Student Spotlights & Schoolbits!
Every month we compile a list of students doing great things across the River Region. We have so many talented students in our area. River Region Parents joins with their families and schools to celebrate their achievements!
Pike Road Holds Accessibility Expo
Pike Road’s Special Education Department will host its annual Accessibility Expo December 9 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Pike Road Intermediate School. Our goal is to connect families, community groups, disability groups and our school system. Come to learn more about the services available from the River Region. We want to raise awareness and ensure families are connected with all available resources, no matter their situation—getting together to make the world a more accessible place.
Mayor Swears in New School Board Member
We want to welcome Ethan Taylor to the Pike Road School Board! The Pike Road Town Council recently appointed him to the open position on the Board. Mayor Stone swore him in prior to a recent board meeting.
MEA Alum Becomes Auburn Basketball Student Manager
As Auburn University Basketball gets underway, be on the lookout for Macon East Academy alumnus Will Desmarais, Class of 2021. Selected from hundreds of applicants, he was chosen this year to be an Auburn University Men’s Basketball Student Manager. Desmarais spent many seasons doing the stats for MEA’s football and baseball teams.
Pike Road Cheerleading Squads Move to UCA Nationals
Pike Road High School’s varsity cheerleaders were named the Space Center Regional champions and received a bid to join our Junior High at UCA Nationals. Our girls are also AHSAA 5A South Super Regional Champions!
Macon East 8th-Graders Make Science Presentations
Coach David Lamb’s 8th-grade science students at Macon East Academy show off their projects. Their assignment was to choose their favorite topic discussed in class so far this year, create a project and make a presentation to the class. Some of the topics chosen were the periodic table, chemical bonding, and chemical reactions.
Macon East Classes Tour Downtown Montgomery
The Macon East Academy fifth- and sixth-grade classes visited the State of Alabama Capitol, the First White House of the Confederacy, and the Alabama Archives and History Museum. Mrs. Maddox’s sixth-grade class then toured Browder Veneer Works while Mrs. Keeble’s class toured the Mooseum.
