Selma High School was formed in 1970 in response to court-ordered integration, merging the former white A.G. Parrish High School and the former black R.B. Hudson High School. The school was housed in the building of Parrish High, which was constructed in 1939. R.B. Hudson's building was converted to Westside Junior High School, was renamed Selma Middle CHAT Academy and, in 2012, became known as R.B. Hudson Middle School. The high school building was demolished in 2011[2] and replaced with a new building that opened in August 2012; the former main entrance has been preserved as one wall of the media center.[3]
In 1990, Selma High received national attention for a series of protests addressing the school's tracking procedures, which based students' class choices on "ability grouping" tracks. Ethnic minority students formed a larger percentage of the lower tracks, while the most advanced curriculum had primarily white students. In 1990, a group of students, led by Rose Sanders, a local activist and the wife of the local state senator, led protests at the high school against this policy and the dismissal of the system's first black superintendent, Norward Roussell. The protests were successful in removing the tracking programs at Selma High and in drawing larger attention to the racial disparities in these programs.[4][5]
During the 1989–1990 academic year an incident occurred on school grounds that resulted in one student being shot. In response, the then governor Guy Hunt ordered the National Guard and state troopers to the high school.[2] As a result of the protests and the school shooting, many white parents withdrew their children to attend county or private schools. This led to increasing segregation in the school system, as of April 2011, Selma High had only five white students and enrollment had shrunk from approximately 1,500 to below 1,000.[2]
The school won the 1946 AA, 1947 AA (as A.G. Parrish High), 1977 4A, and 1994 6A state boys' basketball championship,[6] as well as golf championships in 1949 and 1950 (as A.G. Parrish High).[7] The school holds the record for most consecutive victories in basketball (73, including playoff games and 88 regular season games) and most state tournament appearances.
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^Smothers, Ronald (February 11, 1990). "25 Years Later, Racial Tensions Revive in Selma". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
^Matthews, Christina (1991). "Selma: What Has Changed?". Southern Changes. 13 (4): 12–15. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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^McDonald, George (April 27, 2020). "Chicago Bears Pick Former Selma High Player in NFL Draft". Alabama News Network. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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This article is about the Alabama school For the California school see Selma High School Selma California This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Selma High School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Selma High School is a public secondary school in Selma Alabama It is the only public high school in the Selma City School System Selma High SchoolAddress2180 Broad StreetSelma Alabama 36701United StatesInformationFormer namesA G Parrish High School and R B Hudson High SchoolEstablished1970 54 years ago 1970 School districtSelma City School SystemCEEB code012430Staff39 00 on an FTE basis 1 Enrollment769 2020 21 1 Student to teacher ratio19 72 1 Color s Columbia blue and gold Team nameSaintsYearbookMagnetWebsitewww wbr selmacityschools wbr org wbr selmahighschool wbr home wbr aspx Contents 1 History 2 Athletics 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory editSelma High School was formed in 1970 in response to court ordered integration merging the former white A G Parrish High School and the former black R B Hudson High School The school was housed in the building of Parrish High which was constructed in 1939 R B Hudson s building was converted to Westside Junior High School was renamed Selma Middle CHAT Academy and in 2012 became known as R B Hudson Middle School The high school building was demolished in 2011 2 and replaced with a new building that opened in August 2012 the former main entrance has been preserved as one wall of the media center 3 In 1990 Selma High received national attention for a series of protests addressing the school s tracking procedures which based students class choices on ability grouping tracks Ethnic minority students formed a larger percentage of the lower tracks while the most advanced curriculum had primarily white students In 1990 a group of students led by Rose Sanders a local activist and the wife of the local state senator led protests at the high school against this policy and the dismissal of the system s first black superintendent Norward Roussell The protests were successful in removing the tracking programs at Selma High and in drawing larger attention to the racial disparities in these programs 4 5 During the 1989 1990 academic year an incident occurred on school grounds that resulted in one student being shot In response the then governor Guy Hunt ordered the National Guard and state troopers to the high school 2 As a result of the protests and the school shooting many white parents withdrew their children to attend county or private schools This led to increasing segregation in the school system as of April 2011 Selma High had only five white students and enrollment had shrunk from approximately 1 500 to below 1 000 2 Athletics editSelma High s sports teams compete in the Alabama High School Athletics Association s 6A classification As of 2014 the school fielded teams in American football basketball baseball wrestling track and field volleyball and softball The school won the 1946 AA 1947 AA as A G Parrish High 1977 4A and 1994 6A state boys basketball championship 6 as well as golf championships in 1949 and 1950 as A G Parrish High 7 The school holds the record for most consecutive victories in basketball 73 including playoff games and 88 regular season games and most state tournament appearances Notable alumni editRalph Shug Jordan former Auburn University football coach attended Parrish High 2 Terry Leach former baseball player 8 William Lehman politician 9 Darrio Melton politician 10 Jai Miller former baseball player 11 Ben Obomanu wide receiver 2 12 James Perkins Jr first African American mayor of Selma 2 13 Terri Sewell U S Congressperson for Alabama s 7th District 2 Lachavious Simmons football player 14 References edit a b c Selma High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved June 20 2022 a b c d e f g Selma hopes new high school can bridge divides Alabama com Alabama Media Group Associated Press April 14 2011 Retrieved May 12 2017 New Selma High School unveiled to community Selma Times Journal August 8 2012 Retrieved May 12 2017 Smothers Ronald February 11 1990 25 Years Later Racial Tensions Revive in Selma The New York Times Retrieved May 12 2017 Matthews Christina 1991 Selma What Has Changed Southern Changes 13 4 12 15 Retrieved May 12 2017 Basketball Past State Champions Boys Alabama High School Athletic Association retrieved July 3 2009 Golf Past State Champions Boys Alabama High School Athletic Association retrieved July 3 2009 Terry Leach Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved August 8 2020 Lehmna William 1913 2005 Biographical Directory of the U S Congress Retrieved August 8 2020 Deshazo Alaina 20 Under 40 Melton takes leap of faith to run for mayor of his hometown Selma Times Journal Jai Miller enrolls at Alabama set to join Crimson Tide football Selma Times Journal January 4 2013 Retrieved August 8 2020 Obomanu discusses life in lockout Selma Times Journal May 21 2011 Retrieved May 12 2017 Gettleman Jeffrey October 22 2000 To Mayor It s Selma s Statue of Limitations Los Angeles Times Retrieved May 12 2017 McDonald George April 27 2020 Chicago Bears Pick Former Selma High Player in NFL Draft Alabama News Network Retrieved August 8 2020 External links editSchool website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Selma High School amp oldid 1216355948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
