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    Cullman High School to host Miss Southerner/Fair Queen Representative Pageants

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    CULLMAN Ala. - On Saturday, April 17th at 7 p.m., Cullman High School will host the 2020-2021 Miss Southerner Pageant and the 2021 Fair Queen Representative Pageant. Pageants will be held in the CHS auditorium. 

    Cullman City Board of Education recognizes Cullman City School’s America’s First Teacher of the Month Christopher Smith at Tuesday meeting

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools held their regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday evening at 5:00 p.m. Items reviewed in this meeting were several recognitions of students and employees. Beverly Cochran with America’s First was there as a representative of the new awards. Cullman...

    Harbin seeking 4th term on city school board

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    CULLMAN - Suzanne Fuller Harbin today officially announced her candidacy for the Cullman City School Board, Place 5. “I want to ensure the continued quality of education in Cullman City Schools,” said Harbin. “I have been honored to serve on a board of education for...

    State report card: Cullman City Schools receive A; Cullman County Schools receive B

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    Cullman County Schools received a B and Cullman City Schools received an A for the 2017-2018 school year, according to the preliminary report card released by the Alabama State Department of Education on Friday. (Cullman Tribune file photos) MONTGOMERY - On Friday morning, the Alabama...

    Cullman County Schools canceled Thursday due to winter weather

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    CULLMAN – Each day this week parents have waited to hear if their children would be attending school on time, on a delayed schedule, or if their child's classes would be canceled altogether, as was the case Thursday, January 19.  “In the interest of doing what...

    Reading with ‘Ivan’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Fourth-graders at East Elementary School recently received a reading time surprise when Katherine Applegate, author of the Newbery Award-winner “The One and Only Ivan,” sent a message to their classes. Cullman City Schools fourth graders have spent the month reading the New...

    Cullman City Schools closed Tuesday for inclement weather

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools will be closed on Tuesday, August 31, due to the remnants of Hurricane Ida expected to impact the Cullman area with storms and wind.“Based on the latest forecast from the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Huntsville office, our area...

    Cullman High School Theatre presents “Into the Woods” April 29-May 1

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – After getting back into the swing of things with “Bright Star” in January, Cullman High School Theatre returns this week with “Into the Woods,” a modern rethinking of classic fairy tales, combining “Cinderella,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Jack and the Beanstalk”...

    West Point sweeps 2018 Cullman Co. Scholars’ Bowl Tournament; 3 schools qualify for state middle school competition

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    West Point High School posted this photo of its team to the school’s Twitter page, with a note that the team has won the county tournament for six years and is 36-0 in tournament competition since 2012. / Photo courtesy West Point High School CULLMAN...

    Not-so-creepy crawlies

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Students at East Elementary School are learning about how animals receive and interpret information with their senses — and to make sure that lesson burrows deep into their minds — they’re handling some harmless millipedes to see those senses in action. “These...

    Build-A-Boat

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – Second-grade students at East Elementary School have recently been reading the children’s classic “Where the Wild Things Are,” by Maurice Sendak, which finds a young boy taking a sailboat on a fantastical adventure. To help float a few of the finer...

    Aaron Sparks now CHS Asst Principal on staff coordinating Turning Point/ISS

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    CULLMAN - Aaron Sparks, who has been working in the Cullman City Schools central office coordinating Turning Point and In-School Suspension (ISS), will now be based out of the high school and will be the CHS Assistant Principal on staff coordinating Turning Point and...

    (UPDATED) STATE REPORT CARD: Cullman County Schools receive a ‘B’; City Schools an ‘A’

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    Updated 2-1-18 7:18 p.m. CULLMAN -  The Alabama State Department of Education (ASDE) on Thursday released the 2016-2017 State Report Card, part of 2012's Alabama Accountability Act, which required the ASDE to come up with a report card to assign an overall letter grade for...

    Card catalog 2.0

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    (Photo courtesy of Cullman City Schools)    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The card catalog is so last decade. These days, students have shifted to an online catalog system to make browsing the library stacks a whole lot faster and more efficient. The best part? Kids are all...

