgia McInnis, Rhett Montgomery, Tait Moore, Reid Nagle, Starla Ou, Frannie Partin, Emma Grace Parvin, Jessie Phillips, Susan Pittman, Maxwell Powell, Mary Lacy Radcliff, Blakeley Robbins, Rylee Ann Roberts, Jack Roussos, Isabelle Rutland, Catie Sanders, Tessa Santelices, Kaytlin Sellers, Ivy Steiner, Miller Stokes, Hayden Travis, Noel Turner, Graham Uter, and Ramey Webb
Honors
9th Grade: Sarah Adams, Jaxon Blackmer, Eliana Blossom, Kathryn Bowman, AnnaLee Breeland, Nate Bullock, Henry Cunningham, Mack DeLaney, Gordon Denniston, George Gounares, Jaden Horn, Jack Koch, Ethan Kok, Gunnar Kowal, Lily Lumpkin, Autrey McMillan, Bo Miller, Shands Nebrig, Reagan Nelson, Will Pettis, Ladd Powers, Julia Savage, Dori Claire Small, Gracie Thompson, Charlotte Weber, Joseph Williams, and Sebastian Winstead
10th Grade: Bo Anderson, Ally Atkinson, Ava Blackwell, Laine Broadhead, Grier Broughton, Grayson Bullington, Reese Butler, Noah Cain, Thompson Coker, Isabelle Daniell, Sammy Dunn, Anne Patton Gaillard, Jackson Goffinet, Ramey Haley, Bowdoin Hammock, Colby Hoffman, Graceyn Kern, Boyce Magli, Amos McDaniel, Bryce McMurry, Billy Neill, Monroe Partin, Haley Robinson, Miller Terry, Major Thompson, Mary Katherine Whitehurst, Jack Wilkinson, and Blaire Woods
11th Grade: Palmer Angermeier, Brandon Brevard, Jack Callaway, Marcella Covington, Grace Dawson, Audrey Douglas, Christian Duckworth, Gracie Eason, Fisher Faulk, Harrison Foster, Weston Hannaman, Kate Huey, Molly Hughes, John Macpherson, Amelia Marron, Caroline Marron, Charlie Merchant, John Normann, Romann Odic, Connor Olsen, Dakota Owen, Nathan Sadlock, Ava Holt Schneider, Jacob Stallworth, MJ Strickland, Ben Swindle, Wilks Tickle, Nolan Tkac, Miles Uter, Sidney Vivier, Annie Walsh, and Katie Whitehead
12 th Grade: Ella Barrois, Teague Broadhead, Aldo Bryant, Allysa Bullock, Marie-Claire Chretien, Anne Grey Clarke, Caleb Crum, Ally Douglas, Maysie Douglas, Will Easterling, Libby Ellison, Thomas Hearin, Carson Joyner, Mary Michael King, Drew Murphy, Finn Nebrig, Maggie Paul, Gatlin Pitts, Ella Gray Snedeker, Downing Sweat, Addie Tripp, Jonah Vickers, Tucker Watkins, and Jack Yow
We are so proud of these Upper School students!

Lighthouse Team project “Paint the Work Room” in progress!

Pine Grove Elementary School had an amazing opportunity to represent BCPSS at MEGA Conference 2024 this morning in Mobile, AL. It is such an honor to work in partnership with Assistant Superintendent Carter and MTSS Lead Teacher, Ms. Janice Simon, on the sustainability of Project Success for our students!

