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BCS News & Notes
A newsletter for parents, students, staff and community
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P.O. Box 10007
Birmingham, Alabama 35202
(205) 231-4600 |
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Celebrating Black History Month
Many of our schools have conducted programs this month that celebrated individuals who have contributed to the great fabric of our community at the local, state, national and world levels.
School programs included musical tributes, re-enactments, presentations and many other student-created activities and projects. The activities make us realize that our students indeed understand their environment and their ability to contribute and make a difference.
Our responsibility is to support and nurture them along the way. On behalf of our students, we thank you, our stakeholders, for celebrating Black History Month with us. We also appreciate your involvement at other events and activities throughout the entire school year.
Sincerely,
Craig Witherspoon Superintendent
Birmingham City Schools |
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Board approves calendar for the 2012-2013 school year
First day for students will be Aug. 13
The Birmingham Board of Education has approved the calendar for the 2012-2013 school year. The first day of school for students will be Monday, Aug. 13.
Click here to view and print the calendar.
Employees who want to view the employee calendar may click here.
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Wenonah boys headed to final four
Dragons play again March 1
The Wenonah High School boys basketball team has made it to the final four in the 5A playoffs.
The Dragons' 61-51 win over Albertville Feb. 23 sent the team to the seminfinals. Wenonah will play at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 1, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex..
The Dragons are the defending 5A champs.
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Carver student's work part of downtown mural
Disability doesn't stop Tresha Waters
When people walk or drive by the Brown-Marx Tower at 20th Street and First Avenue North, they may notice a mural covering a wooden construction barrier. What they may not know is that one part of the mural is a self-portait of Tresha Waters, a sophomore at Carver High School.
Tresha is one of seven Space One Eleven participants whose work is part of the mural. But she's special in other ways. Profoundly deaf since birth, Tresha wears hearing aids but communicates through sign language. She has a sign language interpreter and attends speech therapy language sessions.
Tresha's mom, Wanda Waters, is proud of her daughter's artistic ability and has made sure she is able to participate in the Space One Eleven after-school program for high school students. Tresha's work also has been on display at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and a Charity League event. |
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Ramsay students' art to be on display
Works will be at Vulcan Park and Museum
Art students from Freida Hall's classes at Ramsay High School will have works on display at Vulcan Park and Museum from Feb. 27 through March 29. An opening reception is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27.
The works, mostly by juniors and seniors, show the influence of East Asian culture. |
Deadline for signing up for pre-K lottery is March 2
Parents must fill out form at school
The deadline for signing up for a lottery for admission to pre-kindergarten programs in the Birmingham City Schools for the 2012-2013 school year is March 2.
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Magnet programs taking applications until Feb. 29
Epic, Princeton, Christian and Ramsay seeking applicants
Epic and Princeton elementary schools, W.J. Christian K-8 School and Phillips Academy are taking applications for admission to their magnet programs for the 2012-2013 school year. The deadline is Feb. 29.
Click here to read more.
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Parent Camp is set for March 8
Program will be at the Lincoln Professional Development Center
The Parent Involvement Program's annual Parent Camp is set for March 8 at the Lincoln Professional Development Center.
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Annie Lindsay highlighted by Alabama's 13
Story focuses on longtime dance teacher
Viewers of Alabama's 13 News got to see what Annie Lindsay, Ramsay High School's longtime dance teacher, is all about in a story this week. The story was part of the station's observance of Black History Month.
To view the story, click here.
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Coming events
The Birmingham Board of Education will have a regularly scheduled meeting at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the auditorium of the Administration Building, 2015 Park Place. |
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