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Four Atmore students graduate at Troy
Troy University recognizes students who completed the requirements for graduation during the Fall Semester and Term 2 of the 2017/2018 academic year. Local residents who graduated include * Michael Jones graduated with the Master of Science in Human Resource Management degree. * Nathaniel Dennis II graduated with the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree. * Karissa Matthews graduated with the Bachelor of Science degree. * William Miller graduated with…
Santa joins kindergarten students for breakfast
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Kindergarten students in Mrs. Kambi Gohagan, Mrs. Brooke Drinkard and Mrs. Anna Grant’s classes were treated to breakfast with Santa just before the holidays. The students’ parents were invited as well. Excited voices could be heard throughout the school, and soon the guest of honor – Santa – arrived.  This of course gave the children the opportunity to tell Santa (one last time) exactly…
ECMS participates in Toys for Tots
Escambia County Middle Peer Helpers sponsored Toys for Tots drive from November 12 to December 13. All homerooms were encouraged to participate. The homeroom with the most donations was rewarded a pizza party sponsored by Pastor Darryl North, Toys for Tots District Coordinator. The winning homeroom was Tyler Parker’s homeroom. News photos by Donna Fitzpatrick
The Gingerbread Man visits Perdido Elementary
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Students in Ms. Stabler’s first-grade class at Perdido Elementary School learned all about the Gingerbread Man; reading, math, team work, problem solving and architecture were all a part of this exciting lesson. After reading the story, The Gingerbread Man by Karen Schmidt, the students discussed the sequence of events in the story with their classmates. They had the opportunity to pretend that they had become…