    Cullman’s Colby Hutson named semifinalist in US Presidential Scholars Program

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    Colby Hutson CULLMAN - Cullman High School senior Colby Hutson has been named one of 630 semifinalists in the 2018 US Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from nearly 5,300 candidates expected to graduate from US high schools in the year 2018. Inclusion in the...

    Registration now open for Cullman City Head Start in 2021-2022 school year

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Registration is open now for Cullman City Head Start’s 2021-2022 school year, hosted at the Cullman City Primary School campus in Cullman.  The program serves children 3-4 years of age, and is available at no cost for income-eligible families that live within...

    ‘Future teachers’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - It’s no secret America is suffering from a shortage of teachers for the next generation, but a career tech program in Cullman City Schools is aiming to help address that need locally — and hopefully inspire some future educators to lead...

    ‘We want to prepare students’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools (CCS) is gearing up to launch a new citizenship program that aims to impact hundreds of local students in the coming years.  CCS, the Liberty Learning Foundation and the City of Cullman are partnering with the American Character and...

    Cullman High announces hiring of James Johnson as assistant principal

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    CULLMAN - In a special called meeting of the Cullman City Board of Education Wednesday morning, the position of assistant principal at Cullman High School was filled. New principal Kim Hall announced the hiring of James "Jake" Johnson to take the spot she vacated recently....

    Drafting the future

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - As part of Cullman City Schools’ expanding career tech offerings, Cullman High hosts a computer-aided drafting and design technology program that currently serves 70 students, while also offering college credit through dual-enrollment via Wallace State Community College.Cullman High School drafting instructor...

    Cullman City Schools among top systems in the nation for board-certified teachers

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools has always made it a priority to attract and cultivate the most qualified educators possible, and now the system is being commended for that effort. Cullman City Schools has been recognized among only four systems in the state...

    Cullman City Schools’ ‘Hat Day’ fundraiser raises $1,179 for United Way

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Sporting everything from cowboy hats to baseball caps, hundreds of students across the city of Cullman recently got a chance to tweak the normal dress code — but don’t worry — it was all in good fun and for a good...

    Open house and back-to-school dates for Cullman area schools

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Below is the list of open house dates and times, as well as opening days for the Cullman City and County school systems and Cullman area private schools: County schools: Open houses - Monday, Aug. 5 from 4-7 p.m. (exceptions listed below) Welti Elementary School- Monday, Aug. 5, 5-7...

    Recognitions highlight city school board meeting

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    CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board’s meeting for September took place Tuesday evening in the central office boardroom. Recognitions were the highlight of the meeting with Premier Bank awarding Technology Innovation Grants to four area teachers. Recipients were Savannah Wood of East Elementary School...

    City school board approves early adoption of 2.5% pay raise for teachers; open house schedules

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    East Elementary Principal David Wiggins addresses the Cullman City School Board Thursday morning (Nick Griffin for The Tribune) CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board early Thursday morning approved the early adoption of the state’s 2.5 percent pay raise for teachers. The increase will go...

    Congratulations, Cullman High School Class of 2019!

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman High School will hold its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2019 Friday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at Wallace State Community College’s Tom Drake Coliseum. Said Principal Kim Hall, “As you venture into this next phase of life, may you...

    City school child nutrition workers recognized

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    Shown left to right are Dr. Susan Patterson, Donna Avery, Tina Bates, Amy Emmert, Sabrina Yarbrough and Michelle Nix. (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune) CULLMAN - Cullman City Schools’ Child Nutrition Program managers were recognized by Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson at Monday night’s meeting...

    Dripping Springs Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) honors good citizens

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     The Dripping Springs Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution honored outstanding seniors from each of the area high schools as DAR Good Citizens. Students were judged on personal qualities of integrity, dependability, leadership, patriotism and service. They submitted essays...

    Old-fashioned games help Cullman Primary School earn ‘School of Distinction’ honor

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    Old-fashioned games helped Cullman City Primary School earn the "School of Distinction" honor. / Cullman Primary School CULLMAN - On Monday, Cullman City Primary School (CCPS) was recognized as a School of Distinction by the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools (CLAS) at an awards...

    West Elementary Students Hold Invention Convention

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    CULLMAN - Third- and fourth-grade students in West Elementary School’s Discovery gifted program last month held an Invention Convention on the school’s campus. After completing research on inventors of their choice and taking part in various activities in the program’s invention unit of study, the...

    Cullman City Schools gives COVID-19 case update

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools has seen a total of 42 positive cases of COVID-19 among both students and school staff since the beginning of the new school year on August 11 through Tuesday, August 17.East Elementary School has had 10 students and...

    Bearcat GROWLS prowls into Depot Park

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    This event is a way the community can come together to help make sure every child has a great start with the right tools. Every child deserves that.” Mary Hovater   CULLMAN – Depot Park was hopping on Saturday afternoon, as the new event, Bearcat GROWLS, took...

    Spain Park High finishes first in North Alabama BEST Robotics debut, Good Hope Middle School and Fairview High also advance

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    Image: Good Hope Middle School celebrates after they learn they’ve advanced to Auburn in December for the regional competition. HANCEVILLE - Spain Park High School put together an impressive debut at the 2016 North Alabama BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics competition on Friday...

    CHS teacher John Drake named top 3 finalist for NFHS Network School Broadcast Program Teacher of the Year

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    John Drake (Photo courtesy Cullman High School) CULLMAN - John Drake, Cullman High School Broadcast Network sponsor, was named a top three finalist for the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Network School Broadcast Program Teacher of the Year this week.  The award...

    Cullman High School in top 10% in U.S. News and World Report 2021 high school report

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    WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, U.S. News and World Report issued its annual rankings of over 17,800 high schools across the country, and Cullman High School came in at number 1,490, placing it well within the top 10% of high schools...

    Cullman City Schools raises substitute pay for teachers, support and CNP workers

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools is temporarily raising the pay for substitutes, to ensure local schools are able to remain adequately staffed during this time. Substitute pay for teachers will increase from $75 to $125 per day, pay for support substitutes all increase from...

    ‘A perfect storm’

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    CULLMAN - “A perfect storm” is how Dr. Lavell Thrasher described the circumstances that led to a 3-2 vote by the Cullman City School Board to not renew Cullman Middle School principal Lane Hill’s contract. The board met Tuesday night for the first meeting...

    East Elementary fifth grade classes use Easter egg hunt to reinforce language lesson

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - An East Elementary School fifth grade class headed outside Monday for a post-spring break Easter egg hunt while practicing their English language lesson.  Fifth grade teacher Nina Jones said she used the egg hunt with school back in session the day after...

    2014 Student and Teachers of the Year

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    Cullman is home to some of the best and brightest students and teachers in the nation. Last Monday night, the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce held the 2014 State of the Schools/Student and Teachers of the Year dinner to celebrate and honor these wonderful...

    Cullman City Schools COVID-19 case update

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Schools system has a total of 36 students absent due to reported positive cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, September 7, according to the latest school attendance data.West Elementary School reported 13 positive student cases, Cullman High School...

    Cullman Middle School hosting Miss Pioneer Pageant Friday

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Middle School Miss Pioneer Pageant will be held tomorrow, January 14, at 7:00 p.m. in the Cullman High School Auditorium. This pageant is being held as a fundraiser for Cullman Middle School and High School special education classes to...

    More than 100 middle and high school students visit Wallace State

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    HANCEVILLE — More than 100 students in grades six through nine from area high schools visited the campus of Wallace State Community College on Thursday, April 24, so they can start giving serious thought about their college education.   The TRIO Talent Search program welcomed sixth...

    CCPS helpers celebrate ‘brown day’ in a special way

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - On Wednesday, Cullman City Primary School celebrated their Kindergarten Color Day with brown. All kindergarten students were encouraged to dress in brown to participate, but two kindergarteners, twins named Cash and Camber, took it just a bit further.  Cullman City Primary School...

    City and county schools review safety plans and seek to assure caregivers

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Following the May 24 attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 young children and two teachers dead, Cullman parents and caregivers have voiced their concerns over the safety of their school age children during the upcoming school...

