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Students attend Reality Campus
Special to Atmore News Reality Campus is an event hosted each year at Coastal Alabama Community College (Monroeville Campus) by the Educational Talent Search Program. Local high school students entering the 11th and 12th grades are invited to participate in a simulation in which they will go through the “college registration process.” Approximately 130 students participated in the recent simulation. They experience life as an “incoming college freshmen” and they…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
HIPPY enjoys Christmas party
Participants in the HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) held their Christmas party recently. They even had a surprise visit from Santa! Shown, in no particular order, are Jayse Brown, Kase Brown, Kinley Brown, Deagan Buck, Evalyn Stewart, Kamdon Ganey, Jamie Quinley, Cadence Cruz, Rickey Tedder, Keira Neighbors, Daniel Quinn, Madison Daniel, Jase Eubanks, Wil Copenhaver, Jameson Sanks, Ethan Hadley, Emberlyn Lundy, Wade Lundy, Kyla Hinton, Farrah Johnson,…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
DAR names Good Citizens for 2018-19
Special to Atmore News The Fort Mims Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution announces the DAR Good Citizens of three area high schools. The students were selected from the senior class of each school based on qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism to an outstanding degree. The DAR Good Citizens for 2018-19 are Sara Elizabeth Rolin, Escambia Academy; Darrica Lavell James, Escambia County High School;…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
RPES students learn safety from Buster the Bus
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer When former school bus driver Bryan Nash retired a dozen years ago as Transportation Director for the Tuscaloosa County school system, he had two goals in mind. Nash wanted to stay active, and he wanted to help teach youngsters the safe and proper way to act around a school bus. He accomplished the second goal, and that took care of the first. Nash, who…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
D.A.R.E. program at ECMS
  Special to Atmore News Fifth-grade students at Escambia County Middle School completed their D.A.R.E. course, taught by Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Weaver. This program teaches students responsibility and how to assess most any given situation, explore various courses of action, then ultimately choose the most appropriate. Students learn a variety of ways to resolve situations constructively and how to make constructive choices. Cleo Bolar and Alexandria Brown won…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago