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Madison County School System Superintendent addresses changes for upcoming school year
HUNTSVILLE, Madison County — Big changes are underway with the Madison County School System. It's just ahead of students heading back to the classroom. FOX54 spoke with the superintendent about what parents and students need to know this year. Madison County School System Superintendent Kenneth Kubik said they face...
Back-to-School 2024: View full list of start dates for schools across the Tennessee Valley
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Students will be heading back to the classrooms beginning August 1. To find out when your student starts their new school year continue to the bottom of this story. Submit your first day of school pictures here:. Useful resources for the first day of school:. Back-to-School...
You’ll regret wishing away your senior year
With this being the Tribune’s annual Back-To-School special, I thought I’d go ahead and offer my annual warning to new high school seniors – and their parents. Congratulations to the new seniors at Arab High School, Brindlee Mountain High School, and every other high school, for that matter.
Huntsville City Schools Superintendent provides a look at what to expect in the 24-25 school year
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — We are gearing up for back to school! On Friday, FOX54's News' Keneisha Deas caught up with the superintendent of North Alabama's largest school district, Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Dr. Clarence Sutton with a one-on-one interview. He gives us a look ahead as he enters year...
Huntsville, Madison City Schools prepare for back to school 2024
MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — There is less than a week until students head back to school and that can mean a lot of questions from parents about what to expect for the upcoming semester. Among the list of parent’s worries is safety. That’s why Huntsville City Schools is taking the next steps to hire […]
Puccio plays in rain-shortened AHSAA All-Star baseball game
Arab High School’s Drew Puccio participated in the North South All Star Baseball Game last week in Montgomery, playing for the North team. The games were shortened because of rain – a scheduled second game was cancelled. The South squad defeated the North 4-1 in the first game.
Free 2 Teach holds ‘Back to School Bash’ for teachers in the community
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - One local organization is giving back to teachers and students in the community as schools head back into session. Teaming up with the City of Huntsville and the Huntsville Police Department, Free 2 Teach held a “Back to School Bash” Saturday at John Hunt Park.
UAH team places eighth internationally in 2024 University Rover Challenge
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A team comprised of College of Engineering and College of Science students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, placed eight internationally in the 2024 University Rover Challenge (URC) in Moab, Utah. A total of 102 teams began the year competing for an invitation to the URC finals, with a record 38 teams from 10 countries advancing to the last stage of the competition, held in one of the most extreme and Mars-like environments on Earth. UAH team ASTRA, a subset of the UAH Space Hardware Club (SHC), also placed fifth among all United States teams.
Tharptown High School Rocketry Team gets 2nd place at International Rocketry Challenge in London
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — UPDATE: Tharptown High School Rocketry Team secured second place in the international competition. This was the team's first trip to the international level of the competition, which took place at the Farnsborough Air Show in London. In a post on Facebook, Tharptown High School math teacher...
PCES student learns about coding, malware with cyber camp scholarship
Uriah Fisher, 11-year-old sixth grader at Phil Campbell Elementary School last semester, won a scholarship to attend a cyber camp at the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. earlier this year. From a Thursday evening to a Monday evening, when he, along with his group of 27 other children,...
UAH teams excel in 2024 international CanSat competition
HUNTSVILLE – Three Space Hardware Club teams from the University of Alabama in Huntsville placed first, third and fourth nationally in the 2024 International CanSat competition. UAH student teams Shockwave, Snapdragon and Moonracer placed first, third and fourth nationally, while also notching second, seventh and 10th, respectively, in the...
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