Boaz Public Library announces Summer Reading Events The Boaz Public Library is in full swing and gearing up for a fun filled summer of activities. Signups for the Summer Reading Program began on May 19. The Summer Reading Program is open to children ages 12 and under. This year's theme is Fizz, Boom, READ. There is not a fee to join and all programs are free of charge. This year the library will feature all new performers. The   library’s   reading   program’s events will take place on Monday nights at 6:00 pm at the library on Thomas Avenue. The summer

will be filled with all new performers. The schedules of events are:

June 2 - Kick-Off Parade and Ice Cream June 9 - Dewayne Reynolds - Balloon Artist June 16 - Yarbrough Reptile Program - Live Reptile Show June 23 - Gary Ledbetter - Magician June 30 – The McWane Center - Radical Reactions July 7 - Professor Zounds - Comedy & Sound Effects July 14 - Lew-E's Reading Explosion - Clown & Comedy July 21 - Awards Party @ the Library

Another great event during the summer will be Movies & Popcorn at the Library. This event will be held each Thursday at 2:00 pm. The event will begin on June 5 and will continue until July 24. It will feature a family friendly movie and all-you-can-eat popcorn and drinks. Participants are encouraged to be sure to bring a blanket and a pillow!

During the month of June the library will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair to be held June 2 until June 16, during library the libraries regular hours. All purchases made during this   event   will   help   the   library   add   books   to   the   children’s,  juvenile and young adult departments. For additional information about any of the Boaz Public

Library summer activities or events call (256) 593-3000.

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In  this  issue… Boaz Library Summer Reading Events

June Calendar

Boaz High School Seniors Recognized BCSS Schools

Snead State

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June Calendar of Events

June 2

Boaz Public Library will have Kick-Off Parade and Ice Cream at 6:00 p.m. for the summer reading program.

Book fair begins at Boaz Public Library

June 5-July 24

The Boaz Public Library will have movies and popcorn at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday’s  participants  are  to  bring  a  pillow  and  a  blanket.

June 6 & 7

Arts and Crafts at The Village at 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for more information call 256-281-9693 or visit www.villageatelizabeth.com .

June 9

Library will have Dewayne Reynolds and balloon artist at 6:00 p.m.

June 14

Flag Day

June 16

Yarbrough live reptile program at Boaz Public Library

June 21

Summer Begins

June 21

Father’s  Day

June 23

Library will be having Gary Ledbetter Magic at 6:00 p.m.

June 30

McWane Center-Radical Reactions at Boaz Public Library. 6:00 p.m

The Boaz Area Chamber of Commerce http://www.boazchamberofcommerce.com

Boaz Civic Clubs and Organizations Information Altrusa International Club of Boaz meets the third Monday at 5:30 at the Boaz Chamber of Commerce. 256-593-8154 BHS Band Boosters meet the first Monday at 6:00, BHS Band room.

Boaz Arts & Craft Club

meets the second Monday at 6 pm am at the Boaz Public Library The Boaz City Council meets the 2nd and 4th Monday night each month at 6:00 pm at the Boaz Senior Center, 112 Church Street. For additional information phone 256-593-8105 or e-mail: cityhall@cityofboaz.org Boaz Civitan Club meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 12 pm at the Western Sizzlin’  Steak  House  meeting  room   Boaz Masonic Lodge No. 546 meets on Tuesday at 7 pm Boaz Rotary Club

meets on Wednesday at the Snead State Community College Cafeteria Community of Boaz Civitan Club meets the first and third Tuesday at 7:00 pm at  Grumpy’s  Restaurant,  Boaz   Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, Boaz Chapter meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Boaz Public Library Sand Mountain Twilight Dulcimer Society meets the second Tuesday at 10 am-12 pm at BranchWater Village VFW-Veterans of Foreign Wars meet at the VFW Fairgrounds the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm, HWY 431, Boaz

