Mobile County Public Schools has continued its streak of being the top fundraising school district in Alabama for the American Heart Association, as two dozen schools raised more than $152,000. This total also ranks Mobile County Public Schools as 31st nationwide for its support of the AHA. Meghan Robinson of the AHA gave an awards presentation to honor the top fund-raising schools during the June Principals Meeting at the MCPSS Central Office.

Here are the top 10 elementary school fundraisers and the amounts raised:
Dodge: $5,624
Pearl Haskew: $5,773
McDavid-Jones: $5,844
Dawes Intermediate: $6,783
Robbins: $7,458
O'Rourke: $8,150
Collier: $9,442
Council Traditional: $10,100
Taylor-White: $13,693
Hutchens: $20,068
The top three middle schools that raised the most funds were Lott, Calloway-Smith and Semmes.

Schools earning "Heart of Gold" status, which refers to schools that not only saw an increase in participation and donations but broke their previous records, were Council Traditional, Florence Howard, Holloway, McDavid-Jones, Robbins and The Pathway K-5 Elementary Schools.

Schools earning "Heart Beat" status, or an increase in participation and donations, were Breitling, Burroughs, Calcedeaver, Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind, Castlen, Collins-Rhodes, Fonde, Forest Hill, Griggs, Hollinger's Island, Just 4, Morningside, Nan Gray Davis, Pearl Haskew, Old Shell Road, O'Rourke, John Will and Semmes Elementary Schools; and Calloway-Smith, Chastang-Fournier K-8, North Mobile K-8 and Semmes Middle Schools.