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Plans for the 4th Annual Alabama Farm Expo The 4th Annual Alabama Farm & Poultry Expo will be held at the VFW Fair Grounds on Hwy 431 in Boaz on April 7th and 8th, 2017. The Expo will begin daily at 9:00 am and will end at 6:00pm. It will be host to farm and poultry equipment and exhibits, Boats and ATVs, arts and crafts, food vendors, folk-life exhibits, children’s play area with inflatables and games. Also included will be live demonstrations. The event will feature a BBQ Chicken cook-off and a KFC Chicken Eating Contest. The two days will be filled entertainment and will also feature educational farm sessions and demonstrations will be conducted by the county extension service. New for this year’s event will be farm and garden stories. Last

year’s Farm and Poultry Expo was a great success and the Chamber wants to continue and “grow” the event. Boaz is the place you want to be on April 7th and 8th, 2017. The Chamber is also looking for sponsorships and also has applications available for booth rentals for both commercial and arts and craft vendors. If you are interested in attending, interested in an application, need more information or would like to be a part of this exciting event in Boaz, please contact the Boaz Area Chamber of Commerce, (256) 593-8154 email: BoazAreaChamberof Commerce.com, or at 100 E. Bartlett Street, Boaz, AL. The Boaz Area Chamber of Commerce is also accepting nominations for Boaz Citizen of the Year 2017. If you know of a deserving citizen who has made an outstanding contributions to Boaz please contact the Boaz Area Chamber of Commerce. The deadline for nominations is February 13. An application example can also be found on page 7 of this edition of The Hook.

THE HOOK: What’s Trending in

Boaz

A Community Service of the Boaz Chamber of Commerce and Boaz High School

Volume 4, Issue 1 February 2017

In this issue… 4

th Annual Alabama

Farm and Poultry

Expo plans

February

Calendar

BCSS Schools

Snead State

Happenings in and

around Boaz

sponsored by the

Boaz Area Chamber

of Commerce

February Calendar of Events February 1st

Boaz Public Library, Home School Hangout, 10:00 am

February 2nd Ground Hog Day BHS Basketball at Arab,3:30 - 9:00 pm

February 4th Area Basketball Tournament, Feb 4 – Feb 10

February 5th BHS Cheer Reception, 2pm – 3pm

February 10th BHS Tennis in Gadsden Tournament, Feb 10–Feb 11

February 13th Boaz Area Chamber of Commerce deadline for Nominations for Citizen of the Year

February 14th Valentine’s Day BHS Home Tennis vs. Oneonta

February 16th BHS Home Soccer vs. Albertville Boaz Public Library, Third Thursday Thrills, Toothpick

Painting, 3:30 pm Regional Basketball Tournament 16th-23rd

February 17th BHS Soccer at Southside, 5pm-9pm

February 20th President’s Day BHS Baseball at Fort Payne, 4:30pm-8:30pm BHS Soccer at Douglas, 5pm-9pm

February 21st BHS Girls Tennis at Scottsboro, 4pm – 6pm BHS Baseball at Scottsboro, 4:30pm – 8:30pm BHS Home Soccer vs. Collinsville, 5pm – 9pm

February 23rd BHS Tennis at FT. Payne, 4pm – 6pm BHS Home Baseball vs. Oneonta, 4:30pm – 8:30pm BHS Home Soccer vs. Oneonta

February 25th BHS Home Baseball vs. Sardis/St. Clair County Boaz Recreation Center Youth Baseball & Softball Sign up

ends

February 27th State Basketball Tournament Feb 27 – Mar 4, 2017

February 28th BHS Home Tennis vs. Etowah BHS Home Baseball vs. Arab

The Boaz Parks &

Recreation Department

will have youth baseball

and softball registration

continues until

February 25. It is for

boys and girls age 5-12

(a child must be 5

before April 20, 2017).

The registration fee will

be $50. You can register

at the Boaz Recreation

Center during normal

business hours or

register online at

www.cityofboaz.org/par

ks&recreation. For more

information call the

Recreation Center at

(256) 593-7862.

Boaz Civic Clubs and Organizations Information Altrusa International of Boaz Meet the third Monday at 5:00 at the Boaz Chamber of Commerce at 100 East Bartlett Street, Boaz. Altrusa is a civic minded organization with a focus on literacy and other local needs. If interested in becoming a member, please contact: 256-738-4616

Boaz High School Band Boosters Meet the first Monday at 6:00, Boaz High School Band room (except in July & August)

The Boaz City Council Meet 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 Meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 12 pm at the Snead State Community College Cafeteria. For more information e-mail randallcwhite@gmail.com

Boaz Masonic Lodge No. 546 Meet on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm

Boaz Rotary Club Meet on Wednesdays at 12:00 noon at the Snead State Community College Cafeteria.

