Student athletes from three schools in the Birmingham City School System won or placed in events at the state track and field finals held May 3 and 4.

Briana Sims of Ramsay High School came in first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 25.54. She was third in the 200-meter dash.

Ramsay's Christian Knight placed second in the 110-meter hurdles, with a time of 15.81.

The Ramsay girls 4 x 400 relay team placed second with a time of 4:12.83.

The Ramsay boys 4 x 400 relay team placed third with a time of 3:29.28.

Tremayne Clarkson Jr. of Ramsay was eighth in the long jump and sixth in the 400-meter race.

Quincy Williams of Wenonah High School was first in the high jump with 6'2".

Barry Johnson of Wenonah placed first in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.64.

Wenonah's La Tiffany McCall placed fifth in the 300-meter hurdles.

Joshua Carpenter of Wenonah was fifth in the 110-meter hurdles and third in the 300-meter race.

Kenneth Jordan of Wenonah placed seventh in the 100-meter hurdles.

The district has a rising star in Jayla Kirkland, a student at Hayes K-8 School. Because of her ability, she competed for Woodlawn High School. She placed third in the 200-meter dash and fourth in the 100-meter dash, competing against older students.

This June, seven juniors and seniors from Carver High School will be traveling to Europe for a nine-day adventure in France and Spain with Explorica Inc. 

The Carver Foreign Language Department worked closely with administrators and the seven high-achieving students from the French and Spanish classes to coordinate the details and raise funds for the trip.  The students reached out to their friends, families, teachers and communities to ask for donations, conducted on-campus fundraisers, networked on Facebook and completed a successful letter-writing campaign to community partners such as the Carver Alumni Association and the American Cast Iron Pipe Company to raise a total of $25,900. 

Seven Carver students, as well as faculty members, will visit Europe in June

The Arrington Middle School girls softball team had a great season this year. Although the season got

Arrington's winning softball team

off to a slow start, with a loss to Phillips Academy,the team gained strength.

After the season's opening, Arrington's girls vowed that they would avenge themselves of previous losses. They went on to defeat Wilkerson in the playoffs with a score of 15-2.

Then they met Daniel Payne Middle School and won the game with a score of 2-1. Arrington went on to face Jones Valley and move into the championship, where they defeated Smith Middle School with a score of 16-9.

Glen Iris Elementary School students had an opportunity to learn about more than 30 careers at a recent career fair.

Glen Iris students learn about dental careers

Students in grades two to five were able to talk to presenters who were stationed throughout the school. Presenters included persons from Alabama Power, Ed's Pet World, Birminingham Museum of Art, Southside Library, mayor's office, McDonald's and Vital Smiles.

The goal of the career fair was for students to  have a better understanding of various careers and understand the connection between school and work. It was also opportunity for Glen Iris to connect with the community and various organizations.

Students at Parker High School have been proving their vocal talents lately.

Four Parker students participated May 5 in the Omega Psi Phi's Local Q-Talent Hunt Concert. The students were senior CorDerek Nunn, senior Ida Smith, junior Devin Tyson and junior Khristien Kelly-Rice.

The top three spots went to three students from Parker. Devin won first place and a $150 prize. Khristien's second place earned her $125. Ida placed third and received $100. All three will advance to state competition in September.

Khristien won first place in the Birmingham's Best Gospel Artist Competition held May 4. Along with a $500 cash prize, she won a recording contract with Epic Studios of Birmingham.

Khristien also has been selected by a panel of judges to represent Parker in the Birmingham Young Artist Series Concert. The concert features some of the best performing arts students in the Birmingham area. All the other students who will participate in the concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, are in college.