Take Five

This week is School Bus Safety Week, a great time to give a special thank you to our TCSS transportation team members, who work to get our students to and from school safely each day.

National data shows the school bus is one of the safest vehicles on the road, but children are more at risk when approaching or leaving a school bus. School Bus Safety Week is a time for everyone to remember the importance of being cautious and paying attention anytime they are on or near a school bus.

Drivers must slow when a bus has YELLOW lights flashing, and drivers must stop when RED lights are flashing and the stop arm is out.

Passing a stopped school bus is illegal in all 50 states and puts lives at risk. The last random survey conducted by our TCSS Transportation Department showed at least 70 illegal passes of our school buses, in just one day.

The image above shows when drivers must stop for a stopped school bus. Please share with your families, to help make everyone aware.

Two-lane road: Vehicles traveling in both directions MUST STOP.

Multi-lane, paved across: Vehicles traveling in both directions MUST STOP.

Divided highway, unpaved or barrier in the middle: Vehicles behind bus MUST STOP. Vehicles traveling in opposite direction PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

Tuscaloosa County High School Army JROTC is collecting items for residents of Western North Carolina, who are working to recover from Hurricane Helene. Items collected will be sent to Western North Carolina through organizations dedicated to ensuring the items make it to those who need them.

Drop-Off Information

Saturday, October 26

9 am to 4 pm

Tuscaloosa County High School - 12500 Wildcat Drive, Northport

Follow Signs to the Drop-Off Location

Requested Items

Toiletries

Canned Food

Tissue

Paper Towels

Non-Perishable Food Items

Baby Food

Diapers

Pet Food

Congratulations to the winners of our 2024 TCSS Bullying Prevention Poster Contest!

Anahy Aguilar-Meraz - Holt High

Grace Barnes - Huntington Place Elementary

Cole Clark - Huntington Place Elementary

Lucy Garner - Northport Intermediate

Magabi Tomas Andres - Northport Intermediate

Kaylee Trimm - Northport Intermediate

The students created artwork to express the meaning of BRAVE, which is our district bullying prevention theme. BRAVE stands for “Building Respect and Valuing Everyone.” We appreciate all of our students who participated in this year’s poster contest. Also, thank you to the Kristen Amerson Youth Foundation for sponsoring the contest.

Visit this page of our TCSS web site for more information on activities and programs in our district that support bullying prevention: https://bit.ly/tcss_bullying_prevention

Congratulations to the Hillcrest High School Career Technical Annex on receiving a $20,000 grant from the Alabama Construction Industry Craft Training Board! This funding will help create opportunities for students in the Hillcrest CTE welding program.

Congratulations to our TCSS marching band students and directors on great performances at the 2024 TCSS Marching Band Showcase!

Visit the link below to see the performances.