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Cullman County Schools recognizes state and national champions, robotics teams and staff
Summary
The board honored students, coaches and staff for state and national championships and other achievements, including West Point's national Scholars Bowl championship, state titles in golf and track, robotics teams advancing to state or nationals, an SRO award, and career-technical competition placings.
Cullman County Schools used its regular meeting to recognize a long list of students, teams and staff for awards and competition results.
Highlights included a presentation honoring Mason Vos with an E5 exceptional award for his work to include a student named Noble in his basketball program; the board presented a commemorative pen and photograph. The board also recognized School Resource Officer Darryl Daley for being named Alabama Instructor of the Year in what the transcript called the LEAD program (previously a D.A.R.E. program).
West Point High School received multiple recognitions: its Scholars Bowl team was introduced as national champions. Coach Mr. Henry recounted the team's run at nationals, saying they overcame an early loss and “they did it. This group, in the 7 years, never lost a single match at county. They won state championship 3 years in a row, and now they're national champions, and I love them to death.”
The board also recognized West Point boys golf (state champions) and the girls golf team (state runner-up), Cold Springs' FCCLA members who qualified for national competition in Orlando, and the Cold Springs girls track team for state championships across multiple events. Fairview Elementary's robotics team qualified for state, and Fairview High School robotics placed at national competitions; the transcript highlighted programming and the team notebook as key to the elementary team's advancement.
Career and technical education students and teams from the CareerTech Center and other schools were also honored for state-level placements in competitions including SkillsUSA and structural engineering contests. Several individual students and teams were singled out for first-, third- and fourth-place finishes in district and state competitions.
Superintendent Dr. Barnett used the recognitions to thank staff and to emphasize continued investment in CareerTech programs.
Why it matters: The recognitions showcase district extracurricular and career programs that can affect student opportunities, college and career pathways, and community pride.
