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Mayor recognizes local high school state champions and Alabama Poetry Out Loud winner
Summary
The mayor congratulated several area high school basketball state champions and honored Mikayla Austin, Alabama’s Poetry Out Loud winner, who will represent the state at the national competition.
The mayor recognized multiple area high school basketball teams for recent state championships and honored the state winner of the Poetry Out Loud competition.
On boys and girls basketball, the mayor named Park Crossing’s girls team (defeating Chelsea High School) and Trinity Presbyterian’s girls team (winning a consecutive title), and he noted Montgomery Academy’s boys team won a state title. The mayor cited season records—including a 34–1 record for Park Crossing—and congratulated coaches, staff and players.
The mayor also recognized Mikayla Austin as Alabama’s Poetry Out Loud champion and said her victory earns her a spot representing Alabama at the national Poetry Out Loud competition in Washington, D.C., in May. The mayor noted that the national competition’s top prize is a $20,000 college scholarship. The mayor invited Austin to be photographed with the city council and offered congratulations in the meeting.
These remarks were presented as recognitions during the mayor’s report; the transcript records no formal council actions related to these recognitions.
