Congratulations to Murphy High School junior Shannon Cobb, the WKRG News 5 Scholar-Athlete of the Week! Cobb plays soccer and runs cross country at Murphy, where she is an International Baccalaureate student who carries a 4.0 GPA. She is vice president of the Kindness Krew and founding member of the Heart Club. She's also a member of the Student Government Association, Murphy Christian Association, and Panther Pals. She is considering studying physical therapy at Auburn University. Watch the broadcast: https://www.wkrg.com/high-school-football/scholar-athlete-of-the-week/shannon-cobb-of-murphy-high-school/. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
Happy Holidays from the Blount feeder pattern principals! #PerseverancePropelsProgress #LearningLeading
Happy Holidays from the Baker feeder pattern principals! #PerseverancePropelsProgress #LearningLeading
The choir, piano students, world language upperclassmen, and German Honor Society from Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies took their yearly walk to spread holiday cheer with their neighbors at Cathedral Place. They sang carols from around the world alongside residents in a community outreach tradition that began with the school's German Honor Society students in its first year and has grown each year since. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
Did you know an MCPSS alumnus was recently named Mobile's Poet Laureate? Alex Lofton, known throughout the community as Huggy Bear da Poet, was named Mobile's 2026-27 Poet Laureate, as announced earlier this month by the Mobile Arts Council, the City of Mobile and the Alabama State Council on the Arts. Lofton, an alumnus of LeFlore Magnet High School, has sought to use his poetry for two decades to unite people across racial, social and political divides.
The Poet Laureate program celebrates the power of poetry to uplift, connect, and inspire the people of Mobile. As an ambassador for the literary arts, the Poet Laureate will use the written and spoken word to deepen community engagement, promote creative expression, and celebrate the cultural vibrancy of the city. Congratulations! #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
The Poet Laureate program celebrates the power of poetry to uplift, connect, and inspire the people of Mobile. As an ambassador for the literary arts, the Poet Laureate will use the written and spoken word to deepen community engagement, promote creative expression, and celebrate the cultural vibrancy of the city. Congratulations! #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
Along with helping to Stuff the Bus, employees in the various MCPSS Central Office departments again "adopted" needy children within the district this month and provided toys for the holidays in their annual Joy of Giving campaign. Their donations made Christmas a little brighter for 51 children this year. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
Twelve JROTC cadets from Blount High School were among those who volunteered last weekend to support the annual Wreaths Across America event. Alongside other schools, organizations, and community volunteers, these cadets helped lay more than 650 wreaths on the headstones of deceased servicemen and women at Mobile National Cemetery, honoring their sacrifice and service. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
Catch the mcpssTV High School Basketball Game of the Week tonight between Blount and Williamson! The girls tip off at 6 p.m., with the boys following at 7:30. Watch live on Comcast 15, Mediacom 85, AT&T U-verse 99, Roku boxes, Facebook or YouTube. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
The 68 Ventures Bowl partnered with Mobile County Public Schools as part of its Player Service Project Day at the Miracle League of West Mobile: Schmidt Family Park on Monday. About 40 NCAA football players from the University of Louisiana Lafayette and the University of Delaware served as "buddies" to children with disabilities to help them play a Buddy Ball baseball game at the park.
The Baker High School band greeted the athletes as they arrived, and Santa came to visit with the Miracle League players. #LearningLeading #PersverancePropelsProgress
The Baker High School band greeted the athletes as they arrived, and Santa came to visit with the Miracle League players. #LearningLeading #PersverancePropelsProgress
JROTC cadets from all 12 MCPSS high schools recently participated in the Mobile County FBI's Bridging the Gap program. This national program, developed in Mobile, is designed to rebuild mutual respect and trust between youth and law enforcement by demonstrating proper conduct they should expect from one another during a law enforcement encounter. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
Nothing says Christmas like a .. tuba? MCPSS students, teachers, band directors, Central Office personnel and retirees took part last weekend in Mobile’s 2025 Tuba Christmas at the First Baptist Church of Mobile. They treated spectators to traditional Christmas Carols performed by an ensemble made completely of tubas and euphoniums. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
PACE students from Hollinger's Island and Spencer-Westlawn elementary schools have been studying how ancient civilizations continue to influence the world today. Their Christmas tree at Mobile Regional Airport celebrates two cultures whose creativity and innovation changed history: China and Japan, the birthplace of paper and the art of paper folding. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
Congratulations to the Causey Middle School band, which has been awarded a $2,500 Power to Play grant from Alabama Power Foundation. The program, led by band director Kevin Threadgill, will use the funds to get new instruments and equipment. The Power to Play program supports music, arts, and athletic programs in Alabama schools and helps students shine both inside and outside the classroom. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
In two days of crossing the county in two buses, Mobile County Public Schools collected about 6,200 toys and gifts from 45 schools and Central Office in its annual Stuff the Bus toy drive. Many of those donations will go to benefit needy students within the school system. Burns Middle School LOTC cadets unloaded and sorted the rest today at the Salvation Army's collection site to make the holiday season a little brighter for families throughout the Gulf Coast. Thank you to all who pitched in! #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
Congratulations to Alma Bryant High science teacher Allison Odom, who has been awarded a generous grant from Alabama Power to support her ongoing student-led recycling initiative. She and her students have collected plastic bottles and other recyclables from classrooms, school events, and athletic games to help reduce waste and keep their community clean. She'll use this grant to purchase supplies, including additional storage and organizational materials, to expand and strengthen the program. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
MCPSS is Stuffing the Bus! Schools around the county are donating toys for needy children this holiday season, and Wednesday was the first day that Santa and Mrs. Claus brought the buses around to collect their donations. Grand Bay Middle donated over 1,300 toys, believed to be the largest amount donated by any one school in the decade-long history of the event -- over a decade. Alba also went above and beyond, donating over 500 toys. The buses will continue around the county picking up more donations on Thursday. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
Students at several MCPSS schools have learned about and developed a love for art through a partnership with Amp Up Arts, a program of the Mobile Arts Council that brings artists into the schools. Local artist artist Hannah Georgina Legg has collaborated with students at George Hall Elementary on a mural gracing its main hallway, and is now back to help them create another masterpiece. We can wait to see it when it's finished! #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
Tune in to mcpssTV tonight for the High School Basketball Game of the Week between Williamson and Theodore! The girls' game tips off at 6 p.m., with the boys following at 7:30, Watch live on Comcast 15, Mediacom 85, AT&T U-verse 99, Roku boxes, Facebook or YouTube. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
The Burns Middle School Advanced Band brought the holiday spirit to Mobile Government Plaza during its eighth Annual Christmas Concert, held before and following the Mobile County Commission meeting on Monday. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
Congratulations to Davidson High's RobotEx team, which won first place overall at the South's BEST 2025 robotics competition in Huntsville last weekend! The competition was extremely tough with teams from across the Southeast. The team also took second place in the robot performance category. Senior leadership for the RobotEx team includes: CEO and Notebook Manager Farah Hujier, Design Executive Sumedh Patil, Booth Executive Gillian Weeks, Programming Manager Will Culpepper, Assembly Specialists Sean Mitteer, and Luke Cabral, Booth Design Manager Peyton Humphrey, and Kyle Mixay, who handles Programming and Company Branding. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress
