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School House
MBJH Career Day By HiLARY ROSS
The ninth grade students at Mountain Brook Junior High recently participated in Career Day where students are able to learn about the various careers and job opportunities that lie ahead. The students initially gathered in the auditorium to hear Keynote Speaker Mr. James Holbrook of Sterne, Agee and Leach. The students attended panels of professionals grouped by career areas; there were 85 speakers total. Following the keynote address, the students dispersed to 9th grade classrooms to attend their assigned panels. Students also heard Jennifer Waters from the Recruitment Office of Birmingham-Southern speak about “Getting Ready for College.� We are fortunate to have such a wealth of gifted professional men and women in our community. Mayor Terry Oden served as a speaker, as did new Mountain Brook Police Chief Ted Cook. Also speaking were
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George Israel, an architect; Mike Royer, news anchor; Dr. Thane Wibbels, marine biologist; Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Lyle Cain; local business owner George Jones of Snoozys; and Mr. Ed Aldag of Medical Properties Trust. Diana Plosser of MBHS and Amy Stamper of Crestline were also among the panelists. Many of the speakers were parents of current ninth grade students: Bill Dawkins spoke about being a stockbroker, Dr. Joe Lucas on psychiatry, Terri Odum on banking, Dana Wolter on interior design, and Ogden Deaton about commercial real estate. Among those representing the legal profession were Mike Brown, Warren Lightfoot, Judge Theresa Pulliam, Kit Belt, and Jay Skinner. Chairmen for Career Day 2011 were MBJH parents Kathy Skinner, Kim Tew, Tanya Cooper, Lindsey Trammell, Carrie Law and Crawford Bumgarner.
Seventh & eighth grade dance
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Seventh grade girls await a recent Thursday evening dance for seventh and eighth graders: Anne Kendall Outland, Emma Garcia middle: Eve Taylor, Hannah Elliott, Virginia Winn, Brooke Holloway, Murray Brown top: Grace Logan, Carolyn Wahlheim, Allie Sirkin, Edith Amason.
Crestline Pumpkin Run
Lucy Walthall, Catherine Sims and Virginia Wahlheim.
By ALYSSA mONSON Crestline Elementary School held its annual Pumpkin Run on Sunday Oct. 23 with 578 runners in grades K-6. The overall winners for the boys were Carter Emack (5:50), Walter Morris (6:04) and Brooks Reddy (6:09). The winners for the girls were Catherine Sims (6:22) , Brit Ware (6:23) and Catherine Haas (6:44). Reagan Riley and Libby Sims.