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OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
UA Alumni Chapter Presents Scholarships
Brenda Matherne is joined by family members at her retirement celebration at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School in Homewood. From left: Julie Marix, Chad Cooley, Michele Cooley, Matherne, Greg Matherne and Sara Rossomme with Savannah and Jackson. Photo special to the Journal
OLS Honors Matherne Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School in Homewood recently honored a sixthgrade teacher on her retirement. Brenda Matherne retired from the school in May after 23 years of service. She began teaching school in Donaldsonville, La., and worked there for 16 years before moving to the Birmingham area in 1986. Since then, Matherne has taught math, science, religion and other courses to hundreds of students at OLS. Matherne said she is looking forward to spending more time with her family during her retirement. But that doesn’t mean she will leave the OLS classroom completely. Matherne said she plans to continue helping students with math a couple days a week in the OLS Resource Room.
Hoover Grads Honored by Merit Scholar Corporation Two 2014 graduates of Hoover High School have been awarded scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Eric D. Kim and Xianming Li both won $2,500 scholarships supported by the NMSC’s own funds. Kim plans to study medicine in college, and Li plans to study business management. Kim and Li were among the finalists in each state judged by NMSC to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.
Touloupis Wins State Writing Award in Contest A Highlands School student has won top honors in a statewide writing competition. Mary Catherine Touloupis was awarded first place in the creative nonfiction category of the annual Alabama School of Fine Arts Creative Writing Competition. Fifth-graders from Highlands Mary Catherine School Touloupis
participated in the competition in the categories of poetry, creative nonfiction and short fiction. The fifth-graders were included in an age category that had them competing with students in the fifth through the seventh grades. More than 500 entries were received in this year’s contest. Touloupis won first place for her personal narrative titled “Blankie.” She received $100 for her winning submission. This was Touloupis’ second recent writing accolade. She was awarded an honorable mention certificate in the spring for her entry in the Letters about Literature writing competition. Anna Shelley is Touloupis’ English teacher at Highlands.
Vestavia Graduates Win Merit Scholarships Four recent graduates of Vestavia Hills High School recently won scholarships supported by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s own funds. Kelly S. Chen, Mary C. Cook, Siyin Han and Silin Li, who graduated in May, have been awarded $2,500 scholarships from the NMSC. Chen plans to study surgical medicine in college, and Cook plans to study law. Han plans to study computer science, and Li plans to study medicine in college.
Hoover Grad Wins Berry Alum Group Award A Hoover resident was recently presented with an academic award from a local alumni group. Melissa Bryant was awarded $1,500 from the members of the W.A. Berry High School Class of 1968. The alumni group created the 1968 Alumni Torch Award Committee Scholarship to foster the spirit engendered by the school motto, “Learning is liberty.” The award is open to any graduating senior at Hoover High School whose parents or grandparents graduated from W.A. Berry and who displays a high commitment to academics, character and community involvement. Bryant is the daughter of Geoff and Linda Bryant, both Berry graduates. Bryant will attend Auburn University this fall to study athletic training. She said she wants to continue her community service in college as she works towards a master’s degree in physical therapy.
Several Over the Mountain residents were honored by the University of Alabama Jefferson County Alumni Chapter last month. The chapter held its annual Scholarship Reception June 22 at the Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest. Each year, the Jefferson County alumni chapter awards scholarships to freshmen entering UA. The chapter this year awarded 14 scholarships. Scholarship award winners, their parents and their siblings attended the reception. Dr. Robert Hayes, assistant dean of the UA College of Arts and Sciences, spoke to the group about the choices, challenges and changes
the incoming freshmen will encounter. Susan Norton, chapter president, said the scholarship reception is an event the chapter members look forward to each year. “Our fundraising efforts throughout the year are focused on how we can grow our scholarship base so we can assist as many students as possible,” Norton said. “It is great fun to meet the students and parents and to be a small part of their university career.” Over the Mountain residents awarded scholarships at the event included Benjamin Klein, a graduate of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, who was awarded the Louise S. Rice Scholarship; Emily Roberts, a graduate of Hoover High School, who was awarded the Dick Coffee
Family Scholarship; Hannah Brawley, a graduate of Vestavia Hills High School, who was awarded the Phillip Nichols Scholarship; Hannah Kendrick, a graduate of Mountain Brook High School, who was awarded the Jean Alexander Coffee Scholarship; Madeline Brandon, a graduate of Spain Park High School, who was awarded the Sylvester Jones Scholarship; John Paul Saway, a graduate of John Carroll Catholic High School, who was awarded the John Forney Scholarship; and Gabrielle Pettway, a Vestavia Hills High School graduate, who was awarded the Erdeal Morre Scholarship. For more information on the scholarship program, visit www. uajeffco.org. ❖
Several OTM residents won scholarships from the University of Alabama Jefferson County Alumni Chapter in June. From left: Samantha Brown, Emily Roberts, Benjamin Klein, Hannah Brawley, Hannah Haygood, Taylor Dean, Madeline Brandon and Markayla Peoples. Photo special to the Journal
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