Tag Archive for: Huntsville City Schools

Huntsville City Schools breaks ground on new facility aimed at career and workforce development

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Huntsville leaders and community representatives were present this Wednesday at the intersection of North Memorial Parkway and Max Luther Drive for a groundbreaking new development aimed at enhancing the city’s educational facilities. Huntsville City Schools hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its upcoming Central Office and Career Tech Facility, a project that will […]

Alabama A&M reports record enrollment for 2023-2024 academic year

Alabama A&M University has officially reported the largest enrollment in its history. As of today, 6,633 students are enrolled for the Fall 2023 semester – a 10 percent increase over the 2022-23 academic year. This year’s enrollment is supported by significant gains in new and returning students, with a 5 percent increase in the retention […]

Toyota USA Foundations announces $6.7 million in grants with Jemison and Lee High Schools as primary focus

Toyota USA Foundation announced late last week at a press conference at Mae Jemison High School that the organization is donating grants of up to $6.7 million over the next five years to prepare Huntsville City Schools’ students for future careers in STEM fields such as science, technology, engineering and math. The collaboration is part […]

Alabama A&M, Huntsville City Schools establish new dual enrollment program

Alabama A&M University and Huntsville City Schools have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a dual enrollment program. Beginning this fall, the program promises to enhance pathways to higher education for HCS students and boost student achievement. “This is only the beginning of the great things you’ll see from this partnership between our […]

Huntsville’s Committee of 100 Continues to Make Positive Progress with Raise Your Hand Initiative

Last Wednesday, Huntsville’s Committee of 100 held their National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) appreciation breakfast. The breakfast is held every year to honor the NBCT’s in Huntsville’s school systems, which is the highest level of certification that a K-12 teacher can receive. In addition to honoring those teachers who are certified, the breakfast also serves […]

Green joins Bank Independent’s downtown location

Bank Independent is pleased to announce that Crystal Green has joined our team as a VP Sales Officer at the Downtown Huntsville Sales Office located at 225 Holmes Avenue NE. Green has over 24 years in the banking industry with most of that time coming on the retail side. She has spent the last six years […]

HCS & City announce plans for new central office and career tech academy

HUNTSVILLE, AL – A new central office and career and technical education academy are coming to Huntsville. The Huntsville City Council unanimously approved an agreement to donate approximately 14 acres of property to Huntsville City Schools (HCS). The property is located at the intersection of North Memorial Parkway and Max Luther Drive. In addition to […]

Council approves HCS construction of new Central Office

The Huntsville City Schools Board of Education will soon have a new home as will the Career Tech Center, and both will share the same campus at the corner of Max Luther Drive and North Memorial Parkway. The Huntsville City Council approved the transfer of 14 acres of what is the old Builder’s Square property […]

Huntsville Population Boom Poses Challenges and Opportunities for Schools

It’s no secret that Huntsville, and Madison County as a whole, is the hottest scene in Alabama right now. The 2020 Census revealed that the county’s population had grown to 215,006, up from 180,105 just ten years prior.  The city of Madison increased its population by more than 25% in that same time period, and […]

Delta Variant Making its Presence Known Locally

Huntsville Hospital CEO: 91% of local COVID patients are unvaccinated