The following are highlights from the Winston County Board Of Education Board Meeting held February 10, 2005 – 7:00 p.m.

In attendance was Sheriff Ed Townsend who spoke on student drug use and the School Drug Policy.

  The following student achievements were commended:  Ashley Rawls, Lynn High School Regional Winner of the Bryant Jordan Scholarship; Winston County Technical Center DECA Regional Winners: Jessica Farris from Lynn, Melanie Walker, Tanya Strancener, Emily Voce, Blake Hughes and Chase Parker from Addison, Stacy Fuller, Kerry Corbin, Terri Curtis and Bob Godsey from WCHS; Kaylee Bohon, WCHS, winner of Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mocking Bird” Essay Contest.  Brig Kilgore, DSMS, Winston County Spelling Bee Winner; Bevill State Community College Torch Competition Winners:  WCHS Students – Lee Batchelor, Jennifer Brewer, Kaylee Bohon, Eden Blackwell, Melanie Wakefield, Jacob Alford, James Robinson, “Jee” Choi,;  WCTC Students – Tara Watts, Terri Curtis, John Blanton, James Gillentine;  Lynn Students – Kayla Berry, Robert Parrish and  Jon Grimes; The County Basketball Championship winners –  Addison Varsity Boys, Addison Varsity Girls, Addison B-Team Boys, Addison Jr. High Girls, and WCHS Jr. High Boys.  Also commended was the Meek Elementary Library, 2^nd Place in National Scholastic Read, White & Blue Book Fair Decorating Contest.

An overnight trip was approved for eligible student participants and Instructor, Bart Shannon to attend the State DECA Conference in Birmingham, February 21-22.

Meek Schools were giving authorization to dismiss at 11:30 a.m. on March 18, 2005 to prepare for their annual Chitterling Supper.

  The board accepted the resignation of Angie Winkles, Nurse/Aide at Double Springs Elementary School, and the retirement of Phillip Wilson, Addison High School, effective May 31, 2005.

The following new employments were approved:  Janet Baker as Nurse/Aide at Double Springs Elementary effective February 14, 2005; Emma Caldonia Alexander as Cosmetology Teacher at Winston County Technical Center effective February 11, 2005 for the remainder of the 2004-2005 school year; Bethany Hogan as Elementary Physical Education Teacher, Varsity Girls Track Coach, and volunteer Cheerleader Coach for the second semester of the 2004-2005 school year; Ann Harbison as Lunchroom Manager at Meek retroactive to February 1, 2005; Leeann Fuller as Lunchroom Worker/Assistant Manager at Meek effective February 21, 2005; Steve Lyon as Technology Technician effective February 14, 2005; and Greg Young as Special Education Bus Driver effective February 21, 2005.

Spring Coaches/Supplements were approved as follows:  Addison – Tommy Seymore, Jr. Baseball; Jeff Scott, Jr. Softball; Darrel Lee and Ronnie Wilson, Volunteer Coaches; Lynn – Jamie Lawler Jr. Baseball; Meek – Shane Waldrep, Bobby Smith, Donnie Price and Mike Ragsdale, Volunteer Coaches; WCHS – John Thompson, Jr. Baseball and Jenny Donaldson – Jr. Softball.

Approval was given for the following items:  Embedded Credits for the Winston County Technical Center;  Lynn High School’s renewal of loan number 5600000604 with Traders and Farmers Bank in the amount of $7,000; and for revisions of the following policies: IHF/JFD – Alabama High School Graduation Requirements, JBDF – Early Warning Truancy Prevention Program, and JBDC – Truancy.