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From Birmingham to the WORLD...the BCS Under the Lights football schedule is here! The fourth season kicks off on Aug. 21 with the defending state 6A champions Parker Thundering Herd clash with the Ramsay Rams in the third annual Stop the Violence Classic. For full schedule, streaming links, and more, visit https://www.bhamcityschools.org/utl

The annual All-City Band Camp concluded today with the customary Showcase, where bands, drum majors, and majorettes showed off their skills.

For more on the camp, watch this: https://www.wvtm13.com/article/birmingham-city-schools-marching-band-camp-high-school-alcorn-state-university/65349504 🎼🎺🎷🥁

Welcome to our NEW principals for the 2025-2026 school year!

🏫 Dr. Princess Jones - Green Acres Middle
🏫 Dr. Raynetta Wiggins - Minor Elementary (former AP at Phillips)
🏫 Brandon Key - Wilkerson Middle School
🏫 Sabrina Davidson-Wright - Wylam Elementary (former AP Glen Iris)

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Saturday is a day to serve! #SuccessStartsHere

Mark your calendars! We are holding a series of community meetings to provide an update to parents, students, and community members regarding our strategic plan. Join us to learn about our progress! https://www.bhamcityschools.org/events#SuccessStartsHere

Are you interested in sponsoring our BCS Under the Lights broadcasts this season? If so, join us this Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Central Office to learn how you can help shine a light on our talented scholar athletes. RSVP at https://www.bhamcityschools.org/forms/utl #SuccessStartsHere

This week's Smart Summers session is about Learning through Tech and Play, where we'll share fun activities for boosting reading, math, and learning at home. Join via Zoom on Tuesday, July 8 at 5:30 p.m. Visit https://www.bhamcityschools.org/smart-summers for Zoom info and to add the session to your calendar.

Birmingham City Schools wishes all a Happy Fourth of July! #SuccessStartsHere

Principal Harriette Thompkins has concluded her distinguished 25-year career with Birmingham City Schools, marking the end of an exceptional chapter at Wylam Elementary School. Her career included 16 years at Woodlawn High School, where she served in various leadership roles before bringing her expertise to Wylam Elementary. The school community recently gathered to celebrate Thompkins’ remarkable service, along with honoring two other valued faculty members, Alvetta Robinson and Larita Giles.

The summer's Superintendent's Academy concluded with the Sensational Summer Showcase today at A.H. Parker High School, where scholars from each class received certificates and delivered presentations on social justice. #SuccessStartsHere

Parents of Jones Valley, Ossie Ware Mitchell, Wenonah, and Woodlawn scholars, join us later this month for our Parent Forum, where we'll discuss important topics for the upcoming school year, such as the new cell phone policy.

All BCS schools and offices will be closed July 3 in observance of the Independence Day holiday and July 4 as part of our summer schedule.

Can you believe it's already July?! That means school is back in session next month. Be sure to register before August 7. Get started at https://www.bhamcityschools.org/registration

Welcome back, Coach Michael Pruitt!

A Jackson-Olin alumnus and former coach at Jackson-Olin and Huffman, Coach Pruitt takes over the Parker Lady Bison girls basketball team. #SuccessStartsHere

Welcome to the family, Coach Barry Bearden! The former West End High School and UAB Blazers star is the new boys basketball coach for the Ramsay Rams.

This week's Smart Summers session covers Math in the Real World. Join via Zoom on Tuesday, July 1 at 5:30 p.m. Visit https://www.bhamcityschools.org/smart-summers for Zoom info and to add the session to your calendar. #SuccessStartsHere

Our scholars turned up the volume today at G.W. Carver High School for our annual June Tunes concert, the culminating event of our summer band camp! #SuccessStartsHere 🎼🥁🎸🎷🎺

Class is in session for our school and district administrators! They gathered today for the first day of our annual professional development retreat so that we are sharp and ready for the first day of classes on August 7! #SuccessStartsHere

Joyrdyn Craig has just finished eighth grade at Phillips Academy but she has already earned a full scholarship to Troy University! The award came through a Juneteenth talent competition that Craig, a singer, won last week. Elias Hendricks of Vox Academy recommended the opportunity to Craig. Vox Academy is also an education partner for our Superintendent's Academy summer program. We are grateful to all of our partners in helping our scholars find the path to success!

As a part of this summer's theme, "Literacy and Justice for ALL," the Honorable Randall Woodfin, Mayor of the City of Birmingham, joined students at Phillips Academy to discuss some of the social justice issues that our rising fourth through sixth-grade scholars have been investigating and researching as part of our Superintendent's Academy. Why social justice? Culturally responsive teaching empowers students with the skills to address social justice issues, enabling our next generation of future innovators, creators, entrepreneurs, and leaders to be productive members of a larger global society. The Superintendent’s Academy is a 4-week, achievement-based, summer enrichment opportunity designed to engage scholars in grades 4-12. #SuccessStartsHere