VESTAVIA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

Written by Jeffrey Zhao and Aditya Sheelavant Credits: leotoday8 on FaceBook Curious about our fellow Vestavians, we researched the rules that guide their existence—personal mottos, mindsets that maintained their sanity, and, for some, Flying Spaghetti Monster mantras. Take Ms. O’Kelley, who reinvigorated our understanding of gratuity by spitting straight facts: “ Kindness matters .” Porter Hottle channelled his inner Mr. Horton, professing that we should “ Treat people wit

Credits: Katherine Terino The full history of Vestavia Hills High School’s boys cross country team is long and complex, so for the sake of brevity, our story will start in the fall of 2017. Senior James Sweeny and junior Bryce Hutchinson were poised to lead the team. There was also a phenom freshman aging onto the team, his name was Ethan Strand. The team had a strong season opener at Chickasaw Trails with James Sweeney taking second place in a time of 15:40 narrowly losing

**The media below contains the opinion of an individual student and therefore does not represent or speak to the values of Vestavia Hills High School and Vestavia Hills City Schools ** Image courtesy of Mean Girls Wiki I remember having an army of tabs open, searching up everything I could on Vestavia Hills High School the week before I transferred here. I found an impressive amount of information, from VHHS’s old mascot, to notable alums, and even my way to Pillar. It was a

Photo Credits: Vestavia Hills Magazine Mr. Sinnott is a teacher who has made a meaningful impression on a large portion of our student body. He’s been mentioned a few times here on the Pillar website—most recently as he received the most votes in a “favorite teacher” poll—but I’m here to dive into a special part of the Mr. Sinnott persona: his eclectic hobbies and interests. Something struck me on the very first day I spent in his class: Mr. Sinnott seems to be able to talk