By NOAH WORTHAM | Managing Editor
ALABASTER – A sea of Alabaster educators sat quietly and listened intently as guest speaker James Spann paced about the stage while delivering a rousing speech that reminded them of the life-altering importance of their jobs.
“If you hear anything I say today, hear this,” Spann said. “You will never know what you’ve done for a child this year until the day that you go to heaven.”
Alabaster City Schools held a special celebration to energize and motivate its educators for the coming school year and to keep them informed during Institute Day on Monday, Aug. 5.
The celebration began with an array of percussive sound as Thompson High school’s drum line strolled across the stage while playing to start a pep rally which featured Thompson High School’s cheerleading squad at the forefront of the auditorium alongside a dazzling display by the school’s majorettes.
Afterward, the school’s JROTC presented the colors and led the pledge of allegiance, followed by a performance of the National Anthem.