Superintendent's Corner

Vote for the 2012-2013 School Calendar

All certified staff should print the school calendar ballot HERE and submit to the school office by Friday, February 9, 2012. Please do not write your names on the ballots. The vote is anonymous. Please initial a sign-in sheet as you turn in your ballot. Principals should submit the ballots, sign-in and tally sheets to Mrs. Ashley Catrett no later than 9 AM, Monday, February 13, 2012.

State-wide School Calendar Survey

The Alabama School Superintendents Association conducted a 2012-2013 school calendar survey and 79 of 132 systems responded.

Start dates are as follows:

Aug 1st - 1 system

Aug 6th - 8

Aug 7th - 6

Aug 8th - 3

Aug 9th - 6

Aug 10th - 3

Aug 13th - 7

Aug 14th - 1

Aug 15th - 5

Aug 20th - 1

Sept 8 - 1

The others have not decided on a start date.

In addition, 37% plan an October Fall Break; 48% plan to take off a full week at Thanksgiving; the most common week for spring break with be March 25, 2013 (but almost half will be the week of the 18th).

Last day for 2013: All are between May 23rd and June 1.

BHS and LHS to Host Area Tournaments

Congratulations to the Brantley Girl's and the Luverne Boy's basketball teams. They will host the area tournaments. The girls will play February 9 and 11 and the boys will play February 10 and 13.

Congratulations to HHS Log Cabin Winners

1^st Charlie Elliott, 2^nd Austin Hebert, 3^rd Natalee Registe

1^st Bailey Mcvay, 2^nd Winston McGhee, 3^rd Dustin Williams

1^st Eryn Davis, 2^nd Shelby Register, 3^rd Blake Wilson.

First Citizens Bank Teaches Consumer Math Skills

Mrs. Lynann Henegan from First Citizens Bank recently provided presentations to HHS senior and junior math classes on banking and the services our local bank provides. We appreciate the local support of First Citizens Bank.

HHS Celebrates 100th Day

How many ways can you count to 100? Highland Home 1^st grade knows! They enjoyed the 100^th day of school writing about what they could do 100 times as well as discussing if they had 100 wishes what their first wish would be. They had a happy 100^th day!

~ Submitted by Gwen Jones

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