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Congratulations to the Huff-
man High School Skills USA
winners and participants for
their outstanding accomplish-
ment in the District 3 competi-
tion held on Friday, March 7,
2014, on the Bessemer cam-
pus of Lawson State Commu-
nity College. Special congratu-
lations to Huffman’s Skills
USA advisors Mrs. Mary
Humphrey and Mr. F. A. Brown
for a job well done.
Huffman’s winners are as fol-
lows:
Job Interview
1st - Kayla Cunningham
2nd - Ladarrius Jordan
3rd - Jamarcus McCoy
Extemporaneous Speaking
1st - Savannah Harris
Mr. Skills USA
1st - Christopher Tron-
coso
2nd - Sean Jones
Class Project Display
Team
Christopher Woodall
Jerel Collins
Joshua Brown
Marcus Bradford
Building Maintenance
1st - Geraldo Carey
Carpentry
1st - Sean Jones
2nd - Christopher Long
3rd - Timothy Horton
Electrical Wiring
2nd - Christopher Johnson
3rd - Devin Samuel
4th - Brandon Perry
District 3 Advisor of the Year
Mr. F. A. Brown
Huffman High School‘s Academy of Architecture and
Construction sweeps District 3 Skills USA Competition
Academy of Architecture and Construction’s
Dominique Hamilton
Congratulations goes
out to Academy of
Architecture and Con-
struction’s Dominique
Hamilton who placed
2nd in the Dr. Martin
Luther King Unity
Breakfast Essay Con-
test. The theme
this year was
“Birmingham Unity:
Embracing Liberty
and Justice for All.
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H U F F M A N H I G H S C H O O L A C A D E M Y O F
A R C H I T E C T U R E A N D C O N S T R U C T I O N
H U F F M A N H I G H
S C H O O L
950 Springville Road
Birmingham, AL 35215
School Phone: 205-231-5000
School Fax: 205-231-5056
Mr. John Lyons, Principal
Mrs. Sandy Moore, Career
Academy Coordinator
ACADEMY LEAD TEACHERS
TERENCE MARZETTE
ARCHITECTURE
F. A. BROWN
CONSTRUCTION
ACADEMY CORE TEACHERS
TANGI HOWARD
ENGLISH
MICAH KEMP
SOCIAL STUDIES
DONAL SEAY
SCIENCE
CHRISTINE PAGE
BURGESS JEFFRIES
MATH
More pictures on page 3
Pictured: 1st Place Gretchen Mar-
low, Oak Mountain High, 2nd Place
Dominique Hamilton, Huffman High,
and 3rd Place Kayla Johnson, Hoo-
ver High.
Academy Architecture students visits Gresham, Smith and Partners
“WORKING
TOGETHER HAND
-AND-HAND, SIDE
-BY-SIDE, TO
DESIGN AND
BUILD A BETTER
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A R C H I T E C T U R E A N D C O N S T R U C T I O N
Architecture students from
Huffman High School’s
Academy of Architecture
and Construction extended
their classroom instruction
by touring the architectural
firm of Gresham, Smith
and Partners. Partner and
Rotary member Jim Griffo
invited the students to give
them a firsthand look at
the inner workings of the
company. The students
were greeted by Mr. Griffo,
architect Jonas Booker,
and interior designer Dex-
ter Carty. Academy stu-
dents were taken on a tour
of the facility and met
some of the architects, de-
signers, and engineers in-
volved in making the firm
a success. Gresham,
Smith and Partners pro-
vide design and consulting
solutions for the built envi-
ronment. For more than
45 years, GS&P has fo-
cused on enhancing quali-
ty of life and sustainability
within communities. GS&P
consists of industry-leading
professionals practicing ar-
chitecture and engineering
design as well as scientists
and highly specialized plan-
ning and strategic consult-
ants in Aviation, Corporate and
Urban Design, Environmental
Services, Federal,
Healthcare and Industrial,
Land Planning, Transportation
and Water Services.
dents. Dr. Carla Bell, Direc-
tor of Multicultural Affairs at
Auburn, offered four scholar-
ships to Huffman students for
summer programs at Auburn.
Students also visited the Rob-
ert R. Taylor School of Ar-
chitecture and Construction
Science at Tuskegee. Mr.
Rod Fluker and Mr. Rogers
Hunt spoke with students
about the awesome program
at Tuskegee. Huffman stu-
dents were able to see
Huffman High School’s Academy
of Architecture and Construction
took a tour of the Architecture and
Construction Departments of Au-
burn and Tuskegee. During their
visit to Auburn, Huffman students
were given an overview of the
school’s admission process. They
were then greeted by students in
the Architecture and Building Con-
struction program who took them
on a tour of the facilities and of-
fered them an opportunity to speak
with first year and graduating stu-
Tuskegee students at work and
in class. Before their departure,
the academy students were
treated to a campus tour of
historic Tuskegee University.
SKILLS USA DISTRICT 3 COMPETITION continued
ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE AND
CONSTRUCTION VISIT ARCHITECTURE AND
CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENTS AT AUBURN AND
TUSKEGEE
HUFFMAN HIGH
SCHOOL
HOME
OF
THE
VIKINGS!
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Students from the Huff-
man High School Acade-
my of Architecture and
Construction attended
the 1st annual Career
Development Conference
hosted by the Birming-
ham Education Founda-
tion and the Birmingham
Rotary Club. The event
was a huge success. Stu-
dents had the opportuni-
ty to interview with some
of Birmingham’s most
prestigious and influen-
tial Rotary members.
The students also attend-
ed seminars on resume’
writing, business attire,
and social media do’s
and don’ts.
HUFFMAN HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY OF
ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION attend
career development conference
H O M E O F T H E V I K I N G S !
Huffman High School
Rotary Member Warren Callaway assists Academy students with interviewing techniques.