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Here’s a look at what happened at last night’s Pell City Board of Education meeting!

🏆 The board recognized some outstanding achievements across our system:

Congratulations to Mrs. Logan Tucker for being awarded the ALA Early Career Award and being named a 30 Under 30 Literary Award winner!

A huge thank you to Alabama Power for awarding Pell City Schools a $2,500 field trip grant! This grant will allow all 4th grade students to go behind the scenes and learn more about the City of Pell City and St. Clair County administration, police and fire operations, and the public library — ending with a tour of the Museum of Pell City where students will learn about the history of our community. What an incredible opportunity for our students!

Congratulations to our 2026–2027 Pell City Schools Teachers of the Year: Shelly Harmon (Legacy Center), Alexandra Davis (Coosa Valley), John Costello (Eden), Courtney Jordan (Iola Roberts), Olivia Meeks (Kennedy), Creston Davis (Williams), Amy Phillips (Duran), and Casey Simmons (PCHS). We are proud of each of you!

Coosa Valley was well represented this month — congratulations to Crystal Walker (Chick-fil-A Teacher of the Month), Kelsey Bain (America’s First Credit Union Teacher of the Month), Shena Ashworth (America’s First Credit Union Para of the Month), and Amy Bowman (Kiwanis Teacher of the Month). What an incredible group of educators!

Congratulations to Corey Funderburg, whose grant and donation proposal for K-12 music education was awarded $80,000! These funds will continue to grow our Fine Arts program through the purchase of percussion instruments and drums for each elementary school.

Our PCHS Theatre students competed at the District Trumbauer competition at Thompson High School this past Saturday with 12 events — and they showed out. Seven events earned superior ratings, six are moving on to state, and five earned excellent ratings. Congratulations to every student who competed, and good luck to Savannah Lee, Jackson Kerr, Nava Younes, Grace Braxton, and Tiffany Bustillo as they head to state!

The board approved several personnel items, including the hiring of Merritt Beason as Head Volleyball Coach and Yoshaun Hunter as Director of Sports Science at Pell City High School.

The board also approved a one-time $500 extra compensation for all Pell City Schools employees, the purchase of a new Type C, 54-passenger special needs school bus, and several additional contracts.

🗓️ Our next regularly scheduled board meeting will be held in December 8, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

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On this Veterans Day, Pell City Schools pauses to honor the brave men and women who have served our country. Their courage, sacrifice, and dedication protect the freedoms we enjoy every day, including the opportunity for our students to learn and grow.

To the veterans in our schools, our families, and our community: thank you for your service. We are proud of you and forever grateful. 🎖️

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The Pell City Board of Education meets tonight at the Pell City Board of Education office:

📍 3105 15th Ave N, Pell City, AL 35125
🕕 Board Meeting: 6:00 p.m.

We encourage everyone who is able to attend in person; however, if you can’t join us, you can watch online! Click the link below to stream the meeting, which will begin at approximately 6:00 p.m.

👉 https://t.co/NCCKKKgYYs

Thank you for staying engaged and supporting Pell City Schools!

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🌟 Meet Cade Cothran, a student at Walter M. Kennedy School! Cade loves learning and has some BIG dreams for the future. He hopes to become an engineer and inventor one day, and he has another goal in mind too: beating his brother’s record-setting AR points! 📚🏆

We love Cade’s curiosity and drive, and we know great things are ahead for him. Watch the full video to hear more from Cade! 👇

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Today we’re celebrating science, technology, engineering, and math, and the curious minds across Pell City Schools who explore them every day. From building and coding to experimenting and problem-solving, our students are asking big questions and discovering new ways to understand the world around them.

A big thank you to our teachers who spark that curiosity and help our students dream big. Who knows? Tomorrow’s scientists, engineers, and innovators could be sitting in a Pell City classroom right now! 🔬🧪🌎

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In observance of Veterans Day, all Pell City Schools will be closed on Wednesday, November 11. Classes will resume on Thursday, November 12.

We are grateful for the veterans in our schools, our families, and our community who have served our country with courage and dedication. Thank you for your service! 🎖️

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The Pell City Board of Education meets next Tuesday at the Pell City Board of Education office:

📍 3105 15th Ave N, Pell City, AL 35125
🕕 Board Meeting: 6:00 p.m.

We encourage everyone who is able to attend in person; however, if you can’t join us, you can watch online! Click the link below to stream the meeting, which will begin at approximately 6:00 p.m.

👉 https://t.co/NCCKKKgYYs

Thank you for staying engaged and supporting Pell City Schools!

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📷 Ground has officially been broken on the Pell City Academy for Workforce and Innovation!

Today, Pell City Schools and The City of Pell City came together alongside dozens of local leaders and community members to celebrate the start of a project that will reshape career and technical education in our school system for decades. This facility will give our students something invaluable — the chance to develop real-world skills, explore workforce pathways, and build a foundation for their futures that extends far beyond the classroom.

This is what investing in our kids looks like. And this is what happens when a school system and a city share the same vision.

We’re just getting started. Stay tuned — big things are ahead for Pell City!

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Happy Halloween, Panthers! 🎃

Drop a photo of your costume in the comments! ⬇️

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Don’t forget to “fall back” this weekend!

Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 AM. Make sure you set your clocks back one hour before heading to bed Saturday night!

We're sure everyone could use an extra hour of sleep! 💤

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🎥 This Month’s Moment with the Superintendent is here, and there’s a LOT to celebrate in Pell City Schools!

From a generous $1 million grant that’s making a big impact on two of our programs, to a major new facility on the way, to exciting news for our students in the classroom and on the field, you won’t want to miss this month’s update.

▶️ Hit play and hear all the details straight from Dr. Burns. These are just a few reminders of why it's so great to be a Panther! 💛🖤

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Join Pell City Schools as we break ground on the new Pell City Career Tech Education Building, a new, state-of-the-art home for several of our career and technical education programs! This facility will open doors for our students to build real-world skills and explore pathways to future careers.

📅 Monday, November 2, 2026
🕐 1:00 PM
📍 Pell City High School

We hope you’ll come celebrate this exciting step forward with us! 🏗️

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This week, the Be Pro Be Proud Alabama Mobile Workshop rolled onto the Pell City High School campus! Our students had the chance to explore careers in the skilled trades, try out hands-on activities, and discover pathways that can lead to rewarding, in-demand jobs right here in Alabama.

We appreciate the team at Be Pro Be Proud for visiting PCHS and helping our students explore their future!

Learn more about Be Pro Be Proud at https://t.co/kMoCNyXLBf

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Today, we are honored to announce a historic $1,000,000 grant from The Noble Foundation to Pell City Schools.

This incredible gift was made possible by David and Barbara Noble, two people who loved Pell City and made it their mission to give back in areas where they could make a difference — particularly music arts and career tech education. While David and Barbara are no longer with us, they left behind a legacy that has touched generations of students, and will now continue as their hard work has laid a new foundation right here in Pell City.

Their daughter, Cindy Noble, oversees the foundation alongside her siblings, Jeff Noble and Joni Noble. She recently sat down with us to share the family’s history and the purpose behind this gift. She explains how these programs affected their lives personally, and how she and her siblings knew Pell City Schools was the perfect fit for honoring their parents’ memory.

No amount of words can express how grateful we are as a school system to be the recipient of such a generous gift. Students for years to come will feel the impact of this contribution. We greatly appreciate the Noble family and everyone who played a role in bringing this to life.

🎥 Give this video a watch to hear more about the Nobles and how this gift will help Pell City students for years to come.

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🎥 Meet Mr. Creston Davis, 6th grade science teacher at Williams Intermediate School! 🔬

For Mr. Davis, working with kids isn’t just a job. It’s what he’s always wanted to do. Impacting the lives of kids has been his goal from the start, and now he gets to do it every day in his science classroom.

His favorite part? Hands-on learning and those “lightbulb moments” when a concept finally clicks for his students. 💡

▶️ Hit play to hear more from Mr. Davis and see why Williams Intermediate students are lucky to have him!

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October is National Principals Month! 🍎🏫

Our principals are the first to arrive and the last to leave. They’re in the hallways, the car lines, the classrooms, and the stands on Friday nights. They celebrate wins big and small, support our teachers, and make sure every student knows they belong.

To all of our principals: thank you for everything you do, seen and unseen. We are so grateful for you!

💬 Now it’s your turn! Drop a comment and shoutout a Pell City principal who has made a difference for you or your child. Let’s show them some love! 👇

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Behind every decision made at Pell City Schools is someone who genuinely cares about getting it right — for our students, for our staff, and for our community.

On National Boss's Day, we want to take a moment to recognize our Superintendent, Dr. Justin Burns.

Dr. Burns shows up. He knows our students and teachers by name. He listens when it matters and makes the hard calls when he has to. He has pushed our school system forward while never losing sight of the people who make it what it is.

We are grateful for your leadership, Dr. Burns — and even more grateful for the kind of leader you are. Happy Boss's Day!

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Happy National School Lunch Week! 🍎

At Iola Roberts Elementary, our Cafeteria Manager, Lisa Bricker, hopes students remember more than their meals; she wants them to remember the kindness they receive. Her goal is for every student to leave the cafeteria knowing the staff truly cares about them.

Thank you to all of our Child Nutrition teams for serving with kindness every day!

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Character counts most when no one’s keeping score.

At a recent game, a fan needed help, and Pell City cheerleader Sophia McKinney didn’t wait for someone else to notice. She left her spot on the sideline, found help, stayed with him until he was okay, and even handed over a drink from her own cooler.

Sophia, thank you for reminding all of us that kindness is one of the best things we can bring to game night.

Your Pell City family is proud of you! 👏

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October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and we want every student to remember: it's free to be kind!

Take a few minutes this month to talk with your child about what bullying looks like, how to treat others with respect, and what to do if they see or experience it. Remind them that it's always okay to speak up and tell a trusted adult. And if you have concerns, please reach out to your child's school.

We're here to help. 💛

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