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Email: sandra.vernon@trussvillecityschools.com
Website: www.trussvillecityschools
Location: 113 North Chalkville Road, Trussville, AL, United States
Phone: 205-228-3000
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Twitter: @tcshuskies

• eLearning Assignments due by January 31, 2018
• Schools Closed Monday, February 19, 2018 for President's Day
• Spring Break is March 26 - 30, 2018

Rotary Club

For immediate release

TRUSSVILLE, AL – The Trussville Rotary Daybreak Club has named a student of the month for January from Hewitt-Trussville High School (HTHS). The Don Haisten Student of the Month is Anna Virginia Fagan. Anna Virginia is involved in varsity volleyball, varsity tennis, National Honor Society, Spanish Club, Spanish Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Service Association, Key Club, Peer Partners, Heritage Panel, and Wellness Club, and is an HTHS ambassador. She is captain of the varsity volleyball and was a 2017 Principal’s Choice recipient.

Anna Virginia selected Sara Barriault, her pre-AP pre-calculus teacher, as the Teacher of the Month. Anna Virginia said, “Mrs. Barriault has always made herself available when I need any extra assistance. She also created a healthy, positive environment for me to learn the material she is teaching.”

These programs are sponsored by Jim ‘n Nick’s Bar-B-Q.

The Club meets at Spare Time Entertainment located at 3600 Roosevelt Blvd. in Trussville at 7 a.m. on Wednesday mornings. For more information on the Trussville Rotary Club Daybreak, or to help with one of our projects, please visit www.trussvillebreakrotary.org or email Diane Poole at diane.poole@trussvillechamber.com.

On Saturday several HTMS students auditioned for the All-State Band. We are proud of ALL of the students who auditioned because they have become better musicians by taking on this challenge!

• Four students were named to the All-State Band (recognizing the top middle school musicians in the entire state)

  • Ian Franzer – 8th Grade Trombone

  • Wei Wei Guo – 8th Grade Flute

  • Maddie Mann – 8th Grade Oboe

  • Jones Preg – 7th Grade Clarinet

• Three students named as Alternate to the All-State Band

  • Juliana Eberhardt – 8th Grade Clarinet

  • Mary Reeves – 8th Grade Baritone

  • Thomas Stacks – 8th Grade Trombone

• Twenty Seven students were named to the District Honor Band (recognizing the top middle school musicians in the metro Birmingham area)

  • Kylie Argo – 8th Grade Alto Saxophone

  • Shea Boeker – 8th Grade Clarinet (2nd year chosen)

  • Ella Cobb – 8th Grade Trombone

  • Emma Coley – 7th Grade Flute

  • Grant Corson – 8th Grade Trumpet

  • Marley Carmichael – 7th Grade Trumpet

  • Kaylin Campbell – 7th Grade Percussion

  • Will Donaldson – 8th Grade Baritone

  • Juliana Eberhardt – 8th Grade Clarinet (2nd year chosen)

  • Ian Franzer – 8th Grade Trombone

  • Stephen Grigsby – 7th Grade Trumpet

  • Wei Wei Guo – 8th Grade Flute (2nd year chosen)

  • Chris Mauldin – 8th Grade Trombone

  • Maddie Mann – 8th Grade Oboe

  • Jones Preg – 7th Grade Clarinet

  • Koen Pritchard – 7th Grade Percussion

  • Ashley Rodgers – 7th Grade Clarinet

  • Mary Reeves – 8th Grade Baritone

  • Breanna Stoddard – 8th Grade Bass Clarinet

  • Christina Starkey – 8th Grade Clarinet (2nd year chosen)

  • Landon Shotts – 8th Grade Trumpet

  • Lily Sauger – 7th Grade Alto Saxophone

  • Pryce Sewell – 7th Grade Clarinet

  • Shelby Stowe – 8th Grade Flute

  • Thomas Stacks – 8th Grade Trombone

  • Tori Shepherd – 8th Grade Trombone

  • Carter Ward – 8th Grade Percussion

• HTMS had the highest number of students chosen from schools in the metro Birmingham area! This is the second year in a row to achieve this!

• This is a record number of students chosen from HTMS breaking the record of 23 chosen in 2014. Here is some interesting data from the past ten years (see picture below). Lots of growth!

• What is really cool about this group of students is that they all are very involved at our school: honor roll students, soccer players, dance team members, basketball players, choir members, theatre students, wrestling team members, track/cross country, scholars bowl, girls in engineering, etc.

Congratulations to the following Hewitt-Trussville High School Band members who auditioned this past Saturday at Hoover High School and were chosen for the Alabama Bandmasters All State Band and All District Honor Band. This is a tremendous honor for our students!

All-State

Alanna Bradley- flute

Brooke Bailey- clarinet

Reagan Bonner- baritone sax

McKay Thunell- trumpet

Rebecca Self- French horn

Aaron Easdon- baritone

All-State Alternates

Alanna Bradley- piccolo

Logan Cobb- clarinet

Victoria Landar- clarinet

Patrick Bugaj- alto saxophone

District IV Honor Band members:

Alanna Bradley- flute

Emily Warren- flute

Brooke Bailey- clarinet

Logan Cobb- clarinet

Victoria Landar- clarinet

Grace Ward- clarinet

Patrick Bugaj-alto sax

Reagan Bonner- baritone sax

McKay Thunell- trumpet

Matthew Allison- trumpet

Rebecca Self- French Horn

Landon Bass- trombone

Evan Cargile- trombone

Aaron Easdon- baritone

Brody Birdwell- tuba

Jay Naylor- percussion

Jaime Giangrosso was awarded a grant for $1000.00 by the Professional Disc Golf Association Board of Directors. Cahaba students will now have equipment to explore Disc Golf.

HTMS students STEM classes include: Design & Modeling, Magic of Electrons, Automation and Robotics, Green Architecture, & Medical Detectives

HTHS Academies

The Engineering Academy prepares students for the increasing technological demands of the global environment. The students enrolled in this program utilize math, science, technical writing, and computer skills as they explore different areas of engineering. This program serves as a platform for students who wish to pursue an engineering or technical degree after high school. Course include:

Introduction to Engineering

Principles of Engineering

Civil Engineering and Architecture

Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Engineering Design and Development

The Biomedical Sciences Academy prepares students for careers in many different medical and healthcare disciplines including medicine, nursing, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, dentistry, forensics, microbiology, immunology, pharmacology, physiology, radiological sciences and more. Courses include:

Principles of Biomedical Sciences

Human Body Systems

Medical Interventions

Biomedical Innovations

Dual Enrollment EMT

The Computer Science Academy offers students the opportunity to explore fastest growing career field in the country. Courses include:

Computer Essentials

AP Computer Science Principles

The Business Leadership Academy is designed to give high school students an opportunity to prepare for collegiate studies and careers in the fields of business, management, marketing, insurance, and entrepreneurship. Courses include:

Foundations of Business Leadership

Marketing Principles

Business Law and Ethics

Entrepreneurship

Digital Literacy

The Multimedia Academy prepares students for careers in the fields of graphic design, web design, video production, publications and digital photography using the Adobe Creative Suite. Courses include:

Multimedia Design

Multimedia Publications

Digital Design

The Hospitality and Culinary Arts Academy provides students with a comprehensive education in the culinary arts and hospitality industry. Courses include:

Hospitality and Tourism

Culinary I and Culinary II

The Electrical Construction Academy prepares students for employment and post-secondary studies in the electrical trade and related occupations. Courses include:

NCCER Electrical Technologies I, II and II

The Fire and Emergency Services Academy trains students in emergency medical response and the beginning concepts of firefighting. Courses include:

Fire Science and Firefighter I

Students also have opportunities for work-based learning through our Cooperative Education and Internship Programs.

The Cahaba Elementary 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students celebrated the 100th day of school by collecting items for local shelters.

Third Grade - 100 pairs of socks

Fourth Grade - 100 hats and scarves

Fifth Grade - 100 pairs of gloves

Thank you students for serving your community on your 100th day of school!

Cahaba Elementary School held Session II of the PALS Academy (Parents Actively Learning with Students). PALS participated in Digital Learning Night.

Thank you parents and students! It was a great success!

Birmingham Museum of Art visited Paine Elementary School as a part of their “Culture Case Race”. Birmingham Museum of Art visited 56 schools this week to share with classes a suitcase filled with items from different cultures around the world. Our Paine students were able to see the African Culture Case, which included handmade items from mostly West Africa.

In an effort to address the differentiated instruction needs of Trussville students, a universal screening will be administered to all second graders. The results will be shared with parents and educators. The screening process will take place February 5-16, 2018, in the regular classroom and will be administered by their homeroom teacher.

Attention all girls interested in trying out for HTMS Cheerleader: There will be a MANDATORY Parent Meeting on Thursday, February 15th at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium. All pertinent information regarding tryouts will be distributed at this meeting. HTMS Cheer Tryouts will be March 19th -23rd.

February 6, 2018

HTMS Gymnasium

6:30 pm

The Athletic Program, Staff, and Faculty at Hewitt-Trussville Middle School are proud to announce the arrival of our Thirteenth Annual Charity Basketball Game. The event is a school wide activity that includes all of our basketball teams, cheerleaders, dance team, and athletes from other sports, as well as our band, choir and ambassadors.

Since the 2005-06 school year, at the end of basketball season, HTMS has sponsored a charity event to raise money for a worthy cause. This year’s charity is Designs for Hope.

Designs for Hope is a non-profit that exists to provide sustainable energy, clean water, and other innovative designs in developing countries.