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2021 Hoover City Dad Brigade back-to-school cleanup is July 31
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Chris Carpenter, at left, hauls in mulch to be spread in the courtyard at Brock s Gap Intermediate School in Hoover, Alabama, as part of the 2020 Hoover City Dad Brigade back-to-school cleanup for Hoover City Schools on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. He is followed by Aaron Singleton, carrying a bag of weeds and debris that had been picked up.
The seventh annual Hoover City Dad Brigade back-to-school cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, July 31.
Dads and other volunteers are invited to come to Hoover public schools to help get the campuses spruced up in advance of the coming school year, which begins Aug. 10 for students.
By Melanie LeCroy/melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com
Krista N. Marcum, a science, Gulf Coast Ecology and Marine Biology teacher at Gulf Shore High School has been selected as the 2021-2022 District 1 Secondary Teacher of the Year. She is also one of 16 finalists for the 2021 -2022 Alabama Teacher of the Year.
Marcum obtained her bachelor’s degree in education from Indiana University, master’s degree in education from Indiana Wesleyan, and she achieved National Board Certification in 2017.
The Gulf Coast Ecology class is a unique class to Gulf Shores High School. Marcum was approached by Principal Cindy Veazey about starting a new environmental class that gets the students out into the environment to learn science. Assistant Superintendent Stephanie Harrison mentioned the unique program in the reference letter she wrote for Marcum.
MONTGOMERY The Alabama State Department of Education announced finalists for Alabama Teacher of the Year.
Jeff Schrupp was selected as the District VII Secondary Teacher of the Year. He is now one of 16 finalists up for the title of Alabama 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year.
The pool will soon be narrowed down to a top four and the winner will be announced in August. Alabama’s Teacher of the year will then go on to be a candidate for National Teacher of the Year. During the school year, Alabama’s representative will serve as a full-time ambassador for education and teaching profession and will present workshops to various groups.