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Forrest Sonny Poole recalls four decades as an athletics trainer at Alabama high school
By Joseph Allen February 26, 2021
Forrest Sonny Pooh Poole was a fixture at Parker High school until recent health issues forced him to retire. (contributed)
For more than 40 years, players, coaches and even administrators came and went at A.H. Parker High School in Birmingham, but there was one person you could consistently count on.
Forrest Sonny “Pooh” Poole was a former graduate of the special education program at Parker and a volunteer on its basketball, football and track teams.
He also helped in various ways around school.
By Michael Sznadjerman
Alabama Newscenter
In her police mugshot taken almost 60 years ago in Jackson, Mississippi, Catherine Burks-Brooks looks straight into the camera, without fear or agitation. One might even interpret the curve of her mouth as a smirk.
What was Brooks – then a 21-year-old college student and Freedom Rider, already battle-hardened from several civil rights actions – really thinking about when the bulb flashed?
“When they took that picture, I knew I was going to jail,” said Brooks, who lives in Center Point, near Birmingham. “I was tired. I was hungry. And I was ready to get into bed. I was not afraid.”
JANESVILLE
After missing prom, homecoming celebrations, normal sports and club seasons, and other high notes of the high school experience, Janesville seniors will get something this year: an in-person graduation ceremony.
The Janesville School Board this week unanimously approved a plan to host outdoor ceremonies at Monterey Stadium for Craig High School on June 3 and Parker High School on June 4. Both ceremonies will begin at 7 p.m.
Seniors at the districtâs charter schools will have indoor ceremonies in either the Craig or Parker auditorium June 5 and 6.
âWe know graduation is something that was a huge miss for our seniors last year. That was a hard thing for them,â Parker Principal Chris Laue said at Tuesdayâs meeting. âI speak as a principal and as a parent of a senior, that was something that was a huge loss for them.â
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