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Vestavia Hills, Alabama Real Estate

What a GREAT place to live!

The City of Vestavia Hills is one of the safest cities in Alabama with one of the lowest crime rates.

We are proud to boast some of the following qualities here in Vestavia Hills:

1. Nationally Ranked Vestavia Hills public school system
2. Academic Excellence throughout the Vestavia Hills school system from Kindergarten to Senior level High School
3. Championship athletic programs at Vestavia high school and Vestavia middle school levels
4. Acclaimed math and debate teams
5. Vestavia Hills has a Quiet, residential community atmosphere with privacy and seclusion
6. Vestavia Hills has the lowest crime rate or any city in Alabama
7. Easy access to recreational attractions in Vestavia Hills
8. Cultural activities are abundant in Vestavia Hills
9. Vestavia Hills has a close Proximity to Birmingham, Alabama
10. Transportation infrastructure
11. There is a fast, growing job market in Vestavia Hills, Alabama

Vestavia Hills Schools Foundation Giving Tops $270,000 with Spring Grants

Vestavia Hills is a city filled with unique neighborhoods, meticulously cared-for homes, and a variety of residential choices. While Liberty Park, which began development in the early 1990s, is a fairly recent addition to the city, it has quickly become a Vestavia Hills landmark and a sought-after destination for families who crave a modern community with traditional conveniences. Developed by the Drummon Company, the 3,800-acre Liberty Park planned community is nestled among hills, lakes and the Cahaba River, and includes several distinct neighborhoods.

“At Liberty Park, we know that a community is more than just homes and streets,” says Sam Lowrey, one of the key members of Liberty Park’s development team. “Our natural environment of woods, rolling hills and wildlife makes an excellent backdrop for building an ideal community. The quiet and solitude make it very easy to believe you’re a million miles from the city.”

While Liberty Park may feel like it’s secluded, it’s actually very convenient to shopping, schools and churches. In fact, many family needs can be met without ever leaving the community.

“The emphasis we’ve put on building a comprehensive list of amenities rivals the best anywhere,” Lowrey says. “Our homes are inspired architectural creations and our site plans are designed to promote friendly, inviting neighborhoods.”

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...from the Vestavia Hills Superintendant, July 2008

Great school systems never occur by accident.

Instead, they are carefully created and continually transformed when vital ingredients combine: great parents and community, great teachers and staff, and great students. We believe we have all of those ingredients in the Vestavia Hills City School System. Our parents and teachers place remarkable emphasis on the importance of a quality education for the children of our community. This is exemplified through the support of our parents and community members. We have a strong PTA, which supports our students with their presence in the schools through volunteer work as well as through their fundraising efforts. An example of the strong community support our schools receive can be seen through the efforts of the Vestavia Hills City Schools Foundation. The Foundation works tirelessly to raise funds that provide our students and teachers with educational opportunities they might not otherwise enjoy. Our teachers are truly dedicated professionals who genuinely care about their students and their students’ learning. Teachers work diligently to improve their instructional skills by continuously involving themselves in professional development activities. An example is the number of National Board Certified Teachers we have in our system. As of the latest count, 13 percent of our teachers have been recognized as Nationally Board Certified, another 4 percent are completing work on their national certification between now and June, and an additional 6 percent have applied to work on their NBC in 2008-2009. This represents an outstanding effort and talent level from our teachers and is a statistic worthy to rival any school district in the nation. Some of the most significant findings of the federal government’s No Child Left Behind research concern the content area knowledge of classroom teachers. The better trained the teacher in their specific content field, the higher the student achievement. Certainly, our students benefit from nearly one-fourth of their teachers either working on or having already attained the highest recognition of teaching expertise available in the nation. Our students also know the importance of a quality education. Their performance in the classroom is outstanding. Examples of their academic achievements include the following: 26 Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars, 14 AP Scholars with Honors, 20 AP Scholars with Distinction, and three AP National Scholars. In addition, 5 percent of the 2008 graduating class are National Merit Semifinalists, 5 percent of the 2008 graduation class are National Merit Finalists, with an additional 12 Commended Students. Our academic teams are consistently ranked among the highest in the nation in the various competitions in which they compete. The high school’s newspaper, the Vedette, has just been awarded state-wide recognition for excellence in journalism for the third year in a row. We are proud of the accomplishments of all of those who make up the vital school system ingredients and appreciative of their energy and dedication on behalf of our students. Let’s celebrate the completion of another exemplary school year!

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While still a very young organization, Leadership Vestavia Hills has enjoyed tremendous growth and success. In just five short years this dynamic, personal leadership program has contributed greatly to help Vestavia Hills and its citizens to reach their potential as a community. Leadership Vestavia Hills began as the brainchild of Dennis Anderson. While he served as a leader in the Vestavia Hills Rotary Club and his wife Karen served as a leader in the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce, they each became frustrated with their personal lack of knowledge of the scope of community organization and resources. The Andersons were certain of the leadership talent that existed within the city limits, but the question remained as to how these citizens might be gathered together for the purpose of understanding how to maximize the knowledge, skills, and capabilities that resided among the people of Vestavia Hills. Dennis soon found that he was not alone in his concerns. After expressing his thoughts to numerous residents and groups, he learned that others shared his concerns. Knowing that within the citizens of the community there existed, literally, limitless resources, these leaders felt that there must be some vehicle that could answer the questions of "who to call?", "where do we find the resources?", "how best can these be networked?", and "how to best train and inform citizens for leadership in their community?" From these discussions came the formal idea of such an organization that would seek to bring together potential city leaders and assist them in becoming more aware of the dynamics of the social and economic issues that impacted their community. The idea of this type of group led Dr. Anderson to explore the tools used by other successful communities to identify and educate their "best and brightest." After much study of leadership development programs like Leadership Birmingham, Leadership Atlanta, Leadership Dallas, and others, Dennis approached the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce with the idea of forming Leadership Vestavia Hills. The Chamber responded with overwhelming affirmation and a willingness to sponsor the organization for its initial year. Additional assistance was provided by BellSouth and individuals George Elliott and Candy Mobley. The vision and hard work came to fruition in 1996 when the inaugural class of Leadership Vestavia Hills began with eighteen participants. After its first year in existence, the demand for and enthusiasm surrounding this program was very apparent. So, in 1997, the group's promising future necessitated its incorporation, a set of By-Laws, and a Board of Directors (comprised of the graduates from the inaugural class). Additionally, in 1998, Leadership Vestavia Hills gained status as a non-profit, community education corporation. With all of these items now in place, as well as a completed second class and the beginning of the third, Leadership Vestavia Hills was on its way! From its inception, area leaders have participated in and offered support to the organization. State Senator Jabo Waggoner and State Representative John Hawkins have been strong proponents of the group and have spoken regularly to its classes - even hosting the inaugural class in Montgomery. The Office of the Mayor of the City of Vestavia Hills, recognizing the tremendous value and promise of this program, lended its endorsement to Leadership Vestavia Hills in 1997. And, in partnership with "The Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce," Leadership Vestavia Hills hosted a luncheon dialogue with then Governor Fob James. Each Leadership Vestavia Hills class works throughout its year on projects aimed at improving the lives of the City and its citizens. All of these projects have been incredibly valuable and have included: development of the Community Roundtable, documentation of the need for Vestavia Hills to have a formal Strategic Plan, research on how other area cities have managed zoning issues and recruiting/retaining successful businesses, development of initial plans for a community fine arts performance center, and implementation of a community survey regarding shopping preferences in Vestavia Hills - to name but a few. In fact, this "Web Site" is a project developed by one of the classes! Leadership Vestavia Hills' fifth and current class is its largest with twenty participants. In such a brief existence, the group boasts graduates who serve and have served as City Council members, School Superintendents, members of the School Board, a County Constable, Principals of Elementary and Middle Schools, area Ministers, Bankers, Attorneys, Businessmen, and homemakers. This list serves as a testament to the organization's commitment to recruiting and developing leaders from diverse backgrounds, intentionally building relationships where none had previously existed, and to inform and empower these individuals to work together for the common good and future of the City of Vestavia Hills.

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Vestavia Hills City Development Information:

During the early Twenties, some rich pioneers were rather courageous to build their houses along the dirt track of the strait, escarpé and curvy, which connected Birmingham with the important seat to Montgomery. Some even enjoyed d' states in the peak of the mountain of the curtains. An early resident, room of George Battey, built a house in the peak to resemble the temple “of the waistcoat by l' intermediary” in Rome. It named its Vestavia made at the house, or “guard with goal. ” He also added a gazebo of the garden, a reproduction of the temple of the sibila in Tivoli. After the death of the room in 1940, Cause Byrd bought its state and it began its own development in the mountain, with retitulando it by the hills of Vestavia. After the Second world war, the Community envisaged of hills of Vestavia enjoyed d' a rise of the cover and the road of Montgomery was transformed a paved road, furnace-lane. The temple of the gazebo of the sibila guard still l' entered with the hills of Vestavia only which was moved with l' entry of north where curtains Crest the way and the road of Montgomery. The modern hills of Vestavia offer to residents a wide arsenal of services, of rebuilding and d' amenidades signal-notch. The entertaining centers were d' access built in the park of Wald and they extended in several beautiful complete parks of the sector with programs and playing fields from sports. The complex of the municipal center offers also a center récréationnel and a public library. The park d' state close to the mountain of the oak is larger Alabama with almost 10.000 prickles of mountains, Lagos and the forests for each pastime with l' conceivable free air. The schools of the city of the hills of Vestavia are used roughly for 4.400 students. Punctuations of l' test standardized align the districto d' constantement; access or the second between all the school systems in Alabama. The compartment of Redbook named Vestavia High School secondary best High School secondary in l' state. It is well known for its teams of that mathematical and discussion like for its program of sports excel in balompié, the béisbol, the basketball, and the golf. The proximity necessary of the hill of Vestavia to Birmingham provides residents of the sector abundance a spectrum d' arts, of the culture and the professional sports. Several popular close museums include, the living room of famous jazz d' Alabama, l' civil line institute of Birmingham, the center of McWayne (a advanced museum of science), southernmost museum of the flight and the living room of re-elected sports d' Alabama. Arts are well represented by the symphony d' Alabama, of interpretative arts d' Alys Stephens are centered, the stages of the town of Birmingham and the theatre d' Alabama. Balompié of l' university takes the central place in the category of the sports of Birmigham with l' university d' Alabama and of the plays of l' universidad/de the equipment chestnut trees which is the primary education hearth. To compete with NASCAR it is offered in Talladega which is a 45 minutes impulse of Vestavia. With l' acceleration of the growth in the two sides of the road of Montgomery, the hills of Vestavia continúan in s' extending. In 2002 residents in the heights of Cahaba the sector voted to convert independently of Vestavia which thus bound Vestavia appropriate to the prospective development of l' unit of the park of freedom. The park of freedom, Vestavia, is a project of long run which includes the complex of office in the urban centre and the exclusive residential subdivisions of the old village d' Overton (blocked) and of Vestlake. Vestavia is a suburban entry with l' important metropolitan zone, which is resplendent in the beauty of its natural neighbourhoods. Add Rolling Hills, the excellent schools, the flowering dogwoods, the accessible cover and many the amenidades, and it equalizes a very desirable standard of living.

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