    Cullman’s Peetz earns full ride to Yale  

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – For Cullman High School student Sophie Peetz, Yale University was always a dream, never even close to fathomable – in her own words, at least. However, for the educators in her life who fostered her interest in health sciences and her...

    City School Board celebrates teacher, student achievements

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board and Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson Tuesday evening celebrated the achievements of many students and their teachers. Teachers of the Year recognized were: Cullman City Primary School- Allison Bates East Elementary School- Kelly Thrasher West Elementary School and Cullman City Schools...

    Cullman City Schools selects Teachers of the Year for elementary, secondary levels

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools has selected its Teachers of the Year at the elementary and secondary levels. April Dean (elementary) and Christopher Smith (secondary) are the educators named to the top accolades. Dean is a fourth-grade teacher at East Elementary School, while...

    ‘Volunteerism and service’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The summer feeding program in Cullman City Schools has been providing meals for hundreds of local children over the past two months, and all that hard work is fueled with the help of students themselves in volunteer roles.  Student volunteers from Cullman...

    Niche 2020 Best Schools report: Cullman City Schools, Cullman High, Cullman Middle, St. Bernard receive high marks

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Niche.com, an online rating group described by Forbes as a kind of “Yelp” for education, recently released its 2020 Best Schools report. In Alabama, Cullman City Schools ranked no. 10 out of 136 public school districts in the state. Cullman High...

    Cullman High promises crowd pleaser with spring production of “Shrek: The Musical”

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    A recent rehearsal for "Shrek: The Musical" CULLMAN - After last year’s “Beauty and the Beast,” Cullman High School Theatre (CHST) chose to stick with the animation adaptation idea, but has taken a decidedly different twist on the fairy tale genre with “Shrek: The Musical.” ...

    It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s a paper airplane

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - What better way to learn about birds than by exploring how they take flight? That was the focus of a recent East Elementary School project, as fourth grade teacher Jada Mitchell tasked her students with creating paper airplanes to spread their...

    A Great Heart is Reflected On the Head

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    CULLMAN - On Thursday the principal, faculty and students of East Elementary witnessed heroic acts of courage and love when 12 boys and one custodian shaved their heads to show their support for classmate Hannah Dawson and her younger brother Kaeden. Ten-year-old Kaeden is...

    ‘Amazing things’: State Dept. of Education Superintendent visits CCPS to celebrate reading award

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    CULLMAN, Ala. -- Cullman City Primary School won the prestigious Dr. Louisa Moats Award earlier this year and celebrated that honor on Friday with a visit from Alabama State Dept. of Education Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey and a delegation of state officials. Cullman City Primary School was...

    Cullman SGA practices leadership through service

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Student leaders from Cullman High School’s (CHS) Student Government Association (SGA) on Wednesday spent the day learning about leadership and serving the community at the Good Samaritan Health Clinic and Curt’s Closet.  At the clinic, students packed patient care kits for...

    Readers ask: Why does school seem to start earlier each year?

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    Classrooms all over the county, like this one at Hanceville Middle School, are ready to welcome students back to class. / W.C. Mann CULLMAN COUNTY - Many of us old timers can remember when we started school the Wednesday or Thursday before Labor Day, with...

    Liberty Learning Foundation to launch new high school programs at CHS this fall

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Beginning fall 2021, Cullman will be embarking on a mission in preparing students to be life, career, and citizen ready. The Liberty Learning Foundation has developed several educational courses to be newly implemented within Cullman City Schools for both seventh and...

    Four of five School Tax Renewals pass by large margins; Arab district vote to be reviewed

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    CULLMAN - On Tuesday evening, four of the five school tax renewals that have stirred much local debate passed, renewing the one-mill and three-mill county-wide taxes, plus two of the three local district taxes. Of the 58,332 registered voters in the Cullman county, only...

    CMS cleared from Tuesday afternoon bomb threat

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Students have returned to Cullman Middle School, after the campus was evacuated Tuesday afternoon due to a bomb threat that was called in during school hours.All students and staff were safely evacuated, after which law enforcement and school officials searched the...

