Ms. Erwin’s fourth-grade science students at Dawes Intermediate turned everyday cardboard tubes, plastic bottles, and cereal boxes into epic marble runs this week! It took incredible teamwork and engineering to transform these recycled materials into gravity-defying tracks. #BeTheReason
Media specialists Dr. Mary Alice Pouilot of Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies and Stephanie Pettis of Hutchens Elementary were recently invited to join Susanne Estes, the Alabama State Department of Education Library Supervisor, in presenting at the ALSDE's professional development for new librarians. Thank you for representing MCPSS and sharing the great work being done to promote reading and literacy! #BeTheReason
Students in Mary G. Montgomery's Academy of Agribusiness have been busy! Along with planting and caring for flowers and other plants for their fall plant sale, they started learning the basics of tractor operation. Seniors also worked on a special service-learning project — building a Little Library to donate to one of MGM's feeder-pattern elementary schools. #BeTheReason
MCPSS Cyber Safety Coordinator Andre King visited Hutchens Elementary last week to talk with students about the importance of making smart choices online. Students learned how to protect their personal information, and to remember that what they post or share online can stick around, even when they think it’s gone. Most importantly, they were encouraged to pause, think, and make safe choices when using technology. #BeTheReason
Fifth-graders at Semmes Elementary had a blast exploring solids, liquids, gases, and physical and chemical changes last week through at baking soda and vinegar balloon experiment! They made predictions, observed the reaction, and watched as a chemical change produced a gas that filled their balloons. #BeTheReason
Are you ready for some volleyball? Tune in to mcpssTV's High School Volleyball Match of the Week on Tuesday between Theodore at Mary G. Montgomery. Watch live beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Comcast 15, Mediacom 85, AT&T U-verse 99, Roku boxes, Facebook and YouTube! #BeTheReason
Students at Anna Booth Elementary got fired up about reading as they kicked off the school's Starbooks Series Reading Kickoff last week. They got to browse and “taste” different book series, find some new favorites, and enjoy a special treat while they read. #BeTheReason
Students and staff at Mobile County Training School celebrated their community’s history with a special “mural reveal” on Friday. A mural paying tribute to Africatown by artist and MCPSS graduate Enrique Lopez was created to enhance the refurbished MCTS library. It’s an effort to spark students’ attention and to encourage further study about Africatown, according to Principal James Patterson. TaShayla Robinson, the school’s media specialist, spearheaded the mural project, with input from Mr. Patterson. The school is thankful to Cleon and Angela Jones, MCTS alumni, and to Dr. Reginald Crenshaw, District 3 Representative on the Mobile County Board of School Commissioners, for helping to sponsor this project. #LearningLeading #BeTheReason
Students at Spencer-Westlawn Elementary are diving into science! Students with Mrs. Knowles are learning about the heart! First and second-graders are learning about the heart, exploring how the heart muscle beats at rest and during exercise. Older students are getting an introduction or refresher on simple closed circuits. They started by labeling the parts of a light bulb before creating the circuit and solving problems with circuits. #BeTheReason
Tune in tomorrow night for the mcpssTV High School Football Game of the Week between Davidson and LeFlore. Watch live at 7 p.m. Friday on Comcast 15, Mediacom 85, AT&T U-verse 99, Roku boxes, Facebook or YouTube. #BeTheReason
Did you know MCPSS has a staff of dedicated teachers at USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital to serve students who are hospitalized there? This month, young students at ClassACT learned about primary colors, explored shapes through a build-a-mouse game, and heard from local children's author Candice Marley Conner. #BeTheReason
Congratulations to Jaclyn Brown, an English Language Arts teacher at Hankins Middle School, who has received a Golden Apple Award from WKRG! Brown, who was also honored as Hankins' Teacher of the Year last year, was nominated for a Golden Apple by eight of her former students who are now in high school. “I want to say thank you so much to all of the students who nominated me. You are truly the ones who drive my motivation every day,” she said. Watch the segment: https://www.wkrg.com/golden-apple/golden-apple-teacher-says-middle-school-students-motivate-her/. #BeTheReason
Manipulatives give students a hands-on way to learn math, allowing students to see the concepts and shapes in tangible form. Mrs. Clark's first-graders at Kate Shepard Elementary used them this week to explore, sort, and identify shapes. They used mathematical vocabulary to describe their shapes by name, talk about their attributes, and explain their thinking. #BeTheReason
PACE students from MCPSS elementary schools around the county, including Mary B. Austin, McDavid-Jones, North Mobile County K-8, Old Shell Road, Spencer-Westlawn and Kate Shepard, went on a field trip last week to the Audubon Zoo, Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans. They got to see and learn about many different species of animals, birds, fish, reptiles and insects. #BeTheReason
Mrs. Franks’ class at Meadowlake Elementary is learning how to use Venn diagrams to compare and contrast items, organize their ideas and share their thinking. Great job! #BeTheReason
Kindergarten scientists at Council Traditional School were busy last week exploring different types of weather during a hands-on STEM Lab rotation station activity! Students rotated through sunny, rainy, windy, and cloudy stations, where they used materials and science tools to investigate the characteristics of each type of weather. #BeTheReason
Mobile County Public Schools was recognized by Attendance Works for sharply reducing its chronic absenteeism rate. During the 2024-25 school year, MCPSS was able to drop that rate to 12.8%, using a comprehensive approach centered on the whole child. This approach includes using data to identify issues, providing mental health support, and utilizing peer mentor and student engagement programs, among other initiatives. See the full story: https://www.attendanceworks.org/cutting-chronic-absence-by-50-in-mobile-alabama/. #BeTheReason
It's Game Day! MCPSS high schools kicked off the season with pep rallies and special themed days to get their students pumped for football season, which opens tonight. Theodore High's players got a pep talk from former University of Alabama great Jeremiah Castille, while Vigor High also showed some spirit this week for its new flag football team, wearing pink to support them as they play their first-ever game tonight at 6 p.m. Good luck to all MCPSS teams! #BeTheReason
Students in Ms. Johnson's Project Lead The Way class at Lott Middle School are working as a team to design and develop a prototype of an ankle-foot orthosis, a type of external brace, for a child with Cerebral Palsy. Through this hands-on engineering challenge, students are applying creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, and the engineering design process to develop a solution that can make a difference. #BeTheReason
Are you ready for some high school football? The 2026 season is here and mcpssTV will kick it off with not one, but two games: Williamson vs. Baker on Friday and the rivalry game between Vigor and Blount on Saturday. Both games kick off at 7 p.m. Watch live on Comcast 15, Mediacom 85, AT&T U-verse 99, Roku boxes, Facebook or YouTube. #BeTheReason
