Shomari Figures (D-AL02)

Alabama School of Math and Science (ASMS), founded in 1989 by the state legislature, is the state’s only free, fully public, and residential high school for sophomores, juniors, and seniors seeking advanced studies in math, science, computer science, and the humanities. The school’s mission is to give students across Alabama access to a research-focused, college-level, life-changing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) learning environment where they can be challenged and inspired to maximize their potential and become the business and research leaders of tomorrow.

UB Community Development, LLC, a community development partner of United Bank, announced $3.5 million in funds, in conjunction with $7.8 million in financing provided by United Bank, as part of a $17 million project to renovate the historic Barton Academy Building into an internationally focused, public school within the Mobile County Public School System. In a show of support and commitment to this project, the Mobile County Board of School Commissioners earlier invested $4 million in exterior renovations to the historic building.