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Onwards and upwards Mountain Brook graduate readies for Coast Guard Academy
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Birds of a Feather
By JIM NOLES
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he motto of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, “Scientiae Cedit Mare,” translates to “The sea yields to knowledge.” Although the sea may yield, when it comes to pursuing her dreams, Mallie Robinett does not. This time last year, Robinett was a senior at Mountain Brook High School, with scarcely a month before graduation with her fellow Spartans. She was a seasoned veteran of the Alabama Performance Volleyball Club’s club and beach volleyball programs, an alumnus of Leadership Mountain Brook and an outstanding student. She was also, at that point, set on playing Division III volleyball at the Coast Guard Academy and, ultimately, being commissioned as an ensign.
Mountain Brook is a haven for migrating birds.
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Mallie Robinett in an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. After the Academy, she hopes to earn her wings as either as a fixed-wing or helicopter pilot for the Coast Guard. Photo courtesy of Mallie Robinett.
True to his roots: Career rise continues close to home for McMillan By KYLE PARMLEY Those who have known Bucky McMillan the longest are the ones least surprised at his current success. This winter, in his fourth season as the men’s basketball coach at Samford University, McMillan took the Bulldogs to the program’s first NCAA Tournament in 24 years, won the most games in Samford single-season history and won the Southern Conference outright for the first time in program history.
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Samford head coach Bucky McMillan with the net after Samford University’s men’s basketball team defeated East Tennessee State University in the Southern Conference Tournament championship game on March 11 in Asheville, North Carolina. Photo courtesy of Samford University Athletics.