Calera Middle School

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Calera Middle School is a junior high school serving grades 6-8 in the Shelby County Schools system located at 8454 U. S. Highway 31 in Calera. The principal is Brent Copes. Prior to 2008, the building was Calera Middle High School, a combined junior high school and high school serving grades 6-12.

Calera's colors are blue and white and its athletic teams, called the Eagles, compete in the AHSAA Class 3-A, Region 3.

The first high school in Calera was organized by the community in 1885, but did not survive. Shelby County built the first public school for grades 1-12 in 1927. A new high school building was completed in 1977 on the same site, serving grades 6-12. The school was renovated and expanded in 1999.

A new 170,000 square-foot two-story high school building was completed in the summer of 2008 for grades 9-12. It was designed by Lathan Associates and constructed by McCrory Building Company.

Principals

  • Ken Mobley (?–2008), last principal of the combined middle/high school
  • Brent Copes (2008–present), first principal of the split middle school

References

  • Cooper, Lauren B. (June 10, 2008) "McCrory Building Co. completes construction of Calera High School." Birmingham Business Journal

External link

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