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This week the BCS All-City Band performed at Summer Band Camp! Tuskegee University's Marching Crimson Pipers Director of Bands served as the camp's host clinician. #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Korri Cunningham of Phillips Academy receives her $25,000 prize from Lowell Milken (left), Milken Educator Awards founder and Milken Family Foundation chairman and co-founder, and Mike Milken, president and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation. Cunningham was the only Alabama recipient of the coveted Milken Educator Award for 2023. #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

All BCS schools and offices will be closed tomorrow, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

Watch the 2024 June Tunes concert in its entirety via YouTube! https://youtu.be/0hFu7hHlyxM #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

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The start of football season is less than two months away! To whet your appetite, we're excited to share the 2024 BCS Under the Lights Game of the Week schedule. All games are set for Thursday nights starting August 22!

Be Ready Day One! School starts August 5, but get your scholars registered TODAY at https://www.bhamcityschools.org/registration

The Birmingham Board of Education will hold a work session on Tuesday, June 25 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Administration Building Auditorium. #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Thank you Roy Wood, Jr. for your donation of $5,000 to support the boys baseball and girls softball teams at Ramsay IB High School, announced during the luncheon for #MLBatRickwood. We are so proud of you! #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Thousands of baseball fans poured into Birmingham this week for the MLB game at historic Rickwood Field and the tribute to the Negro Leagues. Birmingham City Schools' scholars had a close view of the historic event and an opportunity to meet many baseball greats. They also attended a star-studded luncheon with greats such as #ReggieJackson and comedian Roy Wood Jr., a BCS alum.

During Camp Wellness, students participate in daily social and emotional learning (SEL) wellness groups and activities, such as yoga and fitness, cultural experiences, and field trips. Today, they learned STEM through the art of hip-hop. Thanks to our partner Birmingham Water Works for making this camp possible! #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Don't wait until the last minute to register your child for the next school year! Our help desk is holding extended hours (4-7pm) Monday through Thursday at Lincoln Professional Development Center (901 Ninth Ave. N.) throughout the summer. https://www.bhamcityschools.org/registration

It's been a great week of Sensational Summer Learning at Birmingham City Schools! 🤓

Scholars benefit from our Sensational Summer Learning programs through unique enrichment opportunities, intimate small group instruction, and more! #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Four BCS Academies -- Huffman's Academy of Architecture and Construction, Ramsay's Wenonah's Academy of Hospitality & Tourism, and Woodlawn's Academy of Business & Finance -- have attained the NAF's highest achievement, the Katherine Blasik Distinguished Level. #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Another day of Sensational Summer Learning is in the books! #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Summer learning is off to a SENSATIONAL start! #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

More than 175 BCS high school scholars began their participation in NewGen Peacebuilders last year. Their mission: develop ideas to reduce violence and increase peace. This year, they put their ideas into action. This week, they presented their projects during a special event at UAB! #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Birmingham third-grade scholars showed significant gains in ACAP assessments on reading for the 2023-24 school year, with 81 percent reading at or above grade level. Thanks to our hard-working teachers, administrators, parents, volunteers and partners! #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere

Carver's Jacob Woods is the first Birmingham City Schools scholar to serve on the state board of JROTC. #BCSstrong #SuccessStartsHere https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2024/06/birmingham-student-begins-historic-tenure-as-a-state-officer-for-jrotc/