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Are you ready for some football?! If you can’t wait until fall for some football action, several BCS high school teams are playing their spring games starting tonight and continuing through Saturday. #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

During last night’s board meeting, we honored our top scholars from across the district, who demonstrated their excellence in the classroom and in competitions throughout the school year. We celebrate your success! View more photos via Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/gp/193916823@N05/30M36783YD #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

The Rotary Club awarded scholarships to eight deserving BCS seniors (two not pictured) during a luncheon held today. Congratulations ladies! #successstartshere #bcsstrong

Students and faculty at A.H. Parker High School held a “tiny desk concert” yesterday in honor of Jason Langford, a long-time educator at the school who passed away earlier this year. Watch the full concert on YouTube! https://youtu.be/R0CrddRphSs #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Congratulations to Ramsay IB High School junior James Giles, who has been named to the All-State Tennis Squad! 🎾 #bcsstrong #successstartshere

Last night, our BCS Teachers of the Year, and State District 4 Teachers of the Year, were honored among the 16 finalists for State Teacher of the Year for 2024-25 during a ceremony at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery. Congratulations again to Sharya Aaron of Sun Valley Elementary and Dr. Sarah Moland of P.D. Jackson-Olin High School. We're proud of you, ladies! #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Ed Farm and BCS Learning Network 2 are hosting a STEM Symposium at Bush Hills STREAM Academy next Thursday starting at 3:30 pm. This event is open to the public! #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

This July, Samford University is hosting a full-day workshop for high school scholars to prepare them for college admissions experience. Register today at https://undergradadmission.samford.edu/portal/diversitypreview #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Congratulations to Minor Elementary School and Ramsay IB High School on being selected as a Council for Leadership in Alabama Schools (CLAS) Schools of Distinction. #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Reading changes lives and hundreds of volunteers did just that by reading with #BCS scholars Thursday through #BetterBasicsReads. Thanks to all volunteers from throughout @cityofbhamal, including retired Judge Houston Brown who returned to his beloved alma mater Tuggle Elementary. https://youtu.be/ObT1CM15Kno

Like and subscribe! Students at South Hampton K-8 have their own podcast, where they interview notable locals and discuss current events. https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2024/05/birminghams-south-hampton-k-8-students-create-podcast-on-global-topics/

Thank you to all our principals for their leadership and commitment to our scholars and educators! #BCSstrong ##SuccessStartsHere

Passport to Success, our job fair for BCS high school seniors, starts tomorrow at 9am at Boutwell Auditorium. More than 50 employers will be on site and they are ready to hire. Come dressed for success with plenty of copies of your resume! https://www.wbrc.com/2024/04/23/birmingham-city-schools-host-hiring-fair-graduating-seniors/ #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Thanks to a grant from the Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality Association Foundation, culinary students at Jackson-Olin will get to serve lattes to their classmates from their very own coffee shop. #bcsstrong #successstartshere https://youtu.be/m4pH8Nav24k

The Huffman High School Marching Band made its NASCAR debut this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. The band was chosen to perform ahead of the Geico 500 yesterday. https://youtu.be/jzOisMftbRo #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Congratulations to Ramsay alumnus Jaylyn Sherrod! She's taking her talents from Birmingham to Boulder to the #WNBA's New York Liberty. #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere #WNBADraft #WNBABound

Scholar athletes from Ramsay, Parker, and Phillips hit the links this week at Highland Park and our BCS Media team was there to catch them in action. https://youtu.be/esVKRtYyAZw

Congratulations to Lacey Stinson and Sean Wilkerson, eighth graders from W.J. Christian K-8, who placed third at the Alabama Science and Engineering Fair this weekend in Auburn. Alana Simien, a seventh grader from Phillips Academy, also exhibited. #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Empower Academy is one of only 10 programs in Alabama for students in grades 9-12 who have newly-arrived to the U.S. and are in the beginning levels of learning English. The program accelerates English-language acquisition while keeping scholars on track to graduate. #bcsstrong #successstartshere https://youtu.be/6NNsdF1wNjg

Soccer is gaining popularity in the United States, and Carver, Huffman, and Wenonah are leading the charge at BCS. #bcsstrong #successstartshere https://youtu.be/2cfctmyQGfM