Class Projects by Year

•    White Paper on Funding for VH School System

• Case for why VH needs a Strategic Plan

• Study and Propose Redevelopment of City Center
• "InVest in Vestavia"

• Study and Propose Redevelopment of City Center
• Community survey of desired retail stores

• Walking Trails
• LVH Website

• Construction and Funding for Wald Park Playground
• LVH Website

• How Will Our City/ Community Change in the Next 10-20 Years?

• None due to strategic planning for LVH

• Youth Leadership Vestavia Hills (Garry Atkins, Kelly Bottcher, Cindy Brown, Bryan Gunn, Ann Jones, Sally Young
• Sidewalk/ Adopt a Sidewalk (Brian Cespedes, Helen Holley, Robert Maddox, Derek Meek, Spence Taylor)
• Vestavia Hills Education Foundation Home “Show House” (Robert Cook, Kim Mangham, Kathy McMullen, Kym Prewitt, Brent Smith, Melvin Turner III)

• Vestavia Hills partnership with a less developed Alabama community, AKA the "Partnership" Project (Linda Brown, Stephen H. Craft, Pat Goodman, Mary Lee Rice, James Robinson, Sandra Schifano, Paul Sumn
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Project Overview. (Deanna Benefield, Henrietta Hardy, John Henley, Karen Kolaczek, Kevin J. Trimm, Butch Zaragoza)
• To foster and maintain City Vitality, emphasizing retail in Vestavia Hills (Linda Allison, Mike Escue, Betsy Frazer, Margaret Hess, Charlene, Newman, Eric T. Ray, David William Whitehurst)

• Study City Wide Wireless (Kristy Lundstrom, Becky Patton, Mindy Bodenhamer, Scott Huner and Rick Rice with Robin Morgan as Advisor.)
• Prepare a Historical Video (Jan Tindall, David Askins, Barbara Sloan, Bill Henderson, Linda Parker, Butch Wilson, with Richard Brooks as Advisor.)
• Study City Gateways (Celia Anthony, Laurie Borland, Susan Compton, Bill Heath, Scott Wade, with Gary Jordan as Advisor.)
• Study Economic Development (Todd Lowther, Jordy Henson, Tony Truitt, Valerie McLean, William Hocutt, Chris Pilleteri, with Matthews Brown as Advisor.)

• Continue work on the Multi-media Presentation of Vestavia Hills’ History (Gil Simmons, Hal Holland, Beth McCord, Mark Sanda, Jothany James)
• Study availability of Federal/State Grants and Propose Grant Solicitation (George Pierce, Clay Hornsby, Ashley Thompson, Tripp Haston, Kevin Flynn, Margaret Ritchie, Richard Walker)
• Develop a plan for Youth Fiscal Management (Bryan Reed, Cate Cox, Candi Peeples, Rosalyn Spivey, John Chandler, John Douglas)
• Architectural Identity via Gateway Monuments (Andrew Edwards, Mark Yanosky, Gwen Childs, Kim Potter, Jeremy Retherford)

• The Unification of the Three Vestavia Hills Communities Project (Bryan Holt, Chance Turner, Elam Holley, Brent Irby, Wayne Barefield with Andrew Edwards as Advisor)
• The History of Vestavia Hills Video Project (Greg Hulsey, Bill McMahon, Kirk Parker, Jason Burnett, Keith Covington with David Askins as Advisor)
• The Volunteer Website for Vestavia Hills Project (Elizabeth Delaccio, Allison Cornelius Black, Bruce Berthon, Gennia Baldwin, Roland Malke with Mark Sanda as Advisor)
• The Vestavia Hills Promotional Video Project (Robin Duncan, Burke Swearingen, Taneisha Young, Brent Cotton, Matt Farris)
• The Analysis and Attitudes towards Civic Services Project, AKA Why We Don’t Run For Office Project (Barbara Cartledge, Ann Bennett, Diane Zaragoza, Joe Perez, Steve Poer, with Robin Morgan as Advisor)

• The Senior Advantage Project (Carol Buchanan, Rebecca Olsen, Scott Perry, James Pace, Jacqueline Franklin, with Robin Morgan as Advisor)
• The Event at the Library in the Forest (Steve Ball, Adam Blair, Teresa Collier, Hugh Dye, Jay McEniry, Roger Steur)
• Mine Fields Marketing: A Plan for the Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex (Steve Hicks, Blaine House, Terry Knight, Jeff Newman, Stephen Porterfield, Cindy Rayburn with Andrew Edwards and Brian Davis as Advisors)
• The Complete Count Committee (Shawn Freeman, Angie McEwen, Pauline Parker, Kim Shotts, Donnie Winningham and Ashley Thompson as Advisor)

• The Highway 31 Corridor: Recommendations for a Way Forward (Brian Wolfe - team leader, Leigh Belcher, David Blackmon, John Dana, Tammy Johnson, Joe Phifer, Adam Stoffregen, and Mentor Bryan Holt)
• Vestavia Hills High School Alumni Project (Donna Albright, Jim Cearlock, Vinnie Pappalardo, Lilla Hood, and Mentors Carol Buchanon and Angie McEwen)
• A Review of Vestavia Hills’ 20-Year Comprehensive Plan (Vincent Saia, Pascal Caputo, Joe Cowan, Simon Yendle, Steve Ammons, Lisa B. McArdle, Mentor: Andrew Edwards)
• Vestavia Hills Blazin’ Hot Wing Ding Festival (Team: J. Dennis, Juliet B. Harper, Jonathan Nelson, Lindy Walker, Kim Hauser, Kristi F. McHale, Mentors: Rick Rice, Rebecca Olsen, Karen Odle)