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Nine Hoover High seniors spent their spring break repairing a well so people in a Ugandan village wouldn’t have to walk five miles to get clean water. Students in the mission group from Hoover were, from left, front: McKamie Patrick, Ann Redd, Emma Mitchell and Anna Dymond. Back: Regan Heitschmidt, Caroline Adams and Sasha Fowler. Not pictured: Mark Thomas and Noah Williamson.
LIFE-CHANGING Hoover High School Students Travel to Uganda on Mission Trip
By Ally Morrison
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hen you ask a high school senior what they did for spring break, you’ll likely hear about a week spent soaking up rays on one of the Gulf Coast’s beautiful beaches. But nine Hoover High seniors were
repairing a well so people in a Ugandan village wouldn’t have to walk five miles to get clean water and teaching their children to speak English. “We helped an entire community,” Hoover student Anna Dymond said. “They didn’t have water for nine years.” Before the well was repaired, kids would drink water from the lake and get
sick, Hoover student Sasha Fowler said. The students are part of a youth group at Hunter Street Baptist Church, where Dymond’s father is the missions pastor. Accompanied by eight adults, they kicked off their spring break by flying for more than 20 hours to East Africa, where they worked alongside the African
See LIFE CHANGING, page 9
Whether you’re looking for flowers, jewelry, clothes or cooking gear, we rounded up all the best Mother’s Day gifts from Over The Mountain area shops. PAGE 12
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Check out fun stuff to do this Mother’s Day weekend in our About Town calendar including: We Love Homewood Day; Mother’s Day Sip and Stroll in Lane Parke; Mother’s Day Market at Cahaba Brewing; and The Birmingham Rose Show at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. PAGE 4
