Atmore News

Perdido celebrates 100 days
Special to Atmore News Perdido School students are 100 days smarter! Pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade students celebrated the 100th day of school through a variety of activities including dressing as 100-year-olds, popping 100 balloons, putting 100 pieces of confetti on cupcakes, making wishes for 100 of something, and hunting for 100 Hershey Kisses in the classroom. They even made a 100th-day snack that had 10 pieces of 10 different…
RP Star Students
The Rachel Patterson Elementary School Star Students for January are, from left, first row, Zoey Young, Keontae Wiggins, Trinity Ephraim, TyJustice Wiggins, Hezekiah George, Lakota Rager, Tymiyah McKenzie, Kyra James, Ahmod Neal; middle, NyHeem Finklea, Leland Holland, Stefano Ramieri, Tatyana McCants, MaKenzie George, Jeffrey Gentry, Skylee Brooks, Aria Pate, LaStareya Hudson; back, Christian Brown, Tristian Johnson, Adrianna Cooper, JaDeveon McCants, Thomarrian Shamberger, Aden Swindle, Krystina Chatman, Alayshia Payne, Isaiah Johnson.…
Perdido students visit Exploreum
Special to Atmore News Project Jubilee students at Perdido School wrapped up their unit on China with a visit to the Gulf Coast Exploreum’s Genghis Khan exhibit. Students experienced what life was like in 13th century Mongolia. They saw tents, battle gear, and festival masks from the time period. Live performers from Mongolia played traditional music and danced while wearing traditional festival masks. Genghis Khan amassed the greatest land empire…
Zaniyah Young wins essay contest
Escambia County Middle School held an essay contest for fifth-grade students participating in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program taught by Escambia County Deputy Jeff Weaver. In D.A.R.E., students learn about the importance of steering clear of drugs and alcohol, reporting suspicious activity and bullying to adults, and techniques on how to handle peer pressure. Zaniyah Johnson, at right with Deputy Weaver, won the essay contest.
Alabama Power awards grant to Atmore
The Alabama Power Foundation (APF) awarded a Good Roots Grant to the city of Atmore. These grants are a partnership with the Alabama Urban Forestry Association and the Alabama Forestry Commission. The grant for Atmore will be used to help plant trees at the splash pad in Heritage Park. Shown at the presentation Thursday, January 31, are local APCO Manager Ricky Martin, left, and Mayor Jim Staff.