RC Hemphill Elementary School

Congratulations to RC Hemphill Elementary School (Birmingham City Schools), for being named the overall winner of the 2025–2026 Acts of Service Contest!

Their student-led project, Dangers of the Group Chat, tackled important issues like peer pressure, exclusion, and respectful communication — creating real impact within their school community.

Visit our website to learn more about all of this year’s winners, and stay tuned as we spotlight each winning school! https://thriveway.com/pages/acts-of-service-2026-winners

Our schools and offices will be closed tomorrow and Friday in observance of the Juneteenth holiday! ❤️💛💚

Registration is now open!!!

Greetings Family!! From June 15-July 30, our office hours will be as follows:
Monday-Wednesday 7:30am-5:30pm
Thursday 7:30am-5:00pm
Friday-Closed

Reminder: Starting next week, our schools and offices will be closed on Fridays during the summer. After July 31, we will resume a normal weekday schedule. 🗓️

Some of our Top 4th Grade Scholars decided to finish out this year strong by showing up the on the Last Day of School! THEY ARE 5TH Grade Ready!!!

The DREAM TEAM!
Great job this year! Way to Lead us Mr. Wheatley!

Summer is ALMOST here -- make sure to keep some good books near for your scholars!

Our Curriculum and Instruction Department has curated its annual Summer Reading List for every reading level. K-5 lists include links to chapter books on myON as well.

Access the list at https://www.bhamcityschools.org/page/summer-reading 📖