The inaugural City vs. County soccer tournament kicks off Saturday, February 14 at Legion Field! ⚽️
🐉Wenonah vs. Shades Valley🗻
🦬Parker vs. McAdory🐝
🐏Carver vs. Fultondale🐯
⚔️Huffman vs. Pinson Valley⚽️
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Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan received the Outstanding Superintendent of the Year Award from the Alabama Education Association during an award ceremony this morning! #SuccessStartsHere 🏆
It's CTE Month! Today, scholars from Wenonah, Ramsay, Jones Valley, and Green Acres explored high-demand careers with virtual job simulators on the Be Pro, Be Proud Alabama mobile workshop, while Jackson-Olin hosted a CTE Career Fair and Car Show for its scholars!
BCS Partner Expo takes place on Feb. 18. If your organization is interested in participating, please register by Feb. 12!
We are proud to share that Dr. Taqua Lewis, Coordinator of Guidance & Counseling for Birmingham City Schools, has been selected to join an exclusive group of school district leaders and professional school counselors for a featured panel discussion at the National Peer Helper Conference. This conversation will center on critical issues shaping today’s school communities, including suicide prevention, bullying and cyberbullying, and classroom safety for all students. We are grateful for Dr. Lewis’s leadership and continued commitment to elevating student wellbeing. #SuccessStartsHere
It's National School Counseling Week! Our school counselors are participating in professional development today at the Lincoln Center. Thanks to the Birmingham Ed Foundation for sponsoring lunch! #SuccessStartsHere
Our Special Education Department is hosting two virtual parent meetings over the next two weeks to help parents understand support services and benefits. Visit Events for more details and Zoom links. #SuccessStartsHere
This morning, three Jackson-Olin H.S. seniors announced their college destinations! 🐎
🏈 Tristian Carter ➡️ Louisiana Christian University
🏈 Simeon Rice ➡️ Millsaps College
🏈 Antonio Hood ➡️ Oakland City University
Watch the BCS Under the Lights National Signing Day Recap Show tonight for full coverage of all BCS signees!
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Tomorrow is National Signing Day! BCS Under the Lights will reveal where our scholar-athletes will take their talents this fall during the National Signing Day Recap Show live at 6 p.m. #SuccessStartsHere #alpreps #highschoolfootball #recruiting
The BCS English as a Second Language (ESL) Team had a great week of learning, growing and sharing at the recent Alabama-Mississippi Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (AMTESOL) 2026 Conference in Flowood, Miss. Empower Academy ESL Teacher Emma Black, Carver H.S. Library Media Specialist Alicia Stokes, and ESL Program Specialist Kendall Salter also presented during the conference. #SuccessStartsHere
Baseball players and coaches from all seven high schools discussed the upcoming season during BCS Baseball Media Day today!
Softball teams from all seven high schools also participated in BCS Baseball Media Day today!
A group of students from Ramsay High School participated in the Science Olympiad, a team STEM competition, at Auburn University this weekend! #SuccessStartsHere
Black history lives here, in our classrooms. It shines through in our creativity, our leadership, our excellence. We honor the legacy by investing in the future. Join us in celebrating Black History Month! #SuccessStartsHere
BCS Board Members and Executive Cabinet concluded our two day retreat. Cabinet members presented their departmental plans and strategic goals for 2026. #SuccessStartsHere
During the first day of our cabinet and board retreat, our cabinet members participated in leadership and team-building activities, while our board members received training from a representative of the Alabama Association of School Boards. #SuccessStartsHere
This week, our National Society of Black Engineers Junior Chapters had an incredible experience exploring STEM pathways, Early College opportunities, and the world of Agriculture and Nutritional Science at Tuskegee University. Our students were inspired, challenged, and empowered!
🌟 Big thank you to Tuskegee University and the Birmingham (AL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated! Deep gratitude to our dedicated faculty sponsors—Jennifer Gilbert, Christopher Lang, Mychal Thomas, Dr. Christine Hall, and Dr. Jerelle Hendon—for consistently going above and beyond to ensure our scholars have access to the very best opportunities for success. 🌟
Thank you for helping us shape the next generation of Black engineers, innovators, and leaders. 💛❤️🖤
Congratulations to our Marlon King with BLOC Global Group Commercial Real Estate Scholar Athletes of the Week, Marley Allen and Brendon Williams from Parker! #SuccessStartsHere
Final from Smithfield.
