Blairтащs юааblackюаб юааhistoryюаб юааmomentюаб юааalumniюаб юааworkюаб юааto Saveюаб юааsumnerюаб The alumni want to preserve the history of the first black school west of the mississippi river. aside from a long list of notable alumni like arthur robert ashe jr., tina turner, chuck berry. Blair’s black history moment: alumni work to save sumner high schoolst. louis news: fox 2 covers news, weather, and sports in missouri and illinois. read mor.
Sumner High School Alumni Association Aka 1875 There is much passion pushing the efforts to save sumner high school. “it is an institution that is historic. we were told when we walked in the door by our principal, we were a family, we were. In a special report called ‘saving sumner’ the school was going to be shut down back in 2021, but alumni and supporters fought and came up with a three year recovery plan focusing on arts and. Back then, sumner high school was an educational jewel, anchoring a thriving middle class black neighborhood. but sumner's status as the first black high school established west of the mississippi won't protect it from closure if academics and student behavior don't improve soon. that's prompted some alarmed alumni to try to save the school. In its beginning, sumner functioned as a combined grade school and high school. after all, only 76 of its 411 original students were prepared for high school work. the teachers and the principal all were white until 1877. at that time a special effort was made to recruit black teachers from eastern colleges, because of the protest from black.
Sumner High School Alumni Fight For Its Future Living St Louis Back then, sumner high school was an educational jewel, anchoring a thriving middle class black neighborhood. but sumner's status as the first black high school established west of the mississippi won't protect it from closure if academics and student behavior don't improve soon. that's prompted some alarmed alumni to try to save the school. In its beginning, sumner functioned as a combined grade school and high school. after all, only 76 of its 411 original students were prepared for high school work. the teachers and the principal all were white until 1877. at that time a special effort was made to recruit black teachers from eastern colleges, because of the protest from black. The school opened in 1875 as the first high school in st. louis, and the western u.s., to give diplomas to black students. its famous alumni include rockers such as tina turner and chuck berry. Sumner was the only black public high school in st. louis city until the opening of vashon high school in 1927. [9] famous instructors included herman dreer, [10] edward bouchet [11] and charles h. turner. other later black high schools in st. louis county were douglass high school (opened in 1925) and kinloch high school (1936). [12].
Alumni Rally To Save Sumner High School St Louis Public Radio The school opened in 1875 as the first high school in st. louis, and the western u.s., to give diplomas to black students. its famous alumni include rockers such as tina turner and chuck berry. Sumner was the only black public high school in st. louis city until the opening of vashon high school in 1927. [9] famous instructors included herman dreer, [10] edward bouchet [11] and charles h. turner. other later black high schools in st. louis county were douglass high school (opened in 1925) and kinloch high school (1936). [12].
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