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{{Infobox | {{Infobox former school | ||
|name | |name = Wenonah Elementary School | ||
|image | |image = [[File:Wenonah Elementary School.jpg|275px]] | ||
| | |years = [[1947]]–[[2011]] | ||
| | |grades = K-6 | ||
|address | |colors = yellow, white & navy blue | ||
|map | |mascot = Baby Dragons | ||
|address = 3008 [[Wilson Road Southwest]] | |||
|district | |city = Birmingham | ||
| | |map = ({{Locate_address_inline | address=3008+Wilson+Road+SW | zoom=17 | type=h}}) | ||
|district = [[Jefferson County Schools|Jefferson County]] (1946-1974)<br>[[Birmingham City Schools|Birmingham]] (1974-2011) | |||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Wenonah Elementary School''' was an elementary school | '''Wenonah Elementary School''' was an elementary school located at 3008 [[Wilson Road Southwest]] near [[Lawson State Community College]] in the [[Wenonah]] neighborhood. | ||
After the company-owned [[Wenonah School]] was destroyed by fire in [[1944]], the Tennessee Coal & Iron (TCI) Company donated a 16-acre parcel of land to [[Jefferson County]] to construct a new elementary and high school. Construction began in late 1946. | After the company-owned [[Wenonah School]] was destroyed by fire in [[1944]], the Tennessee Coal & Iron (TCI) Company donated a 16-acre parcel of land to [[Jefferson County]] to construct a new elementary and high school. Construction began in late 1946. | ||
In the fall of 1947, students in grades | In the fall of 1947, students in grades 8–12 from [[Galilee Baptist Church|Galilee]], [[Mt Olive Baptist Church|Mt Olive]] and [[Bryant Chapel Baptist Church]]es and [[Riley Elementary School]] began classes in the downstairs classrooms of the new Wenonah Elementary School while construction was being completed upstairs and on the high school. | ||
In January [[1948]], the 9th - 12th grade students at the elementary school, and surrounding Jefferson County moved to the new high school. Grades 1 - 8 from more surrounding schools and churches were moved to the newly completed elementary school. | In January [[1948]], the 9th - 12th grade students at the elementary school, and surrounding Jefferson County moved to the new high school. Grades 1 - 8 from more surrounding schools and churches were moved to the newly completed elementary school. | ||
In [[1973]], [[Wenonah Elementary School]] was annexed into the city of Birmingham. Administration of Wenonah was taken over by the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] from the [[Jefferson County School System]]. | In [[1973]], [[Wenonah Elementary School]] was annexed into the city of Birmingham. Administration of Wenonah was taken over by the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] from the [[Jefferson County School System]] in December [[1974]]. In [[1979]] the school housed 900 students. | ||
Under a school consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent [[Barbara Allen]] and approved by the Board, Wenonah Elementary closed in the Summer of 2011 with students transferring to [[Jones Valley K-8 School|Jones Valley]] and [[Oxmoor Valley K-8 School]]s. [http://blog.al.com/bn/2008/02/the_list.html] The last principal was [[Barbara Young Huntley, Wenonah High School, Class of 1961]]. | Under a school consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent [[Barbara Allen]] and approved by the Board, Wenonah Elementary closed in the Summer of 2011 with students transferring to [[Jones Valley K-8 School|Jones Valley]] and [[Oxmoor Valley K-8 School]]s. [http://blog.al.com/bn/2008/02/the_list.html]. The last principal was [[Barbara Young Huntley]]. <!-- Barbara Young Huntley, Wenonah High School, Class of 1961 --> | ||
In May [[2012]], the Wenonah Elementary School property was sold to [[Lawson State Community College]] for $500,000. On October 14, 2015, ground was broken for a new [[Student Success Center]] on the site of the [[Wenonah Elementary School]]. <!--MOVE TO NEW ARTICLE: Scheduled to open in 2017, the nearly 63,000 square foot building is designed to consolidate and facilitate the administrative functions within the student services area. This will allow the college to have a one-stop student services center to include tutoring, supplemental instruction, counseling, advising, academic coaching, the Freshman Academy and the SPACE or retention center. It will also include enrollment management functions for admissions, the registrar's office, student financial services, testing, assessment, career and food services.--> | |||
==Principals== | |||
* [[Robert Biddings]], 1947- | |||
* [[John Jackson]] | |||
* [[Alfred Cottrell]] | |||
* [[Herman Williams]] | |||
* [[Barbara Huntley]], 2001-2011 | |||
== | ==References== | ||
* | * "[http://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/12621 Jeffco board turns over deed to Wenonah schools to city]" (December 20, 1974) {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | ||
[[Category:Former elementary schools]] | [[Category:Former elementary schools]] | ||
[[Category:Former Birmingham schools]] | |||
[[Category:Wilson Road Southwest]] | [[Category:Wilson Road Southwest]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1947 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:1947 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:2011 disestablishments]] | |||
[[Category:2012 demolitions]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:40, 22 September 2020
| Wenonah Elementary School | |
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| Active | 1947–2011 |
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| School type | Public |
| District | Jefferson County (1946-1974) Birmingham (1974-2011) |
| Grades | K-6 |
| Colors | yellow, white & navy blue |
| Mascot | Baby Dragons |
| Location | 3008 Wilson Road Southwest, (map) Birmingham |
Wenonah Elementary School was an elementary school located at 3008 Wilson Road Southwest near Lawson State Community College in the Wenonah neighborhood.
After the company-owned Wenonah School was destroyed by fire in 1944, the Tennessee Coal & Iron (TCI) Company donated a 16-acre parcel of land to Jefferson County to construct a new elementary and high school. Construction began in late 1946.
In the fall of 1947, students in grades 8–12 from Galilee, Mt Olive and Bryant Chapel Baptist Churches and Riley Elementary School began classes in the downstairs classrooms of the new Wenonah Elementary School while construction was being completed upstairs and on the high school.
In January 1948, the 9th - 12th grade students at the elementary school, and surrounding Jefferson County moved to the new high school. Grades 1 - 8 from more surrounding schools and churches were moved to the newly completed elementary school.
In 1973, Wenonah Elementary School was annexed into the city of Birmingham. Administration of Wenonah was taken over by the Birmingham Board of Education from the Jefferson County School System in December 1974. In 1979 the school housed 900 students.
Under a school consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent Barbara Allen and approved by the Board, Wenonah Elementary closed in the Summer of 2011 with students transferring to Jones Valley and Oxmoor Valley K-8 Schools. [1]. The last principal was Barbara Young Huntley.
In May 2012, the Wenonah Elementary School property was sold to Lawson State Community College for $500,000. On October 14, 2015, ground was broken for a new Student Success Center on the site of the Wenonah Elementary School.
Principals
- Robert Biddings, 1947-
- John Jackson
- Alfred Cottrell
- Herman Williams
- Barbara Huntley, 2001-2011
References
- "Jeffco board turns over deed to Wenonah schools to city" (December 20, 1974) The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections