Stories of Impact

Red Bird was in a similar mode since last week celebrating commencements across the campus that draw our families and community together to mark the accomplishments of our children and youth during the 105 years of education at the Red Bird Mission.

After discussing for years the dilemma requiring every student pay tuition between $100 and $610 to offset the annual education cost of approximately $7,000 per student at Red Bird Christian School (RBCS), the Red Bird Mission Board of Directors took action yesterday to eliminate the tuition requirement beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

Last Friday, the Red Bird Christian School (RBCS) Appalachian Studies and Ag Science classes made a trip to the Sheep Shearing Days at the Museum of Appalachia in Clinton, Tennessee.

May 1, 2026 Students Shine in Communications Day Competition Mrs. Patty Vance, 4th-5th Grade Teacher, does a phenomenal job encouraging participation by our Red Bird Christian School students in the 4H Communications Day for Clay County. This year, fellow teachers Mrs. Lindsey Smith, Mrs. Melanie Adams and Miss Leslie Hensley assisted Patty with 29 students that prepared, practiced, and showed up last Friday to present a wide variety of speech and demonstration projects befor