All matches from the 2026 Mobile County Hi-Q season are now available for viewing on mcpssTV's YouTube page! See how Davidson claimed the Alabama state Hi-Q title in a closely contested championship match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MawpPVwZzCk. #LearningLeading

Baker High School's Kate Kertis is one of 101 students from across the state who have been selected to attend the prestigious Alabama Governor's School this summer! Over the next two weeks, she will collaborate with some of Alabama's top professionals and educators while exploring a wide variety of career fields and leadership experiences. Congratulations! #LearningLeading

A documentary made by rising eighth-grader Cassie Williams of Denton Magnet School of Technology has been on display this week at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., as part of a special showcase in conjunction with National History Day. The documentary, entitled “Voyage of the Clotilda – Ocean of Tears,” won first place during the South Alabama Regional History Day and second place at the state competition. It is one of 28 History Day projects completed by MCPSS students selected to be presented in Washington, D.C., and the University of Maryland. Other MCPSS students presenting their projects this week are from Causey, Clark-Shaw, Denton and Lott middle schools and Blount, Citronelle, Davidson, Mary G. Montgomery and Murphy high schools. You can watch Williams' documentary on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd0TtCfgH3o. #LearnignLeading

Since Juneteenth falls on a Friday this year, and MCPSS is utilizing a four-day summer workweek, all offices and schools will be closed today to observe the holiday.

Students at E.R. Dickson Elementary's Summer Literacy and Numeracy Camp took a break from their studies this week to welcome Nikita Chincholkar, the Distinguished Young Woman of America for 2026. She shared the joy of reading and spoke about the importance of the five pillars: Be Healthy, Be Involved, Be Studious, Be Ambitious, and Be Responsible. #LearningLeading

Leinkauf Elementary is empowering students with enhanced reading and math skills at its Summer Literacy and Numeracy Camp: Power Up Academy.
Students are learning, growing, and having fun with engaging lessons and hands-on activities while building friendships and creating memories. #LearningLeading

Summer Literacy and Numeracy Camps aren't just about phonics and math drills. Students at Collier Elementary used shapes to design unique and colorful works of art, learning that imagination can turn these simple shapes into masterpieces. #LearningLeading

Five MCPSS high schools were recognized this month by Alabama Possible for having the highest participation rate in the state in the Alabama Direct Admission Initiative in their respective categories. They are: Vigor (small schools); B.C. Rain and LeFlore (medium schools); Davidson (large schools); and Mary G. Montgomery (extra-large schools). Through this program, the MCPSS Class of 2026 earned a record $1.1 billion in college scholarships, nearly eight times as much as last year. #LearningLeading

During the second week of Literacy and Numeracy Camp at Gilliard Elementary, students continued working on their math skills and reading comprehension, and created artwork based on their readings of "The Pout-Pout Fish" and "Salt in his Shoes." #LearningLeading

Bryant Career Technical Center is the Alabama FFA State Small Engines Champions! Students from Bryant's Small Engines program topped 11 other teams to take first place in the event at the Alabama FFA State Small Engines Career Development Event in Montgomery. Joining Bryant FFA Advisor Jamie Walter (left) are team members Colby Rodgers of Alma Bryant, and Justin Harmon, Cohen Irby and Jaden Dickens, all of Theodore. Congratulations! #LearningLeading

Middle school students are learning about the Career and Technical Education programs available at Faulkner Career Technical Center this week during its Summer Camp. Yesterday, they visited Flight Works Alabama and toured Airbus, learning how CTE programs connect directly to careers in aviation, advanced manufacturing, engineering, and technology. #LearningLeading

E.R. Dickson Elementary has themed its Summer Literacy and Numeracy Camp as the Summer Learning League! They've scored points by building championship reading skills to strengthening their winning math strategies. This week, they got a visit from the Mobile Public Library and learned about its summer reading challenge, "Unearth a Story." #LearningLeading

Football players and cheerleaders from Williamson High School spent a day this week giving back to their community by helping nearby George Hall Elementary get ready for the next school year. Great job, Lions! #LearningLeading

Students at John Will Elementary are enjoying the second week of Literacy and Numeracy Camp, honing their reading and math skills while also exploring STEM concepts, art, and music through hands-on activities and collaborative learning experiences. #LearningLeading

MCPSS Literacy and Numeracy Camps are entering their second week of learning! Students at Callahan School for the Deaf & Blind enjoyed learning about different musical instruments from the Mobile Symphony. #LearningLeading

Learning doesn't stop in the summer! Davidson High computer science students explored Python, Blockly, Scratch and robotics at the Summer Cyber Camp, hosted by The University of South Alabama School of Computing and sponsored by ArcelorMittal Calvert. #LearningLeading

Along with hands-on STEM activities and industry site visits, the MCPSS JROTC STEM Leadership Academy challenges its cadets with a variety of leadership and fitness activities, including rappelling, orienteering, drownproofing and, this year, the Leadership Reaction Course. It's an obstacle course at the University of South Alabama's ROTC program that requires not only physical agility, but teamwork and perseverance to master. #LearningLeading

Summer Literacy and Numeracy Camp is off to an excellent start at McDavid-Jones Elementary! Students are engaged in hands-on STEM challenges, interactive literacy and math activities, art, music, and physical education. #LearningLeading

At the Summer Literacy and Numeracy Camp at Chastang-Fournier K-8 this week, younger students were brushing up on phonics and working on reading comprehension using nursery rhymes, while older students collaborated to build a tower strong enough to support a stuffed animal in a STEM lesson. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress

Literacy and numeracy camps opened this week at several elementary schools around the county, including Nan Gray Davis Elementary. The camps, which will continue through the month of June, are designed to address any deficiencies students might have in reading comprehension and math. #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress