Coosa Valley Academy 18 graduates 163 Park Place • Harpersville, AL 35078 Rebels • 237 students • 60 percent of students go on to attend a four-year college
Bailey looking to make a new home away from home Coosa Valley Academy senior Skylar Bailey will miss feeling at home at her school. “I have attended CVA since I was 5,” Bailey said. “I grew up in that place, and it has always been my home away from home. I’ve created bonds with other students and teachers that I see lasting for years after graduation. I am going to miss walking through the halls and seeing my family. It will be the biggest change of my life.” Bailey has loved participating in art shows since being in middle school. “Up until my senior year, I had a few pieces place in the school show each year,” Bailey said. “In my junior year I 12
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had a piece place first at the district show. In ninth grade, I participated in a writing contest for high school students in central Alabama and placed first, which was so cool.” Bailey was also awarded highest class average her sophomore and junior year, and was the second highest average her freshman year. Bailey said her favorite subject is English, which she credits to her English teacher helping to make it a favorite subject. “To me, the teacher really makes or breaks the subject,” Bailey said. “I have been lucky enough to have an awesome English teacher for every year of high
