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Today, Birmingham City Schools held its annual Valedictorians & Salutatorians Luncheon to recognize the top graduating seniors of the Class of 2026. To date, these scholars hav...

During her 17 year career as an educator at Birmingham City Schools, Kira Pierce has taught at Minor Elementary, South Hampton K-8, and now Barrett Elementary. She creates an en...

SpeakFirst The SpeakFirst Birmingham Urban Debate League held its final debate rounds and an awards ceremony for its inaugural season last night at G.W. Carver High School! ...

Hayden Gray made history by winning the BCS Golf Championship, competing against and defeating players from five other high schools at Roebuck Golf Course today. She was the onl...

A team of middle school scholars from W.J. Christian K-8 School has earned First Place in the Governor’s Statewide App Challenge (Middle School Division), a remarkable accomplishm...

In this edition of the Success in BCS podcast, we speak with our Teachers, Counselors, and Librarian of the Year for Birmingham City Schools! Teachers of the Year: April Sibley ...

A graduate of Ramsay High School, Jasmine Smith was the cafeteria manager at UAB Hospital for 11 years before stepping into the role of Child Nutritional Program Manager at Avonda...

Teams from P.D. Jackson-Olin and Wenonah high schools have submitted videos in the Litter Quitters Video Competition . Winners are determined by popular vote. The top three sch...

During its regularly scheduled board meeting on April 14, the Birmingham Board of Education recognized one individual and two organizations with the Power of Partnership Award for...

Each month, the Birmingham Board of Education recognizes the employees who go above and beyond the call of duty to make the district a better place, even when no one is looking. ...

The team members from South Hampton K-8 School are enjoying a first-in-a-lifetime trip to Washington, D.C. Arriving in Washington on Monday for the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Na...

The Let's Move BCS Cheer Competition finished in tie for Grand Champion, with Sun Valley and West End sharing the banner! Tuggle Elementary squad won the pep and traditional cate...

Next week, South Hampton K-8 School's Storm Sentinels team departs for Washington, D.C. for the final presentations of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition. The school held...

Carver s enior Michelle Munguia and Parker senior Sherldor Molina have earned scholarships of $100,000 each from The Dream US. The scholars were honored during The Latino Summit,...

When it comes to reading, third-grade scholars in the Magic City are far exceeding the capabilities of their counterparts from larger U.S. cities. Based on city test scores as r...

The results are in for the MyOn Reading Challenge! The competition awarded elementary students with the most logged reading hours outside of school, tracked by the myON platform,...

The school counselor at Richard Arrington Elementary School, Jameka Williams was inspired to pursue her role because she loves helping and serving. She lends an ear to scholars a...

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...

Today at C.W. Hayes K-8 School, Birmingham City Schools officials and our nonprofit partners at EdFarm cut the ribbon on The Rise at Hayes K-8, a tech-enabled learning and creativ...

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...