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{{Infobox Bham School | {{Infobox Bham School | ||
|name =Norwood Elementary School | |name =Norwood Elementary School | ||
|image =[[Image:Norwood School.jpg| | |image =[[Image:Norwood School.jpg|375px]] | ||
|established =1925 | |established =1925 | ||
|closed = | |closed =- | ||
|district =4 | |district =4 | ||
|cluster =IV | |cluster =IV | ||
|grades =1-5 | |grades =1-5 | ||
|principal =Errol Watts | |principal =Errol Watts | ||
|enrollment = | |enrollment =275 | ||
|enroll-year = | |enroll-year =2016 | ||
|colors = | |colors =Green & black | ||
|mascot = | |mascot =Tigers | ||
|address =3136 [[Norwood Boulevard]] | |address =3136 [[Norwood Boulevard]] | ||
|map =({{Locate_address_inline | address = 3136+Norwood+Blvd | zoom=17 | type=h }}) | |map =({{Locate_address_inline | address = 3136+Norwood+Blvd | zoom=17 | type=h }}) | ||
|neighborhood | |neighborhood =Norwood | ||
|website =[http:// | |website =[http://bcs.schoolwires.net/Domain/47 bcs.schoolwires.net | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Norwood Elementary School''' is an elementary school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system located at 3136 [[Norwood Boulevard | '''Norwood Elementary School''' is an elementary school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system located at 3136 [[Norwood Boulevard]]. | ||
The school is named for the residential subdivision of [[Norwood]] that was developed in [[1912]] by the [[Birmingham Realty Company]]. The school building was constructed between [[1923]] and [[1925]] to designs by the noted Birmingham firm of [[Warren Knight & Davis]]. An addition was completed in [[1928]]. | The school is named for the residential subdivision of [[Norwood]] that was developed in [[1912]] by the [[Birmingham Realty Company]]. The school building was constructed between [[1923]] and [[1925]] to designs by the noted Birmingham firm of [[Warren Knight & Davis]]. An addition was completed in [[1928]]. | ||
Under | Under a consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent [[Barbara Allen]] and approved by the Board in [[2008]], Norwood Elementary would have been expanded into a K-8 school. Instead the school was closed in [[2013]] with students moving to [[Lewis Elementary School]]. After much public pressure, the former school building was rehabilitated and re-opened as a replacement for [[Lewis Elementary School]] in [[2016]]. | ||
==Principals== | ==Principals== | ||
* | * [[F. H. Chappelle]], 1923-1927 | ||
* [[ | * [[E. B. Calhoun]], 1927- | ||
* [[Errol Watts]], -2013 | |||
* [[Jesse Daniel]], 2016- | |||
==Notable alumni== | ==Notable alumni== | ||
* [[Sena Jeter Naslund]] | * [[Sena Jeter Naslund]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham schools]] | [[Category:Birmingham schools]] | ||
[[Category:Elementary schools]] | |||
[[Category:Norwood Boulevard]] | [[Category:Norwood Boulevard]] | ||
[[Category:1925 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:1925 buildings]] | [[Category:1925 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Warren Knight & Davis buildings]] | [[Category:Warren Knight & Davis buildings]] | ||
[[Category:2013 disestablishments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:01, 5 November 2020
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Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 1925–- |
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| Location | 3136 Norwood Boulevard, (map) Norwood |
| Grades | 1-5 |
| Principal | Errol Watts |
| Enrollment | 275 (2016) |
| Colors | Green & black |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Website | [http://bcs.schoolwires.net/Domain/47 bcs.schoolwires.net |
Norwood Elementary School is an elementary school in the Birmingham City Schools system located at 3136 Norwood Boulevard.
The school is named for the residential subdivision of Norwood that was developed in 1912 by the Birmingham Realty Company. The school building was constructed between 1923 and 1925 to designs by the noted Birmingham firm of Warren Knight & Davis. An addition was completed in 1928.
Under a consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent Barbara Allen and approved by the Board in 2008, Norwood Elementary would have been expanded into a K-8 school. Instead the school was closed in 2013 with students moving to Lewis Elementary School. After much public pressure, the former school building was rehabilitated and re-opened as a replacement for Lewis Elementary School in 2016.
Principals
- F. H. Chappelle, 1923-1927
- E. B. Calhoun, 1927-
- Errol Watts, -2013
- Jesse Daniel, 2016-