- McAdory High School
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McAdory High School Address 4800 High School Road
McCalla, Alabama, Jefferson County, Alabama, 35111
USACoordinates 33°19′49″N 87°00′06″W / 33.33028°N 87.00167°WCoordinates: 33°19′49″N 87°00′06″W / 33.33028°N 87.00167°W Information Opened 1920 School district Jefferson County Board of Education Principal Samuel Staggs Vice principal Antjaun Marsh, Melinda Miller, Brent Shaw. Grades 9 – 12 Number of students About 1,700 as of September 2008 Mascot Yellowjacket Rival Hueytown High School Website McAdory High School McAdory High School is a public high school in McCalla, Alabama, USA. It is operated by the Jefferson County Board of Education. The school is named for the McAdory family that owned the land on which the school was built.
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Overview
McAdory Middle School (grades 6-8) and McAdory High School (grades 9-12) shared the same campus until 2010 when the new McAdory Middle School oppened. The student-teacher ratio is 19:1, above the state average of 13:1.[1] A new Middle school building opened for the 10-11 school year
History
In 1916, land from the McAdory family was purchased and a high school was built, opening its doors in 1920. In the early morning hours of Friday April 5, 1929, a fire destroyed most of the school. Its four-room annex was undamaged and classes continued there for the school's 320 students. The first section of a replacement building opened in 1929, the remaining sections in 1931. On Sunday December 18, 1938 another fire destroyed this building. A replacement school in the Art-Deco style was built as a WPA project. It opened in 1941 and is the building used today.[2] In 2006, a building renovation was started.[3]
Notable alumni include dual sport player Bo Jackson, professional football player Jackie Cline, and former University of Alabama Wide Receiver Matt Caddell.
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In 1916, land from the McAdory family was purchased and a high school was built, opening its doors in 1920. In the early morning hours of Friday April 5, 1929, a fire destroyed most of the school. Its four-room annex was undamaged and classes continued there for the school's 320 students. The first section of a replacement building opened in 1929, the remaining sections in 1931. On Sunday December 18, 1938 another fire destroyed this building. A replacement school in the Art-Deco style was built as a WPA project. It opened in 1941 and is the building used today.[2] In 2006, a building renovation was started.[3]
Notable alumni include dual sport player Bo Jackson, professional football player Jackie Cline, former Ole Miss Defensive Tackle and former New Orleans Saints Defensive Tackle McKinley Boykin and former University of Alabama Wide Receiver Matt Caddell.
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Categories:- High schools in Alabama
- Schools in Jefferson County, Alabama
- Educational institutions established in 1920
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