
IN THE LOOP
April 26, 2017
TRUSSVILLE CITY SCHOOLS
Email: sandra.vernon@trussvillecityschools.com
Website: www.trussvillecityschools
Location: 113 North Chalkville Road, Trussville, AL, United States
Phone: 205-228-3000
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Trussvilleschools
Twitter: @tcshuskies
Happy Administrative Professionals Day at Trussville City Schools!
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HTHS Culinary Students Cater a Special Event!
Recently, three HTHS students gained valuable field experience by working with Shindigs Catering to cater the "A-Day Game After Party" at Coach Saban’s house.
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HTHS Student Scores a Win at Skills USA Competition
HTHS junior, Mike Gagliano, competed at the SkillsUSA competition at the BJCC this week. Mike placed Silver – 2nd place in electrical construction wiring. Thirty participants competed in this contest! We are proud of Mike’s commitment to this program and know that these skills will take him far in life. We are also grateful to George Logan, Mike's teacher, for helping Mike prepare for this week’s competition. There were hundreds of students and teachers in the audience, all of whom wanted to see rewards for their work. This would not have happened without the dedication, support, and skills of George Logan, as well as support from CTE coordinator, Joy Young, principal, Tim Salem, and Dr. Neill’s commitment to our CTE program. We are thankful for these worth-while programs at HTHS.
Alabama SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry representatives, working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skilled service occupations. During 2016-17 the membership for Alabama SkillsUSA was 10,906 high school and 1,171 college. This places Alabama as the 10th highest state in high school membership nationally and the highest membership on record since 1998.
State Conference and Championships is the showcase event of the year for the best technical students in Alabama. This is an extravaganza that takes up the entire East Hall of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center. The philosophy of the Championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance, and to keep training and education relevant to employer needs, education, and student career development. Program credibility is achieved through the use on nationally recognized industry standards.
Pictured: Teacher George Logan and Mike Gagliano
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Dr. Neill leads a session of "National Walk at Lunch Day" in the Trussville City Walk.
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Magnolia Elementary has a Special Visitor
On Friday, April 21st, Denise Weaver, a representative from Congressman Gary Palmer's office, visited Magnolia Elementary School to speak to the fifth graders about the Constitution, Washington D.C, and government. Noah Bender, a student in Mrs. Hook's homeroom, kicked off the presentation by playing The Star Spangled Banner on his recorder. Students were presented with a ribbon from the Congressman's office and teachers were given copies of The Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Bill of Rights.
Athletic Signing Day...Way to Go Huskies!
Signees were:
Volleyball-Katie Edwards (Wallace State), Rhianna Tyldesley (Maryville)
B Basketball-Alec Julbert (Huntington College)
G Basketball-Bailey Berry (Milligan College)
B Golf-Reed Love (Central Alabama Community College)
B Tennis-Connor Higginbotham (Marion Military Institute)
B CC/Track-Josh Dykes (Freed-Hardeman University), Damon Purdy (Christian Brothers University), John Ngaruiya (Central Arizona Community College)
G CC/Track-Brooke Atkinson (Spring Hill College), Olivia Calma (Montreat College)
B Lacrosse-Trevor McBride (Brevard College)
Congratulations to all our Huskies!
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Congratulations to Cahaba Elementary!
Cahaba Elementary has been selected as a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Be Healthy School. As a winner, Cahaba Elementary School will be awarded a grant in the amount of $9,000.
Way to go Cahaba Elementary and Coach Giangrosso!
GO HUSKIES!
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Congratulations to the Men's HTHS Track & Field Team...1st place in the Hewitt-Trussville Invitational! Congrats to all the HTHS Track & Field Athletes! Great Competition with many winners and pr's. Way to go Huskies!
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April is School Library Month! Thank your Media Specialist for all their hard work to provide the students of Trussville City Schools with great libraries and programs! AWESOME!
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Thank You from Dr. Jeter!
Thank you Mrs. Cerisano's 1st grade class for presenting Dr. Jeter with a signed copy of their personal class published book of student writings!! Students enjoyed writing about their year at Magnolia.
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Check out the HTHS 2017 Varsity Football Schedule... the Huskies have added a Jamboree Game....GO HUSKIES!
HTHS Theater Presented, "The Pajama Game" OUTSTANDING!
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HTHS Happenings! Lisa O’Neal and Kelly Till’s classes making bath bombs for an Acid/Base project. The kids are having a blast and being SO creative. It’s a really fun day for Science at HTHS!
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HTHS Husky Track Invitational!
Noah Igbinaughnee Jumps 50-4 making him #2 in the US!
Way to go Noah! GO HUSKIES!
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Attention! NEW KINDERGARTEN Students (2017-18) at Magnolia Elementary School
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News from Magnolia Library!
Mrs. Chamberlain, I wanted to brag on these two precious fourth grade students who are using the Chrome Books in such creative, collaborative ways! Yesterday, one checked out a Chrome Book. They organized a lending library using the books in their homes. Then, they created a Google slide show showcasing the books available for check out - and explaining the check out system for their library. Today, one checked out a Chrome Book in order to work together this evening to create an organizational system and library cards for their siblings and friends to use. Awesome job, girls!
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Magnolia Elementary 5th grade is preparing a Time Capsule!
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Calling all elementary students interested in Music & Art Summer Enrichment!
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Magnolia students from the lower elementary grades adopted the upper elementary classes during ACT Aspire testing. They sent encouragement and surprises to their testing friends.
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Hewitt-Trussville Middle School Theater Presents....Disney's Aladdin
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James Spann visits Paine Elementary!
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Paine Elementary celebrates Nurses Day! Thank you Nurse Geralds!
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HTMS Spring Fling...SAVE THE DATE...May 12
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THANK YOU Magnolia Elementary PTO!
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2017-18 TCS Schedule of Board Meetings
Trussville City School System Snapshot provided by Alabama Association of School Boards
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CHamber Announces Trussville City Fest
Chamber Announces Trussville City
For immediate release –
TRUSSVILLE, AL - The 37th Annual Trussville City Fest will be held on Saturday, May 6. This year’s festival will run from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. and will be capped off by fireworks. The festival is produced by the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce, and its presenting sponsor is Trinity Contractors.
This year’s headliner is Kari and Billy. Kari has played fiddle and has sung background vocals with John Rich, Big & Rich, Steele Magnolia's, Trace Adkins, Gretchin Wilson, and many more. Kari was featured on ESPN with Big & Rich for College Game Day and also appears on the hit TV series, THIRTEEN, every week on the Outdoor Channel.
The couple wrote and produced all the music for the award-winning TV series, THIRTEEN, on the Outdoor Channel. As a brand new duo, Kari & Billy have already opened for Florida Georgia Line, Chris Young, Kellie Pickler, Montgomery Gentry, Pat Green, Craig Morgan, Diamond Rio, Kentucky Headhunters, Brett Eldredge, Scotty McCreery, and Collin Raye, just to name a few. Kari and Billy will perform at 8 p.m. on the CenturyLink Stage.
Opening for Kari and Billy will be country/rock performers County Wyde from Oneonta, AL. Other performers include The Kool Kats, Jay Freeman, the Chris Lombardo Band, winners of Trussville’s Got Talent, and other locals.
In addition to great musical entertainment, there will be FREE kids’ activities and plenty of food available for purchase. Young and old alike will enjoy “hamster balls,” giant clear balls you can jump into and roll around in a pool without getting wet. New at this year’s festival will be the already popular knocker balls.
The Coca-Cola Food Court will again be located in the concrete area just a short walk from the food vendors. Other major sponsors for this year’s festival include Amerex Corporation, Massey Stotser & Nichols PC, Bryant Bank, Brumlow Legal Group, McSweeney Automotive/SCA Performance, Hitchcock Maddox Financial Partners, and the City of Trussville.
Vendor spaces and volunteer opportunities are still available.
Admission to the festival is only $5 per person. Children 2 and under are admitted free. Families will love that once inside the festival, all kids’ activities are FREE! And be sure to pick up one of the official City Fest t-shirts for only $10!
For more information on the festival or to volunteer, please visit www.trussvillechamber.com, call the chamber office at (205) 655-7535, or ‘like’ us on Facebook.
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