In the Loop

Important Dates:

May 21 - HTHS Graduation - 7:00PM

May 23 - Last Day of School for Students (12:00 noon dismissal)

Today marks a milestone for girls’ softball with the groundbreaking of the Bill Roberts Softball Stadium! Mayor Choat warmly welcomed players, family members, coaches, and distinguished guests. Representative Danny Garrett, joined by Senator Shay Shelnutt and County Commissioner Joe Knight, shared exciting news about their successful efforts in securing over half the funding needed for this project through supplemental appropriations. Their dedication ensures our athletes have a top-notch facility. Dr. Martin and Taylor Burt paid tribute to both the relentless spirit of our girls' softball team and the enduring legacy of Bill Roberts, former Board Member, for whom the stadium is named. Mr. Roberts shared heartfelt words about his pride in the team's achievements and the community’s efforts in turning this vision into a reality. This project not only celebrates our past successes, but also lays the groundwork for future victories. Go Huskies!

The Hewitt Trussville Middle School Band recently performed for the Magnolia, Cahaba, and Paine Elementary Students . Special thanks to Brandon Peters, Director of Bands (HTMS); Corinth Lewis, Associate Director of Bands (HTMS); AJ Adair, Associate Director of Bands and Director of Percussion (HTHS); and Shannon Moore, Associate Director of Bands (HTHS and HTMS) for being wonderful role models and leaders in Trussville's exemplary music program.

Cahaba 4th and 5th grade students are able to choose which Enrich class to participate in each year, and we had 40 students choose Cahaba Mentors. These students partnered with a teacher in Kindergarten or 1st grade, and they worked for a 9 week period to help the younger students twice a week on various activities such as phonics, reading, math skills, letter naming, and so much more.

For the end of the year presentation, parents came to see a “mentor” showcase. The students shared one thing they had learned about being a mentor and one thing they liked about it, and then they “mentored” an adult. Each student chose an activity they had used at some point during the year with their “mentee” and demonstrated it to their parents. It was a great time of fun and sharing. Each student was able to show off their leadership skills, and we are so proud to have these students be a part of the mentoring program.

Coordinated by Cindy Burns, First Grade Teacher, Magnolia students recently participated in luau parties to celebrate the end of a successful school year. Special thanks to the many parent volunteers for giving of their time and to the Burns family for their hard work in planning and setting up the luau’s festive and entertaining activities. Much fun was had by all, as students participated in the following stations: surfboard art drawing and coloring, hula dancing, ring tossing, tacky tourist relay racing, beach ball volleyball, ukulele playing, bowling, limbo, and photo booth picture taking.

Congratulations to these five Paine Elementary students who received awards at the 2024 DreamArchitecture competition. This year's theme was Draw your Dream Park and saw over 1,500 entries from the Birmingham area.

Hartley Harbison placed second in the Kindergarten division, Stella Doster received honorable mention in the Kindergarten division, Ben Deibert placed second in the first grade division, Quinn Bales placed second in the third grade division, and Adelaide Tribble place third in the fifth grade division . Congratulations again on this huge accomplishment!

The HTHS Engineering Academy was privileged to take on a very meaningful project to construct four wooden benches. Two of the benches were built for the HTMS PTSO in honor of the Meads Miracles Foundation, and they will be located at HTMS. The other two benches were built to honor the retirement of Carrie Jones and her years of service at HTHS and Independence Place, and they will be located at Independence Place.

The HTMS Beginning Choir competed in the Music in the Parks festival at Six Flags against schools from five states and won first place in their class and the overall award for best junior high/middle school choir. They earned superior ratings and were awarded the highest scores out of all middle school choirs, bands, and orchestras present.

Mrs. Latham, Mrs. Harrison, and Mrs. McDonald’s 1st Grade students all wrote class books and had them published! Each student wrote & illustrated a page in their class book about their favorite first grade memory from this year. They brainstormed as a class about fun things they did throughout the year and then students picked their favorite memory. They followed the writing process and used a narrative writing graphic organizer to help organize their sentences. They wrote an opening sentence, used transitional words such as first, next, and last and ended their writing with a closing sentence. They wrote rough drafts, edited their sentences, and wrote their final drafts using a pen! Students had the chance to purchase the book to have as a forever keepsake. When the books were published, each class had a Book Publishing Celebration where they each got to read their page our of their book to their class. They had a special snack to celebrate becoming authors! Each class was so proud of their published book.

Magnolia recently held its first annual talent shows, under the direction of Music Teacher, Danny Moore, and Principal, Dr. Phyllis Faust. Students in grades K-5 auditioned and performed many entertaining acts, showcasing a variety of talents. Special thanks to Masters of Ceremonies, Rob Langford and Rebecca Waylander; judges, Sgt. Filetti, Angie Seeley, Erin Piper, and Kaitlyn McDaniel; scorekeepers, Anna Walker, Sarah Brandler, and Emily Durham; and to special helpers, the Magnolia Student Leadership Team members. Thank you, as well, to several members of the Magnolia family who performed crowd-pleasing dance routines.

Mrs. Fergusons class at Paine Elementary enjoyed Mrs. Byland, visiting artist from Samford University’s Theatre for Youth. Mrs. Byland taught the students how to create tableaus to bring the story of Aladdin to life. This was the perfect culmination to our Story Time Unit!

Monthly Board Meeting

The Trussville City Board of Education will hold its May monthly meeting on Monday, May 20, 2024 at 4:30pm. The livestream link to the meeting will be published on the TCS website (www.trussvillecityschools.com) at 4:15pm May 20, 2024. Student Recognitions will begin at 5:00pm.

This is the Annual Meeting of the Board of Education and will include Officer Elections.

DATE:

Monday, May 20, 2024

* 5:00 pm Board Meeting

Monday, June 10, 2024

* 5:00 pm Board Meeting

All Meetings will be held in the Boardroom of Central Office.

The Board Meeting livestream link will be posted on the TCS Website (www.trussvillecityschools.com) 15 minutes before the meeting start time

on the day of the meeting.

ACT Prep Class

Trussville Public Library

Two-day comprehensive ACT prep class and practice test

Saturday, June 1st at 10:00AM & Sunday, June 2nd at 1:30PM

For more information: scan QR code or visit https://www.trussvillelibrary.com

Trussville Rec Bench Press Competition

Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 11:00AM

Male and Female Classes

Divisions: 12 to 14 year olds, 15 to 17 year olds, and 18 and up (grouped by weight)

Cost: $35 entry fee

Location: Trussville Parks & Recreation (601 Parkway Drive, Trussville)

For sign-up: visit https://trussville.org/bench-press-competition/

For more information: contact Zach Manning at 205-508-0779 or Samuel Jones at 205-901-0759

Trussville United Soccer Club

Fall 2024 Registration is OPEN!

Open for all players ages 3-19

Scan code above to learn more!!

Shortcuts to important resources listed on the TCS District website:

• TCS Bullying Reporting Form
• Special Education - Parent Rights (Section 504)
• BE READY, BE RESPECTFUL, BE RESPONSIBLE EVERYDAY!