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Jon Durant, left, Alex Alvarez, right Special to Atmore News Escambia County Middle School recently announced its Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year selections.First, the Elementary Teacher of the Year is Alex Alvarez. Alvarez is English Language Arts teacher, the head volleyball coach and is a Native American dancer. He supports all programs at Escambia County Middle School and is definitely making a difference.Secondary Teacher of the Year selection…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – (December 2022) Local school board members from southwest Alabama were among the honorees at the Alabama Association of School Boards’ awards luncheon held Dec. 2 at the Hyatt-Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel.??In all, 22 local school board members – included in 270 school board members statewide –were recognized for advancing in the AASB School Board Member Academy, a school for school board members. The education leaders…

Christmas was made brighter for 115 kids of varying ages during the Shop With a Copy event at the local Walmart. December 15. Each child was given a voucher for $100 with which to buy scooters, toys, Legos and more. Atmore firefighters and state troopers assisted police with the event, as did “Grinch” and staff of Rachel Patterson Elementary and Escambia County Middle schools. Alabama State Trooper Guyel Martin, left,…

Escambia County Middle School Principal Forrest Jones, back left, Pastor Catadro North, back right, of Empowerment Tabernacle Church, and Escambia County Board of Education member Loumeek White, to Pastor North’s right, recently presented books to all fourth- and fifth-grade students, promoting the Readers Make Leaders program. The ECMS Reading Team recently visited Rachel Patterson Elementary School and Huxford Elementary School to share the love of reading and read to the…

Rachel Patterson Elementary School students, parents, staff and partners collected 978 canned and non-perishable food items during this year’s Christmas Canned Food Drive, the school’s third annual drive. The donated food weighs a total of 1,200 pounds (6 tons). Mrs. Emmons’s second-grade class collected 106 items to lead the way for the second straight year and win a pizza party. Mrs. Johnson’s second-grade class collected the second-most items, 98, and…