at South Shades Crest Elementary School. Littlejohn is an Alabama native who holds education degrees from the University of Alabama and the University of Montevallo. She began her career as a classroom teacher in the Shelby County School System. “My goal was to find a career in a school system with high expectations for student learning, which led me to Hoover,” Littlejohn said. “Bluff Park Elementary’s sense of community and strong mission to provide an instructionally-sound environment is outstanding. I look forward to working for the teachers, students and community of Bluff Park Elementary School.” As assistant principal, Littlejohn will work in a support capacity with Principal Dr. David Fancher. She will also help provide teachers and staff with training, resources and motivation to engage student learning and provide a safe, disciplined environment for students.
Inverness Selects New Assistant Principal Jeff Norris has been named the new assistant principal at Inverness Elementary School in North Shelby. Norris was most recently the administrative assistant at Montevallo Elementary School. He has been an educator for eight years in the Shelby County School Jeff Norris System, teaching third grade at Chelsea Park Elementary School, fifth grade at Chelsea Intermediate School and gifted education at Chelsea Intermediate School, Chelsea Middle School and Shelby Elementary School. Norris has an educational specialist degree in teacher leadership and a master’s degree in instructional leadership from the University of Montevallo, a master’s degree in gifted education from the University of South Alabama and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Alabama. He is also a National Board Certified Middle Childhood Generalist. Norris was named Shelby County Schools Elementary Teacher of the Year for 2011-12 and was a Jacksonville State University Teacher Hall of Fame state finalist.
New Assistant Principal Named at Bumpus Bumpus Middle School in Hoover will have a new assistant principal for the 2013-14 school year. Quincy Collins has been named the
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new assistant principal. He most recently served as a 10th, 11th and 12th-grade English/language arts teacher at Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa. He has also held teaching positions in Montgomery and Huntsville. He holds degrees from the University of Montevallo and Alabama A&M University. Quincy Collins “I am extremely elated about joining Hoover City Schools as well as R. F. Bumpus Middle School,” Collins said. “I consider it an honor and a privilege to serve in the capacity of assistant principal. Getting to know the faculty and staff members at Bumpus has been a pleasure. Dr. Maddox often recognizes our school community as the ‘Bumpus Family,’ and without hesitation I have been embraced as its newest family member by students, parents and teachers.” Collins will work closely with RFBMS staff to ensure school-wide and districtwide consistency with curriculum implementation.
Indian Springs’ Parmer Honored at Duke
Cahaba Heights. He is the son of Jeff and Angie Parmer.
OLS Students Recognized By Duke TIP Program Three students from Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School were recently recognized in a prestigious ceremony presented by Duke University’s Talent Identification Program. Seventh-grade students Natalie Vizzina, Claire Morel and Christian Fleming were honored at the state level ceremony with commemorative medals. The Alabama recognition ceremony honors students currently in the Seventh Grade Talent Search for receiving high scores in one or more sections of the ACT or SAT. The event was held at the University of Alabama. The Duke TIP Program conducts special ceremonies in 16 states to recognize outstanding students.
Highlands Student Wins Membership to McWane Grant Bend, a seventh-grade student at Highlands School, won second place in the seventh-grade level of a recent essay contest. Bend participated in the AfricanAmerican History in Science, Technology and Math Essay Contest
Nic Parmer, an Indian Springs resident, was honored in the Grand Recognition Ceremony on the campus of Duke University in Durham, N.C. Parmer was recognized as part of the Duke University Talent Identification Program, which honors academically talented seventh-graders for their exceptional scores on the ACT or SAT. The recognition ceremonies honor seventhgraders who earned scores equal to or better than college-bound seniors who took the same tests. This year, Nic Parmer 75,172 students from across the country participated. Of those, 23,379 were invited to attend state recognition ceremonies. Only 1,670 students were invited to the Grand Recognition Ceremony. Parmer has attended Joseph Bruno Montessori Academy and Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School. He will be an eighth-grader at Indian Springs School this year. Parmer plays guitar, soccer and basketball and is a member of the EYC at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in
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From left: Natalie Vizzinia, Duke TIP Representative Andrew Fenton and Claire Morel. Christian Fleming is not pictured. Photo special to The Journal sponsored by the Magic City Housing Development Corporation. As the second-place winner, he received a trophy, a Samsung Google Chromebook and a oneyear family membership to the McWane Science Grant Bend Center. The essay contest was open to
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