Friends of the Boaz Public Library Meet the second Tuesday at 6:00 pm at the Boaz Public Library. For more information call the Boaz Public Library at 256-593-3000

Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, Boaz Chapter Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Mastin Conference Room the Boaz Public Library at 256-593-3000

The Boaz Square Dance Club The Boaz Squares meet and dance at the Boaz Senior Center every Tuesday Night 6:00-8:00 p.m. There is also Round Dancing every Tuesday 5:00-6:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to come on and dance. Square Dance lessons start February 21st. The first two lessons will be free. They are on February 21st and February 28th. Beginning March 7th classes will be $3.00 a lesson or $12.00 a month. If you have any further questions, please contact Susan Duvall at 256-593-1107

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Meets every Tuesday evening at 5:30 at Boaz First Church of the Nazarene, 51 Peppers Rd, Boaz. For more information contact Juanita Sonaty 256- 891-3496

VFW-Veterans of Foreign Wars Meet at the VFW Fairgrounds the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm, HWY 431, for more information call 256-593-9470

Visually Impaired Support Group Meet every 2nd Thursday of the month (except July and August) at the Snead State Community College Cafeteria at 10:00 am. Everyone is invited and we have guest speakers. For more info call: Tim Potridge 256-840-1974

Boaz Elementary School Hats Off to Reading! Book Fair February 6th — 10th. We especially want to invite all families to join us for our “Together on Tuesday” event. On Tuesday,

February 7th, the book fair will have extended shopping hours from 7:00 am—5:30 pm to give families the chance to shop with students before, during, or after school. Upcoming Activities and Events:

March 2 - Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night

March 3 – Boosterthon Fun Run

March 7—Spring Pictures

March 10 – Rick Rakestraw Critter Show

March 17 –Field Trip to Little Aggie Theatre

March 20-24 - Spring Break

Corley Elementary School Corley ended the second nine weeks of school on a great note. Congratulations to the Blue Trustworthy Crew and the Orange Fairness Crew for winning our crew challenge for the second nine weeks. Their crews had the highest perfect attendance records, highest scores on STAR reading and STAR math, and had earned the most crew points for good behavior. Way to go Blue and Orange Crews! Yearbooks are on sale. From January 17th through February 10th you may preorder yearbooks for $20.00 each. Sales will continue from February 11th through

March 17th and the cost will be $25.00 each. Our Boosterthon will begin on February 17th with a pep rally to kick off the Fun Run. Students will be collecting pledges to go towards our fundraiser. The Fun run

will be held on March 3rd and the community is invited to cheer on our students as they participate in the event. We are looking forward to Read

across America week, which will be held February 28th – March 3rd. Also, beginning the first week of March the Corley library will host the spring book fair. The book fair will be open March 3rd – 8th. More information will be sent home with your student regarding these events. Upcoming Activities and Events

February 2nd – class pictures

February 6th – Touch of Magic Science Program

February 8th – Progress Report/Corley Crew Day and Student Led Conferences

February 10th – yearbook preorders end

February 11th – final yearbook sales begin

February 15th – vision screening

February 17th – Boosterthon Pep Rally and Lady Liberty Kickoff for 2nd grade

February 20th – President’s Day, schools are closed

February 28th through March 3rd – Read Across America Week

Boaz Middle School Congratulations to 6th graders Maddux Patterson and Adit Patel. Maddux is this year's Boaz Middle School Spelling Bee Champion, and Adit is this year's Boaz Middle School Spelling Bee Alternate. Maddux will represent BMS in the Marshall County Spelling Bee on February 10.Boaz Middle School was very proud to host the 2016-2017 Marshall County Basketball Tournament. Our 7th and 8th grade boys and girls teams made it to the finals, which were held Saturday, January 14. 7th and 8th girls were county champions and our 8th grade boys finished in 2nd place.... a very good day for Boaz Pirate Basketball. We are very proud of all of our teams and coaches....Dusty Thomas, Rissa Parrish, and Tonya Littleton. Our wonderful cheerleaders cheered 13 games this week. We are proud of the awesome job they do! They work hard and represent our Pirates with class! Thanks to Ms Ashley Teal and Mrs. Deeann Ashley for their commitment to building champion cheerleaders. We would like to give special thanks to all of our parents and teachers who worked the tournament this week. Also, Melanie Morrison and Patrick Williams did an exceptional job organizing and planning. All of the hard work and dedication to our players is greatly appreciated. We would like to give thanks to our Marshall County Legislators for their financial assistance to our library. A very special thank you to Mrs. McRae for all of her efforts to make sure our students have all the resources they need! We are still collecting Box Tops for Education. If you would like to help, please bring yours to the front office. Also, our students are working hard to help Ronald McDonald Houses of Alabama by collecting tabs. These tabs can be from any aluminum can. We would certainly appreciate your support by collecting tabs and bringing them to the school.

Boaz City Schools & Boaz High School We have a new face in the Boaz City School System her name is Dr. Shannon H. Stanley and she is the new BCSS Superintendent. Dr. Stanley was raised in Oxford Alabama and went to the University of Alabama to get her teaching degree. She has two boys, one 17 years old named Harrison and one ten years old named Jess. She loves to do anything outdoor like hiking, fishing, gardening, and loves to travel but most of all she loves her students. One of the questions asked was, what made her come to the Boaz City School System? She said, “It took me less than a day to decide that I wanted to bring my family here and be part of this community”. She said it was a special community that comes together as a family inside and outside

of school and she could see that it was a good environment for her and her family. When asked what goals she has planned for our school system as a whole? She said, “I want the kids to be able to hold their future in their hands and for them to connect with the community like we should all do”. She wants all of the teachers to be involved with the students and that the students work should not go unnoticed. Mrs. Stanley wants to make sure our finances are in order but, in a way that it doesn’t hurt our students in their pathway through school. When questioned about what motivates her to get up and come to school every day? She said that she feels like she can make a difference in the school system. Also, she sees that the students and teachers make a good team and that she wants be part of that team and of the school family. Dr. Stanley has already been to basketball games and when she first came here she attended a couple of football games. She can’t wait to see our many other sports go out and win. She said that use of good practices in our teachers could help our students and teachers need to help the students reach their goal in life. We welcome Dr. Stanley to the BCSS family.

Snead State Community College Snead State Community College began the New Year with preparations for the 2017-2018 academic years. Scholarship applications for the upcoming academic year are now available for students to complete.

Students can find the links to the scholarship applications on Snead State’s website at www.snead.edu/scholarships. The application packet priority deadline is by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1. The scholarship application is only one part of the packet that’s required for students seeking financial aid. Complete scholarship application packets include the following:

Scholarship Application (Presidential Honors applications must complete a separate application specific to the Presidential Honors program.)

Up-to-date resume

One-page essay outlining educational and professional goals

Unofficial high school transcript

Unofficial college transcript(s) (required only if applicable)

Confirmation page that the FAFSA was submitted

Documentation of ACT scores (required only for Presidential Honors and Academic Achievement Scholarships)

Appointment for audition (required only for Performing Arts Music scholarships)

The scholarship application outlines the requirements for each type of scholarship available to students: Presidential Honors, Academic Achievement, Service, General, Performing Arts Music, Theater, Art, College bowl, Career and Technical, Endowment, GED and Athletic and Athletic Support scholarships.

Finalists for the Presidential Honors program are interviewed by the College President or his designee prior to selection for the program. Performing Arts scholarship applicants must schedule an appointment for an audition. Auditions will be held March 6-11 in the Maze Music Building on the Boaz campus. To schedule an audition, applicants can call:

(256) 840-4145 for piano

(256) 840-4148 for Jazz Band

(256) 533-1323 for guitar

(256) 840-4147 for College Street Singers, choral and voice Students should also complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible by visiting http://www.fafsa.gov. Students do not have to be eligible for federal aid to qualify for scholarships; however, applying for federal aid is required to apply for a Snead State scholarship. To complete the application, you will need your 2015 federal tax return (or those of your parents/step-parents if you are a dependent student). Once the application has been processed by the Department of Education, the student should access their SSCC Online Account to view their financial aid status. Snead State’s school code for the FAFSA is 001038. Complete scholarship application packets may be mailed to Snead State Community College, ATTN: Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 734, Boaz, AL 35957. Packets may also be delivered to the McCain Student Success Center, located on Elder Street in Boaz.

Scholarship applications

for the 2017-18

academic year at Snead

State Community

College are now

available on the

College’s website,

snead.edu/scholarships.

The Presidential Honors

Program is one

scholarship programs

qualified students may

apply for. Presidential

Honors students are

also interviewed by the

President of his

designee prior to

selection in the

program.

April 7 & 8, 2017 Boaz VFW Fair Grounds

US Highway 431, Boaz 9 AM UNTIL 6 PM

BE SURE TO ENTER THE BBQ CHICKEN

COOK OFF & KFC EATING CONTEST

SEE FARM & POULRY EQUIPMENT, BOATS, ATV’S

ENJOY EDUCATIONAL FARM SESSIONS

AND LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS

BRING YOUR FAMILY FOR ARTS & CRAFTS

GAMES AND FREE INFLATABLES

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND FOOD COURT

NEW THIS YEAR! FARM & GARDEN STORIES

Boaz Area Chamber of Commerce (256) 593-8154 | boazchamber@gmail.com www.BoazAreaChamberofCommerce.com

FARM & POULTRY EXPO & Spring Outdoor Show

4TH Annual Alabama