Cullman County Schools recognizes sportsmanship award winners; superintendent reviews calendar and athletic wins

The Cullman County Schools board opened the meeting with awards and recognitions before moving through the consent agenda. Superintendent (Speaker 2) invited principals from Coal Springs, Good Hope and Holly Pond High to the front to recognize schools that earned a sportsmanship award and encouraged them to share the news with students and coaches.

"We started this a couple of years ago ... with our school supplements for our coaches and things, we have a small, incentive for schools that get the sportsmanship award," the superintendent said, and urged principals to "go back talk to your students, and talk to your coaches, and congratulate them on on doing the right thing, and showing sportsmanship." The superintendent said the district hopes, over time, to recognize every school with the award.

In the superintendent report (item 23), the superintendent reminded board members of upcoming schedule milestones: one more week until Thanksgiving break and, after the break, three weeks until the end of the first semester and Christmas break. The superintendent also congratulated athletic teams: "Congratulations to Coal Springs girls for winning the cross-country state championship, and the boys were runner ups," and he noted that Weymouth High School had an individual state champion and several school records at the meet.

The recognitions segment was presented as a formal acknowledgement to be shared with school communities; no formal action was required beyond the presentation.

The meeting then proceeded to routine business and adjourned after setting the next regular meeting for Thursday, Dec. 18 (work session at 3:30 p.m., regular meeting to follow).