In addition to discussions of the subjectivity of the grade reporting system for kindergarten and first grade and the JROTC presentation, the Athens City School Board of Education also approved various expenditures, extracurricular activities and personnel items at the Thursday meeting.

Details of discussion and expenditures can be found in the Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, edition of The News Courier and online at www.enewscourier.com.

Extracurricular activities approved were:

• Brookhill Elementary first-grade to see the play “The Best Christmas Ever,” on Dec. 17, in Sheffield.

• Athens Intermediate School fifth- and sixth-grade student to see the play “The Little Match Girl,” on Dec. 12 at Athens State University.

• A field trip for Marina Turberville’s sixth-grade enrichment class at Athens Intermediate School to see the CNN Center and Georgia Aquarium on April 30, in Atlanta.

• For the Robotics Class at Athens Middle School to tour the unmanned vehicle facility at Redstone Arsenal Dec. 2, in Huntsville.

• A field trip for Mrs. Kilgore’s seventh-grade science class at AMS to visit the Tennessee Aquarium Dec. 5 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

• Mrs. Taylor’s AMS TAG Spanish Class to travel to Athens Elementary School and Cowart Elementary School Dec. 2 to teach a Spanish lesson.

• Jennifer Kennedy’s Robotics class at AMS to travel to Redstone Arsenal Dec. 2 to tour the Unmanned Flight Vehicle Facility.

• Mrs. Taylor’s AMS seventh-grade Spanish class to travel Dec. 3 to Fiesta Mexicana and the Mexican grocery store.

• Mrs. Taylor’s AMS Spanish class to travel to the Birmingham Museum of Art and a Mexican restaurant Dec. 9.

• The AES kindergarten and second-grade class to travel Nov. 21 to the Von Braun Civic Center to see “James and the Giant Peach.”

• The AES first-grade to visit Santa’s Village Dec. 10.

• The AHS Jazz Band to perform Nov. 21 at the Athens Rotary Club meeting.

• The AHS Mythology class to visit the Parthenon in Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 2.

• The AHS Physical Science/physics classes to visit the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville Dec. 3.

• The AHS Photo/Art Classes to visit the Art Museum in Tuscumbia Dec. 4.

• The AHS Jazz Band to perform Dec. 5 at AASB Conference in Birmingham.

• The AHS Girls’ basketball team to attend basketball game and tour campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence Dec. 6.

• The AHS Career Exploration TSA to attend the Annual Technology Students Association Conference at the Bessemer Civic Center March 24 through 25, in Bessemer.

• The AHS Boys’ golf schedule.

• Various JROTC events: Including a rifle match at Grissom High School Nov. 24; color guard Alabama A&M; University basketball game Dec. 6; physical fitness competition at Johnson High School Dec. 13; and a field trip to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville Jan. 22.



Personnel actions approved included:

• Employment of Michael May as assistant baseball coach at AHS.

• Employment of Becky Palmer as assistant cheerleader coach at AHS.

• Employment of Clay Morgan as boys’ soccer coach at AMS.

• Employment of David Gregory as girls softball coach at AMS.

• Maternity and family and medical leave to Amy Lewis, speech pathologist at AES.

• Family and medical leave to Farris Bailey of Brookhill Elementary.

• Five days paid leave for and on-the-job injury to Nancy Johnson at AHS.

• Leave of absence for remainder of 2008-2009 school year for Carol Romine, special education aide at AES.

• Certified teacher pay for Lori Hobbs at Julian Newman, substitute for Jennifer Williams.

• Volunteers for AMS, AHS, and RSVP volunteers.