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 as they take the next steps in their college journey, both signing to compete at Allen University in …
As millions of Americans prepare to kick off summer travel during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is launching its annual 101 Days of Summer Safet…
As millions of Americans prepare to kick off summer travel during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is launching its annual 101 Days of Summer Safet…
No more traveling to Prattville, Montgomery or Alexander City to hear “My Pleasure” after ordering Chick-fil-A. The chicken sandwich restaurant open six days a week is coming to Wetumpka.
For nearly two decades the Pride of the Tribe Wetumpka High School Marching Band has been under the direction of Jason Warnix, who is now handing the program off as he steps into retirement.
The Wetumpka City Council is looking to extend for a year a moratorium on any new package stores, convenience stores, gas stations, vape shops, mini-warehouses and self storage facilities in t…
Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama announced Brenda Dennis, of the Millbrook Area Chamber of Commerce, has earned the Alabama Accredited Chamber Executive designation.
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 — …
With the 2025-26 school year shrinking in the rearview mirror, high school football programs across the state are hitting the ground running with preparations for the upcoming season. Stanhope…
For the second year in a row and the fourth time in the last five years, Butch Thompson’s Auburn Tigers will be hosting an NCAA Tournament Regional at Samford Stadium. The Tigers finished the…
There’s a lot more to coaching than just standing on the sidelines, yelling instructions to players, making substitutions and running practice. That part — that’s the easy stuff.
There’s a certain type of player that can change a team and its energy as soon as he steps onto the pitch. The ability to exert so much energy and enthusiasm that it spreads throughout the tea…
It'd been nearly two decades since the last time the Dadeville softball team reached the heights it did this season. Some of the girls hadn’t even been born yet, while others were possibly utt…
The last time the Holtville softball team won a game at the AHSAA State Tournament was back in 2012. To put that into perspective, coach Reese Claybrook was just a few years removed from high …
Millbrook and greater Elmore County understand Heaven Bailey is a big deal. Now, the whole state of Alabama will understand it. Last week, Stanhope Elmore’s girls basketball team announced via…
Hey guys, I’m back. I feel as though I’ve been absent from my work. Although all I’ve been doing for two weeks is sit in my red chair and watch softball for an absurd amount of time for work. …
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.
