The Academy of Craft Training is a partnership between ALSDE and private industry that provides 11th & 12th grade high school students with real- world, hands-on training by industry leaders and job opportunities in commercial construction.
Train while in high school and GO TO WORK after graduation!
Trades Offered:
• Commercial Construction
• Commercial Electrical
• HVACR & Mechanical Systems
• Industrial Metal and Fabrication
Apply online by January 20, 2027!
Huffman High School celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month today with arts and crafts, face painting, music, games and, of course, tacos! #SuccessStartsHere 🎊
FINAL FROM WENONAH!
The Dragons claim a huge regional win over Shades Valley tonight at Bell-Culpepper Stadium. #SuccessStartsHere #alpreps #highschoolfootball 🐉🏈
The Dragons claim a huge regional win over Shades Valley tonight at Bell-Culpepper Stadium. #SuccessStartsHere #alpreps #highschoolfootball 🐉🏈
Congratulations to our Scholar Athletes of the Week from Wenonah High School, presented by Marlon King with BLOC Global Group Commercial Real Estate!
🏈 Koda Palmer, 4.0 GPA
📣 Karli Cameron, 3.6 GPA
🥁 Jaliyah Watts, 3.0 GPA
#SuccessStartsHere 🐉
🏈 Koda Palmer, 4.0 GPA
📣 Karli Cameron, 3.6 GPA
🥁 Jaliyah Watts, 3.0 GPA
#SuccessStartsHere 🐉
Our schools concluded Hispanic Heritage Month throughout the last month! This week, scholars at Wilkerson Middle School celebrated with salsa dancing! #SuccessStartsHere💃🏾 🕺🏾
It’s GAMEDAY! 🐉
🏈 Wenonah vs. Shades Valley
🏟️ Bell-Culpepper Stadium
🎥 pregame show at 6 p.m.
📣 kickoff at 7 p.m.
📺 Facebook or YouTube
🎟️ GoFan
What makes lunch? According to national school lunch requirements, it must include a fruit and/or vegetable plus two-to-three other components (protein, grain, or milk) for a balanced meal! 🍎🥦🍔🥐🥛
Our Child Nutrition Professionals (CNPs) work many roles throughout the day!
👩🏾🍳 Chef
✅ Food Safety
💲 Cost Control
🚛 Logistics
🤧 Food Allergy Handling
👩🏾🏫 Nutrition Educator
Pictured here (left to right) are Washington K-8 Interim Principal Rodney Williams and CNP team members Jacqueline Rutledge, Tracey Green and Demetri Thornington
#SuccessStartsHere #NationalSchoolLunchWeek 🍽️
👩🏾🍳 Chef
✅ Food Safety
💲 Cost Control
🚛 Logistics
🤧 Food Allergy Handling
👩🏾🏫 Nutrition Educator
Pictured here (left to right) are Washington K-8 Interim Principal Rodney Williams and CNP team members Jacqueline Rutledge, Tracey Green and Demetri Thornington
#SuccessStartsHere #NationalSchoolLunchWeek 🍽️
Birmingham City Schools was well-represented at the School Superintendents of Alabama Fall Conference in Florence, Alabama, with Chief of Staff Dr. Terry Lamar, Chief Academic Officer Dr. Pamela Williams, and Strategy & Communications Officer Fred Davenport, along with team members Dr. Alexander Bautista and Fred Fluker, among the presenters this week! #SuccessStartsHere
The weekly professional learning community meetings for Learning Network 1 continue to strengthen student achievement through meaningful collaboration.
This week, alongside Dr. Gwendolyn Tilghman, our team engaged with BCS leaders Tamara Sharpe, Gifted & Talented Coordinator, and Dr. April Mitchell, K-5 STEM Curriculum Coordinator, to explore strategies that support enrichment, innovation, and high-quality instruction for all students. These collaborative partnerships continue to amplify our collective impact on student success.
Thanks to Principal Rafiq Vaughn and Central Park Elementary School for hosting!
The lunchroom is a circus at Norwood Elementary School this week! For National School Lunch Week, the CNP team at Norwood decorated the lunchroom in the week's official theme, Cafeteria Circus. #SuccessStartsHere 🎪
The 2026 Fall Parent Survey is open now through Oct. 27!
Visit https://bhamcityschools.org/survey OR text SURVEY to 205-951-6585 to share your feedback. #SuccessStartsHere ✅
Visit https://bhamcityschools.org/survey OR text SURVEY to 205-951-6585 to share your feedback. #SuccessStartsHere ✅
The Wenonah Dragons battle Shades Valley on the BCS Under the Lights Game of the Week! Watch live on Facebook or YouTube starting at 6 p.m. this Thursday.
National School Lunch Week was created in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy to highlight the importance of healthy school lunches. This year, the official theme is Cafeteria Circus: Where Nutrition Takes Center Stage -- which makes our lunchrooms the Greatest Show on Earth! #SuccessStartsHere 🍽️
Due to the threat of inclement weather, Birmingham City Schools is canceling all school-sponsored activities and events scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2026. This includes all academic, athletic, extracurricular, and other school-sponsored activities and events.
The safety of our students, families, and staff remains our top priority. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
The safety of our students, families, and staff remains our top priority. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
FINAL FROM THE EASTSIDE!
The Vikings ran away from the Mustangs in the second half for a hard-fought regional win.
Also, thanks to the Miles College Purple Marching Machine for the halftime performance! #SuccessStartsHere 🎺
The Vikings ran away from the Mustangs in the second half for a hard-fought regional win.
Also, thanks to the Miles College Purple Marching Machine for the halftime performance! #SuccessStartsHere 🎺
Congratulations to our Scholar Athletes of the Week from Huffman High School, presented by Marlon King with BLOC Global Group Commercial Real Estate!
📣 Alaiya Carrington, 4.0 GPA
🏈 Quincey Poole, 3.7 GPA
🥁 Kamari Benson, 3.0 GPA
#SuccessStartsHere ⚔️
📣 Alaiya Carrington, 4.0 GPA
🏈 Quincey Poole, 3.7 GPA
🥁 Kamari Benson, 3.0 GPA
#SuccessStartsHere ⚔️
It’s GAMEDAY! ⚔️🐎
🏈 Huffman vs. Jackson-Olin
🏟️ Viking Stadium
🎥 pregame show at 6 p.m.
📣 kickoff at 7 p.m.
📺 Facebook or YouTube
🎟️ GoFan
#SuccessStartsHere #alpreps
#highschoolfootball
Innovators win in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition!
With the help of their teachers, students apply science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to invent methods for creating change in their community and compete to win up to $50,000 in prizes for their school, plus the opportunity to work with Samsung employees to develop their innovations, by applying.
During last night's board meeting, the 2026 Orlean Beeson School of Education Distinguished Partner Award was presented to Birmingham City Schools in recognition of its exemplary collaboration and commitment to excellence in education by strengthening opportunities for students, educators and the community. The award was presented by Dr. Monique Gardner Witherspoon, Professor of Educational Leadership, and Dr. Kara M. Chism, Department Chair of Educational Leadership, with Board President Sherman Collins and Human Resources Officer Dr. Corvetta Clasberry accepting it. #SuccessStartsHere 🏆
