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'''West End High School''' | '''West End High School''' was 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]] with [[David O. Whilldin]] and an outside consultant. It adjoined [[Robert E. Lee Elementary School]]. | ||
[[Image:West End HS construction.png|right|thumb|225px|Construction of West End High School, c. 1929. Courtesy Birmingham Public Library]] | [[Image:West End HS construction.png|right|thumb|225px|Construction of West End High School, c. 1929. Courtesy Birmingham Public Library]] | ||
West End's athletic teams were known as the Lions. The school's yearbook was entitled the ''Resume''. | |||
On [[June 27]], [[1982]] West End alumnus and astronaut [[Henry Hartsfield Jr]] carried a West End banner into orbit aboard the space shuttle ''Columbia''. | |||
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. | 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. | ||
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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. | ||
Under a [[2008]] school consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent [[Barbara Allen]] and approved by the Board, West End High would closed after that academic year with students transferring to [[Wenonah High School|Wenonah]], [[Parker High School|Parker]] and [[Jackson-Olin High School]]s. [http://blog.al.com/bn/2008/02/the_list.html] | |||
==Principals== | |||
* [[Allen Lewis]] (-[[2008]]) | |||
==Notable alumni== | ==Notable alumni== | ||
* [[Kathy Kemp]], ''[[Birmingham News]]'' columnist | * [[Kathy Kemp]], ''[[Birmingham News]]'' columnist | ||
* [[Henry Hartsfield Jr]], astronaut | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* Crowder, Carla (September 2001) "Big, new West End School opposed." ''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'' | * Kemp, Kathy (April 6, 2008) "Web helps West End High live on." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* Ruisi, Anne (May 18, 2008) "Birmingham's West End High School gets set to close its doors." ''Birmingham News'' | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:1930 buildings]] | [[Category:1930 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Warren Knight & Davis buildings]] | [[Category:Warren Knight & Davis buildings]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Former high schools]] | ||
Revision as of 10:52, 18 May 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 was 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 with David O. Whilldin and an outside consultant. It adjoined Robert E. Lee Elementary School.
West End's athletic teams were known as the Lions. The school's yearbook was entitled the Resume.
On June 27, 1982 West End alumnus and astronaut Henry Hartsfield Jr carried a West End banner into orbit aboard the space shuttle Columbia.
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.
Under a 2008 school consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent Barbara Allen and approved by the Board, West End High would closed after that academic year with students transferring to Wenonah, Parker and Jackson-Olin High Schools. [1]
Principals
- Allen Lewis (-2008)
Notable alumni
- Kathy Kemp, Birmingham News columnist
- Henry Hartsfield Jr, astronaut
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
- Ruisi, Anne (May 18, 2008) "Birmingham's West End High School gets set to close its doors." Birmingham News
External links
- West End High School at birmingham.schoolinsites.com
- West End Online 1959-63 alumni website