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Cullman County students honored for Seal of Biliteracy, robotics and educators-in-training awards
Summary
The board recognized students who earned the Seal of Biliteracy, members of Hanceville High's robotics team and first-place winners from the Career Center educators-in-training competition.
Cullman County Board of Education members recognized students and programs during the meeting, including students who received the Seal of Biliteracy, members of a high school robotics team and students in an educators-in-training program.
Teresina Vasquez, the state department's world languages education specialist who administers the Seal of Biliteracy, spoke at the meeting and praised the students. "I'm very proud of you. We are all proud of you, all the state of Alabama, because you represent somebody who has been proficient in a language other than English, and you can read, write, speak, and listen," Vasquez said.
The board recognized named students from multiple high schools, including Fairview, Hanceville, Holly Pond and Vinemont. Board members called the group "a good looking group of young people" and presented certificates and medals to those earning the Seal of Biliteracy.
Shauna Aker, a science teacher and robotics sponsor at Hanceville High School, described the districtwide robotics program. "This is our second year and out of...4 awards that you could win we won 3 out of those 4 this year," Aker said, noting the team earned an excellence award, a tournament championship and a robotics skills championship and placed 10th at a district competition of about 31 schools. The board applauded the students and noted robotics programs extend from elementary through high school and may offer scholarship opportunities.
Sarah Kirkpatrick, the educators-and-training instructor at CATA, brought students who competed at Auburn University in an educators-and-training contest. Kirkpatrick said the team faced 28 other programs and won first place. She described the program as a two-year effort that includes paid internships for some senior students, who work as aides for roughly $10 an hour while gaining classroom experience.
The recognitions portion included group photographs and rounds of applause. The remarks were celebratory and provided brief program descriptions and performance outcomes.
