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The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education recognized students who participated in the Future City Competition, where every middle school in the Tuscaloosa City Schools won an award or was placed in the top 5 in the competition.

Future City, which took place Jan. 25 this year, is an international competition that focuses on improving students' math, engineering, and science skills. As part of the program, students focus on sustainability and applying STEM principles to solve real-world challenges, often incorporating futuristic technologies. It involves research, design, essay writing, and a physical model presentation.

Student teams were limited to a budget of no more than $100 for the entire project.

This year’s theme was “Above the Current”. Students were challenged to design a floating city and provide two innovative examples of how their floating city works and keeps its citizens healthy and safe. TCS brought a total of 9 teams to the competition from across our 5 middle schools.

"My favorite part about the project was planning around the city, and making blueprints, researching. We used Google maps to see where a city would be, to put it near two cities, and put it on the gulf current so that our city could use a hydroelectric plant that could convert the gulf stream into power, to provide sustainable energy for the future," one TCS middle school student told the board Tuesday.

TCS Future City Winners:

Eastwood Middle:

Top 5 Team- Luna Tunes

IEEE Huntsville “Best Telecommunications and Power Systems”- Crawfish City

Northridge Middle:

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying “Best Land Surveying Practices”

TASPA Middle:

Project Management Institute Educational Foundation “Outstanding Project Plan Award”- Cavington Hills

Tusc. Magnet Middle:

Top 5 Team- Poseidon’s Crest

Westlawn Middle:

American Society for Quality “Best Use of Quality Tools”- Idle City

The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education congratulated the EMS boys basketball team Tuesday as "City County Champions." On Jan. 18, 2025, the EMS boys basketball team won the city-county championship against Hillcrest Middle School, with the score of 36-32 in overtime. The EMS season record was 19-2.

Team members include:

Roster of Players:

Ayden Bland # 14 Kaleb Custard # 13 Jackson Davis # 0
Ayden Eaton # 4 Dorian Gaines # 32 Qaiden Hall # 5
Robert Harrell Jr. # 11 Shane Hicks # 3 Brayden Horn # 12
Adonis Nieto # 1 Jonathon Williams Jr. # 24 Jonathon Williams, 3rd # 21
Tournament MVP: Jonathon Williams Jr. made 2 free throws with 6 seconds left to put Eastwood Middle School up 4

Coaches:

Rickey Giddeon

Deon Ellis
Brittany Grayson

Managers:
Michael Martin
Courtney Pompey
Jacob Hughes
Caleb Hughes
Shalyn Hicks

Statistician: Brittany Grayson

Eastwood Middle School custodian Arthur McCoy loves his job and the interaction he has with the staff and students. He is constantly smiling and offering help to all who need it. His co-worker Deletha Davis wrote the following about Arthur.

"Every day is a great day when you see Mr. McCoy. He always has a smile on his face. He greets you every time he passes you no matter how many times a day with the same bright and welcoming smile. Mr. McCoy will stop what he is doing to go assist where needed. He is always willing to lend a helping hand whether it's part of his job description or not. No matter how good or bad his day may be going he always has a pleasant attitude. Mr. McCoy goes out of his way to ensure his job is done at the highest level of expectations. I would like to let Mr. McCoy know that he is great coworker."

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