Building a program up into a consistent contender is something that takes time, it takes hard work and it takes leadership from above. And it’s safe to say, the Reeltown baseball team has been on that trajectory as of late.
On the one hand, Leadership Lake Martin’s blue team chose an important and meaningful project as its class assignment and on the other hand, the members had a great time completing their project.
One condemned building and another that needs a ton of work on the old Russell Corp. land are set to be demolished, a move that city officials are calling a win all around.
Closing out a chapter of Nathaniel H. Stephens Elementary School’s history, a teacher who first walked through the school’s doors as a student is walking out with Teacher of the Year.
The Elmore County Emergency Management Agency is urging people to stay off roads unless necessary to let first responders, public works and power companies do their work to clear the roads.
Building a program up into a consistent contender is something that takes time, it takes hard work and it takes leadership from above. And it’s safe to say, the Reeltown baseball team has been…
Last week, Heaven Bailey of Stanhope Elmore attended a three-day tryout in Atlanta as one of 15 of the top high school basketball prospects in the country. She was joined by a UCLA commit, a P…
Each summer, coaches across the state nominate the best of their junior class to compete in the biggest game of the season: the showdown between athletes from the northern and southern halves …
Each summer, coaches across the state nominate the best of their junior class to compete in the biggest game of the season: the showdown between athletes from the northern and southern halves …
Hagen Whiteard has grown quite accustomed to how the AHSAA North-South All-Star Softball game goes down. So far in her coach career she’s helped send three to participate for Team South; Reaga…
Throughout his career on the mound for the Benjamin Russell baseball team, pitcher Luke Knight has made a living by sending opposing batters packing. Now, Knight gets to do the exact same thin…
Horseshoe Bend’s softball team has been on quite a run as of late. In 2023, former standout Reagan Taylor was named to the North-South All-Star softball team. Last year, in 2025, Lily Moss was…
Former Elmore County Panther Sean Darnell is poised to play on college baseball’s biggest stage — at Troy’s first-ever Super Regional. Darnell graduated from ECHS back in 2022, after which he …
Kodi Morgan and Keyshun Woodyard have competed alongside one another for the better part of their high school track and field careers at Dadeville. That does not change for either of the two a…
Just a couple of months after Central Alabama Community College announced its return of the volleyball program, the Trojans announced the addition of an entirely new women’s sport this week — …
When living an active life, it can be difficult finding someone who can keep up or someone even willing to take the journey with you, but Lake Martin Animal Shelter has just the companion for the job.
Graduation season has come and gone.
With it I have heard so many students mention GPAs. It’s common for students to be stressed about what it is and how it will affect them getting into the college of their choice.
I remember when I graduated from high school more than three decades ago, any GPA above 3.7 was doing really well. We maxed out at a 4.0 at the time, which was considered basically having all As for an entire high school career.
In recent years students are getting a chance to to push that 4.0 to 4.3 and higher. It’s a result of those students taking AP classes that weren't an option for me.
It’s all fine, though.
But I’m getting a little confused on a daily basis in the last few months. Almost every gas station is displaying GPAs too. It seems I can find 4.09, 4.19, 4.29 and even 4.31 on the stores’ signs.
But I didn’t see Chevron, Shell, Marathon, Mobil or Exxon on the list of graduates. I’m used to those names being associated with GPAs in the twos and sometimes lower threes. Never in my life have I ever seen a GPA of above four. Except maybe a trip to California.It’s been more than a month since I have seen anything close to low 3.0 GPA at a gas station.
I hope it’s not a permanent thing.
It’s causing me to spend my hard earned money on gas at a much higher rate than what I have been accustomed to. The higher GPAs are causing my normal expenses such as groceries to go up too.
My hope is gas prices come down soon and don’t draw the attention they are getting. My hope is they drop below $3 again. But those hopes appear to be dashing away.
While I have poked fun comparing gas prices and grades in school, I don’t want to take away from the students' accomplishments.
I can remember when I graduated, cell phones were not great at all. They had to have antennas on top of our cars connected to a big bag with a handset. Even the Jetsons had better service with their wireless devices in the cartoons I watched. I have spoken with many of the brilliant minds in high schools around the area.
The students of today will be our inventors of tomorrow. I’m convinced they are capable of finding the next technology to make commuting and travel affordable again.
