Mountain Brook Schools program offers taste of college life

Published: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 11:00 AM

By William Thornton -- The Birmingham News

 

Mark Almond -- The Birmingham NewsSamford student Anna Sharp (left) assists Mountain Brook students Bailey Jones and John Donley as they work with a phone and computer at Samford University in Homewood, Ala., Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Graduated Mountain Brook special education students participate in the Turning Points program at Samford University to experience college life. They interact with Samford students, attend some classes, get training in social skills and work on campus. (The Birmingham News/Mark Almond)

For Judy Jones, Mountain Brook Schools' Turning Points initiative is appropriately named. 

"Everybody needs to feel like they are contributing," Jones said. "Everybody likes to feel fulfilled and doing things that make them feel like part of society."

Judy's daughter Bailey is one of the first participants in Turning Points, a program that gives special education students a taste of college life at Samford University when they might not normally get the chance to experience it.

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/04/mountain_brook_schools_program.html

Boys Tennis: Mountain Brook 9, Homewood 0

Birmingham News, April 09, 2012 7:39 p.m.

Mountain Brook (9-1) won seven matches at love and dropped only three games in the match to overwhlem Homewood.
S1:  Trey Carter (MB) d. Charlie Carter 10-0; S2:  ERic Buchalter (MB) d. David Cox  10-0; S3:  Nelson Jetmundsen (MB) d. J.R. Carter 10-0; S4:  Jacob Weinaker (MB) d. Drew Jones 10-0; S5:  Ben Shearer (MB) d. Aaron Ragsdale  10-0; S6:  Sam Lidikay (MB) d. Alex Vice 10-1; D1:  Carter/Buchalter (MB) d. Carter/Carter 10-0; D2:  Shearer/Weinaker (MB) d. Ragsdale/Jones 10-0; D3:  Jetmundsen/Lidikay (MB) d. Cox/Vice 10-2.

Congratulations, team!

Girls Golf: Mountain Brook wins Hike the Hills

Birmingham News, April 03, 2012 7:25 p.m.

The Mountain Brook girls golf team shot a second-day 226 to rally from fourth place and win the Hike the Hills Tournament at Highland Park-Boswell Golf Course. The Spartans started the day 11 shots behind Auburn's 240, but rounds of 74 by Tatum Jackson and Carolyn McCalley led the rally.
http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/1720517348565250868/girls-golf-mountain-brook-wins-hike-the-hills/