Boaz High School Seniors Offered Scholarships Jabin Adams – Gadsden State Athletic Manager $8,448; Snead State General $1,000 Kyle Adams – Snead State Jazz Band $4,859 Cheyenne Ashley – Snead State $2,559; Snead State Lee-Mathis $500 Bradley Bethune – Snead State Service $5,198; Snead State Lee-Mathis $500; FCA $250 Kolby Brannon – Marion Military Athletic $15,800; Jacksonville State Faculty Scholars $36,224; UAH Charger Scholar $27,640; Huntingdon President Lipscomb $54,000; Mississippi State Academic Excellence/Non-resident tuition $54,752 Ashton Bruce – Snead State Theatre $5,198; Snead State Lee-Mathis $500; Gadsden State Opportunity $8,448 Andrew Burton – University of North Alabama Band $1,000; BHS Arts Club $100; BHS Theatre $100 Cody Carroll – Troy Leadership $16,000; Boys State $2,000; UAB Breakthrough $12,000; Snead State Academic $11,808; Marshall-DeKalb Electric Co-op Youth Tour $5,198; Marshall Medical Center Physicians $1,000; BHS HOSA $100; Boaz City Schools Foundation Neal Terrell Memorial $1,000 Jeff Chapman – Pam Gilbert Memorial $2,500 Katy Chumley – Snead Service $5,198; TVA $4,000; FCA $250; Elgin Memorial $150; BHS HOSA $100; BHS Junior Civitans $100; Boaz Ministerial Association $500 Keaton Clay – Snead Endowment $7,000; Boaz Civitan Club $1,000 Brittani Collins – Snead General $1,000 Ryan Collins – Snead General $1,000; Rex Davis Memorial $1,000; Marshall County Sports Hall of Fame $1,000; Edgar A. Smith Memorial $500 Kassidy Copeland – Snead General $1,000; Snead Choral Ensemble $791 Bryant Cornelius – Wells Fargo Skills Training to Gadsden State $2,200 Cara Cornutt – Snead $5,198; Snead State Lee-Mathis $800; Wholesalecars.com Personal Responsibility $500 Brittney Cothran – BHS FCCLA $100 Jorginal Cristobal – Snead State General $1,000; Snead State Lee-Mathis $500 Ivy Jo Davis – Snead State General $2,000; Boaz City Schools Foundation $1,000 Morgan Denson – Snead State Cheer $1,750 Emily Gaskins – Snead State Service $5,198 Zack Gibson – Snead State General $1,000; Chalmus Weathers Memorial $1,000 Mason Giles – Gadsden State Technical $10,032; Marshall County Manufacturers Association $1,500; Marshall County Home Builders Association $250; Tinzley Giles – Jacksonvile State Gem of the Hills $6,792; Snead State General $2,000; Alabama Teachers Credit Union $3,000; Boaz Rotary Club Phil Lindsey Memorial $1,000; BHS FCCLA $100 Crystal Hamby – Snead General $1,000; Nucor Steel $12,800 Mary Harris – Snead Academic $11,808 Christopher Harvey – Marshall County Poultry and Egg Association $500 Madisen Higgins – New Beginnings $4,435 Julianna Hill – Snead Service $5,198; FCA $250; BHS SGA $200 Brandon Holland – Snead Academic $9,266 Justus Holland – UA Marshall County Alumni Association $500 Jessica Jenkins – Snead General $1,000 Elias Jimenez – Snead General $1,500 Cassidy Jones – Snead Academic $9,266 Shelby Jones – Snead Theatre $5,198 Kayla Kilgo – Snead General $2,500 Wade Lackey – Snead General $1,000 Kyle Kinney – Snead General $2,000; June Roberts Weathers Memorial $1,000 Danny Lee – UAB Breakthrough $12,000; Alabama College Counts $4,000; BHS HOSA $100 Justin Lee – Snead General $1,000; Snead Lee-Mathis $500 Haley Long – Snead Academic $11,808; Brunetto/Boyd and Rains Memorial $811 Jarrod Lowery – Snead General $1,000; Ty Field-Smalley Stand for the Silent $1,000 Christina Lu – BHS Arts $100

