Thompson High School

Dear Warrior Family:

We are incredibly proud of our Thompson High School Warrior Football Team for advancing to the 2025 Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) State 7A Football Championship! We applaud Coach Freeman and his staff, the Warrior Football Team, the Marching Southern Sounds, our cheerleaders, and all of our fans who made this happen! Kickoff for the 7A Championship will be Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 7:00 pm against Opelika High School at Protective Stadium in Downtown Birmingham.

ACS hopes to make the Warriors’ eighth straight showing at the AHSAA Super 7 a community-wide event! We encourage everyone to attend the game and all activities associated with this exciting moment in time. For students, faculty, and staff to have an opportunity to safely travel to and from the game - and for the benefit of ACS employees who plan to attend - system-wide dismissal and start times for Wednesday and Thursday will be as follows: 

Wednesday, December 3, 2025:

• ACS campuses will operate on a one-hour (1) early dismissal. 

• Your student’s school will communicate the exact release times for car riders and bus riders. 

• After-School Care and extracurricular activities will be canceled. 

Thursday, December 4, 2025:

• All grades will start school on a two-hour (2) delay. 

• Buses will also operate on a two-hour (2) delayed schedule.

• Breakfast will not be served (lunch will be served). 

• Schools will operate on a normal schedule once we begin. After-School Care will operate as usual. 

Gameday Activities: 

• Purchasing tickets in advance: All tickets for the 2025 AHSAA Super 7 will be available for purchase in advance and online via the AHSAA’s digital ticketing partner, GoFan, by visiting https://gofan.co/event/5151836?schoolId=AHSAA, and will be $15 plus applicable GoFan fees. 

• Purchasing tickets on gameday: Tickets will be available for purchase at the gate and online through Ticketmaster beginning Wednesday, December 3. Fans are encouraged to buy tickets in advance through GoFan to avoid additional Ticketmaster fees. All tickets will be digitally produced on the purchaser’s smartphone, and no print-at-home tickets will be allowed. 

• All parking is on a first-come, first-served basis, and no shuttle service will be utilized in 2025.

• Parking is available near Protective Stadium and the BJCC. General parking can be accessed, for a fee, in the blue, orange, purple, yellow, red, and pink lots. Maps: https://protectivestadium.com/directions-and-parking/ 

• ADA parking is available in all BJCC parking lots and garages. Fans should display a valid, state-issued tag while parking in designated handicap areas. Fees may apply.

• Warrior Walk will begin at approximately 5:05 pm at the south gate entrance, where the team will enter the stadium.  

• Fans can enter the stadium at the south terrace gate after the Warrior Walk, or via the Northeast gate for access to the visitor sections. THS will be the visiting team, and fans should sit on the east side behind the visiting team bench. 

• There is a CLEAR BAG POLICY at the stadium (https://protectivestadium.com/bag-policy-and-prohibited-items/).  Artificial noisemakers are NOT allowed.

Please follow ACS/THS web and social media platforms for any additional details leading up to the game.

GO WARRIORS! WIN STATE! 

L. Wayne Vickers, Ed.D. 
Superintendent