Mr Jake Collins

Believer | Husband | Dad | US History Teacher | Football Coach Homewood HS | Author of The Homewood Book and Homewood Past and Present

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

In my US History class we use @Ancestry to study the Civil War through our family veterans. I teach kids not only how to find ancestors who fought in the war, but also how to place them on a battlefield using @Battlefields and @fold3

Here are some of the projects:

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

Alarming.

[Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel]

The profile pic was a pretty girl. The DM seemed harmless - “hey.”

For Jordan DeMay, among a targeted group of teen boys, often high school athletes, this was danger coming in the middle of the night to his small, remote town.
https://t.co/CactEjiA1N

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

Good news for high school sports

[Simone Eli @SimoneEli_TV]

JUST IN: AHSAA to launch task force to investigate high school transfers

A report given at Thursday's annual spring meeting revealed strong disparities in the number of football transfer students-athletes to certain schools in Class 6A.

Alma Bryant head football coach @BartSessions and @YeagerSpartanFB presented data which showed that, in 2024, six schools accounted for 100 football transfers — which made up nearly 40 percent of the total number of transfers statewide.

The Central Board voted unanimously to introduce a task force to crack down on the growing issue statewide.

FULL STORY BELOW...

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

Good news for high school sports

[AHSAA @AHSAAUpdates]

Central Board plans to Appoint Task Force To study Non-Compliant Transfer Issues https://t.co/GI1nBHltjg

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Credit to Jalen Hurts — tremendous lesson for kids out there, benched at halftime of the national title game for Tua, refuses to publicly pout, commits himself to working his ass off to get better. And now he’s a Super Bowl champion quarterback. Phenomenal comeback & resilience.

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

A boys' school makes boy-friendly changes and gets great results! Some are as simple as opening the playground for 20 minutes before school starts.

They drew on @LetGrowOrg for our "play club" program

https://t.co/BF7uW6ivYT

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

Wow

[Governor Tate Reeves @tatereeves]

HILARIOUS elitism by @margbrennan @CBSNews claiming that Mississippians know less about emergency management than DC bureaucrats - all because her favorite Democrats in CA and NC have failed their constituents.

@JDVance did a great job handling her condescending questions. The disdain these people have for any Americans outside of their little bubble is so pathetic and revealing.

[Eye on Politics @EyeOnPolitics]

Feeling validated. #meanmom

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

Incredible photo of Colvin’s catch. Well done!

[Under the Lights @UnderLights365]

Mountain Brook wraps up the regular season with a second straight shutout.

From @GaryALloyd: https://t.co/j7rgco8iwS

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

I’d like to point out that this was the “knuckleball” portion of our warm up. I promise I can throw a football 😂

FWIW, Archie has the best knuckleball of the group

[Gary Lloyd @GaryALloyd]

Hello from Frank Nix Stadium in Irondale, where No. 8 @MtnBrookFTBL takes on @svmounties in the regular season finale for both squads. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

Follow along for updates!

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

Today we welcomed Fisher Bayless Collins to the world. Mom and baby boy are doing great.

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

From @NextRoundLive today, F Scott Fitzgerald partied at a house in Homewood back in the 20s @TheLanceTaylor

House is still there and is currently being renovated

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

@MartySmithESPN Just in time for the start of school. This book was great. Lots of practical things in here I’ve already put in place.

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

If you’re a spouse, if you’re a parent, you need to read this. Very practical and useful.

My biggest takeaway was the importance of developing eyes to see the spiritual worship bound up in a habit we didn’t know was spiritual.

This is a GREAT book @Justin_W_Earley

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

@MartySmithESPN is the best story teller at ESPN and this was great!

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

Wide receiver dinner 2024 @MtnBrookFTBL

[Ryan Brown @RyanBrownLive]

I’m just a guy that does a goofy sports show in Birmingham so what do I know but, a great way to honor the memory of Willie Mays would be an annual @MLB game played at @RickwoodField called the “Say Hey Classic”. Just a thought. @Buster_ESPN

[Ryan Phillips @JournoRyan]

What a life this man has lived

[Mr Jake Collins @MrJakeCollins]

Preach

[Nick Buonocore @Nick_Buonocore]

For all the “D1 or bust” folks… UNC Baseball has two starters, Alex Madera 2nd base & Anthony Donofrio RF, that both began their college careers at the D3 level. ANY opportunity to be at the “next level” is a gift. Don’t be concerned w where you start, be concerned w developing & finishing strong.