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Teachers honored during Teacher Appreciation week, reflect on pandemic school year
Teacher Appreciation Week By Randi Hildreth | May 7, 2021 at 8:58 PM CDT - Updated May 8 at 6:26 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Teachers across the country were honored this week during Teacher Appreciation Week. Their work certainly isn’t going unnoticed this year as they had to come up with creative ways to teach students during the pandemic.
WBRC talked to a teacher who turned her garage into a classroom this year and educators who worked through the challenges of creating virtual classrooms during the peak of the pandemic and were still able to keep students engaged.
From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE The US News & World Report ranked Hewitt-Trussville High School at number 20 on the list of Best Alabama High Schools. The school was number 8 on the list of best schools in the Birmingham-metro.
Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college. The rankings were determined by weighing college readiness (30%), math and reading proficiency (20%), math and reading performance (20%), underserved student performance (10%), college curriculum breadth (10%) and graduation rate (10%).
At HTHS, the report stated, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement coursework and exams. The AP participation rate at Hewitt-Trussville High School is 58%. Also noted, the total minority enrollment is 20%, and 7% of students are economically disadvantaged. The graduation rate is 98%.
Shoals schools celebrate making top 25 in the state
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A congratulations is in order for many schools right here in north Alabama. Nine Tennessee Valley Schools are among the Top 25 in the state according to U.S. News and World Report!
WAFF followed up with two of those schools in the Shoals to find out what the ranking means for students.
The U.S. News Top 25 school rankings are based on how well school systems prepare students for college.
There are more than 370 high schools statewide. Muscle Shoals High School ranked 24th and their neighbors over at Russellville High School came in at 21st.