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Perdido School students participate in GeoBee
Special to Atmore News Sixteen students at Perdido School participated in the school-level competition of the National Geographic GeoBee on January 25. Kam Drinkard, a sixth-grade student, won first place, with Zoe Brandt, a fifth-grade student, winning second place. The school-level competition is the first round in the annual National Geographic GeoBee, a geography competition designed to inspire and reward students’ curiosity about the world. School champions, including Kam, will…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Studying anatomy
Special to Atmore News Perdido School seventh-grade students in teacher Josh Overstreet’s life science class had the valuable, unique, and somewhat slimy experience of dissecting a frog! The students have been studying not frogs, but the human body. In dissecting an animal, students see, touch, and explore the various organs in the body. Seeing these organs and understanding how they work within a single animal allows students to understand how…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Spelling bee held
News Staff Report Escambia County public schools spelling bee was held Wednesday, January 16, in the Flomaton High School media center. Students participated in two groups – grades 3 through 5 and grades 6 through 8. The countywide school spelling bee will be held Tuesday, February 5, 9 a.m., in the Flomaton High School media center. Only the winner from each group will participate.
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Taylor named to President’s List
The University of West Alabama has announced undergraduate students named to the President’s List for the Fall 2018 academic semester. Jordan Taylor of Atmore was named to the President’s List. This honors list gives recognition to undergraduate students with exceptionally high grades for the semester, those with grade-point averages of 3.80 or higher on at least twelve semester hours credit with no grade lower than a C.
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
YLA learns importance of first impressions
By ANNA RUTH SMITH Special to Atmore News The 2018-2019 Youth Leadership Atmore class met on January 9 for their monthly session at the United Bank Incubator. The title of this meeting was “My Best First Impression,” involving mock interviews where each student was required to bring in a resume. There were several notable speakers such as Bob Jones, the CEO of United Bank; Atmore Mayor Jim Staff; Anne Hetzel…
by Submitted Article access_time5 years ago