We have had a fantastic start to our second semester! What better way to start than with good news? The academic accolades keep coming for the 2017 Prattville High School seniors! They had 24 seniors score 30 or higher on the ACT. These students were recognized during January and February board meetings. Congratulations to the following students: Daniel Burnham, Lauren Chambliss, Christian Chapman, Wesley Donhauser, Hannah Edwards, Grace Glidden, Allison Hall, Benjamin Hendricks, Brooklyn Hollon, Kathryn Holtzscher, David Hyde, Molly Kopf, Connor Lantz, Isobel Moreland,
Caitlyn Morris, Eunjee Oh, Deland Saville, Chase Seibert, Todd Sheridan, Jr., Keitt Trammell, Laura Vickery, Bailey Vinson, Madeline Ward, and Aaron Wetmore! With the start of the second semester, we begin to plan for another fantastic school year. The 2017-2018 school calendar committee is working hard to create a calendar for the upcoming school year. I would like to thank the following members of our calendar committee: Tisha Scott-Addison from the Central Office, Kassi Argo from Prattville Elementary, Board Member Eleanor Ballow, Kelly Bibb (a parent representative), Tori Browning (a parent representative), Doug Hallford from Prattville Intermediate, LaShonda Houser from Prattville Junior High, Eddie Johnson from Second Chance, Brittany Little from Prattville Primary, LeeAnne Lovelady from Marbury High, Atoyia Mason from the Superintendent’s Advisory Council, Stephen Matthews from Marbury Middle, Dashiell
Miller from Prattville Kindergarten, Neal Murphree from Prattville High, Jennifer Reid from Billingsley, Susan Russell from the Technology Center, Jessica Shavers from Pine Level Elementary, Brooke Stinson from Daniel Pratt Elementary, Alesia Waugh from the Superintendent’s Advisory Council, and Marylynn Williams from Autaugaville. The committee will have a calendar prepared for board approval on February 9th. I take great pleasure in sharing the accomplishments that our schools, staff members, and students receive with the citizens of Autauga County. With so much news to share, take a moment to like “Autauga County Schools” on Facebook! Next month my letter will focus on our Transportation Department. Spence Agee is the Superintendent of Education for Autauga County Schools. He is a third generation educator with an ED.S. in Educational Leadership. He has 20 years of experience in the education field as well as 29 years of military experience. Agee is an active member at First Baptist Church in Prattville. He and his wife, Cesily, who is also an educator, have two daughters, Abby and Addison.
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