It’s GAMEDAY! 🐉
🏈 Wenonah vs. Shades Valley
🏟️ Bell-Culpepper Stadium
🎥 pregame show at 6 p.m.
📣 kickoff at 7 p.m.
📺 Facebook or YouTube
🎟️ GoFan
What makes lunch? According to national school lunch requirements, it must include a fruit and/or vegetable plus two-to-three other components (protein, grain, or milk) for a balanced meal! 🍎🥦🍔🥐🥛
Our Child Nutrition Professionals (CNPs) work many roles throughout the day!
👩🏾🍳 Chef
✅ Food Safety
💲 Cost Control
🚛 Logistics
🤧 Food Allergy Handling
👩🏾🏫 Nutrition Educator
Pictured here (left to right) are Washington K-8 Interim Principal Rodney Williams and CNP team members Jacqueline Rutledge, Tracey Green and Demetri Thornington
#SuccessStartsHere #NationalSchoolLunchWeek 🍽️
👩🏾🍳 Chef
✅ Food Safety
💲 Cost Control
🚛 Logistics
🤧 Food Allergy Handling
👩🏾🏫 Nutrition Educator
Pictured here (left to right) are Washington K-8 Interim Principal Rodney Williams and CNP team members Jacqueline Rutledge, Tracey Green and Demetri Thornington
#SuccessStartsHere #NationalSchoolLunchWeek 🍽️
Birmingham City Schools was well-represented at the School Superintendents of Alabama Fall Conference in Florence, Alabama, with Chief of Staff Dr. Terry Lamar, Chief Academic Officer Dr. Pamela Williams, and Strategy & Communications Officer Fred Davenport, along with team members Dr. Alexander Bautista and Fred Fluker, among the presenters this week! #SuccessStartsHere
The Academy of Craft Training is a partnership between ALSDE and private industry that provides 11th & 12th grade high school students with real- world, hands-on training by industry leaders and job opportunities in commercial construction.
Train while in high school and GO TO WORK after graduation!
Trades Offered:
• Commercial Construction
• Commercial Electrical
• HVACR & Mechanical Systems
• Industrial Metal and Fabrication
Apply online by January 20, 2027!
The weekly professional learning community meetings for Learning Network 1 continue to strengthen student achievement through meaningful collaboration.
This week, alongside Dr. Gwendolyn Tilghman, our team engaged with BCS leaders Tamara Sharpe, Gifted & Talented Coordinator, and Dr. April Mitchell, K-5 STEM Curriculum Coordinator, to explore strategies that support enrichment, innovation, and high-quality instruction for all students. These collaborative partnerships continue to amplify our collective impact on student success.
Thanks to Principal Rafiq Vaughn and Central Park Elementary School for hosting!
The lunchroom is a circus at Norwood Elementary School this week! For National School Lunch Week, the CNP team at Norwood decorated the lunchroom in the week's official theme, Cafeteria Circus. #SuccessStartsHere 🎪
The 2026 Fall Parent Survey is open now through Oct. 27!
Visit https://bhamcityschools.org/survey OR text SURVEY to 205-951-6585 to share your feedback. #SuccessStartsHere ✅
Visit https://bhamcityschools.org/survey OR text SURVEY to 205-951-6585 to share your feedback. #SuccessStartsHere ✅
The Wenonah Dragons battle Shades Valley on the BCS Under the Lights Game of the Week! Watch live on Facebook or YouTube starting at 6 p.m. this Thursday.
National School Lunch Week was created in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy to highlight the importance of healthy school lunches. This year, the official theme is Cafeteria Circus: Where Nutrition Takes Center Stage -- which makes our lunchrooms the Greatest Show on Earth! #SuccessStartsHere 🍽️
Due to the threat of inclement weather, Birmingham City Schools is canceling all school-sponsored activities and events scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2026. This includes all academic, athletic, extracurricular, and other school-sponsored activities and events.
The safety of our students, families, and staff remains our top priority. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
The safety of our students, families, and staff remains our top priority. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
FINAL FROM THE EASTSIDE!
The Vikings ran away from the Mustangs in the second half for a hard-fought regional win.
Also, thanks to the Miles College Purple Marching Machine for the halftime performance! #SuccessStartsHere 🎺
The Vikings ran away from the Mustangs in the second half for a hard-fought regional win.
Also, thanks to the Miles College Purple Marching Machine for the halftime performance! #SuccessStartsHere 🎺
Congratulations to our Scholar Athletes of the Week from Huffman High School, presented by Marlon King with BLOC Global Group Commercial Real Estate!
📣 Alaiya Carrington, 4.0 GPA
🏈 Quincey Poole, 3.7 GPA
🥁 Kamari Benson, 3.0 GPA
#SuccessStartsHere ⚔️
📣 Alaiya Carrington, 4.0 GPA
🏈 Quincey Poole, 3.7 GPA
🥁 Kamari Benson, 3.0 GPA
#SuccessStartsHere ⚔️
It’s GAMEDAY! ⚔️🐎
🏈 Huffman vs. Jackson-Olin
🏟️ Viking Stadium
🎥 pregame show at 6 p.m.
📣 kickoff at 7 p.m.
📺 Facebook or YouTube
🎟️ GoFan
#SuccessStartsHere #alpreps
#highschoolfootball
Innovators win in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition!
With the help of their teachers, students apply science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to invent methods for creating change in their community and compete to win up to $50,000 in prizes for their school, plus the opportunity to work with Samsung employees to develop their innovations, by applying.
During last night's board meeting, the 2026 Orlean Beeson School of Education Distinguished Partner Award was presented to Birmingham City Schools in recognition of its exemplary collaboration and commitment to excellence in education by strengthening opportunities for students, educators and the community. The award was presented by Dr. Monique Gardner Witherspoon, Professor of Educational Leadership, and Dr. Kara M. Chism, Department Chair of Educational Leadership, with Board President Sherman Collins and Human Resources Officer Dr. Corvetta Clasberry accepting it. #SuccessStartsHere 🏆
Our cameras took a peek inside the classrooms during Fall intersession, where reading and math enrichment, small group instruction, and more were underway. We visited...
🍁 Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School, which is also the host site for Camp Wellness,
🍁 Robinson Elementary, where students from Miles College read to third graders,
🍁 Putnam Middle School, the home of Empower Academy for middle school scholars
🍁 and Booker T. Washington K-8 School!
You can still register your scholars for the rest of the week! Visit to register!
Bowling teams from Parker, Huffman, Woodlawn, Wenonah and Ramsay congregated at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame today for Media Day! #SuccessStartsHere 🎳
Our scholars aren't the only ones who are learning every day. Our educators and staff are constantly improving their knowledge and skills, too!
The Professional Development Department recently hosted its first Mentor-Mentee Academy, bringing together more than 120 educators for a day of meaningful learning, collaboration, and professional growth facilitated by Dr. Tammarra Tippett, Program Specialist for Professional Learning.
And yesterday, the Social and Emotional Learning Department brought together more than 100 educators for Beyond the 504 Plan: ADHD, Behavioral Disorders & Classroom Management. Alabama State Senator Rodger Smitherman joined them in support of student success and educator development!
#SuccessStartsHere
The Professional Development Department recently hosted its first Mentor-Mentee Academy, bringing together more than 120 educators for a day of meaningful learning, collaboration, and professional growth facilitated by Dr. Tammarra Tippett, Program Specialist for Professional Learning.
And yesterday, the Social and Emotional Learning Department brought together more than 100 educators for Beyond the 504 Plan: ADHD, Behavioral Disorders & Classroom Management. Alabama State Senator Rodger Smitherman joined them in support of student success and educator development!
#SuccessStartsHere
Dreams take off in Birmingham City Schools!
Ramsay Senior Chase Holt is featured on a new billboard promoting Birmingham City Schools at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.
Holt, who has committed to accepting a football scholarship at Harvard University, had the opportunity to see the billboard in person today! #SuccessStartsHere 🛫
