Ramsay High School (Birmingham, Alabama)
- Ramsay High School (Birmingham, Alabama)
Ramsay Alternative High School (originally Southside High School, also known as Ramsay Alternative High School) is a large magnet high school serving about 600 students in the Birmingham City Schools system. It is situated between 12th and 13th Avenues South and 17th and 19th Streets South. The school's site, on a ridge north of the crest of Red Mountain near Five Points South was in the midst of Nabob Hill, a neighborhood claiming many of Birmingham's prominent pioneer families.
The school was designed by the firm of Warren Knight and Davis with William B. Ittner of St Louis, Missouri as consulting architect. The ambitious design called for massive multi-story facades facing north and south with lofty wings for a cafeteria and auditorium and expansive terraces. Only the south-facing portion of the central building was constructed originally. It's red-brick walls are accented with limestone quoins and window surrounds. The gabled roof is capped with a slender white cupola.
The school was dedicated on September 19, 1930. It was later named for Erskine Ramsay, a noted industrialist who was serving as president of the [http://bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Birmingham_Board_of_Education Birmingham Board of Education] at the time.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited Ramsay in 1932. An auditorium and athletic facilities were constructed in 1949. A flat-roofed annex was added onto the main building in 1962.
In 1975 Ramsay became a magnet school, serving average and above average students from throughout the city. The school currently has just under 600 students. The school annual is called the Ram's Horn.
$21 million worth of renovations and additions to the school's campus are scheduled to begin in the summer of 2008 for a Fall 2009 completion. A science wing and competition gym will be added with new space for the school's ROTC program, counseling office, and cafeteria. After construction is completed the 1962 "flat top" annex will be demolished to make way for expansion of the school's courtyard and parking lot.
Principals
1930 - : Thomas Young
J. R. Gardner
Larry ContriRalph SheetzRobert AskissJeanette Watters
Notable Students/Graduates
*Fannie Flagg
*Wayne Rogers
*Ward McIntyre
References
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