By Hamilton Richardson
Elmore/Autauga News
TOP PHOTO: Tim Tidmore paid tribute to Taylor Gloystein who received the Raytheon National Merit Scholarship.
A large crowd gathered at Prattville High School on Thursday to celebrate the accomplishments of many county students as well as the school board holding its regular meeting to transact important school business.
After the meeting officially began, Superintendent Tim Tidmore addressed the crowd of parents and school staff, calling on student Taylor Gloystein to step forward and let the group know what how exciting it is that the board recognizes the students.
“It’s probably one of the best types of board meetings we can have because we recognize so many students for their accomplishments,” Tidmore said. “Taylor, who hails from Prattville High School, is our National Merit finalist. She was awarded the Raytheon National Merit Scholarship.
Following the applause for Gloystein, the next group of students to be recognized were the All-State Choral Students and the All-State and All-District Band Students.
The following students from each school were recognized at the ceremony:
Marbury High School Band and Choir-
Sydney Cook—All-State Band and All-District Band
Cadence Ewell – All Districts Group
May Beth Hall – All-State Band and All-District Band
Jada Hicks – All-State Band and All-District Band
Bethany Luster – All Districts Group
Amelia Wells – All-State Choir
Marbury Middle School Group –
Jamie Boyer – All-State Band and All-District Band
Carter Ingram – All Districts Group
Malik Johnson – All Districts Group
Ava Larkin – All-State Band and All-District Band
Madeline Moseley – All Districts Group
EdenLynn Terry – All Districts Group
Adam Williamson – All Districts Group
Carlie Wingard – All-State Band and All-District Band
Prattville High School Group –
Haeseul Cho – All-State Band and All-District Band
Seth Compton – All-State Band and All-District Band
Emma Cox – All-State Band and All-District Band
Daley Foret – All-State Band and All-District Band
Inman Hebert – All-State Band and All-District Band
Jenny Ko – All Districts Group
Anna Langham – All-State Band and All-District Band
Anneth Leal – All-State Band and All-District Band
DeShaun Lester – All Districts Group
Joey McMinn – All-State Band and All-District Band
Nicholas Sanchez – All Districts Group
Savannah Simpson – All-State Band and All-District Band
Emma Watson – All-State Band and All-District Band
Norah Wiebe – All Districts Group
Greyson Winn – All-State Band and All-District Band
Prattville High School Group –
Gavin Owens – All-State Band and All-District Band
David Thompson – All-State Band and All-District Band
Taino Tillman – All-State Band and All-District Band
Rachel Wing – All-State Band and All-District Band
Matthew Wright – All-State Band and All-District Band
Prattville High School Chorus and Show Choir-
Jayson Altieri – All-State Choir
Sydney Boyce – All-State Choir
Brianna Poling – All-State Choir
Austin Walston – All-State Choir
After the recognition and applause for the students, Tidmore expressed his gratitude to everyone, saying, “It is important for the board to see how many students we have who are participating or excelling in the fine arts or d other extracurricular activities, so I appreciate all the good work that our directors and choirmasters do.
Dr. Rachel Surles, who directs Federal Programs, Assessment and School Accountability in Autauga County, then called on all students who will enter the military after graduation to be recognized.
Referring to some of the parents she spoke with in preparation for the recognition, Surles commented, “I went through the same thing that some of you parents go through three years ago, so I understand.”
Recognized students included-
Army
–PHS Richard Adams
–PHS Cameron Sheppard
–PHS Joshua Merritt
–PHS Ian Kallaus
–MHS Haley Cornet
–BHS Sontasher Parker (National Guard Army Reserves)
–BHS Yohance Whitlow (National Guard Army Reserves)
Marines
–PHS Bok Bacević
–PHS Isahi Rios
–MHS Alejandro Torres
Marine
–PHS Cristian Arias
–PHS Chad Rolfsen
Aviation
–PHS Jermaine Carter
–PHS Landon Quinn
After student recognition, approval of agenda items included the YMCA summer and school year agreement, Marbury High School agricultural equipment, a military flexible enrollment review, the staff report and the staff report and some comments from Tidmore, after which the meeting was adjourned. .
