Bush K-8 School: Difference between revisions

From Bhamwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 2: Line 2:
|name          =Bush Middle School
|name          =Bush Middle School
|image          =
|image          =
|established    =1923
|established    =1901
|closed          =present
|closed          =present
|address  =1112  [[25th Street Ensley]]
|address  =1112  [[25th Street Ensley]]
Line 20: Line 20:
'''Ernest F. Bush Elementary School''' is a middle school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system located at 1112 [[25th Street Ensley]] in [[Ensley]]. The principal is [[Vanessa Byrd]], who succeeded [[Ethel Knight]] in [[2008]].
'''Ernest F. Bush Elementary School''' is a middle school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system located at 1112 [[25th Street Ensley]] in [[Ensley]]. The principal is [[Vanessa Byrd]], who succeeded [[Ethel Knight]] in [[2008]].


==Ensley School==
Bush Middle School is the successor to the '''Ensley School''' which was founded at the corner of [[Avenue G Ensley|Avenue G]] and [[23rd Street Ensley|23rd Street]] by the city of Ensley in [[1901]]. By [[1903]] it was renamed for [[Ernest Bush|Ernest Forrest Bush]], the first superintendent of schools for Ensley.
Bush Middle School is the successor to the '''Ensley School''' which was founded at the corner of [[Avenue G Ensley|Avenue G]] and [[23rd Street Ensley|23rd Street]] by the city of Ensley in [[1901]]. It was financed under the provisions of the newly-ratified [[Alabama Constitution of 1901]]. A $7,000 loan for school construction was repaid from a special tax on saloons. By [[1903]] it was renamed for [[Ernest Bush|Ernest Forrest Bush]], the first superintendent of schools for Ensley.


The cornerstone of the new building, named for Ensley school superintendent [[Ernest Bush]], was laid on [[August 14]], [[1901]] and construction was completed in October of that same year. The two-story brick schoolhouse was designed for 600 pupils. It featured a hipped roof with towers marking the inside corners where the wings joined the central building. Tall arched windows punctuated the thick walls at regular intervals. One thing the school lacked was a lunchroom. Students brought their own lunches and ate in the classrooms or outdoors. The opening of a candy shop across the street provided an opportunity to supplement their lunches with sweets.
==Birmingham==
Ensley School became part of the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system in [[1910]] when Ensley was annexed as part of the [[Greater Birmingham]] consolidation. The high school grades were transferred to the new [[Ensley High School]] the same year. The new school replaced the older Ensley School completely after the [[1928]] school year.
Ensley School became part of the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system in [[1910]] when Ensley was annexed as part of the [[Greater Birmingham]] consolidation. The high school grades were transferred to the new [[Ensley High School]] the same year. The new school replaced the older Ensley School completely after the [[1928]] school year.


Line 31: Line 27:


In [[2009]] plans were made for $7 million in renovations to [[Councill Elementary School|Councill Elementary]], but interim superintendent [[Barbara Allen]] suggested joining the student body with that of Bush Middle School in a new K-8 school.
In [[2009]] plans were made for $7 million in renovations to [[Councill Elementary School|Councill Elementary]], but interim superintendent [[Barbara Allen]] suggested joining the student body with that of Bush Middle School in a new K-8 school.
In [[2013]], under the terms of the [[Alabama Accountability Act]], Bush Middle School was deemed a "failing school", permitting parents to claim tax credits to transfer students to another school.


==Principals==
==Principals==
* [[A. A. Lyons]], [[1901]]
* [[W. H. Bowen]], [[1903]]
* Wampler, [[1916]]
* Wampler, [[1916]]
* Bonham
* Bonham
Line 42: Line 38:


==References==
==References==
* ''Ensley City Directory'' (1903) Birmingham: Ensley Directory Company/Roberts & Son, Printers
* {{Prince-1982}}
* {{Prince-1982}}
* Gray, Jeremy (February 23, 2010) "Councill, Bush merger opponents voice concerns." ''Birmingham News''
* Gray, Jeremy (February 23, 2010) "Councill, Bush merger opponents voice concerns." '{{BN}}
* Chandler, Kim (June 18, 2013) "Alabama Accountability Act: 78 schools listed as failing/ Current private school students not eligible for tax credits." {{BN}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://birmingham.schoolinsites.com/Default.asp?L=0&LMID=&PN=Schools2&DivisionID=&DepartmentID=&SubDepartmentID=&SubP=School&SchoolID=497 Ernest F. Bush Elementary School] at birmingham.schoolinsites.com
* [http://birmingham.schoolinsites.com/Default.asp?L=0&LMID=&PN=Schools2&DivisionID=&DepartmentID=&SubDepartmentID=&SubP=School&SchoolID=497 Ernest F. Bush Elementary School] at birmingham.schoolinsites.com


[[Category:Ensley schools]]
[[Category:1901 establishments]]
[[Category:1901 buildings]]
[[Category:Avenue G Ensley]]
[[Category:23rd Street Ensley]]
[[Category:Birmingham schools]]
[[Category:Birmingham schools]]
[[Category:25th Street Ensley]]
[[Category:25th Street Ensley]]
[[Category:Avenue K Ensley]]
[[Category:Avenue K Ensley]]
[[Category:1923 buildings]]
[[Category:1923 buildings]]
[[Category:1923 establishments]]
[[Category:David O. Whilldin buildings]]
[[Category:David O. Whilldin buildings]]

Revision as of 11:49, 18 June 2013

Bush Middle School
BCS small logo.png Birmingham City Schools
Years 1901–present
Location 1112 25th Street Ensley, (map)
Ensley
Grades 6-8
Principal Vanessa Byrd
Enrollment 478 (2008)
Colors
Mascot
Website birmingham.schoolinsites.com

Ernest F. Bush Elementary School is a middle school in the Birmingham City Schools system located at 1112 25th Street Ensley in Ensley. The principal is Vanessa Byrd, who succeeded Ethel Knight in 2008.

Bush Middle School is the successor to the Ensley School which was founded at the corner of Avenue G and 23rd Street by the city of Ensley in 1901. By 1903 it was renamed for Ernest Forrest Bush, the first superintendent of schools for Ensley.

Ensley School became part of the Birmingham City Schools system in 1910 when Ensley was annexed as part of the Greater Birmingham consolidation. The high school grades were transferred to the new Ensley High School the same year. The new school replaced the older Ensley School completely after the 1928 school year.

The present building was built in 1923 adjacent to Ensley High School and was designed by the same architect, David O. Whilldin. Additions to the school were completed in 1928, 1952, 1957 and in the 1990s.

In 2009 plans were made for $7 million in renovations to Councill Elementary, but interim superintendent Barbara Allen suggested joining the student body with that of Bush Middle School in a new K-8 school.

In 2013, under the terms of the Alabama Accountability Act, Bush Middle School was deemed a "failing school", permitting parents to claim tax credits to transfer students to another school.

Principals

References

External links

Retrieved from "http://bhamwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Bush_K-8_School&oldid=94284"