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The principal is [[Allen Lewis]]. West End's athletic teams are known as the Lions. The school's yearbook is entitled the ''Resume''. | The principal is [[Allen Lewis]]. West End's athletic teams are known as the Lions. The school's yearbook is entitled the ''Resume''. | ||
In [[2001]] then-superintendent [[Johnny Brown]] proposed merging West End High School and [[Wenonah High School]] into a new high school in [[Oxmoor Valley]]. The Board of Education approved the name 'Martin Luther King, Jr High School" for the new building, but the consolidation plan was successfully opposed by community groups who feared that vacating the old buildings would damage their neighborhoods. | In [[2001]] then-superintendent [[Johnny E. Brown]] proposed merging West End High School and [[Wenonah High School]] into a new high school in [[Oxmoor Valley]]. The Board of Education approved the name 'Martin Luther King, Jr High School" for the new building, but the consolidation plan was successfully opposed by community groups who feared that vacating the old buildings would damage their neighborhoods. | ||
Part of the school was damaged by a fire which broke out in the basement on [[January 24]], [[2003]]. It was suspected that the fire was intentionally set. | Part of the school was damaged by a fire which broke out in the basement on [[January 24]], [[2003]]. It was suspected that the fire was intentionally set. | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 14 April 2008
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Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 1930–2008 |
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| Location | 1840 Pearson Ave. SW, (map) West End |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Principal | Allen Lewis |
| Enrollment | 676 (2008) |
| Colors | royal blue and orange |
| Mascot | Lions |
| Website | birmingham.schoolinsites.com |
West End High School is a high school in the Birmingham City Schools system located on a 12.5-acre site at 1840 Pearson Avenue Southwest in West End. The red-brick school was built in 1930 to designs by the noted firm of Warren, Knight & Davis and David O. Whilldin and an outside consultant. It adjoins Robert E. Lee Elementary School.
The principal is Allen Lewis. West End's athletic teams are known as the Lions. The school's yearbook is entitled the Resume.
In 2001 then-superintendent Johnny E. Brown proposed merging West End High School and Wenonah High School into a new high school in Oxmoor Valley. The Board of Education approved the name 'Martin Luther King, Jr High School" for the new building, but the consolidation plan was successfully opposed by community groups who feared that vacating the old buildings would damage their neighborhoods.
Part of the school was damaged by a fire which broke out in the basement on January 24, 2003. It was suspected that the fire was intentionally set.
In the latest school consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent Barbara Allen and approved by the Board, West End High would close during the summer of 2008 with students transferring to Wenonah, Parker and Jackson-Olin High Schools. [1]
Notable alumni
- Kathy Kemp, Birmingham News columnist
References
- Ruisi, Anne (May 2001) "Neighborhood leaders remain opposed to plans to close school." Birmingham News
- Crowder, Carla (September 2001) "Big, new West End School opposed." Birmingham News
- Kemp, Kathy (April 6, 2008) "Web helps West End High live on." Birmingham News
External links
- West End High School at birmingham.schoolinsites.com
- West End Online 1959-63 alumni website