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2008-2009

Bibb County's 30th Annual Special Olympics

"Where Everyone Is A Winner"

May 8, 2009

SAMMIE HILL VISITS WBHS April 29, 2009

Sammie Lee Hill drafted 4th Round #115 to the Detroit Lions


Graduated 2004 WBHS

West Blocton Youth Football 1997 & 1998

 
Donated NFL Combine Jersey to youth coach Charles Farnetti and WBHS Head
Coach Gregg Farnetti


Attended West Blocton Youth Football Clinic on March 14, 2009

Sammie Hill 

West Blocton Elementary School

West Blocton Youth Football 1997and 1998

WBHS Varsity Football

WBHS Graduate 2004

College-Stillman

NFL Combine Monday February 23rd    

 

Overview 

Stillman College has not produced a load of players to the NFL, but when
scouts went to the "other school" in Tuscaloosa to check out Brian
Witherspoon in 2007, they couldn't help but notice the big man inside.
Hill played defensive end as a senior, despite his 6-foot-4, 328-pound
frame, because coaches wanted to prevent double-team blocks from taking
him out of the action. The result was his most productive season yet (59
tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, seven pass breakups and a
second straight first-team All-SIAC selection). His agility and girth
are coveted by scouts, making him a potential middle-round pick in 2009.

Congratulations

Payten Lowrey

Congratulations to Payten Lowrey

who has been selected to participate in

the Rural Health Scholars

Program for 2009.  

   Payten Lowrey has been invited to participate in the Rural Health
Scholars Program at the University of Alabama from May 31 through
July 2, 2009.  He is one of twenty-five students selected from
about seventy nine applicants who applied for the program.  "Making
the selections was a difficult task because there were many
qualified applicants," said Cynthia E. Moore,
Director, Rural Health Scholars Program.
      

      This program is made possible by grants from
State of Alabama Legislature in partnership with the Family Practice
Health Board, Alabama Dental Association and The University of
Alabama.

PICTURES of the SHOW! SEE BELOW

WBHS Drama Class Presents:

Stay As ~~Dead~~^Sweet As You Are

A Dinner Theater Production

When: Friday, April 24, 2009

Where: West Blocton High School Cafeteria

Time: 6:30 pm

Cost: $15 ticket includes dinner

(Tickets will be pre-sold)

Once Upon A Dream Prom

March 14, 2009

Miss WBHS 2009

Miss Shelby Pope

YOUTH LEADERSHIP 2009

Caitlyn Lightsey		Payten Lowrey			Drew Collins

Devonte Ward			Savana Lightsey		Sanethia Vance

Alexius Rutledge		Michael Cooper		Courtney Simpson

Alicia Weems

Youth Leadership Bibb 2009 is the inaugural youth program being
implemented by Leadership Bibb. Leadership Bibb also consists of an adult program
which is now in its second consecutive year.

Leadership Bibb is a broad-based community partnership comprised of the
lead organization, the Bibb County Chamber of Commerce, and many other
partners in the private and public sectors. These partners include, but are not
limited to, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) Bibb County Office, the
Bibb County Commission, the Bibb County Public Schools District, City of
Centreville, the City of Brent, the Town of West Blocton, the Town of Woodstock, the Friends of the
Cahaba National Wildlife Refuge, the U.S. Forest Service, the Alabama Power Company
Foundation, Alabama Gas Corporation and a host of other organizations,
corporations, businesses and individuals.

The adult and youth programs are guided by a 15-member Steering
Committee which is divided into three sub-committees---fundraising, adult and
youth. Advisors to Leadership Bibb include Nancy Lightsey, Bibb County Chamber
of Commerce Executive Director, and Matt Hartzell, ACES County Extension
Coordinator for Bibb County.

The Chair for the Youth Committee is Mrs. Cena Davis, a former
principal in the Bibb County School District who works with the State Department of
Education's Alabama Reading Initiative. Serving with Mrs. Davis on the Youth
Committee are ACES 4-H and Youth Development Regional Extension Agent Joy Maxwell,
Chuck Oliver, Ann Lynch, Tracey Mitchell and County Commissioner Al Green.

Thirty-four (34) students from Bibb County High School and West Blocton
High School applied for acceptance into the 2009 Youth Leadership program.
Of these, 25 students were selected to participate---10 from West Blocton High
School and 15 from Bibb County High School. The Youth Committee used a rubric to
score the applications and select the participants.

The youth program will consist of six sessions, starting on Tuesday,
January 13 with an orientation. A variety of hands-on training projects and
topics, as well as several class projects will be undertaken. Subject areas covered
will include personality traits training, teambuilding, communications,
decision-making, conflict management, and "getting to know Bibb County" segments. The latter
will involve educational tours of Brierfield Ironworks Historical Park in January
and the Cahaba National Wildlife Refuge in April.

In February, participants will undergo a day of training at the
Mercedes-Benz USA Production Facility in Vance that will include a variety of interactive
speakers as well as a tour of the plant's automobile production facility. In March, the
youth leadership class will participate in Citizenship Alabama Focus (CAF), a three-day
program in Montgomery guided by Extension and 4-H, which will introduce students
to state government, state history and a variety of cultural education
opportunities. The April session will take the students outdoors to explore the
environmental uniqueness of the Cahaba River, and the May graduation will give
participants the chance to share what they enjoyed and learned about the overall
program.

Hartzell is especially excited about the class projects. One project
will challenge student participants to organize and implement an E-cycling day under
the guidance of Technical Knock-Out of Birmingham. Other projects will task students
with leading and completing specific projects to beautify or improve the appearance of
West Blocton High and Bibb County High, or adjoining roads or areas.

"The projects at the schools will require an even mixture of both West
Blocton and Bibb County High students at each school," Hartzell emphasized. "It's
not like the West Blocton students will work only at their school and the Bibb
County High students will only work at theirs. The idea is to mix things up and teach
tomorrow's leaders of Bibb County the team building skills they will need to succeed by working
together with people of different backgrounds and origins to improve quality of
life," Hartzell said.

According to Mrs. Davis, the students will be expected to work hard but
they will also get the chance to have fun along the way. "This is not going to
be simply 'work, work, work'. There are going to be numerous opportunities for
the students to enjoy our county's history and natural beauty, as well as to make
new friends that they otherwise would not have had the chance to get to know,"
Davis said.

Hartzell offered some words of gratitude for Bibb County Schools
Superintendent Dr. Don Elam, Principals Doug Milligan and Lee Van
Fleet, as well as for several local companies who have stepped up as sponsors. "This
program would not have gotten off the ground without Dr. Elam's blessing and
support, and Mr. VanFleet and Dr. Milligan have also been tremendously
supportive. We also look forward to acknowledging the great support of several local
organizations and companies whose resources are critical to the program's success,"
Hartzell said.

Matt Hartzell
Bibb County Extension Coordinator In-Training
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
175 S.W. Davidson Drive
Centreville, AL 35042
Phone 205-926-3117
Fax 205-926-5114
Mobile 205-394-1954
Email mdh0007@auburn.edu

Ribbon Cutting and Dedication

WBHS New Gymnasium

November 17, 2008

Homecoming Pictures

2008

Homecoming Court

Mrs. Holifield's Teach Alabama class planned lessons coordinating with
Cinco De mayo.  The history of the celebration and order of operations
were demonstrated.

Group picture:  Loran Mackey, Catie Lippeatt, Courtney Simpson, and Kasie
Atchison.

Students in Mrs. Holifield's Health Class at West Blocton High School, completed the Kids in the Kitchen through the Alabama Cooperatie Extension System and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program under the direction of Ms. Eloise Temple. The student are: Hunter Vining, Christina Scarpelli, Kevin Short, Taylor Cromer, Alyssa Chesser and Stephon Motley

Cooking Demonstration for Mrs. Holifield's Food and Fitness Class (Mardi Gras Theme)

Mrs. Jan Parker-Dunn, Assistant Superintendent, Bibb County Schools speaks to the students in Mrs. Holifield's TEACH Alabama class

Kimberly Carter, 9th grade student at WBHS, played the role of an Anastor in Bibb County Children's Theatre's production of Disney's Mulan Jr.

Mrs. Martin's Drama class viewed Mulan Jr. at WB Middle School on Feb. 18, 2009

The Librarian, Ms. Mitchell, demonstrates how to make Sushi in Mrs. Holfield's TEACH Alabama class

Chris Flanagan from the Culinary Institute of Atlanta spoke about a variety of careers in Mrs. Holifield's Food and Fitness Class

Joy Maxwell of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System spoke about different careers and job interview skills in Mrs. Holifield's TEACH ALABAMA class