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2015

Issue II

HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS OF 2015

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!

At the Trussville City Board of Education Meeting

on May 18, 2015, Dr. James Tygar Evans was hired

as an elementary school principal. Dr. Evans will

join Mrs. Schmitt and Dr. Jeter on the Paine

Elementary Campus for the 2015 – 2016 school

year.

Dr. Evans graduated in 1984 with a BS degree in

Elementary Education from the University of

Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He comes to Trussville after

completing 22 years in administration in Rome City Schools in Georgia. He started his career in

school administration in 1993 which included 2 years as an assistant principal at Rome Middle

School, 11 years as a high school principal at Rome High School, 4 years as an elementary

principal at North Heights Elementary and 5 years as principal of East Central Elementary School.

Dr. Neill stated that she is delighted to have someone with 20 years of experience as a principal,

especially with 9 of those years in a K-6 environment. “He will bring new perspectives and an

exciting dynamic as we open three K-5 elementary schools in Trussville," Dr. Neill stated.

Dr. Evans holds a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership and Administrative degrees

as Educational Specialist, Masters of Arts and Bachelor of Science from the University of

Alabama.

Dr. Evans first day in Trussville will be July 1, 2015.

WELCOME DR. EVANS!

HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

What has twelve 5 edge faces, 30 edges, 20 vertices and it is one of the Platonic solids? A Dodecahedron, of course!

The second grade math team at Paine Primary School made Dodecahe-drons for their final project. The students created an Autobiographical Dodecahedron that illustrated 12 interesting facts about the student.

PAINE PRIMARY MATH TEAM

HTMS Student Skyler Robinson played in the National Elementary Chess Championship in Nashville, TN. In his division, K-6 Under 1000, Skyler came in 8th place in the nation. There was 321 kids in his division and he came in 8th. There were a total of 7 games and Skyler won 6 and lost 1. He represented not only the state of Alabama well but also Hewitt Trussville Middle School. Congratulations Skyler!

Way to go students! $501 raised by students during

Spring Fling for Rotties and Notties,

Donated from Mrs. Swann-Carter’s Animal Rescue Club.

Thank you HTMS!

HTMS

BAND

CONCERT

OUTSTANDING!

JUST FYI—The April 28 ACT results will be mailed approximately five to eight weeks after the answer documents are received by ACT.

LACROSSE NEWS—After both teams finishing 4th in the state at the end of the season, several players were nominated for the All State teams. Congratulations to Mitchell Peterson, Trevor McBride, John Clayton, Sarah Burden, LeAnn Guess, Stella McCormick, Alex White, Kally Bradford, and Alyssa Newman for making All State Honorable Mention. They will play in the Alabama showcase all-star game in June. Three players that made ALL STATE! These students will represent Alabama in the Southeast regional all-star game. They are one of the top 15 players in the state. This is a great honor for HTHS in just the second year of HS lacrosse. 8th grader Lilly McCormick, 11th gr Lizzy Witte, and 11th gr Carter MacAlpin will represent Hewitt and the state of Alabama this summer in the regional games. CONGRATULATIONS!

HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

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CONGRATULATIONS—Intel International Science and Engineering Competition in Pittsburg

Tyler Jackson’s project, Increased Efficiency in Solar Energy for Developing Countries, won 3rd place in the Physical Energy Category

Madison and Makenzie Plyman’s project, Removal of Arsenic from Contaminated Drinking Water Using 3D Beads, won 4th place in the Environmental Engineering Category

We are extremely proud of these students and their lead teachers, Chris Bond and Chris Walters. Their projects were judged by

international experts in their fields. GREAT JOB!

IT IS GREAT TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (at PI)! Students who have read more than 1,000,000 words

Paine Intermediate had a total of 357 millionaires this year—YEA!

Approximately thirty-five percent of PI students became millionaires this year.

THANK YOU PAINE PTO…..

over $79,000 given back to our school this year!

