Our main topic of discussion this week is registration for the 2026-2027 academic year. In our Power of Partnership segment, we talk with the AKAs. Finally, the Alumni Spotlight f...

Essayists from Huffman High School, Woodlawn High School and Booker T. Washington K-8 School are among the winners in the 2026 Realizing the Dream Essay and Art Contest. All of t...

The finals rounds of the 2026 Academic Bowl began on March 12 at Phillips Academy with the High School and Middle School Divisions. BCS Media streamed the competition on YouTube ....

This morning, tenth-grade scholars from across the district gathered at Boutwell Auditorium for 205 & Park, a youth engagement experience presented by Council President Pro Tempor...

Woodlawn Colonels star football players KeJiaun “KJ” Johnson, Deitric Young and Cornealius Hudson announced their college destination during an early signing day ceremony today. ...

Woodlawn’s football program has a storied history in BCS Athletics. The program has produced blue chip recruits, college standouts, and NFL starts for decades, including the lik...

Throughout the month, our Attendance Department wants to make sure you know why attendance matters as well as the policies and procedures for excused absences. Parents and famil...

Birmingham City Schools has adopted new guidelines set for attendance at district sporting events to help create a safe and enjoyable environment. The guidelines dictate that all...

We’re excited to share that Rooms, our new two-way communication platform, is officially live across in the Birmingham City Schools, AL app! Families will begin receiving messa...

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...

All seven Birmingham City Schools high schools were represented at the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Outdoor Track and Field State Meet, with the schools claimi...

Two Lady Colonels are taking their talents from Woodlawn to college! Ashley Smedley has signed with Lawson State Community College, while her teammate Kaniyah Jackson is headed ...

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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...