The school was established in September 1960 in Avondale, in the eastern section of Birmingham. It is named for Dr. Carol William Hayes, the city's former "Director of Negro Schools".
The school added a twelfth grade in 1961, and the first seniors graduated in May 1962. Hayes remained an all-black high school until it was desegregated in 1970.
Carol W. Hayes High School graduated senior classes from 1962 to 1989, when it was converted into a middle school. In 2003 it reverted to a high school, and graduated its first class in sixteen years in 2005. Declining enrollment in the school system, however, led the board to close Hayes.[1]
Demolition of the school building was completed in March 2009.
^Leech, Marie (February 24, 2008) "Birmingham's Hayes High is in midst of a turnaround but Progress may have come too late to save the school." Birmingham News
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May 04, 2023
hayes, high, school, birmingham, alabama, carol, hayes, high, school, public, high, school, birmingham, alabama, closed, after, 2007, school, year, carol, hayes, high, schoollocationbirmingham, alabamacoordinates33, coordinates, 772informationtypepublicestabli. Carol W Hayes High School was a public 9 12 high school in Birmingham Alabama It was closed after the 2007 08 school year Carol W Hayes High SchoolLocationBirmingham AlabamaCoordinates33 31 55 N 86 46 19 W 33 532 N 86 772 W 33 532 86 772 Coordinates 33 31 55 N 86 46 19 W 33 532 N 86 772 W 33 532 86 772InformationTypePublicEstablished1960Closed2008PrincipalAnthony GardnerColor s Orange and Navy BlueNicknamePacesetters Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe school was established in September 1960 in Avondale in the eastern section of Birmingham It is named for Dr Carol William Hayes the city s former Director of Negro Schools The school added a twelfth grade in 1961 and the first seniors graduated in May 1962 Hayes remained an all black high school until it was desegregated in 1970 Carol W Hayes High School graduated senior classes from 1962 to 1989 when it was converted into a middle school In 2003 it reverted to a high school and graduated its first class in sixteen years in 2005 Declining enrollment in the school system however led the board to close Hayes 1 Demolition of the school building was completed in March 2009 Notable alumni EditBuck Johnson Former NBA StarReferences Edit Leech Marie February 24 2008 Birmingham s Hayes High is in midst of a turnaround but Progress may have come too late to save the school Birmingham NewsExternal links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hayes High School Birmingham Alabama amp oldid 1118561282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
