A CENTURY OF TRUTH,
KNOWLEDGE, & HONOR
“Here at BUS the spirit of fellowship should, and we think does, reign supreme. In a small group such as this all our associates are our personal friends, and it will be upon them that more than anything else that we look back. The friendships that we form here are among the most valuable things that this school can give us. Later, much later, we will all look back and fervently bless our school for the friends it gave us.”
—Herbert E. Smith, Jr.
B.U.S. Class of 1934
A School for Birmingham’s Future
In 1922, as Birmingham entered its post-war “New Era,” the city’s industrial leaders sought to establish a school that would provide a preparatory education for boys focused on academic excellence, discipline, and honor.
Today, a century later, The Altamont School adheres to the same guiding principle as B.U.S.—to give its students a “comprehensive mental, moral, and physical preparation for college to enable them to serve their generation wisely as leaders.”