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'''Anna Dupuy Elementary School''' (originally '''North Woodlawn Elementary School'', now the '''Dupuy Administrative Building''') is a former [[Birmingham City Schools]] elementary school at 4500 [[14th Avenue North]] in the [[Kingston]] neighborhood. | |||
The 12-room school serving 400 students in grades 1-6 was constructed with $176,568 from the [[1953 Birmingham bond issue]]. | The 12-room school serving 400 students in grades 1-6 was constructed in [[1956]] with $176,568 from the [[1953 Birmingham bond issue]]. Superintendent of schools [[L. Frazier Banks]] chose [[Anna Dupuy]], a past-president of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] as the namesake for the' under construction. | ||
New sidewalks and bikeways were built in front of the school from [[45th Street North|45th Street]] to [[46th Street North|46th Street]] in [[1979]]. | New sidewalks and bikeways were built in front of the school from [[45th Street North|45th Street]] to [[46th Street North|46th Street]] in [[1979]]. | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 19 December 2017
'Anna Dupuy Elementary School (originally North Woodlawn Elementary School, now the Dupuy Administrative Building) is a former Birmingham City Schools elementary school at 4500 14th Avenue North in the Kingston neighborhood.
The 12-room school serving 400 students in grades 1-6 was constructed in 1956 with $176,568 from the 1953 Birmingham bond issue. Superintendent of schools L. Frazier Banks chose Anna Dupuy, a past-president of the Birmingham Board of Education as the namesake for the' under construction.
New sidewalks and bikeways were built in front of the school from 45th Street to 46th Street in 1979.
In December 1995 Dupuy's principal Samuetta H. Drew was honored by a resolution entered into the Congressional Record by Earl Hilliard, recognizing the school's implementation of the "ABC's of Etiquette Training Program".
The school was repurposed as the Dupuy Alternative School with enrollment in grades K-8 dropping into the 50s. The school's test scores placed it in the "priority" status before it was closed and converted into a satellite administrative office for Birmingham City Schools.
References
- Samuel, Sally (October __, 1956) "Mrs. Dupuy, woman of good works, acknowledges honor." The Birmingham News
- "Blight in Kingston gets attention." (August 31, 1979) The Birmingham News