From the Desk of Dr. Jacqueline Brooks, Superintendent:

Parents and families, We will have school tomorrow but with a later start time for students. Buses will begin their routes at 9:00 am, and school will officially begin at 10:00 am for students. Faculty, staff, and administrators are to report to work at their normal work times.

Basketball at Tuskegee Institute Middle School!  To view the announcement flyer with times and participating teams and download a copy, please click here.

The BTW Golden Eagle Basketball schedule for 2013 - 1014 has been posted.  You may view the schedule by clicking here, or download a copy of the schedule by clicking here.

The Fine Arts Department of Booker T. Washington High School performed in a Choral Concert to Celebrate National Parenting Month (October) on Thursday, October 24, 2013, at 9:30 AM in the Eagle's Nest.  You may view some excerpts from the Choral Concert by clicking your mouse here.

Olander Robinson, Choir Director

Jeffery Hughley, Department Chairperson

Albert Nelson, Principal, Booker T. Washington High School

Dr. Jacqueline Brooks, Macon County School System Superintendent

Did you know that the longest river in the world is the Nile River, running over 4,000 miles from Uganda to Egypt?   Did you know that Victoria Falls is over a mile wide, there are over 3,000 ethnic groups and over 2,000 languages spoken in Africa?  Did you know that the least populated country in Africa has only 80,000 people, while 17,000,000 people live in Cairo, Egypt?  Did you know that Djibouti (pronounced Je-booty) really exists?

Thanks to the Alabama Geographic Alliance, two middle school teachers from North Alabama, students and Tuskegee Institute Middle School were treated to a fascinating presentation about a continent most of us know very little about.

Tama Nunnelly, a middle school teacher from Guntersville Middle School and Bo Garrett from Highland Middle School in Birmingham, presented an interactive session at Tuskegee Institute Middle School.   Everyone took off their shoes and found cities and places in Africa using a huge map of the continent of Africa.  The kids expressed their appreciation as each new fact and feature of the African continent was revealed.  Mr. Garrett skillfully related historical events in Africa to events in the United States and especially the state of Alabama and the cities of Birmingham and Selma, as well as the parallels between Nelson Mandella and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In a partnership with the National Geographic Magazine, The National Council for Geographic Education and the University of North Alabama, the Alabama Geographic Alliance seeks to delvelop a population that understands the value in geographic education and employs that understanding in making day - by - day decisions.  For example, would buying gasoline with ethanol create food shortages in areas of the world that rely on rice as a food staple.

Thanks to Ms Nunnelly and Mr Garrett for an entertaining enriching experience at Tuskegee Middle School!