Demopolis BOE hires three

In a called meeting Wednesday, the Demopolis City School Board of Education approved hiring three people, tabled hiring another and started plans for a gifted program in the system.

Leslie May, formerly of John Essex High School, was hired as the new counselor at Demopolis High School. The new DHS science teacher is Gresha Thurmond, recently of Anniston, and Robert Peterson was hired for the Child Nutrition Program at Demopolis Middle School.

The board tabled hiring a secretary for the central office to replace Sherry Feller.

Board attorney Alex Braswell was appointed to head a committee to look into setting up a gifted program for the school system.

In other action the board approved:

• Overnight travel for the DHS cheerleaders to Tuscaloosa for Cheerleader Camp.

• Overnight and out-of-state travel for DMS cheerleaders to Starkville, Miss., for Cheerleader Camp.

• Changing signatures for the system’s checking account at Robertson Banking Company.

• A second budget amendment to move funds for textbooks and career tech education supplies.