    City school board celebrates student, teacher achievements

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    Cullman Primary School art award winners Ty White, Maddie Seidel and Wyatt Barker with Dr. Susan Patterson, left, and Principal Tricia Culpepper, right CULLMAN - On Tuesday afternoon, the Cullman City School Board met at the board office with a long list of items on...

    CHS Class of ’54 celebrates 65th Reunion

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    CULLMAN, Ala. –The Cullman High School Class of 1954 met for lunch at Stone Bridge Farms Thursday to celebrate their 65th high school reunion. The classmates planned three days of activities including lunch Friday at the West Point Brandin’ Iron and breakfast Saturday morning...

    “Scrooge” a hit: CHS Theatre delivers outstanding performance

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    CULLMAN - Cullman High School Performing Arts put on its award-winning rendition of “Scrooge: The Musical” Saturday night, and the auditorium was full of anxious friends and family who were excited to see the show. Friday night’s performance was canceled due to the weather...

    City schools recognize distinguished alumni, teachers of the year

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    Image shows Cullman Middle School Teacher of the Year Brent Hill, center. Photos by Jay Betts CULLMAN - Cullman High has ample reason to be proud of its alumni, as evidenced at Friday’s Cullman City Schools Foundation Distinguished Alumni Awards luncheon. Among those honored this...

    Contracts approved at City Board of Education meeting Thursday

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Board of Education held a called meeting on Thursday afternoon at their central office, with members Chris Branham, Joey Orr and Amy Carter, and Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff in attendance to approve various action items on the agenda. The retirement...

    Cullman city and county school boards issue statements on next week’s eclipse

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    This image shows the Aug. 1, 2008, solar eclipse at the point of totality, when the moon completely blocks out the body of the sun, revealing the normally hidden, halo-like corona. / NASA / Image Credit: The  Exploratorium Updated 8-17-17 at 1:15 p.m. CULLMAN COUNTY -...

    City school board makes last-minute personnel changes ahead of new school year

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board held a special called meeting Thursday morning to take care of a few last-minute issues before the start of the 2019-2020 school year.  Most of the late changes were personnel ones. Valerie Parris was introduced by East...

    Substitute Teacher Workshop Held

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    CULLMAN – Cullman City Schools is experiencing a shortage of substitute teachers and lunchroom staff. Last Thursday, a substitute teacher and lunchroom training was held at the Cullman Board of Education central office. School officials hope that the training will result in the added...

    ‘Our first step is already in motion’

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools is looking to launch listening sessions with different groups of students to discuss matters of inclusion and acceptance, in a forward-looking effort to address the challenges students face.The move comes in the wake of a video, recorded off-campus,...

    Much-loved CMS secretary set to retire after 12 years

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    CULLMAN - After 12 years on the job, Cullman Middle School Secretary Wanda Edge is retiring from her position at CMS. Edge said she knew it was time to call it quits when she looked forward to going home more than she ever had. “You really...

    WES students learning business, economics with ‘Monopoly Mondays’

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     CULLMAN, Ala. - There’s a reason Monopoly has remained a mainstay board game since the 1930s — it’s fun, challenging, and includes some valuable and fundamental lessons about economics and business.  West Elementary School teacher Sharyn Hollingsworth brought those teaching points to her sixth grade...

    (Updated) 30th Annual Mud Creek Marching Band Festival makes return to Hanceville

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    HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Hanceville High School on Saturday hosted 31 marching bands at the 30th annual Mud Creek Marching Festival. With the festival’s growing popularity, bands traveled in from outside the state as well, with one such band having traveled from Mississippi to attend....

    Cullman Primary School celebrates Earth Day!

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Primary School teamed up with the North Alabama Agriplex, Stidham Farms and other agencies for an Earth Day celebration Thursday to teach students about the environment and how to prevent pollution. Students also had a chance to plant wildflowers and...

    A night of accolades at city school board meeting

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    Members of the Cullman High School FCCLA with sponsor Carin Rains, left and Cullman City Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson, right / Nick Griffin CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board gathered Thursday evening for its monthly meeting, kicking things off with recognitions of the...

