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'''Eugene Brown Erwin Middle School''' is a middle school in the [[Jefferson County Schools]] system, located at 532 [[23rd Avenue Northwest]] in [[Center Point]]. | '''Eugene Brown Erwin Middle School''' is a middle school in the [[Jefferson County Schools]] system, located at 532 [[23rd Avenue Northwest]] in [[Center Point]]. Enrollment in [[2007]] was 1,216 in grades 6-8. The principal is [[Van Phillips]]. | ||
The school was originally constructed in [[1957]] as a junior high school on a 38-acre site purchased from [[Sun Valley Acres Inc.]]. Named for former [[Jefferson County High School]] principal [[E. B. Erwin]], the school opened with twelve classrooms serving 240 students in grades 7-9. Community residents raised funds to grade playing fields adjacent to the school in [[1961]]. A four-classroom annex and locker room were added in [[1963]]. | |||
In [[1964]] the [[Jefferson County Board of Education]] voted to expand the junior high school into a high school for grades 7-12 and to build a new [[Erwin Elementary School]]. To that end, a new library, cafeteria and administrative wing with twelve additional classrooms was built in [[1964]], a two-story science wing added in [[1965]], and a gymnasium completed in [[1966]]. In [[1967]] another 16-classroom wing was constructed for the junior high school grades. Additional special classrooms for home economics, art and vocational programs were added in [[1971]]. | |||
Erwin High School's baseball field was constructed in [[1993]] and tennis courts were added in [[1995]]. The campus' "athletic complex" was named in honor of retiring principal [[Michael Burkett]] that year. | |||
The school was changed over for grades 6-8 after the completion of the new [[Center Point High School]] in [[2011]]. | |||
==Notable graduates== | ==Notable graduates== | ||
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* [[Rob Pate]], [[Auburn Tigers football]] player | * [[Rob Pate]], [[Auburn Tigers football]] player | ||
* [[Brian Tribble]], music minister and murder victim | * [[Brian Tribble]], music minister and murder victim | ||
==Principals== | |||
* [[Michael Burkett]], -1995 | |||
* [[Van Phillips]] | |||
* [[Jay Gary]], 2011-August 2014 | |||
* [[Kalvin Eaton]], August 21, 2014-June 30, 2015 | |||
* [[Serra Peterson]], July 1, 2015- | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* [http://www.ahsfhs.org/Teams2/teampage.asp?Team=Erwin Erwin High School] at ahsfhs.org | * [http://www.ahsfhs.org/Teams2/teampage.asp?Team=Erwin Erwin High School] at ahsfhs.org | ||
[[Category:Jefferson County schools]] | [[Category:Jefferson County schools]] | ||
[[Category:23rd Avenue Northwest]] | [[Category:23rd Avenue Northwest]] | ||
[[Category:Middle schools]] | [[Category:Middle schools]] | ||
[[Category:Former high schools]] | |||
Revision as of 16:17, 28 January 2016
Eugene Brown Erwin Middle School is a middle school in the Jefferson County Schools system, located at 532 23rd Avenue Northwest in Center Point. Enrollment in 2007 was 1,216 in grades 6-8. The principal is Van Phillips.
The school was originally constructed in 1957 as a junior high school on a 38-acre site purchased from Sun Valley Acres Inc.. Named for former Jefferson County High School principal E. B. Erwin, the school opened with twelve classrooms serving 240 students in grades 7-9. Community residents raised funds to grade playing fields adjacent to the school in 1961. A four-classroom annex and locker room were added in 1963.
In 1964 the Jefferson County Board of Education voted to expand the junior high school into a high school for grades 7-12 and to build a new Erwin Elementary School. To that end, a new library, cafeteria and administrative wing with twelve additional classrooms was built in 1964, a two-story science wing added in 1965, and a gymnasium completed in 1966. In 1967 another 16-classroom wing was constructed for the junior high school grades. Additional special classrooms for home economics, art and vocational programs were added in 1971.
Erwin High School's baseball field was constructed in 1993 and tennis courts were added in 1995. The campus' "athletic complex" was named in honor of retiring principal Michael Burkett that year.
The school was changed over for grades 6-8 after the completion of the new Center Point High School in 2011.
Notable graduates
- Mike Clements, football coach for the Birmingham Wildfire
- Bruce Irwin, founder of American Family Care Medical Centers
- Jim Newman, Broadway actor, Village People member
- Rob Pate, Auburn Tigers football player
- Brian Tribble, music minister and murder victim
Principals
- Michael Burkett, -1995
- Van Phillips
- Jay Gary, 2011-August 2014
- Kalvin Eaton, August 21, 2014-June 30, 2015
- Serra Peterson, July 1, 2015-
External links
- Erwin High School website
- Erwin High School at jefcoed.com
- Erwin High School at ahsfhs.org