Congratulations to our scholar-athletes who excel in the classroom AND on the court! #SuccessStartsHere
Parker teacher Amanda Metcalfe is this month's winner of the Heart of Education Award from The Drummond Company and ABC 33/40! Read more at https://www.bhamcityschools.org/article/2024481 #SuccessStartsHere
Parents, please join our Parent & Family Engagement team to learn more about State
Standardized Tests and how we can help our scholars prepare. Register for virtual session at https://bhmk12.zoom.us/meeting/register/ISenrGyNRAC7suHQgFslqw #SuccessStartsHere
Camp Wellness returns for Winter Intersession! To register your high school scholar, contact Cheryl Hilliard, Mental Health Coordinator at 205-432-9879 or chilliard@bhm.k12.al.us #SuccessStartsHere
It's National Signing Day! Tune in tonight at 6 p.m. to find out where the top BCS scholar-athletes are headed next season. Streaming links at https://www.bhamcityschools.org/events?id=37876312 #SuccessStartsHere
The Council of the Great City Schools is accepting applications from African American and Hispanic high school seniors for the 2025 CGCS-Bernard Harris Scholarship Program. Learn more and apply at https://www.cgcs.org/awardsscholarships #SuccessStartsHere
Our top scholar-athletes are taking their talents to the collegiate level Tune in for the BCS Under the Lights National Signing Day special to find out where they are going! Watch LIVE: https://www.bhamcityschools.org/events?id=37876312 #SuccessStartsHere #NSD2025
Winter Intersession is right around the corner! Register now at https://www.bhamcityschools.org/intersession #SuccessStartsHere
We're going to need a bigger trophy case. Our Thundering Herd have picked up numerous individual honors to go with the Blue Map...
🏆 DL Jourdin Crawford, 6A Lineman of the Year and 1st Team All-State, ASWA
🥇 DB Na'eem Offord, nominee for 6A Back of the Year and 1st Team All-State
🥇 DL Timothy Merritt, 1st Team All-State
🥇 DB Robert Taylor, 1st Team All-State
🥈 OL Demetrius Terrell, 2nd Team All-State
🏆 Coach Frank Warren, Coach of the Year, CM Gridiron
#SuccessStartsHere
The Rotary Club of Birmingham Foundation is now accepting applications for its annual Scholarships for Birmingham City Schools Seniors! Apply by March 14, 2025 at https://bit.ly/42vjaF1 #SuccessStartsHere
Our final BCS Under the Lights Game of the Week of the basketball season pits the Dragons against the Thundering Herd. Watch our Courtside LIVE! https://www.bhamcityschools.org/events?id=35900779 #SuccessStartsHere #highschoolbasketball
![BCS Under the Lights Courtside Game of the Week January 31 @ Wenonah High School: Wenonah Dragons vs. Parker Thundering Herd [pregame show at 5:30 p.m. Tip-off Girls at 6 p.m. Boys to follow]](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/birmingham_city_schools_ar/live_feed_image/image/13257872/large_social_WENONAH_parker.png)
We are in the process of proposing the 2025-2026 School Year Calendar. We want our students to have the best learning environment possible and we need your feedback in making that possible. Please review the proposed calendar and provide feedback. https://5il.co/368tz
Parents of middle and high school students (especially seniors), learn more about the 2nd semester, BCS Early College, and the Birmingham Promise scholarship at our Pathways to Success webinar on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. Visit https://www.bhamcityschools.org/pathways to register/attend #SuccessStartsHere
Due to the threat of inclement weather, Birmingham City Schools will have an E-Learning Day on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. All employees will work remotely. All after school and extracurricular activities are cancelled.
Due to threat of inclement weather, our second BCS Under the Lights Game of the Week has been moved to this evening. Watch Parker post up the Patriots live tonight!
https://www.bhamcityschools.org/events?id=35900439 #SuccessStartsHere #highschoolbasketball
Due to potential inclement weather, all Birmingham City Schools buildings and facilities will be closed Friday, January 10, 2025.
The votes are in! Find out who are the top five boys and girls basketball teams in BCS tonight during our pre-game coverage of Jackson-Olin vs. Wenonah starting at 5:30 p.m. https://www.bhamcityschools.org/events?id=35900396 #SuccessStartsHere #highschoolbasketball
Today is Thundering Herd Day! Mayor Randall Woodfin and Councilor Darrell O'Quinn presented the 6A football state champions to the Birmingham City Councilthis morning. The council unanimously passed a resolution honoring the team, with the Mayor Woodfin also issuing a proclamation declaring Dec. 17, 2024 as A.H. Parker Thundering Herd Day. Let's continue the celebration with the championship parade today at noon!
More than 30 Birmingham City Schools high school scholars and recent graduates can now call themselves published authors. The Young Alabama Writers Project (YAWP!) held a book signing for Screened, a collection of essays written by BCS students about the impacts of technology on culture, at Carver High School today. Students had the opportunity to read a passage from their essays then sign copies of the book for faculty, staff, and parents in attendance. Copies are available to purchase at theconnellschool.com #SuccessStartsHere
Celebrate the Thundering Herd's historic championship season with us tomorrow! The parade starts at noon at City Hall/Boutwell and concludes at Kelly Ingram Park. #SuccessStartsHere
