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[[Image:Hewitt Trussville Jr High School.jpg|right|thumb|150px|HTJH, on July 28, 2006]] | [[Image:Hewitt Trussville Jr High School.jpg|right|thumb|150px|HTJH, on July 28, 2006]] | ||
'''Hewitt-Trussville Junior High''' was a 500-student junior high in the [[Jefferson County School System]] that fed into [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]]. HTJH occupied four buildings adjacent to the [[Cahaba Village]] at 601 [[Parkway Drive Trussville|Parkway Drive]] in [[Trussville]]. The school carried both eighth and ninth grades. | '''Hewitt-Trussville Junior High''' was a 500-student junior high in the [[Jefferson County School System]] that fed into [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]]. Originally constructed in [[1964]], HTJH occupied four buildings adjacent to the [[Cahaba Village]] at 601 [[Parkway Drive Trussville|Parkway Drive]] in [[Trussville]]. A classroom annex was later constructed in [[1987]] adjacent to the original structure. The school carried both eighth and ninth grades. | ||
Due to its close proximity to the [[Cahaba River]], in | Due to its close proximity to the [[Cahaba River]], in [[1998]] a sinkhole began to form at the western end of the school. Its formation resulted in the initial demolition of the schools library and cafeteria in [[1999]]. A temporary library and cafeteria were placed in a pair of portable classrooms located in the main driveway. | ||
By fall [[ | By fall [[2002]] the school was no longer in use as the ninth grade was moved to [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]] and the eighth grade was moved to [[Hewitt-Trussville Middle School]]. In [[2005]] all but the rear annex and gymnasium were demolished by [[Tomlin Excavating & Demolition]] of [[Tarrant]]. | ||
Due to its closure in [[ | Currently the remaining structure is used as classrooms for the [[Trussville Police Department]]. Additionally, the baseball stadium on the eastern end of the grounds is also still in use. | ||
Due to its closure in [[2002]] this was never a part of the [[Trussville School System]] founded in [[2005]]. | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* Yount, Kathleen. (Winter 2002, Volume 22, Number 1) "On Shaky Ground: Alabama's Sinkhole Heritage" ''UAB Magazine'' [http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=48199]. | * Yount, Kathleen. (Winter 2002, Volume 22, Number 1) "On Shaky Ground: Alabama's Sinkhole Heritage" ''UAB Magazine'' [http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=48199]. | ||
* Debro, Anita (April 20, 2005) "Junior high school coming down; parking lot planned". ''Birmingham News''. | |||
[[Category:Trussville schools]] | [[Category:Trussville schools]] | ||
[[Category:Jefferson County schools]] | [[Category:Jefferson County schools]] | ||
[[Category:Former junior high schools]] | [[Category:Former junior high schools]] | ||
[[Category:1964 buildings]] | |||
Revision as of 14:02, 12 October 2006
Hewitt-Trussville Junior High was a 500-student junior high in the Jefferson County School System that fed into Hewitt-Trussville High School. Originally constructed in 1964, HTJH occupied four buildings adjacent to the Cahaba Village at 601 Parkway Drive in Trussville. A classroom annex was later constructed in 1987 adjacent to the original structure. The school carried both eighth and ninth grades.
Due to its close proximity to the Cahaba River, in 1998 a sinkhole began to form at the western end of the school. Its formation resulted in the initial demolition of the schools library and cafeteria in 1999. A temporary library and cafeteria were placed in a pair of portable classrooms located in the main driveway.
By fall 2002 the school was no longer in use as the ninth grade was moved to Hewitt-Trussville High School and the eighth grade was moved to Hewitt-Trussville Middle School. In 2005 all but the rear annex and gymnasium were demolished by Tomlin Excavating & Demolition of Tarrant.
Currently the remaining structure is used as classrooms for the Trussville Police Department. Additionally, the baseball stadium on the eastern end of the grounds is also still in use.
Due to its closure in 2002 this was never a part of the Trussville School System founded in 2005.
Reference
- Yount, Kathleen. (Winter 2002, Volume 22, Number 1) "On Shaky Ground: Alabama's Sinkhole Heritage" UAB Magazine [1].
- Debro, Anita (April 20, 2005) "Junior high school coming down; parking lot planned". Birmingham News.