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Red carpets and balloon towers to high fives and dance moves, faculty and staff at Birmingham City Schools made scholars feel welcome and excited about the start of the new school year. #SuccessStartsHere #firstdayofschool https://youtu.be/f66oohk5TX4

Tomorrow is the first day of school for 2024-25! Dr. Mark Sullivan is excited to welcome everyone back. In his first video message of the school year, our superintendent goes over three key points: attendance, electronic devices, and preparedness. View it here: https://youtu.be/0JxB7vN9Jl0 #SuccessStartsHere 🎓

Our teachers, administrators, and staff showed their BCS pride at our Institute back-to-school pep rally. We're ready for the new school year! Go to our Flickr album for more photos: https://flic.kr/ps/3XmKa6 #SuccessStartsHere

Congratulations to our newest high school graduates! 🎓 View these photos and more on in our Flickr album: https://flic.kr/ps/3XmKa6 #SuccessStartsHere

The start of school is less than a week away! Be Ready Day One -- get registered TODAY at https://www.bhamcityschools.org/registration If you need in-person assistance, the Help Desk at the Lincoln Professional Development Center is open M-F from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Bus routes for 2024-2025 school year are now available on the BCS website and app https://5il.co/2nlws #SuccessStartsHere #ReadyDayOne

Huge thanks and shout out to Publix along with United Way, who sponsored school supplies for ALL of our pre-k and kindergarten students and teachers. These items will be delivered to the schools starting on Monday. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C95jqtOp_Na/?igsh=a3A0eGJhcDNmMmN2 #SuccessStartsHere

More than 1,000 parents and students attended the Restore Games East today for games, drinks, food, and fun! Thank you to Housing Authority of the Birmingham District, City of Birmingham Government, and all the event sponsors for putting on this event and helping us get our scholars registered so they are ready for day one of school. #SuccessStartsHere

Birmingham City Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan recently appeared on the Urbanham News Podcast with Iva Williams and shared lots of important information about the upcoming school year. #SuccessStartsHere https://youtu.be/8LwEpDAc_Kg?si=59_dCkPkjLcl7g-9

We're celebrating our summer graduates next week at historic A.H. Parker High School! #SuccessStartsHere

Hundreds of new educators, administrators, and staff officially joined Team BCS today at our new hire orientation. We're ready for August 5! #SuccessStartsHere

Do you know a child who would benefit from attending the Restore Games 2024? ⛹🏾🤸🏿‍♀️🤹🏽‍♀️🤾🏼 Register them now at restoregamesbham.com to secure their spot and ensure they don't miss out on this transformative experience. Registration is free and open to all children in Jefferson County! 🗓 Friday, July 26 🕙 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 🏟 Martin Luther King Recreation Center 🗺 529 43rd Street North, Birmingham, AL 35222

This week the BCS All-City Band performed at Summer Band Camp! Tuskegee University's Marching Crimson Pipers Director of Bands served as the camp's host clinician. #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Korri Cunningham of Phillips Academy receives her $25,000 prize from Lowell Milken (left), Milken Educator Awards founder and Milken Family Foundation chairman and co-founder, and Mike Milken, president and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation. Cunningham was the only Alabama recipient of the coveted Milken Educator Award for 2023. #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

All BCS schools and offices will be closed tomorrow, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

Watch the 2024 June Tunes concert in its entirety via YouTube! https://youtu.be/0hFu7hHlyxM #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

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The start of football season is less than two months away! To whet your appetite, we're excited to share the 2024 BCS Under the Lights Game of the Week schedule. All games are set for Thursday nights starting August 22!

Be Ready Day One! School starts August 5, but get your scholars registered TODAY at https://www.bhamcityschools.org/registration

The Birmingham Board of Education will hold a work session on Tuesday, June 25 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Administration Building Auditorium. #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere