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🌱 Patch AM: How Mountain Brook High School stacked up in new national rankings

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Cheers Mountain Brook! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Mountain Brook High School stacked up in new national rankings
  • How a Mountain Brook Elementary teacher creates 'magic' in her classroom
  • How you can help decide this week's top Central Alabama player.

Also on today's calendar: Game: Dodgers vs. Rays and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Humid with partial sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 87, low: 59. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mountain Brook High School ranks among Alabama's best, national rankings show (villagelivingonline.com) — Mountain Brook High School has been named the No. 3 public high school in Alabama and No. 215 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, underscoring strong test scores and college readiness. With high AP participation, top-tier proficiency rates, and a low student-teacher ratio, the city's only high school continues to stand out among Birmingham-area schools.
   

• Martha Wright Haley finds 'magic' in teaching second grade at Mountain Brook Elementary (villagelivingonline.com) — Second-grade teacher Martha Wright Haley, who grew up in Mountain Brook, shares why she loves teaching at Mountain Brook Elementary and how she builds a warm, encouraging classroom. She talks about creative traditions like "desk pets," lessons learned from her students, and the importance of relationships and self-care for new teachers starting their careers.
   

• Who had the Week 7 Southlake Orthopaedics Central Alabama top football performance? (al.com) — Mountain Brook standout Graham Smith has just been named the Week 6 Southlake Orthopaedics Central Alabama Player of the Week after a dominant defensive performance, and fan voting is now open for Week 7. Local readers can support area athletes, including Mountain Brook's rivals and future opponents, by casting online ballots through Wednesday, with the winner announced Thursday.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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