
January 29, 2025
The Parker Thundering Herd are going to need a bigger trophy case, because the team has now picked up numerous post-season individual awards to go with its 6A state championship t...

January 28, 2025
Students from G.W. Carver High School went on a bus tour of BCS middle schools today to encourage future high schoolers to apply for career academies up NAWF! Students interested...

January 28, 2025
Students at South Hampton K-8 continue to earn accolades for their innovative STEM projects. The team has been selected as the state winner for Alabama in the 2024-25 Samsung So...

January 23, 2025
Dorine James, a fifth grade English language arts teacher at Princeton Alternative Elementary School, is the latest recipient of the āOne Class At A Timeā grant. Representatives...

January 23, 2025
Before leading the #2 6A boys Huffman Vikings to a victory over #1 Mountain Brook in a crucial Area 10 matchup, the school honored Peyton Wiggins, who recently surpassed 2,000 car...

January 22, 2025
Twice a month, high schoolers from BCS Early College Woodlawn program visit their adopted siblings at Inglenook as part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters school-based program. Sch...

January 15, 2025
Each month, the Birmingham Board of Education the board also recognizes the employees who go above and beyond the call of duty to make the district a better place, even when no o...

January 14, 2025
Ten parents and caregivers from six first-grade families at Barrett Elementary School graduated from a five-week pilot program of a family literacy academy that will become a mod...

January 10, 2025
Richard Arrington, Jr. Elementary, Inglenook Pre-K-8, and Henry J. Oliver Elementary landed on the list of the 25 schools that showed the most improvement on state report card sco...

December 21, 2024
After placing four teams in the playoffs ā namely the 6A state champion Parker Thundering Herd along with the Ramsay Rams, Wenonah Dragons, and Carver Rams in 5A ā nine BCS stud...

December 19, 2024
The Jackson-Olin track team is off to a "scary fast" start to the season. The boys 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams has already qualified for the state meet in February and both are c...

December 17, 2024
What's the word? Thundering Herd. What's the day? Thundering Herd Day! In recognition of the team's historic state championship win earlier this month, Mayor Randall Woodfin decl...

December 16, 2024
More than 30 BCS high schoolers can now add "published author" to their accomplishments! The young authors signed copies of "Screened" during an event at Carver High School toda...

December 14, 2024
The 2024 Word Up! Festival, hosted by The Flourish Alabama in partnership with the Birmingham Public Library, was an amazing night of powerful poetry from Birmingham students. H...

December 13, 2024
More than two dozen high school scholars recently graduated from the Birmingham Sister Cities International Dual Enrollment Academy (IDEA). The program included classes at Miles ...

December 11, 2024
Birmingham City Schools and Lawson State Community today unveiled details of an expansion of the BCS Early College program with a new hub at Wenonah High School for students livi...

December 11, 2024
Each month, the Birmingham Board of Education recognizes the employees who go above and beyond the call of duty to make the district a better place, even when no one is looking. ...

December 10, 2024
Sean Ash, a Wenonah High School senior and the Jobs for Alabamaās Graduates Career Association State President, proudly represented Alabama at the National Student Leadership Aca...

December 9, 2024
Ramsay boys and girls bowling teams emerged as champions at the BCS Bowling Tournament, held at Vestavia Bowl today. Huffman boys and Parker girls teams finished second. Boys te...

December 9, 2024
A.H. Parker High School has claimed the 2024 6A state football championship, defeating Saraland 28-17 on Dec. 6 at Protective Stadium. Hear reactions from players, coaches, admi...