A. H. Parker High School

The City of Birmingham, in partnership with the Penny Foundation Inc., is investing in student success by offering $43,000 in incentives to encourage families to have their studen...

Birmingham City Schools today announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast...

The first day of classes for the 2025-26 school year is August 7! This news post will serve as a back-to-school guide for all the things parents will need to do to be Ready Day On...

Nine recent high school graduates from Birmingham City Schools were honored during today’s Rotary Club of Birmingham luncheon as recipients of the Jim Hughey Scholarship . Each...

Less than six months after defeating Saraland to claim the A.H. Parker's first state football championship, players and coaches received their championship rings and replica troph...

Scholar-athletes from A.H. Parker High School and Ramsay I.B. High School were named the best in the Birmingham area today by during the Kiwanis Club 2024-25 Athletic Awards cerem...

Ashley Valdivia, the Class of 2025 valedictorian at A.H. Parker High School, earned the prestigious Gates Scholarship. Ashley is one of 750 scholars chosen from a pool of more t...

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Junior Chapters at A.H Parker High School, Ramsay I.B. High School and G.W Carver High School celebrated students who participated ...

More than 50 companies set up shop at Boutwell Auditorium today to recruit BCS seniors who are ready to start their careers after graduation.

The Birmingham City Schools Librarian of the Year for the 2024-25 academic year is Beverly Brown of A.H. Parker High School! Mrs. Brown is always looking to help her students ...

Bands and choirs from Birmingham City Schools impressed the judges at recent state assessments. Out of 17 music groups competing in the State Music Performance Assessment, State...

With lead funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and United Airlines, the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz brought its Peer-to-Peer jazz education program to Alabama pu...

This week, our state's high school students will be taking the next steps in their promising futures. Thousands of Alabama seniors will be applying to colleges and universities nat...

Amanda Metcalfe, a teacher at A.H. Parker High School, is the winner of the Heart of Education Award for January 2025. Representatives from Drummond Company, Inc. and ABC 33/40 p...

National Signing Day marks the first day of the final signing period for the Class of 2025, where uncommitted or unsigned players sign their letter of intent to play football for ...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...