TSF January 2024 Newsletter

Letter from the Executive Director

Happy New Year! I hope you and your loved ones are having a great start to 2024. Our students came back to school during the first week of January and are ringing in the new year with wonderful learning experiences.

January is School Board Member Recognition Month! Please reach out to your school board members to thank them for their hard work and dedication to our schools. They make it possible for our students to experience a wonderful learning environment each day. Here are some ways you can show your school board members how much they are valued.

· Give a “shout out” on social media

· Send a note or email.

· A small token of appreciation

· Ask your board member how you can help in your district

Express your appreciation and let your school board members know just how much their dedication and commitment to our schools mean to our students and community!

Sincerely,

Jeanne Baird Greer

Madison City Board Members

Tim Holtcamp | President

Travis Cummings | Vice President

Alice Lessmann

J. Scott Newberry

Tommy Overcash

Madison County Board Members

Brian Brooks | District 3 | President

Heath Jones | District 4 | Vice President

Nathan Curry | District 1

Angie Bates | District 2

William Byrd | District 5

Huntsville City Board Members

Ryan Renaud | District 4 | President

Carlos Mathews | District 5 | Vice President

Holly McCarty | District 2 | Third Presiding Officer

Michelle Watkins | District 1

Andrea Alvarez | District 3

Huntsville High School Band rang in the new year in London, England! The Huntsville High School Band performed in the London New Year's Day Parade on Jan. 1, 2024.

More than 200 band members, families, and staff traveled to London on Dec. 27, 2023. Around 650,000 spectators lined the streets of London to watch more than 10,000 performers from 28 countries around the world.

"The Huntsville High School Marching Band was incredibly honored to represent our Huntsville community in London,” HHS Band Stuart Tankersley says. “Performing for millions in the parade and visiting London was the thrill of a lifetime for our students. We are so proud of the dedication, respect, kindness, and musicianship that our students showed on this trip."

In addition to the London New Year’s Parade, the HHS band took a historical tour of the city to see the Tower of London, Windsor Castle, and Hampton Court Palace. Students were able to see West End shows and other London sites.

Leader in Me selects Heritage Elementary for Lighthouse Honor Roll Award!

Heritage Elementary has earned the “Lighthouse Academic Honor Roll School Award.” This is the highest honor that the Leader in Me initiative can award to a school. Leader in Me helps educators design lasting solutions to common challenges by looking at students’ strengths.

For pre-kindergarten through grade 12, Leader in Me uses an evidence-based model focused on leadership, culture, and academics. The initiative assists students, educators and families with leadership and life skills for thriving in today’s world.

Leadership: Everyone can be a leader and can serve and influence situations.

Potential: Everyone has genius. Individuals should recognize the unique talents of each student, teacher, parent, and resident.

Change: Change starts with me. Don’t sit back and wait.

Motivation: Empower students to lead their own learning. The school community energizes when everyone has a voice.

Education: Educators and families partner to guide each child to create his/her own best life.

For more information, visit leaderinme.org.

Madison County Teachers Receive

Outstanding Mentor Award!

Congratulations to Linzee Stevenson from Sparkman HS, Mary Katherine Reid from Hazel Green HS, and Kelli Evans from Riverton ES for their incredible achievement as the UAH College of Education - Outstanding Mentor Teacher Award recipients! Additionally, congratulations to New Hope High School for their outstanding contribution, recognized by the UAH College of Education as an Outstanding Partner for supporting student teachers.

The Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville seeks proposals for a keynote speaker at the 2024 NAVIGATE Nonprofit Networking Conference to be held in Huntsville, Alabama on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at the Von Braun Center.

The theme for this year’s NAVIGATE conference is #HereForGood. The keynote should inspire event participants to fully embrace their unique roles as nonprofit professionals or volunteers and to understand the importance of their work to a community’s quality of life.

Proposals are due to giving@givehsv.org by

Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 5:00 p.m. (CST)

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