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Good-bye, Summer, and hello, Fall
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News       It’s fall! The days are shorter and the nights are cooler. The leaves are turning yellow, red, and orange, giving a colorful salute to summer. First graders in Miss Jesse Reed’s class are welcoming autumn into their classroom and celebrating the changing foliage with a variety of fall-themed activities and lessons. Students are building literacy skills as they follow Fletcher (the fox) in…
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Perdido School goes gold for Carlin’s Courage
Students at Perdido Elementary / Middle School had the opportunity to dress out of uniform to help raise awareness for childhood cancer. Many of the children voluntarily gave a donation to help support this cause. More than $300 was donated. Pictured showing off their yellow are fifth-graders, from left, seated, Colton Wiggins, Alex Cooper, Conner Lanham, Josey Dean, Xander Payne, Brandon Smith, Blake Dorough, Heath Anderson, and Ethan Parker; standing, Haleigh…
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Grandparents Day at Perdido Elementary
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Grandparents of Perdido students in kindergarten through second grade were invited to have lunch with their special child on Wednesday, September 20. Not only did the grandparents have the enjoyable opportunity to eat lunch with their grandchild, they were also involved with selecting their favorite books at the fall fundraiser Book Fair in the library. Close to 200 grandparents ate with their grandchild…
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Huxford Ambassadors
The 2017-2018 Huxford Ambassadors have been named. Each of the sixth graders was asked to submit an essay on why they would like to represent Huxford Elementary as an ambassador. The essays went before the Leadership Committee, and the students shown above were chosen, from left, front, NyKeria Staples, Hannah Johnson, Hayden Kinman; back, Adaline Dortch, Leah Rolin, Isaiah Madison, River Ramer, Ryder Spence. These students will represent Huxford Elementary at the…
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