Williamson High School began in 1916 as a small neighborhood school, the first in Maysville. The school was housed in the Sons and Daughters of Honor Hall located on Weinacker Avenue near Virginia Street. George Hall, the first teacher, led the school until his death, then Louella Banks became principal. Lillie B. Williamson and a faculty of six teachers succeeded her. After Miss Williamson’s death, the school was renamed in her honor.
Eliza Thompson was principal for the next 27 years until she retired in 1948. Lemuel K. Keeby then became principal of Williamson, which only served grades one through seven. Over the next few years, a high school was added to accommodate growth in the Maysville community. The high school saw its first graduating class in 1958.
In 1968 the building was expanded to its present capacity. Enrollment rose to more than 1200 students with 67 faculty members. Keeby served as principal of Williamson for 30 years until his death in 1978.
The next principal was Fred N. Green Jr., who retired in July 1996 after 18 years as principal.
In July 1996, Robert Likely became principal. That fall, Williamson was re-evaluated by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and met all requirements for accreditation. In the fall of 1996, Williamson faced a new challenge-preparing students to pass the Alabama Graduation Exit Exam mandated by the state legislature. That year, Mobile County Public Schools also abandoned the traditional 50-minute class periods for the 98-minute block schedule.
Kim D. Staley was principal for the 1999-2000 school year, also the first year of the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Grant based on the High Schools That Work model.
In July 2000, Terrence S. Mixon, Sr., was named principal of Williamson High School. A $5 million remodeling project was started in the fall of 2001.
From 2010 to 2011 the school lost 29% of its students and was one of the two county public schools with the most severe population declines. The No Child Left Behind Act required the school, which was underperforming academically, to offer transfers to students, contributing to the population decline.[2] It is a part of the Mobile County Public School System.
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^ abc"Lillie B Williamson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^Philips, Rena Havner. "Mobile County school system sees dropping enrollment." Mobile Press-Register. Monday December 12, 2011. Retrieved on November 17, 2012.
^Mark Inabinett (June 20, 2015). "Nick Fairley gets 'chill bumps' coming home for annual football camp". Alabama Media Group. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
^"Geremy Hickbottom - Football". Grambling State University Athletics.
^Edgar Alvarez (February 27, 2015). "Lonnie Johnson, the rocket scientist and Super Soaker inventor". Engadget. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
williamson, high, school, alabama, williamson, high, school, public, high, school, maysville, community, mobile, alabama, williamson, high, schooladdress1567, dublin, streetmobile, alabama, 36605united, statesinformationtypepublicestablished1916, years, 1916, . L B Williamson High School WHS is a public high school in the Maysville community in Mobile Alabama Williamson High SchoolAddress1567 E Dublin StreetMobile Alabama 36605United StatesInformationTypePublicEstablished1916 107 years ago 1916 CEEB code011838PrincipalKirven LangFaculty44 00 FTE 1 Grades6 12Enrollment939 2021 22 1 Student to teacher ratio21 34 1 Campus typeUrbanColor s Black gold and white MascotLionWebsitewilliamsonmcpssal wbr schoolinsites wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editWilliamson High School began in 1916 as a small neighborhood school the first in Maysville The school was housed in the Sons and Daughters of Honor Hall located on Weinacker Avenue near Virginia Street George Hall the first teacher led the school until his death then Louella Banks became principal Lillie B Williamson and a faculty of six teachers succeeded her After Miss Williamson s death the school was renamed in her honor Eliza Thompson was principal for the next 27 years until she retired in 1948 Lemuel K Keeby then became principal of Williamson which only served grades one through seven Over the next few years a high school was added to accommodate growth in the Maysville community The high school saw its first graduating class in 1958 In 1968 the building was expanded to its present capacity Enrollment rose to more than 1200 students with 67 faculty members Keeby served as principal of Williamson for 30 years until his death in 1978 The next principal was Fred N Green Jr who retired in July 1996 after 18 years as principal In July 1996 Robert Likely became principal That fall Williamson was re evaluated by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools SACS and met all requirements for accreditation In the fall of 1996 Williamson faced a new challenge preparing students to pass the Alabama Graduation Exit Exam mandated by the state legislature That year Mobile County Public Schools also abandoned the traditional 50 minute class periods for the 98 minute block schedule Kim D Staley was principal for the 1999 2000 school year also the first year of the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Grant based on the High Schools That Work model In July 2000 Terrence S Mixon Sr was named principal of Williamson High School A 5 million remodeling project was started in the fall of 2001 From 2010 to 2011 the school lost 29 of its students and was one of the two county public schools with the most severe population declines The No Child Left Behind Act required the school which was underperforming academically to offer transfers to students contributing to the population decline 2 It is a part of the Mobile County Public School System Notable alumni editThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations November 2015 Rich Caster former NFL player Antonio Coleman NFL player Nick Fairley NFL player 3 Vivian Davis Figures state senator Leon Garror former NFL player Geremy Hickbottom professional football player 4 Jesse James former NFL player Lonnie Johnson inventor 5 Tee Martin former NFL player and currently the quarterbacks coach for the Baltimore Ravens Matt McCants football player Roger McCreary professional football player for the Tennessee Titans John Mitchell former NFL player coach Pete Myers former NBA player coach Greg Richardson former NFL player JaMarcus Russell former NFL playerSee also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp Schools portalReferences edit a b c Lillie B Williamson High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved June 14 2020 Philips Rena Havner Mobile County school system sees dropping enrollment Mobile Press Register Monday December 12 2011 Retrieved on November 17 2012 Mark Inabinett June 20 2015 Nick Fairley gets chill bumps coming home for annual football camp Alabama Media Group Retrieved April 3 2016 Geremy Hickbottom Football Grambling State University Athletics Edgar Alvarez February 27 2015 Lonnie Johnson the rocket scientist and Super Soaker inventor Engadget Retrieved April 3 2016 External links editWilliamson High School 30 40 11 N 88 4 27 W 30 66972 N 88 07417 W 30 66972 88 07417 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Williamson High School Alabama amp oldid 1180491213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