Abigail Maltbie – Snead Academic $9,266; Lowery Manufacturing $500 Kaitlin Marsinko – Snead General $1,000 Autumn McClendon – Snead Endowment $2,00 Carsyn McDowell -FCA $1,250 Mary Beth Morgan – Snead Service $5,198; Friends of Marshall Medical Centers $500; FCA $250 Jessamy Munoz – University of West Alabama Trustee $10,000 Whitney Nabors – Snead General $1,000; Coby Memorial $1,000; FCA $250 Kennedy Nicholson – Snead General $1,000; Snead Lee-Mathis $500; Snead Cheer $1,000 Haley Painter – Snead General $1,000; Alabama College Counts $2,000 McKenzie Painter – New Beginnings $4,488 Bhavik Patel – UAB Academic Achievement $8,000 Macy Pierce – Snead General $1,500; Snead Lee-Mathis $500 Britlea Rakestraw – Snead Academic $11,808; Gadsden State Academic $8,448; Boaz Chamber of Commerce John Thompson Memorial $500; BHS HOSA $100 Jake Ramey – Snead Academic $11,808 Callie Rogers – Snead Cheer $1,750; BHS SGA $200 Brittney Ross- UAB Academic $8,000; Spring Hill Gautrelet $52,000; BHS SGA $150; Snead Lee-Mathis $500 Anna Sanders – Gadsden State Athletic $8,448 Isaac Scroggins – Snead State General $2,000; Snead State Lee-Mathis $500 George Shipman – Academic $9,266; Snead State Lee-Mathis $500 Kayla Simmons – Boaz City Schools Foundation $1,000 Jared Smith – UAB Academic $8,000 Faith Soule – UAH Charger Scholar $17,220 Sriram Srirangam – University of Alabama Presidential $95,800; UAB Provost $32,000; University of Waterloo President’s  Scholarship of Distinction $200 and Research/International Experience Award $1,500; McGill University Entrance $3,000; Marshall County Gas District $1,000 Bailey Tarvin – Snead General $5,198; University of West Alabama $14,000; Jacksonville State Gamecock $10,188; BHS FCA $1,250 Chandler Tarvin – Snead Academic $11,808; University of West Alabama Trustee $10,000; BHS FCA $250; BHS SGA $150; BHS Theatre $100 Caleb Tarvin – Snead State Academic $9,266; Snead State College Street Singers $5,198; BHS SGA $200; BHS HOSA $100; BHS Junior Civitans $100; Lendell Bates Memorial $200 Morgan Tedder – Auburn Board of Trustees Endowment $1,500; Boaz City Schools Foundation $1,000 Lee Thompson – Birmingham-Southern Presidential $108,000; Spring Hill Presidential $96,000; Huntingdon Presidential $64,000; Belhaven $44,000; Berry $56,000; Gadsden State tennis $8,448; FCA $250 Alicia Underwood - Snead Presidential $11,808; Tennessee Grocers Assoc. Cliff Marshall Sr. Memorial $1,500 Matthew Wade – Gadsden tennis $8,448; First Bank of Boaz $500; FCA $250; BCSS Foundation $1,000 Stephanie Walker – Snead State General $1,500 Joel Walls – Snead State General $1,000; Snead State Lee-Mathis $500 Summer Wilks – Snead State General $1,000 C J Williams – Snead State General $1,000 Lauren Wills – Snead State Academic $9,266; Alexander Auto Family Corporation $2,000 Bethany Wilson -Snead State General $1,000 Madison Wilson -Snead State General $2,500; Snead State Endowment $2,500

Boaz High School Seniors Awards Recognition Marshall Technical School Career Technology Completers Cosmetology Maddie Higgins, Katie McGriff, McKenzie Painter Engineering Design Kyle Adams Welding Andrew Brooks Collision Repair Dakota Smith, Zack Gibson Auto Technology Stephen Grigsby, Joey Pitts

Robotics/Industrial Wade Lackey Enterprise State Community College Aviation Technology Completers Camron Sims, Faith Soulé Snead State Community College Career Technology Completers Electronic Engineering Zachary Coffey, Justus Holland Office Administration Jorgina Cristobal Child Development Jessica Jenkins, Summer Wilks Boaz High School Career Technology Completers (includes Health Science, AgriScience, Family and Consumer Science, Business and Marketing) Jabin Adams, Kyle Adams, Sara Allred, Cheyenne Ashley, Bradley Bethune, Andrew Brooks, Ashton Bruce, Amanda Burdick, Jacob Burleson, Cody Carroll, Jeff Chapman, Jacob Chauvin, Katy Chumley, Keaton Clay, Zack Coffey, Brittani Collins, Ryan Collins, Kassidy Copeland, Bryant Cornelius, Brittney Cothran, Jorgina Cristobal, Christian Davis, Ivy Jo Davis, Morgan Denson, Garrett Dyar, Troy Edwards, Drew Gaskin, Emily Gaskins, Mason Giles, Tinzley Giles, Audrey Gillilan, Cameron Gilliland, Justin Goree, Cindy Guerrero, Crystal Hamby, Chris Harvey, Haley Henderson, Julianna Hill, Brandon Holland, Cody Holland, Elias Jimenez, Cassidy Jones, Jackie Jose, Kayla Kilgo, Kyle Kinney, Wade Lackey, Saul Lang, Danny Lee, Justin Lee, Miguel Leon, Jarrod Lowery, Christina Lu, Abigail Maltbie, Edgar Martinez, Rachel McCarley, Autumn McClendon, Taylor McElmoyl, Katie McGriff, Samuel Monzon, Kennedy Nicholson, Dominique Norwood, Bhavik Patel, Trent Patterson, Macy Pierce, Jacob Putman, Britlea Rakestraw, Jake Ramey, Brittney Ross, Anna Sanders, Isaac Scroggins, George Shipman, Hannah Smith, Dakota Smith, Lucas Snellings, Faith Soulé, Bailey Tarvin, Caleb Tarvin, Morgan Tedder, Lee Thompson, Matthew Wade, Joel Walls, Summer Wilks, Devin Williams, Lauren Wills, Madison Wilson MOS (Microsoft Office Specialists) Stephanie Walker, Lee Thompson, Miguel Leon, Drew Gaskin, Jeff Chapman, Cheyenne Ashley, Joel Walls Award of Excellence in Dean Vaughn Medical Terminology Danny Lee Outstanding Leadership in HOSA (Health Occupations Student of America) Cody Carroll Family, Career & Community Leaders of America Tinzley Giles, Emily Gaskins, Audrey Gillilan, Brittney Cothran Highest Average in Food Chemistry Autumn McClendon Stockbroker Award Mason Giles Servesafe Certification Mason Giles and Cindy Guerrero Culinary Team Award Audrey Gillilan Arts Club Foundation Members Andrew Burton, Keaton Clay, Emily Gaskins, Mary Harris, Christina Lu, Britlea Rakestraw, Kayla Simmons, C J Williams, Bethany Wilson ACCESS Marine Science Kennedy Nicholson AP Calculus BC Faith Soulé and Sriram Srirangam Honors English – Highest Average Mary Harris English 12 Highest Average Jessamy Muñoz Excellence in Writing FaithSoulé Educator’s  Choice  in  English Cindy Guerrero “The  Thinker”  in  English Mason Giles AP English Highest Average Lee Thompson Math Team Cody Carroll, Faith Soulé, Bhavik Patel, Dominique Norwood, Sriram Srirangam, Jessamy Munoz, Danny Lee, Jared Smith, Kolby Brannon, Jake Ramey, Miguel Leon, Haley Long, Haley Painter, Caleb Tarvin DAR Good Citizen Cody Carroll KOHL’S  Cares,  Hugh  O’Brien  Youth  Leadership  (HOBY), Cody Carroll President’s  Volunteer  Service,    and  Prudential  Spirit  of  Community     Cody Carroll American School Counselor Association Essay Contest – 1st in state Cody Carroll Advanced Placement – 3 or more classes Cody Carroll, Jessamy Muñoz, Bhavik Patel, Sriram Srirangam National Society of American Scholars Mary Harris, Britlea Rakestraw, Faith Soulé America’s  Homecoming  Queen  – Top Ten in Alabama Ivy Jo Davis US Army Reserve Scholar Athletes Katy Chumley and Lee Thompson Wendy’s  High  School  Heisman Katy Chumley and Kolby Brannon Bryant-Jordan Scholar Athlete Lee Thompson Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete Achievement Ryan Collins American Citizenship Awards Cody Carroll, Katy Chumley, Danny Lee, Caleb Tarvin, Lee Thompson “I  Believe  in You”  Principal’s  Leadership   Cody Carroll

William  H.  Danforth  “I  Dare  You”  Leadership Katy Chumley and Cody Carroll President’s  Awards for Academic Achievement Bradley Bethune, Jacob Burleson, Cody Carroll, Katy Chumley, Keaton Clay, Ivy Jo Davis, Tinzley Giles, Mary Harris, Brandon Holland, Cassidy Jones, Haley Long, Abigail Maltbie, Jessamy Muñoz, Bhavik Patel, Trent Patterson, Jacob Putman, Britlea Rakestraw, Jake Ramey, George Shipman, Jared Smith, Bailey Tarvin, Chandler Tarvin, Caleb Tarvin, Morgan Tedder, Lauren Wills President’s  Awards  for  Academic  Excellence Kolby Brannon, Danny Lee, Lucas Snellings, Faith Soulé, Sriram Srirangam, Lee Thompson, and Alicia Underwood Distinguished Scholarp Kolby Brannon, Cody Carroll, Katy Chumley, Kassidy Copeland, Christian Davis, Tinzley Giles, Audrey Gillilan, Mary Brandon Holland, Cassidy Jones, Kyle Kinney, Danny Lee, Haley Long, Samuel Monzon, Jessamy Muñoz, Kennedy Nicholson, Bhavik Patel, Trent Patterson, Jacob Putman, Britlea Rakestraw, Jake Ramey, George Shipman, Lucas Snellings, Faith Soulé, Sriram Srirangam, Bailey Tarvin, Caleb Tarvin, Chandler Tarvin, Morgan Tedder, Lee Thompson, Alicia Underwood, C J Williams National Honor Society Kolby Brannon, Cody Carroll, Katy Chumley, Kassidy Copeland, Christian Davis, Tinzley Giles, Audrey Gillilan, Cindy Guerrero, Mary Harris, Brandon Holland, Kayla Kilgo, Kyle Kinney, Danny Lee, Justin Lee, Jarrod Lowery, Carsyn McDowell, Whitney Nabors, Haley Painter, Britlea Rakestraw, Jake Ramey, George Shipman, Bailey Tarvin, Chandler Tarvin, Morgan Tedder, Lee Thompson, Alicia Underwood, Matthew Wade, Lauren Wills Mu Alpha Theta Kolby Brannon, Cody Carroll, Katy Chumley, Christian Davis, Tinzley Giles, Audrey Gillilan, Mary Harris, Brandon Holland, Elias Jimenez,Cassidy Jones, Kayla Kilgo, Kyle Kinney, Danny Lee, Haley Long, Jarrod Lowery, Abigail Maltbie, Jessamy Muñoz, Whitney Nabors, Kennedy Nicholson, Haley Painter, Bhavik Patel, Britlea Rakestraw, Jake Ramey, Jared Smith, Faith Soulé, Sriram Srirangam, Bailey Tarvin, Chandler Tarvin,Morgan Tedder,Lee Thompson, Matthew Wade Top Ten Alicia Underwood, Cody Carroll, Haley Long, Matthew Wade, Haley Painter, Katy Chumley, Kolby Brannon, Lee Thompson, Danny Lee, Sriram Srirangam Salutatorian Danny Lee Valedictorian Sriram Srirangam

Corley Elementary School

Corley can see the end in sight for the 2013-2014 school year. April and May have been extremely busy for Corley students. CES third grade students have been preparing for the ACT Aspire test, while the second grade students have been traveling to the local hospital and recycling center to learn about business contributions. Corley will end the year by celebrating with the school-wide Spring Fling (May 16th—weather permitting) and two separate Awards Day programs. (3rd grade = May 20th and 2nd grade = May 21st; both programs will be held at 8:30) Mrs. Walls asked second grade teachers to nominate two students from their classrooms to serve on the first Corley Congress. The 2014-2015 Corley Congress representatives are as follows: Emileigh Bristow, Leland Adelman, Brooks Gentry, Kailey Jung, Judd Oliver, Ava Tipton, Alex Aragon, Arisvel Rojas Sandoval, Hannah McCormick, Preston Green, Alexus Ashley, Eli Golson, Sydney Noles, Isaac Butler, Fernando Vasquez, Brylee Hornbuckle, Ian Golson, Amber Johnson, Cindy Jenkins, and Benjamin Ashley. Mrs. Walls challenged these students to really brainstorm what it means to be a leader at Corley Elementary School. She also encouraged the Congress to think about how Corley students can become mission-oriented  for  the  next  school  year.    Corley  Congress  will  serve  as  the  students’  outlet  to  provide the school leaders with student feedback.

A message from the BCSS Superintendent Dear Citizens of Boaz, Alabama, As we enjoy the summer months of fun in the sun, I challenge us ALL to find a place in the City of Boaz "to serve" with no financial compensation required. In his book The Servant as a Leader, Robert Greenleaf said that "the servant-leader is servant first." By that he meant that that the desire to serve, the "servant's heart," is a fundamental characteristic of a servant-leader. It is not about being servile; it is about wanting to help others. It is about identifying and meeting the needs of students, colleagues, customers, and communities. As superintendent, I am providing ALL employees in the Boaz City School System with an opportunity to SERVEFIRST by giving back 4 hours of our summer for this very purpose......to SERVEFIRST. So, if you see us "knocking" at your door looking for ways to serve, please let us do so. Serving together, Mark Isley

Snead State Community College The Snead State Alumni Association honored its 2014 Alumnus of the Year recipient during the Alumni Homecoming event on Friday, May 2. The annual award was presented to Mr. Pat Courington Jr. of Albertville.

“Mr.  Courington  is  someone  who  supports  the  College  and  the  Alumni Association in so many ways. If he knows of a need we have, he will find a way to fill it. We can always call on him, and he never hesitates to help. He is someone who has supported me, personally, over the years, so it was my pleasure to present this honor to Mr. Courington,”  said  Snead  State  Alumni  Director Shelley Smith. After graduating from Albertville High School, Mr. Courington attended Snead Junior College in 1959 and 1960. He transferred to Birmingham Southern College where he earned a Bachelor degree in Business Administration in 1970. Mr. Courington is currently the President of Courington Real Estate and of Sand Mountain Broadcasting Services, which includes WQSB and WAVU radio stations in Albertville and WKXX in Gadsden. He

currently serves as the President of the Snead State Foundation. He has established two scholarships through the College in honor of his parents, Dorris Williams Courington and Pat M. Courington Sr. The Alumni Homecoming event is open to anyone who attended or graduated from Snead State Community College. Active members of the Alumni Association receive special invitations to the annual event in addition to other incentives available to active members. “This  summer,  the  Alumni  Association  will  host  a  second  membership  drive  this  year.  The  first  was  in  February, but we want to do a second one prior to the expiration of the current membership  card,”  said  Mrs. Smith. The membership card is given to active members and includes discounts on products and services from participating businesses. The incentive card – referred to as the  “card  that  pays  you  back”  – will be renewed Oct. 1, 2014, so anyone joining between now and Sept. 30 will receive a new card that may be used for one year. Membership to the Snead State Alumni Association is $10 for one year or a one-time cost of $100 for a lifetime membership. In addition to the membership incentive card, the Alumni Association also hosts events for alumni throughout the year including mixers, the Chili Supper and Alumni Homecoming. The Alumni Association also funds a scholarship for a Snead State student. Membership is open to anyone who attended or graduated from Snead and to anyone who is a friend of the college who would like to become an alumnus by choice. To join, contact the Alumni Office at (256) 840-4128 or alumni@snead.edu. You can also visit www.snead.edu for more information.