Bayside Academy is proud to release its Middle School Honor Roll for the fourth quarter of the 2023–2024 school year. High Honors are awarded to students with all A’s. Honors are awarded to students with all A’s and B’s.
High Honors
5th Grade: Sam Babcock, Reece Bell, Chase Bryan, Caroline Buster, Kylie Campbell, Adler Chapman, Parker Chunn, Isaac Coheley, Luke Cox, Hayley Crocker, Lucas Dorman, Warren Fargason, Mason Flowers, Ben Freeman, Baylor Ginn, Pablo Giraldo Sanchez, Amelia Handwerger, Vivian Lokar, Heather MacNair, Ellis Marks, Kalindi McCullins, Montez McMurry, Carson Miller, Jeremy Ou, Collins Peed, Fenn Schlesinger, Lucy Smith, Hollins Smith, Marion Smith, Eli Solomon, Charlie Sommer, Isla Stokes, Mary Helen Swift, Adair Therrell, Cody Thornhill, Fulton Travis, Alejandro Villasante, Phoenix Vivier, and James Yaeger
6th Grade: Ana Benassi Monegatto, Jonathan Benavides, Easton Berry, Bennett Bodnar, EmmaBujold, Anne Chapline Chew, Catherine Chew, Elizabeth Coumanis, Ellie Dorrough, Witt Everett, Cassel Fergus, Anna Claire Frailie, David Green, Eli Harcourt, Vile Hedin, Isabella Ivy, Mary Kathryn Jacobs, Mary Walker Jinright, Parker Jordan, Ward McCrory, Crenshaw Miller, Louise Minto, Carlisle Mosteller, Alex Ogburn, Olivia Prewett, Andrew Ray, William Roberts, Clément Samyn, Paul Samyn, James Savage, Alexander Terry, and Taylor Watterson
7th Grade: Don Chen, Addy Fribourg, Annabel Kimbrell, Colman Klecker, Alice Ogburn, Ansleigh Smith, Owen Swagart, Avery Therrell, and Kellan Yamane
8th Grade: Addie Babcock, Pedro Benassi Monegatto, Evelyn Carpenter, Huan Chen, Savannah Cochran, Wright Fargason, Avery Fergus, Anna Grace Goffinet, Riggins Hammock, John Stephen Klimjack, Elizabeth Macpherson, Stella Parks, Jim Pittman, Nate Putnam, ArabellaRowland, Stephen Trotter, and Mary Helen Williams
Honors
5th Grade: Roen Cain, Charlotte Denniston, Graham Goodrich, Trip Hackney, Mike Heiser, Janie Hicks, Emme Kosko, Nizar Morrar, Taber Nebrig, Molly Skrmetta, Camille Williams, Mollie Williams, Hart Wilson, and Tripp Wright
6th Grade: Harper Adams, Wells Allen, Chad Bindon, Colton Blackmer, Luke Freeman, Annie Gross, Elsa Herblot, Eleanor Laymon, Patrick Marron, Alice Nordgren, Brooklyn Seelhorst, Vera Shamburger, Lillibet Taul, Joe Westbrook, and Alex Wyckoff
7th Grade: Arya Amin, John Bell, Elias Blossom, Hudson Brogan, Cate Cooper, Currie Cooper, Scarlett Cox, Emmie Crocker, Abby DiMatteo, Rayford Garner, Milan Gartley, Jay Halbert, Elizabeth Handwerger, Megan Hornigold, Jake Jacobs, Bennett Lieb, Greer McIntosh, Sadie Murphy, Seesin O'Hara, Murray Prickett, Laura Mac Sheffield, Frank Smith, Ansley Weller, Drew Williams, Owen Williamson, and Gavin Wright
8th Grade: Reese Allen, Hugh Ashurst, Braxton Bender, Laura Buffington, Lila Clark, Joey Dorman, Brent Dudley, Warner Edgeworth, Mary Campbell Elmore, Caroline Ernest, Bax Fargason, Holden Gray, Mack Guilbert, Audrey Haines, Sitton Harcourt, Anna Heiser, Warren Johnson, George Kaiser, Avery McDonald, Anna Scott Phillips, Dominic Pinkston, Wells Smith, Wes Wells, Anne Riley Williams, Austin Pete Williams, Gavin Williams, Mary Carlisle Williams, and Grant Yaeger
We are so proud of all of these Middle School students!

This summer, Bayshore Christian School faculty and staff found a refreshing blend of professional development and leisure at the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS) conference. Amidst enriching sessions and discussions on classical Christian education, they also savored moments of relaxation and camaraderie. One highlight was their outing to a Braves baseball game, where cheers echoed through the stadium as colleagues bonded over America’s favorite pastime.

Six students successfully completed the Babysitting 101 Course offered by Bay Minette Recreation Department. Led by instructor Whitney Esfeller, participants learned skills to confidently care for newborns/babies, toddlers, pre-school and school-aged children. Campers learned safety tips for First Aid and what to do in emergency situations. They also developed safety checklists, resumes, family profile questionnaires, and gathering family-specific emergency information. The three-day course concluded with CPR-Certification and First Aid training by Captain Chris Phillippi with the Bay Minette Fire Department. Each participant received certificates of completion, as well as a copy of the “The Ultimate Babysitting Course Manual” and a small First Aid kit.

