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Schools – Public and Private/Meet Teachers and Students Selma has 2 public school districts – Selma City Schools and Dallas County School District. There are 3 private schools, Morgan Academy, Central Christian Academy, and Meadowview Christian School. Wallace Community College is in Selma, along with 2 historically black colleges: Selma University and Concordia University.
State Universities: The state of Alabama has an impressive state university system that rivals many states in the country – with the cost of college tuition today, even this factor should be considered by jobseekers with families. Alabama has 2 medical schools (University of Alabama, and the University of South Alabama) and 3 outstanding doctoral research universities: The University of Alabama (UA), The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Read more about Alabama universities below.
Private Schools – Feature John T. Morgan Academy:
CJ Searcy, left, and Anna Twardy, Morgan Academy senior graduates, with Principal DeBuzna A perennial power and the top college preparatory academy in Alabama, Morgan Academy’s standard of excellence is nothing short of remarkable. In the 70-school Alabama Independent School Association, which stretches from Mobile to Birmingham, Morgan Academy has ranked #1 academically 14 of the last 17 years, and 2nd in the others. In athletics, a second trophy room is under construction to accommodate the overflow of state championship trophies. All 61 seniors will attend college next year, and amassed a total of $1.7 million in college scholarships. 7 seniors scored 30 or higher on the ACT, while 3 received recognition as National Merit Scholars. Morgan Academy is K-12, with 600 students on a 29-acre campus on the western side of Selma, and accredited by SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools). Click Here to Meet Principal Dr. DeBuzna and Tour Morgan Academy Click Here to Meet CJ and Anna personally, (videos)
Central Christian Academy is also K-12th with 250 students (22 graduating seniors last year), accredited by SACS, also offering a college preparatory curriculum and an “Advanced Academic Program with Honors” diploma. A third private school in Selma, Meadowview Christian, is a pre-K-12, with 280 students.
Public Schools – Feature Dallas County High School - the state's oldest high school, and growing!
Dallas County High
School Super Seniors, from left, Josh Headley, Darius
Guthridge, Servicing residents in the northern parts of Dallas County as well as the hamlet of Valley Grande, Dallas County High School has an enrollment of 4,800 students with 340 on the professional staff. Of the children going on to college, an impressive 35% have received athletic or academic scholarships. The Dallas County Schools serve all students who reside outside the city limits of Selma, and was chartered in 1901. In fact, DCHS is “the oldest High School in Alabama.” Special Notes: AP classes are administered – even Latin, German, as well as advanced math. DCHS is a “Beta Test Site” for the new, remote “Access Distance Learning” in the state of Alabama, which pools the resources of public schools throughout the state, enabling, among other things, for special requests, like taking Japanese as a foreign language, or advanced math classes, by remote, in which students from multiple schools participate with live video feeds – any school in this program can offer the very best and most advanced classes in the state education system. Click Here to meet Amy Reeves, IVC Teacher at DCHS, and learn more
“I moved to Valley Grande so my children could attend our schools. My children are excellent students and products of our ‘competing’ orientation. I have no reservations about graduates from our schools being able to succeed academically at the college level.” Click Here to meet Josh, Darius, Claire, and Jalissa (videos) Featured Principal – Janis Stewart
The #1 Public School Principal in the State of Alabama
Janis Stewart With Selma City Schools since 1998, Janis and her husband Wayne moved here from Moultrie, GA. Janis co-authored a curriculum and is principal over Alabama’s 1st Project Learning Tree School, which has a focus on environmental studies throughout its courses. The school campus has a full arboretum, greenhouse, and an impressive science lab, and places extra emphasis on science and math. “I love everything about being an elementary principal – from teaching students and watching them learn, to helping teachers use their talents to bring out the best in children, dealing with parents, and especially, being a part of the Selma community. My husband’s company had a management position open in Selma. We could have opted to remain in Moultrie or asked to be transferred to other stores within the corporation, but we chose to come to Selma.”
Students take great pride in their campus and enjoy learning in the outdoor classrooms, have their own herb gardens, there is a greenhouse on campus; students are taught they can grow vegetables without needing land (see photo of Janis, above, with an upside down tomato plant). The state of Alabama Education Department welcomed an industry-backed initiative to promote math and sciences (“Leadership Academy of Math, Science, and Technology”). Meadowview Elementary is a feature school for this initiative. Meadowview Elementary also has a strong music program. Additional about Janis:
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“Selma is clearly a community on the rise with the unemployment rate at its lowest point in 35 years. There are a lot of people here who see greater things and times ahead in Selma. Renewal, construction, and growth activity, can be seen in the community.”
James Mitchell, PhD Joining the Selma community in 2000 from Rocky Mount, NC, Dr. Mitchell and his wife Priscilla, native North Carolinians, chose Selma over another opportunity he had in his home state – a compelling note to make. As the president WCCS with 1,709 students from across Central Alabama, and approximately 20 academic and technical programs, Dr. Mitchell meets a diverse array of people in his position, and he says he gets the most satisfaction from WCCS providing programs that directly impact the growth and development of Selma and the County. Dr. Mitchell’s favorite thing to do outside of work is go for walks with his wife. There are numerous tour groups who come to Selma to visit our museums and to enjoy our history. Priscilla and Dr. Mitchell enjoy meeting new people. His favorite time of year is March, when Selma entertains thousands of people who come to town for the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee. On Selma: “Selma still has a small town feel, but there are enough educational, cultural, and social activities to meet the needs of most. Because of the small town feel, there is a greater comfort level with safety. Not having to deal with rush hour traffic is especially satisfying. No bumper to bumper traffic, and no long lines in stores. Also, living in a community of this ideal size means you have a greater sense of the impact of your contributions both individually and collectively.” More on WCCS:
New WCCS Health Building The $5.5 million Health Building (above) will be completed in 2007. The 30,000 SF 2-story building will house nursing classrooms, a lab, and faculty offices, in support of LPN, and the RN program. The community college offers a 4-semester RN program and 98% of clinical experience is at Vaughan RMC in the areas of ER, Med/Surg, Surgery, and OB. WCCS produce 30-35 nurses per year, and last year graduates had a 100% pass rate on their NAS certification boards.
WCCS offers (16) technical programs - Auto Body Repair, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration, Auto Mechanics, Cosmetology, Drafting & Design Technology, Electrical Technology, Office Administration (Clerk Typist), Office Administration (Accounting), Information Processing (Secretarial), Information Technology, Medical Transcription, Practical Nursing, Nursing Assistant, Masonry/Building Trades, Machine Tool Technology & Welding. WCCS nursing programs (LPN & ADN) are accredited by the Alabama State Board of Nursing, and the ADN program is accredited by the National League of Nursing (NLN). These “brick and mortar” programs are critically important, as graduates from these programs are the support professionals for business. These programs attract new businesses to Dallas County, who realize the importance of an educational component.
“Selma is moving forward. Our economy is doing better than ever and bringing our community closer together.”
Alvin A.
Cleveland, PhD Dr. Cleveland oversees one of the oldest continually-running historically black universities in the country, which focuses on religious education and training for the Christian ministry. He was raised on a farm in rural western Alabama, and has lived in large cities on the east coast, earning his Masters degree at Virginia Union in Richmond, VA, and then his PhD from Howard University in Washington, DC. He is a Selma native and lives with his wife Jackie. Their son Alvin, Jr. attended Tuskeegee University and is a banker in Birmingham working on his MBA at UAB.
His favorite time
of the year is the fall, “when the kids go back to school, the
leaves turn, the sun is in the sky the longest, and football season
starts.” He enjoys reading, walking, “Education is about touching the lives of people. We’re a bible college with students of all ages, who are eager to learn after they are called into the ministry.”
Dinkins Hall on Selma University’s campus
Selma is also home to another historically black college, Concordia College Alabama’s State Universities: University flagships are the University of Alabama, with law and medical schools, and Auburn University, with a heavy focus on the sciences and agriculture. Auburn is known for its excellent engineering and science schools. Alabama A&M and Alabama State University are also here. Alabama also boasts nationally recognized private colleges, such as Birmingham-Southern and Samford University, both in Birmingham, as well as Tuskegee University and Stillman College.
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