Finals have been taken, seniors have graduated, tears have been shed, parties have been thrown and now it’s time for these young men and women to move on to the next chapter in their life. 

A friend posted on social media that her husband was so ready for that chapter to take place, the day after graduation he woke his daughter up at 6 a.m. and shouted “Wake up! Time to get a job!”

Some of these teens have no idea what they are in for and some are already “in it.” Mine has no idea now, had no idea then and will probably not have any idea any time soon either.

Apparently the magic number is “18.” If I heard “when I’m 18” once, I heard it a thousand times. Then it was “I”m 18, I can do what I want.”

My answer?

“Guess what—no, you can’t. You can’t open a checking account by yourself, buy or rent a car, rent an apartment, heck you can’t even buy a pet FISH in the state of Alabama until you are 19 so good luck with that for another year.”

Just like that, Mom had the last word.

Let’s get to the news.

Odenville Youth Athletic Association (OYAA) Adult Co-Ed Softball registration will begin May 28. The cost is $40 per person. Minimum 10 players per team, five men and five women with a 12-team limit. Games are on Sunday afternoons starting at 1 p.m. Ages 18 and up are eligible. Each team is responsible for paying the umpires $20 per game. For more information, contact Brandi Mandeville at (205) 863-7013 or email tgrh8r@gmail.com.

OYAA Football registration is every Saturday in June, July 1, 8 and 15 in the OYAA field house from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost is $175.

OYAA will also have a football mini-camp on Saturday, May 27. Times will be 8-10:30 a.m. This will be an assessment camp to see where the boys are physically.

Register now for Majestic Outdoors ONE Body Conference July 15 for grades seven through 12. Guest speakers include Paula Reid and Jonathan Kirk. Cost is $25 per person and includes lunch, dinner, t-shirt, conference and concert. For more information, please contact Tim Miller at tmiller@majoutdoors.com.

SCCHS is offering a Summer Wrestling Camp featuring Jeremy Stopa for middle and high school wrestlers. Camp dates are June 7-10. Cost for camp is $125. For more info, contact Coach Aaron Edwards at aaron.Edwards@sccboe.org or call (205) 960-8251. 

That’s all for this week! Send your Odenville news to OdenvilleNews@gmail.com.