Education

Although clearly hesitant to invest more than a quarter of a million dollars to fix the athletic field at Collins High School,  school board officials voted Thursday night to do so – despite the fact that the engineer who spoke to the school board admitted that the field may be beyond repair.

Shelby County Schools Superintendent James Neihof wrapped up the 2010-2011 school year on a positive note during last Thursday’s school board meeting.

He spoke about teachers’ plans for the summer school curriculum, and that they planned to focus heavily on reading and literacy.

He also reminded everyone that a traffic light was expected to be installed at the entrance to Collins High School at Discovery Boulevard soon, though he did not have an exact date.

Cornerstone Christian Academy graduated a class of eight Saturday afternoon at First Baptist Church.

Those seven earned a staggering $669,356 in scholarship money, including Valedictorian Kaitlyn Grunder and Audra Cronen's scholarships, worth about $175,000 each.

All seven graduates earned some scholarship money, ranging from Grunder and Cronen to $2,500 grants.

The following seniors, listed with their diploma, graduated:

Lyla Abild – general diploma

Tiffany Aldridge – advanced college prep diploma

Awards

Phi Beta Kappa Book

Alyssa Anderson

DAR Citzenship Awards

Katelyn McNew

Kiwanis Best All-Around Senior Female

Michaela Manley

Rotary Best All-Around Senior Male

Lane Taylor

Female Athlete of the Year

Michaela Manley

Male Athlete of the Year

Quinten Cottrell