🌱 Mountain Brook Student Competes For 'Distinguished Young Woman'

Mountain Brook AL

14 June, 2022

3:50 PM

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Hello, neighbors. It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Mountain Brook Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in the community today. First, today's weather: Partial sunshine. High: 97 Low: 76. Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook: Julianne Abenoja, from Mountain Brook, will be representing Alabama this summer at a national competition in Mobile for the title of Distinguished Young Woman and the chance to win $150,000 in scholarships. Abenoja will be attending The College of William & Mary where she plans to study neuroscience. "I'm definitely representing the entire state but also the other 45 participants that I met at the state program who I think any one of them could have been up there with me," she said. "They're amazing, intelligent, driven, and all talented." (WVTM13 Birmingham)Mountain Brook resident Norman Jetmundsen recently completed his feature-length documentary, "Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899." It tells the story of the Sewanee: The University of the South football team, which in 1899 became the first school in the south to play a 12-game season in six weeks, with 21 players–undefeated. (Over The Mountain Journal)In preparation for next month's World Games, cities across the Birmingham metro area are planning to contribute to the city's security detail. That includes "four police officers and accompanying police vehicles" from Mountain Brook, as well as "eight police officers and eight police cars" from Homewood. (AL.com) Today in Mountain Brook: edcamp Mountain Brook 2022 (8 a.m. - 3 p.m.) Village Design Review Committee - City of Mountain Brook (8 a.m.) Cheer Optional Sign Painting - Mountain Brook High School (10 a.m.) Member Mingle! - Levite Jewish Community Center (5 p.m.) From my notebook: Here's this year's graduating class from Mountain Brook High School in numbers: 323 students in total, 310 college-bound, and 13 going either to the military, taking a gap year, or entering the workforce. (Twitter)Construction work will be ongoing throughout the day at the intersection of Cahaba Road / Lane Park Road, Mountain Brook Police report. (Twitter)Mountain Brook Coach Heather McGuirk was voted coach of the year by Over The Mountain. (Over the Mountain Journal) Congrats to State Farm Insurance Agent Whitney York, who was recognized by the company for "exceptional service and outstanding community engagement." She presented PreSchool-Partners Birmingham with a $5,000 grant for community engagement programs. (Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce via Facebook) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Hire A Pro To Clean Up The Yard For Dad (June 19) Human Trafficking Awareness Panel (June 21) Add your event Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday off right! I'll see you soon. — Dashiell Allen Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Mountain Brook Daily? Contact me at [email protected]