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'''Theo R. Wright Elementary School''' was a magnet elementary school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system located at 1212 [[Cheyenne Boulevard]] in the [[Venetia Heights]] subdivision, now part of the [[Bridlewood]] neighborhood of [[East Pinson Valley]]. | '''Theo R. Wright Elementary School''' was a magnet elementary school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system located at 1212 [[Cheyenne Boulevard]] in the [[Venetia Heights]] subdivision, now part of the [[Bridlewood]] neighborhood of [[East Pinson Valley]]. | ||
Plans for the $500,000 school were approved in August [[1968]]. The plans for the one-story brick-veneered building were drawn by [[Poole, Pardue, Morrison & Dean]] architects. Their design provided large open classroom areas for "team teaching". The school was later named for | Plans for the $500,000 school were approved in August [[1968]]. The plans for the one-story brick-veneered building were drawn by [[Poole, Pardue, Morrison & Dean]] architects. Their design provided large open classroom areas for "team teaching". The school was later named for [[Birmingham City Schools#Superintendents|Superintendent of Schools]] [[Theo R. Wright]]. Its mascot was the Warriors. | ||
In [[2008]] the school was placed on the Honor Roll for the National Center for Urban School Transformation. | In [[2008]] the school was placed on the Honor Roll for the National Center for Urban School Transformation. | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 14 December 2017
| T. R. Wright Elementary School | |
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Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 1969–2009 |
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| Location | 1212 Cheyenne Boulevard, (map) Bridlewood |
| Grades | K-5 |
| Principal | Susan Chalmers |
| Enrollment | 296 (2008) |
| Colors | |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Website | trwrightelementary.org |
Theo R. Wright Elementary School was a magnet elementary school in the Birmingham City Schools system located at 1212 Cheyenne Boulevard in the Venetia Heights subdivision, now part of the Bridlewood neighborhood of East Pinson Valley.
Plans for the $500,000 school were approved in August 1968. The plans for the one-story brick-veneered building were drawn by Poole, Pardue, Morrison & Dean architects. Their design provided large open classroom areas for "team teaching". The school was later named for Superintendent of Schools Theo R. Wright. Its mascot was the Warriors.
In 2008 the school was placed on the Honor Roll for the National Center for Urban School Transformation.
The school was demolished in 2009, with students reporting to the newly-opened Huffman Academy.
Principals
- Sarah McElroy, -2008
- Susan Chalmers, 2008-