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Alabama schools recognized for National Blue Ribbon Week

A handful of Alabama schools are recognized as some of the best in the country.

There are five local recipients of the 2024 National Blue Ribbon, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education.

They include the Carver School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Dothan.

The others are in Mountain Brook, Hartselle, Cullman, and Birmingham.

Award winners were placed in the "exemplary high performing schools" category.

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.