Trussville Board honors student video winner, volleyball team and several Teachers of the Year
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At its November meeting the Trussville City Schools Board recognized student LJ Gunter for a gifted-program video award, honored the Hewitt-Trussville volleyball team’s deep playoff run, and presented Teachers and Principals of the Year certificates and testimonial videos.
The Trussville City Schools Board of Education used its November meeting to spotlight students, coaches and staff achievements before moving on to routine business.
Superintendent Dr. Martin recognized LJ Gunter for winning the Alabama Association for Gifted Students video award for grades six through eight and showed the student-produced video. A student in the presentation described opportunities in the district’s gifted program, saying, “Navigating through my gifted journey has directed me to my engineering talent, which includes me being able to code, do hands on building, and find the right way to solve and fix things.” The board gave Gunter a round of applause and posed for photographs.
The board also honored the Hewitt-Trussville volleyball team for a 30–12 season that included an area championship, a regional win over Hoover and the program’s first Final Four appearance. Coach Reedman thanked the board and community, saying, “Y’all thank you so much for having us here tonight, and honoring this very special group of young ladies,” and credited strong community support for the team’s postseason run.
Teachers of the Year from across the district were recognized in a tribute video and with on-stage remarks. Sabrina Johnson, a third-grade teacher at Cahaba Elementary, told the board that teaching was “a calling” and described the value of building relationships: “Every child deserves to feel safe and loved and welcomed.” Lauren Blake, Magnolia Elementary’s school counselor, and Cheryl Enoch of Payne Elementary also spoke about the importance of character, classroom culture and supporting students’ social and emotional needs.
The board closed the recognition portion of the meeting by honoring principals and presenting staff testimonials about building leadership and school culture. Staff representatives described principals as student-centered and community-minded, highlighting activities such as Veterans Day parades, teacher tunnels and other school traditions.
The recognition session was followed by the business portion of the meeting; no public speakers were registered during the public-participation period and the meeting adjourned after routine votes.