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Awards for perfect attendance
Escambia County High School students have the opportunity to win a prize IF they have perfect attendance. Each month, students who qualify have their names entered into a drawing with a prize to go to a male and female student. Winners for September are Jazareia Velasquez, left, and Cortez Finklea, right, who were presented with Bluetooth speakers donated by Walmart.
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
ECMS to hold parent visitation day
News Staff Report Escambia County Middle School will host the Annual Statewide Parent Visitation Day Thursday, October 11. Administration and faculty will hold small informative sessions about the school. The agenda is as follows: 9:00-9:15 Welcome and Continental Breakfast 9:15-9:30 A Day At ECMS 9:30-9:45 Bullying Presentation 9:45-10:00 Importance of Attendance 10:00-10:15 What’s New At ECMS 10:15-10:30 Parent Portal Overview 10:30-10:45 Parent Survey 10:45-11:00 Questions/Concerns/Feedback 1:30-6:00 Parent-Conference In addition, the…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Learning about Johnny Appleseed
Special to Atmore News In celebration of Johnny Appleseed’s birthday, Perdido Elementary School pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students read Johnny Appleseed books and other apple books, charted facts they learned about him, and completed fun activities. Each grade had an apple-taste testing experiment using red, yellow, and green apples and made graphs to show their favorites. They then discussed and charted the properties of apples such as the color,…
by Submitted Article access_time7 years ago
Toyz for Kidz auction coming up
The LA Bikers Toyz for Kidz Auction is set for Thursday, Oct. 18, 6 p.m., PWC Building, 106 East Avenue, Atmore. There will be dozens of auction items available that evening. Barbecue sandwiches and hot dogs will be served. There will be a $1 raffle drawing for various items. Proceeds from the auction are used to buy Christmas gifts for area families.
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
Honors and accolades for ECHS band
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer The Escambia County High School Marching Band and band director Hayley Cockrell have reason to be proud these days. Twelve students were selected for the University of South Alabama Honor Band recently. They are Tyrec Packer, Vykedria Williams, Sean Bradley, Tristan Ford, Jahiem Bowens, Nakieyah Robinson, Shakur Simmons, Madison Simmons, Ray Williams, Jaelon Wilson, Jamarcus Leslie and Aniyah James. Secondly, the band, color guard,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago