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.