Thursday’s announcement means that all schools in the Dale County and Ozark City Schools are now recognized as Purple Star Schools in the two-year-old state department of education program that recognizes schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military.
People are also reading… The 2023 Purple Star Schools in Dale County are Ariton High School, Dale County High School, George W. Long Elementary School, George W. Long High School, Midland City Elementary School and Newton Elementary School. South Dale Middle School and Ariton Elementary School were named to the inaugural Purple Star list last year.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio “Dale County is home to Fort Rucker,” Baker said. “A lot of our students have parents who serve our nation through Fort Rucker and we’re proud of that and proud to be able to support them.” “I think I speak for many in the community when I say that few things are more important than our relationship with Fort Rucker,” said Ozark City Schools Superintendent Reeivice Girtman Thursday. “With two of our school on the inaugural Purple Star Schools list, we were excited but we knew we had more work to do, so with the addition of our two elementary schools, we now have all four of the schools in our system recognized as Purple Star Schools in support of our military families.