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'''Hudson K-8 School''' is a K-8 school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system located at 3300 [[F. L. Shuttlesworth Drive]] in [[Collegeville]].
'''Bertram A. Hudson K-8 School''' is a K-8 school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system located at 3300 [[F. L. Shuttlesworth Drive]] in [[Collegeville]].


Under a school consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent [[Barbara Allen]] and approved by the Board, Hudson K-8 moved to a new building in the summer of [[2009]] with some students transferring in from [[Kirby Middle School]]. [http://blog.al.com/bn/2008/02/the_list.html]
Hudson School was first established in [[1908]] in a church on [[30th Avenue North]] and [[33rd Street North|33rd Street]]. The first permanent school building was built on the current site in [[1922]]. It was subsequently named for [[Bertram Hudson]], the first African American educator in [[Birmingham]].


The $14.5 million building was completed on the site of the former school in [[2009]]. That summer, just before the school opened its doors, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted soil tests on the site. Results from the test, publicized a year later, showed high levels of arsenic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the soil, possibly from a nearby [[Walter Energy|Walter Coke]] operation. The EPA oversaw a major project, funded by Walter Coke, to remove and replace contaminated topsoil on the school property and on 23 nearby residential lots.
Five additions were made to the original building in the early 1950s, and the school was formally accredited in [[1977]]. Under a school consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent [[Barbara Allen]] and approved by the Board, Hudson K-8 moved to a new $14.5 million building in the summer of [[2009]] with some students transferring in from [[Kirby Middle School]].
 
That summer, just before the school opened its doors, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted soil tests on the site. Results from the test, publicized a year later, showed high levels of arsenic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the soil, possibly from a nearby [[Walter Energy|Walter Coke]] operation. The EPA oversaw a major project, funded by Walter Coke, to remove and replace contaminated topsoil on the school property and on 23 nearby residential lots.
 
==Principals==
* [[Jesse Daniel]], -[[2013]]
* [[Fred Stewart]], [[2013]]-


==References==
==References==
* Bryant, Joseph D. (March 3, 2008) "Hudson School students discover history has real-life roots." ''Birmingham News''
* Bryant, Joseph D. (March 3, 2008) "Hudson School students discover history has real-life roots." {{BN}}
* Leech, Marie (July 3, 2011) "Toxic substances found in soil of almost-new Birmingham school." ''Birmingham News''
* Leech, Marie (July 3, 2011) "Toxic substances found in soil of almost-new Birmingham school." {{BN}}


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Revision as of 10:42, 25 June 2013

Hudson K-8 School
BCS small logo.png Birmingham City Schools
Years [[]]–present
Location 3300 F. L. Shuttlesworth Drive, (map)
Collegeville
Grades K-8
Principal Fred Stewart
Enrollment 800 (2011)
Colors red && black
Mascot Eagles
Website bcs.schoolwires.net

Bertram A. Hudson K-8 School is a K-8 school in the Birmingham City Schools system located at 3300 F. L. Shuttlesworth Drive in Collegeville.

Hudson School was first established in 1908 in a church on 30th Avenue North and 33rd Street. The first permanent school building was built on the current site in 1922. It was subsequently named for Bertram Hudson, the first African American educator in Birmingham.

Five additions were made to the original building in the early 1950s, and the school was formally accredited in 1977. Under a school consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent Barbara Allen and approved by the Board, Hudson K-8 moved to a new $14.5 million building in the summer of 2009 with some students transferring in from Kirby Middle School.

That summer, just before the school opened its doors, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted soil tests on the site. Results from the test, publicized a year later, showed high levels of arsenic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the soil, possibly from a nearby Walter Coke operation. The EPA oversaw a major project, funded by Walter Coke, to remove and replace contaminated topsoil on the school property and on 23 nearby residential lots.

Principals

References

  • Bryant, Joseph D. (March 3, 2008) "Hudson School students discover history has real-life roots." The Birmingham News
  • Leech, Marie (July 3, 2011) "Toxic substances found in soil of almost-new Birmingham school." The Birmingham News