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| Our Oak Mt.High student visited Baba Java to take orders for School House Granola. While there, she also learned more about their business. Baba Java's goal is to produce excellent coffee that bridges the gap between the farmer and the consumer. At every step -- from sourcing, to roasting, brewing, and serving -- they strive to provide the best coffee experience in our community. |
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| Brian Reaves,The Motivational Magician, wowed us with his illusions. He got the students involved and helped them see that "anything is possible". They were motivated to be "not just anything" by using their unique gifts and talents. |
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| Chelsea High students were in the kitchen this morning making two batches of School House Fruit & Nut Granola. We are looking forward to the upcoming Principals Meeting and Holiday Markets. |
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| Our Helena High student assisted in the warehouse of Flynn Distributing. Today he assembled brake fluid kits then assembled the kits into bags- sealing, shrink wrapping, and then packaging them to ship. Flynn is a distributor for ACP, Pro and Meguiar's automotive detail products, Wynn's Automotive Maintenance products, the new FDC Nitrogen tire inflation systems and more. |
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| We want to thank Brad Bailey for allowing our School-to-Working program to partner with Blue Rain Car Wash. The sun was out and so were the customers that kept our Chelsea High student busy. He assisted with detailing, washing mats, towels, and property maintenance. At the end of the day, not only does Blue Rain deliver a car that is cleaner, shinier, and drier than anyone else around, but they do so in manner that is ultimately more “green.” |
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| The ladies at Highland Scones are preparing for the upcoming holiday rush. Our Oak Mountain High School student helped with sorting and packaging raisins for the Original Golden Raisin scones. New flavors have been added to the Holiday assortment: Cinnamon Brown Sugar, Pumpkin Spice, and Orange Cranberry. |
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Our students worked at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum preparing for families to take a magical trip to the North Pole.
"Through the dark night, the North Pole Express makes its way by starlight to the top of the world. On the way, you'll listen to a whimsical Christmas story, sing your favorite holiday carols, and watch out the windows for the bright lights of the North Pole to appear."
Our Calera and Vincent High students helped put together the tents at the Musueum and then went through Christmas ornaments for quality control.
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| Our HHS student assisted with putting together Used Car Service Kits. After they were assembled, he packaged and sealed them in boxes to be shipped to distributors. |
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| One of the Used Car Service Kits required bagging and shrink wrap to assemble. Flynn Distributing is located in Pelham off of Old Montgomery Highway. They are the #1 distributor for ACP, Pro, Meguiar's automotive detail products, and Wynn's Automotive Maintenance products. |
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| We want to thank Brad Bailey for allowing our School-to-Working program to partner with Blue Rain Car Wash. Even though the temperature was brisk, the sun was out and so were the customers that kept our Chelsea High student busy. He assisted with detailing, washing mats, towels, and property maintenance. At the end of the day, not only does Blue Rain deliver a car that is cleaner, shinier, and drier than anyone else around, but they do so in manner that is ultimately more “green.” |
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| The ladies at Highland Scones are preparing for the upcoming holiday rush. Our Oak Mountain High School student helped with labeling the bags for the Original Golden Raisin scones. New flavors have been added to the Holiday assortment: Cinnamon Brown Sugar, Pumpkin Spice, and Orange Cranberry. |
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| She was able to learn how to pack and label the small tins for shipment. |
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| It's hard to do work when the aroma of freshly backed scones are filling the air. Katie Caldwell, Highland Scones owner, shows our student the cooking process. |
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| Our Oak Mountain High School student assisted in the Nursing Department office at Jeff State today. She began preparing the folders and packets for the next incoming class of nursing students. |
Students from Calera High School got the opportunity to board a vintage train and ride through the scenic forests of Shelby County. Fun was had by all as they assisted at the Heart of Dixie Pumpkin Patch Express. The Calera High students were responsible for helping pre-school and elementary school age students visit the Great Pumpkin, take a hayride, bounce in the inflatables bounce house, and participate in other activities such as visiting the maze, tattoo, bubble, and color stations.
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| The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum’s collection contains pieces spanning the time period from as early as 1890 and as late as 2005. The collection contains ordinary pieces such as cabooses and flatcars along with unique pieces such as club cars, passenger coaches, a diner and a rare domed observation car. |
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| Our Calera High student assisted Chef Todd at Spoon & Ladle by preparing hundreds of containers for the wonderful soups that will go out to surrounding Birmingham, Alabama restaurants and grocery stores such as: iCantina, Beef O’Brady’s, Bob Sykes Barbeque, Piggly Wiggly, Andy’s Farm Market, Murphree’s Market & Garden Center, and Western Supermarket. |
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Our Chelsea High School student assisted in the warehouse of Flynn Distributing. Today he assembled brake fluid kits, pulled required parts, assembled kits into bags- sealing, shrink wrapping, and then packaging them to ship. Flynn is a distributor for ACP, Pro and Meguiar's automotive detail products, Wynn's Automotive Maintenance products, the new FDC Nitrogen tire inflation systems and more.
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| All of our students take career interest inventories at the beginning of the year and we try and match their interests with the participating community based work sites. This OMHS student is very interested in nursing so she has had the opportunity to work in the office of Jeff State's Nursing Dept. alphabetizing, filing, and shredding. She got to meet the head of the department and get information on various certificate programs offered in the health field. |