Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School

Holy Family Cristo Rey is “The School that Works!” Every student attending the private, college preparatory high school in Ensley earns 70 percent of his/her tuition by working a paid entry-level internship at Birmingham area businesses one day a week during the school year. Students compensate for time spent outside the classroom by going to school for extended days the remainder of the week and for a longer school year than public school students.

BBQ @ the ZOO 2011

BBQ @ the ZOO is a family-friendly amateur cook-off for backyard barbecue enthusiasts held on the third Saturday in April at the Birmingham Zoo. The event features live music, a silent auction, and admission to the Children’s Zoo. Proceeds from BBQ @ the Zoo help provide a proven college preparatory education to promising students who cannot afford traditional private schools.