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May 2013
School House
Arbor Day Highlights Shades Mountain Elementary
Trace Crossings Students at Trace Crossings Elementary celebrated Arbor Day by planting a High Bush Blueberry Bush. Hoover Beautification Board member Mike Zarichnak spoke about how planting more than one bush allows plants to cross-pollinate and produce fruit. The following students read aloud a poem about trees: Dominic Renda Madison McAdams Emarie Price Haley Colby A’Kerria Hubbard Three fourth-grade students who entered the Arbor Day Essay contest read their essays aloud: Annabelle Clayborne read about her favorite tree, the Bradford Pear. Dawson Rye read about his favorite tree, the Hickory Tree. Carlton Purcell, who earned Honorable Mention, read about his favorite tree, the Chinese Cherry Tree. The ceremony concluded with the planting of the blueberry bush outside, where City Forester Colin Conner led students in reciting the Arbor Day Pledge.
Bluff Park Elementary students named among Finley award recipients
Shades Mountain Elementary students plant a tree on Arbor Day.
Each year fourth grade teachers Arlene Harman and Michelle Glenn celebrate Arbor Day with their students by planting a tree at the school. This year’s tree was the first tree to be planted on the school’s newly finished sports field. The City of Hoover Beautification Board donated a Bald Cypress, and Board members Mike Zarichnak and Roberta Atkinson were on-hand to
help celebrate the tree planting. Students learned the importance of planting a tree at the correct depth and to cut circling roots. Then, they grabbed their shovels to fill the dirt and lay pine straw around the newly planted tree. As part of the festivities, class winners for the Arbor Day Essay contest read their essays about their favorite tree in Hoover.
Simmons Middle School Simmons Middle School celebrated its Arbor Day with the planting of a Native Crabapple Tree. The school’s Conservation Club served as a sponsor of the event, along with leadership from second
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grade math teacher Kim Heitkam and second grade science teacher Chris White. The history of Arbor Day was read by Clayton Schock, an Arbor Day Greeting Poem was read by
Charlie Steele and a story about Arbor Day was read by Walker Peoples. Hoover City Forester Colin Conner then showed the students how to plant a tree. All the students
participated in shoveling dirt and the placement of the pine straw around the tree. The ceremony concluded with all students reciting the Arbor Day Pledge.
Finley Award Winners. Back row: Georgia Anderson (third grade), Anna Lane Elmore (fourth grade) and Noel Ponder (ffith grade). Front row: Brady Sheppard (kindergarten), Cole Clark (first grade) and Garrett Jackson (second grade).
Six Bluff Park Elementary students were named Finely Award Character Education nominees this year. Each year, Hoover honors Coach Bob Finley, a former Athletic Director at Berry High School who exemplified great character. A Hoover employee and a senior student from each Hoover high school are selected as Finley award recipients for best displaying characteristics of Coach Finley. Each Hoover school also selects students who show good character by selecting Character Education nominees. Teachers and staff select nominees for each grade level in elementary school.
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