September 2024 Student Spotlights – Prattville, Autauga, & Elmore County

PIS hosted Open House for all incoming 5th and 6th grade students. Getting to meet each new member of our Cougar family is always so exciting!

We are excited for the opportunity to have Senator Chambliss on campus September 17 to present information and answer questions about The CHOOSE Act, a bill recently signed into law by Governor Ivey that gives Alabama families up to $7,000 per enrolled child through an education savings account funded by a new refundable income tax credit.

We have had a great start to the school year! It has been a joy to celebrate new PCA families, and reunite with those we missed all summer!

Recently, PCA held a safety exercise to be prepared in case of a crisis. We had the support and participation of the Prattville Police Department, Prattville Fire Department, Autauga and Elmore County EMA and 911 call centers, Baptist Health, Haynes Ambulance, the City of Prattville, and many other volunteers and observers.

Students in Mrs. Glover’s classes are practicing their multiplication fluency using the game of “SKUNK.” This game helps students enforce basic multiplication and addition facts. These students are having a blast and learning at the same time!
Keep up the good work, Little Mathematicians!

Homeschool students at Academy Days Co-op make their fall delivery of canned food to Welcome Inc., but this time at the food bank’s brand new location in Millbrook.
Students delivered canned foods collected at orientation and then enjoyed a tour of the spacious new facilities at 1881 I-65 Service Road, where the organization has been operating for two months. Director D’Ann Pendley showed off the new equipment and explained how the food bank continues to serve West Elmore County families in need.
The homeschoolers represent 45 families in the greater Montgomery area who participate in the weekly homeschool co-op held at Eastmont Baptist Church in Montgomery. Academy Days Co-op offers preschool through high school classes in subjects such as science labs, literature, foreign languages, creative writing, art, and PE. Visit AcademyDays.com for more information.

Autauga County Schools participated in the Military Child Education Coalition’s (MCEC) 2024 Global Training Summit this summer! Student2Student and peer-to-peer transition groups and sponsors from Prattville Elementary School, Prattville Intermediate School, Prattville Junior High School, and Prattville High School flew to Washington, D.C., to learn how to best serve the district’s military-connected students alongside 600 peers, educators, and youth-serving professionals from across the world. PES, PIS, PJHS, and PHS were three of only nine schools selected to attend from Alabama, taking advantage of the ability to network and collaborate with other students while learning from some of the nation’s most influential leaders, subject matter experts, and educators on military-related topics.

Prattville Intermediate School’s annual Back to School Dance was so much fun! Students and faculty danced the night away. Our APT puts this event together for PIS students each year to give us a fun and festive way to celebrate a wonderful start to the school year!

Wetumpka High School’s class of 2024-2025 seniors have kicked their school year off to a memorable start. The newly elected class leadership came together to organize multiple senior events upon the start of the school year. Seniors enjoyed a “Senior Sunrise,” meeting at Wetumpka’s Gold Star Park to take pictures, catch the sunrise, and bond before the school year began. Many students got together privately to paint their car windows, decorating them with colorful paints and designs. For the first time in Wetumpka High School history, seniors were allowed to paint their parking space with approved designs. On the first day of school, all students arrived spotting colorful decorated parking spots and vehicles. To seal off an excellent first day of school, seniors gathered in front of the new football field to take photos, play games, and catch up under the sunsets golden hour. The new class of seniors are keeping in mind Elmore County Board of Education rules and regulations while also creating the memories that last a lifetime. Wetumpka High School is looking forward to a new school year and the senior class certainly has more events to come! By: Aajah Thomas

New and exciting developments have been happening at Wetumpka High School. At the start of the 2024-2025 year, a new pavilion with new outdoor seating was built for students to eat and learn at. There are new sidewalks for students and faculty for easier access to the building.
This year, WHS has implemented a new lunch period called ‘Indian Period’. During this time, students are able to freely eat lunch during a 45-minute period. Tutoring is also provided during this period as needed.
Also, WHS has installed two new mobile classrooms outside of the school for two classes.
Mr. Goodin is in one of the classrooms for TV Production class and Dr. Vilardi is in the other for her Robotics class.
These new additions will help grow these amazing programs and prepare them for future success.

Wetumpka Middle Football has kicked off the 2024 season with the Jamboree!

Thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed all that our Food Truck Festival had to offer! We love our Redland Community!