Optimist Club Essay Winners

Pictured, left to right: Mary Elaine Ellis, Gardendale High School, 3rd place; Anna Quinlan, The Altamont School, 2nd place; and Dallas Taylor, Shades Valley High School, 1st place.

On February 11, the top three winners of the Optimist Club of Birmingham 's Essay Contest read their entries to club members, parents and friends.

This year's essay topic was "The Internet: Today's Evolution or Tomorrow's Menace?"    

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SVHS Technical Academies promote talent.

Have you ever heard of the Dabb's Campus of Shades Valley High School?  Do you know how to get there?  So what in the world goes on over there in the woods?

If you have a student attending Irondale Middle School or planning to attend SVHS, now is your chance to learn the answers to these burning questions!

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Taking Note of Shades Valley's Choir

SVHS Choir, Alabama Veterans Memorial ParkUnder the direction of Choral Director, Gia Graddy, the Shades Valley High School Choir continues to be a pacesetter in Jefferson County.

From her arrival in 2008, Ms. Graddy made clear her goals and objectives for the choir; the key word was excellence.  Accepting her challenge, the students worked hard and very quickly saw results.

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SVHS Winter Guard takes top honors at Tennessee competition

SVHS Winter Guard Varsity Team -Top Row: Caitlyn Cleghorn, Brandeis Burns, Rebecca Easterwood, Jennifer May, Amber Williams, and Emma Sartin Center Row: Raven Lucas, Faith Munford, Shartorey Bonner, Alaina Krell, and Allison Truitt Bottom Row: Kayla Nall and Anastasia Turner

The SVHS Varsity Winter Guard was ranked first in the Scholastic AA division at the Color Guard Field Day competition this past weekend in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. 

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Time to Shine

Our city has many aspects that can make us all proud. Just one, are the schools located in our city limits. The featured school this week is Shades Valley High School, because this is HOMECOMING WEEK.

SVHS challenges Pinson Valley on Friday night at 7 PM at the high school This game has playoff ramifications, but more important it is at home and HOMECOMING.

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