Ellis Emeralds Shine at Hoover

Congratulations to the Ellis Emeralds for a great performance this past Saturday. They traveled to Hoover High School to compete in their 3rd Winter Guard Competition of the season and represented Zora Ellis well. With a performance full of smiles, energy and dedication, the Ellis Emeralds happily took 1st place in the cadet class.

The Emeralds will travel to Nashville, Tennessee on Friday, April 4, 2008, to compete in their final competition of the season, Southeastern Color Guard Circuit Championships. They will compete against 11 other junior high groups in the cadet class, where the top three groups will receive individual medals.

Kindergarten Registration

Our kindergarten registration is April 23. Parents will need to bring four items:

1. Birth certificate
2. Social Security card
3. Proof of residence
   
4. Immunization record (Blue slip)
   
   Registration will be held at each school. Each one will be publishing specifics. Attendance at kindergarten registration is important. Many decisions for the upcoming year are based on the enrollment figures that we have from that registration. If you have questions, call the school office where your child will be attending.

Exciting New P.E. Program Begins at Salter

An exciting new program for students at Salter began today in P.E. classes. Fifth and sixth grade students will be learning about archery and have the opportunity to compete for the opportunity to represent Salter at the State Archery Championship in Birmingham May 1. The program was started by Coach Darby and funding was provided by the Talladega City Schools Foundation grant program. Students were very excited about beginning the program and the possibility of becoming a champion archer.

THS Band achieves Superior Rating at State Contest!

For the 2nd time in four years, the Talladega High School Symphonic Band has achieved a Superior Rating at the Alabama Bandmasters Association (A.B.A.) State Concert Band Assessment.

To attend the State Assessment, bands must be recommended by a panel of judges at the district level. One month later, at the State Assessment, bands present a concert of three musical selections of their choice and are graded on beauty of sound, intonation, technique, interpretation of the music, the balance of all the instruments, the musical effect on the listener, and the band's stage deportment.

In addition to the on-stage adjudication, the band must sightread one piece of music chosen by the A.B.A. During this process, the band director and students are instructed to open a package of sheet music that they have never seen and are given 7 minutes to study and discuss that song. After the study period, the band must perform the piece for an additional judge who grades the performance using the same criteria listed above.

After the ratings were announced, the T.H.S. Symphonic Band was awarded a State Assessment Trophy, an additional Superior Rating Plaque, and medals for each of the band students.

Congratulations to all the band members for this great honor.

Dr. Buck's First Book Signing!

Dr. Buck now has one book signing under his belt and it was a smashing

hit...they ran out of books!

Although he was promoting his book, notice he is also wearing the MOVING FORWARD district nametag which lets folks know he is a proud employee of Talladega City Schools! Congratulations, Dr. Buck!

Art Winners Presented With Certificates

At tonight's Board of Education meeting, certificates were presented to each of the students representing Talladega City Schools in the State Superintendent's Visual Arts Exhibit.

You can see the artwork of each student by clicking here.

Tame the Teasing

According to the National Association of Elementary School Principals, "Teasing is not only unkind, but can lead to future personality or self-esteem problems for both the victim and the teaser." Read more about this subject in this Report to Parents.

Opinion from the Daily Home

Thanks to the Daily Home for the kind words following our District Accreditation. You can read the article here.