32 • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011
SCHOOLS
The 2011 Vestavia Belles are, from left, front: Grace Cato, Melissa Prevatte, Kayla Hunter, Neely Henry, Lizzie Dunn and Allison Pounds. Second row: Lucy Anne Link, Joan Leslie McGill, Jane Anne Roddam, Francesca Malensek, Alex Brown, Mary Katherine Mize, Rachel Caskey, Leigh Anne Alfano, Ryan Brown and Layton Dyess. Back: Marilyn Gray, Saralynn Lowry, Hannah Moss, Ashley Bonovitch, Caroline Bottcher, Hannah Harris, Caroline Smith, Leah Dennis, Maria Inman, Haley Evans, Molly Brannan, Elizabeth Benton, Sara Elizabeth Hyde and Caroline Morrison. Not pictured: Chandler Kitchens. Photo special to the Journal
Vestavia Belles are Chosen
The Vestavia Belles for 2011 were recently chosen. Vestavia Belles have to be a sophomore or junior and must reside in the city of Vestavia Hills or attend Vestavia Hills High School. The young ladies dressed in their antebellum gowns, are hostesses for many city events. New members of the group include: Leigh Anne Alfano, daughter of Joanie and Joe Alfano; Elizabeth Benton, daughter of Nancy Benton; Ashleigh Bonovitch, daughter of Suzanne and Lance Bonovitch; Caroline Bottcher, daughter of Kelly and Charles Bottcher; Molly Brannan, daughter of Karen and Tommy Brannan; Alex Brown, daughter of Dana and Jeff Brown; Ryan Brown, daughter of Dana and Jeff Brown; Rachel Caskey,
daughter of Rebecca and Al Caskey; Grace Cato, daughter of Vicki and Lee Cato; Leah Dennis, daughter of Karen Dennis and Rodney Dennis; Lizzie Dunn, daughter of Laurie and David Dunn; Layton Dyess, daughter of Jessica and Jeff Dyess; Haley Evans, daughter of Debbie and Cooper Evans; Marilyn Gray, daughter of Nancy and Ves Gray; Hannah Harris, daughter of Julie and Greg Harris; Neely Henry, daughter of Wendy and Patrick Henry; Kayla Hunter, daughter of Terry and Walter Hunter; Sarah Elizabeth Hyde, daughter of Kimberly and Matt Hyde; Maria Inman, daughter of Teresa and Gerry Inman; Chandler Kitchens, daughter of Missy and Lance Kitchens; Lucy Anne Link, daughter of Ingram and David Link; Saralynn Lowry, daughter of Lynn and Kris Lowry; Francesca Malensek, daugh-
ter of Gail Sanson and Frank Malensek; Joan Leslie McGill, daughter of Julie Freeland and Brad McGill; Mary Katherine Mize, daughter of Carolyn and Chad Mize; Caroline Morrison, daughter of Sheri and Bill Morrison; Hannah Moss, daughter of Ashley and Jim Moss; Allison Pounds, daughter of Debra and Jim Pounds; Melissa Prevatte, daughter of Kelly and Mike Junkins; Jane Anne Roddam, daughter of Hope and Roy Roddam; and Caroline Smith, daughter of Charlotte and Steve Smith. Rita Green is chairman of the Belles.
‘Human Calculator’ Visits Prince of Peace
Scott Flansburg, nicknamed the “Human Calculator” by talk show host Regis Philbin, visited Prince of Peace Catholic School recently. Flansburg earned the nickname for his ability to perform mental mathematics at recordsetting speed. He visited Prince of Peace due to the school’s affiliation with Mathletics, an online worldwide mathematics program. Flansburg ended his tour around the world at Prince of Peace, where he kicked off the American Maths Challenge Oct. 12 -13.
Hoover Students Are Merit Semifinalists
With “human calculator” Scott Flansburg are, from left, Prince of Peace Catholic School principal Connie Angstadt, assistant principal Katie King and technology director Theresa Reardon.
Photo special to the Journal
Twelve students at Hoover city schools – six at Hoover High and six at Spain Park – have been named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists/ Achievement Semifinalists. Hoover High’s semifinalists are Gabrielle Agnew, Tara Massouleh, Emma Puchta, Brian Bender, Logan Tarbox and Tyler
OVER THE MOUNTAIN JOURNAL
Meredith Spain Park’s semifinalists are Catherine Ritchey, Devon Schoeneman, Jackson Knouse, Jake Hoffman, Sarah Alyce Hartley and Sophia Ritchey. The 12 Hoover students are among 16,000 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists across the nation. All are now in the running for a piece of the $34 million in National Merit Scholarships to be awarded this spring. Students gain semifinalist status based on their pre-SAT (Stanford Achievement Test) scores. They will be notified in February 2012 if they have been named finalists.
Book Club Mixes It Up, Brings in Dads
A group of Edgewood fifth
grade girls have a mother/ daughter book club called The Story Sisters. A few months ago the club switched things up and the fathers read “Old Yeller” with their daughters and then had a cook-out at the home of Joe and Cathy Daniel to discuss the book. Attending this event were: Hope Drentea-Tybor and Paul Tybor, Samantha and Michel Le, Maggie and Paxton Heath, Cate and Jeff Fowler, Molly Kathryn and Chris Cooper, Hannah and Gabe Crosswy, Julia Rouleau, Kate and Daniel Sims, Anna and David Merkle, Caroline and Ashley Doyal, Audrey and Burt Nabors, Mallie Claire and John Alfano, Sarah and Joe Daniel, Mary Walton and Steven Blomeley, Dallie Kate and Jeremy Darnell and John Beaube. ❖
Instead of discussing books with their moms at a recent book club meeting of The Story Sisters, the Edgewood fifth grade girls invited their dads to the discussion.
Above: The National Merit Semi-Finalist for Hoover High School front row from left: Gabrielle Agnew, Tara Massouleh, Emma Puchta. Back row, from left: Brian Bender, Logan Tarbox and Tyler Meredith. Below: From Spain Park High School from left were: Catherine Ritchey, Devon Schoeneman, Jackson Knouse, Jake Hoffman, Sarah Alyce Hartley and Sophia Ritchey. Photos special to the Journal