Myah, Coach Holsombeck, Triniti, and AmeriCorps*VISTA with the class’ finished art project! It is planned to be installed in the school before the beginning of the fall semester.
The Prentice Village Voice staff is still hard at work on the art project that will beautify their lunchroom! Today we added spray-painted orange bottlecaps around the “MMS” letters. Next week, we will fill in the rest of the space. Thanks again to everyone who has donated materials and time to this project!
The PVV staff is using community-donated bottle-caps to create an art project to beautify their school. The caps are painted blue and orange, and the piece is planned to be installed in the lunchroom. Thanks to community members and UM … Continue reading
Prentice Village Voice, ISSUE 2 is finally here! Featured articles:
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Dr. Cost and Dr. Stewart address PVV staff on March 6.
Dr. John Stewart, President of the University of Montevallo, and Mayor Hollie Cost visited the staff of the Prentice Village Voice on March 6 to speak to the students about ongoing projects that are making big impact in our community!
Dr. Stewart emphasized the importance of education. He asked how many of the students wanted to go to college someday, and almost all raised their hands. Through collaborative initiatives like Future Falcons, MMS students have opportunities to sit in on real college classes at UM.
Stewart also discussed plans to make UM’s entertainment opportunities—games, plays, concerts—more attractive to community members, who are always welcome on campus.
Both Stewart and Cost emphasized the partnership between the county, city, and university that has come together to rejuvenate downtown by improving infrastructure, and recruiting new restaurants and businesses. Over 1,000 college students will explore downtown when they begin attending classes at Montevallo on Main, one of the fruits of the partnership. The resulting economic development will benefit all community members as new businesses decide to locate in Montevallo.
“This is the best time to live in Montevallo and be heard!” said Mayor Cost, who proactively seeks input and feedback from the citizens she represents.
A tireless proponent of civic engagement, mayor Cost asked the students to start a dialogue with their friends about what they think would make Montevallo a better place to live, reminding them: “If you want things, you have to work on it.”
It’s a brand new semester, and the staff of the Prentice Village Voice are hard at work on Issue 2!
Austyn and Juan brainstorm questions they plan to ask when they interview former MHS athletes and Shoal Creek Prentice Village residents.
Calyn, Hannah, and Amanda use technology in the classroom to prepare an article about what the students are doing to improve the image of their school, including cleanups and beautification projects.
Issue 1 of the Voice has caused quite a stir in town! Check it out in the Chamber Chatter and Montevallo Today. Click the links to view each article.
PVV Feature Chamber Chatter January 2013
A brief description of the Prentice Village Voice project and the article “Just Exactly Who Was Rev. Joseph Prentice?” by Clay, Austyn, Juan, and Thaddeus was featured in the January 2013 issue of the Chamber Chatter, the Montevallo Chamber of Commerce‘s monthly newsletter.
Page 8 of the Winter 2013 issue of Montevallo Today, UM’s alumni magazine, featured the Office of Service Learning’s programs, including the Voice. Click the link to view more information.
Prentice Village Voice Issue 1
6th graders see their handiwork for the first time as AmeriCorps*VISTA Courtney Bennett brings copies of Issue 1 to their classroom on December 3, 2012. Many thanks to Mr. Holsombeck, Mr. “Topcat” Lilly, the Shoal Creek Prentice Village Task Force, Montevallo Middle School, local business owners, the Office of Service Learning, and all others who collaborated to make this project a success!
January’s issue of the Chamber Chatter will feature an article from Issue 1: “Just Exactly Who Was Rev. Joseph Prentice?” by Clay, Austyn, Juan, and Thaddeus.
While Issue 1 is still hot off the press, we are planning Issue 2, which will be published in January 2013. Topics covered will include a student survey, interview with new SCPV Task Force Chair Dr. Sharon Gilbert, updates on upcoming MMS cleanup/beautification projects, and Community Development Block Grant progress updates from mayor Dr. Hollie Cost.
Curious about who Reverend Joseph Prentice was? Why is this neighborhood called “Shoal Creek Prentice Village”? Check out these resources:
Thanks again to Mr. Carey Heatherly for helping us gather this information from the archives at the University of Montevallo’s Carmichael Library!
The Prentice Village Voice is a project of the students in Mr. Holsombeck’s 6th grade GRC (Gifted Resource) English and Literature class. This photo of the staff, including Mr. Holsombeck and AmeriCorps*VISTA Courtney Bennett, was taken in November 2012.
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