October 2022 | Volume 13 | Issue 7
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A long-awaited, much-anticipated project in Mountain Brook is nearing completion.
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MBHS ranks in top 1% of schools in the nation Browse through our annual section for advice and resources on seasonal home improvement projects.
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By LEAH INGRAM EAGLE
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ountain Brook High School was recently ranked in the top 200 academic high schools in America, which equates to the top 1% of schools throughout the United States. In the 2022 U.S. News & World Report of best high school rankings, Mountain Brook
Schools came in at No. 27 among public schools with open enrollment, meaning the school accepts any student who is a resident in the city. The other 173 schools on the top 200 list have certain academic standards that must be met before a student can enroll. Mountain Brook Schools Superintendent Dicky Barlow said the rankings include magnet and charter schools. Mountain Brook students do not have to meet
certain requirements before they are allowed admission. “We are a public school and are proud and have an attitude of gratefulness for the community and our teachers and the hard work they put in that shows a lot of different ways,” Barlow said.
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Students change classes as they walk through the new Spartan Commons at Mountain Brook High School. Photo by Erin Nelson.
‘Sum of the parts’
Mountain Brook honored as top athletics program in state By GARY LLOYD Many high school athletics programs are known for one successful sport, one dynasty. At Mountain Brook High School, that is not the case, and it’s a main reason why the school was recently Mountain Brook High School’s 179 state championship trophies are displayed at Spartan Arena. The school’s athletic program was ranked named the MaxPreps Cup winner fifth in the nation during the 2021-22 school year. Photo by Erin Nelson. for the state of Alabama for the
2021-22 season and the fifth-best athletics program in the nation. The MaxPreps Cup is comprised of a formula that attempts to determine the best overall high school sports programs in the nation. Points were awarded on a weighted
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