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'''Jones Valley Middle School''' (formerly '''Jones Valley K-8 School''') is a middle school in the former [[Jones Valley High School]] in [[Powderly]]. The [[Birmingham Board of Education]] first converted it into a middle school in [[1988]], but it later expanded into a K-8 school. | '''Jones Valley Middle School''' (formerly '''Jones Valley K-8 School''') is a middle school in the former [[Jones Valley High School]] in [[Powderly]]. The [[Birmingham Board of Education]] first converted it into a middle school in [[1988]], but it later expanded into a K-8 school. | ||
The existing [[1963]] building was demolished and a new school building constructed on the same site in [[2011]]. At the time, a Board committee recommended naming the new school for Judge [[Oscar Adams]], but residents preferred to keep the existing name. | The existing [[1963]] building was demolished and a new school building, designed by [[Fuller Thompson Olds Architects]], was constructed on the same site in [[2011]]. At the time, a Board committee recommended naming the new school for Judge [[Oscar Adams]], but residents preferred to keep the existing name. | ||
In [[2011]] the Board consolidated students from [[A. G. Gaston K-8 School]] and [[Wenonah K-8 School]] to Jones Valley. | In [[2011]] the Board consolidated students from [[A. G. Gaston K-8 School]] and [[Wenonah K-8 School]] to Jones Valley. | ||
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Revision as of 10:38, 16 May 2013
| Jones Valley Middle School | |
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Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 1988–present |
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| Location | 2000 31st Street Southwest, (map) Powderly |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Principal | Willie Goldsmith |
| Enrollment | 849 (2011) |
| Colors | black and gold |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Website | bcs.schoolwires.net/jonesvalley |
Jones Valley Middle School (formerly Jones Valley K-8 School) is a middle school in the former Jones Valley High School in Powderly. The Birmingham Board of Education first converted it into a middle school in 1988, but it later expanded into a K-8 school.
The existing 1963 building was demolished and a new school building, designed by Fuller Thompson Olds Architects, was constructed on the same site in 2011. At the time, a Board committee recommended naming the new school for Judge Oscar Adams, but residents preferred to keep the existing name.
In 2011 the Board consolidated students from A. G. Gaston K-8 School and Wenonah K-8 School to Jones Valley.
In 2013 the Board voted to move Jones Valley's elementary grades to the new Oxmoor Valley Elementary School.
Principals
- Anthony McGraw
- Willie Goldsmith, current
References
- Leech, Marie (April 26, 2011) "Birmingham school board names four of five new schools after communities." The Birmingham News
- Underwood, Madison (May 16, 2013) "Birmingham BOE votes to change Jones Valley K-8 to a middle school ." The Birmingham News
External links
- Jones Valley Middle School at bcs.schoolwires.net