scales and submit her own CD. Heather Cantwell, LPM choir director, helped her with this process. In February, Pitts will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., to rehearse with other students from middle schools throughout the Southeast. A culminating performance will be held in March. Pitts began singing with her church choir at age three. In fifth grade, she sang with the Liberty Park Singers, and she has performed with the Liberty Park Middle School choir in sixth, seventh and eighth grades. She takes private voice lessons from Darla Mosteller.
Shades Cahaba Students Work on Math Skills
Students at Shades Cahaba Elementary are given monthly opportunities to complete a Daily Dose Math Calendar to strengthen their math skills. The names of those who choose to participate are put in a drawing for an extra dose of Learning Enhancement and Academic Design, or LEAD time.
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This month, students were given the opportunity to explore with “Super Bubbles.”
Students Excel At Math Tourney
Forty-one Simmons and Berry Middle School students traveled to Cedar Ridge in Decatur for the first math tournament of the year. The students won five team trophies for being in the top five of their respective grades. Berry’s teams won a second place and two third place awards. Simmons came in sixth, second and fourth. Simmons’ Arrebah Nur had a perfect ciphering score. On the written test, Simmons’ Lucy Wang and Berry’s Joon Shin had the highest scores for the eighth grade. Seventh grade leaders were Amy Zhang and Mariam Massoud for Simmons and Jack Gutshall for Berry. All three were awarded medals. Sixth grade leaders were Barret Pickering of Berry, a medal winner, and Andy Kong of Simmons.
Chavers Wins Farm/ City Contest
SCOUTS SUPPORT KOMEN RACE
Reagan Chavers, a Greystone Elementary fifth grader, was a winner in this year’s Farm/ City Week poster contest. Regan won in the fourthsixth grade category. The week before Thanksgiving is recognized Reagan Chavers nationally as Farm/City Week. Jefferson County Farmers Federation sponsors a poster contest for elementary students. This year’s theme, “Harvesting Healthy Choices,” encouraged students to consider the healthy food choices provided through locally grown produce and modern agricultural practices. At a dinner held at the Wynfrey Hotel, the winning students received $100, and their teachers received $100 to be used in their classrooms. The posters will be sent to Montgomery to be entered in a state competition. ❖
Several members of Homewood Girl Scout Troop 140 and one little brother volunteered at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure as “cureleaders.” They cheered for and encouraged participants as they went by. Cureleaders included, from left: Emma Standard, Oakin Cloud, Ashley Hurst, Ella Cloud, Isabella Kimbrell and Alyssa Baylon. Photo special to the Journal
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Shades Cahaba Elementary student Anna Prchal participates in a project to strengthen her math skills. Photo special to the Journal
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