Renaissance School student, Devon Shows pioneered Renaissance School’s newest partnership with Auburn University’s, Auburn First Program. Auburn First allows select high schools and students to begin college classes and gain automatic acceptance. Auburn’s current acceptance rate is approximately 40%, one of the lowest in the nation. Congratulations to Devon and Renaissance School for being chosen for this prestigious opportunity. #RenaissanceSchool #ReawakeningEducation

Girl Scout Troop 8345 went on a shopping spree to help stock the Community Food Pantry at First Presbyterian Church in Bay Minette. The Troop, under the leadership of Tara Harville, holds their meetings at the church. The love donation will help the church feed the hungry in our community. The food pantry is located at 211 McMillan Avenue. Following the church on Facebook for more information on distribution dates.

Renaissance School students awarded at Scholastic Young Artist award ceremony during the Scholastic national conference. A total of 8 students received awards placing them in the top 1% of writers in the nation. Congratulations! #renaissanceschool #reawakeningeducation

Congratulations to Bayshore Christian School’s very own Jack Malone for making the AL.com 1st Team All-State for baseball this year! We’re incredibly proud of his hard work and dedication! Go Eagles!

Bayshore is thrilled to congratulate our very own Ollen Brown on his incredible achievement of graduating from the US Naval Academy this May! Ollen’s dedication and hard work have been truly inspiring, and we are excited to announce that he will be joining the Marine Corps this August.

The Gulf Coast Youth Mountain Bike Association (GCYMBA) recently wrapped up a successful 2024 Season, culminating in the Aggies Mountain Bike Team clinching the coveted title of 2024 Alabama State Champions. Among the standout performers were Nick Kontek, who secured the overall State Champion title in the JV2 boys category, and Tres Strother, placing 4th overall in JV1 Boys. Liliana Franklin finished 4th overall in the JV2 girls category. Additionally, Sophia Franklin was 3rd and Blakely McCabe 4th overall in the 7th grade girls. Wyatt Richardson, 4th place, and Zoie Bowers, 6th place, of the Spanish Fort Toros showcased their talent in the 6th grade category.
GCYMBA, a registered 501(C)3 non-profit organization, is dedicated to engaging 6th-12th graders in biking activities. GCYMBA’s mission is committed to teaching biking fundamentals with a positive, inclusive team environment in which each member will strive to achieve both competitive and non-competitive goals. It is our belief that through teamwork, determination, and dedication, our team members will develop strong minds, strong bodies, and strong character…one pedal stroke at a time.

Our BCS Grammar School teachers were making a splash this summer! They mastered the art of staying cool by the pool while crafting lesson plans. Let’s celebrate their dedication and summer vibes!

Some rising CTKCS 7th-grade girls attended their first meeting for the National Charity League Eastern Shore chapter! These young ladies are already showing their commitment to helping others through service. We can’t wait to see the amazing impact they’ll make in our community!

These two rising CTKCS 2nd graders had an exciting time at the Bruce Pearl Auburn Basketball Camp in Auburn! They learned new skills, made new friends, and had a blast on the court. We see future basketball stars in our future!

Lucy, a rising CTKCS 4th grader, had an amazing time at Camp Beckwith! She learned to throw a cast net and put her new skills to the test on a friend’s dock, catching shrimp and even a catfish!

St. Michael Catholic High School hosted several camps this past June. Camp Cardinal was a huge success and lots of fun was had by all our participants!
Pic of cheer camp, art camp, science, volleyball, soccer, cheer

Renaissance School is proud to announce that Jessica Vipperman was selected to participate in a highly competitive STEAM in the Park program with Expeditions in Education. This program took place in the National Parks across the country and is designed to enhance the Steam skills and knowledge of educators while incorporating UN Sustainability Goals. She was chosen from a long pool of applications nationwide. This program will enrich the educational experiences of its students and contribute to the school’s ongoing commitment to academic excellence. She looks forward to sharing her knowledge with her colleagues and, most importantly, inspiring her students to explore and engage in impactful learning. #Renaissance School #ReawakeningEducation

Renaissance School teachers, Beth Zeitlin and Joann Clemmons attend Alabama History Institute professional developments. They had the pleasure of meeting historical authors and descendants of The Clotilda. They look forward to providing students with knowledge about our local history. #RenaissanceSchool #ReawakeningEducation