    City school board awards contracts for East, West Elementary roofs; personnel changes announced

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    CULLMAN - This week, the Cullman City School Board approved recommendations from Stephen Ward & Associates, Inc. to award a contract to low bidder Porter Roofing Contractors, Inc. from Morrison, Tennessee for roof replacement at West Elementary School and to award a contract to...

    AdvancED recommends Continued Accreditation following review of CCS

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    CULLMAN – The AdvancED external review team, under the direction of Dr. James Brown, reported to the Cullman City Board of Education they would be recommending Cullman City Schools for continued accreditation after their recent review of all schools in the system.    AdvancEd is the...

    New members officially join Cullman City School Board

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    Back row, l-r: Lee Powell, Jason Neal and Chris Branham. Front row, l-r: Suzanne Harbin, Dr. Susan Patterson and Joey Orr. Photo courtesy of Cullman High School on Twitter. CULLMAN - Three new members officially took their seats on the Cullman City School Board Thursday...

    CHS broadcast team ranked top in state

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    Bishop Lee on the Cullman High School Broadcast Network’s virtual set / John Drake CULLMAN - Did you know that Cullman High School (CHS) has its own broadcast network?  It does, and it’s really something.  Recently, the school’s faculty-led and student-staffed broadcast team, the Cullman...

    Cullman City Schools welcomes new CFO James Brumley

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board Tuesday night welcomed Cullman City Schools’ new Chief Financial Officer James Brumley. Brumley replaces longtime CCS CFO Russell Rainey, who served in the role for 17 years. Cullman City Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson welcomed Brumley and...

    CHS welcomes new teacher, coach

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    Cullman High School Assistant Principal Jake Johnson, right, introduces Will Tidwell, left, who will be a special education teacher and assistant football coach at the school. / Nick Griffin CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, approving a...

    Nuggets of wisdom: Milo’s Hamburgers partners with Cullman area schools to launch “Wisdom Week”

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    CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - Milo’s Hamburgers has announced its partnership with five Cullman elementary schools to host “Wisdom Week” to encourage positive character development in celebration of the company’s 75th anniversary. The program, called “Nuggets of Wisdom,” coincides with Milo’s recent chicken nugget launch...

    Cullman High School Broadcast Network: Bringing Cullman High School (and more) to you

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    Abbie Kate Hancock, Carter Bowen, Noah Fondren and Wheeler Eastman broadcasting a bowling game. CULLMAN - Evolution is a necessity in the world of news and communication, no matter the level in which you are involved. Take ESPN for example. The worldwide leader in sports...

    West Elementary opening new Outdoor Classroom

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    Photo: The group on Sunday, Sept. 11 who broke ground on the new Outdoor Classroom CULLMAN - Were you that child who learned tactically? You might have wanted to feel the texture of tree bark, or the smoothness of a stone, or maybe you loved...

    Two-week mask mandate at CMS, EES due to increase in COVID-19 cases

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - With positive COVID-19 cases among students continuing to increase in Cullman City Schools, a temporary two-week mask mandate is now needed at Cullman Middle School and East Elementary School to slow the spread. Per protocol, if students are properly wearing a...

    City School Board candidates address overcrowding, AP classes and funding at forum

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    CULLMAN - Cullman City School Board candidates participated in a public forum last night at Cullman High School. The Cullman City Education Association (CCEA) hosted the event, which was sponsored by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce and The Cullman Times. For the first hour,...

    Cullman City School Board meeting Thursday addresses Fiscal Year 2022; recent bomb threats

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City School Board called a meeting Thursday morning to discuss the Annual Budget Hearing of Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. This presentation was given by Chief School Financial Officer/ Chief Operating Officer James Brumley. The full FY 2022 Budget Hearing Document...

    City school board votes to demolish structures on its 3rd Ave. property

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    CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board held a special-called meeting Wednesday morning to discuss some last-minute details before the new school year starts Aug. 9. Chief among the items on the agenda was a request to demolish all structures on a piece of...

    Cullman City Schools strongly encouraging masks, vaccinations

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - With COVID-19 cases increasing in the State of Alabama and Cullman County, Cullman City Schools is strongly encouraging students to wear masks and for eligible students to be vaccinated as the 2021-2022 school year begins on Wednesday, Aug. 11.“We hoped we...

    Kim Hall named CHS principal at today’s school board meeting

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    CULLMAN - While the East Elementary School Archery Team was honored and recognized for winning a world championship, other big news came from Tuesday's regular meeting of the Cullman City Board of Education. Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson announced the hiring of Kim Hall as...

    Cullman City School Board approves personnel changes

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City School Board on Thursday approved several personnel changes.   Three new hires were in attendance: Carson Aaron and Jarrod Helms, who will be teaching social studies in the fall, and Mike Gay, who will be the Career and Technical...

    City Schools honor teachers, alumni, former principal

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    John Tillman (second from left), a former principal of Cullman High School, is presented with an honorary diploma during the 10th annual Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards luncheon at Cullman High School. He is flanked by, left to right, Cullman City Schools Superintendent Dr....

    CCTV-55 switching hands from CHS to CP&R

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    The Cullman High School Broadcast Network (Bearcat News Network,some members seen here) will still contribute programming of school events to CCTV-55 and will continue to produce live streamed content for Cullman High School. / Courtesy of Bearcat News Network on Twitter CULLMAN - Cullman Community...

    CHS Band presents spring concert

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    Tonight's concert was out of this world!” Stacey Johnston-Parmer, band parent   CULLMAN - On Thursday evening, May 5, the Cullman High School band held their annual spring concert in the school’s auditorium The CHS symphonic band, concert band and jazz band performed for a captive audience. The...

    Cullman Middle School construction update

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    CULLMAN, Ala. – In May 2022, construction of new buildings at Cullman Middle School began. However, according to the Cullman Middle School Principal Jake Johnson, the construction schedule has had a few setbacks due to some supply chain issues. “We hope to move into the...

    CHS hosts annual College and Career Fair

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    CULLMAN - On Monday night, Cullman High School hosted its annual College and Career Fair for students. The event gives students, especially seniors, a chance to speak with admissions counselors and students from several colleges and universities from all over the state of Alabama;...

    City school board proclaims October Dyslexia Awareness Month

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    Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson recognizes members of the Cullman Middle School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter, sponsored by Lucas McCollum, center. / Nick Griffin CULLMAN - The Cullman City School Board met Tuesday, where it adopted a resolution declaring the month of October Dyslexia...

    Frigid Temperatures Cripple Cullman County Schools

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    CULLMAN – Old Man Winter has paid Cullman County a chilly visit this week and along with freezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills, schools have been either delayed, cancelled or both. The altered school schedules are preventive measures to ensure both students and teachers...

    Books to battalions

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - Brett Patterson was recently sworn in and will leave for Marine boot camp on Aug. 9. Patterson is a 2020 graduate of Cullman High School. He is the son of Rick Patterson and Christy Perry and the grandson of Mr. and...

    City school board announces last personnel changes before start of new year

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    Cullman High School (Tribune file photo) CULLMAN - At a special called meeting Friday morning, the Cullman City School Board took up several last-minute items before the start of the new school year next week, including personnel changes. Hires Kayla Rose Rogers, Head Start instructional assistant at...

    ALSDE State Report Card: Cullman City, County Schools receive ‘A’  

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    CULLMAN, Ala. - The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) on Friday released its 2018-2019 Alabama State Report Card, its report card for public schools statewide. Cullman County Schools continued a rapid rise in scores, increasing five points over 2018 and 10 points over...

    CHS’ annual Big Band Dance coming to Civic Center this Friday; dance to raise funds for new band uniforms

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    CULLMAN - This Friday, Feb. 3, Cullman High School (CHS) will host its 21st annual Big Band Dance at Cullman Civic Center from 7-9 p.m. (come 30 minutes early for dance instruction).  Live music will be provided by the CHS Jazz Band under CHS...

    Cullman High no. 18 in state in 2018 ‘U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools’ report

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    CULLMAN -  U.S. News & World Report on Wednesday released its annual Best High Schools rankings. Among Alabama high schools, Cullman High School came in at no. 18. Of CHS, which has a 95 percent graduation rate, the report said, “Cullman High School is ranked...