Thursday, February 12, 2015 • 29
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OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
MBHS Show Choir Concert Has British Influence
Front, from left: Tori Bachafer, Caroline Parker, Mollie Hadley and Frances Dazzio. Back: Katie Brown, Kate Bryan, Dr. Gregory Jeane, Ellen Looney and Anna Leigh Rumbley.
Vestavia Schools Raise Money for Rotary Cause The Vestavia Hills school system raised $2,700 for Pennies for Polio, a Rotary International project. The VHHS Interact Club, a Rotary Youth Club used the fundraiser to help the Vestavia Hills Rotary Club continue its support of Rotary International’s global commitment to eradicate polio worldwide. The commitment to eradicate polio began in 1986, and Alabama Rotarians have played a pivotal role from the beginning. The first global campaign was under the leadership of Dr. Leslie Wright, president of Samford University. To date, Rotarians have raised more than $2 billion for the campaign, and the number of countries where polio was endemic has dropped from 165 to 3. The $2,700 raised in Vestavia will cover the cost of inoculation for 4,500 children in the three remaining endemic polio areas. Every school in Vestavia supported the fundraiser. Information packets were prepared for every student in the system and distributed by school personnel. Contributions were collected on Oct. 24, Rotary World Polio Day.
The Mountain Brook High School Show Choir will perform their annual spring concert to the tune of current and classic music from the United Kingdom. Directed by John Kincaid and choreographed by Todd Underwood, “Brookie Invasion” will feature 230 choir students singing and dancing to hit songs from famous British composers and groups. The show will be a journey from the 1960s through today, highlighting the heyday of rock-androll with classics from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Queen and Led Zeppelin. The show will include modern classics, with songs from current artists like Adele and Coldplay. Show times will be Feb. 18, 19 and 20 at 7:00 p.m. and Feb. 21 at 2:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Mountain Brook High School. Advance tickets for the event are $12 and may be purchased by contacting Dori Hardee at hardeed@ mtnbrook.k12.al.us or by calling 4143800. Tickets may also be purchased from MBHS choir members. Any available tickets following presale will be sold at the door.
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Meadow Brook Homeowners Group Supports Schools The Meadow Brook Homeowners Association supports schools and community projects through its MBHO CARES program. CARES stands for Community Assistance and Relief Efforts. The group has made recent donations to Inverness Elementary, Oak Mountain Middle School, Oak Mountain Intermediate School and Oak Mountain High School. “The Meadow Brook Homeowners Association is proud to make these recent donations to show our support as a community partner with our schools,” said Clark Edwards, MBHO vice president. “We feel fortunate to have
Clark Edwards presents a donation to Dr. Kristi Sayers, Oak Mountain High School principal. Photo special to the Journal
excellent teachers, administration and leadership in the Oak Mountain schools but also understand that each school works on a limited budget. A donation of this kind is mutually beneficial to the students and staff as it is to every
Simmons Choir Wins at Competition
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Simmons Middle School in Hoover hit a high note at the Capital City Classic show choir competition Jan. 30. Twelve choirs from Alabama and the Southeast competed in the competition in Montgomery. Simmons won its division and had the highest composite
homeowner in the neighborhood, as we understand the relationship between a neighborhood and the strength of the schools.” MBHO CARES also has contributed to relief efforts for tornado victims, Oak Mountain Missions, Project Night Night, Insoles for Soldiers, scholarships, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Children’s of Alabama. In 2010, Bloomberg Business Week named Meadow Brook the Best Affordable Suburb in America for the state of Alabama.
score. The Simmons choir also came away with Best Visual award for choreography, costumes, props and backdrops and with the Best Show Design award. Dan Cater is the choir director. Delle Kincaid, the school’s drama coach, and Carrie McGrann, art teacher, also support the group.
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