
February 11, 2025
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...

February 6, 2025
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 ...

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...

December 21, 2024
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...

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 4, 2024
Six of the top scholar athletes from A.H. Parker High School's football team signed their Letters of Intent today in front of family, friends, teammates, teachers, coaches, media,...

November 22, 2024
The football program at historic A.H. Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama is in the midst of a resurgence under Coach Frank Warren. On the heels of the team’s first region...

November 22, 2024
The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) released its Annual Report Card for school districts and individual schools. The reports are based on several goals, and they als...

October 31, 2024
23 players from the A.H. Parker Thundering Herd football team were named to the BCS All-Academic Football Team this season. To qualify, players must maintain a grade point avera...

October 9, 2024
Every Wednesday morning, teachers, administrators and students at A.H. Parker High School gather for Prayer at the Pole.

October 1, 2024
Sheila Tyson Donates Generously to Parker High School During Friday Night’s ESPN LIVE Football Game BIRMINGHAM, AL— In a heartwarming display of community spirit, local philant...

August 21, 2024
Meet Thunder 9590. This robot, built by a team scholars at A.H. Parker High School, represented the school in the 2024 Rocket City Regional Robotics Competition. In its first year...

August 20, 2024
This Thursday, August 22, the Ramsay Rams and Parker Thundering Herd will play in the second annual Stop the Violence Classic at Legion Field. Players, coaches, and administrator...

August 12, 2024
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 ...

August 9, 2024
The Thundering Herd enter the season as the preseason #2 team in the state in 6A and looking to take the next step in the playoffs towards a championship. Coach Frank Warren, Na...

July 29, 2024
They say it takes a village to raise a child. As the start of the 2024-25 school year approaches on August 5, community partners are doing their part to ensure scholars are prepar...

July 3, 2024
The Brilliant Black Girl Collective has awarded scholarships totaling $47,500 to 17 graduates of Birmingham City Schools Class of 2024. Congratulations to: Aimara Hernandez, Hu...
