Eighty MCPSS student leaders were recognized as Red Ribbon Leaders during the Drug Education Council's Red Ribbon Leadership ceremony on September 22 at Government Street Baptist Church. #TeamMCPSS is proud to participate in the Red Ribbon program, which promotes the importance of a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. Each year, the Drug Education Council invites schools throughout the region to select student leaders to plan school-wide events during Red Ribbon Week (always the last week of October) and a community service project in the spring. The Red Ribbon Leaders also received yard signs to display at their schools. Congratulations!
Red Ribbon Leaders
MCPSS honors top JROTC students
Congratulations to the 25-26 Brigade Leaders for the JROTC program. These students, selected by the JROTC Brigade Cadet Command Selection Board, will organize events for JROTC units around the county this school year. They are:
Cadet Brigade Commander: C/LTC Trinity Moore of Alma Bryant High School
Cadet Command Sergeant Major: C/CSM Kaen Brooks of Baker High School
Cadet Deputy Brigade Commander: C/LTC Jaimee Roberts of Citronelle High School
Cadet Brigade Operations Officer: C/LTC Zamara Hudson of Williamson High School
Cadet Brigade Logistics Officer: C/LTC Ke'Asia Davis of B.C. Rain High School
Awards and Honors
Congratulations to:
Kaliyah Benning, a speech therapist at Indian Springs Elementary, who was presented with a $100 check by the University of South Alabama as part of the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers Week. USA also presented Indian Springs Elementary School with a $1,000 grant. The grants were presented during a pep rally in the school's gym, complete with the South Alabama cheerleaders, dance team, band, the SouthPaw mascot and three USA football players.
Justine Wilson, a sixth-grade U.S. history teacher at Grand Bay Middle School, who received a $1,000 grant from the 68 Ventures Bowl as part of the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers Week. A 13-year educator who also serves as Social Studies department chair and the Scholars Bowl coach at Grand Bay, she was the MCPSS Middle School Teacher of the Year in 2025. (The 68 Ventures Bowl is seeking nominations to honor additional teachers through October 31; here is the link to nominate.)
Career Academies Supervisor Claire Minto, who has been named the ACTE Counseling & Career Development Professional Region 2 Award Winner by the Association for Career & Technical Education. This award is a recognition of her work to grow career tech partnerships and expand work-based learning opportunities for students across Mobile County. She is now one of four finalists nationwide for the National ACTE Counseling & Career Development Professional of the Year Award.
10 years of JROTC Leadership Academy
Mobile County’s JROTC STEM Leadership Academy, which has spread to schools across the country, has positively impacted more than 1,300 cadets in Mobile over the past 10 years and has been implemented in 11 additional school districts nationwide. The six-day residential academy, held in June, immerses students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities, workforce development opportunities, and JROTC Cadet leadership tasks, including rappelling, drownproofing and orienteering. Read more about the Leadership Camp here.
Nominate teachers and students
The new school year is a great time to recognize your favorite teachers and scholar athletes! WKRG News 5 is seeking nominations for the Golden Apple Award and for the Student Athlete of the Week. For additional information, visit the WKRG website.
Board meetings
The Mobile County Board of School Commissioners will hold a work session on October 22 at noon and its regular board meeting on October 27 at 10 a.m. The work sessions are recorded and uploaded to the mcpssTV YouTube channel. The board meetings are live-streamed on mcpssTV.
All meetings are held in the Board Room at MCPSS Central Office, located at 1 Magnum Pass in west Mobile.
Reminder: Friday, October 10, is a Virtual Learning Day and there will be no school for students. Teachers will make assignments for students to complete at home.
Middle school volleyball championships: Watch live
McpssTV will broadcast our middle school volleyball championship games on Wednesday, Oct.1, beginning at 4 p.m. The broadcasts are available via Facebook Live, Comcast (channel 15), Mediacom (channel 81), AT&T U-verse (On Demand channel 99), and Roku (Mobile County Public Schools App). Here is the YouTube link.
Football season: Watch live
Watch the MCPSS Football Games of the Week on the mcpssTV broadcast! Facebook Live, Comcast (channel 15), Mediacom (channel 81), AT&T U-verse (On Demand channel 99), and Roku (Mobile County Public Schools App). Here is the YouTube link.
Mobile County Public Schools
Email: communications@mcpss.com
Website: mcpss.com
Location: 1 Magnum Pass, Mobile, AL 36618
Phone: 251-221-4000
Facebook: facebook.com/MobileCountyPublicSchools
Instagram: instagram.com/mobilecountypublicschools
Learning Leading Now podcast
The latest episode of the Learning Leading Now podcast is all about our new communication tools, including the MCPSS app and the Rooms feature. View it here.
Community events
Did you know that you can earn vouchers for our Social Services Department when you donate to a Goodwill Retail Store? Find out details in Community News! The Family Resources page on the MCPSS website now has a Community News and Events page. Read about initiatives with our community partners to help our students and families.