The Andalusia Board of Education approved employment and fundraisers at a special called meeting Monday night.
The board approved an alumni football game for Aug. 11 at Andalusia High School and approved a fundraiser for the AHS football program to sell ads for radio commercials.
The board also approved employment for:
• Beth Wilkes and Debbie Posey as part-time family and consumer science teachers at AHS, effective from Aug. 2 to Dec. 16, 2011.
• Delores Bell as fulltime family and consumer science teacher at AHS, effective Jan. 3, 2012.
Superintendent Ted Watson said that Bell was not available for employment until January.
-Kendra Bolling
Passing. Dribbling. Defense.
These are just a few things campers are learning this week at the Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp at the Andalusia Sports Complex.
European instructors will coach students ages 3-10 on the basics of soccer.
Charlie Howe, of London, England, said the primary focus this week is to give the campers “skill” in the game.
“We want to be able to improve the kids’ soccer skills,” Howel said. “The kids love it, and we want to leave them with that — a love of the game.”
On Monday, campers learned the basics in dribbling. Today, campers will learn about passing and receiving; Wednesday will be for shooting; Thursday will be for defense; and Friday will be a fun day for the campers, Howe said.
The camp will run until this Friday, and every day from 9 a.m. until noon, campers ages 6-10 participate in the half-day time slot. Campers ages 3-4 participate in the 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. time slot each night.
This is the sixth camp Howe and Robert Bailey — the other instructor of Birmingham, England — have instructed this summer.
They worked the first part of the summer in Florida, and moved up to Georgia before coming to Alabama.
“We love it here,” Howe said. “This is a great facility.”
Those interested in being in the Andalusia Middle School band should take part in the band instrument tryouts next week.
Band director Lee Stacks has arranged for several music stores to come and advise students and parents about the purchase of instruments on Tues., July 26, and Thurs., July 28, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the cafeteria.
Students whose last names begin with A-O should come from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m., and those whose last name begins with P-Z should come from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.
Ms. Andalusia Manor Felma Schrimshire was crowned as the 2011 Ms. Alabama Nursing Home Monday afternoon.
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Ander Helms was named Covington County’s first Distinguished Young Woman in the scholarship and talent event Saturday night.
Helms, the daughter of Steve and Carla Helms, was the category winner in four of the event’s seven categories, including self-expression, talent, scholastics and interview.
Kathryn Williams was first alternate; Melanie Lloyd was second alternate; Megan Rogers was third alternate; and Andrianna Carpenter was fourth alternate.
Holly McGlaun was chosen by her peers as the winner of the spirit award. Greeley Foshee and Melanie Lloyd shared the Be Your Best Self Award for an essay contest judged separately from the event.