Gov. Kay Ivey Names Atmore’s Rachel Patterson Elementary As ‘Alabama Bicentennial School Of Excellence’

September 4, 2019

Rachel Patterson Elementary School in Atmore was named as one of 21 Alabama Bicentennial Schools of Excellence by Gov. Kay Ivey.

During a program with the governor in Montgomery Tuesday ,each school also received a $5,000 grant to support its continued commitment to student-led community engagement.

Rachel Patterson has participated in a Panda for Pets projet to benefit the Atmore Animal Shelter by increasing community awareness. The project started about a year ago with a $2,000 grant as seed money, and the students have conducted fundraisers to keep the program moving forward.

Rachel Patterson was one of 200 schools in Alabama to receive the $2,000 grants in August 2018 for community service and engagement projects connecting classrooms with their local communities.

“As Alabama nears 200 years of statehood, it is important to engage our students. After all, our students are the future of our state and the ones who will lead generations to come into the next 200 years and beyond,” Governor Ivey said. “I am proud to award grants to twenty-one schools to carry out their community service and engagement projects. This is an exciting time for our state, and I am glad to see our young people taking initiative.”

In addition to receiving the Governor’s Award grants, the Schools of Excellence will be invited to participate in commemoration ceremonies in Montgomery on December 14, 2019, the culmination of Alabama’s bicentennial.

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One Response to “Gov. Kay Ivey Names Atmore’s Rachel Patterson Elementary As ‘Alabama Bicentennial School Of Excellence’”

  1. DM on September 4th, 2019 8:01 am

    Congratulations RPES!

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