Thanks to everyone for always supporting all PTO efforts; this is a great way to end the year!

Top Fifth grade classes-Bramlett and Wright

Top Fourth grade classes-Walls and Higginbotham

Top Third grade classes-Sulser and Windham

Fifth graders-122 students

Fourth graders-163 students

Third graders-72 students

The Beth Bruno Gardens at Paine Intermediate School

On May 18, 2015, the faculty, staff, and students of Paine Intermediate School dedicated the school gardens

to Beth Bruno, past principal of PI. Mrs. Bruno is now Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruc-

tion for Trussville.

PAINE KINDERGARTEN PARENT JAMBOREE

Thank you parents for coming to the Jamboree!

Check out the Student Services Blog—Teens and Trends

http://tcsstudentservices.blogspot.com/

The purpose of this blog is to bring awareness and information to all stake-

holders in our community regarding at risk behaviors and trends in teen culture.

Access Paine Primary's eBooks All Summer Long!

Go to Paine Primary's Library website, and select "Read an eBook."

Select the eBook library you wish to browse - Overdrive, Mackin VIA, or RazKids.

Login information is as follows:

Overdrive - Begin typing in "Paine Primary" until you see it in the drop-down box, and select it. Then enter your

child's lunch number as the "Library Card Number."

Mackin VIA - School = Paine Primary School, User = Paine, Password = huskies

Raz Kids - Use the login information provided by your child's homeroom teacher.

If you have any questions, please contact me at rachel.brockman@trussvillecityschools.com . Keep your child in books over the holidays, and Happy Reading!

@ your library,

Mrs. Brockman

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The Paine Campus (K-5) is proud to announce a total of 34 students who had perfect attendance for the ENTIRE YEAR! This is a huge accomplishment and we are

thrilled to recognize the following students… Lynlee Black (K)

Tripp Giangrosso (K)

Jacob Peterson (1st)

Reagan Lawson (1st)

Jonathan Sweeney (1st)

Kaitlyn Mewbourne (1st)

Will Smith (2nd)

Brett Hoggan (2nd)

Katelyn King (2nd)

Noah Pearson (2nd)

Ayden Moore (3rd)

Mary Ann Dukes (3rd)

Kimberly Gagliano (3rd)

William Jones (3rd)

Carter Lybrand (3rd)

Kaylee Routh (3rd)

Madisyn Hawkins (3rd)

Madi Predhomme (3rd)

Emily Giangrosso (3rd)

Luke Wolfe (3rd)

Morgan Stephens (4th)

Thuy Lam (4th)

Elijah Halpryn (4th)

MJ Manning (4th)

Chris Hawkins (4th)

Abby Holloway (4th)

Malachi Johnson (4th)

Kaylin Campbell (4th)

Lily Burford (4th)

DJ Carter (4th)

Jakoby Cheatham (5th)

Sarah Ho (5th)

Nicholas Le (5th)

Maddie Wallace (5th)

YOU ARE INVITED!

Trussville Authors Visit Paine Intermediate

Trussville authors Sandra Bearden and June Matthews spoke with several 4th grade classes on

Monday, May 18 about their book, Trussville, published in 2014. These knowledgeable ladies

provided a rich history of our city in both words and pictures. Ms. Stacks, on behalf of Paine Inter-

mediate School, accepted a copy of Trussville from Bearden and Matthews.

UPCOMING KINDERGARTEN PARENTS

Did you miss the 1st Parent Jamboree? We have another chance for you to visit

Paine Primary to hear the information. If you didn’t attend the 1st meeting,

please join us on July 30th from 6:00-7:30 PM.

New Student Tours will be held on July 23 and August

4th. They begin at 4:00 pm and the last tour is at 6:00

pm. Look for more information to follow from Paine

Primary School or call 228-3200.

Spring 2015 Football

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEXXI HOWELL

ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP TO

JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY!

WAY TO GO ALEXXI!