🌱 Mountain Brook High School Principal To Retire + AL State Lawmakers

Hello, friends. I'm here with your fresh copy of the Mountain Brook Patch newsletter, filled with all the community information you need to know right now. Today's briefing includes updates on...

• Mountain Brook High School's principal announces his retirement.
• Alabama lawmaker's priorities.
• Mountain Brook schools foundation's track meet!

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 73 Low: 52.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Mountain Brook High School Principal Philip Holley has announced he's planning to retire at the end of this school year. "I could not be more thankful to the community of Mountain Brook along with the students, teachers, and staff members I’ve been blessed to be around for the majority of my career in education," he said in an announcement to faculty and staff. He's spent 18 years working in Mountain Brook education, starting out as a biology teacher. (Village Living)
2. With the Alabama state legislative session beginning, here's what lawmakers from across the state have set as their priorities, including Mountain Brook's David Faulkner. According to reports, they range from "prohibiting street racing in Jefferson County to continued education for those with intellectual disabilities, to banning certain voting machines." (Subscription/AL.com)
3. In over the mountain news, a woman from Hoover, Kari Balazs, was set to deliver a speech in front of the United Nations during World Down Syndrome Day on Tuesday. A senior at Stillman College at 24 years old, she wants to show the world "what a person with Down syndrome can accomplish." (WVTM 13)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Etc. Program - O'Neal Library (3:30 p.m.)
• Habitat Feed & Social - Wine Wednesday (5 p.m.)
• BINGO Night + Tap Takeover! (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's a roundup of real estate in the Mountain Brook area. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• The Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation's annual track meet for 3rd-6th graders will take place on April 18 and 19 at Mountain Brook High School, and there's still time to register. (MBCS Foundation via Facebook)
• The Mountain Brook Junior High School's boys and girls tennis team recently traveled to Garden, Tennessee. The boys came up short 4-5, while the girls won. (MBJH Athletics via Twitter)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you soon.

— Dashiell Allen

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