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News from the Kate Duncan Smith DAR School

June 2013

In This Issue

Graduation Week 2013

Alex and Chandler are KDS Top Grads

Cox Primary Restroom Renovation Begins

Graduation Week 2013

This year, 109 young men and women graduated from Kate Duncan Smith DAR School.

Alex and Chandler are KDS Top Grads


2013 Valedictorian Alex Meadows	2013 Salutatorian Chandler Brewer

Cox Primary Restroom Renovation Begins

Elementary Principal Keith Buchanan took the first swing to begin the demolition.

Summer Break at KDS started with a bang (literally)! After more than a year of planning and raising funds for this much needed project, the renovation of the restrooms in the Gary W. Cox Primary Building has finally begun. Demolition that began on the last day of school is now well underway, and replacement of the 60+ year-old plumbing begins soon. The complete renovation is scheduled for completion in early August, just in time for the start of a new school year.

Little Shop of Horrors

The lead roles of Crystal and Seymour were played by Danni Boles and Jared Wright.

This spring the Broadway hit "Little Shop of Horrors" was brought to life on the Burkey Center stage by the KDS Theater/Drama Club. In addition to acting, the students performed colorful songs and elaborate dance production numbers and built elaborate sets and props. The production met with much success under the direction of KDS Choral Director Jan Betterton and provided many talented students with a new outlet for their creativity.

Gunter Mountain Chapter

Memorial Day Program

VFW Heroes Park

Members of the Gunter Mountain Chapter, NSDAR, held a wreath laying ceremony at the VFW Heroes Park on the KDS campus recently in honor of Memorial Day. The Heroes Park features monuments listing the names of Gunter Mountain residents who held membership in the local VFW Post 2739.

Recipes from the Famous Basket Luncheon

Wedding Punch - Mrs. H. Vonley Kennamer

15 cups (3 qts.) freshly drawn cold water
1/3 cup instant or loose tea or 7 tea bags
1 cup fine granulated sugar
1 can (approx. 6 ozs.) frozen, concentrated orange juice
1 can (6 ozs.) frozen concentrated lemonade
1 can (approx. 6 ozs.) frozen concentrated limeade
3 bottles (30 ozs. each) chilled club soda

If you have a "Did You Know?" article about KDS School, the Grant community, or the state of Alabama that you would like to share with readers of our monthly newsletter, submit it to Heather Green at hgreen@nehp.net. If you have pictures in a digital format that relate to the article, submit them along with the article. Many of our readers are new to the area and do not know the wonderful, rich history of KDS School and the Town of Grant. I am sure they will be enlightened with something that you know and take for granted that everyone else knows too.

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6077 Main Street

Grant, AL 35747

256-728-4236

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